Contents: August 2004, Volume 70, Issue 8        Minireviews        Mycology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Biodegradation        Methods        Invertebrate Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Urease-Positive Thermophilic Campylobacter Species Motoo Matsuda and John E. Moore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4415-4418; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Mating Type Sequences in Asexually Reproducing Fusarium Species Zoltán Kerényi, Antonio Moretti, Cees Waalwijk, Brigitta Oláh, and László Hornok Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4419-4423; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Haloperoxidase from the Agaric Basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita Oxidizes Aryl Alcohols and Aldehydes René Ullrich, Jörg Nüske, Katrin Scheibner, Jörg Spantzel, and Martin Hofrichter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4575-4581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Instability of Heterozygous, Hybrid, Natural Wine Yeasts Manuel Ramírez, Antonia Vinagre, Jesús Ambrona, Felipe Molina, Matilde Maqueda, and José E. Rebollo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4686-4691; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

veA Is Required for Toxin and Sclerotial Production in Aspergillus parasiticus Ana M. Calvo, Jinwoo Bok, Wilhelmina Brooks, and Nancy P. Keller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4733-4739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uptake of the ß-Lactam Precursor -Aminoadipic Acid in Penicillium chrysogenum Is Mediated by the Acidic and the General Amino Acid Permease Hein Trip, Melchior E. Evers, Jan A. K. W. Kiel, and Arnold J. M. Driessen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4775-4783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Three Fatty Alcohol Oxidase Genes from Candida tropicalis Strain ATCC 20336 L. Dudley Eirich, David L. Craft, Lisa Steinberg, Afreen Asif, William H. Eschenfeldt, Lucy Stols, Mark I. Donnelly, and C. Ron Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4872-4879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological Effects of Trichoderma harzianum Peptaibols on Mammalian Cells Joanna Peltola, Alberto Ritieni, Raimo Mikkola, Pavel A. Grigoriev, Gabriella Pócsfalvi, Maria A. Andersson, and Mirja S. Salkinoja-Salonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4996-5004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Physiology and Pathogenic Variation of Cochliobolus heterostrophus Strains with Mutations in the G Protein Alpha Subunit, CGA1 Ofir Degani, Rudy Maor, Ruthi Hadar, Amir Sharon, and Benjamin A. Horwitz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5005-5009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Salt-Inducible Multidrug Efflux Pump Protein in the Moderately Halophilic Bacterium Chromohalobacter sp. Hiroko Tokunaga, Kenjiro Mitsuo, Sachiyo Ichinose, Akira Omori, Antonio Ventosa, Taiji Nakae, and Masao Tokunaga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4424-4431; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutational Analysis of Mesentericin Y105, an Anti-Listeria Bacteriocin, for Determination of Impact on Bactericidal Activity, In Vitro Secondary Structure, and Membrane Interaction Dany Morisset, Jean-Marc Berjeaud, Didier Marion, Christian Lacombe, and Jacques Frère Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4672-4680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an Na+-Dependent Transporter Associated with Saxitoxin-Producing Strains of the Cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis Francesco Pomati, Brendan P. Burns, and Brett A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4711-4719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Gene Expression To Investigate the Effect of (5Z)-4-Bromo- 5-(Bromomethylene)-3-Butyl-2(5H)-Furanone on Bacillus subtilis Dacheng Ren, Laura A. Bedzyk, Peter Setlow, Dacre F. England, Staffan Kjelleberg, Stuart M. Thomas, Rick W. Ye, and Thomas K. Wood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4941-4949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biphenyl and Benzoate Metabolism in a Genomic Context: Outlining Genome-Wide Metabolic Networks in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 V. J. Denef, J. Park, T. V. Tsoi, J.-M. Rouillard, H. Zhang, J. A. Wibbenmeyer, W. Verstraete, E. Gulari, S. A. Hashsham, and J. M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4961-4970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Transcription Map of the Virulent Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophage Sfi19 Marco Ventura and Harald Brüssow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5041-5046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Culture-Independent Analysis of Fecal Enterobacteria in Environmental Samples by Single-Cell mRNA Profiling Han Chen, Gomathinayagam Ponniah, Nancy Salonen, and Paul Blum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4432-4439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sample Size, Library Composition, and Genotypic Diversity among Natural Populations of Escherichia coli from Different Animals Influence Accuracy of Determining Sources of Fecal Pollution LeeAnn K. Johnson, Mary B. Brown, Ethan A. Carruthers, John A. Ferguson, Priscilla E. Dombek, and Michael J. Sadowsky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4478-4485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Caliciviruses Erwin Duizer, Paul Bijkerk, Barry Rockx, Astrid de Groot, Fleur Twisk, and Marion Koopmans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4538-4543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Quantitation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis DNA in Artificially Contaminated Milk Jim O'Mahony and Colin Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4561-4568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Escherichia coli Isolated from Urban Rivers and Beach Water Sandra L. McLellan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4658-4665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of the Efficacy of Two Building Decontamination Strategies by Surface Sampling with Culture and Quantitative PCR Analysis Mark P. Buttner, Patricia Cruz, Linda D. Stetzenbach, Amy K. Klima-Comba, Vanessa L. Stevens, and Tracy D. Cronin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4740-4747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acid Resistance Systems Required for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the Bovine Gastrointestinal Tract and in Apple Cider Are Different Stuart B. Price, James C. Wright, Fred J. DeGraves, Marie-Pierre Castanie-Cornet, and John W. Foster Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4792-4799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of Spa Pools Associated with Lung Disorders Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex in Immunocompetent Adults Richard Lumb, Richard Stapledon, Andrew Scroop, Peter Bond, David Cunliffe, Allan Goodwin, Robyn Doyle, and Ivan Bastian Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4906-4910; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Accumulation in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria and Identification of a Class III PHA Synthase (PhaEC) in Desulfococcus multivorans Tran Hai, Daniela Lange, Ralf Rabus, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4440-4448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Protein Expression during Growth of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on Ferrous Iron, Sulfur Compounds, or Metal Sulfides Pablo Ramírez, Nicolas Guiliani, Lissette Valenzuela, Simon Beard, and Carlos A. Jerez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4491-4498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Temperature-Sensitive Esterase in a Novel Chaperone-Based Escherichia coli Strain Manuel Ferrer, Tatyana N. Chernikova, Kenneth N. Timmis, and Peter N. Golyshin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4499-4504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Phosphate and Light on Growth of and Bioactive Peptide Production by the Cyanobacterium Anabaena Strain 90 and Its Anabaenopeptilide Mutant Sari Repka, Minna Koivula, Vesa Harjunpä, Leo Rouhiainen, and Kaarina Sivonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4551-4560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Diphtheria Toxin Fragment A in Streptococcus gordonii Chiang W. Lee, Song F. Lee, and Scott A. Halperin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4569-4574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Arsenic Accumulation in Engineered Bacterial Cells Expressing ArsR Jan Kostal, Rosanna Yang, Cindy H. Wu, Ashok Mulchandani, and Wilfred Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4582-4587; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Galactokinase-Positive Recombinant Strain of Streptococcus thermophilus Katy Vaillancourt, Jean-Dominique LeMay, Maryse Lamoureux, Michel Frenette, Sylvain Moineau, and Christian Vadeboncoeur Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4596-4603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altering the Substrate Specificity of Organophosphorus Hydrolase for Enhanced Hydrolysis of Chlorpyrifos Catherine Mee-Hie Cho, Ashok Mulchandani, and Wilfred Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4681-4685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Heterologous Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Gene in Intestinal Lactobacilli Provides Protection against Hydrogen Peroxide Toxicity Jose M. Bruno-Bárcena, Jason M. Andrus, Stephen L. Libby, Todd R. Klaenhammer, and Hosni M. Hassan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4702-4710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Coliphage PR772 and Evaluation of Its Use for Virus Filter Performance Testing Scott Lute, Hazel Aranha, Denise Tremblay, Dehai Liang, Hans-W. Ackermann, Benjamin Chu, Sylvain Moineau, and Kurt Brorson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4864-4871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binary Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis Active against the Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte James A. Baum, Chi-Rei Chu, Mark Rupar, Gregory R. Brown, William P. Donovan, Joseph E. Huesing, Oliver Ilagan, Thomas M. Malvar, Michael Pleau, Matthew Walters, and Ty Vaughn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4889-4898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Translational Features of Human Alpha 2b Interferon Production in Escherichia coli C. A. Valente, D. M. F. Prazeres, J. M. S. Cabral, and G. A. Monteiro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5033-5036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Production of Ethanol from Raw Corn Starch via Fermentation by Use of a Novel Surface-Engineered Yeast Strain Codisplaying Glucoamylase and -Amylase Hisayori Shigechi, Jun Koh, Yasuya Fujita, Takeshi Matsumoto, Yohei Bito, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Eiichi Satoh, Hideki Fukuda, and Akihiko Kondo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5037-5040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Benzoic Acid, a Weak Organic Acid Food Preservative, Exerts Specific Effects on Intracellular Membrane Trafficking Pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Reut Hazan, Alexandra Levine, and Hagai Abeliovich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4449-4457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecology and Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes Infecting Ruminants and in the Farm Environment K. K. Nightingale, Y. H. Schukken, C. R. Nightingale, E. D. Fortes, A. J. Ho, Z. Her, Y. T. Grohn, P. L. McDonough, and M. Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4458-4467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Carnobacterium Species by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of the 16S-23S rRNA Gene Intergenic Spacer Region and Species-Specific PCR Cinta Rachman, Petia Kabadjova, Rosica Valcheva, Hervé Prévost, and Xavier Dousset Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4468-4477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polydextrose, Lactitol, and Fructo-Oligosaccharide Fermentation by Colonic Bacteria in a Three-Stage Continuous Culture System Hollie M. Probert, Juha H. A. Apajalahti, Nina Rautonen, Julian Stowell, and Glenn R. Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4505-4511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Treatment of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis with a Sublethal Concentration of Trisodium Phosphate or Alkaline pH Induces Thermotolerance Balamurugan Sampathkumar, George G. Khachatourians, and Darren R. Korber Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4613-4620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Different Spices Used in Production of Fermented Sausages on Growth of and Curvacin A Production by Lactobacillus curvatus LTH 1174 Jurgen Verluyten, Frédéric Leroy, and Luc de Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4807-4813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of Lactobacillus casei D-Hydroxyisocaproic Acid Dehydrogenase in Cheddar Cheese Jeffery R. Broadbent, Sanjay Gummalla, Joanne E. Hughes, Mark E. Johnson, Scott A. Rankin, and Mary Anne Drake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4814-4820; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis during Manufacture and Ripening of Cheddar Cheese J. A. Donaghy, N. L. Totton, and M. T. Rowe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4899-4905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Explorative Multivariate Analyses of 16S rRNA Gene Data from Microbial Communities in Modified-Atmosphere-Packed Salmon and Coalfish Knut Rudi, Tove Maugesten, Sigrun E. Hannevik, and Hilde Nissen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5010-5018; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nisin-Controlled Production of Pediocin PA-1 and Colicin V in Nisin- and Non-Nisin-Producing Lactococcus lactis Strains Nikki Horn, Antonio Fernández, Helen M. Dodd, Michael J. Gasson, and Juan M. Rodríguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5030-5032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nisin-Producing Lactococcus lactis Strains Isolated from Human Milk Shea S. Beasley and Per E. J. Saris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5051-5053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Bactericidal Activity of Glycinecin A, a Bacteriocin Derived from Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines, on Phytopathogenic Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria Cells Huy Thang Pham, Key Zoung Riu, Kong Man Jang, Somi K. Cho, and Moonjae Cho Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4486-4490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Mineralization of [U-14C]2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in Soil from the Rhizosphere of Trifolium pratense Liz J. Shaw and Richard G. Burns Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4766-4774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VdNEP, an Elicitor from Verticillium dahliae, Induces Cotton Plant Wilting Jian-Ying Wang, Yu Cai, Jin-Ying Gou, Ying-Bo Mao, Yan-Hua Xu, Wei-Hong Jiang, and Xiao-Ya Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4989-4995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Analysis of Structural and Physiological Profiles To Assess the Effects of Cu on Biofilm Microbial Communities B. Massieux, M. E. Y. Boivin, F. P. van den Ende, J. Langenskiöld, P. Marvan, C. Barranguet, W. Admiraal, H. J. Laanbroek, and G. Zwart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4512-4521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mining the Microbiota of the Neonatal Gastrointestinal Tract for Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Producing Bifidobacteria E. Rosberg-Cody, R. P. Ross, S. Hussey, C. A. Ryan, B. P. Murphy, G. F. Fitzgerald, R. Devery, and C. Stanton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4635-4641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Microautoradiography Combined with Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization To Determine Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Incorporation by Marine Bacterioplankton Taxa Maria Vila, Rafel Simó, Ronald P. Kiene, Jarone Pinhassi, José M. González, Mary Ann Moran, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4648-4657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemotaxis of Silicibacter sp. Strain TM1040 toward Dinoflagellate Products Todd R. Miller, Kristin Hnilicka, Amanda Dziedzic, Paula Desplats, and Robert Belas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4692-4701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Strategies for Cultivation and Detection of Previously Uncultured Microbes Bradley S. Stevenson, Stephanie A. Eichorst, John T. Wertz, Thomas M. Schmidt, and John A. Breznak Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4748-4755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determining Rates of Change and Evaluating Group-Level Resiliency Differences in Hyporheic Microbial Communities in Response to Fluvial Heavy-Metal Deposition Kevin P. Feris, Philip W. Ramsey, Matthias Rillig, Johnnie N. Moore, James E. Gannon, and William E. Holben Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4756-4765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biogeography, Evolution, and Diversity of Epibionts in Phototrophic Consortia Jens Glaeser and Jörg Overmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4821-4830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecological Significance of Microdiversity: Identical 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Can Be Found in Bacteria with Highly Divergent Genomes and Ecophysiologies Elke Jaspers and Jörg Overmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4831-4839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Humic Substances on Bacterial and Viral Dynamics in Freshwaters Alexandre M. Anesio, Christin Hollas, Wilhelm Granéli, and Johanna Laybourn-Parry Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4848-4854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Candidatus Endobugula glebosa," a Specific Bacterial Symbiont of the Marine Bryozoan Bugula simplex Grace E. Lim and Margo G. Haygood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4921-4929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dominant Microbial Composition and Its Vertical Distribution in Saline Meromictic Lake Kaiike (Japan) as Revealed by Quantitative Oligonucleotide Probe Membrane Hybridization Yoshikazu Koizumi, Hisaya Kojima, and Manabu Fukui Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4930-4940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correspondence between Community Structure and Function during Succession in Phenol- and Phenol-plus-Trichloroethene-Fed Sequencing Batch Reactors Héctor L. Ayala-del-Río, Stephen J. Callister, Craig S. Criddle, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4950-4960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification and Characterization of Chitosanase from Bacillus sp. Strain KCTC 0377BP and Its Application for the Production of Chitosan Oligosaccharides Yeon Jin Choi, Eun Jung Kim, Zhe Piao, Young Chul Yun, and Yong Chul Shin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4522-4531; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, Cloning, and Sequencing of a 3,5-Dichlorophenol Reductive Dehalogenase from Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1 Jacinthe Thibodeau, Annie Gauthier, Marie Duguay, Richard Villemur, François Lépine, Pierre Juteau, and Réjean Beaudet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4532-4537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Chimeric Thermostable Pyrophosphatase To Facilitate Its Purification and Immobilization by Using the Choline-Binding Tag Cristina Moldes, José L. García, and Pedro García Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4642-4647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Folding Failure Sets High-Temperature Limit on Growth of Phage P22 in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Welkin H. Pope, Cameron Haase-Pettingell, and Jonathan King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4840-4847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Oxidation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by Alkane Hydroxylase in Dicyclopropylketone-Induced and n-Octane-Grown Pseudomonas putida GPo1 Christy A. Smith and Michael R. Hyman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4544-4550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of Chloromethane by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain NB1 under Nitrate-Reducing and Aerobic Conditions David L. Freedman, Meghna Swamy, Nathan C. Bell, and Mathew F. Verce Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4629-4634; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation of Benzene-Toluene-Ethylbenzene-Xylene-Ethanol Mixtures in Bioaugmented Aquifer Columns Marcio L. B. Da Silva and Pedro J. J. Alvarez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4720-4726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by Enterobacter Strain B-14 and Its Use in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils Brajesh K. Singh, Allan Walker, J. Alun W. Morgan, and Denis J. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4855-4863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Rectal Administration of Escherichia coli O157:H7: Novel Model for Colonization of Ruminants Haiqing Sheng, Margaret A. Davis, Hannah J. Knecht, and Carolyn J. Hovde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4588-4595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Evaluation of an Online CO2 Evolution Test and a Multicomponent Biodegradation Test System Uwe Strotmann, Peter Reuschenbach, Helmut Schwarz, and Udo Pagga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4621-4628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of the Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis by Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Erica T. Casper, John H. Paul, Matthew C. Smith, and Michael Gray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4727-4732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparisons of Different Hypervariable Regions of rrs Genes for Use in Fingerprinting of Microbial Communities by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Zhongtang Yu and Mark Morrison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4800-4806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Application of a Real-Time PCR Approach for Quantification of Uncultured Bacteria in the Central Baltic Sea Matthias Labrenz, Ingrid Brettar, Richard Christen, Sebastien Flavier, Julia Bötel, and Manfred G. Höfle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4971-4979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Model System for Growing and Quantifying Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms In Situ and in Real Time R. M. Donlan, J. A. Piede, C. D. Heyes, L. Sanii, R. Murga, P. Edmonds, I. El-Sayed, and M. A. El-Sayed Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4980-4988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strategy for Cloning Large Gene Assemblages as Illustrated Using the Phenylacetate and Polyhydroxyalkanoate Gene Clusters Belén García, Elías R. Olivera, Ángel Sandoval, Elsa Arias-Barrau, Sagrario Arias, Germán Naharro, and José M. Luengo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5019-5025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cyanobacterial Protease Inhibitor Microviridin J Causes a Lethal Molting Disruption in Daphnia pulicaria Thomas Rohrlack, Kirsten Christoffersen, Melanie Kaebernick, and Brett A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5047-5050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Characterization of a Novel Plasma Membrane Protein, Expressed in the Midgut Epithelia of Bombyx mori, That Binds to Cry1A Toxins Delwar M. Hossain, Yasuyuki Shitomi, Kenta Moriyama, Masahiro Higuchi, Tohru Hayakawa, Toshiaki Mitsui, Ryoichi Sato, and Hidetaka Hori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4604-4612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Bacillus thuringiensis Genes Identified by In Vivo Screening of Virulence Factors Sinda Fedhila, Elisabeth Guillemet, Patricia Nel, and Didier Lereclus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4784-4791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Effect of Nematodes on Rhizosphere Colonization by Seed-Applied Bacteria Oliver G. G. Knox, Ken Killham, Rebekka R. E. Artz, Chris Mullins, and Michael Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4666-4671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of the Catabolic Vinyl Chloride Reductase from Dehalococcoides sp. Strain VS and Its Environmental Distribution Jochen A. Müller, Bettina M. Rosner, Gregory von Abendroth, Galit Meshulam-Simon, Perry L. McCarty, and Alfred M. Spormann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4880-4888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Morphological Types of Cell Appendages on a Strongly Adhesive Bacterium, Acinetobacter sp. Strain Tol 5 Shun'ichi Ishii, Jun Koki, Hajime Unno, and Katsutoshi Hori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5026-5029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Change in Bacterial Community Structure during In Situ Biostimulation of Subsurface Sediment Cocontaminated with Uranium and Nitrate Nadia N. North, Sherry L. Dollhopf, Lainie Petrie, Jonathan D. Istok, David L. Balkwill, and Joel E. Kostka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 4911-4920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Cloning, Sequencing, and Characterization of a Heat- and Alkali-Stable Type I Pullulanase from Anaerobranca gottschalkii Costanzo Bertoldo, Martin Armbrecht, Fiona Becker, Thomas Schäfer, Garabed Antranikian, and Wolfgang Liebl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5054 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of RuBisCO Genotypes along a Redox Gradient in Mono Lake, California Bruno J. Giri, Nasreen Bano, and James T. Hollibaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2004 70: 5055 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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