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  1. It was previously reported in China that two recent large-scale outbreaks of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) infections in human were caused by two highly virulent S. suis 2 strains, from which a novel ...

    Authors: Jing Wang, Youjun Feng, Changjun Wang, Feng Zheng, Bachar Hassan, Liming Zhi, Wenjuan Li, Yi Yao, Elaine He, Shibo Jiang and Jiaqi Tang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:67
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Microbiology 2017 17:152

  3. The first row transition metal ions zinc and copper are essential to the survival of many organisms, although in excess these ions are associated with significant toxicity. Here, we examined the impact of zinc...

    Authors: Karl A. Hassan, Victoria G. Pederick, Liam D. H. Elbourne, Ian T. Paulsen, James C. Paton, Christopher A. McDevitt and Bart A. Eijkelkamp
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:59
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  4. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease that affects the function of a number of organs, principally the lungs, but also the gastrointestinal tract. The manifestations of cystic fibrosis transme...

    Authors: D.G. Burke, F. Fouhy, M. J. Harrison, M. C. Rea, P. D. Cotter, O. O’Sullivan, C. Stanton, C. Hill, F. Shanahan, B. J. Plant and R. P. Ross
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:58
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Microbiology 2017 17:102

  5. For Aspergillus niger, a broad set of auxotrophic and dominant resistance markers is available. However, only few offer targeted modification of a gene of interest into or at a genomic locus of choice, which hamp...

    Authors: Markus R. M. Fiedler, Tarek Gensheimer, Christin Kubisch and Vera Meyer
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:57
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  6. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (O157) strain 86–24, linked to a 1986 disease outbreak, displays curli- and biofilm-negative phenotypes that are correlated with the lack of Congo red (CR) bin...

    Authors: V. K. Sharma, D. O. Bayles, D. P. Alt, T. Looft, B. W. Brunelle and J. A. Stasko
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:56
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  7. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), particularly carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, are important causative agents of nosocomial infections associated with significant mortality...

    Authors: Christina Sakarikou, Marco Ciotti, Camilla Dolfa, Silvia Angeletti and Cartesio Favalli
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:54
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  8. Enterococcus is ubiquitous in nature and is a commensal of both the bovine and human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is also associated with clinical infections in humans. Subtherapeut...

    Authors: Alicia G. Beukers, Rahat Zaheer, Noriko Goji, Kingsley K. Amoako, Alexandre V. Chaves, Michael P. Ward and Tim A. McAllister
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:52
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  9. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of β-glucan on the expression of inflammatory mediators and metabolomic profile of oral cells [keratinocytes (OBA-9) and fibroblasts (HGF-1) in a dual-chamber ...

    Authors: Viviam de Oliveira Silva, Luciano José Pereira and Ramiro Mendonça Murata
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:53
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  10. Present study focuses on diversity and distribution analysis of endophytic fungi associated with different tissues of the Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. (Lamiaceae/Labiatae). Anticancer and antimicrobial potent...

    Authors: Meenu Katoch, Shipra Phull, Shagun Vaid and Shashank Singh
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:44
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  11. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies provide exciting possibilities for whole genome sequencing of a plethora of organisms including bacterial strains and phages, with many possible applications in re...

    Authors: A. Sharaf, F. Mercati, I. Elmaghraby, R. M. Elbaz and E. M. Marei
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:51
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  12. Describing the microbial populations present in small grain silage and understanding their changes during ensiling is of interest for improving the nutrient value of these important forage crops. Barley, oat a...

    Authors: Lysiane Duniere, Shanwei Xu, Jin Long, Chijioke Elekwachi, Yuxi Wang, Kelly Turkington, Robert Forster and Tim A. McAllister
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:50
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  13. Ethiopia bears the largest burden of foodborne diseases in Africa, and diarrheal diseases are the second leading causes of premature deaths. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 causes an asymptomatic infectio...

    Authors: Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi, Akafete Teklu Fite, Ephrem Tora, Asdesach Tafese, Tadele Genu, Tamirat Kaba, Tariku Jibat Beyene, Takele Beyene, Mesula Geloye Korsa, Fanos Tadesse, Lieven De Zutter, Bruno Maria Goddeeris and Eric Cox
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:49
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  14. Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) has emerged as one of the most important food-borne pathogens for humans. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as a component of the outer...

    Authors: Yang Jiao, Rongxian Guo, Peipei Tang, Xilong Kang, Junlei Yin, Kaiyue Wu, Shizhong Geng, Qiuchun Li, Jun Sun, Xiulong Xu, Xiaohui Zhou, Junji Gan, Xinan Jiao, Xiufan Liu and Zhiming Pan
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:48
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  15. After E. coli O157, E. coli O26 is the second most prevalent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) serotype identified in cases of foodborne illness in Australia and throughout the world. E. coli O26 associated foodb...

    Authors: Salma A. Lajhar, Jeremy Brownlie and Robert Barlow
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:47
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  16. As the preparation of salads involves extensive handling and the use of uncooked ingredients, they are particularly vulnerable to microbial contamination. This study aimed to determine the microbial safety and...

    Authors: Man Ling Chau, Kyaw Thu Aung, Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Pei Sze Valarie Lee, Pei Ying Lim, Joanne Su Lin Kang, Youming Ng, Hooi Ming Yap, Hyun-Gyun Yuk, Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez and Lee Ching Ng
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:46
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  17. Anaplasma and Ehrlichia are emerging tick-borne pathogens that cause anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis in humans and other animals worldwide. Infections caused by these pathogens are deadl...

    Authors: Benson C. Iweriebor, Elia J. Mmbaga, Abiodun Adegborioye, Aboi Igwaran, Larry C. Obi and Anthony I. Okoh
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:45
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  18. Avian β-defensins (AvBD) possess broad-spectrum antimicrobial, LPS neutralizing and chemotactic properties. AvBD-12 is a chemoattractant for avian immune cells and mammalian dendritic cells (JAWSII) — a unique...

    Authors: Ming Yang, Chunye Zhang, Michael Z. Zhang and Shuping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:43
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  19. Fungi are among the most abundant and diverse organisms on Earth. However, a substantial amount of the species diversity, relationships, habitats, and life strategies of these microorganisms remain to be disco...

    Authors: Fernanda Badotti, Francislon Silva de Oliveira, Cleverson Fernando Garcia, Aline Bruna Martins Vaz, Paula Luize Camargos Fonseca, Laila Alves Nahum, Guilherme Oliveira and Aristóteles Góes-Neto
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:42
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  20. Antimicrobial activity of anthraquinone compounds of emodine type has been reported by many authors. These compounds are found in Vismia laurentii (Clusiaceae), a plant used in traditional pharmacopoeia for treat...

    Authors: Gislaine Aurelie Kemegne, Pierre Mkounga, Jean Justin Essia Ngang, Sylvain Leroy Sado Kamdem and Augustin Ephrem Nkengfack
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:41
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  21. The meningococcal capsule is an important virulence determinant. Unencapsulated meningococci lacking capsule biosynthesis genes and containing the capsule null locus (cnl) are predominantly non-pathogenic. Rare c...

    Authors: Karistha Ganesh, Mushal Allam, Nicole Wolter, Holly B. Bratcher, Odile B. Harrison, Jay Lucidarme, Ray Borrow, Linda de Gouveia, Susan Meiring, Monica Birkhead, Martin C. J. Maiden, Anne von Gottberg and Mignon du Plessis
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:40
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  22. Fire blight is an important disease affecting rosaceous plants. The causal agent is the bacteria Erwinia amylovora which is poorly controlled with the use of conventional bactericides and biopesticides. Antimicro...

    Authors: Jordi Cabrefiga and Emilio Montesinos
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:39
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  23. Porphyromonas gingivalis is strongly associated with the development, progression, severity and recurrence of periodontitis. Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) play an important ...

    Authors: Chunling Pan, Junchao Liu, Hongyan Wang, Jia Song, Lisi Tan and Haijiao Zhao
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:38
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  24. Wound-related infection remains a major challenge for health professionals. One disadvantage in conventional antibiotics is their inability to penetrate biofilms, the main protective strategy for bacteria to e...

    Authors: Hong-yan Wang, Li Lin, Li-si Tan, Hui-Yuan Yu, Jya-Wei Cheng and Ya-ping Pan
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:37
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  25. Antimicrobial resistance is currently a major global issue. As the rate of emergence of antimicrobial resistance has superseded the rate of discovery and introduction of new effective drugs, the medical arsena...

    Authors: Chien Huey Teh, Wasi Ahmad Nazni, Ab Hamid Nurulhusna, Ahmad Norazah and Han Lim Lee
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:36
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  26. Food-borne infections cause huge economic and human life losses. Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis are among the top ranking pathogens causing such losses. Control of such infecti...

    Authors: Solomon H. Mariam, Nigus Zegeye, Abraham Aseffa and Rawleigh Howe
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:35
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  27. Natural transformation enables acquisition of adaptive traits and drives genome evolution in prokaryotes. Yet, the selective forces responsible for the evolution and maintenance of natural transformation remai...

    Authors: Nils Hülter, Vidar Sørum, Kristina Borch-Pedersen, Mikkel M. Liljegren, Ane L. G. Utnes, Raul Primicerio, Klaus Harms and Pål J. Johnsen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:34
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  29. Moderate electric field (MEF) technology is a promising food preservation strategy since it relies on physical properties—rather than chemical additives—to preserve solid cellular foods during storage. However...

    Authors: Wenbo Chen, Honghai Hu, Chunjiang Zhang, Feng Huang, Dequan Zhang and Hong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:32
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  30. Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity island 1 (PAPI-1) is one of the largest genomic islands of this important opportunistic human pathogen. Previous studies have shown that PAPI-1 enc...

    Authors: Toan Phuoc Hong, Michelle Q. Carter, Paolo Struffi, Stefano Casonato, Youai Hao, Joseph S. Lam, Stephen Lory and Olivier Jousson
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:31
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  31. Pseudomonas aeruginosa typically displays loss of virulence-associated secretions over the course of chronic cystic fibrosis infections. This has led to the suggestion that virulence i...

    Authors: Siobhán O’Brien, David Williams, Joanne L. Fothergill, Steve Paterson, Craig Winstanley and Michael A. Brockhurst
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:30
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  32. Unconventional natural gas (UNG) extraction (fracking) is ongoing in 29 North American shale basins (20 states), with ~6000 wells found within the Fayetteville shale (north-central Arkansas). If the chemical s...

    Authors: Wilson H. Johnson, Marlis R. Douglas, Jeffrey A. Lewis, Tara N. Stuecker, Franck G. Carbonero, Bradley J. Austin, Michelle A. Evans-White, Sally A. Entrekin and Michael E. Douglas
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:29
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  33. Brucellosis is a common and chronic disease of cattle and other bovids that often causes reproductive disorders. Natural infection in cattle is caused by Brucella abortus and transmission typically occurs during ...

    Authors: Giuliano Garofolo, Elisabetta Di Giannatale, Ilenia Platone, Katiuscia Zilli, Lorena Sacchini, Anna Abass, Massimo Ancora, Cesare Cammà, Guido Di Donato, Fabrizio De Massis, Paolo Calistri, Kevin P. Drees and Jeffrey T. Foster
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:28
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  34. The secondary messenger cyclic di-GMP promotes biofilm formation by up regulating the expression of csgD, encoding the major regulator of rdar biofilm formation in Salmonella typhimurium. The GGDEF/EAL domain pro...

    Authors: Irfan Ahmad, Annika Cimdins, Timo Beske and Ute Römling
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:27
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  35. Bacteria of the class Mollicutes underwent extreme reduction of genomes and gene expression control systems. Only a few regulators are known to date. In this work, we describe a novel group of transcriptional ...

    Authors: Gleb Y. Fisunov, Daria V. Evsyutina, Valentin A. Manuvera and Vadim M. Govorun
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:26
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  36. Several Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight mass spectrometry protocols, which differ in identification criteria, have been developed for mold and dermatophyte identification. Currently,...

    Authors: Anne-Cécile Normand, Carole Cassagne, Magali Gautier, Pierre Becker, Stéphane Ranque, Marijke Hendrickx and Renaud Piarroux
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:25
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  37. Despite of the sanitation measures in municipal abattoirs to reduce contamination, Escherichia coli continues to be a health hazard. The present study was conducted on 150 apparently healthy slaughtered cattle at...

    Authors: Biruhtesfa Atnafie, Degmawi Paulos, Mesele Abera, Genene Tefera, Dereje Hailu, Surafel Kasaye and Kebede Amenu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:24
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  38. The composition of the skin microbiome is predicted to play a role in the development of conditions such as atopic eczema and psoriasis. 16S rRNA gene sequencing allows the investigation of bacterial microbiot...

    Authors: Madhura Castelino, Stephen Eyre, John Moat, Graeme Fox, Paul Martin, Pauline Ho, Mathew Upton and Anne Barton
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:23
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  39. Mob family proteins are conserved between animals, plants and fungi and are essential for the activation of NDR kinases that control crucial cellular processes like cytokinesis, proliferation and morphology.

    Authors: Johannes Schmidpeter, Marlis Dahl, Jörg Hofmann and Christian Koch
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:22
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  40. Staphylococcus aureus (Staph. aureus) is one of the major pathogens causing mastitis in dairy ruminants worldwide. The chronic nature of Staph. aureus infection enhances the contagious...

    Authors: E. Capra, P. Cremonesi, A. Pietrelli, S. Puccio, M. Luini, A. Stella and B. Castiglioni
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:21
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  41. The bronchial microbiome in chronic lung diseases presents an abnormal pattern, but its microbial composition and regional differences in severe asthma have not been sufficiently addressed. The aim of the stud...

    Authors: Laura Millares, Guadalupe Bermudo, Vicente Pérez-Brocal, Christian Domingo, Marian Garcia-Nuñez, Xavier Pomares, Andrés Moya and Eduard Monsó
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:20
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  42. Enterococci are now well recognised for their ability to transfer antibiotic resistance and for their association with nosocomial infections, but less is known regarding their relevance in the wider environment.

    Authors: M. Conwell, V. Daniels, P. J. Naughton and J. S. G. Dooley
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:19
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  43. Bovine enterovirus (BEV) belongs to the species Enterovirus E or F, genus Enterovirus and family Picornaviridae. Although numerous studies have identified BEVs in the feces of cattle with diarrhea, the pathogenic...

    Authors: Shinobu Tsuchiaka, Sayed Samim Rahpaya, Konosuke Otomaru, Hiroshi Aoki, Mai Kishimoto, Yuki Naoi, Tsutomu Omatsu, Kaori Sano, Sachiko Okazaki-Terashima, Yukie Katayama, Mami Oba, Makoto Nagai and Tetsuya Mizutani
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:18
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  44. Pea fiber (PF) is a potential fibrous supplement in swine production. The influence of dietary PF on microbial community in the colon of pigs remains largely unexplored. Methanogens in the hindgut of monogastr...

    Authors: Yuheng Luo, Hong Chen, Bing Yu, Jun He, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Gang Tian, Jie Yu, Zhiqing Huang, Junqiu Luo and Daiwen Chen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:17
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  45. Ticks transmit Babesia microti, the causative agents of babesiosis in North America and Europe. Babesiosis is now endemic in Northeastern USA and affects people of all ages. Babesia species infect erythrocytes an...

    Authors: Lavoisier Akoolo, Samantha Schlachter, Rasel Khan, Laura Alter, Albert D. Rojtman, Kristine Gedroic, Purnima Bhanot and Nikhat Parveen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:16
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  46. Staphylococcus epidermidis is an opportunistic pathogen involved in hospital-acquired infections, particularly in those related to medical devices. This study characterized 50 genetica...

    Authors: Vivian Carolina Salgueiro, Natalia Lopes Pontes Iorio, Marcelle Cristina Ferreira, Raiane Cardoso Chamon and Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:15
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  47. The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic performance of the line probe assay (LPA) with conventional multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Streptococcus pneumoniae as well as real-time PCR for N...

    Authors: Ahmet Soysal, Demet Gedikbasi Toprak, Salih Türkoğlu and Mustafa Bakir
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:14
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  48. In Kazakhstan, traditional artisanal cheeses have a long history and are widely consumed. The unique characteristics of local artisanal cheeses are almost completely preserved. However, their microbial communi...

    Authors: Jing Li, Yi Zheng, Haiyan Xu, Xiaoxia Xi, Qiangchuan Hou, Shuzhen Feng, Laga Wuri, Yanfei Bian, Zhongjie Yu, Lai-Yu Kwok, Zhihong Sun and Tiansong Sun
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:13
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  50. Acetyl-CoA-derived chemicals are suitable for multiple applications in many industries. The bio-production of these chemicals has become imperative owing to the economic and environmental problems. However, ac...

    Authors: Min Liu, Yamei Ding, Hailin Chen, Zhe Zhao, Huizhou Liu, Mo Xian and Guang Zhao
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2017 17:10
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