Personal reflections on Cletus P. Kurtzman (July 19 1938–November 27 2017) Marc-André Lachance Obituary 16 December 2017 Pages: 1 - 4
The role of natural antimicrobial peptides during infection and chronic inflammation Xiaojing XiaLikun ChengJianhe Hu Review Paper 30 August 2017 Pages: 5 - 26
Phytoactinopolyspora halotolerans sp. nov., a halotolerant actinobacterium isolated from a saline soil in Xinjiang, northwest of China Yang JiWei-Xun ChunyuShu-Kun Tang Original Paper 20 August 2017 Pages: 27 - 34
Microbial diversity in acidic thermal pools in the Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka Andrey V. MardanovVadim M. GumerovNikolai V. Ravin Original Paper 16 August 2017 Pages: 35 - 43
Bacterial community structures in air conditioners installed in Japanese residential buildings Kouta HatayamaYurika OikawaHiroyuki Ito Original Paper 16 August 2017 Pages: 45 - 53
Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Elizabethkingia using whole-genome sequencing, optical mapping, and MALDI-TOF, along with proposal of three novel Elizabethkingia species: Elizabethkingia bruuniana sp. nov., Elizabethkingia ursingii sp. nov., and Elizabethkingia occulta sp. nov. Ainsley C. NicholsonChristopher A. GulvikJohn R. McQuiston Original Paper 30 August 2017 Pages: 55 - 72
Spatio-temporal study of environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from Wardha district in Central India Pranava S. MishraPratibha NarangDeepak K. Mendiratta Original Paper 23 August 2017 Pages: 73 - 87
Zinc oxide nanoparticle inhibits the biofilm formation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Purnita BhattacharyyaBikash AgarwalProsun Tribedi Original Paper 09 September 2017 Pages: 89 - 99
Distinct taxonomic and functional composition of soil microbiomes along the gradient forest-restinga-mangrove in southeastern Brazil Lucas William MendesSiu Mui Tsai Original Paper 22 August 2017 Pages: 101 - 114
Methanogenic community compositions in surface sediment of freshwater aquaculture ponds and the influencing factors Limin FanWei WuJiazhang Chen Original Paper 24 August 2017 Pages: 115 - 124
Verrucosispora rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from mangrove rhizosphere soil Qing-yi XieXiao-dong BaoYou-xing Zhao Original Paper Open access 22 September 2017 Pages: 125 - 133
Molecular diversity and phylogeny of indigenous Rhizobium leguminosarum strains associated with Trifolium repens plants in Romania Rodica C. EfroseCraita M. RosuEmmanouil Flemetakis Original Paper 13 September 2017 Pages: 135 - 153
Kondoa gutianensis f.a. sp. nov., a novel ballistoconidium-forming yeast species isolated from plant leaves Xin-Zhan LiuMarizeth GroenewaldFeng-Yan Bai Original Paper 04 September 2017 Pages: 155 - 160