Contents: November 2004, Volume 70, Issue 11        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Mycology        Food Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Methods        Environmental Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Biodegradation        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Errata Other Issues

Table of Contents

[Index by Author]

To see an article, click its [Full Text], [Abstract] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

---

Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

---

Characterization of the Nodularin Synthetase Gene Cluster and Proposed Theory of the Evolution of Cyanobacterial Hepatotoxins Michelle C. Moffitt and Brett A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6353-6362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Microbial Ecology:

---

Dynamics of a Pasture Soil Microbial Community after Deposition of Cattle Urine Amended with [13C]Urea Søren O. Petersen, Peter Roslev, and Roland Bol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6363-6369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR Quantitation of Clostridia in Feces of Autistic Children Yuli Song, Chengxu Liu, and Sydney M. Finegold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6459-6465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurements of Fitness and Competition in Commensal Escherichia coli and E. coli O157:H7 Strains Lisa M. Durso, David Smith, and Robert W. Hutkins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6466-6472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transport of the Harmful Bloom Alga Aureococcus anophagefferens by Oceangoing Ships and Coastal Boats Martina A. Doblin, Linda C. Popels, Kathryn J. Coyne, David A. Hutchins, S. Craig Cary, and Fred C. Dobbs Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6495-6500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Representative Freshwater Bacterioplankton Isolated from Crater Lake, Oregon Kathleen A. Page, Stephanie A. Connon, and Stephen J. Giovannoni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6542-6550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Characterization of Methanogenic Assemblages in Eutrophic and Oligotrophic Areas of the Florida Everglades Hector Castro, Andrew Ogram, and K. R. Reddy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6559-6568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Life History Implications of rRNA Gene Copy Number in Escherichia coli Bradley S. Stevenson and Thomas M. Schmidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6670-6677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoretic Analysis of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterial Community Structure in the Lower Seine River: Impact of Paris Wastewater Effluents Aurélie Cébron, Manuela Coci, Josette Garnier, and Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6726-6737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterioplankton Composition under Different Phytoplankton Regimens Jarone Pinhassi, Maria Montserrat Sala, Harry Havskum, Francesc Peters, Òscar Guadayol, Andrea Malits, and Cèlia Marrasé Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6753-6766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Diversity and Function of Aerobic Granules Engineered in a Sequencing Batch Reactor for Phenol Degradation He-Long Jiang, Joo-Hwa Tay, Abdul Majid Maszenan, and Stephen Tiong-Lee Tay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6767-6775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of an Oyster Reef on Development of the Microbial Heterotrophic Community of an Estuarine Biofilm Andreas Nocker, Joe E. Lepo, and Richard A. Snyder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6834-6845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship of Vibrio Species Infection and Elevated Temperatures to Yellow Blotch/Band Disease in Caribbean Corals James M. Cervino, Raymond L. Hayes, Shawn W. Polson, Sara C. Polson, Thomas J. Goreau, Robert J. Martinez, and Garriet W. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6855-6864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Phospholipid Biomarker-16S rRNA Gene Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of Bacterial Diversity and Physiological Status in an Intertidal Microbial Mat Laura Villanueva, Antoni Navarrete, Jordi Urmeneta, David C. White, and Ricardo Guerrero Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6920-6926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Physiology and Biotechnology:

---

Inactivation of an ABC Transporter Gene, mcyH, Results in Loss of Microcystin Production in the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 Leanne A. Pearson, Michael Hisbergues, Thomas Börner, Elke Dittmann, and Brett A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6370-6378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 after UV Radiation Exposure Xiaoyun Qiu, George W. Sundin, Benli Chai, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6435-6443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutamine, Glutamate, and -Glucosylglycerate Are the Major Osmotic Solutes Accumulated by Erwinia chrysanthemi Strain 3937 Renan Goude, Stéphanie Renaud, Sylvie Bonnassie, Théophile Bernard, and Carlos Blanco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6535-6541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pore Size Dependence on Growth Temperature Is a Common Characteristic of the Major Outer Membrane Protein OprF in Psychrotrophic and Mesophilic Pseudomonas Species Thomas Jaouen, Emmanuelle Dé, Sylvie Chevalier, and Nicole Orange Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6665-6669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Sulfonolipid in the Extremely Halophilic Bacterium Salinibacter ruber Angela Corcelli, Veronica M. T. Lattanzio, Giuseppe Mascolo, Francesco Babudri, Aharon Oren, and Morris Kates Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6678-6685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Biosynthesis in the Biofilm of Alcaligenes eutrophus, Using Glucose Enzymatically Released from Pulp Fiber Sludge Songping Zhang, Olof Norrlöw, Joanna Wawrzynczyk, and Estera Szwajcer Dey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6776-6782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Engineered for Xylose Metabolism Exhibits a Respiratory Response Yong-Su Jin, Jose M. Laplaza, and Thomas W. Jeffries Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6816-6825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of Single-Chain Antibodies against the VP8* Subunit of Rotavirus VP4 Outer Capsid Protein and Their Expression in Lactobacillus casei Vicente Monedero, Jesús Rodríguez-Díaz, Rosa Viana, Javier Buesa, and Gaspar Pérez-Martínez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6936-6939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acetate Threshold Concentrations Suggest Varying Energy Requirements during Anaerobic Respiration by Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Qiang He and Robert A. Sanford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6940-6943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Mycology:

---

Highly Efficient Production of Laccase by the Basidiomycete Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Alexandra M. C. R. Alves, Eric Record, Anne Lomascolo, Karin Scholtmeijer, Marcel Asther, Joseph G. H. Wessels, and Han A. B. Wösten Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6379-6384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Cluster Gene cypA Is Required for G Aflatoxin Formation Kenneth C. Ehrlich, Perng-Kuang Chang, Jiujiang Yu, and Peter J. Cotty Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6518-6524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heavy-Metal Stress and Developmental Patterns of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Teresa E. Pawlowska and Iris Charvat Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6643-6649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indole-Diterpene Gene Cluster from Aspergillus flavus Shuguang Zhang, Brendon J. Monahan, Jan S. Tkacz, and Barry Scott Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6875-6883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Food Microbiology:

---

Fatty Acid Production from Amino Acids and -Keto Acids by Brevibacterium linens BL2 Balasubramanian Ganesan, Kimberly Seefeldt, and Bart C. Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6385-6393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Contamination of Vegetables Grown in Soils Fertilized with Noncomposted Bovine Manure: Garden-Scale Studies Steven C. Ingham, Jill A. Losinski, Matthew P. Andrews, Jane E. Breuer, Jeffry R. Breuer, Timothy M. Wood, and Thomas H. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6420-6427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postprocessing In Vitro Digestion Challenge To Evaluate Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fermented Dry Sausages Fadia Naim, Serge Messier, Linda Saucier, and Gabriel Piette Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6637-6642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Morphotypic Conversion in Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm Formation: Biological Significance of Rough Colony Isolates Ian R. Monk, Gregory M. Cook, Brian C. Monk, and Philip J. Bremer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6686-6694; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Macroarray Profiling of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403 Gene Expression during Environmental Stresses Yi Xie, Lan-szu Chou, Adele Cutler, and Bart Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6738-6747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Enumeration of Vibrio vulnificus in Oysters from Two Estuaries along the Southwest Coast of India, Using Molecular Methods Ammini Parvathi, H. Sanath Kumar, Indrani Karunasagar, and Iddya Karunasagar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6909-6913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Public Health Microbiology:

---

Air- and Dustborne Mycoflora in Houses Free of Water Damage and Fungal Growth W. Elliott Horner, Anthony G. Worthan, and Philip R. Morey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6394-6400; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serologic and Molecular Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Isolated from Seawater and Fish Products of the Gulf of Mexico María Eugenia Cabrera-García, Carlos Vázquez-Salinas, and Elsa Irma Quiñones-Ramírez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6401-6406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency and Spatial Distribution of Environmental Campylobacter spp. P. E. Brown, O. F. Christensen, H. E. Clough, P. J. Diggle, C. A. Hart, S. Hazel, R. Kemp, A. J. H. Leatherbarrow, A. Moore, J. Sutherst, J. Turner, N. J. Williams, E. J. Wright, and N. P. French Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6501-6511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Shedding of Multiple Cryptosporidium Genotypes in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) Edward R. Atwill, Ralph Phillips, Maria Das Graças C. Pereira, Xunde Li, and Brenda McCowan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6748-6752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Proliferation of Legionella pneumophila in Hartmannella vermiformis in Aquatic Biofilms Grown on Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Melanie W. Kuiper, Bart A. Wullings, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, Rijkelt R. Beumer, and Dick van der Kooij Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6826-6833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Common Subpopulations of Non-Sorbitol-Fermenting, ß-Glucuronidase-Negative Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Bovine Production Environments and Human Clinical Samples Zhijie Yang, Joy Kovar, Jaehyoung Kim, Joseph Nietfeldt, David R. Smith, Rodney A. Moxley, Michael E. Olson, Paul D. Fey, and Andrew K. Benson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6846-6854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adhesion of Enterococcus faecalis in the Nonculturable State to Plankton Is the Main Mechanism Responsible for Persistence of This Bacterium in both Lake and Seawater Caterina Signoretto, Gloria Burlacchini, Maria del Mar Lleò, Carla Pruzzo, Massimiliano Zampini, Luigi Pane, Giorgio Franzini, and Pietro Canepari Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6892-6896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Age-Related Decline in Carriage of Ampicillin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Young Calves Deborah V. Hoyle, Darren J. Shaw, Hazel I. Knight, Helen C. Davison, Michael C. Pearce, J. Chris Low, George J. Gunn, and Mark E. J. Woolhouse Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6927-6930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Isolates John E. Warner and Andrew B. Onderdonk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6931-6935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Wild Birds and Rodents in Close Proximity to Farms Eva Møller Nielsen, Marianne N. Skov, Jesper J. Madsen, Jens Lodal, Jørgen Brøchner Jespersen, and Dorte L. Baggesen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6944-6947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Plant Microbiology:

---

Effect of Microbial Inoculants on the Indigenous Actinobacterial Endophyte Population in the Roots of Wheat as Determined by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Vanessa M. Conn and Christopher M. M. Franco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6407-6413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Distribution of Frankia Strains Symbiotic with Ceanothus in California Brian Oakley, Malcolm North, Jerry F. Franklin, Brian P. Hedlund, and James T. Staley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6444-6452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

No Significant Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Transfer of Radiocesium from Soil to Plants E. J. Joner, P. Roos, J. Jansa, E. Frossard, C. Leyval, and I. Jakobsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6512-6517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Antagonistic Potential of Bacteria Associated with Bryophytes from Nutrient-Poor Habitats of the Baltic Sea Coast Katja Opelt and Gabriele Berg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6569-6579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Clostridia from the Grass Miscanthus sinensis as Revealed by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Takuya Miyamoto, Makoto Kawahara, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6580-6586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ultrastructural Alterations of Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica Caused by Treatment with Aluminum Chloride and Sodium Metabisulfite Elian-Simplice Yaganza, Danny Rioux, Marie Simard, Joseph Arul, and Russell J. Tweddell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6800-6808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Invertebrate Microbiology:

---

Relationships of a Novel Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia spielmani sp. nov., with Its Hosts in Central Europe Dania Richter, Daniela B. Schlee, Rainer Allgöwer, and Franz-Rainer Matuschka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6414-6419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stages of Infection during the Tripartite Interaction between Xenorhabdus nematophila, Its Nematode Vector, and Insect Hosts Mathieu Sicard, Karine Brugirard-Ricaud, Sylvie Pagès, Anne Lanois, Noel E. Boemare, Michel Brehélin, and Alain Givaudan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6473-6480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Display of Biologically Functional Insecticidal Toxin on the Surface of Phage Susana Vílchez, Juliette Jacoby, and David J. Ellar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6587-6594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence and Expression Analysis of the ompA Gene of Rickettsia peacockii, an Endosymbiont of the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick, Dermacentor andersoni Gerald D. Baldridge, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Jason A. Simser, Timothy J. Kurtti, and Ulrike G. Munderloh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6628-6636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Brevibacillus laterosporus and Its Potential Use in Biological Control Edmar Justo de Oliveira, Leon Rabinovitch, Rose Gomes Monnerat, Liana Konovaloff Jannotti Passos, and Viviane Zahner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6657-6664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction and Transmission of Two Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Strains in a Tick-Rodent Maintenance System Markéta Derdáková, Vladimír Dudiòák, Brandon Brei, John S. Brownstein, Ira Schwartz, and Durland Fish Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6783-6788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Geomicrobiology:

---

Redox Transformations of Arsenic Oxyanions in Periphyton Communities Thomas R. Kulp, Shelley E. Hoeft, and Ronald S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6428-6434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Methods:

---

Use of Merocyanine 540 for Photodynamic Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus Planktonic and Biofilm Cells Hsiao-Yin Lin, Chin-Tin Chen, and Ching-Tsan Huang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6453-6458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coupling of Functional Gene Diversity and Geochemical Data from Environmental Samples A. V. Palumbo, J. C. Schryver, M. W. Fields, C. E. Bagwell, J.-Z. Zhou, T. Yan, X. Liu, and C. C. Brandt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6525-6534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterium-Based NO2– Biosensor for Environmental Applications Michael Nielsen, Lars Hauer Larsen, Mike S. M. Jetten, and Niels Peter Revsbech Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6551-6558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification for Simultaneous Detection of Several Enteric Viruses in Model Ready-To-Eat Foods Julie Jean, Doris H. D'Souza, and Lee-Ann Jaykus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6603-6610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of the Protistan Parasite Perkinsus marinus in Environmental Waters Corinne Audemard, Kimberly S. Reece, and Eugene M. Burreson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6611-6618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Cell Culture-PCR Assay Based on Combination of A549 and BGMK Cell Lines and Molecular Identification as a Tool To Monitor Infectious Adenoviruses and Enteroviruses in River Water Cheonghoon Lee, Seung-Hoon Lee, Euiri Han, and Sang-Jong Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6695-6705; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Benthic and Pelagic Viral Decay Experiments: a Model-Based Analysis and Its Applicability Ulrike R. Fischer, Willy Weisz, Claudia Wieltschnig, Alexander K. T. Kirschner, and Branko Velimirov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6706-6713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visualization of Differential Gene Expression by Improved Cyan Fluorescent Protein and Yellow Fluorescent Protein Production in Bacillus subtilis Jan-Willem Veening, Wiep Klaas Smits, Leendert W. Hamoen, Jan D. H. Jongbloed, and Oscar P. Kuipers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6809-6815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Electric Current-Induced Detachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms from Surgical Stainless Steel Arnout J. van der Borden, Hester van der Werf, Henny C. van der Mei, and Henk J. Busscher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6871-6874; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the LIVE/DEAD BacLight Kit for Detection of Extremophilic Archaea and Visualization of Microorganisms in Environmental Hypersaline Samples Stefan Leuko, Andrea Legat, Sergiu Fendrihan, and Helga Stan-Lotter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6884-6886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Laser Ablation of Natural Marine Biofilms Kanavillil Nandakumar, Hideki Obika, Akihiro Utsumi, Toshihiko Ooie, and Tetsuo Yano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6905-6908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Environmental Microbiology:

---

High-Rate Nitrification at Low pH in Suspended- and Attached-Biomass Reactors Sheldon Tarre and Michal Green Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6481-6487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of the Metalloid Oxyanion Tellurite (TeO32–) on Growth Characteristics of the Phototrophic Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus Roberto Borghese, Francesca Borsetti, Paola Foladori, Giuliano Ziglio, and Davide Zannoni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6595-6602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Micromonospora Isolates from a Coastal Sediment in Wales on the Basis of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis, and the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique Hongjuan Zhao, Yankuba Kassama, Michael Young, Douglas B. Kell, and Royston Goodacre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6619-6627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Chain N-Acyltyrosine Synthases from Environmental DNA Sean F. Brady, Carol J. Chao, and Jon Clardy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6865-6870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

---

Identification of a Third msa Gene in Renibacterium salmoninarum and the Associated Virulence Phenotype Linda D. Rhodes, Alison M. Coady, and Rebecca K. Deinhard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6488-6494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Multiple lin Gene Expression in Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A in Response to Different Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers Mrutyunjay Suar, Jan Roelof van der Meer, Kirsten Lawlor, Christof Holliger, and Rup Lal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6650-6656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Vector for Efficient Allelic Replacement in Naturally Nontransformable, Low-GC-Content, Gram-Positive Bacteria Maryvonne Arnaud, Arnaud Chastanet, and Michel Débarbouillé Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6887-6891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Transposon-Transposase Complexes To Create Stable Insertion Mutant Strains of Francisella tularensis LVS Thomas H. Kawula, Joshua D. Hall, James R. Fuller, and Robin R. Craven Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6901-6904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Type III Secretion System of a Mesophilic Aeromonas hydrophila Strain Silvia Vilches, Cecilia Urgell, Susana Merino, Matilde R. Chacón, Lara Soler, Graciela Castro-Escarpulli, Maria Jose Figueras, and Juan M. Tomás Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6914-6919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Biodegradation:

---

Identification and Functional Analysis of Two Aromatic-Ring-Hydroxylating Dioxygenases from a Sphingomonas Strain That Degrades Various Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Sandrine Demanèche, Christine Meyer, Julien Micoud, Mathilde Louwagie, John C. Willison, and Yves Jouanneau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6714-6725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of a Nonylphenol Single Isomer by Sphingomonas sp. Strain TTNP3 Leads to a Hydroxylation-Induced Migration Product P. F. X. Corvini, R. J. W. Meesters, A. Schäffer, H. F. Schröder, R. Vinken, and J. Hollender Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6897-6900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

---

Engineering of Chimeric Class II Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthases Nuttawee Niamsiri, Soazig C. Delamarre, Young-Rok Kim, and Carl A. Batt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6789-6799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

---

Errata:

---

Localization and Characterization of Two Novel Genes Encoding Stereospecific Dioxygenases Catalyzing 2(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propionate Cleavage in Delftia acidovorans MC1 Kathleen M. Schleinitz, Sabine Kleinsteuber, Tatiana Vallaeys, and Wolfgang Babel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6948 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

History of the ADP/ATP-Translocase-Encoding Gene, a Parasitism Gene Transferred from a Chlamydiales Ancestor to Plants 1 Billion Years Ago Gilbert Greub and Didier Raoult Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2004 70: 6949 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.