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In-house Editor Diana Marshall
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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.
Featured articles
BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :77
New genetic markers for human host-specificity and high lethality in influenza viruses were identified by considering combinations of amino acids conserved among past pandemic strains and may be useful in predicting the severity of new influenza strains.
BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :71
Chinese isolates of the anthrax-causing pathogen, Bacillus anthracis, show greatest diversity in the western province of Xinjiang, where the presence of three sublineages prevalent in Europe suggests that the disease spread along the ancient "Silk Road".
BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :64
Some clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, the most common human urinary tract pathogen, bear fimbriae whose binding activity helps the bacteria subvert the host's normally defensive complement system to gain entry into urinary tract epithelial cells.
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Research article
Emodin targets the beta-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase from Helicobacter pylori: enzymatic inhibition assay with crystal structural and thermodynamic characterization Jing Chen, Liang Zhang, Yu Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Jiamu Du, Jianping Ding, Yuewei Guo, Hualiang Jiang, Xu Shen BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :91 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology article
Evaluation of high efficiency gene knockout strategies for Trypanosoma cruzi Dan Xu, Cecilia PEREZ Brandan, Miguel ANGEL Basombrio, Rick L Tarleton BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :90 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
A probable aculeacin A acylase from the Ralstonia solanacearum GMI1000 is N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylase with quorum-quenching activity Chin-Nung Chen, Chii-Jaan Chen, Chen-Ting Liao, Chia-Yin Lee BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :89 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparison of the in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of Burkholderia mallei to Ceftazidime and Levofloxacin Barbara M Judy, Gregory C Whitlock, Alfredo G Torres, D Mark Estes BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :88 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Evaluation of the passage of Lactobacillus gasseri K7 and bifidobacteria from the stomach to intestines using a single reactor model Philipp Ritter, Christian Kohler, Ueli von Ah BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :87 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Genomic analysis of Campylobacter fetus subspecies: identification of candidate virulence determinants and diagnostic assay targets Paula M Moolhuijzen, Ala E Lew-Tabor, Bartosz M Wlodek, Fernan G Aguero, Diego J Comerci, Rodolfo A Ugalde, Daniel O Sanchez, Rudi Appels, Matthew I Bellgard BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :86 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Validation of a same-day real-time PCR method for screening of meat and carcass swabs for Salmonella Charlotta Lofstrom, Michael Krause, Mathilde H Josefsen, Flemming Hansen, Jeffrey Hoorfar BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :85 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis pancreatic destruction in experimentally infected Calomys callosus Rogerio M Fortes, Andre Kipnis, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :84 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
piggyBac is an effective tool for functional analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum genome Bharath Balu, Chitra Chauhan, Steven P Maher, Douglas A Shoue, Jessica C Kissinger, Malcolm J Fraser Jr, John H Adams BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :83 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from breast milk of women suffering infectious mastitis: potential virulence traits and resistance to antibiotics Susana Delgado, Rebeca Arroyo, Esther Jimenez, Maria L Marin, Rosa del Campo, Leonides Fernandez, Juan M Rodriguez BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :82 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
In vitro host range, multiplication and virion forms of recombinant viruses obtained from co-infection in vitro with a vaccinia-vectored influenza vaccine and a naturally occurring cowpox virus isolate Malachy Ifeanyi Okeke, Oivind Nilssen, Ugo Moens, Morten Tryland, Terje Traavik Virology Journal 2009, 6 :55 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short report
Sales of oseltamivir in Norway prior to the emergence of oseltamivir resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses in 2007-08 Siri H Hauge, Hege S Blix, Katrine Borgen, Olav Hungnes, Susanne G Dudman, Preben Aavitsland Virology Journal 2009, 6 :54 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
PfeIK1, a eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha kinase of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, regulates stress-response to amino-acid starvation Clare Fennell, Shalon Babbitt, Ilaria Russo, Jonathan Wilkes, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, Daniel E Goldberg, Christian Doerig Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :99 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Synergistic effect of human CycT1 and CRM1 on HIV-1 propagation in rat T cells and macrophages Hiroyuki Okada, Xianfeng Zhang, Ismael Ben Fofana, Mika Nagai, Hajime Suzuki, Takashi Ohashi, Hisatoshi Shida Retrovirology 2009, 6 :43 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Revised Mimivirus major capsid protein sequence reveals intron-containing gene structure and extra domain Said Azza, Christian Cambillau, Didier Raoult, Marie Suzan-Monti BMC Molecular Biology 2009, 10 :39 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Single molecule resolution of the antimicrobial action of quantum dot-labeled sushi peptide on live bacteria Sebastian Leptihn, Jia Yi Har, Jianzhu Chen, Bow Ho, Thorsten Wohland, Jeak Ling Ding BMC Biology 2009, 7 :22 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Antibody-mediated immunity to the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii is Fc receptor- and complement-independent Jeffrey G Shannon, Diane C Cockrell, Kazue Takahashi, Gregory L Stahl, Robert A Heinzen BMC Immunology 2009, 10 :26 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Follow- up of Bernese Mountain dogs and other dogs with serologically diagnosed Borrelia burgdorferi infection: What happens to seropositive animals? Bernhard Gerber, Katharina Haug, Simone Eichenberger, Claudia E Reusch, Max M Wittenbrink BMC Veterinary Research 2009, 5 :18 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Herbal therapy associated with antibiotic therapy: potentiation of the antibiotic activity against methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Turnera ulmifolia L. Henrique DM Coutinho, Jose GM Costa, Edeltrudes O Lima, Vivyanne S Falcao-Silva, Jose P Siqueira-Junior BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Hydrodebridement of wounds: effectiveness in reducing wound bacterial contamination and potential for air bacterial contamination Frank L Bowling, Daryl S Stickings, Valerie Edwards-Jones, David G Armstrong, Andrew JM Boulton Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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