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Minireviews:

Gerald W. Tannock

A Special Fondness for Lactobacilli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3189-3194. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthias Arenskötter, Daniel Bröker, and Alexander Steinbüchel

Biology of the Metabolically Diverse Genus Gordonia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3195-3204. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Physiology and Biotechnology:

Cristina Moldes, Pedro García, José L. García, and María A. Prieto

In Vivo Immobilization of Fusion Proteins on Bioplastics by the Novel Tag BioF
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3205-3212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Naoko Takahashi-Ando, Shuichi Ohsato, Takehiko Shibata, Hiroshi Hamamoto, Isamu Yamaguchi, and Makoto Kimura

Metabolism of Zearalenone by Genetically Modified Organisms Expressing the Detoxification Gene from Clonostachys rosea
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3239-3245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stephan Gruenewald, Henning D. Mootz, Per Stehmeier, and Torsten Stachelhaus

In Vivo Production of Artificial Nonribosomal Peptide Products in the Heterologous Host Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3282-3291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dong Soo Hwang, Hyo Jin Yoo, Jong Hyub Jun, Won Kyu Moon, and Hyung Joon Cha

Expression of Functional Recombinant Mussel Adhesive Protein Mgfp-5 in Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3352-3359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jung Hee Woo, Yuan Yi Liu, Scott Stavrou, and David M. Neville, Jr.

Increasing Secretion of a Bivalent Anti-T-Cell Immunotoxin by Pichia pastoris
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3370-3376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

An Tanghe, Patrick Van Dijck, Didier Colavizza, and Johan M. Thevelein

Aquaporin-Mediated Improvement of Freeze Tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Restricted to Rapid Freezing Conditions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3377-3382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Todd R. Miller and Robert Belas

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Metabolism by Pfiesteria-Associated Roseobacter spp.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3383-3391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cristian Varela, Francisco Pizarro, and Eduardo Agosin

Biomass Content Governs Fermentation Rate in Nitrogen-Deficient Wine Musts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3392-3400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Henrike H. Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Jeroen A. Wouters, Patrick P. L. A. de Leeuw, Torsten Hain, Trinad Chakraborty, and Tjakko Abee

Identification of Sigma Factor ^B-Controlled Genes and Their Impact on Acid Stress, High Hydrostatic Pressure, and Freeze Survival in Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3457-3466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James B. McKinlay and J. Gregory Zeikus

Extracellular Iron Reduction Is Mediated in Part by Neutral Red and Hydrogenase in Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3467-3474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. Van Immerseel, J. De Buck, F. Boyen, L. Bohez, F. Pasmans, J. Volf, M. Sevcik, I. Rychlik, F. Haesebrouck, and R. Ducatelle

Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Decrease Colonization and Invasion through hilA Suppression Shortly after Infection of Chickens with Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3582-3587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antonia Rojas, Estrella Duque, Andreas Schmid, Ana Hurtado, Juan-Luis Ramos, and Ana Segura

Biotransformation in Double-Phase Systems: Physiological Responses of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E to a Double Phase Made of Aliphatic Alcohols and Biosynthesis of Substituted Catechols
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3637-3643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mark S. Turner, Louise M. Hafner, Terry Walsh, and Philip M. Giffard

Identification and Characterization of the Novel LysM Domain-Containing Surface Protein Sep from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11 and Its Use as a Peptide Fusion Partner in Lactobacillus and Lactococcus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3673-3680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mervi H. Toivari, Laura Salusjärvi, Laura Ruohonen, and Merja Penttilä

Endogenous Xylose Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3681-3686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Welin, J. C. Wilkins, D. Beighton, and G. Svensäter

Protein Expression by Streptococcus mutans during Initial Stage of Biofilm Formation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3736-3741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Una Ryan, Amanda O'Hara, and Lihua Xiao

Molecular and Biological Characterization of a Cryptosporidium molnari-Like Isolate from a Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3761-3765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shuzo Yamagata, Tsuyoshi Akamatsu, and Tomonori Iwama

Immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cystathionine -Lyase and Application of the Product to Cystathionine Synthesis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3766-3768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Young J. Choi, Carlos B. Miguez, and Byong H. Lee

Characterization and Heterologous Gene Expression of a Novel Esterase from Lactobacillus casei CL96
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3213-3221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Brendan G. Keenan, Thammajun Leungsakul, Barth F. Smets, and Thomas K. Wood

Saturation Mutagenesis of Burkholderia cepacia R34 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Dioxygenase at DntAc Valine 350 for Synthesizing Nitrohydroquinone, Methylhydroquinone, and Methoxyhydroquinone
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3222-3231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lingyun Rui, Young Man Kwon, Ayelet Fishman, Kenneth F. Reardon, and Thomas K. Wood

Saturation Mutagenesis of Toluene ortho-Monooxygenase of Burkholderia cepacia G4 for Enhanced 1-Naphthol Synthesis and Chloroform Degradation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3246-3252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gönül Vardar and Thomas K. Wood

Protein Engineering of Toluene-o-Xylene Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 for Synthesizing 4-Methylresorcinol, Methylhydroquinone, and Pyrogallol
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3253-3262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gerard M. Gibbs, Barrie E. Davidson, and Alan J. Hillier

Novel Expression System for Large-Scale Production and Purification of Recombinant Class IIa Bacteriocins and Its Application to Piscicolin 126
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3292-3297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Khim Leang, Goro Takada, Akihiro Ishimura, Masashi Okita, and Ken Izumori

Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Overexpression of the L-Rhamnose Isomerase Gene from Pseudomonas stutzeri in Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3298-3304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adrienne L. Huston, Barbara Methe, and Jody W. Deming

Purification, Characterization, and Sequencing of an Extracellular Cold-Active Aminopeptidase Produced by Marine Psychrophile Colwellia psychrerythraea Strain 34H
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3321-3328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Costanzo Bertoldo, Martin Armbrecht, Fiona Becker, Thomas Schäfer, Garabed Antranikian, and Wolfgang Liebl

Cloning, Sequencing, and Characterization of a Heat- and Alkali-Stable Type I Pullulanase from Anaerobranca gottschalkii
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3407-3416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carine Huard, Guy Miranda, Yulia Redko, Françoise Wessner, Simon J. Foster, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier

Analysis of the Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Complement of Lactococcus lactis: Identification of a Third N-Acetylglucosaminidase, AcmC
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3493-3499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard E. Williams, Deborah A. Rathbone, Nigel S. Scrutton, and Neil C. Bruce

Biotransformation of Explosives by the Old Yellow Enzyme Family of Flavoproteins
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3566-3574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

YaLi Brennan, Walter N. Callen, Leif Christoffersen, Paul Dupree, Florence Goubet, Shaun Healey, Myrian Hernández, Martin Keller, Ke Li, Nisha Palackal, Ana Sittenfeld, Giselle Tamayo, Steve Wells, Geoffrey P. Hazlewood, Eric J. Mathur, Jay M. Short, Dan E. Robertson, and Brian A. Steer

Unusual Microbial Xylanases from Insect Guts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3609-3617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Microbial Ecology:

Anne Mai-Prochnow, Flavia Evans, Doralyn Dalisay-Saludes, Sacha Stelzer, Suhelen Egan, Sally James, Jeremy S. Webb, and Staffan Kjelleberg

Biofilm Development and Cell Death in the Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3232-3238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert W. Thacker and Valerie J. Paul

Morphological, Chemical, and Genetic Diversity of Tropical Marine Cyanobacteria Lyngbya spp. and Symploca spp. (Oscillatoriales)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3305-3312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kohei Nakamura, Shin Haruta, Huong Lan Nguyen, Masaharu Ishii, and Yasuo Igarashi

Enzyme Production-Based Approach for Determining the Functions of Microorganisms within a Community
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3329-3337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tsuneo Fujishiro, Takahira Ogawa, Masayoshi Matsuoka, Kazuhiro Nagahama, Yasunobu Takeshima, and Hideaki Hagiwara

Establishment of a Pure Culture of the Hitherto Uncultured Unicellular Cyanobacterium Aphanothece sacrum, and Phylogenetic Position of the Organism
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3338-3345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Simona Kahane, Nizhia Platzner, Bella Dvoskin, Amir Itzhaki, and Maureen G. Friedman

Evidence for the Presence of Simkania negevensis in Drinking Water and in Reclaimed Wastewater in Israel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3346-3351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Silke Pradella, Martin Allgaier, Christa Hoch, Orsola Päuker, Erko Stackebrandt, and Irene Wagner-Döbler

Genome Organization and Localization of the pufLM Genes of the Photosynthesis Reaction Center in Phylogenetically Diverse Marine Alphaproteobacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3360-3369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ian Hewson and Jed A. Fuhrman

Richness and Diversity of Bacterioplankton Species along an Estuarine Gradient in Moreton Bay, Australia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3425-3433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bruno J. Giri, Nasreen Bano, and James T. Hollibaugh

Distribution of RuBisCO Genotypes along a Redox Gradient in Mono Lake, California
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3443-3448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ashvini Chauhan, Andrew Ogram, and K. R. Reddy

Syntrophic-Methanogenic Associations along a Nutrient Gradient in the Florida Everglades
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3475-3484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lene Lind Mikkelsen, Patrick J. Naughton, Mette S. Hedemann, and Bent Borg Jensen

Effects of Physical Properties of Feed on Microbial Ecology and Survival of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in the Pig Gastrointestinal Tract
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3485-3492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ramon Massana, Jose Castresana, Vanessa Balagué, Laure Guillou, Khadidja Romari, Agnès Groisillier, Klaus Valentin, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió

Phylogenetic and Ecological Analysis of Novel Marine Stramenopiles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3528-3534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Filion, R. C. Hamelin, L. Bernier, and M. St-Arnaud

Molecular Profiling of Rhizosphere Microbial Communities Associated with Healthy and Diseased Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Seedlings Grown in a Nursery
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3541-3551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sabine Bartosch, Alemu Fite, George T. Macfarlane, and Marion E. T. McMurdo

Characterization of Bacterial Communities in Feces from Healthy Elderly Volunteers and Hospitalized Elderly Patients by Using Real-Time PCR and Effects of Antibiotic Treatment on the Fecal Microbiota
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3575-3581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Skraber, B. Gassilloud, and C. Gantzer

Comparison of Coliforms and Coliphages as Tools for Assessment of Viral Contamination in River Water
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3644-3649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jorge Frias-Lopez, George T. Bonheyo, and Bruce W. Fouke

Identification of Differential Gene Expression in Bacteria Associated with Coral Black Band Disease by Using RNA-Arbitrarily Primed PCR
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3687-3694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. P. D. Brussaard, S. M. Short, C. M. Frederickson, and C. A. Suttle

Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Novel Viruses Infecting the Phytoplankton Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3700-3705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dilek Tezcan-Merdol, Marianne Ljungström, Jadwiga Winiecka-Krusnell, Ewert Linder, Lars Engstrand, and Mikael Rhen

Uptake and Replication of Salmonella enterica in Acanthamoeba rhysodes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3706-3714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thaddeus B. Stanton, Jennifer S. McDowall, and Mark A. Rasmussen

Diverse Tetracycline Resistance Genotypes of Megasphaera elsdenii Strains Selectively Cultured from Swine Feces
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3754-3757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stefan Schouten, Marc Strous, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, W. Irene C. Rijpstra, Marianne Baas, Carsten J. Schubert, Mike S. M. Jetten, and Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

Stable Carbon Isotopic Fractionations Associated with Inorganic Carbon Fixation by Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3785-3788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas E. Freitag and James I. Prosser

Differences between Betaproteobacterial Ammonia-Oxidizing Communities in Marine Sediments and Those in Overlying Water
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3789-3793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Anja Hoffmann, Tanja Schneider, Ulrike Pag, and Hans-Georg Sahl

Localization and Functional Analysis of PepI, the Immunity Peptide of Pep5-Producing Staphylococcus epidermidis Strain 5
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3263-3271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Søren Helmark, Mette E. Hansen, Birthe Jelle, Kim I. Sørensen, and Peter R. Jensen

Transformation of Leuconostoc carnosum 4010 and Evidence for Natural Competence of the Organism
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3695-3699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Plant Microbiology:

Humberto Peralta, Yolanda Mora, Emmanuel Salazar, Sergio Encarnación, Rafael Palacios, and Jaime Mora

Engineering the nifH Promoter Region and Abolishing Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate Accumulation in Rhizobium etli Enhance Nitrogen Fixation in Symbiosis with Phaseolus vulgaris
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3272-3281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Invertebrate Microbiology:

Natascia Biondi, Raffaella Piccardi, M. Cristina Margheri, Liliana Rodolfi, Geoffrey D. Smith, and Mario R. Tredici

Evaluation of Nostoc Strain ATCC 53789 as a Potential Source of Natural Pesticides
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3313-3320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MyLo Ly Thao and Paul Baumann

Evolutionary Relationships of Primary Prokaryotic Endosymbionts of Whiteflies and Their Hosts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3401-3406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lars Fieseler, Matthias Horn, Michael Wagner, and Ute Hentschel

Discovery of the Novel Candidate Phylum "Poribacteria" in Marine Sponges
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3724-3732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mohd Amir F. Abdullah and Donald H. Dean

Enhancement of Cry19Aa Mosquitocidal Activity against Aedes aegypti by Mutations in the Putative Loop Regions of Domain II
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3769-3771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David C. Gillan and Nicole Dubilier

Novel Epibiotic Thiothrix Bacterium on a Marine Amphipod
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3772-3775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Food Microbiology:

G. O'Flynn, R. P. Ross, G. F. Fitzgerald, and A. Coffey

Evaluation of a Cocktail of Three Bacteriophages for Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3417-3424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hyun-Gyun Yuk and Douglas L. Marshall

Adaptation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to pH Alters Membrane Lipid Composition, Verotoxin Secretion, and Resistance to Simulated Gastric Fluid Acid
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3500-3505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. J. Garrood, P. D. G. Wilson, and T. F. Brocklehurst

Modeling the Rate of Attachment of Listeria monocytogenes, Pantoea agglomerans, and Pseudomonas fluorescens to, and the Probability of Their Detachment from, Potato Tissue at 10°C
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3558-3565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. De Clerck, T. Vanhoutte, T. Hebb, J. Geerinck, J. Devos, and P. De Vos

Isolation, Characterization, and Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in Semifinal Gelatin Extracts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3664-3672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Public Health Microbiology:

Daisuke Sano, Takahiro Matsuo, and Tatsuo Omura

Virus-Binding Proteins Recovered from Bacterial Culture Derived from Activated Sludge by Affinity Chromatography Assay Using a Viral Capsid Peptide
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3434-3442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrew J. McBain, Ruth G. Ledder, Louise E. Moore, Carl E. Catrenich, and Peter Gilbert

Effects of Quaternary-Ammonium-Based Formulations on Bacterial Community Dynamics and Antimicrobial Susceptibility
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3449-3456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cristina García-Aljaro, Maite Muniesa, Juan Jofre, and Anicet R. Blanch

Prevalence of the stx₂ Gene in Coliform Populations from Aquatic Environments
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3535-3540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hwa Kyung Lee and Yong Seok Jeong

Comparison of Total Culturable Virus Assay and Multiplex Integrated Cell Culture-PCR for Reliability of Waterborne Virus Detection
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3632-3636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeannine M. Petersen, Martin E. Schriefer, Kenneth L. Gage, John A. Montenieri, Leon G. Carter, Miles Stanley, and May C. Chu

Methods for Enhanced Culture Recovery of Francisella tularensis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3733-3735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Beata Szostakowska, Wieslawa Kruminis-Lozowska, Maria Racewicz, Ronald Knight, Leena Tamang, Przemyslaw Myjak, and Thaddeus K. Graczyk

Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia Recovered from Flies on a Cattle Farm and in a Landfill
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3742-3744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irshad M. Sulaiman, Jianlin Jiang, Ajaib Singh, and Lihua Xiao

Distribution of Giardia duodenalis Genotypes and Subgenotypes in Raw Urban Wastewater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3776-3780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Andrew Plumridge, Stephan J. A. Hesse, Adrian J. Watson, Kenneth C. Lowe, Malcolm Stratford, and David B. Archer

The Weak Acid Preservative Sorbic Acid Inhibits Conidial Germination and Mycelial Growth of Aspergillus niger through Intracellular Acidification
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3506-3511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wolfgang Schweigkofler, Kerry O'Donnell, and Matteo Garbelotto

Detection and Quantification of Airborne Conidia of Fusarium circinatum, the Causal Agent of Pine Pitch Canker, from Two California Sites by Using a Real-Time PCR Approach Combined with a Simple Spore Trapping Method
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3512-3520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Min Ye, Guiqin Qu, Hongzhu Guo, and Dean Guo

Specific 12ß-Hydroxylation of Cinobufagin by Filamentous Fungi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3521-3527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Perng-Kuang Chang, Kimiko Yabe, and Jiujiang Yu

The Aspergillus parasiticus estA-Encoded Esterase Converts Versiconal Hemiacetal Acetate to Versiconal and Versiconol Acetate to Versiconol in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3593-3599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

V. Bianciotto, A. Genre, P. Jargeat, E. Lumini, G. Bécard, and P. Bonfante

Vertical Transmission of Endobacteria in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Gigaspora margarita through Generation of Vegetative Spores
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3600-3608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Biodegradation:

S. C. Corgié, T. Beguiristain, and C. Leyval

Spatial Distribution of Bacterial Communities and Phenanthrene Degradation in the Rhizosphere of Lolium perenne L.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3552-3557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Methods:

M. H. Josefsen, N. R. Jacobsen, and J. Hoorfar

Enrichment Followed by Quantitative PCR both for Rapid Detection and as a Tool for Quantitative Risk Assessment of Food-Borne Thermotolerant Campylobacters
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3588-3592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Axel Fey, Stefan Eichler, Sébastien Flavier, Richard Christen, Manfred G. Höfle, and Carlos A. Guzmán

Establishment of a Real-Time PCR-Based Approach for Accurate Quantification of Bacterial RNA Targets in Water, Using Salmonella as a Model Organism
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3618-3623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yutaka Uyeno, Yuji Sekiguchi, Akiko Sunaga, Hiroki Yoshida, and Yoichi Kamagata

Sequence-Specific Cleavage of Small-Subunit (SSU) rRNA with Oligonucleotides and RNase H: a Rapid and Simple Approach to SSU rRNA-Based Quantitative Detection of Microorganisms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3650-3663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Inmaculada Llamas, Neela Keshavan, and Juan E. González

Use of Sinorhizobium meliloti as an Indicator for Specific Detection of Long-Chain N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3715-3723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Roldán, F. Thomas, S. Castel, A. Quesada, and M. Hernández-Mariné

Noninvasive Pigment Identification in Single Cells from Living Phototrophic Biofilms by Confocal Imaging Spectrofluorometry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004 70: 3745-3750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Deepti Parashar, D. S. Chauhan, V. D. Sharma, Aradhana Chauhan, S. V. S. Chauhan, and V. M. Katoch

Optimization of Procedures for Isolation of Mycobacteria from Soil and Water Samples Obtained in Northern India
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