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Contents: October 2005, Volume 71, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Methods

       Microbial Ecology

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Public Health Microbiology

       Food Microbiology

       Enzymology and Protein Engineering

       Environmental Microbiology

       Biodegradation

       Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

       Mycology

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Plant Microbiology

       Geomicrobiology

       Letter to the Editor

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Minireviews:

Overview of the Marine Roseobacter Lineage
Alison Buchan, José M. González, and Mary Ann Moran
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5665-5677;
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Application of the Synechococcus nirA Promoter To Establish an Inducible Expression System for Engineering the Synechocystis Tocopherol Pathway
Qungang Qi, Ming Hao, Wing-on Ng, Steven C. Slater, Susan R. Baszis, James D. Weiss, and Henry E. Valentin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5678-5684;
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Salmonella enterica Virulence Genes Are Required for Bacterial Attachment to Plant Tissue
Jeri D. Barak, Lisa Gorski, Pejman Naraghi-Arani, and Amy O. Charkowski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5685-5691;
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Microarray Analysis of a Two-Component Regulatory System Involved in Acid Resistance and Proteolytic Activity in Lactobacillus acidophilus
M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Olivia McAuliffe, Eric Altermann, Sonja Lick, W. Michael Russell, and Todd R. Klaenhammer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5794-5804;
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Development of a Method for Markerless Genetic Exchange in Enterococcus faecalis and Its Use in Construction of a srtA Mutant
Christopher J. Kristich, Dawn A. Manias, and Gary M. Dunny
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5837-5849;
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Characterization of a Corynebacterium glutamicum Lactate Utilization Operon Induced during Temperature-Triggered Glutamate Production
Corinna Stansen, Davin Uy, Stephane Delaunay, Lothar Eggeling, Jean-Louis Goergen, and Volker F. Wendisch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5920-5928;
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Analysis of Genes Involved in Arsenic Resistance in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032
Efrén Ordóñez, Michal Letek, Noelia Valbuena, José A. Gil, and Luis M. Mateos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6206-6215;
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Chaperone-Mediated Folding and Maturation of the Penicillin Acylase Precursor in the Cytoplasm of Escherichia coli
Yali Xu, Chiao-Ling Weng, Niju Narayanan, Ming-Yi Hsieh, William A. Anderson, Jeno M. Scharer, Murray Moo-Young, and C. Perry Chou
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6247-6253;
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Genetic and Transcriptional Organization of the clpC Locus in Bifidobacterium breve UCC 2003
Marco Ventura, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6282-6291;
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Deletion of the sigB Gene in Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Leads to Hydrogen Peroxide Hyperresistance
Willem van Schaik, Marcel H. Zwietering, Willem M. de Vos, and Tjakko Abee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6427-6430;
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Methods:

Direct Labeling of Polyphosphate at the Ultrastructural Level in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Using the Affinity of the Polyphosphate Binding Domain of Escherichia coli Exopolyphosphatase
Katsuharu Saito, Ryo Ohtomo, Yukari Kuga-Uetake, Toshihiro Aono, and Masanori Saito
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5692-5701;
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Real-Time PCR Detection of Vibrio vulnificus in Oysters: Comparison of Oligonucleotide Primers and Probes Targeting vvhA
Gitika Panicker and Asim K. Bej
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5702-5709;
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Unexpectedly High Bacterial Diversity in Arctic Tundra Relative to Boreal Forest Soils, Revealed by Serial Analysis of Ribosomal Sequence Tags
Josh D. Neufeld and William W. Mohn
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5710-5718;
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Quantification of Campylobacter spp. in Chicken Rinse Samples by Using Flotation prior to Real-Time PCR
Petra Wolffs, Börje Norling, Jeffrey Hoorfar, Mansel Griffiths, and Peter Rådström
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5759-5764;
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Development of a Functional Genomics Platform for Sinorhizobium meliloti: Construction of an ORFeome
Brenda K. Schroeder, Brent L. House, Michael W. Mortimer, Svetlana N. Yurgel, Scott C. Maloney, Kristel L. Ward, and Michael L. Kahn
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5858-5864;
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Bioaerosol Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Detection of Individual Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra Particles
Herbert J. Tobias, Millie P. Schafer, Maurice Pitesky, David P. Fergenson, Joanne Horn, Matthias Frank, and Eric E. Gard
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6086-6095;
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Phylum- and Class-Specific PCR Primers for General Microbial Community Analysis
Christopher B. Blackwood, Adam Oaks, and Jeffrey S. Buyer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6193-6198;
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Agreement between Theory and Measurement in Quantification of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria
Gulnur Coskuner, Stuart J. Ballinger, Russell J. Davenport, Rheanne L. Pickering, Rosario Solera, Ian M. Head, and Thomas P. Curtis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6325-6334;
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Sau-PCR, a Novel Amplification Technique for Genetic Fingerprinting of Microorganisms
Viviana Corich, Alessandro Mattiazzi, Elisa Soldati, Angela Carraro, and Alessio Giacomini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6401-6406;
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Emission Characteristics of Fluorescent Labels with Respect to Temperature Changes and Subsequent Effects on DNA Microchip Studies
Wen-Tso Liu, Jer-Horng Wu, Emily Sze-Ying Li, and Ezrein Shah Selamat
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6453-6457;
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Microbial Ecology:

Mycobacterial Ecology of the Rio Grande
Christopher S. Bland, Jamie M. Ireland, Eduardo Lozano, Maria E. Alvarez, and Todd P. Primm
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5719-5727;
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Vertical and Seasonal Variations of Bacterioplankton Subgroups with Different Nucleic Acid Contents: Possible Regulation by Phosphorus
Yoko Nishimura, Chulgoo Kim, and Toshi Nagata
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5828-5836;
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Effects of Orally Administered Tetracycline on the Intestinal Community Structure of Chickens and on tet Determinant Carriage by Commensal Bacteria and Campylobacter jejuni
A. S. Fairchild, J. L. Smith, U. Idris, J. Lu, S. Sanchez, L. B. Purvis, C. Hofacre, and M. D. Lee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5865-5872;
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Genetic Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes Strains from a High-Prevalence Dairy Farm
Monica K. Borucki, Clive C. Gay, James Reynolds, Katherine L. McElwain, So Hyun Kim, Douglas R. Call, and Donald P. Knowles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5893-5899;
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Ecological Differentiation within a Cosmopolitan Group of Planktonic Freshwater Bacteria (SOL Cluster, Saprospiraceae, Bacteroidetes)
Michael Schauer, Christian Kamenik, and Martin W. Hahn
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5900-5907;
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Specific Detection, Isolation, and Characterization of Selected, Previously Uncultured Members of the Freshwater Bacterioplankton Community
Frederic Gich, Karin Schubert, Alke Bruns, Herbert Hoffelner, and Jörg Overmann
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5908-5919;
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Genetic Diversity of Small Eukaryotes in Lakes Differing by Their Trophic Status
Marie Lefranc, Aurélie Thénot, Cécile Lepère, and Didier Debroas
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5935-5942;
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Diversity and Functional Analysis of Bacterial Communities Associated with Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps in Acidic Soils at Rainbow Springs, Yellowstone National Park
Natsuko Hamamura, Sarah H. Olson, David M. Ward, and William P. Inskeep
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5943-5950;
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Pelagic-Benthic Coupling and Diagenesis of Nucleic Acids in a Deep-Sea Continental Margin and an Open-Slope System of the Eastern Mediterranean
Antonio Dell'Anno, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Spyros Stavrakakis, Vasilis Lykousis, and Roberto Danovaro
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6070-6076;
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Intestinal Bacterial Communities That Produce Active Estrogen-Like Compounds Enterodiol and Enterolactone in Humans
Thomas Clavel, Gemma Henderson, Carl-Alfred Alpert, Catherine Philippe, Lionel Rigottier-Gois, Joël Doré, and Michael Blaut
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6077-6085;
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Genetic Variation of the Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa within and among Lakes: Implications for Harmful Algal Blooms
Alan E. Wilson, Orlando Sarnelle, Brett A. Neilan, Tim P. Salmon, Michelle M. Gehringer, and Mark E. Hay
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6126-6133;
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Identification of Bacteria Potentially Responsible for Oxic and Anoxic Sulfide Oxidation in Biofilters of a Recirculating Mariculture System
Eddie Cytryn, Jaap van Rijn, Andreas Schramm, Armin Gieseke, Dirk de Beer, and Dror Minz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6134-6141;
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Correlation between Anammox Activity and Microscale Distribution of Nitrite in a Subtropical Mangrove Sediment
Rikke Louise Meyer, Nils Risgaard-Petersen, and Diane Elizabeth Allen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6142-6149;
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Diversity of the Microeukaryotic Community in Sulfide-Rich Zodletone Spring (Oklahoma)
Qingwei Luo, Lee R. Krumholz, Fares Z. Najar, Aaron D. Peacock, Bruce A. Roe, David C. White, and Mostafa S. Elshahed
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6175-6184;
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Microbiological and Geochemical Heterogeneity in an In Situ Uranium Bioremediation Field Site
Helen A. Vrionis, Robert T. Anderson, Irene Ortiz-Bernad, Kathleen R. O'Neill, Charles T. Resch, Aaron D. Peacock, Richard Dayvault, David C. White, Philip E. Long, and Derek R. Lovley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6308-6318;
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Genome-Directed Isolation of the Key Nitrogen Fixer Leptospirillum ferrodiazotrophum sp. nov. from an Acidophilic Microbial Community
Gene W. Tyson, Ian Lo, Brett J. Baker, Eric E. Allen, Philip Hugenholtz, and Jillian F. Banfield
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6319-6324;
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Intracellular Screen To Identify Metagenomic Clones That Induce or Inhibit a Quorum-Sensing Biosensor
Lynn L. Williamson, Bradley R. Borlee, Patrick D. Schloss, Changhui Guan, Heather K. Allen, and Jo Handelsman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6335-6344;
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Characterization of Microbial Communities Removing Nitrogen Oxides from Flue Gas: the BioDeNOx Process
Rajkumari Kumaraswamy, Udo van Dongen, J. Gijs Kuenen, Wiebe Abma, Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht, and Gerard Muyzer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6345-6352;
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Diversity and Distribution of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Permanently Frozen Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Elizabeth A. Karr, W. Matthew Sattley, Melissa R. Rice, Deborah O. Jung, Michael T. Madigan, and Laurie A. Achenbach
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6353-6359;
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Effects of Dissolved Sulfide, pH, and Temperature on Growth and Survival of Marine Hyperthermophilic Archaea
Karen G. Lloyd, Virginia P. Edgcomb, Stephen J. Molyneaux, Simone Böer, Carl O. Wirsen, Michael S. Atkins, and Andreas Teske
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6383-6387;
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Community Structure and Diversity of Biofilms from a Beer Bottling Plant as Revealed Using 16S rRNA Gene Clone Libraries
Markus Timke, Ngoc Quynh Wang-Lieu, Karlheinz Altendorf, and André Lipski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6446-6452;
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Analysis of Methane Monooxygenase Genes in Mono Lake Suggests That Increased Methane Oxidation Activity May Correlate with a Change in Methanotroph Community Structure
Ju-Ling Lin, Samantha B. Joye, Johannes C. M. Scholten, Hendrik Schäfer, Ian R. McDonald, and J. Colin Murrell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6458-6462;
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Directed Evolution of a Thermostable Phosphite Dehydrogenase for NAD(P)H Regeneration
Tyler W. Johannes, Ryan D. Woodyer, and Huimin Zhao
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5728-5734;
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Integrated Recombinant Protein Expression and Purification Platform Based on Ralstonia eutropha
Gavin C. Barnard, Jesse D. McCool, David W. Wood, and Tillman U. Gerngross
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5735-5742;
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Metabolic Engineering of the Purine Pathway for Riboflavin Production in Ashbya gossypii
Alberto Jiménez, María A. Santos, Markus Pompejus, and José L. Revuelta
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5743-5751;
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Identification and Characterization of Di- and Tripeptide Transporter DtpT of Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e
Jeroen A. Wouters, Torsten Hain, Ajub Darji, Eric Hüfner, Henrike Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Trinad Chakraborty, and Tjakko Abee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5771-5778;
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Factors Influencing Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores via Activation of Nutrient Receptors by High Pressure
Elaine P. Black, Kasia Koziol-Dube, Dongsheng Guan, Jie Wei, Barbara Setlow, Donnamaria E. Cortezzo, Dallas G. Hoover, and Peter Setlow
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5879-5887;
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Improvement of NaNO₂-Oxidizing Activity in Nitrobacter vulgaris by Coentrapment in Polyacrylamide Containing Polydimethylsiloxane Copolymer and DEAE-Sephadex
Songping Zhang, Olof Norrlöw, and Estera Szwajcer Dey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5888-5892;
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Alternative Lactose Catabolic Pathway in Lactococcus lactis IL1403
Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk, Jan Kok, Pierre Renault, and Jacek Bardowski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6060-6069;
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A Lactobacillus acidophilus Strain of Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota Origin Elicits Killing of Enterovirulent Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by Triggering Lethal Bacterial Membrane Damage
Marie-Hélène Coconnier-Polter, Vanessa Liévin-Le Moal, and Alain L. Servin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6115-6120;
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Fermentation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulin by Bifidobacteria: a Comparative Study of Pure and Fecal Cultures
Maddalena Rossi, Claudio Corradini, Alberto Amaretti, Marcello Nicolini, Anna Pompei, Simona Zanoni, and Diego Matteuzzi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6150-6158;
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Engineering of a Novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae Wine Strain with a Respiratory Phenotype at High External Glucose Concentrations
C. Henricsson, M. C. de Jesus Ferreira, K. Hedfalk, K. Elbing, C. Larsson, R. M. Bill, J. Norbeck, S. Hohmann, and L. Gustafsson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6185-6192;
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Autotrophic and Mixotrophic Hydrogen Photoproduction in Sulfur-Deprived Chlamydomonas Cells
Swanny Fouchard, Anja Hemschemeier, Amandine Caruana, Jérémy Pruvost, Jack Legrand, Thomas Happe, Gilles Peltier, and Laurent Cournac
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6199-6205;
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Electrochemical Polarization-Induced Changes in the Growth of Individual Cells and Biofilms of Pseudomonas fluorescens (ATCC 17552)
Juan Pablo Busalmen and Susana R. de Sánchez
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6235-6240;
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Aquaporin Expression and Freeze Tolerance in Candida albicans
An Tanghe, Jennifer M. Carbrey, Peter Agre, Johan M. Thevelein, and Patrick Van Dijck
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6434-6437;
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Production of Ethanol from Starch by Respiration-Deficient Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ebru Toksoy Öner, Stephen G. Oliver, and Betül Kirdar
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6443-6445;
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Public Health Microbiology:

Increasing Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in Feedlot Cattle through the Feeding Period
Thomas E. Besser, Jeffrey T. LeJeune, Daniel H. Rice, Janice Berg, R. P. Stilborn, Katherine Kaya, Wonki Bae, and Dale D. Hancock
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5752-5758;
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Long-Term Survival of Pathogenic and Sanitation Indicator Bacteria in Experimental Biowaste Composts
Mélanie Lemunier, Cédric Francou, Sandrine Rousseaux, Sabine Houot, Philippe Dantigny, Pascal Piveteau, and Jean Guzzo
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5779-5786;
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Legionella Contamination in Hot Water of Italian Hotels
Paola Borella, Maria Teresa Montagna, Serena Stampi, Giovanna Stancanelli, Vincenzo Romano-Spica, Maria Triassi, Isabella Marchesi, Annalisa Bargellini, Daniela Tatò, Christian Napoli, Franca Zanetti, Erica Leoni, Matteo Moro, Stefania Scaltriti, Gabriella Ribera D'Alcalà, Rosalba Santarpia, and Stefania Boccia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5805-5813;
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Concentrations of Pathogens and Indicators in Animal Feces in the Sydney Watershed
Peter Cox, Merran Griffith, Mark Angles, Daniel Deere, and Christobel Ferguson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5929-5934;
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Identifying Host Sources of Fecal Pollution: Diversity of Escherichia coli in Confined Dairy and Swine Production Systems
Zexun Lu, David Lapen, Andrew Scott, Angela Dang, and Edward Topp
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5992-5998;
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Comparison of Bacteroides-Prevotella 16S rRNA Genetic Markers for Fecal Samples from Different Animal Species
Lisa R. Fogarty and Mary A. Voytek
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5999-6007;
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Factors Associated with the Presence of Coliforms in the Feed and Water of Feedlot Cattle
Michael W. Sanderson, Jan M. Sargeant, David G. Renter, D. Dee Griffin, and Robert A. Smith
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6026-6032;
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Clustering of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Rabbits and the Environment: How Hot Is a Hot Spot?
Johanna Judge, Ilias Kyriazakis, Alastair Greig, David J. Allcroft, and Michael R. Hutchings
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6033-6038;
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Use of Rotavirus Virus-Like Particles as Surrogates To Evaluate Virus Persistence in Shellfish
Fabienne Loisy, Robert L. Atmar, Jean-Claude Le Saux, Jean Cohen, Marie-Paule Caprais, Monique Pommepuy, and Françoise S. Le Guyader
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6049-6053;
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Patterns of Cryptosporidium Oocyst Shedding by Eastern Grey Kangaroos Inhabiting an Australian Watershed
Michelle L. Power, Nicholas C. Sangster, Martin B. Slade, and Duncan A. Veal
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6159-6164;
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Effects of Cattle Feeding Regimen and Soil Management Type on the Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Manure, Manure-Amended Soil, and Lettuce
Eelco Franz, Anne D. van Diepeningen, Oscar J. de Vos, and Ariena H. C. van Bruggen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6165-6174;
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Genomic Diversity of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Recovered from Free-Range Broiler Farms and Comparison with Isolates of Various Origins
K. Rivoal, C. Ragimbeau, G. Salvat, P. Colin, and G. Ermel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6216-6227;
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Assessment of the Ability of the Bioelectric Effect To Eliminate Mixed-Species Biofilms
Mark E. Shirtliff, Alex Bargmeyer, and Anne K. Camper
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6379-6382;
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Effect of Bovine Manure on Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Attachment to Soil
Ewa Kuczynska, Daniel R. Shelton, and Yakov Pachepsky
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6394-6397;
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High Prevalence of VanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Austrian Poultry
Alexandra Eisner, Gebhard Feierl, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Franz Dieber, Harald H. Kessler, Egon Marth, and Josef Köfer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6407-6409;
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Disinfection of Microorganisms by Use of Electrochemically Regenerated Periodate
Mina Okochi, Hiroshi Yokokawa, Tae-Kyu Lim, Tomoyuki Taguchi, Hiromichi Takahashi, Hiroko Yokouchi, Tatsuo Kaiho, Akira Sakuma, and Tadashi Matsunaga
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6410-6413;
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Equine and Canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains Isolated on the Island of Sardinia (Italy) Are Phylogenetically Related to Pathogenic Strains from the United States
Alberto Alberti, Rosanna Zobba, Bernardo Chessa, Maria Filippa Addis, Olivier Sparagano, Maria Luisa Pinna Parpaglia, Tiziana Cubeddu, Gianpaolo Pintori, and Marco Pittau
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6418-6422;
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Comparison of Rectoanal Mucosal Swab Cultures and Fecal Cultures for Determining Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle
M. A. Greenquist, J. S. Drouillard, J. M. Sargeant, B. E. Depenbusch, Xiaorong Shi, K. F. Lechtenberg, and T. G. Nagaraja
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6431-6433;
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Fecal Microbiota Composition and Frailty
Sandra P. van Tongeren, Joris P. J. Slaets, H. J. M. Harmsen, and Gjalt W. Welling
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6438-6442;
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Food Microbiology:

Quantifying Transmission of Campylobacter spp. among Broilers
T. J. W. M. Van Gerwe, A. Bouma, W. F. Jacobs-Reitsma, J. van den Broek, D. Klinkenberg, J. A. Stegeman, and J. A. P. Heesterbeek
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5765-5770;
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Inducible Gene Expression in Lactobacillus reuteri LTH5531 during Type II Sourdough Fermentation
Fabio Dal Bello, Jens Walter, Stefan Roos, Hans Jonsson, and Christian Hertel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5873-5878;
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Development of an F57 Sequence-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Milk
T. Tasara and R. Stephan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5957-5968;
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pH-, Lactic Acid-, and Non-Lactic Acid-Dependent Activities of Probiotic Lactobacilli against Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Domitille Fayol-Messaoudi, Cédric N. Berger, Marie-Hélène Coconnier-Polter, Vanessa Liévin-Le Moal, and Alain L. Servin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6008-6013;
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Investigation of Specific Substitutions in Virulence Genes Characterizing Phenotypic Groups of Low-Virulence Field Strains of Listeria monocytogenes
S. M. Roche, P. Gracieux, E. Milohanic, I. Albert, I. Virlogeux-Payant, S. Témoin, O. Grépinet, A. Kerouanton, C. Jacquet, P. Cossart, and P. Velge
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6039-6048;
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Detection and Characterization of Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages by Use of the Antireceptor Gene Sequence
Ana G. Binetti, Beatriz Del Río, M. Cruz Martín, and Miguel A. Álvarez
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6096-6103;
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Survival or Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a Model System of Fresh Meat Decontamination Runoff Waste Fluids and Its Resistance to Subsequent Lactic Acid Stress
John Samelis, John N. Sofos, Patricia A. Kendall, and Gary C. Smith
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6228-6234;
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Functional Characterization of the Proteolytic System of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis DSM 20451^T during Growth in Sourdough
Nicoline Vermeulen, Melanie Pavlovic, Matthias A. Ehrmann, Michael G. Gänzle, and Rudi F. Vogel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6260-6266;
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Speciation of Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, C. helveticus, C. lari, C. sputorum, and C. upsaliensis by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Robert E. Mandrell, Leslie A. Harden, Anna Bates, William G. Miller, William F. Haddon, and Clifton K. Fagerquist
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6292-6307;
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Metabolically Improved Exopolysaccharide Production by Streptococcus thermophilus and Its Influence on the Rheological Properties of Fermented Milk
Malin Svensson, Elisabet Waak, Ulla Svensson, and Peter Rådström
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6398-6400;
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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of a Eubacterium cellulosolvens 5 Gene Encoding an Endoglucanase (Cel5A) with Novel Carbohydrate-Binding Modules, and Properties of Cel5A
Kazutoyo Yoda, Atsushi Toyoda, Yoshihiro Mukoyama, Yutaka Nakamura, and Hajime Minato
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5787-5793;
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Use of Random and Saturation Mutageneses To Improve the Properties of Thermus aquaticus Amylomaltase for Efficient Production of Cycloamyloses
Kazutoshi Fujii, Hirotaka Minagawa, Yoshinobu Terada, Takeshi Takaha, Takashi Kuriki, Jiro Shimada, and Hiroki Kaneko
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5823-5827;
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Engineering Candida tenuis Xylose Reductase for Improved Utilization of NADH: Antagonistic Effects of Multiple Side Chain Replacements and Performance of Site-Directed Mutants under Simulated In Vivo Conditions
Barbara Petschacher and Bernd Nidetzky
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6390-6393;
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Environmental Microbiology:

Use of 16S rRNA Gene Terminal Restriction Fragment Analysis To Assess the Impact of Solids Retention Time on the Bacterial Diversity of Activated Sludge
Pascal E. Saikaly, Peter G. Stroot, and Daniel B. Oerther
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5814-5822;
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Geobacteraceae Community Composition Is Related to Hydrochemistry and Biodegradation in an Iron-Reducing Aquifer Polluted by a Neighboring Landfill
Bin Lin, Martin Braster, Boris M. van Breukelen, Henk W. van Verseveld, Hans V. Westerhoff, and Wilfred F. M. Röling
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5983-5991;
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Effect of Humic Substance Photodegradation on Bacterial Growth and Respiration in Lake Water
Alexandre M. Anesio, Wilhelm Granéli, George R. Aiken, David J. Kieber, and Kenneth Mopper
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6267-6275;
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Biodegradation:

Photoheterotrophic Metabolism of Acrylamide by a Newly Isolated Strain of Rhodopseudomonas palustris
David A. Wampler and Scott A. Ensign
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5850-5857;
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Metabolism of Carbaryl via 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene by Soil Isolates Pseudomonas sp. Strains C4, C5, and C6
Vandana P. Swetha and Prashant S. Phale
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5951-5956;
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Effects of Dichloroethene Isomers on the Induction and Activity of Butane Monooxygenase in the Alkane-Oxidizing Bacterium "Pseudomonas butanovora"
D. M. Doughty, L. A. Sayavedra-Soto, D. J. Arp, and P. J. Bottomley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6054-6059;
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Role of the ssu and seu Genes of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 in Utilization of Sulfonates and Sulfonate Esters as Sulfur Sources
D. J. Koch, C. Rückert, D. A. Rey, A. Mix, A. Pühler, and J. Kalinowski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6104-6114;
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Formation of Catechols via Removal of Acid Side Chains from Ibuprofen and Related Aromatic Acids
Robert W. Murdoch and Anthony G. Hay
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6121-6125;
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Chloroethene Biodegradation in Sediments at 4°C
P. M. Bradley, S. Richmond, and F. H. Chapelle
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6414-6417;
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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

Role of the Regulatory Gene rirA in the Transcriptional Response of Sinorhizobium meliloti to Iron Limitation
Tzu-Chiao Chao, Jens Buhrmester, Nicole Hansmeier, Alfred Pühler, and Stefan Weidner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 5969-5982;
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Differentiation of Campylobacter Populations as Demonstrated by Flagellin Short Variable Region Sequences
Richard J. Meinersmann, Robert W. Phillips, Kelli L. Hiett, and Paula Fedorka-Cray
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6368-6374;
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Mycology:

Restoration of Gibberellin Production in Fusarium proliferatum by Functional Complementation of Enzymatic Blocks
S. Malonek, M. C. Rojas, P. Hedden, P. Hopkins, and B. Tudzynski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6014-6025;
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Trichoderma Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Is Involved in Induction of Plant Systemic Resistance
Ada Viterbo, Michal Harel, Benjamin A. Horwitz, Ilan Chet, and Prasun K. Mukherjee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6241-6246;
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Simple Colorimetric Method for Detecting Degenerate Strains of the Cultivated Basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake)
Yumi Magae, Kobun Akahane, Kimiyoshi Nakamura, and Shigeyuki Tsunoda
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6388-6389;
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

Pyrimidine Nucleoside Salvage Confers an Advantage to Xenorhabdus nematophila in Its Host Interactions
Samantha S. Orchard and Heidi Goodrich-Blair
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6254-6259;
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Novel Vip3-Related Protein from Bacillus thuringiensis
Cécile Rang, Patricia Gil, Nathalie Neisner, Jeroen Van Rie, and Roger Frutos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6276-6281;
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Plant Microbiology:

Production of an Engineered Killer Peptide in Nicotiana benthamiana by Using a Potato virus X Expression System
Marcello Donini, Chiara Lico, Selene Baschieri, Stefania Conti, Walter Magliani, Luciano Polonelli, and Eugenio Benvenuto
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6360-6367;
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Geomicrobiology:

Subsurface Microbial Methanotrophic Mats in the Black Sea
Tina Treude, Katrin Knittel, Martin Blumenberg, Richard Seifert, and Antje Boetius
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6375-6378;
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Reduction of Uranium(VI) Phosphate during Growth of the Thermophilic Bacterium Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens
T. V. Khijniak, A. I. Slobodkin, V. Coker, J. C. Renshaw, F. R. Livens, E. A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya, N.-K. Birkeland, N. N. Medvedeva-Lyalikova, and J. R. Lloyd
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6423-6426;
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Letter to the Editor:

Characterization of Pfiesteria Ichthyocidal Activity
Andrew S. Gordon, Harold G. Marshall, Sandra E. Shumway, Kathryn J. Coyne, Alan J. Lewitus, Michael A. Mallin, Parke A. Rublee, Tomás Drgon, Keiko Saito, Patrick M. Gillevet, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, and Gerardo R. Vasta
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2005 71: 6463-6464;
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