Contents: December 2004, Volume 70, Issue 12        Environmental Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Methods        Food Microbiology        Biodegradation        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Geomicrobiology        Plant Microbiology        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Colorimetric Method for Identifying Plant Essential Oil Components That Affect Biofilm Formation and Structure C. Niu and E. S. Gilbert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6951-6956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Tellurite Toxicity in Escherichia coli Elke M. Lohmeier-Vogel, Shiela Ung, and Raymond J. Turner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7342-7347; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integral Strategy for Evaluation of Fecal Indicator Performance in Bird-Influenced Saline Inland Waters Alexander K. T. Kirschner, Thomas C. Zechmeister, Gerhard G. Kavka, Christian Beiwl, Alois Herzig, Robert L. Mach, and Andreas H. Farnleitner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7396-7403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of the Novel Fusobacterium nucleatum Plasmid pKH9 and Evidence of an Addiction System Gilad Bachrach, Susan Kinder Haake, Alon Glick, Ronen Hazan, Ronit Naor, Roxanna N. Andersen, and Paul E. Kolenbrander Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6957-6962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of the Herbicide Phosphinothricin Tripeptide from Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü494 Dirk Schwartz, Susanne Berger, Eva Heinzelmann, Konstanze Muschko, Kathrin Welzel, and Wolfgang Wohlleben Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7093-7102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Lacks a Genomic Island Present in the Chromosome of Streptomyces lividans 66 Xiufen Zhou, Xinyi He, Aiying Li, Fang Lei, Tobias Kieser, and Zixin Deng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7110-7118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Group II Intron-Type Open Reading Frame from the Thermophile Bacillus (Geobacillus) stearothermophilus Encodes a Heat-Stable Reverse Transcriptase Jaishree Vellore, Samuel E. Moretz, and Bert C. Lampson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7140-7147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Nucleotide Sequence of the Conjugative Tetracycline Resistance Plasmid pFBAOT6, a Member of a Group of IncU Plasmids with Global Ubiquity Glenn Rhodes, Julian Parkhill, Christine Bird, Kerrie Ambrose, Matthew C. Jones, Geert Huys, Jean Swings, and Roger W. Pickup Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7497-7510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of a Highly Efficient Francisella Shuttle Plasmid Tamara M. Maier, Andrea Havig, Monika Casey, Francis E. Nano, Dara W. Frank, and Thomas C. Zahrt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7511-7519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Inactivation of Viruses in Bubbling Processes Utilized for Personal Bioaerosol Monitoring I. E. Agranovski, A. S. Safatov, A. I. Borodulin, O. V. Pyankov, V. A. Petrishchenko, A. N. Sergeev, A. P. Agafonov, G. M. Ignatiev, A. A. Sergeev, and V. Agranovski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6963-6967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protocol for Specific Isolation of Virulent Strains of Vibrio vulnificus Serovar E (Biotype 2) from Environmental Samples Eva Sanjuán and Carmen Amaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7024-7032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Biological Sampling Kit (BiSKit) for Large-Area Surface Sampling Mark P. Buttner, Patricia Cruz, Linda D. Stetzenbach, Amy K. Klima-Comba, Vanessa L. Stevens, and Peter A. Emanuel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7040-7045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Applied Volume on Efficacy of 3-Minute Surgical Reference Disinfection Method prEN 12791 Günter Kampf and Christiane Ostermeyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7066-7069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genogroup I and II Noroviruses Detected in Stool Samples by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Using Highly Degenerate Universal Primers Gary P. Richards, Michael A. Watson, Rebecca L. Fankhauser, and Stephan S. Monroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7179-7184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Microbial Indicators and Clostridium perfringens in Wastewater, Water Column Samples, Sediments, Drinking Water, and Weddell Seal Feces Collected at McMurdo Station, Antarctica John T. Lisle, James J. Smith, Diane D. Edwards, and Gordon A. McFeters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7269-7276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of Wallemia sebi in Aerosols by Real-Time PCR, Conventional PCR, and Cultivation Qing-Yin Zeng, Sven-Olof Westermark, Åsa Rasmuson-Lestander, and Xiao-Ru Wang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7295-7302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shedding Patterns of Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains in a Cohort of Calves and Their Dams on a Scottish Beef Farm D. J. Shaw, C. Jenkins, M. C. Pearce, T. Cheasty, G. J. Gunn, G. Dougan, H. R. Smith, M. E. J. Woolhouse, and G. Frankel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7456-7465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viable but Nonculturable Vibrio cholerae O1 in the Aquatic Environment of Argentina Norma Binsztein, Marcela C. Costagliola, Mariana Pichel, Verónica Jurquiza, Fernando C. Ramírez, Rut Akselman, Marta Vacchino, Anwarul Huq, and Rita Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7481-7486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Nontuberculoid Mycobacterium Species in Biofilms of Urban and Semiurban Drinking Water Distribution Systems S. M. September, V. S. Brözel, and S. N. Venter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7571-7573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypes of Cryptosporidium Species Infecting Fur-Bearing Mammals Differ from Those of Species Infecting Humans Ling Zhou, Ronald Fayer, James M. Trout, Una M. Ryan, Frank W. Schaefer, III, and Lihua Xiao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7574-7577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with Houseflies on a Cattle Farm Muhammad J. Alam and Ludek Zurek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7578-7580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Use of Pseudomonas putida EstA as an Anchoring Motif for Display of a Periplasmic Enzyme on the Surface of Escherichia coli Taek Ho Yang, Jae Gu Pan, Yeon Soo Seo, and Joon Shick Rhee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6968-6976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design and Production in Aspergillus niger of a Chimeric Protein Associating a Fungal Feruloyl Esterase and a Clostridial Dockerin Domain Anthony Levasseur, Sandrine Pagès, Henri-Pierre Fierobe, David Navarro, Peter Punt, Jean-Pierre Belaïch, Marcel Asther, and Eric Record Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6984-6991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Two Alternative Dominant Selectable Markers for Wine Yeast Transformation Eduardo Cebollero and Ramon Gonzalez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7018-7023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Broad-Host-Range Plasmid pJB658 Can Be Used for Industrial-Level Production of a Secreted Host-Toxic Single-Chain Antibody Fragment in Escherichia coli H. Sletta, A. Nedal, T. E. V. Aune, H. Hellebust, S. Hakvåg, R. Aune, T. E. Ellingsen, S. Valla, and T. Brautaset Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7033-7039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of Novel Lipids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Heterologous Expression of an Unspecific Bacterial Acyltransferase Rainer Kalscheuer, Heinrich Luftmann, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7119-7125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cometabolism of a Nongrowth Substrate: L-Serine Utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum Roman Netzer, Petra Peters-Wendisch, Lothar Eggeling, and Hermann Sahm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7148-7155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile-Mediated Aminoglycoside Sensitivity in Lactobacillus Species Likely Results from Increased Membrane Permeability Attributable to Cholic Acid Christopher A. Elkins and Lisa B. Mullis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7200-7209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Physiological Features of Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans and Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens Anne M. Henstra and Alfons J. M. Stams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7236-7240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Fluxes in Corynebacterium glutamicum during Lysine Production with Sucrose as Carbon Source Christoph Wittmann, Patrick Kiefer, and Oskar Zelder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7277-7287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Genetic Characterization of Propionicin F, a Bacteriocin from Propionibacterium freudenreichii Dag Anders Brede, Therese Faye, Ola Johnsborg, Inger Ødegård, Ingolf F. Nes, and Helge Holo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7303-7310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pressure Inactivation of Bacillus Endospores Dirk Margosch, Michael G. Gänzle, Matthias A. Ehrmann, and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7321-7328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Type of Heme-Dependent Oxygenase Catalyzes Oxidative Cleavage of Rubber (Poly-cis-1,4-Isoprene) Reinhard Braaz, Peter Fischer, and Dieter Jendrossek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7388-7395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uranyl Precipitation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa via Controlled Polyphosphate Metabolism Neil Renninger, Roger Knopp, Heino Nitsche, Douglas S. Clark, and Jay D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7404-7412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Proteasome-Dependent Proteolysis in Haloferax volcanii Cells, Using Short-Lived Green Fluorescent Proteins Christopher J. Reuter and Julie A. Maupin-Furlow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7530-7538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Expression of hemA and hemB Genes on Production of Porphyrin in Propionibacterium freudenreichii Yongzhe Piao, Pornpimon Kiatpapan, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Yoshikatsu Murooka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7561-7566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Chitinase Gene Sequences Retrieved from Diverse Aquatic Habitats Reveal Environment-Specific Distributions Gary R. LeCleir, Alison Buchan, and James T. Hollibaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6977-6983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initiation of Protein Synthesis by a Labeled Derivative of the Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 Strain during Transit from the Stomach to the Cecum in Mice Harboring Human Microbiota R. Oozeer, D. D. G. Mater, N. Goupil-Feuillerat, and G. Corthier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6992-6997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microarray and Functional Gene Analyses of Sulfate-Reducing Prokaryotes in Low-Sulfate, Acidic Fens Reveal Cooccurrence of Recognized Genera and Novel Lineages Alexander Loy, Kirsten Küsel, Angelika Lehner, Harold L. Drake, and Michael Wagner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 6998-7009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Tubes Constructed by the Marine Infaunal Polychaete Diopatra cuprea George Y. Matsui, David B. Ringelberg, and Charles R. Lovell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7053-7065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Life and Dinitrogen Fixation at a Gypsum Rock Gudrun Boison, Alexander Mergel, Helena Jolkver, and Hermann Bothe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7070-7077; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Group-Specific Primers for Real-Time PCR Analysis of Predominant Bacteria in Human Feces Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe, Junji Fujimoto, Toshihiko Takada, and Ryuichiro Tanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7220-7228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Expression of nifD in Geobacteraceae in Subsurface Sediments Dawn E. Holmes, Kelly P. Nevin, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7251-7259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Incidence of Autochthonous Antagonistic Roseobacter spp. and Vibrionaceae Strains in a Turbot Larva (Scophthalmus maximus) Rearing System Mette Hjelm, Ana Riaza, Fernanda Formoso, Jette Melchiorsen, and Lone Gram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7288-7294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Dechlorinating Community Resulting from In Situ Biostimulation in a Trichloroethene-Contaminated Deep, Fractured Basalt Aquifer and Comparison to a Derivative Laboratory Culture Tamzen W. Macbeth, David E. Cummings, Stefan Spring, Lynn M. Petzke, and Kent S. Sorenson, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7329-7341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Analysis of the Distribution of Unicellular Cyanobacterial Diazotrophs in the Arabian Sea Sophie L. Mazard, Nicholas J. Fuller, Karen M. Orcutt, Oliver Bridle, and Dave J. Scanlan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7355-7364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Diversity in a Nonsaline Alkaline Environment: Heterotrophic Aerobic Populations Igor Tiago, Ana Paula Chung, and António Veríssimo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7378-7387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hypothesis for the Role of Nutrient Starvation in Biofilm Detachment Stephen M. Hunt, Erin M. Werner, Baochuan Huang, Martin A. Hamilton, and Philip S. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7418-7425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shear Rate Moderates Community Diversity in Freshwater Biofilms Alexander H. Rickard, Andrew J. McBain, Amy T. Stead, and Peter Gilbert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7426-7435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel, Attached, Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria at Shallow Hydrothermal Vents Possess Vacuoles Not Involved in Respiratory Nitrate Accumulation Karen M. Kalanetra, Sherry L. Huston, and Douglas C. Nelson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7487-7496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Novel Marine-Derived Actinomycete Taxa Rich in Bioactive Metabolites Nathan A. Magarvey, Jessica M. Keller, Valerie Bernan, Martin Dworkin, and David H. Sherman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7520-7529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Previously Unexposed Forest Soil Microbial Community Degrades High Levels of the Pollutant 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol M. A. Sánchez, M. Vásquez, and B. González Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7567-7570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of Field-Evolved Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella Ali H. Sayyed, Ben Raymond, M. Sales Ibiza-Palacios, Baltasar Escriche, and Denis J. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7010-7017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Seasonal Variations of Six Bee Viruses in Apis mellifera L. and Varroa destructor Mite Populations in France Diana Tentcheva, Laurent Gauthier, Nathalie Zappulla, Benjamin Dainat, François Cousserans, Marc Edouard Colin, and Max Bergoin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7185-7191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Proteolytic Activities Produced by Entomopathogenic Photorhabdus Bacteria: Strain- and Phase-Dependent Heterogeneity in Composition and Activity of Four Enzymes Judit Marokházi, Katalin Lengyel, Szilvia Pekár, Gabriella Felföldi, András Patthy, László Gráf, András Fodor, and István Venekei Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7311-7320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Diagnostic Real-Time PCR for Detection of Salmonella in Food Burkhard Malorny, Elisa Paccassoni, Patrick Fach, Cornelia Bunge, Annett Martin, and Reiner Helmuth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7046-7052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanistic Approach to the Problem of Hybridization Efficiency in Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization L. Safak Yilmaz and Daniel R. Noguera Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7126-7139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Restoration of Gene Function by Homologous Recombination: from PCR to Gene Expression in One Step Ido Yosef, Noga Bloushtain, Michal Shapira, and Udi Qimron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7156-7160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Universal Microarray Based on the Ligation Detection Reaction and 16S rRNA Gene Polymorphism To Target Diversity of Cyanobacteria Bianca Castiglioni, Ermanno Rizzi, Andrea Frosini, Kaarina Sivonen, Pirjo Rajaniemi, Anne Rantala, Maria Angela Mugnai, Stefano Ventura, Annick Wilmotte, Christophe Boutte, Stana Grubisic, Pierre Balthasart, Clarissa Consolandi, Roberta Bordoni, Alessandra Mezzelani, Cristina Battaglia, and Gianluca De Bellis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7161-7172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Integrative Method To Generate Bacillus subtilis Recombinant Strains Free of Selection Markers Alain Brans, Patrice Filée, Andy Chevigné, Aurore Claessens, and Bernard Joris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7241-7250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Feedlot Lagoons by Real-Time PCR Marilyn S. Smith, Richard K. Yang, Charles W. Knapp, Yafen Niu, Nicholas Peak, Margery M. Hanfelt, John C. Galland, and David W. Graham Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7372-7377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Shellfish by Using Multiplex PCR and DNA Microarrays Gitika Panicker, Douglas R. Call, Melissa J. Krug, and Asim K. Bej Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7436-7444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reevaluation and Reduction of a PCR Bias Caused by Reannealing of Templates Shinya Kurata, Takahiro Kanagawa, Yukio Magariyama, Kyoko Takatsu, Kazutaka Yamada, Toyokazu Yokomaku, and Yoichi Kamagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7545-7549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometry-Assisted Cloning of Specific Sequence Motifs from Complex 16S rRNA Gene Libraries Jeppe L. Nielsen, Andreas Schramm, Anne E. Bernhard, Gerrit J. van den Engh, and David A. Stahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7550-7554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Characterization of Lactobacillus coryniformis DSM 20001T Surface Protein Cpf Mediating Coaggregation with and Aggregation among Pathogens Martina Schachtsiek, Walter P. Hammes, and Christian Hertel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7078-7085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Cold-Stressed Campylobacter jejuni on Ground Chicken and Chicken Skin during Frozen Storage Saumya Bhaduri and Bryan Cottrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7103-7109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Swine Feces Recovered in the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Swine 2000 Study Pina M. Fratamico, Lori K. Bagi, Eric J. Bush, and Barbara T. Solow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7173-7178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of the Gene Clusters Encoding Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Complexes in Clostridium botulinum Type A, Ab, and A(B) Strains Giovanna Franciosa, Francesca Floridi, Antonella Maugliani, and Paolo Aureli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7192-7199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Allelic Diversity and Population Structure in Oenococcus oeni as Determined from Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes Blanca de las Rivas, Ángela Marcobal, and Rosario Muñoz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7210-7219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Involvement of at Least Six Proteins in Adaptation of Lactobacillus sakei to Cold Temperatures and Addition of NaCl Anika Marceau, Monique Zagorec, Stéphane Chaillou, Thérèse Méra, and Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7260-7268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Functional Analysis of the Gene Encoding Methionine--Lyase in Brevibacterium linens Felix Amarita, Mireille Yvon, Michele Nardi, Emilie Chambellon, Jerôme Delettre, and Pascal Bonnarme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7348-7354; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Milk Contamination and Resistance to Processing Conditions Determine the Fate of Lactococcus lactis Bacteriophages in Dairies Carmen Madera, Cristina Monjardín, and Juan E. Suárez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7365-7371; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Climate on Incidence of Campylobacter spp. in Humans and Prevalence in Broiler Flocks in Denmark Mary Evans Patrick, Lasse Engbo Christiansen, Michael Wainø, Steen Ethelberg, Henrik Madsen, and Henrik Caspar Wegener Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7474-7480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role for Compatible Solutes Glycine Betaine and L-Carnitine in Listerial Barotolerance Mary Smiddy, Roy D. Sleator, Margaret F. Patterson, Colin Hill, and Alan L. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7555-7557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Identification of a Novel Dioxygenase Involved in Metabolism of o-Xylene, Toluene, and Ethylbenzene by Rhodococcus sp. Strain DK17 Dockyu Kim, Jong-Chan Chae, Gerben J. Zylstra, Young-Soo Kim, Seong-Ki Kim, Myung Hee Nam, Young Min Kim, and Eungbin Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7086-7092; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Characterization of a Novel Amylolytic Enzyme Encoded by a Gene from a Soil-Derived Metagenomic Library Jiae Yun, Seowon Kang, Sulhee Park, Hyunjin Yoon, Myo-Jeong Kim, Sunggi Heu, and Sangyeol Ryu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7229-7235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Cadmium-Responsive Thiols in the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Paxillus involutus Mikael Courbot, Laurent Diez, Roberta Ruotolo, Michel Chalot, and Pierre Leroy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7413-7417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyclo(L-Leucyl-L-Prolyl) Produced by Achromobacter xylosoxidans Inhibits Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus parasiticus Pei-Sheng Yan, Yuan Song, Emi Sakuno, Hiromitsu Nakajima, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, and Kimiko Yabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7466-7473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Characterization of C1-Metabolizing Prokaryotic Communities in Methane Seep Habitats at the Kuroshima Knoll, Southern Ryukyu Arc, by Analyzing pmoA, mmoX, mxaF, mcrA, and 16S rRNA Genes Fumio Inagaki, Urumu Tsunogai, Masae Suzuki, Ayako Kosaka, Hideaki Machiyama, Ken Takai, Takuro Nunoura, Kenneth H. Nealson, and Koki Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7445-7455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Solid-Phase U(VI) to Microbial Reduction during In Situ Bioremediation of Uranium-Contaminated Groundwater Irene Ortiz-Bernad, Robert T. Anderson, Helen A. Vrionis, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7558-7560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Nucleotide Sequences, Genetic Organization, and Distribution of pEU30 and pEL60 from Erwinia amylovora Gayle C. Foster, Gayle C. McGhee, Alan L. Jones, and George W. Sundin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7539-7544; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemic Clone I-Specific Genetic Markers in Strains of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b from Foods Suleyman Yildirim, Wen Lin, Anthony D. Hitchins, Lee-Ann Jaykus, Eric Altermann, Todd R. Klaenhammer, and Sophia Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2004 70: 7581 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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