Only a subset of C. canimorsus strains is dangerous for humans
ard Cornelis (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 19, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francesco RenziMelanie DolAlice RaymackersPablo ManfrediGuy Richard Cornelis Tags: ANI bacterial taxonomy commensalism genome comparison pathogenesis Source Type: research

Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from human Listeriosis cases in China
, Jianguo Xu & Changyun Ye (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 19, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yan WangYing JiaoRuiting LanXuebing XuGenyan LiuXiaoling WangLanrong ZhangHui PangDong JinHang DaiXuejiao YuanWei ZhangJianguo XuChangyun Ye Source Type: research

Persister mechanisms in Borrelia burgdorferi: implications for improved intervention
Ying Zhang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 19, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jie FengWanliang ShiShuo ZhangYing Zhang Source Type: research

Large Dengue virus type 1 outbreak in Taiwan
i-Ming Arthur Chen (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 5, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sheng-Fan WangKo ChangRuo-Wei LuWen-Hung WangYen-Hsu ChenMarcelo ChenDeng-Chyang WuYi-Ming Arthur Chen Source Type: research

Outbreaks of enterovirus D68 in Malaysia: genetic relatedness to the recent US outbreak strains
; Kok Keng Tee (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - August 5, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kim Tien NgXiang Yong OongYong Kek PangNik Sherina HanafiAdeeba KamarulzamanKok Keng Tee Source Type: research

Novel katG mutations causing isoniazid resistance in clinical M. tuberculosis isolates
, Maria Tarcela Gler, Valeru Crudu, Antonino Catanzaro & Faramarz Valafar (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 15, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jessica N TorresLynthia V PaulTimothy C RodwellThomas C VictorAnu M AmallrajaAfif ElghraouiAmy P GoodmansonSarah M Ramirez-BusbyAshu ChawlaVictoria ZadorozhnyElizabeth M StreicherFrederick A SirgelDonald CatanzaroCamilla RodriguesMaria Tarcela GlerValeru Tags: isoniazid drug-resistance katG MDR-TB novel mutation Pyrosequencing Sanger sequencing tuberculosis whole-genome sequencing Source Type: research

Structural analysis of a novel rabbit monoclonal antibody R53 targeting an epitope in HIV-1 gp120 C4 region critical for receptor and co-receptor binding
Xiang-Peng Kong (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 15, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ruimin PanYuxin ChenMichael VaineGuangnan HuShixia WangShan LuXiang-Peng Kong Tags: C4 CD4 Env HIV-1 monoclonal antibody Source Type: research

Epidemiology and the prognosis of healthcareā€“associated infective endocarditis in China: the significance of non-nosocomial acquisition
Epidemiology and the prognosis of healthcare–associated infective endocarditis in China: the significance of non-nosocomial acquisition Emerging Microbes & Infections 4, e38 (July 2015). doi:10.1038/emi.2015.38 Authors: Feifei Yang, Bingyan Zhang, Jie Yu, Lingyun Shao, Pu Zhou, Liping Zhu, Shu Chen, Wenhong Zhang, Xinhua Weng, Jiming Zhang & Yuxian Huang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 1, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Feifei YangBingyan ZhangJie YuLingyun ShaoPu ZhouLiping ZhuShu ChenWenhong ZhangXinhua WengJiming ZhangYuxian Huang Tags: epidemiology healthcare-associated infections infective endocarditis mortality risk factors Source Type: research

Possible basis for the emergence of H1N1 viruses with pandemic potential from avian hosts
n M Air & Robert G Webster (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - July 1, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zeynep A KoƧerScott KraussMark ZaninAngela DannerShelly GulatiJeremy C JonesKimberly FriedmanAllison GrahamHeather ForrestJon SeilerGillian M AirRobert G Webster Tags: Anseriformes avian Charadriiformes H1N1 ferret model transmission Source Type: research

Long-term surveillance of H7 influenza viruses in American wild aquatic birds: are the H7N3 influenza viruses in wild birds the precursors of highly pathogenic strains in domestic poultry?
Long-term surveillance of H7 influenza viruses in American wild aquatic birds: are the H7N3 influenza viruses in wild birds the precursors of highly pathogenic strains in domestic poultry? Emerging Microbes & Infections 4, e35 (June 2015). doi:10.1038/emi.2015.35 Authors: Scott Krauss, Karla M Stucker, Seth A Schobel, Angela Danner, Kimberly Friedman, James P Knowles, Ghazi Kayali, Lawrence J Niles, Amanda D Dey, Garnet Raven, Paul Pryor, Xudong Lin, Suman R Das, Timothy B Stockwell, David E Wentworth & Robert G Webster (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - June 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Scott KraussKarla M StuckerSeth A SchobelAngela DannerKimberly FriedmanJames P KnowlesGhazi KayaliLawrence J NilesAmanda D DeyGarnet RavenPaul PryorXudong LinSuman R DasTimothy B StockwellDavid E WentworthRobert G Webster Tags: American wild birds Anseriforme avian influenza Charadriiforme H7 highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance Source Type: research

Urgent development of effective therapeutic and prophylactic agents to control the emerging threat of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
hibo Jiang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - June 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lu LuShuai XiaTianlei YingShibo Jiang Source Type: research

Major emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases of public health importance in Canada
cholas H Ogden (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - June 10, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Manisha A KulkarniLea Berrang-FordPeter A BuckMichael A DrebotL Robbin LindsayNicholas H Ogden Tags: Canada emerging infectious disease Lyme disease prioritization public health vector-borne disease West Nile virus zoonosis Source Type: research

Identification of new compounds with high activity against stationary phase Borrelia burgdorferi from the NCI compound collection
Ying Zhang (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - June 3, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jie FengWanliang ShiShuo ZhangYing Zhang Tags: Borrelia burgdorferi drug screen NCI diversity compound library persisters treatment Source Type: research

Evaluation of zebrafish as a model to study the pathogenesis of the opportunistic pathogen Cronobacter turicensis
Lloyd Vaughan (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - May 27, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alexander FehrAthmanya K EshwarStephan CF NeuhaussMaja RuettenAngelika LehnerLloyd Vaughan Tags: Cronobacter turicensis pathogenesis zebrafish model Source Type: research

Is mother-to-infant transmission the most important factor for persistent HBV infection?
Is mother-to-infant transmission the most important factor for persistent HBV infection? Emerging Microbes & Infections 4, e30 (May 2015). doi:10.1038/emi.2015.30 Authors: Zixiong Li, Xiaomei Hou & Guangwen Cao (Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections)
Source: Emerging Microbes and Infections - May 20, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zixiong LiXiaomei HouGuangwen Cao Tags: hepatitis B virus mother-to-child transmission chronic infection Source Type: research