This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Microbiology headlines.
Mode of action of human beta-defensin 3 against Staphylococcus aureus and transcriptional analysis of responses to defensin challenge.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 30, 2008 Authors: Sass V, Pag U, Tossi A, Bierbaum G, Sahl HG Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
Molecular diagnosis of malaria in the field: development of a novel 1-step nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of all 4 human Plasmodium spp. and its evaluation in Mbita, Kenya.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - April 30, 2008 Authors: Mens PF, van Amerongen A, Sawa P, Kager PA, Schallig HD Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: journals
An uncommon presentation for a severe invasive infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in Italy: a case report
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 30, 2008 Authors: Piero Valentini, Gabriella Parisi, Monica Monaco, Francesca Crea, Teresa Spanu, Orazio Ranno, Mirella Tronci and Annalisa Pantosti Source Type: journals
Selective repression by Fis and H-NS at the Escherichia coli dps promoter
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Staphylococcus aureus primase has higher initiation specificity, interacts with single-stranded DNA stronger, but is less stimulated by its helicase than Escherichia coli primase
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
YscU cleavage and the assembly of Yersinia type III secretion machine complexes
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Plasmodium falciparum antigenic variation. Mapping mosaic var gene sequences onto a network of shared, highly polymorphic sequence blocks
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Plasmodium falciparum Sec24 marks transitional ER that exports a model cargo via a diacidic motif
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
An amphiphilic region in the cytoplasmic domain of KdpD is recognized by the signal recognition particle and targeted to the Escherichia coli membrane
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
DNA dynamics vary according to macrodomain topography in the E. coli chromosome
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Biological treatment of tannery wastewater by
using salt-tolerant bacterial strains
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 29, 2008 Authors: Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Surianarayanan Mahadevan, Sudharshan Sekar and Susheela Rajakumar Source Type: journals
Biological treatment of tannery wastewater by using salt-tolerant bacterial strains
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 29, 2008 Authors: Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Surianarayanan Mahadevan, Sudharshan Sekar and Susheela Rajakumar Source Type: journals
Influence of aging on murine neutrophil and macrophage function against Candida albicans
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
ZAK: a MAP3Kinase that transduces Shiga toxin- and ricin-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - April 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Sensitivity of the Alternaria infectoria species-group 1 to cycloheximide
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The activity and stability of cell-associated activity of bovicin HC5, a bacteriocin from Streptococcus bovis HC5
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Production of branched-chain aroma compounds by Propionibacterium freudenreichii: links with the biosynthesis of membrane fatty acids
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
A differential medium for lactic acid-producing bacteria in a mixed culture
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Use of suppressive subtractive hybridization to identify Flavobacterium columnare DNA sequences not shared with Flavobacterium johnsoniae
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Fatal bacteremia due to immotile Vibrio cholerae serogroup O21 in Vientiane, Laos - a case report
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 25, 2008 Authors: Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Masami Nakatsu, Eiji Arakawa, Viengmone Davong, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Olay Lattana, Catrin E Moore, Satoshi Nakamura and Paul N Newton Source Type: journals
Species divergence and the measurement of microbial diversity
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Reviews - April 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Antibacterial effect of oregano essential oil alone and in combination with antibiotics against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - April 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Nramp1 expression by dendritic cells modulates inflammatory responses during Salmonella Typhimurium infection
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - April 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The Maurer's cleft protein MAHRP1 is essential for trafficking of PfEMP1 to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Development and evaluation of dual-target real-time polymerase chain reaction assays to detect Bordetella spp.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - April 24, 2008 Authors: Tatti KM, Wu KH, Tondella ML, Cassiday PK, Cortese MM, Wilkins PP, Sanden GN Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: journals
Comparison of BD GeneOhm real-time polymerase chain reaction with chromogenic and conventional culture methods for detection of group B Streptococcus in clinical samples.
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Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - April 24, 2008 Authors: Smith D, Perry JD, Laine L, Galloway A, Gould FK Tags: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: journals
Apoptosis pathways in fungal growth, development and ageing.
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Source: Trends in Microbiology - April 24, 2008 Authors: Hamann A, Brust D, Osiewacz HD Tags: Trends Microbiol Source Type: journals
Prevalence of syphilis and biological false positive reactions in VDRL test among injecting drug users: A preliminary study
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Jindal N, Aggarwal A Source Type: journals
Genotypic resistance profile of HIV-1 protease gene: A preliminary report from Vellore, south India
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Kandathil AJ, Kannangai R, Abraham OC, Sudarsanam TD, Pulimood SA, Sridharan G Source Type: journals
Identification of weak points prone for mutation in ferredoxin of <i> Trichomonas vaginalis</i>
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Wiwanitkit V Source Type: journals
Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis presenting as colonic pseudotumour
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Sehgal S, Chawla R, Loomba PS, Mishra B Source Type: journals
The highest prevalence of human metapneumovirus in Ahwaz children accompanied by acute respiratory infections
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Arabpour M, Samarbafzadeh AR, Makvandi M, Shamsizadeh A, Percivalle E, Englud Janet, Latifi Seid Mannut Source Type: journals
Myiasis in different types of carcinoma cases in southern India
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Gopalakrishnan S, Srinivasan R, Saxena SK, Shanmugapriya J Source Type: journals
Acute abdomen: An unusual presentation of disseminated <i> Penicillium marneffei</i> infection
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: George IA, Sudarsanam TD, Pulimood AB, Mathews MS Source Type: journals
Molecular characterization of genes encoding the quinolone resistance determining regions of Malaysian <i> Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> strains
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Kumari N, Subramaniam G, Navaratnam P, Sekaran SD Source Type: journals
An explanation in nanostructure level based on the view of energy change for G333d mutation relating to drug resistance in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Wiwanitkit V Source Type: journals
Microscopy for cryptosporidiosis screening in remote areas
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Barua P, Hazarika NK, Barua N, Rasul E, Laskar N Source Type: journals
Leptospirosis laboratory, Madras medical college: Review of our experience (2004-2006)
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Sumathi G, Narayanan R, Shivakumar S Source Type: journals
Bacteriological and molecular studies of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in a south Indian hospital
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Sindhulina C, Geethalakshmi S, Thenmozhivalli PR, Jose JM, Brahmadathan KN Source Type: journals
Primary cutaneous actinomycosis: A rare soft tissue infection
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Metgud SC Source Type: journals
Detection of mutation in isoniazid-resistant <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> isolates from tuberculosis patients in Belarus
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Bostanabad SZ, Titov LP, Bahrmand A, Nojoumi SA Source Type: journals
Antibiotic resistance of <i> Gardnerella vaginalis</i> in recurrent bacterial vaginosis
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Nagaraja P Source Type: journals
Soft tissue infections with arcanobacterium haemolyticum: Report of three cases
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Malini A, Deepa EK, Manohar PV, Borappa K, Prasad SR Source Type: journals
Detection of <i> Enterobacteriaceae</i> producing CTX-M extended spectrum β-lactamases from a tertiary care hospital in south India
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Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 23, 2008 Authors: Padmini S Baby, Raju B Appala, Mani KR Source Type: journals
The role of intraoperative cultures at the time of reimplantation in the management of infected total joint arthroplasty
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - April 23, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
A Csr-type regulatory system, including small non-coding RNAs, regulates the global virulence regulator RovA of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis through RovM
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis is not associated with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 22, 2008 Authors: Valentina Rosu, Niyaz Ahmed, Daniela Paccagnini, Adolfo Pacifico, Stefania Zanetti and Leonardo A Sechi Source Type: journals
Chlamydophila pneumoniae changes iron homeostasis in infected tissues.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 22, 2008 Authors: Edvinsson M, Frisk P, Boman K, Tallkvist J, Ilbäck NG Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
Distribution of transferrin binding protein B gene (tbpB) variants among Neisseria species
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - April 22, 2008 Authors: Odile B Harrison, Martin CJ Maiden and Bachra Rokbi Source Type: journals
Microbial DNA profiling by multiplex terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for forensic comparison of soil and the influence of sample condition
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Predicting σ28 promoters in eleven Shewanella genomes
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Effect of the HP0159 ORF mutation on the lipopolysaccharide structure and colonizing ability of Helicobacter pylori
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Immunostimulatory activity of Bacillus spores
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Localization and function of ADP ribosylation factor A in Aspergillus nidulans
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Site-directed mutagenesis of the temperature-sensing histidine protein kinase CorS from Pseudomonas syringae
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Identification and characterization of KpsS, a novel polysaccharide sulphotransferase in Mesorhizobium loti
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Fold and function of polypeptide transport-associated domains responsible for delivering unfolded proteins to membranes
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The Ustilago maydis Cys2His2-type zinc finger transcription factor Mzr1 regulates fungal gene expression during the biotrophic growth stage
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Tick-borne encephalitis virus expansion to higher altitudes correlated with climate warming.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 21, 2008 Authors: Danielová V, Schwarzová L, Materna J, Daniel M, Metelka L, Holubová J, Kříž B Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
The efficacy of the inorganic copper-based biocide CuWB50 is compromised by hard water
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - April 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Species distribution and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from surface and ocean water
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - April 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Isolation and characterization of Ferroplasma thermophilum sp. nov., a novel extremely acidophilic, moderately thermophilic archaeon and its role in bioleaching of chalcopyrite
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - April 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Molecular characterisation of linezolid resistance in two vancomycin-resistant (VanB)
Enterococcus faecium
isolates using Pyrosequencing™
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - April 18, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Evaluation of Pyrosequencing® technology for the identification of clinically relevant non-dematiaceous yeasts and related species
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - April 18, 2008 Tags: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Potential of enterococci isolated from horses.
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Source: Anaerobe - April 18, 2008 Authors: Lauková A, Simonová M, Strompfová V, Styriak I, Ouwehand AC, Várady M Tags: Anaerobe Source Type: journals
Efficiency of experimental infection of Ixodes ricinus ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes.
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Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 18, 2008 Authors: Horká H, Cerná-Kýčková K, Fišerová L, Kopecký J Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: journals
Structure and genetics of Shigella O antigens
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Reviews - April 17, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Different Mesorhizobium species associated with Caragana carry similar symbiotic genes and have common host ranges
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 17, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Microbial production of medium-chain-length 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids by recombinant Pseudomonas putida KT2442 harboring genes fadL, fadD and phaZ
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - April 17, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
