Issue table of contents

Microbiology — Volume 155, Issue 2

34 articles in this issue

REVIEW

Glycosylation and biogenesis of a family of serine-rich bacterial adhesins

Meixian Zhou, Hui Wu

p. 317–327 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.025221-0

Verification of a topology model of PorT as an integral outer-membrane protein in Porphyromonas gingivalis

Nguyen, Ky-Anh, Zylicz, Jasiek, Szczesny, Pawel, Sroka, Aneta, Hunter, Neil, Potempa, Jan

p. 328 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.024323-0

Phagocytosis, germination and killing of Bacillus subtilis spores presenting heterologous antigens in human macrophages

Ceragioli, Mara, Cangiano, Giuseppina, Esin, Semih, Ghelardi, Emilia, Ricca, Ezio, Senesi, Sonia

p. 338 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022939-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Roles of maltodextrin and glycogen phosphorylases in maltose utilization and glycogen metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Gerd M. Seibold, Martin Wurst, Bernhard J. Eikmanns

p. 347–358 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023614-0

Microarray studies reveal a 'differential response' to moderate or severe heat shock of the HrcA- and HspR-dependent systems in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Barreiro, Carlos, Nakunst, Diana, Huser, Andrea T., de Paz, Hector D., Kalinowski, Jorn, Martin, Juan F.

p. 359 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.019299-0

Cyclopropane fatty acyl synthase in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Saborido Basconcillo, Libia, Zaheer, Rahat, Finan, Turlough M., McCarry, Brian E.

p. 373 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022608-0

The Rhizobium etli RpoH1 and RpoH2 sigma factors are involved in different stress responses

Martinez-Salazar, Jaime M., Sandoval-Calderon, Mario, Guo, Xianwu, Castillo-Ramirez, Santiago, Reyes, Alma, Loza, Maria G., Rivera, Javier, Alvarado-Affantranger, Xochitl et al.

p. 386 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.021428-0

Identification of genes required for different stages of dendritic swarming in Bacillus subtilis, with a novel role for phrC

Hamze, Kassem, Julkowska, Daria, Autret, Sabine, Hinc, Krzysztof, Nagorska, Krzysztofa, Sekowska, Agnieszka, Holland, I. Barry, Seror, Simone J.

p. 398 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.021477-0

The Hog1 MAP kinase controls respiratory metabolism in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Alonso-Monge, Rebeca, Carvaihlo, Sara, Nombela, Cesar, Rial, Eduardo, Pla, Jesus

p. 413 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023309-0

Cloning and heterologous expression of a novel ligninolytic peroxidase gene from poroid brown-rot fungus Antrodia cinnamomea

Huang, S. T., Tzean, S. S., Tsai, B. Y., Hsieh, H. J.

p. 424 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022459-0

Role of motility and chemotaxis in the pathogenesis of Dickeya dadantii 3937 (ex Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937)

Antunez-Lamas, Maria, Cabrera-Ordonez, Ezequiel, Lopez-Solanilla, Emilia, Raposo, Rosa, Trelles-Salazar, Oswaldo, Rodriguez-Moreno, Andres, Rodriguez-Palenzuela, Pablo

p. 434 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022244-0

The Streptococcus equi prophage-encoded protein SEQ2045 is a hyaluronan-specific hyaluronate lyase that is produced during equine infection

Lindsay, Anna-Marie, Zhang, Meng, Mitchell, Zoe, Holden, Matthew T. G., Waller, Andrew S., Sutcliffe, Iain C., Black, Gary W.

p. 443 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.020826-0

The conserved portion of the putative virulence region contributes to virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Tivendale, Kelly A., Noormohammadi, Amir H., Allen, Joanne L., Browning, Glenn F.

p. 450 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023143-0

GFP plasmid-induced defects in Salmonella invasion depend on plasmid architecture, not protein expression

Clark, Leann, Martinez-Argudo, Isabel, Humphrey, Tom J., Jepson, Mark A.

p. 461 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.025700-0

Surface display of the receptor-binding domain of the F17a-G fimbrial adhesin through the autotransporter AIDA-I leads to permeability of bacterial cells

Van Gerven, Nani, Sleutel, Mike, Deboeck, Francine, De Greve, Henri, Hernalsteens, Jean-Pierre

p. 468 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022327-0

A novel PhoP-regulated locus encoding the cytolysin ClyA and the secreted invasin TaiA of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is involved in virulence

Faucher, Sebastien P., Forest, Chantal, Beland, Maxime, Daigle, France

p. 477 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022988-0

Plasmid diversity in Vibrio vulnificus biotypes

Roig, Francisco J., Amaro, Carmen

p. 489 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023424-0

Temperature and growth phase influence the outer-membrane proteome and the expression of a type VI secretion system in Yersinia pestis

Rembert Pieper, Shih-Ting Huang, Jeffrey M. Robinson, David J. Clark, Hamid Alami, Prashanth P. Parmar, Robert D. Perry, Robert D. Fleischmann et al.

p. 498–512 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022160-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Differences between human subjects in the composition of the faecal bacterial community and faecal metabolism of linoleic acid

Estelle Devillard, Freda M. McIntosh, Delphine Paillard, Nadine A. Thomas, Kevin J. Shingfield, R. John Wallace

p. 513–520 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023416-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Regulation of virulence by butyrate sensing in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Noriko Nakanishi, Kosuke Tashiro, Satoru Kuhara, Tetsuya Hayashi, Nakaba Sugimoto, Toru Tobe

p. 521–530 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023499-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Probiotics prevent enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7-mediated inhibition of interferon-γ-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT-1

Narveen Jandu, Zoë Jingjing Zeng, Kathene C. Johnson-Henry, Philip M. Sherman

p. 531–540 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.021931-0

Secreted indole serves as a signal for expression of type III secretion system translocators in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 : H7

Hirakawa, Hidetada, Kodama, Toshio, Takumi-Kobayashi, Asuka, Honda, Takeshi, Yamaguchi, Akihito

p. 541 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.020420-0

Genes involved in the repression of mutacin I production in Streptococcus mutans

Nguyen, Trang, Zhang, Zhijun, Huang, I-Hsiu, Wu, Chenggang, Merritt, Justin, Shi, Wenyuan, Qi, Fengxia

p. 551 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.021303-0

Kinase activity of the dgk gene product is involved in the virulence of Streptococcus mutans

Yukie Shibata, Jan R. van der Ploeg, Takeshi Kozuki, Yasuhito Shirai, Naoaki Saito, Miki Kawada-Matsuo, Toru Takeshita, Yoshihisa Yamashita

p. 557–565 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023812-0

Regulation of streptokinase expression by CovR/S in Streptococcus pyogenes: CovR acts through a single high-affinity binding site

Churchward, Gordon, Bates, Christopher, Gusa, Asiya A., Stringer, Virginia, Scott, June R.

p. 566 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.024620-0

Production of a unique pneumococcal capsule serotype belonging to serogroup 6

Bratcher, Preston E., Park, In H., Hollingshead, Susan K., Nahm, Moon H.

p. 576 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.024521-0

Characteristics of the bovicin HJ50 gene cluster in Streptococcus bovis HJ50

Liu, Gang, Zhong, Jin, Ni, Jianqiang, Chen, Meiling, Xiao, Haijie, Huan, Liandong

p. 584 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022707-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Analysis of the promoter activities of the genes encoding three quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenases in Pseudomonas putida HK5

Worrawat Promden, Alisa S. Vangnai, Hirohide Toyama, Kazunobu Matsushita, Piamsook Pongsawasdi

p. 594–603 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.021956-0

Induction of morphological changes in Ustilago maydis cells by octyl gallate

Sierra-Campos, E., Valdez-Solana, M. A., Matuz-Mares, D., Velazquez, I., Pardo, J. P.

p. 604 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.020800-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Methionine sulphoxide reductases protect iron–sulphur clusters from oxidative inactivation in yeast

Theodora C. Sideri, Sylvia A. Willetts, Simon V. Avery

p. 612–623 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022665-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

PMKT2, a new killer toxin from Pichia membranifaciens, and its promising biotechnological properties for control of the spoilage yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis

A. Santos, M. San Mauro, E. Bravo, D. Marquina

p. 624–634 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.023663-0

Stability and lability of circadian period of gene expression in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus

Clerico, Eugenia M., Cassone, Vincent M., Golden, Susan S.

p. 635 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022343-0

Molecular identification, typing and traceability of cyanobacteria from freshwater reservoirs

Valerio, Elisabete, Chambel, Lelia, Paulino, Sergio, Faria, Natalia, Pereira, Paulo, Tenreiro, Rogerio

p. 642 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022848-0

Amoeba co-culture of soil specimens recovered 33 different bacteria, including four new species and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Evstigneeva, Anna, Raoult, Didier, Karpachevskiy, Lev, La Scola, Bernard

p. 657 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.022970-0