AEM -- Table of Contents (June 1 2003, 69 [6])

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Contents: June 2003, Volume 69, Issue 6

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Microbial Ecology

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Food Microbiology

       Plant Microbiology

       Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation

       Methods

       Enzymology and Protein Engineering

       Mycology

       Public Health Microbiology

       Geomicrobiology

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Author's Correction

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Isolation and Characterization of NaCl-Sensitive Mutants of Caulobacter crescentus
Luiz Fernando G. Zuleta, Valéria C. S. Italiani, and Marilis V. Marques
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3029-3035;
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Vector Systems Allowing Efficient Autonomous or Integrative Gene Cloning in Micromonospora sp. Strain 40027
Xiaohua Li, Xiufen Zhou, and Zixin Deng
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3144-3151;
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Unusual Organization for Lactose and Galactose Gene Clusters in Lactobacillus helveticus
Maria Grazia Fortina, Giovanni Ricci, Diego Mora, Simone Guglielmetti, and Pier Luigi Manachini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3238-3243;
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Identification and Characterization of the Conjugal Transfer Region of the pCg1 plasmid from Naphthalene-Degrading Pseudomonas putida Cg1
Woojun Park, Che Ok Jeon, Amy M. Hohnstock-Ashe, Stephen C. Winans, Gerben J. Zylstra, and Eugene L. Madsen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3263-3271;
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Development of a Thermally Regulated Broad-Spectrum Promoter System for Use in Pathogenic Gram-Positive Species
David A. Schofield, Caroline Westwater, Brian D. Hoel, Phillip A. Werner, James S. Norris, and Michael G. Schmidt
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3385-3392;
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A C₃₅ Carotenoid Biosynthetic Pathway
Daisuke Umeno and Frances H. Arnold
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3573-3579;
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Phylogeny and Characterization of Three nifH-Homologous Genes from Paenibacillus azotofixans
Quok-Cheong Choo, Mohd-Razip Samian, and Nazalan Najimudin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3658-3662;
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Microbial Ecology:

Dynamics of Microbial Communities on Marine Snow Aggregates: Colonization, Growth, Detachment, and Grazing Mortality of Attached Bacteria
Thomas Kiørboe, Kam Tang, Hans-Peter Grossart, and Helle Ploug
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3036-3047;
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Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria along Meadow-to-Forest Transects in the Oregon Cascade Mountains
A. T. Mintie, R. S. Heichen, K. Cromack, Jr., D. D. Myrold, and P. J. Bottomley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3129-3136;
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Aerobic Denitrifying Bacteria That Produce Low Levels of Nitrous Oxide
Naoki Takaya, Maria Antonina B. Catalan-Sakairi, Yasushi Sakaguchi, Isao Kato, Zhemin Zhou, and Hirofumi Shoun
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3152-3157;
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Intraspecific Diversity of Vibrio vulnificus in Galveston Bay Water and Oysters as Determined by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR
Meilan Lin, Deborah A. Payne, and John R. Schwarz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3170-3175;
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Analysis of the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial and Methanogenic Archaeal Populations in Contrasting Antarctic Sediments
K. J. Purdy, D. B. Nedwell, and T. M. Embley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3181-3191;
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Nitric Oxide Reductase (norB) Genes from Pure Cultures and Environmental Samples
Gesche Braker and James M. Tiedje
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3476-3483;
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Bacterial Colonization of Particles: Growth and Interactions
Hans-Peter Grossart, Thomas Kiørboe, Kam Tang, and Helle Ploug
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3500-3509;
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Use of Phospholipid Fatty Acids To Detect Previous Self-Heating Events in Stored Peat
Sissel Brit Ranneklev and Erland Bååth
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3532-3539;
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Molecular Diversity of Denitrifying Genes in Continental Margin Sediments within the Oxygen-Deficient Zone off the Pacific Coast of Mexico
Xueduan Liu, Sonia M. Tiquia, Gina Holguin, Liyou Wu, Stephen C. Nold, Allan H. Devol, Kuan Luo, Anthony V. Palumbo, James M. Tiedje, and Jizhong Zhou
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3549-3560;
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Combining Culture-Dependent and -Independent Methodologies for Estimation of Richness of Estuarine Bacterioplankton Consuming Riverine Dissolved Organic Matter
Veljo Kisand and Johan Wikner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3607-3616;
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Linkage of High Rates of Sulfate Reduction in Yellowstone Hot Springs to Unique Sequence Types in the Dissimilatory Sulfate Respiration Pathway
Susan Fishbain, Jesse G. Dillon, Heidi L. Gough, and David A. Stahl
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3663-3667;
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Identification and Characterization of Coenzyme B₁₂-Dependent Glycerol Dehydratase- and Diol Dehydratase-Encoding Genes from Metagenomic DNA Libraries Derived from Enrichment Cultures
Anja Knietsch, Susanne Bowien, Gregg Whited, Gerhard Gottschalk, and Rolf Daniel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3048-3060;
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CodY-Regulated Aminotransferases AraT and BcaT Play a Major Role in the Growth of Lactococcus lactis in Milk by Regulating the Intracellular Pool of Amino Acids
Emilie Chambellon and Mireille Yvon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3061-3068;
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Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Photosynthetic Pigments in the Purple Sulfur Photosynthetic Bacterium Thiocapsa roseopersicina
Ákos T. Kovács, Gábor Rákhely, and Kornél L. Kovács
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3093-3102;
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Enhanced Mercury Biosorption by Bacterial Cells with Surface-Displayed MerR
Weon Bae, Cindy H. Wu, Jan Kostal, Ashok Mulchandani, and Wilfred Chen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3176-3180;
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Carbon Starvation Can Induce Energy Deprivation and Loss of Fermentative Capacity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Elisabeth Thomsson, Christer Larsson, Eva Albers, Annika Nilsson, Carl Johan Franzén, and Lena Gustafsson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3251-3257;
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The Bacterium Thermus thermophilus, Like Hyperthermophilic Archaea, Uses a Two-Step Pathway for the Synthesis of Mannosylglycerate
Nuno Empadinhas, Luciana Albuquerque, Anke Henne, Helena Santos, and Milton S. da Costa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3272-3279;
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Determination of the Domain of the Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus Cell Surface Proteinase PrtB Involved in Attachment to the Cell Wall after Heterologous Expression of the prtB Gene in Lactococcus lactis
Jacques-Edouard Germond, Michèle Delley, Christophe Gilbert, and Danièle Atlan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3377-3384;
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Increasing the Oxidative Stress Response Allows Escherichia coli To Overcome Inhibitory Effects of Condensed Tannins
Alexandra H. Smith, James A. Imlay, and Roderick I. Mackie
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3406-3411;
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Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Production of Enantiomerically Pure (R)-(-)-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids
Sang Yup Lee and Young Lee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3421-3426;
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Glucose Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis MG1363 under Different Aeration Conditions: Requirement of Acetate To Sustain Growth under Microaerobic Conditions
Mikkel Nordkvist, Niels Bang Siemsen Jensen, and John Villadsen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3462-3468;
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Characterization of an Autotrophic Nitrogen-Removing Biofilm from a Highly Loaded Lab-Scale Rotating Biological Contactor
Kris Pynaert, Barth F. Smets, Stijn Wyffels, Daan Beheydt, Steven D. Siciliano, and Willy Verstraete
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3626-3635;
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Food Microbiology:

Increased Production of Folate by Metabolic Engineering of Lactococcus lactis
Wilbert Sybesma, Marjo Starrenburg, Michiel Kleerebezem, Igor Mierau, Willem M. de Vos, and Jeroen Hugenholtz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3069-3076;
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Identification of Listeria monocytogenes Genes Involved in Salt and Alkaline-pH Tolerance
Rozenn Gardan, Pascale Cossart, The European Listeria Genome Consortium,, and Jean Labadie
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3137-3143;
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Bacteriophage Ecology in Commercial Sauerkraut Fermentations
Z. Lu, F. Breidt, V. Plengvidhya, and H. P. Fleming
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3192-3202;
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Escherichia coli Heat Shock Protein DnaK: Production and Consequences in Terms of Monitoring Cooking
Karine Seyer, Martin Lessard, Gabriel Piette, Monique Lacroix, and Linda Saucier
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3231-3237;
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Consensus-Degenerate Hybrid Oligonucleotide Primers for Amplification of Priming Glycosyltransferase Genes of the Exopolysaccharide Locus in Strains of the Lactobacillus casei Group
Cathy Provencher, Gisèle LaPointe, Stéphane Sirois, Marie-Rose Van Calsteren, and Denis Roy
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3299-3307;
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Characterization of Urease-Positive Thermophilic Campylobacter Subspecies by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis Typing
Motoo Matsuda, Aki Kaneko, Timothy Stanley, B. Cherie Millar, M. Miyajima, Philip G. Murphy, and John E. Moore
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3308-3310;
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Development of a Listeria monocytogenes EGDe Partial Proteome Reference Map and Comparison with the Protein Profiles of Food Isolates
Manilduth Ramnath, K. Björn Rechinger, Lothar Jänsch, John W. Hastings, Susanne Knøchel, and Anne Gravesen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3368-3376;
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Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods for Use in Combination with SYBR Green I Real-Time PCR To Detect Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis in Poultry
Dario De Medici, Luciana Croci, Elisabetta Delibato, Simona Di Pasquale, Emma Filetici, and Laura Toti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3456-3461;
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Bacterial Community Structure and Location in Stilton Cheese
Danilo Ercolini, Philip J. Hill, and Christine E. R. Dodd
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3540-3548;
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Behavior of Psychrotrophic Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Spoiling Cooked Meat Products
Yoshikatsu Hamasaki, Mitsuko Ayaki, Hidetaka Fuchu, Masaaki Sugiyama, and Hidetoshi Morita
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3668-3671;
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Generation of Food-Grade Lactococcal Starters Which Produce the Lantibiotics Lacticin 3147 and Lacticin 481
Lisa O'Sullivan, Maire P. Ryan, R. Paul Ross, and Colin Hill
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3681-3685;
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Plant Microbiology:

Mycotoxigenic Fusarium and Deoxynivalenol Production Repress Chitinase Gene Expression in the Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma atroviride P1
Matthias P. Lutz, Georg Feichtinger, Geneviève Défago, and Brion Duffy
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3077-3084;
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Repeated Introduction of Genetically Modified Pseudomonas putida WCS358r without Intensified Effects on the Indigenous Microflora of Field-Grown Wheat
M. Viebahn, D. C. M. Glandorf, T. W. M. Ouwens, E. Smit, P. Leeflang, K. Wernars, L. S. Thomashow, L. C. van Loon, and P. A. H. M. Bakker
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3110-3118;
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Involvement of the Reserve Material Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate in Azospirillum brasilense Stress Endurance and Root Colonization
Daniel Kadouri, Edouard Jurkevitch, and Yaacov Okon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3244-3250;
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Identification and Manipulation of Soil Properties To Improve the Biological Control Performance of Phenazine-Producing Pseudomonas fluorescens
Bonnie H. Ownley, Brion K. Duffy, and David M. Weller
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3333-3343;
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Nutritional Similarity between Leaf-Associated Nonpathogenic Bacteria and the Pathogen Is Not Predictive of Efficacy in Biological Control of Bacterial Spot of Tomato
Alexei C. Dianese, Pingsheng Ji, and Mark Wilson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3484-3491;
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Citrate Synthase Mutants of Sinorhizobium fredii USDA257 Form Ineffective Nodules with Aberrant Ultrastructure
Hari B. Krishnan, Won-Seok Kim, Jeong Sun-Hyung, Kil Yong Kim, and Guoqiao Jiang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3561-3568;
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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

Characterization of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbial Populations in Contaminated and Pristine Alpine Soils
R. Margesin, D. Labbé, F. Schinner, C. W. Greer, and L. G. Whyte
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3085-3092;
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Community Analysis of Ammonia and Nitrite Oxidizers during Start-Up of Nitritation Reactors
Konrad Egli, Christian Langer, Hans-Ruedi Siegrist, Alexander J. B. Zehnder, Michael Wagner, and Jan Roelof van der Meer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3213-3222;
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Cultivation-Dependent and -Independent Approaches for Determining Bacterial Diversity in Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil
Richard J. Ellis, Philip Morgan, Andrew J. Weightman, and John C. Fry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3223-3230;
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Distribution of Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria in Undisturbed and Contaminated Arid Southwestern Soils
Adria A. Bodour, Kevin P. Drees, and Raina M. Maier
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3280-3287;
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Assessment of Bioavailability of Soil-Sorbed Atrazine
Jeong-Hun Park, Yucheng Feng, Pingsheng Ji, Thomas C. Voice, and Stephen A. Boyd
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3288-3298;
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Detection and Enumeration of Aromatic Oxygenase Genes by Multiplex and Real-Time PCR
Brett R. Baldwin, Cindy H. Nakatsu, and Loring Nies
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3350-3358;
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Oxygen-Insensitive Nitroreductases NfsA and NfsB of Escherichia coli Function under Anaerobic Conditions as Lawsone-Dependent Azo Reductases
Jörg Rau and Andreas Stolz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3448-3455;
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Alkylphenol Biotransformations Catalyzed by 4-Ethylphenol Methylenehydroxylase
David J. Hopper and Lisa Cottrell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3650-3652;
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Methods:

Characterization of the Microbial Community in Indoor Environments: a Chemical-Analytical Approach
Aleksandra Sebastian and Lennart Larsson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3103-3109;
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A Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Method for Detection of Human Enteric Viruses in Groundwater
G. Shay Fout, Beth C. Martinson, Michael W. N. Moyer, and Daniel R. Dahling
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3158-3164;
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Fluorescent Heteroduplex Assay for Monitoring Bacillus anthracis and Close Relatives in Environmental Samples
Lori Merrill, Jennifer Richardson, Cheryl R. Kuske, and John Dunbar
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3317-3326;
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A Stable Bioluminescent Construct of Escherichia coli O157:H7 for Hazard Assessments of Long-Term Survival in the Environment
Jennifer M. Ritchie, Graeme R. Campbell, Jill Shepherd, Yvonne Beaton, Davey Jones, Ken Killham, and Rebekka R. E. Artz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3359-3367;
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Density-Dependent Sorting of Physiologically Different Cells of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Tomohiko Nishino, Binaya B. Nayak, and Kazuhiro Kogure
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3569-3572;
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A Rapid Microtiter Plate Method To Measure Carbon Dioxide Evolved from Carbon Substrate Amendments so as To Determine the Physiological Profiles of Soil Microbial Communities by Using Whole Soil
Colin D. Campbell, Stephen J. Chapman, Clare M. Cameron, Mitchell S. Davidson, and Jacqueline M. Potts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3593-3599;
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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Growth of Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus on Chitin Involves Two Family 18 Chitinases
Jun Gao, Michael W. Bauer, Keith R. Shockley, Marybeth A. Pysz, and Robert M. Kelly
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3119-3128;
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1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)-Melanin Biosynthesis Inhibitors Increase Erythritol Production in Torula corallina, and DHN-Melanin Inhibits Erythrose Reductase
Jung-Kul Lee, Hyung-Moo Jung, and Sang-Yong Kim
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3427-3434;
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On the Origins of Cyanuric Acid Hydrolase: Purification, Substrates, and Prevalence of AtzD from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP
Isaac Fruchey, Nir Shapir, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3653-3657;
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Mycology:

Identification of Intermediate and Branch Metabolites Resulting from Biotransformation of 2-Benzoxazolinone by Fusarium verticillioides
A. E. Glenn, F. I. Meredith, W. H. Morrison III, and C. W. Bacon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3165-3169;
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External pH and Nitrogen Source Affect Secretion of Pectate Lyase by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
N. Drori, H. Kramer-Haimovich, J. Rollins, A. Dinoor, Y. Okon, O. Pines, and D. Prusky
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3258-3262;
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Development and Application of an Assay for Uranyl Complexation by Fungal Metabolites, Including Siderophores
Joanna C. Renshaw, Verity Halliday, Geoffrey D. Robson, Anthony P. J. Trinci, Marilyn G. Wiebe, Francis R. Livens, David Collison, and Robin J. Taylor
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3600-3606;
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Mapping of Genomic Regions (Quantitative Trait Loci) Controlling Production and Quality in Industrial Cultures of the Edible Basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus
Luis M. Larraya, Mikel Alfonso, Antonio G. Pisabarro, and Lucía Ramírez
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3617-3625;
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Public Health Microbiology:

Population Genetics of Vibrio vulnificus: Identification of Two Divisions and a Distinct Eel-Pathogenic Clone
Michaela Gutacker, Nadine Conza, Cinzia Benagli, Ambra Pedroli, Marco Valerio Bernasconi, Lise Permin, Rosa Aznar, and Jean-Claude Piffaretti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3203-3212;
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Microbiological Evaluation of a Range of Disinfectant Products To Control Mixed-Species Biofilm Contamination in a Laboratory Model of a Dental Unit Water System
J. T. Walker, D. J. Bradshaw, M. R. Fulford, and P. D. Marsh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3327-3332;
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Giardia Cysts in Wastewater Treatment Plants in Italy
Simone M. Cacciò, Marzia De Giacomo, Francesca A. Aulicino, and Edoardo Pozio
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3393-3398;
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Use of Antibiotic Resistance Analysis for Representativeness Testing of Multiwatershed Libraries
Bruce A. Wiggins, Philip W. Cash, Wes S. Creamer, Scott E. Dart, Preston P. Garcia, Todd M. Gerecke, Jennifer Han, Brian L. Henry, Kylie B. Hoover, Erika L. Johnson, K. C. Jones, Jacquie G. McCarthy, Justin A. McDonough, Sarah A. Mercer, Michael J. Noto, Haewon Park, Matthew S. Phillips, Stephanie M. Purner, Brian M. Smith, Erin N. Stevens, and Amy K. Varner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3399-3405;
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Microbial Diversity of Biofilms in Dental Unit Water Systems
Ruby Singh, O. Colin Stine, David L. Smith, John K. Spitznagel, Jr., Mohamed E. Labib, and Henry N. Williams
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3412-3420;
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Use of PCR for Direct Detection of Campylobacter Species in Bovine Feces
G. Douglas Inglis and Lisa D. Kalischuk
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3435-3447;
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Rapid Detection of Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, and Salmonella enterica on Poultry Carcasses by Using PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Yang Hong, Mark E. Berrang, Tongrui Liu, Charles L. Hofacre, Susan Sanchez, Lihua Wang, and John J. Maurer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3492-3499;
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Use of Growth Indices from Radiometric Culture for Quantification of Sheep Strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Leslie A. Reddacliff, Paul J. Nicholls, Aparna Vadali, and Richard J. Whittington
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3510-3516;
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Ecology of Vibrio vulnificus in Estuarine Waters of Eastern North Carolina
Courtney S. Pfeffer, M. Frances Hite, and James D. Oliver
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3526-3531;
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Adhesion, Invasion, and Translocation Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes Serotypes in Caco-2 Cell and Mouse Models
Ziad W. Jaradat and Arun K. Bhunia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3640-3645;
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Direct Detection of Vibrio cholerae and ctxA in Peruvian Coastal Water and Plankton by PCR
Erin K. Lipp, Irma N. G. Rivera, Ana I. Gil, Eric M. Espeland, Nipa Choopun, Valérie R. Louis, Estelle Russek-Cohen, Anwar Huq, and Rita R. Colwell
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Geomicrobiology:

Isolation of a Methanogen from Deep Marine Sediments That Contain Methane Hydrates, and Description of Methanoculleus submarinus sp. nov.
Jill A. Mikucki, Yitai Liu, Mark Delwiche, Frederick S. Colwell, and David R. Boone
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3311-3316;
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Chemical and Biological Interactions during Nitrate and Goethite Reduction by Shewanella putrefaciens 200
D. Craig Cooper, Flynn W. Picardal, Arndt Schimmelmann, and Aaron J. Coby
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3517-3525;
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Incidence and Diversity of Microorganisms within the Walls of an Active Deep-Sea Sulfide Chimney
Matthew O. Schrenk, Deborah S. Kelley, John R. Delaney, and John A. Baross
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3580-3592;
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Microbial Reduction and Precipitation of Vanadium by Shewanella oneidensis
W. Carpentier, K. Sandra, I. De Smet, A. Brigé, L. De Smet, and J. Van Beeumen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3636-3639;
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Microorganisms Associated with Uranium Bioremediation in a High-Salinity Subsurface Sediment
Kelly P. Nevin, Kevin T. Finneran, and Derek R. Lovley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3672-3675;
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

Interactions of Insecticidal Toxin Gene Products from Xenorhabdus nematophilus PMFI296
Martin Sergeant, Paul Jarrett, Margaret Ousley, and J. Alun W. Morgan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3344-3349;
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Secondary Metabolites of Flustra foliacea and Their Influence on Bacteria
Lars Peters, Gabriele M. König, Anthony D. Wright, Rüdiger Pukall, Erko Stackebrandt, Leo Eberl, and Kathrin Riedel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3469-3475;
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Characterization of the First Molluscicidal Lipopolysaccharide from Moraxella osloensis
Li Tan and Parwinder S. Grewal
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3646-3649;
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Author's Correction:

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli Contamination of Root and Leaf Vegetables Grown in Soils with Incorporated Bovine Manure
Erin E. Natvig, Steven C. Ingham, Barbara H. Ingham, Leslie R. Cooperband, Teryl R. Roper, and Anthony R. Arment
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. June 2003 69: 3686
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