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Letters in Applied Microbiology

Published on behalf of the Society for Applied Microbiology

Edited by:
J.-Y. Maillard

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 83/144 Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; 61/91 Microbiology
Impact Factor: 1.679

Letters in Applied Microbiology provides for the rapid publication of short, high quality papers in the broad field of applied microbiology, including environmental, food, agricultural, medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, soil, systematics, water and biodeterioration. Advances in rapid methodology are a particular feature. The Journal reflects developments in biotechnology in such fields as applied microbial genetics, immunodiagnosis and fermentation science.

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Selected 'Shellfish' Papers
The following selected articles from Letters in Applied Microbiology and Journal of Applied Microbiology are available to download free of charge:

Inactivation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in pure culture, whole live and half shell oysters (Crassostrea virginica) by X-ray
B.S.M. Mahmoud, D.D. Burrage

RpoN gene, RAPD profile, antimicrobial resistance and plasmids of Vibrio anguillarum isolates from vibriosis infected Penaeus monodon
B. Vaseeharan, M. Raffiq Hussian, J.C. Chen

Occurrence of enteric viruses in shellfish and relation to climatic-environmental factors
E. Suffredini, C. Corrain, G. Arcangeli, L. Fasolato, A. Manfrin, E. Rossetti, E. Biazzi, R. Mioni, E. Pavoni, M.N. Losio, G. Sanavio, L. Croci

The development of rapid real-time PCR detection system for Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw oyster
J.S. Kim, G.G. Lee, J. Kim, J.Y. Kwon, S.-T. Kwon

Oral vaccination with envelope protein VP28 against white spot syndrome virus in Procambarus clarkii using Bacillus subtilis as delivery vehicles
L.L. Fu, W.F. Li, H.H. Du, W. Dai, Z.R. Xu

Localization of norovirus and poliovirus in Pacific oysters
C. Mcleod, B. Hay, C. Grant, G. Greening, D. Day

Distribution and genotypic characterization of Salmonella serovars isolated from tropical seafood of Cochin, India
R. Kumar, P.K. Surendran, N. Thampuran

In vivo gene expression of cold shock and other stress-related genes in Vibrio vulnificus during shellstock temperature control conditions in oysters
S. Limthammahisorn, Y.J. Brady, C.R. Arias

Evaluation of RT-PCR and reverse line blot hybridization for detection and genotyping F+ RNA coliphages from estuarine waters and molluscan shellfish
D.C. Love, J. Vinjé, S.M. Khalil, J. Murphy, G.L. Lovelace, M.D. Sobsey

Multilocus genetic analysis of Cryptosporidium in naturally contaminated bivalve molluscs
F. Leoni, H. Gómez-Couso, M.E. Ares-Mazás, J. McLauchlin

Click on the links below to read the most downloaded articles in 2008:

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

Antibacterial activity of plant extracts on phytopathogenic Xanthomonas campestris pathovars
S. Satish, K. A. Raveesha, G. R. Janardhana

New frontiers in probiotic research
R.D. Sleator, C. Hill

Preliminary characterization of exopolysaccharides produced by a marine biofilm-forming bacterium Pseudoalteromonas ruthenica (SBT 033)
P. Saravanan, S. Jayachandran

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