Most viewed Microbiology articles in December 2015

Bacterial Exchange in Household Washing Machines
Chris Callewaert, Sam Van Nevel, Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof, Michael S. Granitsiotis and Nico Boon^*

Occurrence and Antibiotic Resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from Shellfish in Selangor, Malaysia
Vengadesh Letchumanan, Priyia Pusparajah, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Learn-Han Lee^* and Kok-Gan Chan

Evaluation of Antioxidative and Cytotoxic Activities of Streptomyces pluripotens MUSC 137 Isolated from Mangrove Soil in Malaysia
Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh^* and Learn-Han Lee^*

Comparative Gut Microbiota of 59 Neotropical Bird Species
Sarah M. Hird^*, Cesar Sanchez, Bryan C. Carstens and Robb T. Brumfield

Year-Long Metagenomic Study of River Microbiomes Across Land Use and Water Quality
Thea Van Rossum, Michael A. Peabody, Miguel I. Uyaguari-Diaz, Kirby I. Cronin, Michael Chan, Jared R. Slobodan, Matthew J. Nesbitt, Curtis A. Suttle, William W. L. Hsiao, Patrick K. C. Tang, Natalie A. Prystajecky and Fiona S. L. Brinkman^*

Chlamydia Infection Across Host Species Boundaries Promotes Distinct Sets of Transcribed Anti-Apoptotic Factors.
Joshua E. Messinger, Emmalin Nelton, Colleen Feeney and David C. Gondek^*

A Metagenomics-Based Metabolic Model of Nitrate-Dependent Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane by Methanoperedens-Like Archaea
Arslan Arshad, Daan R. Speth, Rob M. de Graaf, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Mike S. M. Jetten and Cornelia U. Welte^*

Natural Sunlight Shapes Crude Oil-Degrading Bacterial Communities in Northern Gulf of Mexico Surface Waters
Hernando P. Bacosa, Zhanfei Liu and Deana L. Erdner^*

Bacterial Diversity and Mycotoxin Reduction During Maize Fermentation (Steeping) for Ogi Production
Chiamaka A. Okeke, Chibundu N. Ezekiel^*, Cyril C. Nwangburuka, Michael Sulyok, Cajethan O. Ezeamagu, Rasheed A. Adeleke, Stanley K. Dike and Rudolf Krska

Particle-Associated Differ from Free-Living Bacteria in Surface Waters of the Baltic Sea
Angelika Rieck, Daniel P. R. Herlemann, Klaus Jürgens and Hans-Peter Grossart^*