Issue table of contents

Microbiology — Volume 156, Issue 12

31 articles in this issue

Microbial communication and virulence: lessons from evolutionary theory

Stephen P. Diggle

p. 3503–3512 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.045179-0

Transcriptional autoregulation of the RcsCDB phosphorelay system in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

María de las Mercedes Pescaretti, Fabián E. López, Roberto D. Morero, Mónica A. Delgado

p. 3513–3521 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041319-0

Telomere position effect is regulated by heterochromatin-associated proteins and NkuA in Aspergillus nidulans

Jonathan M. Palmer, Sandeep Mallaredy, Dustin W. Perry, James F. Sanchez, Jeffrey M. Theisen, Edyta Szewczyk, Berl R. Oakley, Clay C. C. Wang et al.

p. 3522–3531 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.039255-0

Small subunits of RNA polymerase: localization, levels and implications for core enzyme composition

Geoff P. Doherty, Mark J. Fogg, Anthony J. Wilkinson, Peter J. Lewis

p. 3532–3543 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041566-0

DevT (Alr4674), resembling a Ser/Thr protein phosphatase, is essential for heterocyst function in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

Javier Espinosa, Thomas Brunner, Nicole Fiedler, Karl Forchhammer, Alicia M. Muro-Pastor, Iris Maldener

p. 3544–3555 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043398-0

Peroxynitrite stress is exacerbated by flavohaemoglobin-derived oxidative stress in Salmonella Typhimurium and is relieved by nitric oxide

Samantha McLean, Lesley A. H. Bowman, Robert K. Poole

p. 3556–3565 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.044214-0

Crystal structure and mutagenesis analysis of chitinase CrChi1 from the nematophagous fungus Clonostachys rosea in complex with the inhibitor caffeine

Jinkui Yang, Zhongwei Gan, Zhiyong Lou, Nan Tao, Qili Mi, Lianming Liang, Yuna Sun, Yu Guo et al.

p. 3566–3574 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043653-0

A quadruple-enterotoxin-deficient mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis remains insecticidal

Amy K. Klimowicz, Terry A. Benson, Jo Handelsman

p. 3575–3583 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.039925-0

Heterologous expression of the surface-layer-like protein SllB induces the formation of long filaments of Escherichia coli consisting of protein-stabilized outer membrane

Franziska Linda Lederer, Tobias Jan Günther, Katrin Flemming, Johannes Raff, Karim Fahmy, Armin Springer, Katrin Pollmann

p. 3584–3595 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.040808-0

Variation in the Neisseria meningitidis FadL-like protein: an evolutionary model for a relatively low-abundance surface antigen

Daniel Yero, Caroline Vipond, Yanet Climent, Gretel Sardiñas, Ian M. Feavers, Rolando Pajón

p. 3596–3608 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043182-0

Antisense-RNA-mediated plasmid copy number control in pCG1-family plasmids, pCGR2 and pCG1, in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Naoko Okibe, Nobuaki Suzuki, Masayuki Inui, Hideaki Yukawa

p. 3609–3623 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043745-0

ccrABEnt serine recombinase genes are widely distributed in the Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus casseliflavus species groups and are expressed in E. faecium

Eva Katrin Bjørkeng, Girum Tadesse Tessema, Eirik Wasmuth Lundblad, Patrick Butaye, Rob Willems, Johanna Ericsson Sollid, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Kristin Hegstad

p. 3624–3634 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041491-0

Candida albicans forms biofilms on the vaginal mucosa

M. M. Harriott, E. A. Lilly, T. E. Rodriguez, P. L. Fidel, Jr, M. C. Noverr

p. 3635–3644 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.039354-0

Heterogeneous distribution of Candida albicans cell-surface antigens demonstrated with an Als1-specific monoclonal antibody

David A. Coleman, Soon-Hwan Oh, Xiaomin Zhao, Lois L. Hoyer

p. 3645–3659 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043851-0

Streptococcal inhibitor of complement-mediated lysis (SIC): an anti-inflammatory virulence determinant

Per Åkesson, Heiko Herwald, Magnus Rasmussen, Katarina Håkansson, Magnus Abrahamson, Ahmed A. K. Hasan, Alvin H. Schmaier, Werner Müller-Esterl et al.

p. 3660–3668 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.039578-0

Glutamine synthetase encoded by glnA-1 is necessary for cell wall resistance and pathogenicity of Mycobacterium bovis

Harish Chandra, Seemi Farhat Basir, Manish Gupta, Nirupama Banerjee

p. 3669–3677 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043828-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Role of Hcp, a type 6 secretion system effector, of Aeromonas hydrophila in modulating activation of host immune cells

Giovanni Suarez, Johanna C. Sierra, Michelle L. Kirtley, Ashok K. Chopra

p. 3678–3688 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041277-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Intracellular survival of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in human macrophages is independent of Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-2

Chantal G. Forest, Elyse Ferraro, Sébastien C. Sabbagh, France Daigle

p. 3689–3698 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041624-0

MICROBIAL PATHOGENICITY

Phenotypic diversification in vivo: Pseudomonas aeruginosa gacS− strains generate small colony variants in vivo that are distinct from in vitro variants

Lisa K. Nelson, M. Mark Stanton, Robyn E. A. Elphinstone, Janessa Helwerda, Raymond J. Turner, Howard Ceri

p. 3699–3709 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.040824-0

Cytokeratin 8 interacts with clumping factor B: a new possible virulence factor target

M. Haim, A. Trost, C. J. Maier, G. Achatz, S. Feichtner, H. Hintner, J. W. Bauer, K. Önder

p. 3710–3721 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.034413-0

Role of GacA in virulence of Vibrio vulnificus

Julie D. Gauthier, Melissa K. Jones, Patrick Thiaville, Jennifer L. Joseph, Rick A. Swain, Cory J. Krediet, Paul A. Gulig, Max Teplitski et al.

p. 3722–3733 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043422-0

Arginine metabolism in Trichomonas vaginalis infected with Mycoplasma hominis

Mary Morada, Mafruha Manzur, Brian Lam, Cho Tan, Jan Tachezy, Paola Rappelli, Daniele Dessì, Pier L. Fiori et al.

p. 3734–3743 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042192-0

Structural studies of cord factors from Mycobacterium simiae related to the capacity for tumour necrosis factor alpha ({alpha}-TNF) induction

Mederos, Lilian M., Montoro, Ernesto H., Bernabeu, Antonia, Linares, Carlos, Valero-Guillen, Pedro L.

p. 3744 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042077-0

FSY1, a horizontally transferred gene in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC1118 wine yeast strain, encodes a high-affinity fructose/H+ symporter

Virginie Galeote, Maïté Novo, Madalena Salema-Oom, Christian Brion, Elisabete Valério, Paula Gonçalves, Sylvie Dequin

p. 3754–3761 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041673-0

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Phenotypic and physiological alterations by heterologous acylhomoserine lactone synthase expression in Pseudomonas putida

Yunho Lee, Jinki Yeom, Jisun Kim, Jaejoon Jung, Che Ok Jeon, Woojun Park

p. 3762–3772 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041095-0

Essential histidine pairs indicate conserved haem binding in epsilonproteobacterial cytochrome c haem lyases

Melanie Kern, Juliane Scheithauer, Robert G. Kranz, Jörg Simon

p. 3773–3781 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042838-0

HrcA and DnaK are important for static and continuous-flow biofilm formation and disinfectant resistance in Listeria monocytogenes

Stijn van der Veen, Tjakko Abee

p. 3782–3790 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043000-0

6S RNA regulation of relA alters ppGpp levels in early stationary phase

Amy T. Cavanagh, Pete Chandrangsu, Karen M. Wassarman

p. 3791–3800 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.043992-0

Hetero-oligomeric glutamate dehydrogenase from Thermus thermophilus

Takeo Tomita, Takashi Miyazaki, Junichi Miyazaki, Tomohisa Kuzuyama, Makoto Nishiyama

p. 3801–3813 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.042721-0

Volatile organic compound production by organisms in the genus Ascocoryne and a re-evaluation of myco-diesel production by NRRL 50072

Meghan A. Griffin, Daniel J. Spakowicz, Tara A. Gianoulis, Scott A. Strobel

p. 3814–3829 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041327-0

The production of myco-diesel hydrocarbons and their derivatives by the endophytic fungus Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072)

Gary A. Strobel, Berk Knighton, Katreena Kluck, Yuhao Ren, Tom Livinghouse, Meghan Griffin, Daniel Spakowicz, Joe Sears

p. 3830–3833 https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.30824-0