Nature Reviews Microbiology contents June 2015 Volume 13 Number 6 pp 327-396

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Top Viral infection: New options to fight Ebola p327 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3492 Several recent studies are expanding our options to prevent and treat Ebolavirus, including new vaccine candidates and short interfering RNAs that target the viral genome. PDF Parasite physiology: The missing link in artemisinin resistance p328 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3487 A new study reveals an unexpected mechanistic link between the target of the antimalarial drug artemisinin and the associated resistance mutations in Plasmodium falciparum. PDF Bacterial genetics: A CRISPR sense of self p328 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3498 A new study proposes a model to explain why spacer acquisition by the CRISPR-Cas system is biased towards foreign DNA. PDF Bacterial pathogenesis: Copycat Burkholderia make a move p330 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3488 Mechanistic differences in the way different Burkholderia species manipulate host actin-polymerizing proteins to drive actin-based motility influence the outcome of infection. PDF Host response: Sifting out virulent bacteria p330 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3499 A new study shows that the selective elimination of virulent Citrobacter rodentium is achieved by the specific targeting of LEE virulence factors by IgG. PDF IN BRIEF Bacterial physiology: Alternative ways to flip out | Archaeal evolution: Bridging the gap | Microbial ecology: Sharing is caring | Bacterial genetics: An ancient mycobacterial proofreader | Bacterial physiology: Migration is a group effort | Techniques & applications: Expanding the toolbox to study Chlamydia PDF Microbiology JOBS of the week Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology University of Saskatchewan Assistant Professorship in Microbiology University of Southern Denmark PhD Position in Microbiology University of Southern Denmark More Science jobs from Microbiology EVENT VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015 10.28.15 Barcelona, Spain More science events from
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GENOME WATCH There's no place like home Alison E. Mather p331 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3497 This month's Genome Watch looks at how the combination of household contact sampling and whole-genome sequencing has provided insight into the sources and transmission patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300. PDF
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The interplay between nucleoid organization and transcription in archaeal genomes Eveline Peeters, Rosalie P. C. Driessen, Finn Werner & Remus T. Dame p333 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3467 The archaeal genome is organized by either eukaryotic-like histone proteins or bacterial-like architectural proteins. Dame and colleagues discuss the interplay between chromatin proteins and components of the basal and regulatory transcription machinery, and describe how these factors cooperate in nucleoid structuring and gene regulation. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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Secretion systems in Gram-negative bacteria: structural and mechanistic insights Tiago R. D. Costa et al. p343 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3456 In this Review, Waksman and colleagues describe the structural and mechanistic details of the six secretion systems (types I-VI) of Gram-negative bacteria, the unique mycobacterial type VII secretion system, the chaperone-usher pathway and the curli biogenesis machinery. They discuss both conserved and divergent properties of these systems and their potential as targets of novel antibacterial compounds. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Article series: Microbiome Sequencing and beyond: integrating molecular 'omics' for microbial community profiling Eric A. Franzosa et al. p360 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3451 In this Review, Huttenhower and colleagues discuss how integrating multi-omic data types — including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics — enables a better characterization of the composition and function of human-associated and environmental microbial communities. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Article series: New technologies: methods and applications Advances in molecular genetic systems in malaria Tania F. de Koning-Ward, Paul R. Gilson & Brendan S. Crabb p373 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3450 Crabb and colleagues discuss the molecular genetics systems that are currently available for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei, including conditional systems and gene editing tools, and examine the insights that have been gained into the function of genes that are important during the blood stages of the parasites. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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OPINION Using dispersants after oil spills: impacts on the composition and activity of microbial communities Sara Kleindienst, John H. Paul & Samantha B. Joye p388 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3452 Chemical dispersants are routinely applied during oil spills in marine ecosystems, yet little is known about how they affect microbial communities. Here, Joye and colleagues explore how dispersants affect the composition and activity of microbial communities and discuss crucial knowledge gaps that should guide future research efforts. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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Antibiotic resistance genes in the environment: prioritizing risks Johan Bengtsson-Palme & D. G. Joakim Larsson p396 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3399-c1 Full Text | PDF
Prioritizing risks of antibiotic resistance genes in all metagenomes José L. Martínez, Teresa M. Coque & Fernando Baquero p396 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3399-c2 Full Text | PDF
Erratum: An evolutionary link between capsular biogenesis and surface motility in bacteria Rym Agrebi, Morgane Wartel, Céline Brochier-Armanet & Tâm Mignot p396 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3489 Full Text | PDF
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