43 news posts in Microbiology

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02 Jun 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in May 2016

A Drug Combination Screen Identifies Drugs Active against Amoxicillin-Induced Round Bodies of In Vitro Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters from an FDA Drug Library Jie Feng, Wanliang Shi, Shuo Zhang, David Sullivan, Paul G. Auwaerter and Ying Zhang* Dietary Shifts May Trigger Dysbiosis and Mucous Stools in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Candace L. Williams, Kimberly A. Dill-McFarland, Michael W. Vandewege, Darrell L. Sparks, Scott T. Willard, Andrew J. Kouba, Garret Suen* and Ashli E. Brown* Molecular Characterization and Meta-Analysis of Gut Microbial Communities Illustrate Enrichment of Prevotella and Megasphaera in Indian Subjects Shrikant Bhute, Pranav Pande, Sudarshan A. Shetty, Rahul Shelar, Sachin Mane, Shreyas V. Kumbhare, Ashwini Gawali, Hemal Makhani, Mohit Navandar, Dhiraj Dhotre, Himangi Lubree, Dhiraj Agarwal, Rutuja Patil, Shantanu Ozarkar, Saroj Ghaskadbi, Chittaranjan Yajnik, Sanjay Juvekar, Govind K. Makharia and Yogesh S. Shouche* Single-Cell (Meta-)Genomics of a Dimorphic Candidatus Thiomargarita nelsonii Reveals Genomic Plasticity Beverly E. Flood*, Palmer Fliss, Daniel S. Jones, Gregory J. Dick, Sunit Jain, Anne-Kristin Kaster, Matthias Winkel, Marc Mußmann and Jake Bailey Co-occurrence Analysis of Microbial Taxa in the Atlantic Ocean Reveals High Connectivity in the Free-Living Bacterioplankton Mathias Milici*, Zhi-Luo Deng, Jürgen Tomasch, Johan Decelle, Melissa L. Wos-Oxley, Hui Wang, Ruy Jáuregui, Iris Plumeier, Helge-Ansgar Giebel, Thomas H. Badewien, Mascha […]

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04 May 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in April 2016

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Vibrio spp. within the Sydney Harbour Estuary Nachshon Siboni*, Varunan Balaraju, Richard Carney, Maurizio Labbate and Justin R. Seymour Reconstruction of Bacterial and Viral Genomes from Multiple Metagenomes Ankit Gupta, Sanjiv Kumar, Vishnu P. K. Prasoodanan, K. Harish, Ashok K. Sharma, and Vineet K. Sharma* K-shell Analysis Reveals Distinct Functional Parts in an Electron Transfer Network and Its Implications for Extracellular Electron Transfer Dewu Ding, Ling Li, Chuanjun Shu and Xiao Sun* Enantioselective Utilization of D-Amino Acids by Deep-Sea Microorganisms Takaaki Kubota*, Tohru Kobayashi, Takuro Nunoura, Fumito Maruyama and Shigeru Deguchi A Putative ABC Transporter Permease Is Necessary for Resistance to Acidified Nitrite and EDTA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under Aerobic and Anaerobic Planktonic and Biofilm Conditions Cameron McDaniel, Shengchang Su, Warunya Panmanee, Gee W. Lau, Tristan Browne, Kevin Cox, Andrew T. Paul, Seung-Hyun B. Ko, Joel E. Mortensen, Joseph S. Lam, Daniel A. Muruve and Daniel J. Hassett* Coral-Associated Bacterial Diversity Is Conserved across Two Deep-Sea Anthothela Species Stephanie N. Lawler, Christina A. Kellogg*, Scott C. France, Rachel W. Clostio, Sandra D. Brooke and Steve W. Ross Protist-Bacteria Associations: Gammaproteobacteria and Alphaproteobacteria Are Prevalent as Digestion-Resistant Bacteria in Ciliated Protozoa Jun Gong*, Yao Qing, Songbao Zou, Rao Fu, Lei Su, Xiaoli Zhang and Qianqian […]

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06 Apr 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in March 2016

Newly Isolated Paenibacillus tyrfis sp. nov., from Malaysian Tropical Peat Swamp Soil with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity Yoong-Kit Aw, Kuan-Shion Ong, Learn-Han Lee, Yuen-Lin Cheow, Catherine M. Yule and Sui-Mae Lee* Biogeochemical and Microbial Variation across 5500 km of Antarctic Surface Sediment Implicates Organic Matter as a Driver of Benthic Community Structure Deric R. Learman*, Michael W. Henson, J. Cameron Thrash, Ben Temperton, Pamela M. Brannock, Scott R. Santos, Andrew R. Mahon and Kenneth M. Halanych GenSeed-HMM: A Tool for Progressive Assembly Using Profile HMMs as Seeds and its Application in Alpavirinae Viral Discovery from Metagenomic Data João M. P. Alves, André L. de Oliveira, Tatiana O. M. Sandberg, Jaime L. Moreno-Gallego, Marcelo A. F. de Toledo, Elisabeth M. M. de Moura, Liliane S. Oliveira, Alan M. Durham, Dolores U. Mehnert, Paolo M. de A. Zanotto, Alejandro Reyes* and Arthur Gruber* Expanding the Diet for DIET: Electron Donors Supporting Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer (DIET) in Defined Co-Cultures Li-Ying Wang, Kelly P. Nevin, Trevor L. Woodard, Bo-Zhong Mu and Derek R. Lovley* A Metagenomics Approach to Evaluate the Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Ascophyllum nodosum or Laminaria digitata on Rumen Function in Rusitec Fermenters Alejandro Belanche*, Eleanor Jones, Ifat Parveen and Charles J. Newbold Anthropogenic N Deposition Slows Decay by Favoring Bacterial […]

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02 Mar 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in February 2016

Eradication of Biofilm-like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime Jie Feng, Megan Weitner, Wanliang Shi, Shuo Zhang and Ying Zhang* Viral Outbreak in Corals Associated with an In Situ Bleaching Event: Atypical Herpes-Like Viruses and a New Megavirus Infecting Symbiodinium Adrienne M. S. Correa, Tracy D. Ainsworth, Stephanie M. Rosales, Andrew R. Thurber, Christopher R. Butler and Rebecca L. Vega Thurber* Microbes as Engines of Ecosystem Function: When Does Community Structure Enhance Predictions of Ecosystem Processes? Emily B. Graham*, Joseph E. Knelman, Andreas Schindlbacher, Steven Siciliano, Marc Breulmann, Anthony Yannarell, J. M. Beman, Guy Abell, Laurent Philippot, James Prosser, Arnaud Foulquier, Jorge C. Yuste, Helen C. Glanville, Davey L. Jones, Roey Angel, Janne Salminen, Ryan J. Newton, Helmut Bürgmann, Lachlan J. Ingram, Ute Hamer, Henri M. P. Siljanen, Krista Peltoniemi, Karin Potthast, Lluís Bañeras, Martin Hartmann, Samiran Banerjee, Ri-Qing Yu, Geraldine Nogaro, Andreas Richter, Marianne Koranda, Sarah C. Castle, Marta Goberna, Bongkeun Song, Amitava Chatterjee, Olga C. Nunes, Ana R. Lopes, Yiping Cao, Aurore Kaisermann, Sara Hallin, Michael S. Strickland, Jordi Garcia-Pausas, Josep Barba, Hojeong Kang, Kazuo Isobe, Sokratis Papaspyrou, Roberta Pastorelli, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Eva Lindström, Nathan Basiliko and Diana R. Nemergut […]

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03 Feb 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in January 2016

Expanding the World of Marine Bacterial and Archaeal Clades Pelin Yilmaz*, Pablo Yarza, Josephine Z. Rapp and Frank O. Glöckner Recombination Does Not Hinder Formation or Detection of Ecological Species of Synechococcus Inhabiting a Hot Spring Cyanobacterial Mat Melanie C. Melendrez*, Eric D. Becraft, Jason M. Wood, Millie T. Olsen, Donald A. Bryant, John F. Heidelberg, Douglas B. Rusch, Frederick M. Cohan and David M. Ward A Lipid-Accumulating Alga Maintains Growth in Outdoor, Alkaliphilic Raceway Pond with Mixed Microbial Communities Tisza A. S. Bell, Bharath Prithiviraj, Brad D. Wahlen, Matthew W. Fields and Brent M. Peyton* Microbial Metabolism Shifts Towards an Adverse Profile with Supplementary Iron in the TIM-2 In vitro model of the Human Colon Guus A. M. Kortman*, Bas E. Dutilh, Annet J. H. Maathuis, Udo F. Engelke, Jos Boekhorst, Kevin P. Keegan, Fiona G. G. Nielsen, Jason Betley, Jacqueline C. Weir, Zoya Kingsbury, Leo A .J. Kluijtmans, Dorine W. Swinkels*, Koen Venema and Harold Tjalsma High Diversity of Anaerobic Alkane-Degrading Microbial Communities in Marine Seep Sediments Based on (1-methylalkyl)succinate Synthase Genes Marion H. Stagars, S. Emil Ruff, Rudolf Amann and Katrin Knittel* Out of Thin Air: Microbial Utilization of Atmospheric Gaseous Organics in the Surface Ocean Jesus M. Arrieta*, Carlos M. Duarte, M. Montserrat Sala and Jordi […]

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06 Jan 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in December 2015

Bacterial Exchange in Household Washing Machines Chris Callewaert, Sam Van Nevel, Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof, Michael S. Granitsiotis and Nico Boon* Occurrence and Antibiotic Resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from Shellfish in Selangor, Malaysia Vengadesh Letchumanan, Priyia Pusparajah, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Learn-Han Lee* and Kok-Gan Chan Evaluation of Antioxidative and Cytotoxic Activities of Streptomyces pluripotens MUSC 137 Isolated from Mangrove Soil in Malaysia Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh* and Learn-Han Lee* Comparative Gut Microbiota of 59 Neotropical Bird Species Sarah M. Hird*, Cesar Sanchez, Bryan C. Carstens and Robb T. Brumfield Year-Long Metagenomic Study of River Microbiomes Across Land Use and Water Quality Thea Van Rossum, Michael A. Peabody, Miguel I. Uyaguari-Diaz, Kirby I. Cronin, Michael Chan, Jared R. Slobodan, Matthew J. Nesbitt, Curtis A. Suttle, William W. L. Hsiao, Patrick K. C. Tang, Natalie A. Prystajecky and Fiona S. L. Brinkman* Chlamydia Infection Across Host Species Boundaries Promotes Distinct Sets of Transcribed Anti-Apoptotic Factors. Joshua E. Messinger, Emmalin Nelton, Colleen Feeney and David C. Gondek* A Metagenomics-Based Metabolic Model of Nitrate-Dependent Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane by Methanoperedens-Like Archaea Arslan Arshad, Daan R. Speth, Rob M. de Graaf, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Mike S. M. Jetten and Cornelia U. Welte* Natural Sunlight Shapes […]

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05 Dec 2015

Most viewed Microbiology articles in November 2015

A Novel C-Terminal Domain of RecJ Is Critical for Interaction with HerA in Deinococcus radiodurans Kaiying Cheng, Ye Zhao*, Xuanyi Chen, Tao Li, Liangyan Wang, Hong Xu, Bing Tian* and Yuejin Hua* Investigation of Antioxidative and Anticancer Potentials of Streptomyces sp. MUM256 Isolated from Malaysia Mangrove Soil Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee* and Bey-Hing Goh* Integrated ‘Omics’, Targeted Metabolite and Single-cell Analyses of Arctic Snow Algae Functionality and Adaptability Stefanie Lutz*, Alexandre M. Anesio, Katie Field and Liane G. Benning* Volatile Organic Compounds from Native Potato-associated Pseudomonas as Potential Anti-oomycete Agents Mout DeVrieze, Piyush Pandey, Thomas D. Bucheli, Adithi R. Varadarajan, Christian H. Ahrens, Laure Weisskopf and Aurélien Bailly* Solute Concentrations Influence Microbial Methanogenesis in Coal-Bearing Strata of the Cherokee Basin, USA Matthew F. Kirk*, Brien H. Wilson, Kyle A. Marquart, Lydia H. Zeglin, David S. Vinson and Theodore M. Flynn A Fragrant Neighborhood: Volatile Mediated Bacterial Interactions in Soil Kristin Schulz-Bohm*, Hans Zweers, Wietse De Boer and Paolina Garbeva Differences in Intertidal Microbial Assemblages on Urban Structures and Natural Rocky Reef Elisa L.-Y. Tan*, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Emma L. Johnston and Katherine A. Dafforn Antimicrobial Resistance and Genotypic Diversity of Campylobacter Isolated from Pig, Dairy and Beef Cattle in Tanzania Isaac P. Kashoma, Issmat […]

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08 Nov 2015

Most viewed Microbiology articles in October 2015

Multiple adaptations to polar and alpine environments within cyanobacteria: a phylogenomic and Bayesian approach Nathan A. M. Chrismas, Alexandre M. Anesio and Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo* Genome reconstructions indicate the partitioning of ecological functions inside a phytoplankton bloom in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica Tom O. Delmont, A. Murat Eren, Joseph H. Vineis and Anton F. Post* Cross-biome comparison of microbial association networks Karoline Faust, Gipsi Lima-Mendez, Jean-Sébastien Lerat, Jarupon F. Sathirapongsasuti, Rob Knight, Curtis Huttenhower, Tom Lenaerts and Jeroen Raes* Metabolic functions of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains from Populus deltoides depend on rhizosphere or endosphere isolation compartment Collin M. Timm, Alisha G. Campbell, Sagar M. Utturkar, Se-Ran Jun, Rebecca E. Parales, Watumesa A. Tan, Michael S. Robeson, Tse-Yuan S. Lu, Sara Jawdy, Steven D. Brown, David W. Ussery, Christopher W. Schadt, Gerald A. Tuskan, Mitchel J. Doktycz, David J. Weston and Dale A. Pelletier* Diversity and functions of volatile organic compounds produced by Streptomyces from a disease-suppressive soil Viviane Cordovez, Victor J. Carrion, Desalegn W. Etalo, Roland Mumm, Hua Zhu, Gilles P. van Wezel and Jos M. Raaijmakers* Heterologous xylose isomerase pathway and evolutionary engineering improve xylose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Xin Qi, Jian Zha, Gao-Gang Liu, Weiwen Zhang, Bing-Zhi Li* and Ying-Jin Yuan FvBck1, a component of cell wall […]

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03 Oct 2015

Most viewed Microbiology articles in September 2015

Spatial and temporal dynamics of virus occurrence in two freshwater lakes captured through metagenomic analysis Mohammad Mohiuddin and Herb E. Schellhorn* Carbon assimilation and accumulation of cyanophycin during the development of dormant cells (akinetes) in the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Assaf Sukenik*, Iris Maldener, Thomas Delhaye, Yehudit Viner-Motzini, Dotan Sela and Myriam Bormans Diverse and abundant multi-drug resistant E. coli in Matang mangrove estuaries, Malaysia Aziz Ghaderpour, Wing Sze Ho, Li-Lee Chew, Chui Wei Bong, Ving Ching Chong, Kwai-Lin Thong and Lay Ching Chai* Ranking of persister genes in the same Escherichia coli genetic background demonstrates varying importance of individual persister genes in tolerance to different antibiotics Nan Wu, Lei He, Peng Cui, Wenjie Wang, Youhua Yuan, Shuang Liu, Tao Xu, Shanshan Zhang, Jing Wu, Wenhong Zhang* and Ying Zhang* Hydrological pulse regulating the bacterial heterotrophic metabolism between Amazonian mainstems and floodplain lakes Luciana O. Vidal*, Gwenäel Abril, Luis F. Artigas, Michaela L. Melo, Marcelo C. Bernardes, Lúcia M. Lobão, Mariana C. Reis, Patricia Moreira-Turcq, Marc Benedetti, Valdemar L. Tornisielo and Fabio Roland Relations of microbiome characteristics to edaphic properties of tropical soils from Trinidad Vidya De Gannes, Gaius Eudoxie, Isaac Bekele and William J. Hickey* Identification of natural inhibitors of Entamoeba histolytica cysteine synthase from microbial secondary metabolites Mihoko […]

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29 Aug 2015

Most viewed Microbiology articles in August 2015

The allosteric behavior of Fur mediates oxidative stress signal transduction in Helicobacter pylori Simone Pelliciari, Andrea Vannini, Davide Roncarati and Alberto Danielli* Genome-guided insight into the methylotrophy of Paracoccus aminophilus JCM 7686 Lukasz Dziewit*, Jakub Czarnecki, Emilia Prochwicz, Daniel Wibberg, Andreas Schlüter, Alfred Pühler and Dariusz Bartosik Antibodies against invasive phenotype-specific antigens increase Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis translocation across a polarized epithelial cell model and enhance killing by bovine macrophages Jamie L. Everman, and Luiz E. Bermudez* Paracoccidioides spp. ferrous and ferric iron assimilation pathways Elisa Flávia L. C. Bailão, Patrícia de Sousa Lima, Mirelle G. Silva-Bailão, Alexandre M. Bailão, Gabriel da Rocha Fernandes, Daniel J. Kosman and Célia Maria de Almeida Soares* Response of leaf endophytic bacterial community to elevated CO2 at different growth stages of rice plant Gaidi Ren, Huayong Zhang, Xiangui Lin, Jianguo Zhu and Zhongjun Jia* Defects in polynucleotide phosphorylase impairs virulence in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Jia Hu and Mei-Jun Zhu* Metabolomics reveals differences of metal toxicity in cultures of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 grown on different carbon sources Sean C. Booth, Aalim M. Weljie and Raymond J. Turner* Intrinsic plasmids influence MicF-mediated translational repression of ompF in Yersinia pestis Zizhong Liu, Haili Wang, Hongduo Wang, Jing Wang, Yujing Bi, Xiaoyi Wang, Ruifu Yang* and Yanping Han* […]