Contents: October 2004, Volume 70, Issue 10        Minireviews        Methods        Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Mycology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Plant Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Biodegradation        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Lactic Acid Bacteria as a Potential Source of Enzymes for Use in Vinification Angela Matthews, Antonio Grimaldi, Michelle Walker, Eveline Bartowsky, Paul Grbin, and Vladimir Jiranek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5715-5731; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Use of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Photostable Immunofluorescence Labeling of Cryptosporidium parvum Lai Yoke Lee, Say Leong Ong, Jiang Yong Hu, Wun Jern Ng, Yaoyu Feng, Xiaolan Tan, and Shih Wei Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5732-5736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Statistical Quantification of Detachment Rates and Size Distributions of Cell Clumps from Wild-Type (PAO1) and Cell Signaling Mutant (JP1) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Suzanne Wilson, Martin A. Hamilton, Gordon C. Hamilton, Margo R. Schumann, and Paul Stoodley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5847-5852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Methods for Storage of Marine Macroorganisms with Optimal Recovery of Bacteria Kathrin Siebert, Martina Busl, Irina Asmus, Josef Freund, Albrecht Muscholl-Silberhorn, and Reinhard Wirth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5912-5915; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Method for Estimating Bacterial Cell Abundances in Natural Samples by Use of Sublimation Daniel P. Glavin, H. James Cleaves, Michael Schubert, Andrew Aubrey, and Jeffrey L. Bada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5923-5928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Male-Specific Coliphages by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Jan Vinjé, Sjon J. G. Oudejans, Jill R. Stewart, Mark D. Sobsey, and Sharon C. Long Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5996-6004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Streptococcus mutans in Stationary-Phase Batch Cultures and Biofilms John A. Renye, Jr., Patrick J. Piggot, Lolita Daneo-Moore, and Bettina A. Buttaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6181-6187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Sorting of Marine Bacterioplankton after Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Raju Sekar, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Rudolf Amann, and Jakob Pernthaler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6210-6219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Transcription-Booster PCR for Detection of Noroviruses in Shellfish Dario De Medici, Luciana Croci, Elisabetta Suffredini, and Laura Toti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6329-6332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Distribution of Escherichia coli O157 in Bovine Fecal Pats and Its Impact on Estimates of the Prevalence of Fecal Shedding M. C. Pearce, D. Fenlon, J. C. Low, A. W. Smith, H. I. Knight, J. Evans, G. Foster, B. A. Synge, and G. J. Gunn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5737-5743; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in New Zealand Broilers after Discontinuation of Avoparcin Use Janet M. Manson, John M. B. Smith, and Gregory M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5764-5768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vulnerability of Drinking-Water Wells in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Enteric-Virus Contamination from Surface Water Contributions Mark A. Borchardt, Nathaniel L. Haas, and Randall J. Hunt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5937-5946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Genotypic Variation and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Escherichia coli O157 Strains Isolated from Two Scottish Beef Cattle Farms Leila Vali, Karen A. Wisely, Michael C. Pearce, Esther J. Turner, Hazel I. Knight, Alastair W. Smith, and Sebastian G. B. Amyes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5947-5954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococcus spp. Isolated from Commercial Poultry Production Environments Joshua R. Hayes, Linda L. English, Lewis E. Carr, David D. Wagner, and Sam W. Joseph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6005-6011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nanoscale Investigation of Pathogenic Microbial Adhesion to a Biomaterial Ray J. Emerson, IV and Terri A. Camesano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6012-6022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Hippoboscidae Flies as Potential Vectors of Bartonella spp. Infecting Wild and Domestic Ruminants Lénaïg Halos, Taoufik Jamal, Renaud Maillard, Benjamin Girard, Jacques Guillot, Bruno Chomel, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, and Henri-Jean Boulouis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6302-6305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Typing of Shiga Toxin 2 Variants of Escherichia coli by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Liesbet De Baets, Imme Van der Taelen, Marina De Filette, Denis Piérard, Lesley Allison, Henri De Greve, Jean-Pierre Hernalsteens, and Hein Imberechts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6309-6314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Ferrihydrite-Dependent Growth of Sulfurospirillum deleyianum through Electron Transfer via Sulfur Cycling Kristina L. Straub and Bernhard Schink Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5744-5749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen- and Glucose-Dependent Regulation of Central Carbon Metabolism in Pichia anomala Elisabeth Fredlund, Lars M. Blank, Johan Schnürer, Uwe Sauer, and Volkmar Passoth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5905-5911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression of Sinorhizobium meliloti BetS, a High-Affinity Betaine Transporter, in Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110 Alexandre Boscari, Karine Mandon, Marie-Christine Poggi, and Daniel Le Rudulier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5916-5922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Galactose Metabolism by Streptococcus mutans Jacqueline Abranches, Yi-Ywan M. Chen, and Robert A. Burne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6047-6052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of L-Ascorbic Acid by Metabolically Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zygosaccharomyces bailii Michael Sauer, Paola Branduardi, Minoska Valli, and Danilo Porro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6086-6091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Analysis of Biofilm Formation Processes in the Anaerobic, Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Marybeth A. Pysz, Shannon B. Conners, Clemente I. Montero, Keith R. Shockley, Matthew R. Johnson, Donald E. Ward, and Robert M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6098-6112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrimination of Modes of Action of Antifungal Substances by Use of Metabolic Footprinting Jess Allen, Hazel M. Davey, David Broadhurst, Jem J. Rowland, Stephen G. Oliver, and Douglas B. Kell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6157-6165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Quenching: Enzymatic Disruption of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Mediated Bacterial Communication in Burkholderia thailandensis Ricky L. Ulrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6173-6180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stratified Growth in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Erin Werner, Frank Roe, Amandine Bugnicourt, Michael J. Franklin, Arne Heydorn, Søren Molin, Betsey Pitts, and Philip S. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6188-6196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Amino Acid Substitution Converts -Glutamyltranspeptidase to a Class IV Cephalosporin Acylase (Glutaryl-7-Aminocephalosporanic Acid Acylase) Hideyuki Suzuki, Chinatsu Miwa, Sayaka Ishihara, and Hidehiko Kumagai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6324-6328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stabilization of Oil-Water Emulsions by Hydrophobic Bacteria Loredana S. Dorobantu, Anthony K. C. Yeung, Julia M. Foght, and Murray R. Gray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6333-6336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Mechanisms of Bactericidal Action of Cinnamaldehyde against Listeria monocytogenes and of Eugenol against L. monocytogenes and Lactobacillus sakei Alexander O. Gill and Richard A. Holley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5750-5755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Riboflavin Production in Lactococcus lactis: Potential for In Situ Production of Vitamin-Enriched Foods Catherine Burgess, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Wilbert Sybesma, Jeroen Hugenholtz, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5769-5777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Receptor-Binding Protein in 936-Species Lactococcal Bacteriophages Kitt Dupont, Finn Kvist Vogensen, Horst Neve, José Bresciani, and Jytte Josephsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5818-5824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Lactococcus lactis Genes Required for Bacteriophage Adsorption Kitt Dupont, Thomas Janzen, Finn Kvist Vogensen, Jytte Josephsen, and Birgitte Stuer-Lauridsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5825-5832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Foods and Humans Form Distinct but Overlapping Populations Michael J. Gray, Ruth N. Zadoks, Esther D. Fortes, Belgin Dogan, Steven Cai, Yuhuan Chen, Virginia N. Scott, David E. Gombas, Kathryn J. Boor, and Martin Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5833-5841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Stress Tolerance of GroESL-Overproducing Lactococcus lactis and Probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei NFBC 338 C. Desmond, G. F. Fitzgerald, C. Stanton, and R. P. Ross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5929-5936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Populations in Cattle by Addition of Colicin E7-Producing E. coli to Feed Gerry P. Schamberger, Ronald L. Phillips, Jennifer L. Jacobs, and Francisco Diez-Gonzalez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6053-6060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Apple Cultivars on Inactivation of Different Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Apple Cider by UV Irradiation N. Basaran, A. Quintero-Ramos, M. M. Moake, J. J. Churey, and R. W. Worobo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6061-6065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Compositions and Metabolic Activities of Fecal Microbiotas in Young Adults and in Antibiotic-Treated and Non-Antibiotic-Treated Elderly Subjects Emma J. Woodmansey, Marion E. T. McMurdo, George T. Macfarlane, and Sandra Macfarlane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6113-6122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Low Levels of Listeria monocytogenes Cells by Using a Fiber-Optic Immunosensor Tao Geng, Mark T. Morgan, and Arun K. Bhunia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6138-6146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Two Lactate Dehydrogenase Genes with a Novel Structural Organization on the Genome of Lactobacillus sp. Strain MONT4 Jennifer Weekes and Gülhan Ü. Yüksel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6290-6295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Quantitative Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat Products by Real-Time PCR David Rodríguez-Lázaro, Anna Jofré, Teresa Aymerich, Marta Hugas, and Maria Pla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6299-6301; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intestinal Mucus Alters the Ability of Probiotic Bacteria To Bind Aflatoxin B1 In Vitro S. Gratz, H. Mykkänen, A. C. Ouwehand, R. Juvonen, S. Salminen, and H. El-Nezami Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6306-6308; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Discovery of Rare and Highly Toxic Microcystins from Lichen-Associated Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. Strain IO-102-I Ilona Oksanen, Jouni Jokela, David P. Fewer, Matti Wahlsten, Jouko Rikkinen, and Kaarina Sivonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5756-5763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila Serogroup O:14 and O:81 Strains with an S Layer Consuelo Esteve, Elena Alcaide, Rocío Canals, Susana Merino, Dolores Blasco, Maria José Figueras, and Juan M. Tomás Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5898-5904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Lightning-Competent Soil Bacteria Hélène Cérémonie, François Buret, Pascal Simonet, and Timothy M. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6342-6346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Stable-Isotope Probing of Microorganisms Thriving at Thermodynamic Limits: Syntrophic Propionate Oxidation in Flooded Soil Tillmann Lueders, Bianca Pommerenke, and Michael W. Friedrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5778-5786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Specific Differences in the Grazing Sensitivities of Closely Related Ultramicrobacteria Affiliated with the Polynucleobacter Cluster Jens Boenigk, Peter Stadler, Anneliese Wiedlroither, and Martin W. Hahn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5787-5793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Application of a Selective PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Approach To Detect a Recently Cultivated Bacillus Group Predominant in Soil Vesela A. Tzeneva, Youguo Li, Andreas D. M. Felske, Willem M. de Vos, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, Elaine E. Vaughan, and Hauke Smidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5801-5809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactate-Utilizing Bacteria, Isolated from Human Feces, That Produce Butyrate as a Major Fermentation Product Sylvia H. Duncan, Petra Louis, and Harry J. Flint Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5810-5817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Movement of Viruses between Biomes Emiko Sano, Suzanne Carlson, Linda Wegley, and Forest Rohwer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5842-5846; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Community Structure and Diversity in a Century-Old Manure-Treated Agroecosystem H. Y. Sun, S. P. Deng, and W. R. Raun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5868-5874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chthoniobacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov., the First Pure-Culture Representative of Subdivision Two, Spartobacteria classis nov., of the Phylum Verrucomicrobia Parveen Sangwan, Xiaolei Chen, Philip Hugenholtz, and Peter H. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5875-5881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Community Associated with Black Band Disease in Corals Jorge Frias-Lopez, James S. Klaus, George T. Bonheyo, and Bruce W. Fouke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5955-5962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Geographic Patterns of Eukaryotic Diversity in Antarctic Soils Blair Lawley, Sarah Ripley, Paul Bridge, and Peter Convey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5963-5972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unexpectedly Diverse Mesorhizobium Strains and Rhizobium leguminosarum Nodulate Native Legume Genera of New Zealand, while Introduced Legume Weeds Are Nodulated by Bradyrhizobium Species Bevan S. Weir, Susan J. Turner, Warwick B. Silvester, Duck-Chul Park, and John M. Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5980-5987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Different Primer Sets for Use in Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis of Complex Bacterial Communities Massimiliano Cardinale, Lorenzo Brusetti, Paola Quatrini, Sara Borin, Anna Maria Puglia, Aurora Rizzi, Elisabetta Zanardini, Claudia Sorlini, Cesare Corselli, and Daniele Daffonchio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6147-6156; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synchronous Effects of Temperature, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Salinity on Growth, Phospholipid Profiles, and Protein Patterns of Four Halomonas Species Isolated from Deep-Sea Hydrothermal-Vent and Sea Surface Environments Jonathan Z. Kaye and John A. Baross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6220-6229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatiotemporal Distribution of Marine Magnetotactic Bacteria in a Seasonally Stratified Coastal Salt Pond S. L. Simmons, S. M. Sievert, R. B. Frankel, D. A. Bazylinski, and K. J. Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6230-6239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolically Active Eukaryotic Communities in Extremely Acidic Mine Drainage Brett J. Baker, Michelle A. Lutz, Scott C. Dawson, Philip L. Bond, and Jillian F. Banfield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6264-6271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bloom of Filamentous Bacteria in a Mesotrophic Lake: Identity and Potential Controlling Mechanism Jakob Pernthaler, Eckart Zöllner, Falk Warnecke, and Klaus Jürgens Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6272-6281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundance of Reverse Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Genes in Free-Living Microorganisms at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Barbara J. Campbell and S. Craig Cary Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6282-6289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aquatic Snails, Passive Hosts of Mycobacterium ulcerans Laurent Marsollier, Tchibozo Sévérin, Jacques Aubry, Richard W. Merritt, Jean-Paul Saint André, Pierre Legras, Anne-Lise Manceau, Annick Chauty, Bernard Carbonnelle, and Stewart T. Cole Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6296-6298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Isolation and Purification of Pyranose 2-Oxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Characterization of Gene Structure and Regulation Theodorus H. de Koker, Michael D. Mozuch, Daniel Cullen, Jill Gaskell, and Philip J. Kersten Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5794-5800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonlegumes, Legumes, and Root Nodules Harbor Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities Tanja R. Scheublin, Karyn P. Ridgway, J. Peter W. Young, and Marcel G. A. van der Heijden Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6240-6246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of Plasmid pOR1 from Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale and Construction of a Shuttle Plasmid Ruud Jansen, Niwat Chansiripornchai, Wim Gaastra, and Jos P. M. van Putten Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5853-5858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi for Identification of Phenotypic Mutants Philip E. Stewart, Jessica Hoff, Elizabeth Fischer, Jonathan G. Krum, and Patricia A. Rosa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5973-5979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Phenoxyalkanoic Acid Degradation in Sphingomonas herbicidovorans MH Tina A. Müller, Steven M. Byrde, Christoph Werlen, Jan Roelof van der Meer, and Hans-Peter E. Kohler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6066-6075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Cassette-Based Shuttle Vector System for Gram-Positive Bacteria Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ana I. Anton, Peter Barry, Berenice Alfonso, Yuan Fang, and Richard P. Novick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6076-6085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Linear Plasmids in Aerobic Biodegradation of Vinyl Chloride Anthony S. Danko, Meizhong Luo, Christopher E. Bagwell, Robin L. Brigmon, and David L. Freedman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6092-6097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of Physical Maps of Four Bacillus subtilis (natto) Genomes Dongru Qiu, Kyoko Fujita, Yuko Sakuma, Teruo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Ohashi, Hideyuki Ohshima, Masaru Tomita, and Mitsuhiro Itaya Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6247-6256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Repressor Mutant Forms of the Azospirillum brasilense NtrC Protein Luciano F. Huergo, Marcelo C. Assumpção, Emanuel M. Souza, M. Berenice R. Steffens, M. Geoffrey Yates, Leda S. Chubatsu, and Fábio O. Pedrosa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6320-6323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Inheritance of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in Trichoplusia ni Alida F. Janmaat, Ping Wang, Wendy Kain, Jian-Zhou Zhao, and Judith Myers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5859-5867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helix 4 Mutants of the Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Toxin Cry1Aa Display Altered Pore-Forming Abilities Vincent Vachon, Gabrielle Préfontaine, Cécile Rang, Florence Coux, Marc Juteau, Jean-Louis Schwartz, Roland Brousseau, Roger Frutos, Raynald Laprade, and Luke Masson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6123-6130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum," a New, Stalk-Forming Lineage of Mollicutes Colonizing the Midgut Glands of a Terrestrial Isopod Yongjie Wang, Ulrich Stingl, Friederike Anton-Erxleben, Sabine Geisler, Andreas Brune, and Martin Zimmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6166-6172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Functional Analysis of Fructosyl-Amino Acid Oxidases of Aspergillus oryzae Shin-ichi Akazawa, Tetsuya Karino, Nobuyuki Yoshida, Tohoru Katsuragi, and Yoshiki Tani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5882-5890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Analysis of an Amylolytic Enzyme from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Reveals Its Novel Catalytic Properties as both an -Amylase and a Cyclodextrin-Hydrolyzing Enzyme Sung-Jae Yang, Hee-Seob Lee, Cheon-Seok Park, Yong-Ro Kim, Tae-Wha Moon, and Kwan-Hwa Park Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5988-5995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of a Phloretin Hydrolase Gene from Eubacterium ramulus and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme Lilian Schoefer, Annett Braune, and Michael Blaut Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6131-6137; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Family Shuffling of Expandase Genes To Enhance Substrate Specificity for Penicillin G Jyh-Shing Hsu, Yunn-Bor Yang, Chan-Hui Deng, Chia-Li Wei, Shwu-Huey Liaw, and Ying-Chieh Tsai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6257-6263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of clt Genes Encoding Milk-Clotting Proteases from Myxococcus xanthus 422 M. Poza, M. Prieto-Alcedo, C. Sieiro, and T. G. Villa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6337-6341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Expression of an Exogenous 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Deaminase Gene in Sinorhizobium meliloti Increases Its Ability To Nodulate Alfalfa Wenbo Ma, Trevor C. Charles, and Bernard R. Glick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 5891-5897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Potential Role of a Novel Psychrotolerant Member of the Family Geobacteraceae, Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., in Electricity Production by a Marine Sediment Fuel Cell Dawn E. Holmes, Julie S. Nicoll, Daniel R. Bond, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6023-6030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Composition and Diversity of Microbial Communities Recovered from Surrogate Minerals Incubated in an Acidic Uranium-Contaminated Aquifer Catherine L. Reardon, David E. Cummings, Lynn M. Petzke, Barry L. Kinsall, David B. Watson, Brent M. Peyton, and Gill G. Geesey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6037-6046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Accelerated Biodegradation of Cement by Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria as a Bioassay for Evaluating Immobilization of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Orli Aviam, Gabi Bar-Nes, Yehuda Zeiri, and Alex Sivan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6031-6036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole by Rhodococcus rhodochrous Nicolas Haroune, Bruno Combourieu, Pascale Besse, Martine Sancelme, Achim Kloepfer, Thorsten Reemtsma, Heleen De Wever, and Anne-Marie Delort Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6315-6319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Identification of a Putative Vinyl Chloride Reductase in Dehalococcoides sp. Strain BAV1 Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Tina Hölscher, Ivy N. Thomson, F. Michael Saunders, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6347-6351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Characterization of the groEL and groES Loci in Bifidobacterium breve UCC 2003: Genetic, Transcriptional, and Phylogenetic Analyses Marco Ventura, Carlos Canchaya, Ralf Zink, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2004 70: 6197-6209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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