August 2009 Volume 7 Number 8
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This month's FEATURED article:
Staphylococcus epidermidis - the 'accidental' pathogen
Michael Otto
p555 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2182
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In this issue
p545 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2196
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Editorial: Darwin and microbiology
p546 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2197
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Parasitology: Transmission key to Leishmania vaccine
p547 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2191
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Innate immunity: DCs take one for the team
p548 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2187
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Biofilms: Candida Zaps the matrix
p548 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2190
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IN BRIEF
Bacterial physiology | HIV | Bacterial genetics
p548 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2192
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Bacterial physiology: Opportunity Nocs
p549 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2189
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Parasitology: Plasmodium protein portal
p550 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2194
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Microbial genetics: Predicting the future
p550 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2195
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NEWS AND ANALYSIS
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GENOME WATCH
Testing the water: marine metagenomics
Gemma Langridge
p552 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2188
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DISEASE WATCH
In the News
p553 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2193
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REVIEWS
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Staphylococcus epidermidis - the 'accidental' pathogen
Michael Otto
p555 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2182
The commensal bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a colonizer of
the human skin. Despite lacking recognized virulence factors, S. epidermidis
can cause infection, often on the surface of indwelling medical devices.
In this Review, Michael Otto highlights how normally benign bacterial
factors take on more virulent roles during host infection with this
'accidental' pathogen.
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Electron transfer in syntrophic communities of anaerobic bacteria and
archaea
Alfons J. M. Stams and Caroline M. Plugge
p568 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2166
Anaerobic methane formation and oxidation are important processes in
the global carbon cycle that are mediated by syntrophic communities of
bacteria and archaea. Here, Fons Stams and Caroline Plugge review the
interspecies electron transfer that is the key to growth in syntrophic
communities.
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Bacterial gene amplification: implications for the evolution of
antibiotic resistance
Linus Sandegren and Dan I. Andersson
p578 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2174
Gene duplication and amplification can enable bacteria not only to
develop antibiotic resistance, but also to overcome the fitness costs
that are often associated with resistance. In this Review, Sandegren
and Andersson highlight the mechanisms underlying gene duplication
and discuss the role of increasing gene copy number in adaptive bacterial
evolution.
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Adapting the machine: adaptor proteins for Hsp100/Clp and AAA+ proteases
Janine Kirstein, Noel Moliere, David A. Dougan and Kurşad Turgay
p589 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2185
Adaptor proteins for the Hsp100/Clp and AAA+ proteins play an important
part in the regulated degradation of a large number of bacterial processes.
Kirstein and colleagues describe how these adaptor proteins interact
with their respective proteases to regulate proteolysis.
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PERSPECTIVES
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OPINION
Unravelling ancient microbial history with community proteogenomics
and lipid geochemistry
Jochen J. Brocks and Jillian Banfield
p601 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2167
Information about ancient microbial ecosystems can be obtained by using
fossil lipids found in ancient sedimentary rocks as biomarkers. In this
Opinion article, Jochen Brocks and Jillian Banfield describe how
environmental genomic approaches are set to revolutionize the study of
these microbial ecosystems and improve our understanding of the evolution
of ancient communities of microorganisms.
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SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Communicable disease among displaced Afghans: refuge without shelter
Alefiyah Rajabali, Omer Moin, Amna S. Ansari, Mohammad R. Khanani and
Syed H. Ali
p609 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2176
Communicable diseases cause health problems for refugee populations.
In this Science and society article, Ali and colleagues discuss the
range of transmissible infections and the associated risk factors that
have affected the Afghan refugee population.
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CORRESPONDENCE
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Correspondence: Reasons to include viruses in the tree of life
Nagendra R. Hegde, Mohan S. Maddur, Srini V. Kaveri and Jagadeesh Bayry
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c1
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Correspondence: Six comments on the ten reasons for the demotion of
viruses
Jesus Navas-Castillo
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c2
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Correspondence: Ten good reasons not to exclude giruses from the
evolutionary picture
Jean-Michel Claverie and Hiroyuki Ogata
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c3
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Correspondence: Viral genomes are part of the phylogenetic tree of life
Ethan B. Ludmir and Lynn W. Enquist
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c4
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Correspondence: Compelling reasons why viruses are relevant for the
origin of cells
Eugene V. Koonin, Tatiana G. Senkevich and Valerian V. Dolja
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c5
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Correspondence: There is no such thing as a tree of life (and of course
viruses are out!)
Didier Raoult
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c6
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Correspondence: Yet viruses cannot be included in the tree of life
Purificacion Lopez-Garcia and David Moreira
p614 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro2108-c7
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