Contents: May 2004, Volume 70, Issue 5        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Public Health Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Plant Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Biodegradation        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology Other Issues

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Characterization of Humanized Antibodies Secreted by Aspergillus niger Michael Ward, Cherry Lin, Doreen C. Victoria, Bryan P. Fox, Judith A. Fox, David L. Wong, Hendrik J. Meerman, Jeff P. Pucci, Robin B. Fong, Meng H. Heng, Naoya Tsurushita, Christine Gieswein, Minha Park, and Huaming Wang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2567-2576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the Authentic Bovine Gene Encoding Pepsinogen A and Its Expression in Microbial Cells Rosario Muñoz, José L. García, Alfonso V. Carrascosa, and Ramon Gonzalez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2588-2595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Production of Heterologous Proteins by a Glucose Repression-Defective Mutant of Kluyveromyces lactis Claudia Donnini, Francesca Farina, Barbara Neglia, Maria Concetta Compagno, Daniela Uccelletti, Paola Goffrini, and Claudio Palleschi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2632-2638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Synthesis of Mammalian-Like, Hybrid-Type N-Glycans in Pichia pastoris Wouter Vervecken, Vladimir Kaigorodov, Nico Callewaert, Steven Geysens, Kristof De Vusser, and Roland Contreras Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2639-2646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat Shock Protein-Mediated Resistance to High Hydrostatic Pressure in Escherichia coli Abram Aertsen, Kristof Vanoirbeek, Philipp De Spiegeleer, Jan Sermon, Kristel Hauben, Anne Farewell, Thomas Nyström, and Chris W. Michiels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2660-2666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Protective Osmolytes Limits Final Cell Density and Volumetric Productivity of Ethanologenic Escherichia coli KO11 during Xylose Fermentation S. A. Underwood, M. L. Buszko, K. T. Shanmugam, and L. O. Ingram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2734-2740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Adaptation to Ethanol on Cytoplasmic and Membrane Protein Profiles of Oenococcus oeni M. Graça Silveira, Maja Baumgärtner, Frank M. Rombouts, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2748-2755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Distinct Pathways for Trehalose Assimilation in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Matthieu Jules, Vincent Guillou, Jean François, and Jean-Luc Parrou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2771-2778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Molecular Diversity in Bacillus atrophaeus by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis S. A. Burke, J. D. Wright, M. K. Robinson, B. V. Bronk, and R. L. Warren Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2786-2790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Engineering of a Phosphoketolase Pathway for Pentose Catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Marco Sonderegger, Michael Schümperli, and Uwe Sauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2892-2897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Homofermentative Lactate Production Cannot Sustain Anaerobic Growth of Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Possible Consequence of Energy-Dependent Lactate Export Antonius J. A. van Maris, Aaron A. Winkler, Danilo Porro, Johannes P. van Dijken, and Jack T. Pronk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2898-2905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Physiological Analysis of the Role of Osmolyte Transporters BetL, Gbu, and OpuC in Growth of Listeria monocytogenes at Low Temperatures Henrike H. Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Roy D. Sleator, Jeroen A. Wouters, Colin Hill, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2912-2918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxicity Caused by Hydroxycinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Thioester Accumulation in Mutants of Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Donna Parke and L. Nicholas Ornston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2974-2983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies of Single-Chain Antibody Expression in Quiescent Escherichia coli K. J. Mukherjee, D. C. D. Rowe, N. A. Watkins, and D. K. Summers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3005-3012; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Polychlorinated-Biphenyl-Degrading Bacteria in the Presence of Biphenyl and Chlorobiphenyls Generates Oxidative Stress and Massive Accumulation of Inorganic Polyphosphate Francisco P. Chávez, Heinrich Lünsdorf, and Carlos A. Jerez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3064-3072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Expression of the Ectoine Hydroxylase Gene (thpD) from Streptomyces chrysomallus in Halomonas elongata Julia Prabhu, Florian Schauwecker, Nicolas Grammel, Ullrich Keller, and Michael Bernhard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3130-3132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plastic Encapsulation of Stabilized Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida M. Manzanera, S. Vilchez, and A. Tunnacliffe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3143-3145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Impact of Soil Drying-Rewetting Stress on Microbial Communities and Activities and on Degradation of Two Crop Protection Products Manuel Pesaro, Gilles Nicollier, Josef Zeyer, and Franco Widmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2577-2587; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Communities Associated with Flowering Plants of the Ni Hyperaccumulator Thlaspi goesingense Rughia Idris, Radoslava Trifonova, Markus Puschenreiter, Walter W. Wenzel, and Angela Sessitsch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2667-2677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Responses of Active Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Soils under Winter Wheat to Different Fertilizer and Pesticide Regimens Martina S. Girvan, Juliet Bullimore, Andrew S. Ball, Jules N. Pretty, and A. Mark Osborn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2692-2701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Behavior of an Aeromonas hydrophila aroA Live Vaccine in Water Microcosms José Vivas, Begoña Carracedo, Jorge Riaño, Blanca E. Razquin, Pilar López-Fierro, Félix Acosta, Germán Naharro, and Alberto J. Villena Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2702-2708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of Spatial Distribution of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degrader Microhabitats during Growth in Soil Columns C. Pallud, A. Dechesne, J. P. Gaudet, D. Debouzie, and G. L. Grundmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2709-2716; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial Distribution and Stability of the Eight Microbial Species of the Altered Schaedler Flora in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract Ramahi B. Sarma-Rupavtarm, Zhongming Ge, David B. Schauer, James G. Fox, and Martin F. Polz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2791-2800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of the Chloroflexi-Related SAR202 Bacterioplankton Cluster throughout the Mesopelagic Zone and Deep Ocean R. M. Morris, M. S. Rappé, E. Urbach, S. A. Connon, and S. J. Giovannoni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2836-2842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Changes in an Alpine Soil Bacterial Community in the Colorado Rocky Mountains David A. Lipson and Steven K. Schmidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2867-2879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viral Activity in Two Contrasting Lake Ecosystems Yvan Bettarel, Télesphore Sime-Ngando, Christian Amblard, and John Dolan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2941-2951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metal Toxicity Affects Fungal and Bacterial Activities in Soil Differently R. M. C. P. Rajapaksha, M. A Tobor-Kaplon, and E. Bååth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2966-2973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and Dormancy of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the Environment Richard J. Whittington, D. Jeff Marshall, Paul J. Nicholls, Ian B. Marsh, and Leslie A. Reddacliff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2989-3004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Particle-Based Multidimensional Multispecies Biofilm Model Cristian Picioreanu, Jan-Ulrich Kreft, and Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3024-3040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Nitrogen-Fixing Consortia Consisting of Clostridia Isolated from Gramineous Plants Kiwamu Minamisawa, Kiyo Nishioka, Taro Miyaki, Bin Ye, Takuya Miyamoto, Mu You, Asami Saito, Masanori Saito, Wilfredo L. Barraquio, Neung Teaumroong, Than Sein, and Tadashi Sato Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3096-3102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Characterization, and In Situ Detection of a Novel Chemolithoautotrophic Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacterium in Wastewater Biofilms Growing under Microaerophilic Conditions Tsukasa Ito, Kenichi Sugita, and Satoshi Okabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3122-3129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

pmoA-Based Analysis of Methanotrophs in a Littoral Lake Sediment Reveals a Diverse and Stable Community in a Dynamic Environment Michael Pester, Michael W. Friedrich, Bernhard Schink, and Andreas Brune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3138-3142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Nocardia asteroides Isolates from Different Ecological Habitats on the Basis of Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic-PCR Fingerprinting Hideki Yamamura, Masayuki Hayakawa, Youji Nakagawa, and Yuzuru Iimura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3149-3151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salinity Decreases Nitrite Reductase Gene Diversity in Denitrifying Bacteria of Wastewater Treatment Systems Sachiko Yoshie, Naohiro Noda, Satoshi Tsuneda, Akira Hirata, and Yuhei Inamori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3152-3157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Albusin B, a Bacteriocin from the Ruminal Bacterium Ruminococcus albus 7 That Inhibits Growth of Ruminococcus flavefaciens Junqin Chen, David M. Stevenson, and Paul J. Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3167-3170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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A Novel Alpha-Proteobacterium Resides in the Mitochondria of Ovarian Cells of the Tick Ixodes ricinus Tiziana Beninati, Nathan Lo, Luciano Sacchi, Claudio Genchi, Hiroaki Noda, and Claudio Bandi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2596-2602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Forms of Structural Integration between Microbes and a Hydrothermal Vent Gastropod from the Indian Ocean Shana K. Goffredi, Anders Warén, Victoria J. Orphan, Cindy L. Van Dover, and Robert C. Vrijenhoek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3082-3090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Bacterial Community Dynamics and Hydrocarbon Degradation during a Field-Scale Evaluation of Bioremediation on a Mudflat Beach Contaminated with Buried Oil Wilfred F. M. Röling, Michael G. Milner, D. Martin Jones, Francesco Fratepietro, Richard P. J. Swannell, Fabien Daniel, and Ian M. Head Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2603-2613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Response of Archaeal Communities in Beach Sediments to Spilled Oil and Bioremediation Wilfred F. M. Röling, Ivana R. Couto de Brito, Richard P. J. Swannell, and Ian M. Head Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2614-2620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Temperature on the Physiological Status of a Potential Bioremediation Inoculant, Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 Agneta Backman, Ninwe Maraha, and Janet K. Jansson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2952-2958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Characterization, and U(VI)-Reducing Potential of a Facultatively Anaerobic, Acid-Resistant Bacterium from Low-pH, Nitrate- and U(VI)-Contaminated Subsurface Sediment and Description of Salmonella subterranea sp. nov. Evgenya S. Shelobolina, Sara A. Sullivan, Kathleen R. O'Neill, Kelly P. Nevin, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2959-2965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vanadium Respiration by Geobacter metallireducens: Novel Strategy for In Situ Removal of Vanadium from Groundwater Irene Ortiz-Bernad, Robert T. Anderson, Helen A. Vrionis, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3091-3095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Automated Purification and Suspension Array Detection of 16S rRNA from Soil and Sediment Extracts by Using Tunable Surface Microparticles Darrell P. Chandler and Ann E. Jarrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2621-2631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Double-Layer Plaque Assay for Quantification of Enteroviruses Laura Mocé-Llivina, Francisco Lucena, and Juan Jofre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2801-2805; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Recombination Methods for Sinorhizobium meliloti Genetics Brent L. House, Michael W. Mortimer, and Michael L. Kahn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2806-2815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Method of Denitrification Analysis of Bradyrhizobium Field Isolates by Gas Chromatographic Determination of 15N-Labeled N2 Reiko Sameshima-Saito, Kaori Chiba, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2886-2891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleic Acid Amplification Strategies for DNA Microarray-Based Pathogen Detection Gary J. Vora, Carolyn E. Meador, David A. Stenger, and Joanne D. Andreadis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3047-3054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage-Based Genetic System for Selection of Nonsplicing Inteins Isaac K. O. Cann, Kensey R. Amaya, Maurice W. Southworth, and Francine B. Perler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3158-3162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR with 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Primers of Bifidobacterium spp. To Identify Sources of Fecal Pollution X. Bonjoch, E. Ballesté, and A. R. Blanch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3171-3175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Warm-Water Streptococcosis in Fish A. I. Mata, A. Gibello, A. Casamayor, M. M. Blanco, L. Domínguez, and J. F. Fernández-Garayzábal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3183-3187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Structure-Function Analysis of Immunity Proteins of Pediocin-Like Bacteriocins: C-Terminal Parts of Immunity Proteins Are Involved in Specific Recognition of Cognate Bacteriocins Line Johnsen, Gunnar Fimland, Dimitris Mantzilas, and Jon Nissen-Meyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2647-2652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Overexpression, and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Penicillin G Acylase from Achromobacter xylosoxidans: Probing the Molecular Basis for Its High Thermostability Gang Cai, Songcheng Zhu, Sheng Yang, Guoping Zhao, and Weihong Jiang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2764-2770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assembly of G Protein-Coupled Receptors onto Nanosized Bacterial Magnetic Particles Using Mms16 as an Anchor Molecule Tomoko Yoshino, Masayoshi Takahashi, Haruko Takeyama, Yoshiko Okamura, Fukuichi Kato, and Tadashi Matsunaga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2880-2885; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancing the Thermal Tolerance and Gastric Performance of a Microbial Phytase for Use as a Phosphate-Mobilizing Monogastric-Feed Supplement James B. Garrett, Keith A. Kretz, Eileen O'Donoghue, Janne Kerovuo, William Kim, Nelson R. Barton, Geoffrey P. Hazlewood, Jay M. Short, Dan E. Robertson, and Kevin A. Gray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3041-3046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Regulation of Fumonisin Biosynthesis in Fusarium verticillioides by a Zinc Binuclear Cluster-Type Gene, ZFR1 Joseph E. Flaherty and Charles P. Woloshuk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2653-2659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of Verapamil by Cunninghamella blakesleeana Lu Sun, Hai-Hua Huang, Lei Liu, and Da-Fang Zhong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2722-2727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Germination of Penicillium paneum Conidia Is Regulated by 1-Octen-3-ol, a Volatile Self-Inhibitor Gilma S. Chitarra, Tjakko Abee, Frank M. Rombouts, Maarten A. Posthumus, and Jan Dijksterhuis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2823-2829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Polyketide Synthase from Nectria haematococca Stephane Graziani, Christelle Vasnier, and Marie-Josee Daboussi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2984-2988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Study of Trichoderma-Pathogen-Plant Interactions, Using Constitutive and Inducible Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Systems Zexun Lu, Riccardo Tombolini, Sheridan Woo, Susanne Zeilinger, Matteo Lorito, and Janet K. Jansson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3073-3081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Detection of Enteric Viruses in Shellfish from the Norwegian Coast M. Myrmel, E. M. M. Berg, E. Rimstad, and B. Grinde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2678-2684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Precipitation and Soil on Transport of Fecal Enterococci in Fractured Limestone Aquifers Fulvio Celico, Mario Varcamonti, Marco Guida, and Gino Naclerio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2843-2847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Aqueous Silver To Enhance Inactivation of Coliphage MS-2 by UV Disinfection Michael A. Butkus, Michael P. Labare, Jeffrey A. Starke, King Moon, and Mark Talbot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2848-2853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Detection of Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates in American Retail Foods Qiyi Wen and Bruce A. McClane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2685-2691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased ATPase Activity Is Responsible for Acid Sensitivity of Nisin-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 700302 Jennifer Cleveland McEntire, George M. Carman, and Thomas J. Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2717-2721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Clostridium perfringens Predictive Model, Developed under Isothermal Conditions in Broth, To Predict Growth in Ground Beef during Cooling Sarah Smith and Donald W. Schaffner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2728-2733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subpopulation Characteristics of Egg-Contaminating Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis as Defined by the Lipopolysaccharide O Chain Jean Guard-Bouldin, Richard K. Gast, Thomas J. Humphrey, David J. Henzler, Cesar Morales, and Karen Coles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2756-2763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of Lactose- and Galactose-Utilizing Pathways from Lactic Acid Bacteria in Corynebacterium glutamicum for Production of Lysine in Whey Eoin Barrett, Catherine Stanton, Oskar Zelder, Gerald Fitzgerald, and R. Paul Ross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2861-2866; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Differences in Two Cyclic Bacteriocins with the Same Sequences Produced by Lactobacilli Yasushi Kawai, Yasuyuki Ishii, Kensuke Arakawa, Koichiro Uemura, Boku Saitoh, Junko Nishimura, Haruki Kitazawa, Yukiko Yamazaki, Yoshio Tateno, Takatoshi Itoh, and Tadao Saito Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2906-2911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Neurotoxin Gene Expression in Clostridium botulinum Type B, Determined Using Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Maria Lövenklev, Elisabet Holst, Elisabeth Borch, and Peter Rådström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2919-2927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Interaction Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium Nitrite on Neurotoxin Gene Expression in Nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum Type B Maria Lövenklev, Ingrid Artin, Oskar Hagberg, Elisabeth Borch, Elisabet Holst, and Peter Rådström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2928-2934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bifidobacterium lactis DSM 10140: Identification of the atp (atpBEFHAGDC) Operon and Analysis of Its Genetic Structure, Characteristics, and Phylogeny Marco Ventura, Carlos Canchaya, Douwe van Sinderen, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Ralf Zink Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3110-3121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Species Isolated from Produce Lynette M. Johnston and Lee-Ann Jaykus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3133-3137; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of Folate-Consuming Lactobacillus gasseri into a Folate Producer Arno Wegkamp, Marjo Starrenburg, Willem M. de Vos, Jeroen Hugenholtz, and Wilbert Sybesma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3146-3148; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Osmotic Stress Leads to Decreased Intracellular pH of Listeria monocytogenes as Determined by Fluorescence Ratio-Imaging Microscopy Weihuan Fang, Henrik Siegumfeldt, Birgitte Bjørn Budde, and Mogens Jakobsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3176-3179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Dissimilatory Arsenate Reduction with Sulfide as Electron Donor: Experiments with Mono Lake Water and Isolation of Strain MLMS-1, a Chemoautotrophic Arsenate Respirer Shelley E. Hoeft, Thomas R. Kulp, John F. Stolz, James T. Hollibaugh, and Ronald S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2741-2747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Acquisition of an Agrobacterium Ri Plasmid and Pathogenicity by Other -Proteobacteria in Cucumber and Tomato Crops Affected by Root Mat S. A. Weller, D. E. Stead, and J. P. W. Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2779-2785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Negative Cross-Communication among Wheat Rhizosphere Bacteria: Effect on Antibiotic Production by the Biological Control Bacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 J. E. Morello, E. A. Pierson, and L. S. Pierson, III Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3103-3109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transposon Mutagenesis of the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Rickettsia prowazekii Aiping Qin, Aimee M. Tucker, Andria Hines, and David O. Wood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2816-2822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of the Conventional and Novel pmo (Particulate Methane Monooxygenase) Operons from Methylocystis Strain SC2 Peter Ricke, Christoph Erkel, Michael Kube, Richard Reinhardt, and Werner Liesack Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3055-3063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific PCR Assay for a Tannin-Tolerant Selenomonas ruminantium Isolate, Derived from Helicase Coding Sequences Richard Bishop, Moses Obura, David Odongo, and Agnes Odenyo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 3180-3182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Addition of Aromatic Substrates Restores Trichloroethylene Degradation Activity in Pseudomonas putida F1 Yuki Morono, Hajime Unno, Yasunori Tanji, and Katsutoshi Hori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2830-2835; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrite Elimination and Hydrolytic Ring Cleavage in 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (Picric Acid) Degradation Klaus W. Hofmann, Hans-Joachim Knackmuss, and Gesche Heiss Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2004 70: 2854-2860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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