Letters in Applied Microbiology

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Welcome to our Virtual Special Issue Library containing a selection of articles from various issues of Letters in Applied Microbiology pulled together to create online themed issues. Click on the titles below to view the articles:

Antimicrobials - August 2010
Wine Fermentation - August 2010
Zoonoses - July 2009

View Virtual Special Issues from our sister journal Journal of Applied Microbiology:

Food Safety - July 2009
Biodefence - March 2011
Campylobacter - December 2011

Click here to read Jean-Yves Maillard’s Editorial announcing the new focus for the journal.

The latest Editor's Choice paper is:

Gene silencing in Escherichia coli using antisense RNAs expressed from doxycycline-inducible vectors
N. Nakashima, T. Tamura

In this study a gene silencing method using antisense RNAs in Escherichia coli is described, which facilitates the investigation of bacterial gene function. In particular, the method is suitable for comprehensive analyses or phenotypic analyses of genes essential for growth. Here, we describe expansion of vector variations for expressing antisense RNAs, allowing choice of a vector appropriate for the target genes or experimental purpose.

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Click on the titles below to view the most downloaded papers from Letters in Applied Microbiology published in 2011:

Extraction methods and bioautography for evaluation of medicinal plant antimicrobial activity
A. Nostro, M.P. Germanò, V. D’Angelo, A. Marino, M.A. Cannatelli

Antifungal activity of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) essential oil and thymol against moulds from damp dwellings
M. Šegvić Klarić, I. Kosalec, J. Mastelić, E. Piecková, S. Pepeljnak

Antibacterial activity of selected plant essential oils against Escherichia coli O157:H7
S.A. Burt, R.D. Reinders