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Contents: November 2006, Volume 72, Issue 11        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Environmental Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Mycology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Plant Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Biodegradation        Letters to the Editor        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Environmental Factors That Affect the Survival and Persistence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Timothy J. J. Inglis and Jose-Luis Sagripanti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6865-6875; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01036-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Disulfide Bond-Containing Alkaline Phosphatase Triggers a BdbC-Dependent Secretion Stress Response in Bacillus subtilis Elise Darmon, Ronald Dorenbos, Jochen Meens, Roland Freudl, Haike Antelmann, Michael Hecker, Oscar P. Kuipers, Sierd Bron, Wim J. Quax, Jean-Yves F. Dubois, and Jan Maarten van Dijl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6876-6885; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Nucleotide Sequence of an Exogenously Isolated Plasmid, pLB1, Involved in -Hexachlorocyclohexane Degradation Ryo Miyazaki, Yukari Sato, Michihiro Ito, Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Yuji Nagata, and Masataka Tsuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6923-6933; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01531-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Bacteriocin 43 of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Daisuke Todokoro, Haruyoshi Tomita, Takako Inoue, and Yasuyoshi Ike Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6955-6964; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00934-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Regulation of the pdt Gene Cluster of Pseudomonas stutzeri KC Involves an AraC/XylS Family Transcriptional Activator (PdtC) and the Cognate Siderophore Pyridine-2,6-Bis(Thiocarboxylic Acid) Sergio E. Morales and Thomas A. Lewis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6994-7002; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01518-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of the Resorcinol Catabolic Pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum Yan Huang, Ke-Xin Zhao, Xi-Hui Shen, Muhammad Tausif Chaudhry, Cheng-Ying Jiang, and Shuang-Jiang Liu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7238-7245; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01494-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Insertional Mutagenesis in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: an Efficient Means To Identify DNA Sequences Encoding Exported Proteins Fernanda A. Dorella, Estela M. Estevam, Luis G. C. Pacheco, Cláudia T. Guimarães, Ubiraci G. P. Lana, Eliane A. Gomes, Michele M. Barsante, Sérgio C. Oliveira, Roberto Meyer, Anderson Miyoshi, and Vasco Azevedo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7368-7372; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00294-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Reporter Vector for the Analysis of Bifidobacterium longum Promoters A. Klijn, D. Moine, M. Delley, A. Mercenier, F. Arigoni, and R. D. Pridmore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7401-7405; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01611-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of the Phenylacetyl-Coenzyme A Oxygenase from the Aerobic Phenylacetic Acid Degradation Pathway of Escherichia coli Cristina Fernández, Abel Ferrández, Baltasar Miñambres, Eduardo Díaz, and José L. García Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7422-7426; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01550-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Phylogenetic Analysis of Buggy Creek Virus: Evidence for Multiple Clades in the Western Great Plains, United States of America Martin Pfeffer, Jerome E. Foster, Eric A. Edwards, Mary Bomberger Brown, Nicholas Komar, and Charles R. Brown Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6886-6893; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00868-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Integrated Approach to Functional Genomics: Construction of a Novel Reporter Gene Fusion Library for Sinorhizobium meliloti Alison Cowie, Jiujun Cheng, Christopher D. Sibley, Ying Fong, Rahat Zaheer, Cheryl L. Patten, Richard M. Morton, G. Brian Golding, and Turlough M. Finan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7156-7167; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01397-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toward a More Robust Assessment of Intraspecies Diversity, Using Fewer Genetic Markers Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Alban Ramette, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7286-7293; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01398-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Gene Expression Analysis of Yeast Cells during Sake Brewing Hong Wu, Xiaohong Zheng, Yoshio Araki, Hiroshi Sahara, Hiroshi Takagi, and Hitoshi Shimoi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7353-7358; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01097-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Inactivation of Adhesion and Invasion of Food-Borne Listeria monocytogenes by Bacteriocin-Producing Bifidobacterium Strains of Human Origin Olivier Moroni, Ehab Kheadr, Yvan Boutin, Christophe Lacroix, and Ismaïl Fliss Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6894-6901; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00928-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

c-Type Cytochromes in Pelobacter carbinolicus Shelley A. Haveman, Dawn E. Holmes, Yan-Huai R. Ding, Joy E. Ward, Raymond J. DiDonato, Jr., and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6980-6985; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01128-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Library of Human Glycosyltransferases Immobilized in the Cell Wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yoh-ichi Shimma, Fumie Saito, Fumi Oosawa, and Yoshifumi Jigami Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7003-7012; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01378-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Native Lactococci as Vehicles for Delivery of DNA into Mammalian Epithelial Cells Valéria Dellaretti Guimarães, Silvia Innocentin, François Lefèvre, Vasco Azevedo, Jean-Michel Wal, Philippe Langella, and Jean-Marc Chatel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7091-7097; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01325-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of Primary Carbohydrate Metabolism for Increased Production of Actinorhodin in Streptomyces coelicolor Yong-Gu Ryu, Michael J. Butler, Keith F. Chater, and Kye Joon Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7132-7139; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01308-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Surface Expression of Bacterial Esterase A by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Its Enhancement by Constitutive Activation of the Cellular Unfolded Protein Response Frank Breinig, Björn Diehl, Sabrina Rau, Christian Zimmer, Helmut Schwab, and Manfred J. Schmitt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7140-7147; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00503-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The SPI1 Gene, Encoding a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Cell Wall Protein, Plays a Prominent Role in the Development of Yeast Resistance to Lipophilic Weak-Acid Food Preservatives T. Simões, N. P. Mira, A. R. Fernandes, and Isabel Sá-Correia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7168-7175; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01476-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fermentation of High Concentrations of Maltose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Limited by the COMPASS Methylation Complex Jens Houghton-Larsen and Anders Brandt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7176-7182; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01704-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analysis of the Twin-Arginine Translocation Pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13869 Yoshimi Kikuchi, Masayo Date, Hiroshi Itaya, Kazuhiko Matsui, and Long-Fei Wu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7183-7192; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01528-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lantibiotic Mersacidin Is an Autoinducing Peptide Stephanie Schmitz, Anja Hoffmann, Christiane Szekat, Brian Rudd, and Gabriele Bierbaum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7270-7277; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00723-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm and Nanowire Production Leads to Increased Current in Geobacter sulfurreducens Fuel Cells Gemma Reguera, Kelly P. Nevin, Julie S. Nicoll, Sean F. Covalla, Trevor L. Woodard, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7345-7348; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01444-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Escherichia coli Strain Produces a ZZ Domain Displaying Biopolyester Granules Suitable for Immunoglobulin G Purification Jane A. Brockelbank, Verena Peters, and Bernd H. A. Rehm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7394-7397; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01014-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Advantage of Using Inosine at the 3' Termini of 16S rRNA Gene Universal Primers for the Study of Microbial Diversity Eitan Ben-Dov, Orr H. Shapiro, Nachshon Siboni, and Ariel Kushmaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6902-6906; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00849-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secondary Metabolites Help Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 To Escape Protozoan Grazing Alexandre Jousset, Enrique Lara, Luis G. Wall, and Claudio Valverde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7083-7090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture Isolation and Culture-Independent Clone Libraries Reveal New Marine Synechococcus Ecotypes with Distinctive Light and N Physiologies Nathan A. Ahlgren and Gabrielle Rocap Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7193-7204; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00358-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Sheep Urine Deposition on the Bacterial Community Structure in an Acidic Upland Grassland Soil Deirdre Rooney, Nabla Kennedy, Louise Deering, Deirdre Gleeson, and Nicholas Clipson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7231-7237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Abundance of IncP-1ß Plasmids and Mercury Resistance Genes in Mercury-Polluted River Sediments: First Discovery of IncP-1ß Plasmids with a Complex mer Transposon as the Sole Accessory Element Kornelia Smalla, Anthony S. Haines, Karen Jones, Ellen Krögerrecklenfort, Holger Heuer, Michael Schloter, and Christopher M. Thomas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7253-7259; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00922-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Quorum Sensing and Antimicrobial Component Production by Serratia plymuthica in Formation of Biofilms, Including Mixed Biofilms with Escherichia coli Pieter Moons, Rob Van Houdt, Abram Aertsen, Kristof Vanoirbeek, Yves Engelborghs, and Chris W. Michiels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7294-7300; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01708-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of tet(W) Gene-Mediated Tetracycline Resistance in Dominant Intestinal Bifidobacterium Species from Healthy Humans Ana Belén Flórez, Mohammed Salim Ammor, Pablo Álvarez-Martín, Abelardo Margolles, and Baltasar Mayo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7377-7379; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00486-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intraspecific Variation in Growth and Morphology of the Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Alan E. Wilson, Whitney A. Wilson, and Mark E. Hay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7386-7389; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00834-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Application of Pseudomurein Endoisopeptidase to Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization of Methanogens within the Family Methanobacteriaceae Kohei Nakamura, Takeshi Terada, Yuji Sekiguchi, Naoya Shinzato, Xian-Ying Meng, Miho Enoki, and Yoichi Kamagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6907-6913; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01499-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Corynebacterium casei in Cheese by Real-Time PCR Christophe Monnet, Karine Correia, Anne-Sophie Sarthou, and Françoise Irlinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6972-6979; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01303-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantifying Substrate Uptake by Individual Cells of Marine Bacterioplankton by Catalyzed Reporter Deposition Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Combined with Microautoradiography Eva Sintes and Gerhard J. Herndl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7022-7028; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00763-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbiosensors for Measurement of Microbially Available Dissolved Organic Carbon: Sensor Characteristics and Preliminary Environmental Application Marion Köster, Christian G. Gliesche, and Rainer Wardenga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7063-7073; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00641-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing System for the Endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis Laura Baldo, Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Keith A. Jolley, Seth R. Bordenstein, Sarah A. Biber, Rhitoban Ray Choudhury, Cheryl Hayashi, Martin C. J. Maiden, Hervè Tettelin, and John H. Werren Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7098-7110; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00731-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genomic Species in Agrobacterium Biovar 1 by AFLP Genomic Markers Perrine Portier, Marion Fischer-Le Saux, Christophe Mougel, Catherine Lerondelle, David Chapulliot, Jean Thioulouse, and Xavier Nesme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7123-7131; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00018-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time Quantitative PCR (QPCR) and Reverse Transcription-QPCR for Detection and Enumeration of Total Yeasts in Wine Núria Hierro, Braulio Esteve-Zarzoso, Ángel González, Albert Mas, and Jose M. Guillamón Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7148-7155; published ahead of print August 21, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00388-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitivity of an Immunomagnetic-Separation-Based Test for Detecting Escherichia coli O26 in Bovine Feces L. M. Hall, J. Evans, A. W. Smith, M. C. Pearce, H. I. Knight, G. Foster, J. C. Low, and G. J. Gunn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7260-7263; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.03028-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Multiplex Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism for Rapid and Simultaneous Analysis of Different Components of the Soil Microbial Community Brajesh K. Singh, Loic Nazaries, Stacey Munro, Ian C. Anderson, and Colin D. Campbell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7278-7285; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00510-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Chromatic Detection of Bacteria by Use of a New Biomimetic Polymer Sensor Liron Silbert, Izek Ben Shlush, Elena Israel, Angel Porgador, Sofiya Kolusheva, and Raz Jelinek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7339-7344; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01324-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

System for Determining the Relative Fitness of Multiple Bacterial Populations without Using Selective Markers Hyo-Jin Ahn, Hyun-Joon La, and Larry J. Forney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7383-7385; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01246-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Diversity and Distribution of Escherichia coli Genotypes and Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes in Feces of Humans, Cattle, and Horses Matthew A. Anderson, John E. Whitlock, and Valerie J. Harwood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6914-6922; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01029-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Comparisons of Bacterial Communities from Serpentine and Nonserpentine Soils David K. Oline Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6965-6971; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00690-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Aeromonas spp. Isolated from Environmental Sources Jennifer R. Huddleston, John C. Zak, and Randall M. Jeter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7036-7042; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00774-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polyphosphate Stores Enhance the Ability of Vibrio cholerae To Overcome Environmental Stresses in a Low-Phosphate Environment Iqbal K. Jahid, Anisia J. Silva, and Jorge A. Benitez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7043-7049; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00924-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Examination of the Watershed-Wide Distribution of Escherichia coli along Southern Lake Michigan: an Integrated Approach Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, and Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7301-7310; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00454-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatiometabolic Stratification of Shewanella oneidensis Biofilms Tracy K. Teal, Douglas P. Lies, Barbara J. Wold, and Dianne K. Newman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7324-7330; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01163-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Surfactant Tween 80 Enhances Biodesulfurization Jinhui Feng, Yiyong Zeng, Cuiqing Ma, Xiaofeng Cai, Quan Zhang, Mingyou Tong, Bo Yu, and Ping Xu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7390-7393; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01474-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Survival of Wolbachia pipientis in Cell-Free Medium Jason L. Rasgon, Courtney E. Gamston, and Xiaoxia Ren Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6934-6937; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01673-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Minireplicon from pBtoxis of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Mujin Tang, Dennis K. Bideshi, Hyun-Woo Park, and Brian A. Federici Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6948-6954; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00976-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interspecific Transfer of Bacterial Endosymbionts between Tsetse Fly Species: Infection Establishment and Effect on Host Fitness Brian L. Weiss, Rosa Mouchotte, Rita V. M. Rio, Yi-neng Wu, Zheyang Wu, Abdelaziz Heddi, and Serap Aksoy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7013-7021; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01507-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variability of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations from Latin America Is Associated with Variations in Susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins Rose Monnerat, Erica Martins, Paulo Queiroz, Sergio Ordúz, Gabriela Jaramillo, Graciela Benintende, Jorge Cozzi, M. Dolores Real, Amparo Martinez-Ramirez, Carolina Rausell, Jairo Cerón, Jorge E. Ibarra, M. Cristina Del Rincon-Castro, Ana M. Espinoza, Luis Meza-Basso, Lizbeth Cabrera, Jorge Sánchez, Mario Soberon, and Alejandra Bravo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7029-7035; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01454-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Symbiotic Bacteria Associated with Stomach Discs of Human Lice Kayoko Sasaki-Fukatsu, Ryuichi Koga, Naruo Nikoh, Kazunori Yoshizawa, Shinji Kasai, Minoru Mihara, Mutsuo Kobayashi, Takashi Tomita, and Takema Fukatsu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7349-7352; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01429-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Identification of Specific Gene Sequences Conserved in Contemporary Epidemic Strains of Salmonella enterica Min-Su Kang, Thomas E. Besser, Dale D. Hancock, Steffen Porwollik, Michael McClelland, and Douglas R. Call Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6938-6947; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01368-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material][Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mosaic Nature of Intergenic 16S-23S rRNA Spacer Regions Suggests rRNA Operon Copy Number Variation in Clostridium difficile Strains Nourkhoda Sadeghifard, Volker Gürtler, Michael Beer, and Robert J. Seviour Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7311-7323; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01179-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Potentially Human-Pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes in Various Birds Maria Luísa Lobo, Lihua Xiao, Vitaliano Cama, Nuno Magalhães, Francisco Antunes, and Olga Matos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7380-7382; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01394-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Capsular Polysaccharide Phase Variation in Vibrio vulnificus Tamara Hilton, Tom Rosche, Brett Froelich, Benjamin Smith, and James Oliver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 6986-6993; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00544-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A in Breaded Chicken Products: Detection and Behavior during the Cooking Process Olimpia Pepe, Giuseppe Blaiotta, Francesca Bucci, Marilena Anastasio, Maria Aponte, and Francesco Villani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7057-7062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of a Green Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Strain of Vibrio vulnificus for Use in the Evaluation of Postharvest Strategies for Handling of Raw Oysters S. L. Drake, D. Elhanafi, W. Bang, M. A. Drake, D. P. Green, and L. A. Jaykus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7205-7211; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01091-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strain GG Modulates Intestinal Absorption, Fecal Excretion, and Toxicity of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats S. Gratz, M. Täubel, R. O. Juvonen, M. Viluksela, P. C. Turner, H. Mykkänen, and H. El-Nezami Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7398-7400; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01348-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Oysters, Fish, and Estuarine Water O. R. Rodas-Suárez, J. F. Flores-Pedroche, J. M. Betancourt-Rule, E. I. Quiñones-Ramírez, and C. Vázquez-Salinas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7410-7412; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00956-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Diversity of Basidiomycetes in Michigan Agricultural Soils Michael D. J. Lynch and R. Greg Thorn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7050-7056; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00826-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal and Spatial Dispersal of Cladobotryum Conidia in the Controlled Environment of a Mushroom Growing Room Bruce Adie, Helen Grogan, Simon Archer, and Peter Mills Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7212-7217; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01369-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Analysis of Novel Soluble Chromate and Uranyl Reductases and Generation of an Improved Enzyme by Directed Evolution Y. Barak, D. F. Ackerley, C. J. Dodge, L. Banwari, C. Alex, A. J. Francis, and A. Matin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7074-7082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Mutations in the Substrate-Binding Domain of Poly[(R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) Depolymerase from Ralstonia pickettii T1 on PHB Degradation Tomohiro Hiraishi, Yoko Hirahara, Yoshiharu Doi, Mizuo Maeda, and Seiichi Taguchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7331-7338; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01187-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Lipase from a Metagenomic Library of Tidal Flat Sediments: Evidence for a New Family of Bacterial Lipases Mi-Hwa Lee, Choong-Hwan Lee, Tae-Kwang Oh, Jae Kwang Song, and Jung-Hoon Yoon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7406-7409; published ahead of print September 1, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01157-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Role of ptsP, orfT, and sss Recombinase Genes in Root Colonization by Pseudomonas fluorescens Q8r1-96 Olga V. Mavrodi, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, David M. Weller, and Linda S. Thomashow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7111-7122; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01215-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Chilling Resistance of Inoculated Grapevine Plantlets with a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium, Burkholderia phytofirmans Strain PsJN Essaid Ait Barka, Jerzy Nowak, and Christophe Clément Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7246-7252; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01047-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Differences between Blight-Causing Erwinia Species with Differing Host Specificities, Identified by Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Lindsay R. Triplett, Youfu Zhao, and George W. Sundin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7359-7364; published ahead of print September 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01159-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid In Situ Evolution of Nodulating Strains for Biserrula pelecinus L. through Lateral Transfer of a Symbiosis Island from the Original Mesorhizobial Inoculant Kemanthi G. Nandasena, Graham W. O'Hara, Ravi P. Tiwari, and John G. Howieson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7365-7367; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00889-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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An Anaerobic Methane-Oxidizing Community of ANME-1b Archaea in Hypersaline Gulf of Mexico Sediments Karen G. Lloyd, Laura Lapham, and Andreas Teske Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7218-7230; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00886-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Mechanism of Augmentation of Organotin Decomposition by Ferripyochelin: Formation of Hydroxyl Radical and Organotin-Pyochelin-Iron Ternary Complex Guo-Xin Sun and Jian-Jiang Zhong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7264-7269; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01477-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Biodetoxification of S, N, and O Pollutants by Engineering of a Carbazole-Degrading Gene Cassette in a Recombinant Biocatalyst Bo Yu, Cuiqing Ma, Wenjuan Zhou, Shanshan Zhu, Ying Wang, Jingyao Qu, Fuli Li, and Ping Xu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7373-7376; published ahead of print August 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01374-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Fluorobenzene by Rhizobiales Strain F11 via ortho Cleavage of 4-Fluorocatechol and Catechol Maria F. Carvalho, Maria Isabel M. Ferreira, Irina S. Moreira, Paula M. L. Castro, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7413-7417; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01162-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the ptsN Gene Product in Catabolite Repression of the Pseudomonas putida TOL Toluene Degradation Pathway in Chemostat Cultures Isabel Aranda-Olmedo, Patricia Marín, Juan L. Ramos, and Silvia Marqués Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7418-7421; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01067-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Culture-Dependent Study of Microbial Diversity of Lake Chaka Mike Dyall-Smith, Aharon Oren, Hongchen Jiang, and Hailiang Dong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7427 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Biofilm Formation by Bacillus cereus Is Influenced by PlcR, a Pleiotropic Regulator Yi-Huang Hsueh, Eileen B. Somers, Didier Lereclus, and Amy C. Lee Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7428 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oligonucleotide Array for Identification and Detection of Pythium Species J. T. Tambong, A. W. A. M. de Cock, N. A. Tinker, and C. A. Lèvesque Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7429 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Diversity in Water and Sediment of Lake Chaka, an Athalassohaline Lake in Northwestern China Hongchen Jiang, Hailiang Dong, Gengxin Zhang, Bingsong Yu, Leah R. Chapman, and Matthew W. Fields Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2006 72: 7430 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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