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Contents: October 2006, Volume 72, Issue 10        Meeting Review        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Environmental Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Mycology        Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Biodegradation        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Letters to the Editor        Errata

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Meeting Review:

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Quality Sample Collection, Handling, and Preservation for an Effective Microbial Forensics Program Bruce Budowle, Steven E. Schutzer, James P. Burans, Douglas J. Beecher, Thomas A. Cebula, Ranajit Chakraborty, William T. Cobb, Jacqueline Fletcher, Martha L. Hale, Robert B. Harris, Michael A. Heitkamp, Frederick Paul Keller, Cheryl Kuske, Joseph E. LeClerc, Babetta L. Marrone, Thomas S. McKenna, Stephen A. Morse, Luis L. Rodriguez, Nancy B. Valentine, and Jagjit Yadev Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6431-6438; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Pleiotropic Role of Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer 2 in Photorhabdus luminescens Evelyne Krin, Nesrine Chakroun, Evelyne Turlin, Alain Givaudan, François Gaboriau, Isabelle Bonne, Jean-Claude Rousselle, Lionel Frangeul, Céline Lacroix, Marie-Françoise Hullo, Laetitia Marisa, Antoine Danchin, and Sylviane Derzelle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6439-6451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The AauR-AauS Two-Component System Regulates Uptake and Metabolism of Acidic Amino Acids in Pseudomonas putida Avinash M. Sonawane, Birendra Singh, and Klaus-Heinrich Röhm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6569-6577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Effect of luxS Gene Inactivation on the Fitness of Helicobacter pylori Woo-Kon Lee, Keiji Ogura, John T. Loh, Timothy L. Cover, and Douglas E. Berg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6615-6622; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01291-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Sequence of the Enterocin Q-Encoding Plasmid pCIZ2 from the Multiple Bacteriocin Producer Enterococcus faecium L50 and Genetic Characterization of Enterocin Q Production and Immunity Raquel Criado, Dzung B. Diep, Ågot Aakra, Jorge Gutiérrez, Ingolf F. Nes, Pablo E. Hernández, and Luis M. Cintas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6653-6666; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Collar-Whisker Structure of Temperate Lactococcal Bacteriophage TP901-1 Christina S. Vegge, Horst Neve, Lone Brøndsted, Knut J. Heller, and Finn K. Vogensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6815-6818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Establishment of a Gene Expression System in Ochrobactrum anthropi Mohamed N. Seleem, Mohammed Ali, Stephen M. Boyle, Biswarup Mukhopadhyay, Sharon G. Witonsky, Gerhardt G. Schurig, and Nammalwar Sriranganathan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6833-6836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Differences in Microbial Activity and Microbial Populations of Peat Associated with Suppression of Damping-Off Disease Caused by Pythium sylvaticum Paul J. Hunter, Geoff M. Petch, Leo A. Calvo-Bado, Tim R. Pettitt, Nick R. Parsons, J. Alun W. Morgan, and John M. Whipps Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6452-6460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bdellovibrio Predation in the Presence of Decoys: Three-Way Bacterial Interactions Revealed by Mathematical and Experimental Analyses Laura Hobley, John R. King, and R. Elizabeth Sockett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6757-6765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Community in Black Rust Exposed to Hot Ridge Flank Crustal Fluids Satoshi Nakagawa, Fumio Inagaki, Yohey Suzuki, Bjørn Olav Steinsbu, Mark Alexander Lever, Ken Takai, Bert Engelen, Yoshihiko Sako, Charles Geoffrey Wheat, Koki Horikoshi, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 301 Scientists Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6789-6799; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01238-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Tetracycline-Resistant Aeromonas veronii Isolates from Catfish Mohamed Nawaz, Kidon Sung, Saeed A. Khan, Ashraf A. Khan, and Roger Steele Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6461-6466; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stabilization of Frozen Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus in Glycerol Suspensions: Freezing Kinetics and Storage Temperature Effects F. Fonseca, M. Marin, and G. J. Morris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6474-6482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Highly Hop-Resistant Lactobacillus brevis Strain Lacking Hop Transport Jürgen Behr, Michael G. Gänzle, and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6483-6492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

General Model, Based on Two Mixed Weibull Distributions of Bacterial Resistance, for Describing Various Shapes of Inactivation Curves L. Coroller, I. Leguerinel, E. Mettler, N. Savy, and P. Mafart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6493-6502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoquantitative Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin B in Foods Andreja Rajkovic, Benaissa El Moualij, Mieke Uyttendaele, Philippe Brolet, Willy Zorzi, Ernst Heinen, Ellen Foubert, and Johan Debevere Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6593-6599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Optical Density Detection Times To Assess the Effect of Acetic Acid on Single-Cell Kinetics A. Métris, S. M. George, and J. Baranyi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6674-6679; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00914-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Manganese(IV) Oxide Production by Acremonium sp. Strain KR21-2 and Extracellular Mn(II) Oxidase Activity Naoyuki Miyata, Yukinori Tani, Kanako Maruo, Hiroshi Tsuno, Masahiro Sakata, and Keisuke Iwahori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6467-6473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Temperature and Starvation on Induction of the Viable-but-Nonculturable State in the Coral Pathogens Vibrio shiloi and Vibrio tasmaniensis Thomas Vattakaven, Peter Bond, Graham Bradley, and Colin B. Munn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6508-6513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generation of Useful Insertionally Blocked Sterol Degradation Pathway Mutants of Fast-Growing Mycobacteria and Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of the Terminal Oxygenase of the 3-Ketosteroid 9-Hydroxylase in Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 Attila Andor, Antónia Jekkel, David A. Hopwood, Ferenc Jeanplong, Éva Ilkoy, Attila Kónya, István Kurucz, and Gábor Ambrus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6554-6559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coping with Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Toxicity: Physiological and Genome-Wide Responses of Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 to PCB-Mediated Stress J. Jacob Parnell, Joonhong Park, Vincent Denef, Tamara Tsoi, Syed Hashsham, John Quensen, III, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6607-6614; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01129-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Homolog of Bacillus subtilis Trigger Factor in Listeria monocytogenes Is Involved in Stress Tolerance and Bacterial Virulence Armelle Bigot, Eleonore Botton, Iharilalao Dubail, and Alain Charbit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6623-6631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combinatorial Biosynthesis of Antitumor Deoxysugar Pathways in Streptomyces griseus: Reconstitution of "Unnatural Natural Gene Clusters" for the Biosynthesis of Four 2,6-D-Dideoxyhexoses María Pérez, Felipe Lombó, Irfan Baig, Alfredo F. Braña, Jürgen Rohr, José A. Salas, and Carmen Méndez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6644-6652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Flow Cytometry To Follow the Physiological States of Microorganisms in Cider Fermentation Processes Mónica Herrero, Covadonga Quirós, Luis A. García, and Mario Díaz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6725-6733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eukaryotic Lipid Body Proteins in Oleogenous Actinomycetes and Their Targeting to Intracellular Triacylglycerol Inclusions: Impact on Models of Lipid Body Biogenesis Jan Hänisch, Marc Wältermann, Horst Robenek, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6743-6750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Babesia spp. Identified by PCR in Ticks Collected from Domestic and Wild Ruminants in Southern Switzerland Heidi Hilpertshauser, Peter Deplazes, Manuela Schnyder, Lise Gern, and Alexander Mathis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6503-6507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pheromone-Responsive Conjugative Vancomycin Resistance Plasmids in Enterococcus faecalis Isolates from Humans and Chicken Feces Suk-Kyung Lim, Koichi Tanimoto, Haruyoshi Tomita, and Yasuyoshi Ike Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6544-6553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Phenotypic Variability among Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates from California Dairy Cattle and Humans J. M. Adaska, A. J. Silva, A. C. B. Berge, and W. M. Sischo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6632-6637; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence Factor Gene Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolates from Clinically Healthy Pigs Peter Schierack, Hartmut Steinrück, Sylvia Kleta, and Wilfried Vahjen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6680-6686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacteria and Fungi in Moisture-Damaged Building Materials Eila Torvinen, Teija Meklin, Pirjo Torkko, Sini Suomalainen, Marjut Reiman, Marja-Leena Katila, Lars Paulin, and Aino Nevalainen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6822-6824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Dissimilatory Arsenate and Sulfate Reduction in Sediments of Two Hypersaline, Arsenic-Rich Soda Lakes: Mono and Searles Lakes, California T. R. Kulp, S. E. Hoeft, L. G. Miller, C. Saltikov, J. N. Murphy, S. Han, B. Lanoil, and R. S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6514-6526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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The Homologue of het-c of Neurospora crassa Lacks Vegetative Compatibility Function in Fusarium proliferatum Zoltán Kerényi, Brigitta Oláh, Apor Jeney, László Hornok, and John F. Leslie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6527-6532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metschnikowia Strains Isolated from Botrytized Grapes Antagonize Fungal and Bacterial Growth by Iron Depletion Matthias Sipiczki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6716-6724; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01275-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Effect on Components of the Intestinal Microflora and Plasma Neuropeptide Levels of Feeding Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Bifidobacterium lactis, and Inulin to Adult and Elderly Rats Violetta Lesniewska, Ian Rowland, Patrice D. Cani, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Nathalie M. Delzenne, and Patrick J. Naughton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6533-6538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alteration of the Canine Small-Intestinal Lactic Acid Bacterium Microbiota by Feeding of Potential Probiotics Titta J. K. Manninen, Minna L. Rinkinen, Shea S. Beasley, and Per E. J. Saris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6539-6543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blooms of Single Bacterial Species in a Coastal Lagoon of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Claudia Piccini, Daniel Conde, Cecilia Alonso, Ruben Sommaruga, and Jakob Pernthaler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6560-6568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthetic Statistical Approach Reveals a High Degree of Richness of Microbial Eukaryotes in an Anoxic Water Column S.-O. Jeon, J. Bunge, T. Stoeck, K. J.-A. Barger, S.-H. Hong, and S. S. Epstein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6578-6583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Comparisons of Freshwater and Marine Isolates of the Same Morphospecies of Heterotrophic Flagellates Frank Scheckenbach, Claudia Wylezich, Alexander P. Mylnikov, Markus Weitere, and Hartmut Arndt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6638-6643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cultivation-Independent Examination of Horizontal Transfer and Host Range of an IncP-1 Plasmid among Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Indigenous to the Barley Rhizosphere Sanin Musovic, Gunnar Oregaard, Niels Kroer, and Søren J. Sørensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6687-6692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture-Independent Analysis of Indomethacin-Induced Alterations in the Rat Gastrointestinal Microbiota Andrew B. Dalby, Daniel N. Frank, Allison L. St. Amand, Alison M. Bendele, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6707-6715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiparameter Assessments To Determine the Effects of Sugars and Antimicrobials on a Polymicrobial Oral Biofilm Ying Yang, Prem K. Sreenivasan, Ravi Subramanyam, and Diane Cummins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6734-6742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introducing SONS, a Tool for Operational Taxonomic Unit-Based Comparisons of Microbial Community Memberships and Structures Patrick D. Schloss and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6773-6779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Active Bacterial Communities before and after Dredging of Highly Polluted Baltic Sea Sediments Anna Edlund and Janet K. Jansson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6800-6807; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00971-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane on Methylation of Bismuth by Methanosarcina barkeri Klaus Michalke, Jörg Meyer, and Reinhard Hensel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6819-6821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evidence for the Broad Distribution of Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria in Freshwater and Marine Sediments C. Ryan Penton, Allan H. Devol, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6829-6832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogeny of Acetate-Utilizing Microorganisms in Soils along a Nutrient Gradient in the Florida Everglades Ashvini Chauhan and Andrew Ogram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6837-6840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundance and Population Structure of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria That Inhabit Canal Sediments Receiving Effluents from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Hidetoshi Urakawa, Hideaki Maki, Sumiko Kawabata, Taketomo Fujiwara, Haruo Ando, Toshio Kawai, Takehiko Hiwatari, Kunio Kohata, and Masataka Watanabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6845-6850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Response of the Microaerophilic Bifidobacterium Species, B. boum and B. thermophilum, to Oxygen Shinji Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Mimura, Takumi Satoh, Kouji Takeda, and Youichi Niimura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6854-6858; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01216-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Occurrence of sep Insecticidal Toxin Complex Genes in Serratia spp. and Yersinia frederiksenii Steven J. Dodd, Mark R. H. Hurst, Travis R. Glare, Maureen O'Callaghan, and Clive W. Ronson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6584-6592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Photolyase Confers Resistance to UV Light but Does Not Contribute to the Symbiotic Benefit of Bioluminescence in Vibrio fischeri ES114 Emma L. Walker, Jeffrey L. Bose, and Eric V. Stabb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6600-6606; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01272-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of a Non-Male-Killing Spiroplasma in Natural Populations of Drosophila hydei Daisuke Kageyama, Hisashi Anbutsu, Masayoshi Watada, Takahiro Hosokawa, Masakazu Shimada, and Takema Fukatsu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6667-6673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host PGRP Gene Expression and Bacterial Release in Endosymbiosis of the Weevil Sitophilus zeamais Caroline Anselme, Agnès Vallier, Séverine Balmand, Marie-Odile Fauvarque, and Abdelaziz Heddi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6766-6772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Diversity, Localization, and Cell Morphologies of Members of the Candidate Phylum TG3 and a Subphylum in the Phylum Fibrobacteres, Recently Discovered Bacterial Groups Dominant in Termite Guts Yuichi Hongoh, Pinsurang Deevong, Satoshi Hattori, Tetsushi Inoue, Satoko Noda, Napavarn Noparatnaraporn, Toshiaki Kudo, and Moriya Ohkuma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6780-6788; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00891-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Biotransformation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine by Pseudomonas mendocina KR1 Diane Fournier, Jalal Hawari, Sheryl H. Streger, Kevin McClay, and Paul B. Hatzinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6693-6698; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01535-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mineralization of Paraoxon and Its Use as a Sole C and P Source by a Rationally Designed Catabolic Pathway in Pseudomonas putida Matthew de la Peña Mattozzi, Sundiep K. Tehara, Thomas Hong, and Jay D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6699-6706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Natural Genetic Transformation: a Novel Tool for Efficient Genetic Engineering of the Dairy Bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus Trinelise Blomqvist, Hilde Steinmoen, and Leiv Sigve Håvarstein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6751-6756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Applications of a Rapid Endospore Viability Assay for Monitoring UV Inactivation and Characterizing Arctic Ice Cores Hannah S. Shafaat and Adrian Ponce Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6808-6814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Endopeptidase and Glycosidase Activities of the Bacteriophage B30 Lysin John R. Baker, Chengbao Liu, Shengli Dong, and David G. Pritchard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6825-6828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Essentiality of a Newly Identified Carbohydrate-Binding Module for the Function of CelB (BH0603) from the Alkaliphilic Bacterium Bacillus halodurans Benson Munyali Wamalwa, Makiko Sakka, Paul Mwanza Shiundu, Kunio Ohmiya, Tetsuya Kimura, and Kazuo Sakka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6851-6853; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01209-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Whole-Genome Reciprocal BLAST Analysis Reveals that Planctomycetes Do Not Share an Unusually Large Number of Genes with Eukarya and Archaea Clara A. Fuchsman and Gabrielle Rocap Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6841-6844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Caution on Interpretation of Legionella Results Obtained Using Real-Time PCR for Environmental Water Samples Hsiu-Yun Shih and Yusen Eason Lin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6859 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Errors in the Interpretation of Ethidium Bromide and PicoGreen DNA Staining Results from Ethidium Monoazide-Treated DNA Ingeborg Hein, Gabriele Flekna, Martin Wagner, Andreas Nocker, and Anne K. Camper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6860-6862; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Unlocking Streptomyces spp. for Use as Sustainable Industrial Production Platforms by Morphological Engineering Gilles P. van Wezel, Preben Krabben, Bjørn A. Traag, Bart J. F. Keijser, Rob Kerste, Erik Vijgenboom, Josef J. Heijnen, and Barend Kraal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2006 72: 6863 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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