Contents: July 2004, Volume 70, Issue 7        Minireviews        Physiology and Biotechnology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Methods        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Mycology        Public Health Microbiology        Biodegradation        Plant Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Geomicrobiology Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Detection and Quantification of Gene Expression in Environmental Bacteriology Freddie H. Sharkey, Ibrahim M. Banat, and Roger Marchant Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3795-3806; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Thioesterase II of Escherichia coli Plays an Important Role in 3-Hydroxydecanoic Acid Production Zhong Zheng, Qiang Gong, Tao Liu, Ying Deng, Jin-Chun Chen, and Guo-Qiang Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3807-3813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermus thermophilus as a Cell Factory for the Production of a Thermophilic Mn-Dependent Catalase Which Fails To Be Synthesized in an Active Form in Escherichia coli Aurelio Hidalgo, Lorena Betancor, Renata Moreno, Olga Zafra, Felipe Cava, Roberto Fernández-Lafuente, José M. Guisán, and José Berenguer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3839-3844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Heterologous Expression of Escherichia coli UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase on Trehalose and Glycogen Synthesis in Corynebacterium glutamicum Leandro Padilla, Susanne Morbach, Reinhard Krämer, and Eduardo Agosin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3845-3854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The P450 Monooxygenase BcABA1 Is Essential for Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis in Botrytis cinerea Verena Siewers, Jørn Smedsgaard, and Paul Tudzynski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3868-3876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipid Accumulation, Lipid Body Formation, and Acyl Coenzyme A Oxidases of the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Katerina Mlícková, Emeline Roux, Karin Athenstaedt, Sabine d'Andrea, Günther Daum, Thierry Chardot, and Jean-Marc Nicaud Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3918-3924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of High-Pressure-Induced Ice I-to-Ice III Phase Transitions on Inactivation of Listeria innocua in Frozen Suspension C. Luscher, A. Balasa, A. Fröhling, E. Ananta, and D. Knorr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4021-4029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

CO2- and Anaerobiosis-Induced Changes in Physiology and Gene Expression of Different Listeria monocytogenes Strains Anne-Marie Jydegaard-Axelsen, Poul Erik Høiby, Kim Holmstrøm, Nicholas Russell, and Susanne Knøchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4111-4117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Osmotic Stress Response: Quantification of Cell Maintenance and Metabolic Fluxes in a Lysine-Overproducing Strain of Corynebacterium glutamicum Cristian A. Varela, Mauricio E. Baez, and Eduardo Agosin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4222-4229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Synthesis of High-Molecular-Mass Poly--Glutamate and Regulation of Its Stereochemistry Makoto Ashiuchi, Kazuya Shimanouchi, Hisaaki Nakamura, Tohru Kamei, Kenji Soda, Chung Park, Moon-Hee Sung, and Haruo Misono Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4249-4255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol, Catechol, and 1,2,3-Trihydroxybenzene by Toluene 4-Monooxygenase of Pseudomonas mendocina KR1 and Toluene 3-Monooxygenase of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1 Ying Tao, Ayelet Fishman, William E. Bentley, and Thomas K. Wood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3814-3820; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Properties of a Novel Thermostable Glucoamylase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus in Relation to Starch Processing Mi-Sun Kim, Jong-Tae Park, Young-Wan Kim, Hee-Seob Lee, Rose Nyawira, Hyoun-Seung Shin, Cheon-Seok Park, Sang-Ho Yoo, Yong-Ro Kim, Tae-Wha Moon, and Kwan-Hwa Park Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3933-3940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Specific Response of a Novel and Abundant Lactobacillus amylovorus-Like Phylotype to Dietary Prebiotics in the Guts of Weaning Piglets Sergey R. Konstantinov, Ajay Awati, Hauke Smidt, Barbara A. Williams, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3821-3830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Euryarchaea Strains in the Guts and Food-Soil of the Soil-Feeding Termite Cubitermes fungifaber across Different Soil Types S. E. Donovan, K. J. Purdy, M. D. Kane, and P. Eggleton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3884-3892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxic and Nontoxic Microcystis Colonies in Natural Populations Can Be Differentiated on the Basis of rRNA Gene Internal Transcribed Spacer Diversity Ingmar Janse, W. Edwin A. Kardinaal, Marion Meima, Jutta Fastner, Petra M. Visser, and Gabriel Zwart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3979-3987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Pyocyanin on a Crude-Oil-Degrading Microbial Community R. Sean Norman, Peter Moeller, Thomas J. McDonald, and Pamela J. Morris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4004-4011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multivariate Analyses of Burkholderia Species in Soil: Effect of Crop and Land Use History Joana Falcão Salles, Johannes Antonius van Veen, and Jan Dirk van Elsas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4012-4020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Dilution Rate on Metabolic Pathway Shift between Aceticlastic and Nonaceticlastic Methanogenesis in Chemostat Cultivation Toru Shigematsu, Yueqin Tang, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Hiromi Kawaguchi, Shigeru Morimura, and Kenji Kida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4048-4052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Species, Micromonas pusilla (Prasinophyceae), Dominates the Eukaryotic Picoplankton in the Western English Channel Fabrice Not, Mikel Latasa, Dominique Marie, Thierry Cariou, Daniel Vaulot, and Nathalie Simon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4064-4072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Dynamics of a North Atlantic Coastal Vibrio Community Janelle R. Thompson, Mark A. Randa, Luisa A. Marcelino, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Eelin Lim, and Martin F. Polz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4103-4110; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of SAR11 Bacteria to Dissolved Dimethylsulfoniopropionate and Amino Acid Uptake in the North Atlantic Ocean Rex R. Malmstrom, Ronald P. Kiene, Matthew T. Cottrell, and David L. Kirchman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4129-4135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Carbon Monoxide-Oxidizing Bacteria Associated with Recent Hawaiian Volcanic Deposits Kari E. Dunfield and Gary M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4242-4248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacterial Populations in Dairy Wastewaters by Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequences and Other Genetic Markers Jeffery A. McGarvey, William G. Miller, Susan Sanchez, and Larry Stanker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4267-4275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microscale and Molecular Assessment of Impacts of Nickel, Nutrients, and Oxygen Level on Structure and Function of River Biofilm Communities J. R. Lawrence, M. R. Chenier, R. Roy, D. Beaumier, N. Fortin, G. D. W. Swerhone, T. R. Neu, and C. W. Greer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4326-4339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Multispecies Oral Bacterial Community in a Saliva-Conditioned Flow Cell Jamie S. Foster and Paul E. Kolenbrander Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4340-4348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation and Turnover of Extracellular DNA in Marine Sediments: Ecological and Methodological Considerations Antonio Dell'Anno and Cinzia Corinaldesi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4384-4386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Acyl Homoserine Lactone Signal Production in Bacteria Associated with Marine Sponges Michael W. Taylor, Peter J. Schupp, Harriet J. Baillie, Timothy S. Charlton, Rocky de Nys, Staffan Kjelleberg, and Peter D. Steinberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4387-4389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolates of Piscirickettsia salmonis from Scotland and Ireland Show Evidence of Clonal Diversity H. I. Reid, A. A. Griffen, and T. H. Birkbeck Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4393-4397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Purification and Characterization of Two Distinct Metalloproteases Secreted by the Entomopathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus sp. Strain Az29 C. M. Cabral, A. Cherqui, A. Pereira, and N. Simões Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3831-3838; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replication of the Endosymbiotic Bacterium Blochmannia floridanus Is Correlated with the Developmental and Reproductive Stages of Its Ant Host Florian Wolschin, Bert Hölldobler, Roy Gross, and Evelyn Zientz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4096-4102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Respiration Strategies Utilized by the Gill Endosymbiont from the Host Lucinid Codakia orbicularis (Bivalvia: Lucinidae) Melinda R. Duplessis, Wiebke Ziebis, Olivier Gros, Audrey Caro, Julie Robidart, and Horst Felbeck Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4144-4150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Ability of Thermophilic Lactic Acid Bacteria To Produce Aroma Compounds from Amino Acids Sandra Helinck, Dominique Le Bars, Daniel Moreau, and Mireille Yvon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3855-3861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Study of Campylobacter jejuni Bacteriophages and Their Hosts from Broiler Chickens P. L. Connerton, C. M. Loc Carrillo, C. Swift, E. Dillon, A. Scott, C. E. D. Rees, C. E. R. Dodd, J. Frost, and I. F. Connerton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3877-3883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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. July 2004 70: 4158-4164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Real-Time Quantitative PCR Procedure for Quantification of Bifidobacteria in Human Fecal Samples Miguel Gueimonde, Satu Tölkkö, Teemu Korpimäki, and Seppo Salminen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4165-4169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Type A, B, E, and F Botulinum Neurotoxin Genes and of Botulinum Neurotoxigenic Clostridia by Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Giovanna Franciosa, Manoocheher Pourshaban, Alessandro De Luca, Anna Buccino, Bruno Dallapiccola, and Paolo Aureli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4170-4176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Atypical Listeria innocua Strains with Listeria monocytogenes Pathogenicity Island 1 Genes J. Johnson, K. Jinneman, G. Stelma, B. G. Smith, D. Lye, J. Messer, J. Ulaszek, L. Evsen, S. Gendel, R. W. Bennett, B. Swaminathan, J. Pruckler, A. Steigerwalt, S. Kathariou, S. Yildirim, D. Volokhov, A. Rasooly, V. Chizhikov, M. Wiedmann, E. Fortes, R. E. Duvall, and A. D. Hitchins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4256-4266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Engineering of Mannitol Production in Lactococcus lactis: Influence of Overexpression of Mannitol 1-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Different Genetic Backgrounds H. Wouter Wisselink, Astrid E. Mars, Pieter van der Meer, Gerrit Eggink, and Jeroen Hugenholtz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4286-4292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Acylated Homoserine Lactones (AHLs) and AHL-Producing Bacteria in Meat and Potential Role of AHL in Spoilage of Meat Jesper Bartholin Bruhn, Allan Beck Christensen, Lars Ravn Flodgaard, Kristian Fog Nielsen, Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen, Michael Givskov, and Lone Gram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4293-4302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Restoration of a Defective Lactococcus lactis Xylose Isomerase Joo-Heon Park and Carl A. Batt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4318-4325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of a PCR-Based Method for Detection of Food-Borne Thermotolerant Campylobacters in a Multicenter Collaborative Trial M. H. Josefsen, N. Cook, M. D'Agostino, F. Hansen, M. Wagner, K. Demnerova, A. E. Heuvelink, P. T. Tassios, H. Lindmark, V. Kmet, M. Barbanera, P. Fach, S. Loncarevic, and J. Hoorfar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4379-4383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Accurate Estimation of Viral Abundance by Epifluorescence Microscopy Kevin Wen, Alice C. Ortmann, and Curtis A. Suttle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3862-3867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Strategy for Toxoplasma gondii Oocyst Detection in Water Isabelle Villena, Dominique Aubert, Philippe Gomis, Hubert Ferté, Jean-Christophe Inglard, Hélène Denis-Bisiaux, Julie-Muriel Dondon, Eric Pisano, Naïma Ortis, and Jean-Michel Pinon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4035-4039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Riboflavin Synthase Gene (ribC) as a Model for Development of an Essential Gene Disruption and Complementation System for Haemophilus influenzae Amna Saeed-Kothe, Wei Yang, and Scott D. Mills Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4136-4143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Discrimination between 15 Fish Pathogens by Using 16S Ribosomal DNA PCR and DNA Microarrays Adelaide E. Warsen, Melissa J. Krug, Stacey LaFrentz, Danielle R. Stanek, Frank J. Loge, and Douglas R. Call Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4216-4221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Genes Involved in Biodegradation and Biotransformation in Microbial Communities by Using 50-Mer Oligonucleotide Microarrays Sung-Keun Rhee, Xueduan Liu, Liyou Wu, Song C. Chong, Xiufeng Wan, and Jizhong Zhou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4303-4317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Fluorescent Lectin Probes for Analysis of Footprints from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDC on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Glass Substrata Eduardo Mora Bejarano and René Peter Schneider Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4356-4362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liquid Serial Dilution Is Inferior to Solid Media for Isolation of Cultures Representative of the Phylum-Level Diversity of Soil Bacteria Liesbeth Schoenborn, Penelope S. Yates, Bronwyn E. Grinton, Philip Hugenholtz, and Peter H. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4363-4366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Immunomagnetic Separation-Molecular Beacon-Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Hepatitis A Virus from Environmental Samples Khaled H. Abd El Galil, M. A. El Sokkary, S. M. Kheira, Andre M. Salazar, Marylynn V. Yates, Wilfred Chen, and Ashok Mulchandani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4371-4374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Online Tool for Analysis of Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Profiles Florian Huber and Peter Peduzzi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4390-4392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combining Catalyzed Reporter Deposition-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Microautoradiography To Detect Substrate Utilization by Bacteria and Archaea in the Deep Ocean Eva Teira, Thomas Reinthaler, Annelie Pernthaler, Jakob Pernthaler, and Gerhard J. Herndl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4411-4414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Isolation and Characterization of Micromonospora Phage HAU8 and Development into a Phasmid Xiaohua Li, Xiufen Zhou, and Zixin Deng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3893-3897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between gyrA Mutations and Quinolone Resistance in Flavobacterium psychrophilum Isolates Shotaro Izumi and Futoshi Aranishi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3968-3972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chloromethane-Dependent Expression of the cmu Gene Cluster of Hyphomicrobium chloromethanicum Elena Borodina, Ian R. McDonald, and J. Colin Murrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4177-4186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Vibrio anguillarum empA Metalloprotease Expression and Its Role in Virulence Steven M. Denkin and David R. Nelson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4193-4204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arthrobacter aurescens TC1 Atrazine Catabolism Genes trzN, atzB, and atzC Are Linked on a 160-Kilobase Region and Are Functional in Escherichia coli Kannika Sajjaphan, Nir Shapir, Lawrence P. Wackett, Michael Palmer, Barbara Blackmon, Jeff Tomkins, and Michael J. Sadowsky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4402-4407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Disruption of the Subtilase Gene, albin1, in Ophiostoma piliferum Brad Hoffman and Colette Breuil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3898-3903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal and Spatial Profiles of Chitinase Expression by Norway Spruce in Response to Bark Colonization by Heterobasidion annosum Ari M. Hietala, Harald Kvaalen, Axel Schmidt, Nina Jøhnk, Halvor Solheim, and Carl G. Fossdal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3948-3953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Black Aspergillus Species, A. vadensis, Is a Promising Host for Homologous and Heterologous Protein Production Ronald P. de Vries, Kim Burgers, Peter J. I. van de Vondervoort, Jens C. Frisvad, Robert A. Samson, and Jaap Visser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3954-3959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Characterization of Lignin during Pinus taeda Wood Treatment with Ceriporiopsis subvermispora Anderson Guerra, Régis Mendonça, André Ferraz, Fachuang Lu, and John Ralph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4073-4078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Rotavirus Virus-Like Particles as Surrogates in Environmental Persistence and Inactivation Studies Santiago Caballero, F. Xavier Abad, Fabienne Loisy, Françoise S. Le Guyader, Jean Cohen, Rosa M. Pintó, and Albert Bosch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3904-3909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serotypes and Virulence Gene Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Feces of Pasture-Fed and Lot-Fed Sheep Steven P. Djordjevic, Vidiya Ramachandran, Karl A. Bettelheim, Barbara A. Vanselow, Peter Holst, Graham Bailey, and Michael A. Hornitzky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3910-3917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis and Validation of a Predictive Model for Growth and Death of Aeromonas hydrophila under Modified Atmospheres at Refrigeration Temperatures Carmen Pin, Raquel Velasco de Diego, Susan George, Gonzalo D. García de Fernando, and József Baranyi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3925-3932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization and Transmission Cycles of Cryptosporidium Species Isolated from Humans in New Zealand James J. Learmonth, George Ionas, Kim A. Ebbett, and Errol S. Kwan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3973-3978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Listeria monocytogenes in a Biofilm by Competitive-Exclusion Microorganisms Tong Zhao, Michael P. Doyle, and Ping Zhao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3996-4003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium from Marine Environments in Coastal Waters of Galicia (Spain) Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Ernesto Liebana, Lourdes Garcia-Migura, Pelayo Perez-Piñeiro, and Montserrat Saco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4030-4034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Seeding Procedures and Water Quality on Recovery of Cryptosporidium Oocysts from Stream Water by Using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 1623 Donna S. Francy, Otto D. Simmons, III, Michael W. Ware, Emma J. Granger, Mark D. Sobsey, and Frank W. Schaefer, III Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4118-4128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Shower Curtain Biofilm Microbes Scott T. Kelley, Ulrike Theisen, Largus T. Angenent, Allison St. Amand, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4187-4192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Tylosin Use on Erythromycin Resistance in Enterococci Isolated from Swine Charlene R. Jackson, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, John B. Barrett, and Scott R. Ladely Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4205-4210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host-Adapted Cryptosporidium spp. in Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) Ling Zhou, Hailu Kassa, Monica L. Tischler, and Lihua Xiao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4211-4215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Solar and Temporal Effects on Escherichia coli Concentration at a Lake Michigan Swimming Beach Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, Ginger C. Korinek, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4276-4285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Chamelea gallina Clams in Italy Donato Traversa, Annunziata Giangaspero, Umberto Molini, Raffaella Iorio, Barbara Paoletti, Domenico Otranto, and Carla Giansante Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4367-4370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli Prevalences among Dairy, Feedlot, and Cow-Calf Herds in Washington State Rowland N. Cobbold, Daniel H. Rice, Maryanne Szymanski, Douglas R. Call, and Dale D. Hancock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4375-4378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Biosurfactants from Probiotic Bacteria on Formation of Biofilms on Voice Prostheses Lígia Rodrigues, Henny C. van der Mei, José Teixeira, and Rosário Oliveira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4408-4410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Biodegradation of All Stereoisomers of the EDTA Substitute Iminodisuccinate by Agrobacterium tumefaciens BY6 Requires an Epimerase and a Stereoselective C-N Lyase eljko Cokesa, Hans-Joachim Knackmuss, and Paul-Gerhard Rieger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3941-3947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundance of Dioxygenase Genes Similar to Ralstonia sp. Strain U2 nagAc Is Correlated with Naphthalene Concentrations in Coal Tar-Contaminated Freshwater Sediments Hebe M. Dionisi, Christopher S. Chewning, Katherine H. Morgan, Fu-Min Menn, James P. Easter, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3988-3995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initial Reaction(s) in Biotransformation of CL-20 Is Catalyzed by Salicylate 1-Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ATCC 29352 Bharat Bhushan, Annamaria Halasz, Jim C. Spain, and Jalal Hawari Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4040-4047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mineralization of Individual Congeners of Linear Alkylbenzenesulfonate by Defined Pairs of Heterotrophic Bacteria David Schleheck, Thomas P. Knepper, Karin Fischer, and Alasdair M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4053-4063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Populations Implicated in Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination of 1,2-Dichloropropane in Highly Enriched Bacterial Communities Kirsti M. Ritalahti and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4088-4095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Alkyl Ethers, Aralkyl Ethers, and Dibenzyl Ether by Rhodococcus sp. Strain DEE5151, Isolated from Diethyl Ether-Containing Enrichment Cultures Yong-Hak Kim and Karl-Heinrich Engesser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4398-4401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Disruption of a Gene Predicted To Encode a Solute Binding Protein of an ABC Transporter Reduces Transmission of Spiroplasma citri by the Leafhopper Circulifer haematoceps A. Boutareaud, J. L. Danet, M. Garnier, and C. Saillard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 3960-3967; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fur Is Involved in Manganese-Dependent Regulation of mntA (sitA) Expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti Raúl Platero, Lucía Peixoto, Mark R. O'Brian, and Elena Fabiano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4349-4355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Light Dependence of [3H]Leucine Incorporation in the Oligotrophic North Pacific Ocean Matthew J. Church, Hugh W. Ducklow, and David M. Karl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4079-4087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Substratum Surface Chemistry and Surface Energy on Attachment of Marine Bacteria and Algal Spores Linnea K. Ista, Maureen E. Callow, John A. Finlay, Sarah E. Coleman, Aleece C. Nolasco, Robin H. Simons, James A. Callow, and Gabriel P. Lopez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4151-4157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology of High-Level Nuclear Waste-Contaminated Vadose Sediments at the Hanford Site, Washington State James K. Fredrickson, John M. Zachara, David L. Balkwill, David Kennedy, Shu-mei W. Li, Heather M. Kostandarithes, Michael J. Daly, Margaret F. Romine, and Fred J. Brockman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2004 70: 4230-4241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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