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In-house Editor Rikki Graham
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BMC Microbiology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them.
BMC Microbiology (ISSN 1471-2180) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :1
The problem of low pathogen numbers in clinical samples that hampers pathogen identification by DNA microarrays can be addressed by employing large-scale multiplex PCR with a set of 800 primer pairs
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :195
Human gut bacterial communities can now be easily profiled using a microarray that simultaneously identifies different species and can detect harmful bacteria in diseases such as ulcerative colitis.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :174
Regulation of sulfur and cellulase metabolism genes of the filamentous fungus Hypocrea jecorina display an interdependency, as well as additional light dependency.
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New genes of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri involved in pathogenesis and adaptation revealed by a transposon-based mutant library Marcelo L Laia, Leandro M Moreira, Juliana Dezajacomo, Joice B Brigati, Cristiano B Ferreira, Maria IT Ferro, Ana CR Silva, Julio CF Oliveira, Jesus A Ferro BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :12 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Gene expression profile and pathogenicity of biofilm-forming Prevotella intermedia strain 17 Takeshi Yamanaka, Tomoyo Furukawa, Chiho Matsumoto-Mashimo, Kazuyoshi Yamane, Chieko Sugimori, Takayuki Nambu, Naoki Mori, Hiroyuki Nishikawa, Clay B Walker, Kai-Poon Leung, Hisanori Fukushima BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :11 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Genetic evaluation of relationship between mutations in rpoB and resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifampin. Anna Zaczek, Anna Brzostek, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopec, Zofia Zwolska, Jaroslaw Dziadek BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :10 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Combining chemical genomics screens in yeast to reveal spectrum of effects of chemical inhibition of sphingolipid biosynthesis Danielle Kemmer, Lianne M McHardy, Shawn Hoon, Delphine Reberioux, Guri Giaever, Corey Nislow, Calvin D Roskelley, Michel Roberge BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :9 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mobile genetic elements in the genome of the beneficial rhizobacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5 Dmitri V Mavrodi, Joyce E Loper, Ian T Paulsen, Linda S Thomashow BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :8 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterization of the meningococcal DNA glycosylase Fpg involved in base excision repair Katrina L Tibballs, Ole Herman Ambur, Kristian Alfsnes, Havard Homberset, Stephan A Frye, Tonje Davidsen, Tone Tonjum BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :7 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Typing Clostridium difficile strains based on tandem repeat sequences N HENNING ZaiSS, Maja Rupnik, Ed J Kuijper, Celine Harmanus, Dolf Michielsen, Koen Janssens, Ulrich Nubel BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :6 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Phylum Verrucomicrobia representatives share a compartmentalized cell plan with members of bacterial phylum Planctomycetes Kuo-Chang Lee, Richard I Webb, Peter H Janssen, Parveen Sangwan, Tony Romeo, James T Staley, John A Fuerst BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :5 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genes involved in arsenic transformation and resistance associated with different levels of arsenic-contaminated soils Lin Cai, Guanghui Liu, Christopher Rensing, Gejiao Wang BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :4 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Salmonella Pathogenicity Island (SPI) 1 contributes more than SPI2 to the colonization of the chicken by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Yakhya Dieye, Keith Ameiss, Melha Mellata, Roy Curtiss III BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :3 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterisation of immune responses and protective efficacy in mice after immunisation with Rift Valley Fever virus cDNA constructs Nina Lagerqvist, Jonas Naslund, Ake Lundkvist, Michele Bouloy, Clas Ahlm, Goran Bucht Virology Journal 2009, 6 :6 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Transcriptional profiling of the effects of 25-hydroxycholesterol on human hepatocyte metabolism and the antiviral state it conveys against the hepatitis C virus John Paul Pezacki, Selena M Sagan, Angela M Tonary, Yanouchka Rouleau, Sylvie Belanger, Lubica Supekova, Andrew I Su BMC Chemical Biology 2009, 9 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and immunostimulatory effect of extracts from Byrsonima crassa Nied. (Malpighiaceae) Cibele Bonacorsi, Maria Stella G Raddi, Iracilda Z Carlos, Miriam Sannomiya, Wagner Vilegas BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Optical mapping of the Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis genome Chia-wei Wu, Timothy M Schramm, Shiguo Zhou, David C Schwartz, Adel M Talaat BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :25 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Microbial nar-GFP cell sensors reveal oxygen limitations in highly agitated and aerated laboratory-scale fermentors Jose R. Garcia, Hyung J. Cha, Govind G. Rao, Mark R. Marten, William E. Bentley Microbial Cell Factories 2009, 8 :6 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short Report
IGRA tests perform similarly to TST but cause no adverse reactions: pediatric experience in Finland. Esko Tavast, Eeva Salo, Ilkka Seppala, Tamara Tuuminen BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :9 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Primary bilateral adrenal B-cell lymphoma associated with EBV and JCV infection Luisa Barzon, Marta Trevisan, Filippo Marino, Vincenza Guzzardo, Giorgio Palu Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009, 4 :1 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Host-symbiont co-speciation and reductive genome evolution in gut symbiotic bacteria of acanthosomatid stinkbugs Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Takahiro Hosokawa, Naruo Nikoh, Xian-Ying Meng, Yoichi Kamagata, Takema Fukatsu BMC Biology 2009, 7 :2 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Minor contribution of mutations at iniA codon 501 and embC-embA intergenic region in ethambutol-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait Al-Anoud Jaber, Suhail Ahmad, Eiman Mokaddas Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8 :2 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The effects of the bacterial interaction with visible-light responsive titania photocatalyst on the bactericidal performance Chia-Liang Cheng, Der-Shan Sun, Wen-Chen Chu, Yao-Hsuan Tseng, Han-Chen Ho, Jia-Bin Wang, Pei-Hua Chung, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Pei-Jane Tsai, Nien-Tsung Lin, Mei-Shiuan Yu, Hsin-Hou Chang Journal of Biomedical Science 2009, 16 :7 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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