Issue table of contents

Journal of Medical Microbiology — Volume 57, Issue 8

24 articles in this issue

REVIEW

Francisella tularensis: unravelling the secrets of an intracellular pathogen

Petra C. F. Oyston

p. 921–930 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000653-0

The Lon protease regulates swarming motility and virulence gene expression in Proteus mirabilis

Clemmer, Katy M., Rather, Philip N.

p. 931 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47778-0

Growth-phase regulation of lipopolysaccharide O-antigen chain length influences serum resistance in serovars of Salmonella

Bravo, Denisse, Silva, Cecilia, Carter, Javier A., Hoare, Anilei, Alvarez, Sergio A., Blondel, Carlos J., Zaldivar, Mercedes, Valvano, Miguel A. et al.

p. 938 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47848-0

Double-antigen sandwich time-resolved immunofluorometric assay for the detection of anti-hepatitis C virus total antibodies with improved specificity and sensitivity

Wu, Feng-Bo, Ouyan, Hai-Qiao, Tang, Xiao-Yan, Zhou, Zhen-Xian

p. 947 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47835-0

DIAGNOSTICS, TYPING AND IDENTIFICATION

Agar dilution and agar screen with cefoxitin and oxacillin: what is known and what is unknown in detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Leandro Reus Rodrigues Perez, Cícero Dias, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo

p. 954–956 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46992-0

Cefoxitin disc diffusion test for detection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci

Jain, Amita, Agarwal, Astha, Verma, Raj Kumar

p. 957 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47152-0

A comparison of two methods for the diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum

Alexander, Sarah, Martin, Iona M. C., Ison, Catherine

p. 962 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000562-0

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Efficacy of common hospital biocides with biofilms of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates

Karen Smith, Iain S. Hunter

p. 966–973 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47668-0

Potency of IMP-10 metallo-{beta}-lactamase in hydrolysing various antipseudomonal {beta}-lactams

Zhao, Wei-Hua, Hu, Zhi-Qing, Shimamura, Tadakatsu

p. 974 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/001388-0

Presence of pathogenic Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks and rodents in Zhejiang, south-east China

Chu, Chen-Yi, Jiang, Bao-Gui, Liu, Wei, Zhao, Qiu-Min, Wu, Xiao-Ming, Zhang, Pan-He, Zhan, Lin, Yang, Hong et al.

p. 980 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47663-0

Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and its coinfection with Borrelia afzelii in Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks inhabiting Tver Province (Russia) – a sympatric region for both tick species

Toshiyuki Masuzawa, Igor G. Kharitonenkov, Yoshihiro Okamoto, Takashi Fukui, Norio Ohashi

p. 986 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47721-0

A new serotype 14 variant of the pneumococcal Spain9V-3 international clone detected in the central region of Argentina

Albarracin Orio, Andrea G., Cortes, Paulo R., Tregnaghi, Miguel, Pinas, German E., Argentinean Network Pneumococcus Study Group,, Echenique, Jose R.

p. 992 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000505-0

A convenient rapid culture assay for the detection of enteroviruses in clinical samples: comparison with conventional cell culture and RT-PCR

Terletskaia-Ladwig, Elena, Meier, Silvia, Hahn, Ralph, Leinmuller, Michael, Schneider, Franz, Enders, Martin

p. 1000 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47799-0

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY

Impact of antibiotics on the gut microbiota of critically ill patients

Gaetano Iapichino, Maria Luisa Callegari, Silvia Marzorati, Marco Cigada, Davide Corbella, Susanna Ferrari, Lorenzo Morelli

p. 1007–1014 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47387-0

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY

Increase in the frequency of recovery of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis

Itzhak Brook, Perry A. Foote, Jeffrey N. Hausfeld

p. 1015–1017 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000851-0

Biofilm formation by Scottish clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Smith, Karen, Perez, Ana, Ramage, Gordon, Lappin, David, Gemmell, Curtis G., Lang, Sue

p. 1018 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000968-0

Rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cotonou (Benin) using two low-cost colorimetric methods: resazurin and nitrate reductase assays

Affolabi, Dissou, Sanoussi, N'Dira, Odoun, Mathieu, Martin, Anandi, Koukpemedji, Louis, Palomino, Juan Carlos, Kestens, Luc, Anagonou, Severin et al.

p. 1024 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000406-0

An overview of the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from four Asian countries

Ang, C. F., Ong, C. S., Rukmana, A., Pham Thi, K. L., Yap, S. F., Ngeow, Y. F., Ho, M. L., Sudiro, T. M. et al.

p. 1039 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47850-0