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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY: 2006 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 1-20. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Methods:

Hiroyuki Kimura, Maki Sugihara, Kenji Kato, and Satoshi Hanada

Selective Phylogenetic Analysis Targeted at 16S rRNA Genes of Thermophiles and Hyperthermophiles in Deep-Subsurface Geothermal Environments
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 21-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Willm Martens-Habbena and Henrik Sass

Sensitive Determination of Microbial Growth by Nucleic Acid Staining in Aqueous Suspension
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 87-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan Grant, William D. Grant, Don A. Cowan, Brian E. Jones, Yanhe Ma, Antonio Ventosa, and Shaun Heaphy

Identification of Eukaryotic Open Reading Frames in Metagenomic cDNA Libraries Made from Environmental Samples
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 135-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irshad M. Sulaiman, Xin Liu, Michael Frace, Nikhat Sulaiman, Melissa Olsen-Rasmussen, Elizabeth Neuhaus, Paul A. Rota, and Robert M. Wohlhueter

Evaluation of Affymetrix Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Resequencing GeneChips in Characterization of the Genomes of Two Strains of Coronavirus Infecting Humans
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 207-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoann Le Breton, Nrusingh Prasad Mohapatra, and W. G. Haldenwang

In Vivo Random Mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis by Use of TnYLB-1, a mariner-Based Transposon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 327-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Kelly, Kenneth Budd, and Daniel D. Lefebvre

Mercury Analysis of Acid- and Alkaline-Reduced Biological Samples: Identification of meta-Cinnabar as the Major Biotransformed Compound in Algae
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 361-367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jesús Muñoz-Rojas, Patricia Bernal, Estrella Duque, Patricia Godoy, Ana Segura, and Juan-Luis Ramos

Involvement of Cyclopropane Fatty Acids in the Response of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 to Freeze-Drying
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 472-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kevin P. O'Connell, Jennifer R. Bucher, Patricia E. Anderson, Cheng J. Cao, Akbar S. Khan, Mark V. Gostomski, and James J. Valdes

Real-Time Fluorogenic Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Detection of Bacteriophage MS2
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 478-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. Safak Yilmaz, Hatice E. Ökten, and Daniel R. Noguera

Making All Parts of the 16S rRNA of Escherichia coli Accessible In Situ to Single DNA Oligonucleotides
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 733-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anne K. Dunn, Deborah S. Millikan, Dawn M. Adin, Jeffrey L. Bose, and Eric V. Stabb

New rfp- and pES213-Derived Tools for Analyzing Symbiotic Vibrio fischeri Reveal Patterns of Infection and lux Expression In Situ
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 802-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Markku J. Lehtola, Eila Torvinen, Ilkka T. Miettinen, and C. William Keevil

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Potable-Water Biofilms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 848-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. J. West, R. Bacchieri, G. Hansen, C. Tomas, P. Lebaron, and H. Moreau

Rapid Quantification of the Toxic Alga Prymnesium parvum in Natural Samples by Use of a Specific Monoclonal Antibody and Solid-Phase Cytometry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 860-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Belinda C. Ferrari, Niina Tujula, Kate Stoner, and Staffan Kjelleberg

Catalyzed Reporter Deposition-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Allows for Enrichment-Independent Detection of Microcolony-Forming Soil Bacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 918-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

A. D'Annibale, F. Rosetto, V. Leonardi, F. Federici, and M. Petruccioli

Role of Autochthonous Filamentous Fungi in Bioremediation of a Soil Historically Contaminated with Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 28-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lilian Gout, Maria Eckert, Thierry Rouxel, and Marie-Hélène Balesdent

Genetic Variability and Distribution of Mating Type Alleles in Field Populations of Leptosphaeria maculans from France
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 185-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mihoko Tominaga, Yun-Hae Lee, Risa Hayashi, Yuji Suzuki, Osamu Yamada, Kazutoshi Sakamoto, Kuniyasu Gotoh, and Osamu Akita

Molecular Analysis of an Inactive Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene Cluster in Aspergillus oryzae RIB Strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 484-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Giancarlo Perrone, Giuseppina Mulè, Antonia Susca, Paola Battilani, Amedeo Pietri, and Antonio Logrieco

Ochratoxin A Production and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Aspergillus carbonarius, Aspergillus tubingensis, and Aspergillus niger Strains Isolated from Grapes in Italy
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 680-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anoushka Davé, David J. Jeenes, Donald A. Mackenzie, and David B. Archer

HacA-Independent Induction of Chaperone-Encoding Gene bipA in Aspergillus niger Strains Overproducing Membrane Proteins
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 953-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Environmental Microbiology:

Manuel Pesaro and Franco Widmer

Identification and Specific Detection of a Novel Pseudomonadaceae Cluster Associated with Soils from Winter Wheat Plots of a Long-Term Agricultural Field Experiment
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 37-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adam Meijer, Paul J. M. Roholl, Jacobus M. Ossewaarde, Brian Jones, and Barbara F. Nowak

Molecular Evidence for Association of Chlamydiales Bacteria with Epitheliocystis in Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques), Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus), and Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 284-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Oscar Salazar, Aranzazu Valverde, and Olga Genilloud

Real-Time PCR for the Detection and Quantification of Geodermatophilaceae from Stone Samples and Identification of New Members of the Genus Blastococcus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 346-352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chunxia Wang, David J. Meek, Priya Panchal, Natalie Boruvka, Frederick S. Archibald, Brian T. Driscoll, and Trevor C. Charles

Isolation of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate Metabolism Genes from Complex Microbial Communities by Phenotypic Complementation of Bacterial Mutants
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 384-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Emily J. Fleming, E. Erin Mack, Peter G. Green, and Douglas C. Nelson

Mercury Methylation from Unexpected Sources: Molybdate-Inhibited Freshwater Sediments and an Iron-Reducing Bacterium
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 457-464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jessica P. Allewalt, Mary M. Bateson, Niels Peter Revsbech, Kimberly Slack, and David M. Ward

Effect of Temperature and Light on Growth of and Photosynthesis by Synechococcus Isolates Typical of Those Predominating in the Octopus Spring Microbial Mat Community of Yellowstone National Park
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 544-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexandra S. Chetochine, Mark L. Brusseau, Charles P. Gerba, and Ian L. Pepper

Leaching of Phage from Class B Biosolids and Potential Transport through Soil
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 665-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Erik R. Zinser, Allison Coe, Zackary I. Johnson, Adam C. Martiny, Nicholas J. Fuller, David J. Scanlan, and Sallie W. Chisholm

Prochlorococcus Ecotype Abundances in the North Atlantic Ocean As Revealed by an Improved Quantitative PCR Method
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 723-732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Lia Danelishvili, Martin Wu, Molly MacNab, and Luiz E. Bermudez

Mycobacterium avium Genes Associated with the Ability To Form a Biofilm
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 819-825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mario Vaneechoutte, David M. Young, L. Nicholas Ornston, Thierry De Baere, Alexandr Nemec, Tanny Van Der Reijden, Emma Carr, Ingela Tjernberg, and Lenie Dijkshoorn

Naturally Transformable Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Belongs to the Newly Described Species Acinetobacter baylyi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 932-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrea Lacqua, Oskar Wanner, Teresa Colangelo, Maria Giovanna Martinotti, and Paolo Landini

Emergence of Biofilm-Forming Subpopulations upon Exposure of Escherichia coli to Environmental Bacteriophages
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 956-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Physiology and Biotechnology:

Luc M. Hornstra, Ynte P. de Vries, Marjon H. J. Wells-Bennik, Willem M. de Vos, and Tjakko Abee

Characterization of Germination Receptors of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 44-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kazuhiko Kurosawa, Takeshi Hosaka, Norimasa Tamehiro, Takashi Inaoka, and Kozo Ochi

Improvement of -Amylase Production by Modulation of Ribosomal Component Protein S12 in Bacillus subtilis 168
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 71-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

María González-Pajuelo, Isabelle Meynial-Salles, Filipa Mendes, Philippe Soucaille, and Isabel Vasconcelos

Microbial Conversion of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol: Physiological Comparison of a Natural Producer, Clostridium butyricum VPI 3266, and an Engineered Strain, Clostridium acetobutylicum DG1(pSPD5)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 96-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S.-V. Albers, M. Jonuscheit, S. Dinkelaker, T. Urich, A. Kletzin, R. Tampé, A. J. M. Driessen, and C. Schleper

Production of Recombinant and Tagged Proteins in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 102-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guntram Christiansen, Rainer Kurmayer, Qian Liu, and Thomas Börner

Transposons Inactivate Biosynthesis of the Nonribosomal Peptide Microcystin in Naturally Occurring Planktothrix spp.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 117-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nuria Menéndez, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Carsten Fischer, Alfredo F. Braña, José A. Salas, Jürgen Rohr, and Carmen Méndez

Deoxysugar Transfer during Chromomycin A₃ Biosynthesis in Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus: New Derivatives with Antitumor Activity
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 167-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ju-Yuan Zhang, Jie Zou, Qiyu Bao, Wen-Li Chen, Li Wang, Huanming Yang, and Cheng-Cai Zhang

A Lithium-Sensitive and Sodium-Tolerant 3'-Phosphoadenosine-5'-Phosphatase Encoded by halA from the Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Is Closely Related to Its Counterparts from Yeasts and Plants
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 245-251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sonya T. Dyhrman, Sheean T. Haley, Shanda R. Birkeland, Louie L. Wurch, Michael J. Cipriano, and Andrew G. McArthur

Long Serial Analysis of Gene Expression for Gene Discovery and Transcriptome Profiling in the Widespread Marine Coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 252-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Junya Narita, Kenji Okano, Tomoe Kitao, Saori Ishida, Tomomitsu Sewaki, Moon-Hee Sung, Hideki Fukuda, and Akihiko Kondo

Display of -Amylase on the Surface of Lactobacillus casei Cells by Use of the PgsA Anchor Protein, and Production of Lactic Acid from Starch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 269-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mohammed Jamshad, Paolo De Marco, Catarina C. Pacheco, Timea Hanczar, and J. Colin Murrell

Identification, Mutagenesis, and Transcriptional Analysis of the Methanesulfonate Transport Operon of Methylosulfonomonas methylovora
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 276-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Uwe Remminghorst and Bernd H. A. Rehm

In Vitro Alginate Polymerization and the Functional Role of Alg8 in Alginate Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 298-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frederik Vaningelgem, Veerle Ghijsels, Effie Tsakalidou, and Luc De Vuyst

Cometabolism of Citrate and Glucose by Enterococcus faecium FAIR-E 198 in the Absence of Cellular Growth
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 319-326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tomoko Yoshino and Tadashi Matsunaga

Efficient and Stable Display of Functional Proteins on Bacterial Magnetic Particles Using Mms13 as a Novel Anchor Molecule
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 465-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shigeru Nakano, Masahiro Fukaya, and Sueharu Horinouchi

Putative ABC Transporter Responsible for Acetic Acid Resistance in Acetobacter aceti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 497-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bo Zhang, Ross Carlson, and Friedrich Srienc

Engineering the Monomer Composition of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Synthesized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 536-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vandana Sharma, Chris E. Noriega, and John J. Rowe

Involvement of NarK1 and NarK2 Proteins in Transport of Nitrate and Nitrite in the Denitrifying Bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 695-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Aurora Zuzuarregui, Lucía Monteoliva, Concha Gil, and Marcel·lí del Olmo

Transcriptomic and Proteomic Approach for Understanding the Molecular Basis of Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Wine Fermentation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 836-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tjibbe Bosma, Rolf Kanninga, Jolanda Neef, Sandrine A. L. Audouy, Maarten L. van Roosmalen, Anton Steen, Girbe Buist, Jan Kok, Oscar P. Kuipers, George Robillard, and Kees Leenhouts

Novel Surface Display System for Proteins on Non-Genetically Modified Gram-Positive Bacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 880-889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claire E. Price, Sharon J. Reid, Arnold J. M. Driessen, and Valerie R. Abratt

The Bifidobacterium longum NCIMB 702259^T ctr Gene Codes for a Novel Cholate Transporter
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 923-926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jen-You Wang and Yun-Peng Chao

Immobilization of Cells with Surface-Displayed Chitin-Binding Domain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 927-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Biodegradation:

Bo Yu, Ping Xu, Quan Shi, and Cuiqing Ma

Deep Desulfurization of Diesel Oil and Crude Oils by a Newly Isolated Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 54-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan B. van Beilen, Enrico G. Funhoff, Alexander van Loon, Andrea Just, Leo Kaysser, Manuel Bouza, René Holtackers, Martina Röthlisberger, Zhi Li, and Bernard Witholt

Cytochrome P450 Alkane Hydroxylases of the CYP153 Family Are Common in Alkane-Degrading Eubacteria Lacking Integral Membrane Alkane Hydroxylases
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 59-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

In-Hyun Nam, Young-Mo Kim, Stefan Schmidt, and Yoon-Seok Chang

Biotransformation of 1,2,3-Tri- and 1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzo-p- Dioxin by Sphingomonas wittichii Strain RW1
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 112-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ariel Grostern and Elizabeth A. Edwards

Growth of Dehalobacter and Dehalococcoides spp. during Degradation of Chlorinated Ethanes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 428-436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jennifer G. Becker, Gina Berardesco, Bruce E. Rittmann, and David A. Stahl

Effects of Endogenous Substrates on Adaptation of Anaerobic Microbial Communities to 3-Chlorobenzoate
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 449-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rozlyn F. Young, Stephanie M. Cheng, and Phillip M. Fedorak

Aerobic Biodegradation of 2,2'-Dithiodibenzoic Acid Produced from Dibenzothiophene Metabolites
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 491-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Birgit Mertens, Nico Boon, and Willy Verstraete

Slow-Release Inoculation Allows Sustained Biodegradation of -Hexachlorocyclohexane
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 622-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Erika L. Johnson and Michael R. Hyman

Propane and n-Butane Oxidation by Pseudomonas putida GPo1
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 950-952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Food Microbiology:

Petra Luber, Sigrid Brynestad, Daniela Topsch, Kathrin Scherer, and Edda Bartelt

Quantification of Campylobacter Species Cross-Contamination during Handling of Contaminated Fresh Chicken Parts in Kitchens
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 66-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. Koutsoumanis, A. Stamatiou, P. Skandamis, and G.-J. E. Nychas

Development of a Microbial Model for the Combined Effect of Temperature and pH on Spoilage of Ground Meat, and Validation of the Model under Dynamic Temperature Conditions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 124-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marwen Moussa, Jean-Marie Perrier-Cornet, and Patrick Gervais

Synergistic and Antagonistic Effects of Combined Subzero Temperature and High Pressure on Inactivation of Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 150-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Delphine Jussier, Amélie Dubé Morneau, and Ramón Mira de Orduña

Effect of Simultaneous Inoculation with Yeast and Bacteria on Fermentation Kinetics and Key Wine Parameters of Cool-Climate Chardonnay
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 221-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Astrid Oust, Trond Møretrø, Kristine Naterstad, Ganesh D. Sockalingum, Isabelle Adt, Michel Manfait, and Achim Kohler

Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 228-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Vimont, C. Vernozy-Rozand, M. P. Montet, C. Lazizzera, C. Bavai, and M.-L. Delignette-Muller

Modeling and Predicting the Simultaneous Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Ground Beef Background Microflora for Various Enrichment Protocols
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 261-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stefanie Goerges, Ulrike Aigner, Barbara Silakowski, and Siegfried Scherer

Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by Food-Borne Yeasts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 313-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Halldor Thormar, Hilmar Hilmarsson, and Gudmundur Bergsson

Stable Concentrated Emulsions of the 1-Monoglyceride of Capric Acid (Monocaprin) with Microbicidal Activities against the Food-Borne Bacteria Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 522-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. A. Bull, V. M. Allen, G. Domingue, F. Jørgensen, J. A. Frost, R. Ure, R. Whyte, D. Tinker, J. E. L. Corry, J. Gillard-King, and T. J. Humphrey

Sources of Campylobacter spp. Colonizing Housed Broiler Flocks during Rearing
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 645-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. Bjornsdottir, F. Breidt, Jr., and R. F. McFeeters

Protective Effects of Organic Acids on Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Acidic Environments
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 660-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jarret D. Stopforth, Panagiotis N. Skandamis, Laura V. Ashton, Ifigenia Geornaras, Patricia A. Kendall, Keith E. Belk, John A. Scanga, Gary C. Smith, and John N. Sofos

Impact of Inoculum Preparation and Storage Conditions on the Response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Populations to Undercooking and Simulated Exposure to Gastric Fluid
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 672-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lisa Gorski, Denise Flaherty, and Robert E. Mandrell

Competitive Fitness of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 1/2a and 4b Strains in Mixed Cultures with and without Food in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Enrichment Protocol
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 776-783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hong T. T. Nguyen, Janet E. L. Corry, and Christopher A. Miles

Heat Resistance and Mechanism of Heat Inactivation in Thermophilic Campylobacters
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 908-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christopher A. Miles

Relating Cell Killing to Inactivation of Critical Components
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 914-917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sandrine Auger, Evelyne Krin, Stéphane Aymerich, and Michel Gohar

Autoinducer 2 Affects Biofilm Formation by Bacillus cereus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 937-941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luca Cocolin, Rosalinda Urso, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Carlo Cantoni, and Giuseppe Comi

Multiphasic Approach To Study the Bacterial Ecology of Fermented Sausages Inoculated with a Commercial Starter Culture
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 942-945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Microbial Ecology:

Gianluca Corno and Klaus Jürgens

Direct and Indirect Effects of Protist Predation on Population Size Structure of a Bacterial Strain with High Phenotypic Plasticity
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 78-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Holger Penning and Ralf Conrad

Effect of Inhibition of Acetoclastic Methanogenesis on Growth of Archaeal Populations in an Anoxic Model Environment
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 178-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ruth Henneberger, Christine Moissl, Thomas Amann, Christian Rudolph, and Robert Huber

New Insights into the Lifestyle of the Cold-Loving SM1 Euryarchaeon: Natural Growth as a Monospecies Biofilm in the Subsurface
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 192-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lucy C. Skillman, Andrew F. Toovey, Andrew J. Williams, and André-Denis G. Wright

Development and Validation of a Real-Time PCR Method To Quantify Rumen Protozoa and Examination of Variability between Entodinium Populations in Sheep Offered a Hay-Based Diet
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 200-206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Silke Langenheder, Eva S. Lindström, and Lars J. Tranvik

Structure and Function of Bacterial Communities Emerging from Different Sources under Identical Conditions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 212-220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nete Bernbom, Tine Rask Licht, Carl-Henrik Brogren, Birthe Jelle, Anette H. Johansen, Iker Badiola, Finn K. Vogensen, and Birgit Nørrung

Effects of Lactococcus lactis on Composition of Intestinal Microbiota: Role of Nisin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 239-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yvette A. Luyten, Janelle R. Thompson, Wendy Morrill, Martin F. Polz, and Daniel L. Distel

Extensive Variation in Intracellular Symbiont Community Composition among Members of a Single Population of the Wood-Boring Bivalve Lyrodus pedicellatus (Bivalvia: Teredinidae)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 412-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

O. Bruneel, R. Duran, C. Casiot, F. Elbaz-Poulichet, and J.-C. Personné

Diversity of Microorganisms in Fe-As-Rich Acid Mine Drainage Waters of Carnoulès, France
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 551-556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew T. Cottrell, Antonio Mannino, and David L. Kirchman

Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and the North Pacific Gyre
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 557-564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. R. Chénier, D. Beaumier, N. Fortin, R. Roy, B. T. Driscoll, J. R. Lawrence, and C. W. Greer

Influence of Nutrient Inputs, Hexadecane, and Temporal Variations on Denitrification and Community Composition of River Biofilms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 575-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nanna Buesing and Mark O. Gessner

Benthic Bacterial and Fungal Productivity and Carbon Turnover in a Freshwater Marsh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 596-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Satoshi Ishii, Winfried B. Ksoll, Randall E. Hicks, and Michael J. Sadowsky

Presence and Growth of Naturalized Escherichia coli in Temperate Soils from Lake Superior Watersheds
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 612-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter S. Kourtev, Cindy H. Nakatsu, and Allan Konopka

Responses of the Anaerobic Bacterial Community to Addition of Organic C in Chromium(VI)- and Iron(III)-Amended Microcosms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 628-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. L. Sutka, N. E. Ostrom, P. H. Ostrom, J. A. Breznak, H. Gandhi, A. J. Pitt, and F. Li

Distinguishing Nitrous Oxide Production from Nitrification and Denitrification on the Basis of Isotopomer Abundances
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 638-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karrie A. Weber, Jarrod Pollock, Kimberly A. Cole, Susan M. O'Connor, Laurie A. Achenbach, and John D. Coates

Anaerobic Nitrate-Dependent Iron(II) Bio-Oxidation by a Novel Lithoautotrophic Betaproteobacterium, Strain 2002
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 686-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Meredith A. J. Hullar, Louis A. Kaplan, and David A. Stahl

Recurring Seasonal Dynamics of Microbial Communities in Stream Habitats
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 713-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Keri Wang, Kenneth Conn, and George Lazarovits

Involvement of Quinolinate Phosphoribosyl Transferase in Promotion of Potato Growth by a Burkholderia Strain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 760-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Achmad Dinoto, Akarat Suksomcheep, Satoshi Ishizuka, Hanae Kimura, Satoshi Hanada, Yoichi Kamagata, Kozo Asano, Fusao Tomita, and Atsushi Yokota

Modulation of Rat Cecal Microbiota by Administration of Raffinose and Encapsulated Bifidobacterium breve
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 784-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexandra J Scupham, Laura L. Presley, Bo Wei, Elizabeth Bent, Natasha Griffith, Michael McPherson, Feilin Zhu, Oluwadayo Oluwadara, Nagesh Rao, Jonathan Braun, and James Borneman

Abundant and Diverse Fungal Microbiota in the Murine Intestine
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 793-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Manuela Mura, Tim J. Bull, Hugh Evans, Karim Sidi-Boumedine, Liz McMinn, Glenn Rhodes, Roger Pickup, and John Hermon-Taylor

Replication and Long-Term Persistence of Bovine and Human Strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis within Acanthamoeba polyphaga
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 854-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Public Health Microbiology:

Emma L. Sproston, M. Macrae, Iain D. Ogden, Michael J. Wilson, and Norval J. C. Strachan

Slugs: Potential Novel Vectors of Escherichia coli O157
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 144-149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bart A. Wullings and Dick van der Kooij

Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of Uncultured Legionella spp. in Drinking Water Treated at Temperatures below 15°C
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 157-166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

María Alejandra Díaz, Richard Kent Cooper, Axel Cloeckaert, and Ronald John Siebeling

Plasmid-Mediated High-Level Gentamicin Resistance among Enteric Bacteria Isolated from Pet Turtles in Louisiana
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 306-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew R. Moore, Marsha Pryor, Barry Fields, Claressa Lucas, Maureen Phelan, and Richard E. Besser

Introduction of Monochloramine into a Municipal Water System: Impact on Colonization of Buildings by Legionella spp.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 378-383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Johanna Judge, Ilias Kyriazakis, Alastair Greig, Ross S. Davidson, and Michael R. Hutchings

Routes of Intraspecies Transmission of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): a Field Study
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 398-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Artashes R. Khachatryan, Dale D. Hancock, Thomas E. Besser, and Douglas R. Call

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Genes Do Not Convey a Secondary Fitness Advantage to Calf-Adapted Escherichia coli
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 443-448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Sørum, P. J. Johnsen, B. Aasnes, T. Rosvoll, H. Kruse, A. Sundsfjord, and G. S. Simonsen

Prevalence, Persistence, and Molecular Characterization of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci in Norwegian Poultry and Poultry Farmers 3 to 8 Years after the Ban on Avoparcin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 516-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sukhbir K. Grewal, Sreekumari Rajeev, Srinand Sreevatsan, and Frederick C. Michel, Jr.

Persistence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Other Zoonotic Pathogens during Simulated Composting, Manure Packing, and Liquid Storage of Dairy Manure
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 565-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. C. Pearce, J. Evans, I. J. McKendrick, A. W. Smith, H. I. Knight, D. J. Mellor, M. E. J. Woolhouse, G. J. Gunn, and J. C. Low

Prevalence and Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli Serogroups O26, O103, O111, and O145 Shed by Cattle in Scotland
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 653-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. G. Meerburg, W. F. Jacobs-Reitsma, J. A. Wagenaar, and A. Kijlstra

Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Wild Small Mammals on Organic Farms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 960-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marie-Angèle Poupon, Elena Lommano, Pierre-François Humair, Véronique Douet, Olivier Rais, Michael Schaad, Lukas Jenni, and Lise Gern

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Switzerland
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 976-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Ronnie Machielsen, Agustinus R. Uria, Servé W. M. Kengen, and John van der Oost

Production and Characterization of a Thermostable Alcohol Dehydrogenase That Belongs to the Aldo-Keto Reductase Superfamily
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 233-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. S. Aarnikunnas, A. Pihlajaniemi, A. Palva, M. Leisola, and A. Nyyssölä

Cloning and Expression of a Xylitol-4-Dehydrogenase Gene from Pantoea ananatis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 368-377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mélanie Bottiglieri and Christoph Keel

Characterization of PhlG, a Hydrolase That Specifically Degrades the Antifungal Compound 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol in the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 418-427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shiou-Huei Chao, Tzu-Hao Cheng, Chin-Ying Shaw, Meng-Hwan Lee, Yuan-Hsun Hsu, and Ying-Chieh Tsai

Characterization of a Novel PepF-Like Oligopeptidase Secreted by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 23-7A
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 968-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material][Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shin-ichi Sakasegawa, Hidehiko Ishikawa, Shigeyuki Imamura, Haruhiko Sakuraba, Shuichiro Goda, and Toshihisa Ohshima

Bilirubin Oxidase Activity of Bacillus subtilis CotA
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 972-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Masahiro Sota, Hirokazu Yano, Yuji Nagata, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Hiroyuki Genka, Hisashi Anbutsu, Haruhiko Kawasaki, and Masataka Tsuda

Functional Analysis of Unique Class II Insertion Sequence IS1071
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 291-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, Kavindra V. Singh, and Barbara E. Murray

Construction of Improved Temperature-Sensitive and Mobilizable Vectors and Their Use for Constructing Mutations in the Adhesin-Encoding acm Gene of Poorly Transformable Clinical Enterococcus faecium Strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 334-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kim A. Susanna, Chris D. den Hengst, Leendert W. Hamoen, and Oscar P. Kuipers

Expression of Transcription Activator ComK of Bacillus subtilis in the Heterologous Host Lactococcus lactis Leads to a Genome-Wide Repression Pattern: a Case Study of Horizontal Gene Transfer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 404-411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ju-Hoon Lee and Daniel J. O’Sullivan

Sequence Analysis of Two Cryptic Plasmids from Bifidobacterium longum DJO10A and Construction of a Shuttle Cloning Vector
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 527-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

V. J. Denef, J. A. Klappenbach, M. A. Patrauchan, C. Florizone, J. L. M. Rodrigues, T. V. Tsoi, W. Verstraete, L. D. Eltis, and J. M. Tiedje

Genetic and Genomic Insights into the Role of Benzoate-Catabolic Pathway Redundancy in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 585-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karina Araujo Aires, Aurora Marques Cianciarullo, Sylvia Mendes Carneiro, Luisa Lina Villa, Enrique Boccardo, Gaspar Pérez-Martinez, Isabel Perez-Arellano, Maria Leonor Sarno Oliveira, and Paulo Lee Ho

Production of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L1 Virus-Like Particles by Recombinant Lactobacillus casei Cells
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 745-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Young J. Choi, Denis Bourque, Lyne Morel, Denis Groleau, and Carlos B. Míguez

Multicopy Integration and Expression of Heterologous Genes in Methylobacterium extorquens ATCC 55366
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 753-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karine Fiola, Jean-Pierre Perreault, and Benoit Cousineau

Gene Targeting in the Gram-Positive Bacterium Lactococcus lactis, Using Various Delta Ribozymes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 869-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Steven D. Brown, Madhavi Martin, Sameer Deshpande, Sudipta Seal, Katherine Huang, Eric Alm, Yunfeng Yang, Liyou Wu, Tingfen Yan, Xueduan Liu, Adam Arkin, Karuna Chourey, Jizhong Zhou, and Dorothea K. Thompson

Cellular Response of Shewanella oneidensis to Strontium Stress
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 890-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I. Gantois, R. Ducatelle, F. Pasmans, F. Haesebrouck, I. Hautefort, A. Thompson, J. C. Hinton, and F. Van Immerseel

Butyrate Specifically Down-Regulates Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Gene Expression
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 946-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Invertebrate Microbiology:

Guadalupe Peña, Juan Miranda-Rios, Gustavo de la Riva, Liliana Pardo-López, Mario Soberón, and Alejandra Bravo

A Bacillus thuringiensis S-Layer Protein Involved in Toxicity against Epilachna varivestis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 353-360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stefan Dröge, Jürgen Fröhlich, Renate Radek, and Helmut König

Spirochaeta coccoides sp. nov., a Novel Coccoid Spirochete from the Hindgut of the Termite Neotermes castaneus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 392-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

María A. Ibargutxi, Anna Estela, Juan Ferré, and Primitivo Caballero

Use of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins for Control of the Cotton Pest Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 437-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martin Kirouac, Vincent Vachon, Delphine Quievy, Jean-Louis Schwartz, and Raynald Laprade

Protease Inhibitors Fail To Prevent Pore Formation by the Activated Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Aa in Insect Brush Border Membrane Vesicles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 506-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y. P. Chen, J. S. Pettis, A. Collins, and M. F. Feldlaufer

Prevalence and Transmission of Honeybee Viruses
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 606-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Seana K. Davidson and David A. Stahl

Transmission of Nephridial Bacteria of the Earthworm Eisenia fetida
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 769-775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wolfgang J. Miller and Markus Riegler

Evolutionary Dynamics of wAu-Like Wolbachia Variants in Neotropical Drosophila spp.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 826-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cristopher Padilla, Liliana Pardo-López, Gustavo de la Riva, Isabel Gómez, Jorge Sánchez, Georgina Hernandez, Maria Eugenia Nuñez, Marianne P. Carey, Donald H. Dean, Oscar Alzate, Mario Soberón, and Alejandra Bravo

Role of Tryptophan Residues in Toxicity of Cry1Ab Toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 901-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Plant Microbiology:

Nai-Chun L