Patrick, Sheila, Blakely, Garry W., Houston, Simon, Moore, Jane, Abratt, Valerie R., Bertalan, Marcelo, Cerdeno-Tarraga, Ana M., Quail, Michael A. et al.

p. 3255 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042978-0

Evaluating the microbial diversity of an in vitro model of the human large intestine by phylogenetic microarray analysis

Rajilic-Stojanovic, Mirjana, Maathuis, Annet, Heilig, Hans G. H. J., Venema, Koen, de Vos, Willem M., Smidt, Hauke

p. 3270 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042044-0

THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA

The bacterial microbiota in the oral mucosa of rural Amerindians

Monica Contreras, Elizabeth K. Costello, Glida Hidalgo, Magda Magris, Rob Knight, Maria G. Dominguez-Bello

p. 3282–3287 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043174-0

THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG attenuates interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α-induced barrier dysfunction and pro-inflammatory signalling

Kevin A. Donato, Mélanie G. Gareau, Yu Jing Jenny Wang, Philip M. Sherman

p. 3288–3297 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.040139-0

THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA

Intestinal lactobacilli and the DC-SIGN gene for their recognition by dendritic cells play a role in the aetiology of allergic manifestations

John Penders, Carel Thijs, Monique Mommers, Ellen E. Stobberingh, Edward Dompeling, Naomi E. Reijmerink, Piet A. van den Brandt, Marjan Kerkhof et al.

p. 3298–3305 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042069-0

Diversity of caecal bacteria is altered in interleukin-10 gene-deficient mice before and after colitis onset and when fed polyunsaturated fatty acids

Knoch, Bianca, Nones, Katia, Barnett, Matthew P. G., McNabb, Warren C., Roy, Nicole C.

p. 3306 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041723-0

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THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA

Unexpected consequences of administering bacteriocinogenic probiotic strains for Salmonella populations, revealed by an in vitro colonic model of the child gut

Annina Zihler, Mélanie Gagnon, Christophe Chassard, Anita Hegland, Marc J. A. Stevens, Christian P. Braegger, Christophe Lacroix

p. 3342–3353 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042036-0

A new macrocyclic antibiotic, fidaxomicin (OPT-80), causes less alteration to the bowel microbiota of Clostridium difficile-infected patients than does vancomycin

Gerald W. Tannock, Karen Munro, Corinda Taylor, Blair Lawley, Wayne Young, Brendan Byrne, Judy Emery, Thomas Louie

p. 3354–3359 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042010-0

THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA

Functional and phenotypic characterization of a protein from Lactobacillus acidophilus involved in cell morphology, stress tolerance and adherence to intestinal cells

Sarah J. O'Flaherty, Todd R. Klaenhammer

p. 3360–3367 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043158-0

Strain-specific diversity of mucus-binding proteins in the adhesion and aggregation properties of Lactobacillus reuteri

MacKenzie, Donald A., Jeffers, Faye, Parker, Mary L., Vibert-Vallet, Amandine, Bongaerts, Roy J., Roos, Stefan, Walter, Jens, Juge, Nathalie

p. 3368 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043265-0

CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF MICROBES

Interaction of colicin E7 with the major coat protein (g8p) may confer limited protection on colicinogenic Escherichia coli against M13 bacteriophage infection

Yuh-Ren Chen, Tsung-Yeh Yang, Guang-Sheng Lei, Chen-Chung Liao, Kin-Fu Chak

p. 3379–3385 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.040592-0

CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF MICROBES

Revealing the essentiality of multiple archaeal pcna genes using a mutant propagation assay based on an improved knockout method

Changyi Zhang, Li Guo, Ling Deng, Yuanxin Wu, Yunxiang Liang, Li Huang, Qunxin She

p. 3386–3397 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042523-0

Mapping the epithelial-cell-binding domain of the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans autotransporter adhesin Aae

Fine, Daniel H., Kaplan, Jeffrey B., Furgang, David, Karched, Maribasappa, Velliyagounder, Kabilan, Yue, Gang

p. 3412 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.037606-0

ClgR regulation of chaperone and protease systems is essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis parasitism of the macrophage

Estorninho, Megan, Smith, Hilde, Thole, Jelle, Harders-Westerveen, Jose, Kierzek, Andrzej, Butler, Rachel E., Neyrolles, Olivier, Stewart, Graham R.

p. 3445 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042275-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Microbiology — Volume 156, Issue 11

Microbiology 156(11):3203

Gastrointestinal microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome: present state and perspectives

Long-term impacts of antibiotic exposure on the human intestinal microbiota

Novel approaches for analysing gut microbes and dietary polyphenols: challenges and opportunities

Extracellular proteins secreted by probiotic bacteria as mediators of effects that promote mucosa–bacteria interactions

Comparative genomics of the genus Bifidobacterium

Twenty-eight divergent polysaccharide loci specifying within- and amongst-strain capsule diversity in three strains of Bacteroides fragilis

Evaluating the microbial diversity of an in vitro model of the human large intestine by phylogenetic microarray analysis

The bacterial microbiota in the oral mucosa of rural Amerindians

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG attenuates interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α-induced barrier dysfunction and pro-inflammatory signalling

Intestinal lactobacilli and the DC-SIGN gene for their recognition by dendritic cells play a role in the aetiology of allergic manifestations

Diversity of caecal bacteria is altered in interleukin-10 gene-deficient mice before and after colitis onset and when fed polyunsaturated fatty acids

Microbiology 156(11):3317

Microbiology 156(11):3329

Unexpected consequences of administering bacteriocinogenic probiotic strains for Salmonella populations, revealed by an in vitro colonic model of the child gut

A new macrocyclic antibiotic, fidaxomicin (OPT-80), causes less alteration to the bowel microbiota of Clostridium difficile-infected patients than does vancomycin

Functional and phenotypic characterization of a protein from Lactobacillus acidophilus involved in cell morphology, stress tolerance and adherence to intestinal cells

Strain-specific diversity of mucus-binding proteins in the adhesion and aggregation properties of Lactobacillus reuteri

Interaction of colicin E7 with the major coat protein (g8p) may confer limited protection on colicinogenic Escherichia coli against M13 bacteriophage infection

Revealing the essentiality of multiple archaeal pcna genes using a mutant propagation assay based on an improved knockout method

Mapping the epithelial-cell-binding domain of the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans autotransporter adhesin Aae

ClgR regulation of chaperone and protease systems is essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis parasitism of the macrophage

Molecular pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes in the alternative model host Galleria mellonella

A streptococcal effector protein that inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm development

Microbiology 156(11):3478