Volume 9, issue 1, December 2009
281 articles in this issue
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In vitromodeling of host-parasite interactions: the 'subgingival' biofilm challenge of primary human epithelial cells
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Bernhard Guggenheim
- Rudolf Gmür
- Denis F Kinane
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 December 2009
- Article: 280
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The chlamydial functional homolog of KsgA confers kasugamycin sensitivity to Chlamydia trachomatisand impacts bacterial fitness
Authors
- Rachel Binet
- Anthony T Maurelli
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 December 2009
- Article: 279
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Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Shigella flexneri
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- You-Wun Wang
- Haruo Watanabe
- Chien-Shun Chiou
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 December 2009
- Article: 278
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Polymorphism in the flanking regions of the PbGP43 gene from the human pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: search for protein binding sequences and poly(A) cleavage sites
Authors
- Antonio A Rocha
- Flávia V Morais
- Rosana Puccia
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2009
- Article: 277
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Temporal and spatial patterns of bovine Escherichia coli O157 prevalence and comparison of temporal changes in the patterns of phage types associated with bovine shedding and human E. coliO157 cases in Scotland between 1998-2000 and 2002-2004
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Michael C Pearce
- Margo E Chase-Topping
- Mark EJ Woolhouse
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Article: 276
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Molecular characterisation of Vibrio choleraeO1 strains carrying an SXT/R391-like element from cholera outbreaks in Kenya: 1994-2007
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- John N Kiiru
- Suleiman M Saidi
- Samuel M Kariuki
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Article: 275
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Production and characterization of recombinant pertactin, fimbriae 2 and fimbriae 3 from Bordetella pertussis
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Yinghua Xu
- Yaying Wang
- Shumin Zhang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Article: 274
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aes, the gene encoding the esterase B in Escherichia coli, is a powerful phylogenetic marker of the species
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mathilde Lescat
- Claire Hoede
- Bertrand Picard
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Article: 273
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The malate synthase of Paracoccidioides brasiliensisis a linked surface protein that behaves as an anchorless adhesin
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Benedito Rodrigues da Silva Neto
- Julhiany de Fátima da Silva
- Maristela Pereira
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2009
- Article: 272
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Downregulation of protein kinase C-α enhances intracellular survival of Mycobacteria: role of PknG
Authors
- Shivendra K Chaurasiya
- Kishore K Srivastava
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2009
- Article: 271
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Growth in glucose-based medium and exposure to subinhibitory concentrations of imipenem induce biofilm formation in a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Elisabetta Nucleo
- Laura Steffanoni
- Paolo Landini
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2009
- Article: 270
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The commonly-used DNA probe for diffusely-adherent Escherichia coli cross-reacts with a subset of enteroaggregative E. coli
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anna M Snelling
- Louissa R Macfarlane-Smith
- Iruka N Okeke
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2009
- Article: 269
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Virulence potential of five major pathogenicity islands (SPI-1 to SPI-5) of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis for chickens
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Ivan Rychlik
- Daniela Karasova
- Bela Nagy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2009
- Article: 268
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Multilocus sequence typing supports the hypothesis that Ochrobactrum anthropi displays a human-associated subpopulation
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Sara Romano
- Fabien Aujoulat
- Corinne Teyssier
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2009
- Article: 267
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YsxC, an essential protein in Staphylococcus aureus crucial for ribosome assembly/stability
Authors
- Elizabeth L Cooper
- Jorge García-Lara
- Simon J Foster
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2009
- Article: 266
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Genetic tools for the investigation of Roseobacter clade bacteria
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tanja Piekarski
- Ina Buchholz
- Dieter Jahn
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2009
- Article: 265
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Clonal dissemination of the multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Braenderup, but not the serovar Bareilly, of prevalent serogroup C1 Salmonella from Taiwan
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Chien-Shun Chiou
- Jui-Ming Lin
- Chishih Chu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2009
- Article: 264
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Burkholderia thailandensis harbors two identical rhl gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis of rhamnolipids
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Danielle Dubeau
- Eric Déziel
- François Lépine
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2009
- Article: 263
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Molecular and biochemical characterization of urease and survival of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A in acidic pH in vitro
Authors
- Neeru Bhagat
- Jugsharan S Virdi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2009
- Article: 262
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The hemolytic and cytolytic activities of Serratia marcescensphospholipase A (PhlA) depend on lysophospholipid production by PhlA
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ken Shimuta
- Makoto Ohnishi
- Haruo Watanabe
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2009
- Article: 261
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Multiple recombinants in two dengue virus, serotype-2 isolates from patients from Oaxaca, Mexico
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Gerardo Perez-Ramirez
- Alvaro Diaz-Badillo
- Maria de Lourdes Munoz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2009
- Article: 260
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Defining the healthy "core microbiome" of oral microbial communities
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Egija Zaura
- Bart JF Keijser
- Wim Crielaard
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2009
- Article: 259
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Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide modification, Lewis antigen expression, and gastric colonization are cholesterol-dependent
Authors
- Ellen Hildebrandt
- David J McGee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2009
- Article: 258
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Transcriptional profile of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola NPS3121 in response to tissue extracts from a susceptible Phaseolus vulgarisL. cultivar
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Alejandro Hernández-Morales
- Susana De la Torre-Zavala
- Ariel Álvarez-Morales
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2009
- Article: 257
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Identification and characterization of intervening sequences within 23S rRNA genes from more than 200 Campylobacterisolates from seven species including atypical campylobacters
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Akihiro Tazumi
- Yuki Kakinuma
- Motoo Matsuda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2009
- Article: 256
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Proteome analysis of Aspergillus niger: Lactate added in starch-containing medium can increase production of the mycotoxin fumonisin B2by modifying acetyl-CoA metabolism
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Louise M Sørensen
- Rene Lametsch
- Jens C Frisvad
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2009
- Article: 255
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The low-affinity phosphate transporter PitA is dispensable for in vitro growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis
Authors
- Susanne Gebhard
- Nandula Ekanayaka
- Gregory M Cook
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2009
- Article: 254
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Inactivation of the fliY gene encoding a flagellar motor switch protein attenuates mobility and virulence of Leptospira interrogansstrain Lai
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sumei Liao
- Aihua Sun
- Jie Yan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2009
- Article: 253
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Gene doctoring: a method for recombineering in laboratory and pathogenic Escherichia colistrains
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- David J Lee
- Lewis EH Bingle
- Jon L Hobman
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2009
- Article: 252
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Use of colony-based bacterial strain typing for tracking the fate of Lactobacillusstrains during human consumption
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
- Angela Marchbank
- Sue Plummer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2009
- Article: 251
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Bacterial composition and succession during storage of North-Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)at superchilled temperatures
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Eyjólfur Reynisson
- Hélène L Lauzon
- Guðmundur Óli Hreggviðsson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2009
- Article: 250
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Recombinant porcine rotavirus VP4 and VP4-LTB expressed in Lactobacillus casei induced mucosal and systemic antibody responses in mice
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Xinyuan Qiao
- Guiwei Li
- Yijing Li
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2009
- Article: 249
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Allelic diversity and phylogeny of homB, a novel co-virulence marker of Helicobacter pylori
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mónica Oleastro
- Rita Cordeiro
- Lurdes Monteiro
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2009
- Article: 248
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Transcriptional analysis of the jamaicamide gene cluster from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula and identification of possible regulatory proteins
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Adam C Jones
- Lena Gerwick
- William H Gerwick
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2009
- Article: 247
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Global transcriptional response of pig brain and lung to natural infection by Pseudorabies virus
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- JF Yuan
- SJ Zhang
- NA Affara
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2009
- Article: 246
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Some putative prebiotics increase the severity of Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium infection in mice
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Anne Petersen
- Peter MH Heegaard
- Tine R Licht
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2009
- Article: 245
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Comparison of the sensitivity of culture, PCR and quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosain sputum of cystic fibrosis patients
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Pieter Deschaght
- Thierry De Baere
- Mario Vaneechoutte
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2009
- Article: 244
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Computational prediction of essential genes in an unculturable endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia of Brugia malayi
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Alexander G Holman
- Paul J Davis
- Sanjay Kumar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2009
- Article: 243
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Novel Tn4371-ICE like element in Ralstonia pickettiiand Genome mining for comparative elements
Authors
- Michael P Ryan
- J Tony Pembroke
- Catherine C Adley
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2009
- Article: 242
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Development and validation of an oligonucleotide microarray to characterise ectomycorrhizal fungal communities
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marlis Reich
- Annegret Kohler
- Marc Buée
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2009
- Article: 241
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Immunization protected well nourished mice but not undernourished ones from lung injury in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Thais Graziela Donegá França
- Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa
- Alexandrina Sartori
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2009
- Article: 240
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Use of nfsB, encoding nitroreductase, as a reporter gene to determine the mutational spectrum of spontaneous mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Authors
- Daniel C Stein
- Esteban Carrizosa
- Stephen Dunham
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2009
- Article: 239
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RotaC: A web-based tool for the complete genome classification of group A rotaviruses
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Piet Maes
- Jelle Matthijnssens
- Marc Van Ranst
- Content type: Software
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2009
- Article: 238
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Genomic and phenotypic variation in epidemic-spanning Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Laura Betancor
- Lucia Yim
- Jose A Chabalgoity
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2009
- Article: 237
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Reverse genetics through random mutagenesis in Histoplasma capsulatum
Authors
- Brian H Youseff
- Julie A Dougherty
- Chad A Rappleye
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2009
- Article: 236
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Erratum to: Invasiveness as a putative additional virulence mechanism of some atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains with different uncommon intimin types
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Denise Yamamoto
- Rodrigo T Hernandes
- Tânia AT Gomes
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2009
- Article: 235
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Performance of optimized McRAPD in identification of 9 yeast species frequently isolated from patient samples: potential for automation
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jitka Trtkova
- Petr Pavlicek
- Vladislav Raclavsky
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2009
- Article: 234
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Topological analysis of a haloacid permease of a Burkholderi a sp. bacterium with a PhoA-LacZ reporter
Authors
- Yuk Man Tse
- Manda Yu
- Jimmy SH Tsang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2009
- Article: 233
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Evolutionary relationships among salivarius streptococci as inferred from multilocus phylogenies based on 16S rRNA-encoding, recA, secA, and secY gene sequences
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jean-François Pombert
- Viridiana Sistek
- Michel Frenette
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2009
- Article: 232