EDITORIAL
	Type 1 and 2 Lewis antigens of Helicobacter pylori – a potential marker of the human geographical distribution
	Bor-Shyang Sheu and Jiunn-Jong Wu
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 543-544. [Free Full Text] [PDF]   IMMEDIATE OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

REVIEW
	Roles of the plasticity regions of Helicobacter pylori in gastroduodenal pathogenesis
	Yoshio Yamaoka
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 545-553. [Abstract] [Free Full Text] [PDF]   IMMEDIATE OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

PATHOGENICITY AND VIRULENCE
	dupA as a risk determinant in Helicobacter pylori infection
	Masoumeh Douraghi, Marjan Mohammadi, Akbar Oghalaie, Afshin Abdirad, Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi, Mahmoud Eshagh Hosseini, Hojat Zeraati, Amir Ghasemi, Maryam Esmaieli, and Nazanin Mohajerani
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 554-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Signal-mediated interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans
	Gordon McAlester, Fergal O'Gara, and John P. Morrissey
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 563-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Identification of hyperinvasive Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from poultry and human clinical sources
	Catherine Fearnley, Georgina Manning, Mary Bagnall, Muhammad Afzal Javed, Trudy M. Wassenaar, and Diane G. Newell
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 570-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HOST RESPONSE
	Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-existence with humans: making an imprint on the macrophage P2X7 receptor gene?
	Igor Mokrousov, Nadezhda Sapozhnikova, and Olga Narvskaya
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 581-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]

DIAGNOSTICS, TYPING AND IDENTIFICATION
	Analysis of Helicobacter pylori isolates from Chile: occurrence of selective type 1 Lewis b antigen expression in lipopolysaccharide
	Eleonora Altman, Heriberto Fernández, Vandana Chandan, Blair A. Harrison, Myra Wilson Schuster, Laura Otth Rademacher, and Claudio Toledo
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 585-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Identification of dermatophytes by sequence analysis of the rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer regions
	Hsin Chieh Li, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, Mark Ming-Long Hsu, Richard Barton, Shuli Su, and Tsung Chain Chang
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 592-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Molecular diagnosis of sepsis in neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies
	Nicasio Mancini, Daniela Clerici, Roberta Diotti, Mario Perotti, Nadia Ghidoli, Donata De Marco, Beatrice Pizzorno, Thomas Emrich, Roberto Burioni, Fabio Ciceri, and Massimo Clementi
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 601-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Evaluation of the GenoType Mycobacteria Direct assay for the simultaneous detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and four atypical mycobacterial species in smear-positive respiratory specimens
	A.-Louise Seagar, Carmel Prendergast, F. Xavier Emmanuel, Alan Rayner, Susan Thomson, and Ian F. Laurenson
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 605-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Distribution of spa types among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates during a 6 year period at a low-prevalence university hospital
	Lukas Fenner, Andreas F. Widmer, Marc Dangel, and Reno Frei
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 612-616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
	Selective antimicrobial activity of maggots against pathogenic bacteria
	Domen Jaklic, Ales Lapanje, Klemen Zupancic, Dragica Smrke, and Nina Gunde-Cimerman
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 617-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ORAL MICROBIOLOGY
	Frequency and expression of mutacin biosynthesis genes in isolates of Streptococcus mutans with different mutacin-producing phenotypes
	Regianne Umeko Kamiya, José Francisco Höfling, and Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 626-635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	The prevalence of periodontopathogenic bacteria in saliva is linked to periodontal health status and oral malodour
	Hiroshi Kurata, Shuji Awano, Akihiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Ansai, and Tadamichi Takehara
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 636-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Extracellular proteolytic activities expressed by Bacillus pumilus isolated from endodontic and periodontal lesions
	Blair T. Johnson, Lindsey N. Shaw, Daniel C. Nelson, and John A. Mayo
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 643-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CASE REPORTS
	Cervical spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
	Leonella Pasqualini, Antonella Mencacci, Anna Maria Scarponi, Christian Leli, Gianluigi Fabbriciani, Laura Callarelli, Giuseppe Schillaci, Francesco Bistoni, and Elmo Mannarino
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 652-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Post-operative mediastinitis, pleuritis and pericarditis due to Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum with a fatal outcome
	Celia García-de-la-Fuente, Eduardo Miñambres, Estibaliz Ugalde, Ana Sáez, Luis Martinez-Martinez, and M. Carmen Fariñas
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 656-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Severe course of rat bite-associated Weil's disease in a patient diagnosed with a new Leptospira-specific real-time quantitative LUX-PCR
	Alexandra Roczek, Christian Forster, Heribert Raschel, Stefan Hörmansdorfer, Karl-Heinz Bogner, Angela Hafner-Marx, Hans Lepper, Gerhard Dobler, Mathias Büttner, and Andreas Sing
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 658-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Mycobacterium chelonae empyema in an immunocompetent patient
	Hsiao-Cheng Hsieh, Po-Liang Lu, Tun-Chieh Chen, Ko Chang, and Yen-Hsu Chen
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 664-667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	A rare presentation of ventriculitis and brain abscess caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum
	Anneke Kai, Fiona Cooke, Nagui Antoun, Chandran Siddharthan, and Olajumoke Sule
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 668-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	First report of vaginal infection caused by Enterococcus raffinosus
	Vincenzo Savini, Assunta Manna, Francesco D'Antonio, Marzia Talia, Chiara Catavitello, Andrea Balbinot, Fabio Febbo, Daniela Carlino, Francesca Fioritoni, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, and Domenico D'Antonio
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 672-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	A case of pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
	Vincenzo Savini, Marco Favaro, Carla Fontana, Nicola Pietro Consilvio, Assunta Manna, Marzia Talia, Chiara Catavitello, Andrea Balbinot, Fabio Febbo, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Nicola Di Giuseppe, and Domenico D'Antonio
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 674-675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	A case of community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis – has the threat moved beyond the hospital?
	Warren Lowman, Thomas Kalk, Colin N. Menezes, Melanie A. John, and Martin P. Grobusch
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 676-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE
	Wet mounting using iodine–glycerol provides a semi-permanent preparation for microscopic observation of faecal parasites
	Ramachandran Vignesh, Ramalingam Sekar, Esaki Muthu Shankar, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Kailapuri G. Murugavel, Paulas Irene, Suniti Solomon, and Pachamuthu Balakrishnan
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 679-680. [Full Text] [PDF]
	Microbiological, histopathological and clinical changes in chronic infected wounds after citric acid treatment
	B. S. Nagoba, R. C. Gandhi, B. J. Wadher, R. M. Potekar, and S. M. Kolhe
	J Med Microbiol 2008. 57: 681-682. [Full Text] [PDF]

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