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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Minireviews:

A Practical Guide to Measuring Mutation Rates in Antibiotic Resistance
  Cassie F. Pope, Denise M. O'Sullivan, Timothy D. McHugh, Stephen H. Gillespie
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008. 52:1209-1214. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Clinical and Economic Impact of Common Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli
  Christian G. Giske, Dominique L. Monnet, Otto Cars, Yehuda Carmeli, on behalf of ReAct-Action on Antibiotic Resistance
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008. 52:813-821. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Quinolone-Mediated Bacterial Death
  Karl Drlica, Muhammad Malik, Robert J. Kerns, Xilin Zhao
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008. 52:385-392. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Interpretation of Antibiotic Concentration Ratios Measured in Epithelial Lining Fluid
  Sungmin Kiem, Jerome J. Schentag
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008. 52:24-36. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Outbreaks Associated with Contaminated Antiseptics and Disinfectants
  David J. Weber, William A. Rutala, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2007. 51:4217-4224. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Global Challenge of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
  Federico Perez, Andrea M. Hujer, Kristine M. Hujer, Brooke K. Decker, Philip N. Rather, Robert A. Bonomo
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2007. 51:3471-3484. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology Minireviews:

Specific Molecular Recognition and Nonspecific Contributions to Bacterial Interaction Forces
  Henk J. Busscher, Willem Norde, Henny C. van der Mei
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:2559-2564. [HTML] [PDF]
 
The Ehrlich Pathway for Fusel Alcohol Production: a Century of Research on Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolism
  Lucie A. Hazelwood, Jean-Marc Daran, Antonius J. A. van Maris, Jack T. Pronk, J. Richard Dickinson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:2259-2266. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Coping with Our Cold Planet
  Debora Frigi Rodrigues, James M. Tiedje
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:1677-1686. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Enumeration of Salmonella Bacteria in Food and Feed Samples by Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
  Burkhard Malorny, Charlotta Lofstrom, Martin Wagner, Nadine Kramer, Jeffrey Hoorfar
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:1299-1304. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Molecular Ecology Techniques for the Study of Aerobic Methanotrophs
  Ian R. McDonald, Levente Bodrossy, Yin Chen, J. Colin Murrell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:1305-1315. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Persistence of Category A Select Agents in the Environment
  Ryan Sinclair, Stephanie A. Boone, David Greenberg, Paul Keim, Charles P. Gerba
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:555-563. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Microorganisms Attack Synthetic Polymers in Items Representing Our Cultural Heritage
  Francesca Cappitelli, Claudia Sorlini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:564-569. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Significance of Antioxidative Functions of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids in Marine Microorganisms
  Hidetoshi Okuyama, Yoshitake Orikasa, Takanori Nishida
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008. 74:570-574. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Biochemical and Ecological Control of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol in Source Waters
  Friedrich Juttner, Susan B. Watson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2007. 73:4395-4406. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Responses of Rhizobia to Desiccation in Relation to Osmotic Stress, Oxygen, and Temperature
  Jan A. C. Vriezen, Frans J. de Bruijn, K. Nusslein
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2007. 73:3451-3459. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Clinical and Vaccine Immunology Minireviews:

Lyme Arthritis: Current Concepts and a Change in Paradigm
  Dean T. Nardelli, Steven M. Callister, Ronald F. Schell
Clin.€Vaccine Immunol. 2008. 15:21-34. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Frequency, Causes, and New Challenges of Indeterminate Results in Western Blot Confirmatory Testing for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  Ming Guan
Clin.€Vaccine Immunol. 2007. 14:649-659. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Proposed Model: Mechanisms of Immunomodulation Induced by Probiotic Bacteria
  C. Maldonado Galdeano, A. de Moreno de LeBlanc, G. Vinderola, M. E. Bibas Bonet, G. Perdigon
Clin.€Vaccine Immunol. 2007. 14:485-492. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Eukaryotic Cell Minireviews:

Stress, Drugs, and Evolution: the Role of Cellular Signaling in Fungal Drug Resistance
  Leah E. Cowen, William J. Steinbach
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:747-764. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Mating System of the Anther Smut Fungus Microbotryum violaceum: Selfing under Heterothallism
  Tatiana Giraud, Roxana Yockteng, Manuela Lopez-Villavicencio, Guislaine Refregier, Michael E. Hood
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:765-775. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Nitrate Assimilation in Chlamydomonas
  Emilio Fernandez, Aurora Galvan
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:555-559. [HTML] [PDF]
 
RNA Polymerase Transcription Machinery in Trypanosomes
  Anish Das, Mahrukh Banday, Vivian Bellofatto
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:429-434. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Calcineurin Regulation in Fungi and Beyond
  Jamal Stie, Deborah Fox
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:177-186. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Response to Iron Deprivation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  Caroline C. Philpott, Olga Protchenko
Eukaryotic Cell 2008. 7:20-27. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Accidental Virulence, Cryptic Pathogenesis, Martians, Lost Hosts, and the Pathogenicity of Environmental Microbes
  Arturo Casadevall, Liise-anne Pirofski
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:2169-2174. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Function and Regulation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ENA Sodium ATPase System
  Amparo Ruiz, Joaquin Arino
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:2175-2183. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Multidrug Resistance in Fungi
  Kailash Gulshan, W. Scott Moye-Rowley
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1933-1942. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Ubiquitin-Like Modifiers and Their Deconjugating Enzymes in Medically Important Parasitic Protozoa
  Elizabeth L. Ponder, Matthew Bogyo
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1943-1952. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Aspergillus fumigatus: Principles of Pathogenesis and Host Defense
  Tobias M. Hohl, Marta Feldmesser
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1953-1963. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways and Fungal Pathogenesis
  Xinhua Zhao, Rahim Mehrabi, Jin-Rong Xu
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1701-1714. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Biosynthesis and Immunogenicity of Glucosylceramide in Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Human Pathogens
  Ryan Rhome, Travis McQuiston, Talar Kechichian, Alicja Bielawska, Mirko Hennig, Monica Drago, Giulia Morace, Chiara Luberto, Maurizio Del Poeta
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1715-1726. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Make It or Take It: Fatty Acid Metabolism of Apicomplexan Parasites
  Jolly Mazumdar, Boris Striepen
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1727-1735. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Antigenic Variation in Plasmodium falciparum: Gene Organization and Regulation of the var Multigene Family
  Sue A. Kyes, Susan M. Kraemer, Joseph D. Smith
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1511-1520. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Mitosis, Not Just Open or Closed
  Colin P. C. De Souza, Stephen A. Osmani
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1521-1527. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Proposed Carbon Dioxide Concentrating Mechanism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
  James V. Moroney, Ruby A. Ynalvez
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1251-1259. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Plasmodium P25 and P28 Surface Proteins: Potential Transmission-Blocking Vaccines
  Ajay K. Saxena, Yimin Wu, David N. Garboczi
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1260-1265. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Host Factors That Control Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Implications for Regulation of Mammalian Retroviruses
  Patrick H. Maxwell, M. Joan Curcio
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1069-1080. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Protein Trafficking to the Apicoplast: Deciphering the Apicomplexan Solution to Secondary Endosymbiosis
  Marilyn Parsons, Anuradha Karnataki, Jean E. Feagin, Amy DeRocher
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:1081-1088. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Protein Arginine Methyltransferases: from Unicellular Eukaryotes to Humans
  Francois Bachand
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:889-898. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Sterol-Rich Plasma Membrane Domains in Fungi
  Francisco J. Alvarez, Lois M. Douglas, James B. Konopka
Eukaryotic Cell 2007. 6:755-763. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Infection and Immunity Minireviews:

Interaction between Yersinia pestis and the Host Immune System
  Bei Li, Ruifu Yang
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:1804-1811. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Recognition of Bacterial Surface Polysaccharides by Lectins of the Innate Immune System and Its Contribution to Defense against Infection: the Case of Pulmonary Pathogens
  Hany Sahly, Yona Keisari, Erika Crouch, Nathan Sharon, Itzhak Ofek
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:1322-1332. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Toll-Like Receptors and Leishmaniasis
  Felipe F. Tuon, Valdir S. Amato, Helio A. Bacha, Tariq AlMusawi, Maria I. Duarte, Vicente Amato Neto
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:866-872. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Cross-Species Immunity in Malaria Vaccine Development: Two, Three, or Even Four for the Price of One?
  Bruno Douradinha, Maria M. Mota, Adrian J. F. Luty, Robert W. Sauerwein
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:873-878. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Sensing Gram-Negative Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: a Human Disease Determinant?
  Robert S. Munford
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:454-465. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Intestinal Immune Response to Human Cryptosporidium sp. Infection
  Birte Pantenburg, Sara M. Dann, Heuy-Ching Wang, Prema Robinson, Alejandro Castellanos-Gonzalez, Dorothy E. Lewis, A. Clinton White Jr.
Infect. Immun. 2008. 76:23-29. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Regulatory Networks Controlling Vibrio cholerae Virulence Gene Expression
  Jyl S. Matson, Jeffrey H. Withey, Victor J. DiRita
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:5542-5549. [HTML] [PDF]
 
MARTX, Multifunctional Autoprocessing Repeats-in-Toxin Toxins
  Karla J. Fullner Satchell
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:5079-5084. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Anticandidal Immunity and Vaginitis: Novel Opportunities for Immune Intervention
  Antonio Cassone, Flavia De Bernardis, Giorgio Santoni
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:4675-4686. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Effect of Host Lactate on Gonococci and Meningococci: New Concepts on the Role of Metabolites in Pathogenicity
  Harry Smith, Christoph M. Tang, Rachel M. Exley
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:4190-4198. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Virulence Gene Regulation
  Jay L. Mellies, Alex M. S. Barron, Anna M. Carmona
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:4199-4210. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Mellowing Out: Adaptation to Commensalism by Escherichia coli Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Strain 83972
  Per Klemm, Viktoria Hancock, Mark A. Schembri
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:3688-3695. [HTML] [PDF]
 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Bioinformatics Resource Centers: New Assets for Pathogen Informatics
  John M. Greene, Frank Collins, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, David Roos, Richard H. Scheuermann, Bruno Sobral, Rick Stevens, Owen White, Valentina Di Francesco
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:3212-3219. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Haemophilus influenzae Type a Infection and Its Prevention
  Zhigang Jin, Sandra Romero-Steiner, George M. Carlone, John B. Robbins, Rachel Schneerson
Infect. Immun. 2007. 75:2650-2654. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Journal of Bacteriology Minireviews:

Energy Conservation via Electron-Transferring Flavoprotein in Anaerobic Bacteria
  Gloria Herrmann, Elamparithi Jayamani, Galina Mai, Wolfgang Buckel
J. Bacteriol. 2008. 190:784-791. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Get the Message Out: Cyclic-Di-GMP Regulates Multiple Levels of Flagellum-Based Motility
  Alan J. Wolfe, Karen L. Visick
J. Bacteriol. 2008. 190:463-475. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Conversion of Cobinamide into Adenosylcobamide in Bacteria and Archaea
  Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena
J. Bacteriol. 2007. 189:4555-4560. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology Minireviews:

Current Trends in Rapid Diagnostics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus Species
  Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Kelly Haccuria, Mindy Michiels, Margareta Ieven, Claire Poyart, Waleria Hryniewicz, Herman Goossens, on behalf of the MOSAR WP2 Study Team
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008. 46:1577-1587. [HTML] [PDF]
 
16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Bacterial Identification in the Diagnostic Laboratory: Pluses, Perils, and Pitfalls
  J. Michael Janda, Sharon L. Abbott
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007. 45:2761-2764. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Journal of Virology Minireviews:

Viral Modulation of T-Cell Receptor Signaling
  Keith R. Jerome
J. Virol. 2008. 82:4194-4204. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vaccine Development: Recent Advances in the Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Platform "Spotty Business"
  Kimberly A. Schoenly, David B. Weiner
J. Virol. 2008. 82:3166-3180. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Viral and Host Factors in Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pathogenesis
  Peter L. Collins, Barney S. Graham
J. Virol. 2008. 82:2040-2055. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vpr Links Proteasomal Degradation and Checkpoint Activation
  Jason L. DeHart, Vicente Planelles
J. Virol. 2008. 82:1066-1072. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Natural Regulatory T Cells and Persistent Viral Infection
  Shuo Li, Eric J. Gowans, Claire Chougnet, Magdalena Plebanski, Ulf Dittmer
J. Virol. 2008. 82:21-30. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Viral Encounters with 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase and RNase L during the Interferon Antiviral Response
  Robert H. Silverman
J. Virol. 2007. 81:12720-12729. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Polyomaviruses of Birds: Etiologic Agents of Inflammatory Diseases in a Tumor Virus Family
  Reimar Johne, Hermann Muller
J. Virol. 2007. 81:11554-11559. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype Distribution in the Worldwide Epidemic: Pathogenetic and Therapeutic Implications
  L. Buonaguro, M. L. Tornesello, F. M. Buonaguro
J. Virol. 2007. 81:10209-10219. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Studying Hepatitis C Virus: Making the Best of a Bad Virus
  Timothy L. Tellinghuisen, Matthew J. Evans, Thomas von Hahn, Shihyun You, Charles M. Rice
J. Virol. 2007. 81:8853-8867. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Epstein-Barr Virus Entry
  Lindsey M. Hutt-Fletcher
J. Virol. 2007. 81:7825-7832. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Epstein-Barr Virus: Environmental Trigger of Multiple Sclerosis?
  Jan D. Lunemann, Thomas Kamradt, Roland Martin, Christian Munz
J. Virol. 2007. 81:6777-6784. [HTML] [PDF]
 
Influenza Seasonality: Underlying Causes and Modeling Theories
  Eric Lofgren, N. H. Fefferman, Y. N. Naumov, J. Gorski, E. N. Naumova
J. Virol. 2007. 81:5429-5436. [HTML] [PDF]
 
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Molecular and Cellular Biology Minireviews:

No Minireviews have been published in Molecular and Cellular Biology in the last 12 months.
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