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Microbiology — Volume 150, Issue 5
'Anaerobic protists': some misconceptions and confusions
Azotobacter vinelandii: a Pseudomonas in disguise?
A C-terminal deletion mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ shows fast polymerization in vitro
Screening genomes of Gram-positive bacteria for double-glycine-motif-containing peptides
Anaerobic protists and hidden mitochondria
tvcp12: a novel Trichomonas vaginalis cathepsin L-like cysteine proteinase-encoding gene
Production of ammonia by Tritrichomonas foetus and Trichomonas vaginalis
PCR-based identification of zoonotic isolates of Blastocystis from mammals and birds
Phylogenetic identification of Pneumocystis murina sp. nov., a new species in laboratory mice
Molecular typing of Pneumocystis jirovecii found in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded lung tissue sections from sudden infant death victims
Similar genotypes of Pneumocystis jirovecii in different forms of Pneumocystis infection
Inability of Pneumocystis organisms to incorporate bromodeoxyuridine suggests the absence of a salvage pathway for thymidine
The plasma membrane of microaerophilic protists: oxidative and nitrosative stress
Intron-containing {beta}-tubulin transcripts in Cryptosporidium parvum cultured in vitro
Functional characterization of replication protein A2 (RPA2) from Cryptosporidium parvum
Differential expression and interaction of transcription co-activator MBF1 with TATA-binding protein (TBP) in the apicomplexan Cryptosporidium parvum
Polyamine metabolism in a member of the phylum Microspora (Encephalitozoon cuniculi): effects of polyamine analogues
Amino sugar phosphate levels in Giardia change during cyst wall formation
Menadione kills trophozoites and cysts of Giardia intestinalis
Cyst wall synthase: N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity is induced to form the novel N-acetylgalactosamine polysaccharide in the Giardia cyst wall
Mitosomes of Entamoeba histolytica are abundant mitochondrion-related remnant organelles that lack a detectable organellar genome
Expression in fibroblasts and in live animals of Entamoeba histolytica polypeptides EhCP112 and EhADH112
Spore morphotypes of Thelohania solenopsae (microsporidia) described microscopically and confirmed by PCR of individual spores microdissected from smears by position ablative laser microbeam microscopy
Effects of high light on transcripts of stress-associated genes for the cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Prochlorococcus MED4 and MIT9313
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Influences of temperature, salinity and starvation on the motility and chemotactic response of Vibrio anguillarum
Enhanced motility of a Proteus mirabilis strain expressing hybrid FlaAB flagella
NifH and NifD phylogenies: an evolutionary basis for understanding nitrogen fixation capabilities of methanotrophic bacteria
Significant differences in type IV pilin allele distribution among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) versus non-CF patients
Emergence of phenotypic variants upon mismatch repair disruption in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PHYSIOLOGY
Stress-responsive proteins are upregulated in Streptococcus mutans during acid tolerance
Proteome analysis of Streptococcus mutans metabolic phenotype during acid tolerance
Functional analysis of the transcriptional activator XlnR from Aspergillus niger
Immunolocalization of NblA, a protein involved in phycobilisome turnover, during heterocyst differentiation in cyanobacteria
The last step in coenzyme B12 synthesis is localized to the cell membrane in bacteria and archaea
Strains of Bacillus cereus vary in the phenotypic adaptation of their membrane lipid composition in response to low water activity, reduced temperature and growth in rice starch
Ammonium and hydroxylamine uptake and accumulation in Nitrosomonas
Quantitative relationships for specific growth rates and macromolecular compositions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) and Escherichia coli B/r: an integrative theoretical approach
The signal peptide sequence of a lytic transglycosylase of Neisseria meningitidis is involved in regulation of gene expression
Unique organization and regulation of the mrx fimbrial operon in Xenorhabdus nematophila
The Fur-like protein Mur of Rhizobium leguminosarum is a Mn2+-responsive transcriptional regulator
Increased transcription rates correlate with increased reversion rates in leuB and argH Escherichia coli auxotrophs
Role of homoserine and threonine pathway intermediates as precursors for the biosynthesis of aminoethoxyvinylglycine in Streptomyces sp. NRRL 5331
PATHOGENS AND PATHOGENICITY
Molecular and functional characterization of type I signal peptidase from Legionella pneumophila
Two relA/spoT homologous genes are involved in the morphological and physiological differentiation of Streptomyces clavuligerus
Properties of haemolysin E (HlyE) from a pathogenic Escherichia coli avian isolate and studies of HlyE export
Induction of Mycobacterium avium growth restriction and inhibition of phagosome-endosome interactions during macrophage activation and apoptosis induction by picolinic acid plus IFN{gamma}
Genome structure in the vole bacillus, Mycobacterium microti, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex with a low virulence for humans
Molecular characterization of binding subcomponents of Clostridium botulinum type C progenitor toxin for intestinal epithelial cells and erythrocytes
PATHOGENS AND PATHOGENICITY