Volume 7, issue 1, December 2007
116 articles in this issue
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Quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L. iners
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ellen De Backer
- Rita Verhelst
- Mario Vaneechoutte
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2007
- Article: 115
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Genetic characterization of psp encoding the DING protein in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Xue-Xian Zhang
- Ken Scott
- Paul B Rainey
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2007
- Article: 114
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Identification of a human immunodominant B-cell epitope within the immunoglobulin A1 protease of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Francesca De Paolis
- Elisa Beghetto
- Nicola Gargano
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2007
- Article: 113
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A nanoplex PCR assay for the rapid detection of vancomycin and bifunctional aminoglycoside resistance genes in Enterococcus species
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Chan Yean Yean
- Lee Su Yin
- Manickam Ravichandran
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2007
- Article: 112
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Chlamydia pneumoniae aggravates vein graft intimal hyperplasia in a rat model
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Geoffrey TL Kloppenburg
- Rick de Graaf
- Frank R Stassen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2007
- Article: 111
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Expressed Sequence Tags from the oomycete Plasmopara halstedii, an obligate parasite of the sunflower
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mohamed Fouad Bouzidi
- Francis Parlange
- Said Mouzeyar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2007
- Article: 110
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Phylogenetic analysis of Shiga toxin 1 and Shiga toxin 2 genes associated with disease outbreaks
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- James E Lee
- Junelina Reed
- Peter P Sheridan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2007
- Article: 109
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Bacterial flora-typing with targeted, chip-based Pyrosequencing
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Andreas Sundquist
- Saharnaz Bigdeli
- Mostafa Ronaghi
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2007
- Article: 108
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Functional, genetic and bioinformatic characterization of a calcium/calmodulin kinase gene in Sporothrix schenckii
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Liz Valle-Aviles
- Shirley Valentin-Berrios
- Nuri Rodriguez-del Valle
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2007
- Article: 107
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Phylogenomics and signature proteins for the alpha Proteobacteria and its main groups
Authors
- Radhey S Gupta
- Amy Mok
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2007
- Article: 106
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DprA/Smf protein localizes at the DNA uptake machinery in competent Bacillus subtilis cells
Authors
- Serkalem Tadesse
- Peter L Graumann
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2007
- Article: 105
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Improved protocols for functional analysis in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flavus
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Zhu-Mei He
- Michael S Price
- Gary A Payne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2007
- Article: 104
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Hepatitis B virus genotypes circulating in Brazil: molecular characterization of genotype F isolates
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Francisco CA Mello
- Francisco JD Souto
- Selma A Gomes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2007
- Article: 103
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Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila-induced interleukin-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Hiromitsu Teruya
- Futoshi Higa
- Naoki Mori
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2007
- Article: 102
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Inhibitory activity spectrum of reuterin produced by Lactobacillus reuteri against intestinal bacteria
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Valentine Cleusix
- Christophe Lacroix
- Gwenaelle Le Blay
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2007
- Article: 101
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Identification and regulation of expression of a gene encoding a filamentous hemagglutinin-related protein in Bordetella holmesii
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stefanie Link
- Karin Schmitt
- Roy Gross
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2007
- Article: 100
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Subtle genetic changes enhance virulence of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Authors (first, second and last of 33)
- Sarah K Highlander
- Kristina G Hultén
- George M Weinstock
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2007
- Article: 99
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Based Upon Repeat Pattern (BURP): an algorithm to characterize the long-term evolution of Staphylococcus aureus populations based on spa polymorphisms
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Alexander Mellmann
- Thomas Weniger
- Dag Harmsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2007
- Article: 98
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Global transcriptional response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to growth transitions in glucose minimal medium
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Teresa M Bergholz
- Lukas M Wick
- Thomas S Whittam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2007
- Article: 97
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Comparative transcriptomics in Yersinia pestis: a global view of environmental modulation of gene expression
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yanping Han
- Jingfu Qiu
- Ruifu Yang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2007
- Article: 96
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Characterisation of mycobacteria isolated from slaughter cattle in pastoral regions of Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- J Oloya
- R Kazwala
- B Djønne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2007
- Article: 95
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Cirrhosis-induced defects in innate pulmonary defenses against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Katie L Propst-Graham
- Laurel C Preheim
- Martha J Gentry-Nielsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2007
- Article: 94
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luxRI homologs are universally present in the genus Aeromonas
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kamlesh Jangid
- Richard Kong
- Yogesh S Shouche
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2007
- Article: 93
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Ecological study of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil: growth ability, conidia production and molecular detection
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Gisela Ramos Terçarioli
- Eduardo Bagagli
- VirgÃnia Bodelão Richini-Pereira
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2007
- Article: 92
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IS1111 insertion sequences of Coxiella burnetii: characterization and use for repetitive element PCR-based differentiation of Coxiella burnetii isolates
Authors
- Amy M Denison
- Herbert A Thompson
- Robert F Massung
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2007
- Article: 91
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Characterization of Campylobacter phages including analysis of host range by selected Campylobacter Penner serotypes
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Vinni Mona Hansen
- Hanne Rosenquist
- Bjarke Bak Christensen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2007
- Article: 90
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BACTIBASE: a new web-accessible database for bacteriocin characterization
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Riadh Hammami
- Abdelmajid Zouhir
- Ismail Fliss
- Content type: Database
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2007
- Article: 89
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Comparative gene expression profiling in two congenic mouse strains following Bordetella pertussis infection
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Sander Banus
- Rob J Vandebriel
- Tjeerd G Kimman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2007
- Article: 88
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Limited genetic diversity in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT13
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Adam B Olson
- Ashleigh K Andrysiak
- Matthew W Gilmour
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2007
- Article: 87
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Effective prophylaxis against rotavirus diarrhea using a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and antibodies
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Neha Pant
- Harold Marcotte
- Lennart Hammarström
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2007
- Article: 86
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Efficacy of two ethanol-based skin antiseptics on the forehead at shorter application times
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Günter Kampf
- Frank-Albert Pitten
- Bärbel Christiansen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2007
- Article: 85
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Salmonella induces prominent gene expression in the rat colon
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Wendy Rodenburg
- Jaap Keijer
- Ingeborg MJ Bovee-Oudenhoven
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 September 2007
- Article: 84
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Lysis of tubercle bacilli in fresh and stored sputum specimens: implications for diagnosing tuberculosis in stored and paucibacillary specimens by PCR
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Divya Pathak
- Soumitesh Chakravorty
- Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2007
- Article: 83
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Global analysis of host response to induction of a latent bacteriophage
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robin E Osterhout
- Israel A Figueroa
- Adam P Arkin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2007
- Article: 82
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Common and specific genomic sequences of avian and human extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli as determined by genomic subtractive hybridization
Authors
- Subhashinie Kariyawasam
- Jennifer A Scaccianoce
- Lisa K Nolan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 August 2007
- Article: 81
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Regions of Diversity 8, 9 and 13 contribute to Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence
Authors
- Addie Embry
- Ernesto Hinojosa
- Carlos J Orihuela
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 August 2007
- Article: 80
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Classification of a moderately oxygen-tolerant isolate from baby faeces as Bifidobacterium thermophilum
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ueli von Ah
- Valeria Mozzetti
- Leo Meile
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2007
- Article: 79
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Identification of human pathogens isolated from blood using microarray hybridisation and signal pattern recognition
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Herbert Wiesinger-Mayr
- Klemens Vierlinger
- Christa Noehammer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 August 2007
- Article: 78
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Geobacillus zalihae sp. nov., a thermophilic lipolytic bacterium isolated from palm oil mill effluent in Malaysia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman
- Thean Chor Leow
- Mahiran Basri
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2007
- Article: 77
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Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Central Asian Strain1 using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit genotyping
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Asho Ali
- Zahra Hasan
- Rumina Hasan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2007
- Article: 76
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First insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Paraguay
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Norma Candia
- Beatriz Lopez
- Viviana Ritacco
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2007
- Article: 75
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Detection of "Rickettsia sp. strain Uilenbergi" and "Rickettsia sp. strain Davousti" in Amblyomma tholloni ticks from elephants in Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kotaro Matsumoto
- Philippe Parola
- Didier Raoult
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2007
- Article: 74
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Rapid clonal analysis of recurrent tuberculosis by direct MIRU-VNTR typing on stored isolates
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ana MartÃn
- Marta Herránz
- DarÃo GarcÃa de Viedma
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 73
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Identification of rickettsial isolates at the species level using multi-spacer typing
Authors
- Pierre-Edouard Fournier
- Didier Raoult
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 72
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The Pseudomonas putida Lon protease is involved in N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing regulation
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Iris Bertani
- Giordano Rampioni
- Vittorio Venturi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 71
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Roles of curli, cellulose and BapA in Salmonella biofilm morphology studied by atomic force microscopy
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kristina Jonas
- Henrik Tomenius
- Öjar Melefors
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 70
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Involvement of the YneS/YgiH and PlsX proteins in phospholipid biosynthesis in both Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli
Authors
- Mika Yoshimura
- Taku Oshima
- Naotake Ogasawara
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2007
- Article: 69
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HCMV-infection in a human arterial organ culture model: effects on cell proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Rainer Voisard
- Tanja Krügers
- Thomas Mertens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2007
- Article: 68
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The Yersinia enterocolitica type three secretion chaperone SycO is integrated into the Yop regulatory network and binds to the Yop secretion protein YscM1
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Svea Dittmann
- Annika Schmid
- Gottfried Wilharm
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2007
- Article: 67