2010 Issues

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microbiologica

journal of basic and clinical microbiological sciences

vol. 33, no. 4, October 2010

CONTENTS

Review

M. CINCO. New insights into the pathogenicity of leptospires: evasion of host defences  283

Full Papers

A. DE ROSSI, M. ZANCHETTA, F. VITONE, G. ANTONELLI, P. BAGNARELLI, L. BUONAGURO, M.R. CAPOBIANCHI, M. CLEMENTI, I. ABBATE, F. CANDUCCI, A. MONACHETTI, E. RIVA, G. ROZERA, C. SCAGNOLARI, M. TAGLIAMONTE, M.C. RE. Quantitative HIV-1 proviral DNA detection: a multicentre analysis. 293

C. MONTESANO, A. ANSELMI, P. PALMA, S. BERNARDI, R. CICCONI, M. MATTEI, G. CASTELLI-GATTINARA, M. CICCOZZI, V. COLIZZI, M. AMICOSANTE. HIV replication leads to skewed maturation of CD8-positive T-cell responses in infected children. 303

Y. WANG, H. XU, N. WU, H. SHI, X. WANG, T. WANG. Monoclonal antibody, but not synthetic peptide, targeting the ectodomain of influenza B virus M2 proton channel has antiviral activity. 311

G. KAMARAJ, L. RAJENDRA, S.R. CHINCHKAR, V.A. SRINIVASAN. Optimization of production of Brucella abortus S19 culture in bioreactor using soyabean casein digest medium. 319

M.A. SYED, U. MANZOOR, I. SHAH, S.H.A. BUKHARI. Antibacterial effects of Tungsten nanoparticles on the Escherichia coli strains isolated from catheterized urinary tract infection (UTI) cases and Staphylococcus aureus 329

M. CORRENTE, D. FRANCHINI, N. DECARO, G. GRECO, M. D’ABRAMO, M.F. GRECO, F. LATRONICO, A. CROVACE, V. M ARTELLA. Detection of Brucella canis in a dog in Italy. 337

R. GRANDE, M. DI GIULIO, E. DI CAMPLI, S. DI BARTOLOMEO, L. CELLINI. A model of Helicobacter pylori persistence in a case of gastric cancer. 343

L. CELLINI, R. GRANDE, L. ARTESE, L. MARZIO. Detection of Helicobacter pylori in saliva and esophagus. 351

S. MONTIERI, E. SUFFREDINI, M. CICCOZZI, L. CROCI. Phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus isolates based on toxR gene sequence. 359

K. POLGÁROVÁ, M. BEHULIAK, P. CELEC. Effect of saliva processing on bacterial DNA extraction. 373

R. MONNO, L. FUMAROLA, P. TREROTOLI, G. GIANNELLI, M. CORREALE, D. BRUNETTI, M. DI BIASE. Seroprevalence of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in ischaemic heart disease. 381

Short Communications

M. BATTILANI, A. BALBONI, M. BASSANI, A. SCAGLIARINI, S. PALTRINIERI, S. PROSPERI. Sequence analysis of the nucleocapsid gene of feline coronaviruses circulating in Italy. 387

K. KADOI. Establishment of two chicken embryonic cell lines in a newly developed nutrient medium. 393

C. BICMEN, M. COSKUN, A.T. GUNDUZ, G. SENOL, A.K. CIRAK, G. TIBET. Nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary specimens between 2004 and 2009: causative agent or not? 399

Case reports

C. COSTA, M. BERGALLO, P. FERRARA, R. CAVALLO. High-level polyomavirus JC viruria following long-term steroid therapy. 405

Letters to Editors

G.A. VENA, D. APRUZZI, M. VESTITA, A. CALVARIO, C. FOTI, N. CASSANO. Zoster … "almost" … sine herpete: diagnostic utility of real time-polymerase chain reaction. 409

vol. 33, no. 3, July 2010

CONTENTS
Reviews
A. L AMBIASE, M.R. CATANIA, F. ROSSANO.Anaerobic bacteria infection in cystic fibrosis airway disease.	185
Full Papers
V. S VICHER, R. D’ARRIGO, C. ALTERI, M. ANDREONI, G. ANGARANO, A. ANTINORI, G. ANTONELLI, P. BAGNARELLI, F. B ALDANTI, A. BERTOLI, M. BORDERI, E. BOERI, I. BON, B. BRUZZONE, A.P. CALLEGARO, R. CAMMAROTA, F. C ANDUCCI, F. CECCHERINI-SILBERSTEIN, M. CLEMENTI, A. D’ARMINIO MONFORTE, A. DE LUCA, A. DI BIAGIO, S. D I GIANBENEDETTO, G. DI PERRI, M. DI PIETRO, L. FABENI, G. FADDA, M. GALLI, W. GENNARI, V. GHISETTI, A. G IACOMETTI, A. GORI, F. LEONCINI, F. MAGGIOLO, R. MASERATI, F. MAZZOTTA, V. MICHELI, G. MEINI, L. M ONNO, C. MUSSINI, S. NOZZA, S. PAOLUCCI, S. PARISI, M. PECORARI, D. PIZZI, T. QUIRINO, M.C. RE, G. R IZZARDINI, R. SANTANGELO, A. SORIA, F. STAZI, G. STERRANTINO, O. TURRIZIANI, C. VISCOLI, V. VULLO, A. L AZZARIN, C.F. PERNO ON BEHALF OF OSCAR GROUP. Performance of genotypic tropism testing in clinical practice using the enhanced sensitivity version of Trofile as reference assay: results from the OSCAR Study Group.	195
M. M ENA, C. MAGNANI, M. VILLA, T. RE, P. PERINI, M. DE PASCHALE, D. CAGNIN, T. CERULLI, P. CLERICI, P. V IGANÒ. Characterisation of AIDS presenters and their response to antiretroviral therapy at Legnanogeneral hospital (Italy) during the period 2000-2008.	207
D. DONIA, A.R. PETRINCA, M. DIVIZIA. A strategy to increase the specificity of Syber Green I qRT-PCR in hepatitis A detection.	215
R. V ALAPERTA, M.R. TEJADA, M. FRIGERIO, A. MORONI, E. CIULLA, S. CIOFFI, P. CAPELLI, E. COSTA. Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infections: the role of a rapid and low-cost characterization for the establishment of a surveillance system.	223
T. Z IVER, P. YÜKSEL, G. IPEK, I. YEKELER, Z. BAYRAMOGLU, E. TIRELI, S. SARIBAS*, M. ASLAN, S.D. YALVAÇ, I. Ö ZDOMANIÇ, Z. TORLAK, A. DIRICAN, B. KOCAZEYBEK, M.M. TORUN.Aneurysm and Helicobacter pylori relationship: the seropositivity of CagA, VacA and other antigens of Helicobacter pylori in abdominal and ascending aortic aneurysms.	233
F. S HAHCHERAGHI, V.S. NIKBIN, M.M. FEIZABADI. Identification and genetic characterization of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Tehran, Iran.	243
A. D I PINTO, L. NOVELLO, F. MONTEMURRO, E. BONERBA, G. TANTILLo. Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods from supermarkets in Southern Italy.	249
Short communications
S. A STEGIANO, F. SIDOTI, C. COSTA, A. OSTORERO, D. ALOTTO, C. CASTAGNOLI, M. BERGALLO, M. STELLA, R. C AVALLO. Human cytomegalovirus load in fresh and glycerolized skin grafts.	253
S. P IGNATELLI, D. MAURIZIO, M.P. LANDINI, P. DAL MONTE.Development of a Multiplex PCR for the simultaneous amplification and genotyping of glycoprotein N among human cytomegalovirus strains.	257
Case reports
E. GABRIELLI, G. FERRAIOLI, L. FERRARIS, A. RIVA, M. GALLI, C. FILICE, C. GERVASONI. Enfuvirtide administration in an HIV+ transgender patient with soft tissue augmentation: US evaluation.	263
C. T ASCINI, M. POLIDORI, S. FLAMMINI, S. FONDELLI, J. MENCARINI, U. VETRANO, P. LAMBELET, E. T AGLIAFERRI, F. MENICHETTI.Acute varicella-zoster virus necrotizing meningoencephalomyelitis with sudden visual loss and paraparesis in an HIV-infected patient.	267
G. B UCCOLIERO, G. LONERO, C. ROMANELLI, P. LOPERFIDO, F. RESTA. Varicella zoster virus encephalitis during treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor-a agent in a psoriatic arthritis patient.	271
E. POLILLI, F. SOZIO, E. MAZZOTTA, A. CONSORTE, F. DI MASI, A. AGOSTINONE, M. TONTODONATI, L. C OSENTINO, G. PARRUTI. Rapidly progressive and fatal EBV-related encephalitis in a patient with advanced HIV-1 infection at presentation: a case report and review of the literature.	275
Letters to editors
S. AMBRETTI, P. GAIBANI, F. CAROLI, L. MIRAGLIOTTA, V. SAMBRI. A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate harboring KPC-1 from Italy.	281

vol. 33, no. 2, April 2010

CONTENTS
Reviews
M. AMICOSANTE, M. CICCOZZI, R. MARKOVA. Rational use of immunodiagnostic tools for tuberculosis infection: guidelines and cost effectiveness studies.	93
Full Papers
D. GIBELLINI, M. BORDERI, E. DE CRIGNIS, A. CLO, A. MISEROCCHI, P. VIALE, M.C. RE. Analysis of the effects of specific protease inhibitors on OPG/RANKL regulation in an osteoblast-like cell line.	109
C. ANAR, C. BICMEN, S. YAPICIOGLU, I. UNSAL, H. HALILCOLAR, U. YiLMAZ. Evaluation of clinical data and antibody response following influenza vaccination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.	117
M. JENNY, N.R. PEDERSEN, B.J. HIDAYAT, D. FUCHS. Bovine colostrum modulates immune activation cascades in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro.	129
T. ZMANTAR, B. KOUIDHI, H. MILADI, K. MAHDOUANI, A. BAKHROUF. A Microtiter plate assay for Staphylococcus aureus biofilm quantification at various pH levels and hydrogen peroxide supplementation.	137
A. ILKI, P. BEKDEMIR, N. ULGER, G. SOYLETIR. Rapid reporting of urine culture results: impact of the uro-quick screening system.	147
S. MASALA, P. MOLICOTTI, A. BUA, A. ZUMBO, G. DELOGU, L.A. SECHI, S. ZANETTI. Molecular characterization of Sardinian Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism, MIRU-VNTR and rep-PCR.	155
Short communications
A. DI FRANCESCO, M. DONATI, D. SALVATORE, R. CEVENINI, R. BALDELLI. Chlamydophila felis: plasmid detection in Italian isolates.	163
S. STARNINO, R. LEUZZI, V. GHISETTI, M.A. DE FRANCESCO, M. CUSINI, G. IMPARA, E. GALLUPPI, M. P IZZA, P. STEFANELLI. Molecular analysis of two novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulent components: the macrophage infectivity potentiator and the outer membrane protein A.	167
Case reports
F. RICCI, F. MISSIROLI, M. CIOTTI, C.F. PERNO, L. CERULLI. Persistent epithelial defect after penetrating keratoplasty caused by adenoviral infectious keratitis.	171
A. RUSSO, S. ANGELETTI, G. LORINO, C. VENDITTI, M. FALCONE, G. DICUONZO, M. VENDITTI. A case of Lactobacillus casei bacteraemia associated with aortic dissection: is there a link?	175
Letters to editors
M. CICCOZZI, I. BON, M. CIOTTI. Do the HIV-1 subtypes circulating in Italy resemble the Red Queen running in Carroll’s novel?	179
G. DI GUARDO, G. MARRUCHELLA. Faecal CWD prion excretion and inflammation.	183

vol. 33, no. 1, January 2010

CONTENTS
Reviews
G. D’ETTORRE, G. CECCARELLI, L. ZAFFIRI, C.M. MASTROIANNI, V. VULLO. The role of HIV-DNA testing in clinical practice	1
Full Papers
S. LI, L. BOZZO, Z. WU, W. LU, F. ROMERIO. The HIV-1 matrix protein p17 activates the transcription factors c-Myc and CREB in human B cells.	13
C. MINOSSE, A.R. GARBUGLIA, D. LAPA, C. SIAS, M.S. ZANIRATTI, M.R. CAPOBIANCHI. Genetic variability in E6, E7 and L1 protein of HPV81 from HIV-1 positive women in Italy.	25
E. NUCLEO, G. FUGAZZA, R. MIGLIAVACCA, M. SPALLA, M. COMELLI, L. PAGANI, M. DEBIAGGI. Differences in biofilm formation and aggregative adherence between b-lactam susceptibleand b-lactamases producing P. mirabilis clinical isolates.	37
R. MORSHED, S.M. PEIGHAMBARI. Drug resistance, plasmid profile and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of Iranian isolates of Salmonella Enteritidis.	47
N. ÇERIKÇIOG ˇLU, B. AKSU, T.D. DAL, U. DENIZ, H.S. BILGEN, E. ÖZEK, G. SÖYLETIR. Seminested PCR for detection and identification of Candida species directly from blood culture bottles.	57
G. LIGUORI, F. GALLÉ, A. LUCARIELLO, V. DI ONOFRIO, L. ALBANO, G. MAZZARELLA, M. D’AMORA, F. ROSSANO. Comparison between multiplex PCR and phenotypic systems for Candida spp. identification.	63
E. CASARI, A. FERRARIO, E. MORENGHI, A. MONTANELLI. Gardnerella, Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in the genital discharge of symptomatic fertile and asymptomatic infertile women.	69
Short communications
M. BABAKIR-MINA, S. DIMONTE, M. CICCOZZI, C.F. PERNO, M. CIOTTI. The novel swine-origin H1N1 influenza A virus riddle: is it a domestic bird H1N1-derived virus?	77
A. FASANELLA, G. GAROFOLO, D. GALANTE, V. QUARANTA, L. PALAZZO, F. LISTA, R. ADONE, M.H. JONES. Severe anthrax outbreaks in Italy in 2004: considerations on factors involved in the spread of infection.	83
Y. TATANO, T. SHIMIZU, H. TOMIOKA. Properties of immunosuppressive macrophages generated by Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in M. intracellulare-susceptible and resistant mice.	87