EDITORIAL
	The threat from Balamuthia mandrillaris
	Sutherland K. Maciver
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]

REVIEW
	Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli: epidemiology, virulence and detection
	Andrej Weintraub
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 4-8. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PATHOGENICITY AND VIRULENCE
	Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island genes: clinical relevance for peptic ulcer disease development in Brazil
	Rejane Mattar, Sergio Barbosa Marques, Maria do Socorro Monteiro, Anibal Ferreira dos Santos, Kiyoshi Iriya, and Flair José Carrilho
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 9-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Chlamydia trachomatis OmcB protein is a surface-exposed glycosaminoglycan-dependent adhesin
	Sanaa Fadel and Adrian Eley
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 15-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Cell adherence-promoted activity of Plesiomonas shigelloides GroEL
	Hitoshi Tsugawa, Humie Ito, Miho Ohshima, and Yoshio Okawa
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 23-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Effects of human serum on Balamuthia mandrillaris interactions with human brain microvascular endothelial cells
	Abdul Matin, Seok Ryoul Jeong, Monique Stins, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 30-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSTICS, TYPING AND IDENTIFICATION
	Evaluation of real-time PCR and conventional diagnostic methods for the detection of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in a prospective multicentre study
	Renate J. van den Berg, Norbert Vaessen, Hubert P. Endtz, Tanja Schülin, Eric R. van der Vorm, and Ed J. Kuijper
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 36-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evaluation of mannitol salt agar, CHROMagar Staph aureus and CHROMagar MRSA for detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens
	Zhuolin Han, Ebbing Lautenbach, Neil Fishman, and Irving Nachamkin
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The use of local isolates in Western blots improves serological diagnosis of Lyme disease in Scotland
	S. Mavin, R. M. Milner, R. Evans, J. M. W. Chatterton, A. W. L. Joss, and D. O. Ho-Yen
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 47-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Real-time TaqMan PCR for rapid detection and typing of genes encoding CTX-M extended-spectrum ß-lactamases
	Christopher I. Birkett, Hugo A. Ludlam, Neil Woodford, Derek F. J. Brown, Nicholas M. Brown, Mark T. M. Roberts, Nicola Milner, and Martin D. Curran
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 52-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Rapid detection of Vibrio species using liquid microsphere arrays and real-time PCR targeting the ftsZ locus
	Dobryan M. Tracz, Paul G. Backhouse, Adam B. Olson, Joanne K. McCrea, Julie A. Walsh, Lai-King Ng, and Matthew W. Gilmour
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 56-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
	Characterization of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa heterogeneously resistant to carbapenems
	Spyros Pournaras, Alexandros Ikonomidis, Antonios Markogiannakis, Nicholas Spanakis, Antonios N. Maniatis, and Athanassios Tsakris
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 66-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	In vitro activity of recombinant lysostaphin against Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hospitals in Beijing, China
	Xin-Yi Yang, Cong-Ran Li, Ren-Hui Lou, Yue-Ming Wang, Wei-Xin Zhang, Hui-Zhen Chen, Qing-Shan Huang, Yan-Xing Han, Jian-Dong Jiang, and Xue-Fu You
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 71-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
	Polyclonality of Staphylococcus epidermidis residing on the healthy ocular surface
	Mayumi Ueta, Tetsuya Iida, Masako Sakamoto, Chie Sotozono, Junko Takahashi, Kentaro Kojima, Kazuhisa Okada, Xiuhao Chen, Shigeru Kinoshita, and Takeshi Honda
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 77-82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Formation and properties of in vitro biofilms of ica-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates
	Zhiqiang Qin, Xiaomei Yang, Lei Yang, Juan Jiang, Yuanzhu Ou, Soeren Molin, and Di Qu
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 83-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]
	Evaluation of real-time PCR for the early detection of Legionella pneumophila DNA in serum samples
	Bram M. W. Diederen, Caroline M. A. de Jong, Faïçal Marmouk, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Marcel F. Peeters, and Anneke Van der Zee
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 94-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
	Amplified fragment length polymorphism of Streptococcus suis strains correlates with their profile of virulence-associated genes and clinical background
	Thomas Rehm, Christoph G. Baums, Birgit Strommenger, Martin Beyerbach, Peter Valentin-Weigand, and Ralph Goethe
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 102-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ORAL MICROBIOLOGY
	Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial and archaeal species in symptomatic and asymptomatic endodontic infections
	M. M. Vickerman, K. A. Brossard, D. B. Funk, A. M. Jesionowski, and S. R. Gill
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 110-118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]
	Evaluation of different iron sources and their influence in biofilm formation by the dental pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
	Eric R. Rhodes, Christopher J. Shoemaker, Sharon M. Menke, Richard E. Edelmann, and Luis A. Actis
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 119-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CASE REPORTS
	Cerebral aspergillosis diagnosed by detection of Aspergillus flavus-specific DNA, galactomannan and (13)-ß-D-glucan in clinical specimens
	Zia U. Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Eiman Mokaddas, Tarek Said, M. P. Nair, M. A. Halim, M. R. Nampoory, and M. R. McGinnis
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 129-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Bone marrow and skin granulomatosis in a patient with Bartonella infection
	Yoav Keynan, Evgeny Yakirevitch, Tali Shusterman, Erella Alter-Migdal, Boaz Avidor, Gabriel Weber, and Michael Giladi
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 133-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE
	Emergence of nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi resistant to ciprofloxacin in India
	Hayath Kownhar, Esaki Muthu Shankar, Ramachandran Rajan, and Usha Anand Rao
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 136-137. [Full Text] [PDF]
	Rickettsia rickettsii infection causes apoptotic death of cultured cerebellar granule neurons
	Suresh G. Joshi and Attila D. Kovács
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 138-141. [Full Text] [PDF]

ERRATUM
	A review of an emerging enteric pathogen: enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
	David B. Huang, Alakananda Mohanty, Herbert L. DuPont, Pablo C. Okhuysen, and Tom Chiang
	J Med Microbiol 2007. 56: 142. [Full Text] [PDF]

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