Bacillus <bacterium>

Known as: Bacillus rRNA group 1, bacilli, Bacillus (Bacteria) 
A genus of bacteria within the phylum Firmicutes consisting of gram-positive bacilli that are either obligate or facultative aerobes, and test… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: mining the fourth international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification, population genetics and epidemiology
The Direct Repeat locus of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) is a member of the CRISPR (Clustered regularly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium bovis.
Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of tuberculosis in a range of animal species and man, with worldwide annual losses to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Inhibition of Respiration by Nitric Oxide Induces a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dormancy Program
An estimated two billion persons are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The host factors that initiate and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized trial.
CONTEXT The optimal duration of antimicrobial treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is unknown. Shortening the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Nosocomial infections in combined medical-surgical intensive care units in the United States.
OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of nosocomial infections in combined medical-surgical (MS) intensive care units (ICUs… (More)
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Review
1996
Review
1996
Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological features.
s of the 6th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 155. Reboli, A. C., E. D. Houston, J. S… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
An in vitro model for sequential study of shiftdown of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through two stages of nonreplicating persistence.
It was demonstrated previously that abrupt transfer of vigorously aerated cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to anaerobic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
An essential role for interferon gamma in resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis, a major health problem in developing countries, has reemerged in recent years in many industrialized countries. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
UNIDENTIFIED CURVED BACILLI IN THE STOMACH OF PATIENTS WITH GASTRITIS AND PEPTIC ULCERATION
Biopsy specimens were taken from intact areas of antral mucosa in 100 consecutive consenting patients presenting for gastroscopy… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
UNIDENTIFIED CURVED BACILLI ON GASTRIC EPITHELIUM IN ACTIVE CHRONIC GASTRITIS
 
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