This is a selection of articles from the February 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Microbiology headlines.
Role of outer membrane lipopolysaccharides in the protection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium from desiccation damage
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Tracing of Enterobacter sakazakii isolates in infant milk formula processing by BOX-PCR genotyping
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
The antimicrobial activity of heyneanol A extracted from the root of taiwanese wild grape
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
PCR-DGGE analysis of lactic acid bacteria and yeast dynamics during the production processes of three varieties of Panettone
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Interactions between salivary Bifidobacterium adolescentis and other oral bacteria: in vitro coaggregation and coadhesion assays
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
The prpZ gene cluster encoding eukaryotic-type Ser/Thr protein kinases and phosphatases is repressed by oxidative stress and involved in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi survival in human macrophages
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Use of the gyrB gene to discriminate among species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Chlamydia-like bacteria in respiratory samples of community-acquired pneumonia patients
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Characterization of the BMR1 gene encoding a transcription factor for melanin biosynthesis genes in the phytopathogenic fungus Bipolaris oryzae
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Intranasal immunization of mutant toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 elicits systemic and mucosal immune response against Staphylococcus aureus infection
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - February 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Activation of hepatic natural killer cells and control of liver-adapted lymphoma in the murine model of cytomegalovirus infection
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Source: Medical Microbiology and Immunology - February 29, 2008 Tags: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Source Type: news
Substrate threading through the central pore of the Hsp104 chaperone as a common mechanism for protein disaggregation and prion propagation
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
The presence of the pilus locus is a clonal property among pneumococcal invasive isolates
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 28, 2008 Authors: Sandra I Aguiar, Isa Serrano, Francisco R Pinto, Jose Melo-Cristino and Mario Ramirez Source Type: news
Multi locus sequence typing of Chlamydiales: clonal groupings within the obligate intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 28, 2008 Authors: Yvonne Pannekoek, Giovanna Morelli, Barica Kusecek, Servaas A Morre, Jacobus M Ossewaarde, Ankie A Langerak and Arie van der Ende Source Type: news
Involvement of human CD44 during Cryptococcus neoformans infection of brain microvascular endothelial cells
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Killing of macrophages by anthrax lethal toxin: involvement of the N-end rule pathway
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
A RAPID PLASMID PREPARATION METHOD BY THE DIRECT BOILING OF ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS*
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
A MODIFIED COTTON-WOOL COLUMN METHOD FOR THE RAPID RECOVERY OF DNA FROM AGAROSE GEL SLICE
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A DUPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION DETECTION OF BIFIDOBACTERIUM SPP. AND LACTOBACILLUS SPP. IN DUODENUM, JEJUNUM, ILEUM AND CECUM OF BROILERS
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
EPITOPE ANALYSIS OF STREPTOCOCCAL M3 ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
STUDYING OF THE BACTERIAL GROWTH PHASES USING FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
A FIELD-ABLE RNA EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION PROCEDURE
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Source: Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology - February 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Dynamics of T cell memory in human cytomegalovirus infection
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Source: Medical Microbiology and Immunology - February 27, 2008 Tags: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Source Type: news
Recombinant viruses as tools to study human cytomegalovirus immune modulation
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Source: Medical Microbiology and Immunology - February 27, 2008 Tags: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Source Type: news
Switching the mode of sucrose utilization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - February 27, 2008 Authors: Fernanda Badotti, Marcelo G Dario, Sergio L Alves, Maria Luiza A Cordioli, Luiz C Miletti, Pedro S de Araujo and Boris U Stambuk Source Type: news
Molecular epidemiology of invasive methicillin-susceptible
Staphylococcus aureus
strains circulating at a Swiss University Hospital
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nosocomial acquisition of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
resistant to both ciprofloxacin and imipenem: a risk factor and laboratory analysis
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cidal activity of oral third-generation cephalosporins against
Streptococcus pneumoniae
in relation to cefotaxime intrinsic activity
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Autochthonous hepatitis E in Southwest England: a comparison with hepatitis A
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Subject Index Vol. 14, 2008
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Source: Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology - February 26, 2008 Source Type: news
YcbX and yiiM, two novel determinants for resistance of Escherichia coli to N-hydroxylated base analogues
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Esterification of cholesterol by a type III secretion effector during intracellular Salmonella infection
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Patterns of chromosomal fragmentation due to uracil-DNA incorporation reveal a novel mechanism of replication-dependent double-stranded breaks
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Characterization of Trypanosoma brucei dihydroorotate dehydrogenase as a possible drug target; structural, kinetic and RNAi studies
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Mechanism of low CO2-induced activation of the cmp bicarbonate transporter operon by a LysR family protein in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus strain PCC 7942
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - February 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Rapid acid treatment of Escherichia coli: transcriptomic response and recovery
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 26, 2008 Authors: Geetha Kannan, Jessica C Wilks, Devon M Fitzgerald, Brian D Jones, Sandra S BonDurant and Joan L Slonczewski Source Type: news
Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts 2006.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 26, 2008 Authors: Yang YL, Wang AH, Wang CW, Cheng WT, Li SY, Lo HJ, Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: news
In vitro activity of daptomycin against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. aureus with known virulence factors, including community-acquired methicillin-resistant isolates.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 26, 2008 Authors: Anastasiou DM, Morgan M, Ruane PJ, Steenbergen JN, Katz BD, Alder JD, Thorne GM Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: news
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from patients in Canadian intensive care units as part of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit study.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 26, 2008 Authors: Walkty A, Decorby M, Nichol K, Mulvey MR, Hoban D, Zhanel G, Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: news
Two variants among Haemophilus influenzae serotype b strains with distinct bcs4, hcsA and hcsB genes display differences in expression of the polysaccharide capsule
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 25, 2008 Authors: Leo Schouls, Han van der Heide, Sandra Witteveen, Bert Zomer, Arie van der Ende, Marina Burger and Corrie Schot Source Type: news
Swarming and complex pattern formation in Paenibacillus vortex studied by imaging and tracking cells
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 25, 2008 Authors: Colin J Ingham and Eshel Ben Jacob Source Type: news
Evaluation of the new advanced 15-loci MIRU-VNTR genotyping tool in Mycobacterium tuberculosis molecular epidemiology studies
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - February 24, 2008 Authors: Noelia Alonso-Rodriguez, Miguel Martinez-Lirola, Marta Herranz, Marisa Sanchez-Benitez, Pilar Barroso, Indal-tb ., Emilio Bouza and Dario Garcia de Viedma Source Type: news
Comparison of the cidal activity of tea tree oil and terpinen-4-ol against clinical bacterial skin isolates and human fibroblast cells
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Cloning and characterization of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene and the use of its promoter for expression in Myrothecium gramineum, a novel expression host
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Efficacy of amoxycillin–clavulanate in an experimental model of murine pneumonia caused by AmpC-non-hyperproducing clinical isolates of Escherichia coli resistant to cefoxitin
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Evaluation of inoculum performance for enhancing gamma-linolenic acid production from Mucor rouxii
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Rapid quantification of total viral DNA in the supernatants of activated sludge samples with the fluorescent dye PicoGreen®
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Viability of zoonotic pathogens Escherichia coli and Salmonella in swine manure slurries with and without a urease inhibitor and thymol
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
An outbreak of hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection caused by contaminated bottled water in intensive care units
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Distribution of rpoB mutations among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDRTB) strains from Thailand and development of a rapid method for mutation detection
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
A comparison of three real-time PCR assays for the confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae following detection of N. gonorrhoeae using Roche COBAS AMPLICOR
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - February 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Chlamydia effector proteins and new insights into chlamydial cellular microbiology.
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Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Valdivia RH Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: news
Detection of measles- and mumps-specific IgG antibodies in paired serum and oral fluid samples from Norwegian conscripts
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Susceptibility to Burkholderia pseudomallei is associated with host immune responses involving tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (TNFR1) and TNF receptor-2 (TNFR2)
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - February 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Fed batch bioconversion of 2-propanol by a solvent tolerant strain of Alcaligenes faecalis entrapped in Ca-alginate gel.
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Source: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology - February 22, 2008 Authors: Mohammad BT, Bustard MT Tags: J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol Source Type: news
Selective PCR: a novel internal amplification control strategy for enhanced sensitivity in Salmonella diagnosis
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Multiresistant waterborne pathogens isolated from water reservoirs and cooling systems
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Sensitivity of capsular-producing Streptococcus thermophilus strains to bacteriophage adsorption
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
System for real-time monitoring of mutation-in-progress
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Temperature-assisted high hydrostatic pressure inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus in a ham model system: evaluation in selective and nonselective medium
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Anti-adhesive properties of fish tropomyosins
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
A biosurfactant from Burkholderia cenocepacia BSP3 and its enhancement of pesticide solubilization
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Display of heterologous proteins on the surface of Lactococcus lactis using the H and W domain of PrtB from Lactobacillus delburueckii subsp. bulgaricus as an anchoring matrix
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Antifungal activity of essential oils of Croton species from the Brazilian Caatinga biome
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Microbial diversity of mid-stage Palinurid phyllosoma from Great Barrier Reef waters
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Wet and dry density of Bacillus anthracis and other Bacillus species
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Automated concentration and recovery of micro-organisms from drinking water using dead-end ultrafiltration
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Mycelial growth and ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus section Nigri on simulated grape medium in modified atmospheres
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - February 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Prevalence and potential link between E. coli O157:H7 isolated from drinking water, meat and vegetables and stools of diarrhoeic confirmed and non-confirmed HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District – South Africa
