Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volume 7, No 12 December 2009

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The spectrum of latent tuberculosis: rethinking the biology and intervention strategies

Clifton E. Barry 3rd, Helena I. Boshoff, Véronique Dartois, Thomas Dick, Sabine Ehrt, JoAnne Flynn, Dirk Schnappinger, Robert J. Wilkinson & Douglas Young

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Next issue date: 16 December 2009

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Dancing genomes: fungal nuclear positioning


Amy Gladfelter & Judith Berman

In fungi, nuclei move in a microtubule- and microtubule motor-dependent manner. In this Review, Judith Berman and Amy Gladfelter discuss how fungi use the movement of intact nuclei within and between cells to control the integrity, ploidy and assortment of specific genomes or individual chromosomes.

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Perspective

What are the consequences of the disappearing human microbiota?

Martin J. Blaser & Stanley Falkow

The increase in allergic diseases that has occurred in developing countries in recent years has been attributed to a decrease in exposure to the microorganisms in the environment. Blaser and Falkow reflect that this increase, as well as the ongoing obesity epidemic and increased susceptibility to infectious disease, might instead be the result of changes in the human microbiota.

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Genome watch:
Probiotics stick it to the man


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Host response:
Spotlight on SFB



Bacterial physiology:
Switch-hitting RNase

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies: a vital tool in efforts to eliminate malaria

Richard T. Eastman & David A. Fidock

The emergence of drug-resistant Plasmodium parasites has made the treatment of malaria difficult in some areas. One of the last drugs to which there is no full resistance is artemisinin. Fidock and Eastman describe artemisinin-based combination therapies that aim to decrease the occurrence of drug resistance and that have raised the possibility of malaria eradication.

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Nature Reviews Microbiology invites you to explore the microscopic world of microbial invaders and take an animated tour featuring the lifestyles of three disease-causing bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Psychrophilic methanogenic community development during long-term cultivation of anaerobic granular biofilms

A new article from The ISME Journal, the multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology that is a cooperative effort between ISME and NPG.

Focus on Symbiosis

Microbial symbioses include beneficial, harmful and neutral relationships and are important in animal and plant health, immunity and disease and in ecology and the environment. This special Focus issue highlights exciting advances in our understanding of partnerships between organisms and their environments.

Focus on sustainability

To highlight the central role of microbial processes in sustainable development, Nature Reviews Microbiology and The ISME Journal present a specially commissioned set of articles that highlight the importance of microorganisms in climatic processes and research the generation of new energy sources.

Poster on Metagenomics

This poster provides an overview of the technology and applications of metagenomics. The poster is freely available thanks to support from the National Academies and the National Science Foundation .

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Nature Reviews Genetics presents a first for Nature Publishing Group — a Review that can be commented on, updated, and added to by readers using Wiki features. The Review explores the past, present and future of the biology cyberinfrastructure.

Series on systems microbiology

Systems microbiology aims to integrate basic biological information with genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, glycomics, proteomics and other data to create an integrated model of how a microbial cell or community functions. This series examines some of the latest developments in this fast–moving field.

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