Contents: November 2003, Volume 69, Issue 11        Minireviews        Food Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Geomicrobiology        Microbial Ecology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Energy Conservation in Acetogenic Bacteria Volker Müller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6345-6353; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Degradation of Cross-Linked and Non-Cross-Linked Arabinoxylans by the Intestinal Microbiota in Children Mark J. Hopkins, Hans N. Englyst, Sandra Macfarlane, Elizabeth Furrie, George T. Macfarlane, and Andrew J. McBain Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6354-6360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing for Comparison of Veterinary and Human Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni Georgina Manning, Christopher G. Dowson, Mary C. Bagnall, If H. Ahmed, Malcolm West, and Diane G. Newell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6370-6379; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Listeria Species by Using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of PCR-Amplified 23S rRNA Gene Fragments Delphine Paillard, Véronique Dubois, Robert Duran, Fany Nathier, Catherine Guittet, Pierre Caumette, and Claudine Quentin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6386-6392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Photodynamic Destruction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes by Using ATP Bioluminescence N. A. Romanova, L. Y. Brovko, L. Moore, E. Pometun, A. P. Savitsky, N. N. Ugarova, and M. W. Griffiths Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6393-6398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction and Resuscitation of Viable but Nonculturable Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 A. R. Gupte, C. L. E. de Rezende, and S. W. Joseph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6669-6675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of Pediocin PA-1 with Anionic Lipid Induces Model Membrane Destabilization Hélène Gaussier, Thierry Lefèvre, and Muriel Subirade Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6777-6784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis, Characterization, and Loci of the tuf Genes in Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Species and Their Direct Application for Species Identification Marco Ventura, Carlos Canchaya, Valèrie Meylan, Todd R. Klaenhammer, and Ralf Zink Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6908-6922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cold Shock Response and Major Cold Shock Proteins of Vibrio cholerae Partha Pratim Datta and Rupak K. Bhadra Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6361-6369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrogen-Regulated Hypermutator Strain of Synechococcus sp. for Use in In Vivo Artificial Evolution Daniel Emlyn-Jones, G. Dean Price, and T. John Andrews Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6427-6433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viability of and Plasmid Retention in Frozen Recombinant Escherichia coli over Time: a Ten-Year Prospective Study Gina L. Koenig Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6605-6609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization and Substrate Preference of a Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dioxygenase from Cycloclasticus sp. Strain A5 Yuki Kasai, Kazutoshi Shindo, Shigeaki Harayama, and Norihiko Misawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6688-6697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plant Transformation by Coinoculation with a Disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strain and an Escherichia coli Strain Carrying Mobilizable Transgenes Katherine M. Pappas and Stephen C. Winans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6731-6739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Usefulness of rpoB Gene Sequencing for Identification of Afipia and Bosea Species, Including a Strategy for Choosing Discriminative Partial Sequences Atieh Khamis, Philippe Colson, Didier Raoult, and Bernard La Scola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6740-6749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequencing and Characterization of pBM400 from Bacillus megaterium QM B1551 Michael D. Scholle, Christen A. White, Muthusamy Kunnimalaiyaan, and Patricia S. Vary Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6888-6898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Development and Validation of a Nested-PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Method for Taxonomic Characterization of Bifidobacterial Communities R. Temmerman, L. Masco, T. Vanhoutte, G. Huys, and J. Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6380-6385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Power Analysis for Real-Time PCR Quantification of Genes in Activated Sludge and Analysis of the Variability Introduced by DNA Extraction Hebe M. Dionisi, Gerda Harms, Alice C. Layton, Igrid R. Gregory, Jack Parker, Shawn A. Hawkins, Kevin G. Robinson, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6597-6604; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sampling Natural Viral Communities from Soil for Culture-Independent Analyses Kurt E. Williamson, K. Eric Wommack, and Mark Radosevich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6628-6633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Identification of Lactobacillus Species in Crops of Broilers of Different Ages by Using PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis Le Luo Guan, Karen E. Hagen, Gerald W. Tannock, Doug R. Korver, Gaylene M. Fasenko, and Gwen E. Allison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6750-6757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Method Using Sedimentation and Immunomagnetic Separation for Isolation and Enumeration of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts Jaime Massanet-Nicolau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6758-6761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Web-Based Phylogenetic Assignment Tool for Analysis of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiles of Microbial Communities Angela D. Kent, Dan J. Smith, Barbara J. Benson, and Eric W. Triplett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6768-6776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protistan Grazing Analysis by Flow Cytometry Using Prey Labeled by In Vivo Expression of Fluorescent Proteins Yutao Fu, Charles O'Kelly, Michael Sieracki, and Daniel L. Distel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6848-6855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methodology of Protistan Discovery: from rRNA Detection to Quality Scanning Electron Microscope Images Thorsten Stoeck, William H. Fowle, and Slava S. Epstein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6856-6863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Isotope Array, a New Tool That Employs Substrate-Mediated Labeling of rRNA for Determination of Microbial Community Structure and Function Justyna Adamczyk, Martin Hesselsoe, Niels Iversen, Matthias Horn, Angelika Lehner, Per Halkjaer Nielsen, Michael Schloter, Peter Roslev, and Michael Wagner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6875-6887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Use of Bacterial -Glutamyltranspeptidase for Enzymatic Synthesis of -D-Glutamyl Compounds Hideyuki Suzuki, Shunsuke Izuka, Hiromichi Minami, Nobukazu Miyakawa, Sayaka Ishihara, and Hidehiko Kumagai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6399-6404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Innovative Approach for Improvement of an Antibiotic-Overproducing Industrial Strain of Streptomyces albus Norimasa Tamehiro, Takeshi Hosaka, Jun Xu, Haifeng Hu, Noboru Otake, and Kozo Ochi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6412-6417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioaccumulation of Copper Ions by Escherichia coli Expressing Vanabin Genes from the Vanadium-Rich Ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea Tatsuya Ueki, Yasuhisa Sakamoto, Nobuo Yamaguchi, and Hitoshi Michibata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6442-6446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of the Monomer Composition of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Expressing Variants of the ß-Oxidation-Associated Multifunctional Enzyme Silvia Marchesini, Nadine Erard, Tuomo Glumoff, J. Kalervo Hiltunen, and Yves Poirier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6495-6499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oriented Adhesion of Escherichia coli to Polystyrene Particles Joseph F. Jones, Jason D. Feick, Daniel Imoudu, Nkiru Chukwumah, Margot Vigeant, and Darrell Velegol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6515-6519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of Escherichia coli Strains for Conversion of Nitroacetophenones to ortho-Aminophenols Venkateswarlu Kadiyala, Lloyd J. Nadeau, and Jim C. Spain Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6520-6526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Dosage Effect of L-Proline Biosynthetic Enzymes on L-Proline Accumulation and Freeze Tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yukiyasu Terao, Shigeru Nakamori, and Hiroshi Takagi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6527-6532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Highly Efficient Biotransformation of Eugenol to Ferulic Acid and Further Conversion to Vanillin in Recombinant Strains of Escherichia coli Jörg Overhage, Alexander Steinbüchel, and Horst Priefert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6569-6576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microaerophilic Cooperation of Reductive and Oxidative Pathways Allows Maximal Photosynthetic Membrane Biosynthesis in Rhodospirillum rubrum Hartmut Grammel, Ernst-Dieter Gilles, and Robin Ghosh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6577-6586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis Strain That Secretes a Major Epitope of Bovine Beta-Lactoglobulin and Evaluation of Its Immunogenicity in Mice Jean-Marc Chatel, Sebastien Nouaille, Karine Adel-Patient, Yves Le Loir, Herman Boe, Alexandra Gruss, Jean-Michel Wal, and Philippe Langella Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6620-6627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Yersiniabactin, a Complex Polyketide-Nonribosomal Peptide, Using Escherichia coli as a Heterologous Host Blaine A. Pfeifer, Clay C. C. Wang, Christopher T. Walsh, and Chaitan Khosla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6698-6702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Denitrification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Monitored by Online NAD(P)H Fluorescence Fan Chen, Qing Xia, and Lu-Kwang Ju Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6715-6722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptide Ligands That Bind Selectively to Spores of Bacillus subtilis and Closely Related Species Jordan Knurr, Orsolya Benedek, Jennifer Heslop, Robert B. Vinson, Jeremy A. Boydston, Joanne McAndrew, John F. Kearney, and Charles L. Turnbough, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6841-6847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Synthetic Minimal Medium for Listeria monocytogenes Hsiang-Ning Tsai and David A. Hodgson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6943-6945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenylacetic and Phenylpropionic Acids Do Not Affect Xylan Degradation by Ruminococcus albus Carine Reveneau, Sarah E. Adams, M. A. Cotta, and M. Morrison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6954-6958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis of Beach Water Quality Indicator Variables Ann Michelle Morrison, Kelly Coughlin, James P. Shine, Brent A. Coull, and Andrea C. Rex Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6405-6411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of the Environment on Genotypic Diversity of Actinomyces naeslundii and Streptococcus oralis in the Oral Biofilm James S. Paddick, Susan R. Brailsford, Edwina A. M. Kidd, Steven C. Gilbert, Douglas T. Clark, Sharmin Alam, Zoe J. Killick, and David Beighton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6475-6480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methicillin (Oxacillin)-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Major Food Animals and Their Potential Transmission to Humans John Hwa Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6489-6494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of F+ RNA and DNA Coliphages as Source-Specific Indicators of Fecal Contamination in Surface Waters Dana Cole, Sharon C. Long, and Mark D. Sobsey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6507-6514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma-Proteobacteria Aquicella lusitana gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aquicella siphonis sp. nov. Infect Protozoa and Require Activated Charcoal for Growth in Laboratory Media Paula Santos, Isabel Pinhal, Fred A. Rainey, Nuno Empadinhas, Joana Costa, Barry Fields, Robert Benson, António Veríssimo, and Milton S. da Costa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6533-6540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Transcription-PCR Analysis of Bottled and Natural Mineral Waters for the Presence of Noroviruses Gilbert Thierry Lamothe, Thierry Putallaz, Han Joosten, and Joey D. Marugg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6541-6549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Succession of the Intestinal Bacterial Community of the Maturing Broiler Chicken Jiangrang Lu, Umelaalim Idris, Barry Harmon, Charles Hofacre, John J. Maurer, and Margie D. Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6816-6824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Resistance of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis to Acid Environments as a Function of Culture Medium Nackmoon Sung and Michael T. Collins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6833-6840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Succession of Structure and Diversity of a Biofilm Formed in a Model Drinking Water Distribution System Adam C. Martiny, Thomas M. Jørgensen, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen, Erik Arvin, and Søren Molin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6899-6907; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Storage on Monodispersed Cells of Mycobacterium terrae Used for Quantitative Carrier Test prEN 14563 Eva Woelk, Peter Goroncy-Bermes, and Wolfgang Sand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6932-6934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium xenopi and Drinking Water Biofilms M. Dailloux, M. Albert, C. Laurain, S. Andolfatto, A. Lozniewski, P. Hartemann, and L. Mathieu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6946-6948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Involvement of Two Cytosolic Enzymes and a Novel Intermediate, 5'-Oxoaverantin, in the Pathway from 5'-Hydroxyaverantin to Averufin in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Emi Sakuno, Kimiko Yabe, and Hiromitsu Nakajima Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6418-6426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactive Oxygen Species and Induction of Lignin Peroxidase in Phanerochaete chrysosporium Paula A. Belinky, Nufar Flikshtein, Sergey Lechenko, Shimon Gepstein, and Carlos G. Dosoretz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6500-6506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fungal Lipid Accumulation and Development of Mycelial Structures by Two Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Ingrid M. van Aarle and Pål Axel Olsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6762-6767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

FUM9 Is Required for C-5 Hydroxylation of Fumonisins and Complements the Meitotically Defined Fum3 Locus in Gibberella moniliformis Robert A. E. Butchko, Ronald D. Plattner, and Robert H. Proctor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6935-6937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Glycolytic Breakdown of Sulfoquinovose in Bacteria: a Missing Link in the Sulfur Cycle Alexander B. Roy, Michael J. E. Hewlins, Andrew J. Ellis, John L. Harwood, and Graham F. White Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6434-6441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diffusional Properties of Methanogenic Granular Sludge: 1H NMR Characterization Piet N. L. Lens, Rakel Gastesi, Frank Vergeldt, Adriaan C. van Aelst, Antonio G. Pisabarro, and Henk Van As Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6644-6649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation Measured in Sediments along the Thames Estuary, United Kingdom Mark Trimmer, Joanna C. Nicholls, and Bruno Deflandre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6447-6454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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A New Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon That Carries an ermB Gene Anamika Gupta, Hera Vlamakis, Nadja Shoemaker, and Abigail A. Salyers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6455-6463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fingerprinting Microbial Assemblages from the Oxic/Anoxic Chemocline of the Black Sea Costantino Vetriani, Hiep V. Tran, and Lee J. Kerkhof Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6481-6488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Members of a Readily Enriched ß-Proteobacterial Clade Are Common in Surface Waters of a Humic Lake Ulrike Burkert, Falk Warnecke, Dieter Babenzien, Elke Zwirnmann, and Jakob Pernthaler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6550-6559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Structure of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) Cyst Formation-Promoting Bacteria in Hiroshima Bay, Japan Masao Adachi, Tsukasa Kanno, Ryo Okamoto, Shigeru Itakura, Mineo Yamaguchi, and Toshitaka Nishijima Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6560-6568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Abundance of Uncultured Cytophaga-Like Bacteria in the Delaware Estuary David L. Kirchman, Liying Yu, and Matthew T. Cottrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6587-6596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Structure of Bacterial Communities in Arctic versus Antarctic Pack Ice Robin Brinkmeyer, Katrin Knittel, Jutta Jürgens, Horst Weyland, Rudolf Amann, and Elisabeth Helmke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6610-6619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Resolution Differentiation of Cyanobacteria by Using rRNA-Internal Transcribed Spacer Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Ingmar Janse, Marion Meima, W. Edwin A. Kardinaal, and Gabriel Zwart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6634-6643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Bacterial and Fungal Communities on Decaying Salt Marsh Grass Alison Buchan, Steven Y. Newell, Melissa Butler, Erin J. Biers, James T. Hollibaugh, and Mary Ann Moran Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6676-6687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Activity of Methanotrophic Bacteria in Different Upland Soils Claudia Knief, André Lipski, and Peter F. Dunfield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6703-6714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Real-Time PCR for Quantification of Microcystin Genotypes in a Population of the Toxic Cyanobacterium Microcystis sp. Rainer Kurmayer and Thomas Kutzenberger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6723-6730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Community Dynamics Associated with Rhizosphere Carbon Flow Jessica L. Butler, Mark A. Williams, Peter J. Bottomley, and David D. Myrold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6793-6800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design and Evaluation of PCR Primers for Analysis of Bacterial Populations in Wine by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Isabel Lopez, Fernanda Ruiz-Larrea, Luca Cocolin, Erica Orr, Trevor Phister, Megan Marshall, Jean VanderGheynst, and David A. Mills Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6801-6807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecology of Uncultivated Oscillospira Species in the Rumen of Cattle, Sheep, and Reindeer as Assessed by Microscopy and Molecular Approaches Roderick I. Mackie, Rustam I. Aminov, Wenping Hu, Athol V. Klieve, Diane Ouwerkerk, Monica A. Sundset, and Yoichi Kamagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6808-6815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Red Tide Waters off California Rosa R. Mouriño-Pérez, Alexandra Z. Worden, and Farooq Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6923-6931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Identification of Photobacterium phosphoreum from an Unexpected Niche: Migrating Salmon K. J. Budsberg, C. F. Wimpee, and J. F. Braddock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6938-6942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agrobacterium Bioassay Strain for Ultrasensitive Detection of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Type Quorum-Sensing Molecules: Detection of Autoinducers in Mesorhizobium huakuii Jun Zhu, Yunrong Chai, Zengtao Zhong, Shunpeng Li, and Stephen C. Winans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6949-6953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Low-Temperature Isolation of Disease-Suppressive Bacteria and Characterization of a Distinctive Group of Pseudomonads P. Maria Johansson and Sandra A. I. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6464-6474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Application of a dapB-Based In Vivo Expression Technology System To Study Colonization of Rice by the Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri A15 Hans Rediers, Victoria Bonnecarrère, Paul B. Rainey, Kelly Hamonts, Jos Vanderleyden, and René De Mot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6864-6874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Physicochemical Conditions and Microbial Activities in the Highly Alkaline Gut of the Humus-Feeding Larva of Pachnoda ephippiata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Thorsten Lemke, Ulrich Stingl, Markus Egert, Michael W. Friedrich, and Andreas Brune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6650-6658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Community Structure in Midgut and Hindgut of the Humus-Feeding Larva of Pachnoda ephippiata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Markus Egert, Bianca Wagner, Thorsten Lemke, Andreas Brune, and Michael W. Friedrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6659-6668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Acquisition of Thiotrophic Endosymbionts by Deep-Sea Mussels of the Genus Bathymodiolus Yong-Jin Won, Steven J. Hallam, Gregory D. O'Mullan, Irvin L. Pan, Kurt R. Buck, and Robert C. Vrijenhoek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6785-6792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genomics of Insect-Symbiotic Bacteria: Influence of Host Environment on Microbial Genome Composition Rita V. M. Rio, Cedric Lefevre, Abdelaziz Heddi, and Serap Aksoy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2003 69: 6825-6832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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