1. Prodigiosin pigment of Serratia marcescens is associated with increased biomass production

   • Pryce L. Haddix
   • Robert M. Q. Shanks

   Original Paper 03 April 2018 Pages: 989 - 999

   

2. In vitro antibacterial activity of plant essential oils against Staphylococcus hyicus and Staphylococcus aureus, the causative agents of exudative epidermitis in pigs

   • Katy Vaillancourt
   • Geneviève LeBel
   • Daniel Grenier

   Original Paper 05 April 2018 Pages: 1001 - 1007

   

3. Rapid molecular identification and differentiation of common Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry, domestic animals and foodstuff using multiplex PCR assay

   • A. B. Alzwghaibi
   • R. Yahyaraeyat
   • T. Zahraei Salehi

   Original Paper 07 April 2018 Pages: 1009 - 1016

   

4. Luteibacter pinisoli sp. nov., a casein degrading bacterium isolated from rhizospheric soil of Pinus koraiensis

   • Shahina Akter
   • Md. Amdadul Huq

   Original Paper 10 April 2018 Pages: 1017 - 1023

   

5. Strand-specific RNA-seq analysis of the Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans transcriptome in response to magnesium stress

   • Deping Tang
   • Jiangong Duan
   • Hongyu Li

   Original Paper 10 April 2018 Pages: 1025 - 1035

   

6. Cyanotrophic and arsenic oxidizing activities of Pseudomonas mendocina P6115 isolated from mine tailings containing high cyanide concentration

   • Alejandra Miranda-Carrazco
   • Juan M. Vigueras-Cortés
   • César Hernández-Rodríguez

   Original Paper 11 April 2018 Pages: 1037 - 1048

   

7. Paenibacillus panacihumi sp. nov., a potential plant growth-promoting bacterium isolated from ginseng-cultivated soil

   • Chun-Gon Kim
   • Jong-Pyo Kang
   • Deok-Chun Yang

   Original Paper 20 April 2018 Pages: 1049 - 1055

   

8. Antioxidant enzymes and reactive oxygen species level of the Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteria during hydrocarbons biotransformation

   • I. S. Sazykin
   • M. A. Sazykina
   • M. V. Zhuravleva

   Original Paper 23 April 2018 Pages: 1057 - 1065

   

9. Dyadobacter flavus sp. nov. and Dyadobacter terricola sp. nov., two novel members of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from forest soil

   • Ram Hari Dahal
   • Jaisoo Kim

   Original Paper 08 May 2018 Pages: 1067 - 1074

   

10. The transmembrane domain of the Staphylococcus aureus ESAT-6 component EssB mediates interaction with the integral membrane protein EsaA, facilitating partially regulated secretion in a heterologous host

    • Manar M. Ahmed
    • Khaled M. Aboshanab
    • Khaled A. Aly

    Original Paper 08 May 2018 Pages: 1075 - 1086

    

11. Changes in intestinal microbiota of Bufo gargarizans and its association with body weight during metamorphosis

    • Lihong Chai
    • Zhongmin Dong
    • Hongyuan Wang

    Original Paper 10 May 2018 Pages: 1087 - 1099

    

12. Analysis of resistance genes of clinical Pannonibacter phragmitetus strain 31801 by complete genome sequencing

    • De-song Ming
    • Qing-qing Chen
    • Xiao-tin Chen

    Original Paper 14 May 2018 Pages: 1101 - 1109

    

13. Diversity and evolution of Lactobacillus casei group isolated from fermented dairy products in Tibet

    • Jing Feng
    • Yujun Jiang
    • Chaoxin Man

    Original Paper 25 May 2018 Pages: 1111 - 1121

    

14. Fictibacillus iocasae sp. nov., isolated from the deep-sea sediment in Pacmanus, Manus Basin

    • Hai-Liang Wang
    • Jian Zhang
    • Li Sun

    Original Paper 25 May 2018 Pages: 1123 - 1128

    

15. Inhibition of sialidase activity and cellular invasion by the bacterial vaginosis pathogen Gardnerella vaginalis

    • G. Govinden
    • J. L. Parker
    • G. P. Stafford

    Short Communication Open access 18 May 2018 Pages: 1129 - 1133

    

16. Production of N-acyl homoserine lactones by Chromobacterium haemolyticum KM2 isolated from the river water in Malaysia

    • Kumutha Priya
    • Joanita Sulaiman
    • Kok-Gan Chan

    Short Communication 23 May 2018 Pages: 1135 - 1142