Issue table of contents

Journal of Medical Microbiology — Volume 56, Issue 4

24 articles in this issue

Effect of deletion of the lpxM gene on virulence and vaccine potential of Yersinia pestis in mice

Anisimov, Andrey P., Shaikhutdinova, Rima Z., Pan'kina, Lyudmila N., Feodorova, Valentina A., Savostina, Elena P., Bystrova, Ol'ga V., Lindner, Buko, Mokrievich, Aleksandr N. et al.

p. 443 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46880-0

Vaccine efficacy of an attenuated but persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis cysH mutant

Senaratne, Ryan H., Mougous, Joseph D., Reader, J. Rachel, Williams, Spencer J., Zhang, Tianjiao, Bertozzi, Carolyn R., Riley, Lee W.

p. 454 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46983-0

Toll-like receptor 2-mediated dendritic cell activation by a Porphyromonas gingivalis synthetic lipopeptide

Asai, Yasuyuki, Makimura, Yutaka, Ogawa, Tomohiko

p. 459 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46991-0

HOST RESPONSE

Evaluation of T-cell responses to peptides with MHC class I-binding motifs derived from PE_PGRS 33 protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M. G. Chaitra, M. S. Shaila, R. Nayak

p. 466–474 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46928-0

Identification of Gram-negative bacilli directly from positive blood culture vials

Ng, Siew Yong, Kwang, Lee Ling, Tan, Thean Yen

p. 475 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46708-0

DIAGNOSTICS, TYPING AND IDENTIFICATION

Multiplex PCR assay for identification of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis from pure cultures and for rapid detection of this pathogen in clinical samples

Luis G. C. Pacheco, Roberta R. Pena, Thiago L. P. Castro, Fernanda A. Dorella, Robson C. Bahia, Renato Carminati, Marcílio N. L. Frota, Sérgio C. Oliveira et al.

p. 480–486 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46997-0

Non-cultural detection and molecular genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from a piece of clothing

Martin, Iona M. C., Foreman, Ellie, Hall, Vicky, Nesbitt, Anne, Forster, Greta, Ison, Catherine A.

p. 487 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46956-0

Evaluation of a chromogenic agar (MRSASelect) for the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with clinical samples in The Netherlands

van Loo, I. H. M., van Dijk, S., Verbakel-Schelle, I., Buiting, A. G. M.

p. 491 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47016-0

Prospective evaluation of the new chromogenic medium CandiSelect 4 for differentiation and presumptive identification of the major pathogenic Candida species

Sendid, Boualem, Francois, Nadine, Standaert, Annie, Dehecq, Eric, Zerimech, Farid, Camus, Daniel, Poulain, Daniel

p. 495 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46715-0

Comparison of four chromogenic media for culture-based screening of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Cherkaoui, Abdessalam, Renzi, Gesuele, Francois, Patrice, Schrenzel, Jacques

p. 500 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46981-0

Identification of species of Abiotrophia, Enterococcus, Granulicatella and Streptococcus by sequence analysis of the ribosomal 16S-23S intergenic spacer region

Tung, Sheng Kai, Teng, Lee Jene, Vaneechoutte, Mario, Chen, Hung Mo, Chang, Tsung Chain

p. 504 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47027-0

Journal of Medical Microbiology

p. 514

Evaluation of susceptibility of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum clinical isolates to antifungal drugs using a modified CLSI microdilution method (M38-A)

Barros, Maria Elisabete da Silva, Santos, Daniel de Assis, Hamdan, Junia Soares

p. 514 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46542-0

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Effects of oregano, carvacrol and thymol on Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Antonia Nostro, Andrea Sudano Roccaro, Giuseppe Bisignano, Andreana Marino, Maria A. Cannatelli, Francesco C. Pizzimenti, Pier Luigi Cioni, Francesca Procopio et al.

p. 519–523 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46804-0

Detection of a neonatal human rotavirus strain with VP4 and NSP4 genes of porcine origin

Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc P., Leite, Jose Paulo G., Lima, Jackson C., Heinemann, Marcos B., Oliveira, Darleise S., Araujo, Irene T., Soares, Luana S., Gusmao, Rosa Helena P. et al.

p. 524 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46635-0

Epidemiological shift in the prevalence of pertussis in Taiwan: implications for pertussis vaccination

Lin, Yu-Chi, Yao, Shu-Man, Yan, Jer-Jea, Chen, Ying-Yan, Chiang, Chuen-Sheue, Wu, Ho-Sheng, Li, Shu-Ying

p. 533 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46741-0

Clinical and microbiological investigations of typhoid fever in an infectious disease hospital in Kuwait

Dimitrov, Tsonyo, Udo, Eded E., Albaksami, Ossama, Al-Shehab, Shehab, Kilani, Abdal, Shehab, Medhat, Al-Nakkas, Aref

p. 538 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46814-0

Clinical and microbiological features of nocardiosis 1997-2003

Munoz, J., Mirelis, B., Aragon, L. M., Gutierrez, N., Sanchez, F., Espanol, M., Esparcia, O., Gurgui, M. et al.

p. 545 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46774-0

Serotype distribution of Streptococcus mutans a pathogen of dental caries in cardiovascular specimens from Japanese patients

Nakano, Kazuhiko, Nemoto, Hirotoshi, Nomura, Ryota, Homma, Hiromi, Yoshioka, Hideo, Shudo, Yasuhiro, Hata, Hiroki, Toda, Koichi et al.

p. 551 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47051-0

HUMAN AND ANIMAL MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

A Helicobacter hepaticus catalase mutant is hypersensitive to oxidative stress and suffers increased DNA damage

Yang Hong, Ge Wang, Robert J. Maier

p. 557–562 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46891-0

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