This is a selection of articles from the October 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Microbiology headlines.
Overview of cell shape: cytoskeletons shape bacterial cells.
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Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - October 31, 2007 Authors: Pichoff S, Lutkenhaus J Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: journals
Impact of reduced vancomycin susceptibility on the therapeutic outcome of MRSA bloodstream infections
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - October 30, 2007 Authors: Hui-min Neoh, Satoshi Hori, Mitsutaka Komatsu, Toyoko Oguri, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Longzhu Cui and Keiichi Hiramatsu Source Type: journals
Comparative study of the physiological roles of three peroxidases (NADH peroxidase, Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase and Thiol peroxidase) in oxidative stress response, survival inside macrophages and virulence of Enterococcus faecalis
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 29, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
A cad-gfpmut3 plasmid construct in Escherichia coli for gene induction-based quantification of lysine in acid hydrolysates of feedstuffs
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 29, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
The salt-induced ABC transporter Ota of the methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 is a glycine betaine transporter
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 29, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
The pattern-recognition molecule Nod1 is localized at the plasma membrane at sites of bacterial interaction
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 29, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Expression of human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor in Aspergillus niger
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - October 29, 2007 Authors: Elena Karnaukhova, Yakir Ophir, Loc Trinh, Nimish Dalal, Peter J Punt, Basil Golding and Joseph Shiloach Source Type: journals
Central venous catheter infection with Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child: a case report
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - October 29, 2007 Authors: H N Bentur, A M Dalzell and F A I Riordan Source Type: journals
Cloning and heterologous expression of aspartic protease SA76 related to biocontrol in Trichoderma harzianum
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 26, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Comparison of five rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting methods for differentiation of fecal Escherichia coli from humans, poultry and wild birds
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 26, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Identification of the genus Geobacillus using genus-specific primers, based on the 16S–23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 26, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Identification of differentially expressed small non-coding RNAs in the legume endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti by comparative genomics
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 26, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
The role of interferon-gamma in the increased tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 26, 2007 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Treatment of water-based metalworking fluids to prevent hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with Mycobacterium spp.
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 25, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Characterization of the immune response to collagen-like proteins Scl1 and Scl2 of serotype M1 and M28 group A Streptococcus
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 25, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
IFN-γ production dominates the early human natural killer cell response to Coxsackievirus infection
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 25, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
The antimicrobial peptide-sensing system aps of Staphylococcus aureus
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 25, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Characterization of mycobacteria isolated from slaughter cattle in pastoral regions of Uganda
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - October 25, 2007 Authors: James Oloya, Rudovick Kazwala, Arve Lund, John Opuda-Asibo, Biffa Demelash, Eystein Skjerve, Tone B Johansen and Berit Djonne Source Type: journals
Glycine accumulation is toxic for the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803, but can be compensated by supplementation with magnesium ions
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 24, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Emergence in Brazil of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying SCCmecIV that are related genetically to the USA800 clone
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 23, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Specific detection of blaVIM and blaIMP metallo-β-lactamase genes in a single real-time PCR
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 23, 2007 Tags: article Research Notes Source Type: journals
In Vitro Culture of the Obligate Parasite Spongospora subterranea (Cercozoa; Plasmodiophorida) Associated with Root-Inducing Transferred-DNA Transformed Potato Hairy Roots
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Source: The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology - October 23, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Increasing antimicrobial resistance—an emerging problem in the treatment of shigellosis
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Editorial Source Type: journals
High variability in viral load in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infections of the central nervous system
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Research Notes Source Type: journals
Modelling and optimization of fermentation factors for enhancement of alkaline protease production by isolated Bacillus circulans using feed-forward neural network and genetic algorithm
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Survey of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 and drug-resistant coliform bacteria from in-line milk filters on dairy farms in the Czech Republic
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Quantitative study of persistence of human norovirus genome in water using TaqMan real-time RT-PCR
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Optimization of fermentation condition for antibiotic production by Xenorhabdus nematophila with response surface methodology
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Penicillium frequentans population dynamics on peach fruits after its applications against brown rot in orchards
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Oil-utilizing bacteria associated with fish from the Arabian Gulf
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Development of a 5'-nuclease PCR assay for the identification of Escherichia coli strains expressing the flagellar antigen H21 and their detection in food after enrichment
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Characterization of vanA-Containing Enterococcus faecium Isolates Carrying Tn5397-Like and Tn916/Tn1545-Like Transposons in Wild Boars (Sus Scrofa)
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Source: Microbial Drug Resistance - October 21, 2007 Tags: Mechanisms Source Type: journals
Extended-Spectrum β-Lactam Resistance Due to AmpC Hyperproduction and CMY-2 Coupled with the Loss of OMPK35 in Malaysian Strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Source: Microbial Drug Resistance - October 21, 2007 Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: journals
Determinants of Glycopeptides Consumption in Hospitals
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Source: Microbial Drug Resistance - October 21, 2007 Tags: Disease Source Type: journals
Recombinant protein production in the new Millennium
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - October 20, 2007 Authors: Antonio Villaverde and Diethard Mattanovich Source Type: journals
Virulence of clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia oklahomensis and Burkholderia thailandensis in hamsters and mice
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Biogenic amine-forming microbial communities in cheese
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Identification and expression of GH-8 family chitosanases from several Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Overexpression of two transcriptional factors, Kin28 and Pog1, suppresses the stress sensitivity caused by the rsp5 mutation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Research Letters Source Type: journals
Comparison of microscopy, real-time PCR and a rapid immunoassay for the detection of Giardia lamblia in human stool specimens
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
High diversity of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive, methicillin-susceptible isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and implications for the evolution of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Characterization of HMW-PBPs from the rod-shaped actinomycete Corynebacterium glutamicum: peptidoglycan synthesis in cells lacking actin-like cytoskeletal structures
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Research Articles Source Type: journals
EfeUOB (YcdNOB) is a tripartite, acid-induced and CpxAR-regulated, low-pH Fe2+ transporter that is cryptic in Escherichia coli K-12 but functional in E. coli O157:H7
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Corrigendum Source Type: journals
Prospects of therapies targeting resistant bacteria-New challenges 20 years post emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
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Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - October 19, 2007 Authors: Brickner SJ, Mobashery S Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: journals
Expanding the soil antibiotic resistome: exploring environmental diversity.
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Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - October 19, 2007 Authors: D'Costa VM, Griffiths E, Wright GD Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: journals
Rapid detection of the cariogenic pathogens Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus using loop-mediated isothermal amplification
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
β-Galactosidase, phospho-β-galactosidase and phospho-β-glucosidase activities in lactobacilli strains isolated from human faeces
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Host–virus genome interactions: macro roles for microRNAs
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Microreviews Source Type: journals
Correlation between the presence of symptoms and the
Giardia duodenalis
genotype
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 18, 2007 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Clinical features and outcome of community-onset bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing
Escherichia coli
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 18, 2007 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Induction of immune responses and prevention of alveolar bone loss by intranasal administration of mice with Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae and recombinant cholera toxin B subunit
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Improved accuracy in terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism phylogenetic analysis using a novel internal size standard definition
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Bacterial examination of endodontic infections by clonal analysis in concert with denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis and amplified fragment length polymorphism typing of Porphyromonas gingivalis isolated from spouses
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Evaluation of the microbiota of primary endodontic infections using checkerboard DNA–DNA hybridization
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Effect of root canal procedures on endotoxins and endodontic pathogens
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Role of the Trypanosoma brucei natural cysteine peptidase inhibitor ICP in differentiation and virulence
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 18, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Prokaryotic community composition and ecology of floating macroscopic filaments from an extreme acidic environment, Río Tinto (SW, Spain).
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Source: Systematic and Applied Microbiology - October 18, 2007 Authors: García-Moyano A, González-Toril E, Aguilera A, Amils R Tags: Syst Appl Microbiol Source Type: journals
Rapid identification and specific quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis by 5' nuclease real-time polymerase chain reaction with a minor groove binder probe.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - October 18, 2007 Authors: Iwase T, Hoshina S, Seki K, Shinji H, Masuda S, Mizunoe Y Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: journals
Protective effect of Lactobacillus sakei 2a against experimental challenge with Listeria monocytogenes in gnotobiotic mice
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Methane production and substrate degradation by rumen microbial communities containing single protozoal species in vitro
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Rapid detection and strain identification of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) by real-time RT-PCR
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Rapid detection of H5 avian influenza virus by TaqMan-MGB real-time RT-PCR
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Safety evaluation of Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum G4 as assessed in BALB/c mice
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in fresh and frozen cattle faeces: comparison of three methods
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Pulsed UV-light inactivation of poliovirus and adenovirus
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals
Characterization of dominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from São Jorge cheese, using biochemical and ribotyping methods
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Detection of Helicobacter pylori in sewage and water using a new quantitative PCR method with SYBR® green
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals
Pilot-scale evaluation of UV reactors' efficacy against in vitro infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Research Articles Source Type: journals
Pharmacokinetics of two paediatric artesunate mefloquine drug formulations in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Gabon
