This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Microbiology headlines.
Identification of Vibrio spp. with a set of dichotomous keys
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Parvovirus interference with intracellular signalling: mechanism of PKCη activation in MVM-infected A9 fibroblasts
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Streptogramin resistance patterns and virulence determinants in vancomycin-susceptible enterococci isolated from multi-component deli salads
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Inactivation of human pathogens and spoilage bacteria on the surface and internalized within fresh produce by using a combination of ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Penicillin-binding proteins and β-lactam resistance
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Reviews - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Cloning, characterization and expression analysis of nucleotide metabolism-related genes of mycobacteriophage L5
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Maturation modulates caspase-1-independent responses of dendritic cells to Anthrax Lethal Toxin
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Biosynthetic requirements for the repair of sublethally injured Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells after pulsed electric fields
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The mitochondrial genome of the Basidiomycete fungus Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom)
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Antibacterial activity of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Development of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the detection and identification of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter fetus
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Phase-locked mutants of Mycoplasma agalactiae: defining the molecular switch of high-frequency Vpma antigenic variation
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
TLR-mediated immune responses in the urinary tract.
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Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - January 31, 2008 Authors: Song J, Abraham SN Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: journals
Responses of the Ciliates Tetrahymena and Paramecium to Vertebrate Odorants and Tastants
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Source: The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Molecular Data and Phylogeny of Nosema Infecting Lepidopteran Forest Defoliators in the Genera Choristoneura and Malacosoma
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Source: The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Commonly invasive serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae trigger a reduced innate immune response compared with serotypes rarely responsible for invasive infection
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Motility allows S. Typhimurium to benefit from the mucosal defence
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The proapoptotic influenza A virus protein PB1-F2 regulates viral polymerase activity by interaction with the PB1 protein
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Drosophila innate immunity and response to fungal infections
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Preventive effect of permethrin-impregnated clothing to Ixodes ricinus ticks and associated Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Germany.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 29, 2008 Authors: Faulde M, Scharninghausen J, Tisch M Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
Improved quantification of Dehalococcoides species by fluorescence in situ hybridization and catalyzed reporter deposition.
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Source: Systematic and Applied Microbiology - January 29, 2008 Authors: Fazi S, Aulenta F, Majone M, Rossetti S Tags: Syst Appl Microbiol Source Type: journals
Influenza detection and subtyping by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism for laboratory surveillance in Brazil.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - January 29, 2008 Authors: Carraro E, Watanabe AS, Neto DF, Granato CF, Bellei NC Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: journals
Osteomalacia in an HIV-infected man receiving rifabutin, a cytochrome P450 enzyme inducer: a case report
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 28, 2008 Authors: Mark J Bolland, Andrew Grey, Anne M Horne and Mark G Thomas Source Type: journals
Distribution of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus tick populations in Poland.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 28, 2008 Authors: Stańczak J, Racewicz M, Michalik J, Buczek A Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
Wolbachia
endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study
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Source: Medical Microbiology and Immunology - January 26, 2008 Tags: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Source Type: journals
Rapid serodiagnosis of leptospirosis by latex agglutination test and flow-through assay
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Senthilkumar TMA, Subathra M, Phil M, Ramadass P, Ramaswamy V Source Type: journals
Haemagglutination and siderophore production as the urovirulence markers of uropathogenic<i> <i>Escherichia</i> coli</i>
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Vagarali MA, Karadesai SG, Patil CS, Metgud SC, Mutnal MB Source Type: journals
Seroprevalence of rubella among urban and rural Bangladeshi women emphasises the need for rubella vaccination of pre-pubertal girls
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Nessa A, Islam MN, Tabassum S, Munshi SU, Ahmed M, Karim R Source Type: journals
Hydatid cyst of mediastinum
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Sehgal S, Mishra B, Thakur A, Dogra V, Loomba PS, Banerjee A Source Type: journals
Community-based study on seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in New Delhi
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Chawla R, Bhalla P, Bhalla K, Singh M Meghachandra, Garg S Source Type: journals
Pyopericardium due to group D streptococcus
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Karthikeyan K, Rajesh KR, Poornima H, Bharathidasan R, Brahmadathan KN, Priyadharsini R Indra Source Type: journals
Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of <i> <i>Neisseria</i> gonorrhoeae</i> at STI clinic
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Shilpee C, Ramachandran VG, Das S, Bhattacharya SN Source Type: journals
Estimation of antibodies to HBsAg in vaccinated health care workers
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Rao TV, Suseela IJ, Sathiavathy KA Source Type: journals
Evaluation of the usefulness of phage amplification technology in the diagnosis of patients with paucibacillary tuberculosis
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Biswas D, Deb A, Gupta P, Prasad R, Negi KS Source Type: journals
A low molecular weight ES-20 protein released <i> in vivo</i> and <i> in vitro</i> with diagnostic potential in lymph node tuberculosis
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Shende N, Upadhye V, Kumar S, Harinath BC Source Type: journals
Novel digestion patterns with hepatitis B virus strains from the Indian subcontinent detected using restriction fragment length polymorphism
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Vivekanandan P, Daniel HDJ, Raghuraman S, Daniel D, Shaji RV, Sridharan G, Chandy G, Abraham P Source Type: journals
The use of dried blood spots on filter paper for the diagnosis of HIV-1 in infants born to HIV seropositive women
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Jacob S Mini, Anitha D, Vishwanath R, Parameshwari S, Samuel NM Source Type: journals
Changing patterns of <i> Vibrio cholerae</i> in sevagram between 1990 and 2005
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Narang P, Mendiratta DK, Deotale VS, Narang R Source Type: journals
Cytomegalovirus oesophagitis in a patient with non-hodgkin's lymphoma
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Hingmire SS, Biswas G, Bakshi A, Desai S, Dighe S, Nair R, Gupta S, Parikh PM Source Type: journals
Fabrication and evaluation of a sequence-specific oligonucleotide miniarray for molecular genotyping
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Iqbal J, Hanel F, Ruryk A, Limmon GV, Tretiakov A, Durst M, Saluz HP Source Type: journals
Chikungunya fever: A re-emerging viral infection
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Chhabra M, Mittal V, Bhattacharya D, Rana UVS, Lal S Source Type: journals
Identification of the mycobacterial glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of bacteria belonging to the Ochrobactrum-Brucella group by recA and 16S rRNA gene-based comparative sequence analysis.
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Source: Systematic and Applied Microbiology - January 25, 2008 Authors: Scholz HC, Al Dahouk S, Tomaso H, Neubauer H, Witte A, Schloter M, Kämpfer P, Falsen E, Pfeffer M, Engel M Tags: Syst Appl Microbiol Source Type: journals
Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Carrying VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase and SHV-2a Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in a Conjugative Plasmid
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Source: Microbial Drug Resistance - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
A risk assessment approach for fresh fruits
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Antimicrobial susceptibility of multidrug-resistant Gram negative bacteria to fosfomycin
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - January 24, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Peak plasma rifampicin level in tuberculosis patients with slow culture conversion
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - January 24, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
The characterization of lactic acid producing bacteria from the rumen of dairy cattle grazing on improved pasture supplemented with wheat and barley grain
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Bovicin HC5 reduces thermal resistance of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in acidic mango pulp
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Disinfectant test against monoculture and mixed-culture biofilms composed of technological, spoilage and pathogenic bacteria: bactericidal effect of essential oil and hydrosol of Satureja thymbra and comparison with standard acid–base sanitizers
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Enhanced production of SCL-LCL-PHA co-polymer by sludge-isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 7925
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Ypt32p and Mlc1p bind within the vesicle binding region of the class V myosin Myo2p globular tail domain
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The divisomal protein DivIB contains multiple epitopes that mediate its recruitment to incipient division sites
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Demonstration of IS711 transposition in Brucella ovis and Brucella pinnipedialis
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - January 24, 2008 Authors: Alain Ocampo-Sosa and Juan M Garcia Lobo Source Type: journals
Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis is required for normal mitochondrial morphology and function in Trypanosoma brucei
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
A one-step reaction for the rapid identification of Lactobacillus mindensis, Lactobacillus panis, Lactobacillus paralimentarius, Lactobacillus pontis and Lactobacillus frumenti using oligonucleotide primers designed from the 16S–23S rRNA intergenic sequences
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Effect of alternative treatments on seed-borne Didymella lycopersici in tomato
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Molecular cloning, overexpression and biochemical characterization of hypothetical β-lactamases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The degradation of the herbicide bromoxynil and its impact on bacterial diversity in a top soil
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Comparative evaluation of methods for counting surviving biofilm cells adhering to a polyvinyl chloride surface exposed to chlorine or drying
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Magnaporthe oryzae endopolygalacturonase homolog correlates with density-dependent conidial germination
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Isolation and analysis of genes specifically expressed during basidiomatal development in Antrodia cinnamomea by subtractive PCR and cDNA microarray
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
A membrane-associated protein with Cr(VI)-reducing activity from Thermus scotoductus SA-01
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Potential for luxS related signalling in marine bacteria and production of autoinducer-2 in the genus Shewanella
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - January 23, 2008 Authors: Agnes Bodor, Bettina Elxnat, Verena Thiel, Stefan Schulz and Irene Wagner-Dobler Source Type: journals
Pleiotropic phenotypes of a Yersinia enterocolitica flhD mutant include reduced lethality in a chicken embryo model
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - January 23, 2008 Authors: Megan K Townsend, Nathan J Carr, Jyoti G Iyer, Shelley M Horne, Penelope S Gibbs and Birgit M Pruess Source Type: journals
Molecular characterization of virulence defects in Bacillus thuringiensis mutants
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Serotyping of Dutch Staphylococcus aureus strains from carriage and infection
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Prevalence of enteroviruses in hot spring recreation areas of Taiwan
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Serious staphylococcal infections—cyclic lipopeptides: meeting new challenges
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Future strategies for treating Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections
