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Contents: December 2006, Volume 72, Issue 12        Minireviews        Public Health Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Methods        Biodegradation        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Environmental Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Plant Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

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Minireviews:

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Evidence for the Ubiquity of Mixotrophic Bacteria in the Upper Ocean: Implications and Consequences Alexander Eiler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7431-7437; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01559-06 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis A Virus and Enteroviruses Near the United States-Mexico Border and Correlation with Levels of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Richard M. Gersberg, Michael A. Rose, Refugio Robles-Sikisaka, and Arun K. Dhar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7438-7444; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01024-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Cryptosporidium Genotypes from Avian Hosts Josephine Ng, Ivan Pavlasek, and Una Ryan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7548-7553; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01352-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Human-Derived Fecal Pollution in Environmental Waters by Use of a PCR-Based Human Polyomavirus Assay Shannon M. McQuaig, Troy M. Scott, Valerie J. Harwood, Samuel R. Farrah, and Jerzy O. Lukasik Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7567-7574; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01317-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing Supports the Hypothesis that Cow- and Human-Associated Salmonella Isolates Represent Distinct and Overlapping Populations S. D. Alcaine, Y. Soyer, L. D. Warnick, W.-L. Su, S. Sukhnanand, J. Richards, E. D. Fortes, P. McDonough, T. P. Root, N. B. Dumas, Y. Gröhn, and M. Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7575-7585; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01174-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationships between Mycobacterium Isolates from Patients with Pulmonary Mycobacterial Infection and Potting Soils Mary Ann De Groote, Norman R. Pace, Kayte Fulton, and Joseph O. Falkinham, III Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7602-7606; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00930-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Poliovirus 1 and F-Specific RNA Phages and Degradation of Their Genomes by UV Irradiation at 254 Nanometers Julien Simonet and Christophe Gantzer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7671-7677; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01106-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Destruction of Spores on Building Decontamination Residue in a Commercial Autoclave P. Lemieux, R. Sieber, A. Osborne, and A. Woodard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7687-7693; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.02563-05 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Real-Time PCR Method for Quantifying Viable Ascaris Eggs Using the First Internally Transcribed Spacer Region of Ribosomal DNA Brian M. Pecson, José Antonio Barrios, David R. Johnson, and Kara L. Nelson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7864-7872; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01983-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Human and Animal Adenoviruses and Polyomaviruses for Determination of Sources of Fecal Contamination in the Environment Ayalkibet Hundesa, Carlos Maluquer de Motes, Silvia Bofill-Mas, Nestor Albinana-Gimenez, and Rosina Girones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7886-7893; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01090-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification and Stability of Human Adenoviruses and Polyomavirus JCPyV in Wastewater Matrices Silvia Bofill-Mas, Nestor Albinana-Gimenez, Pilar Clemente-Casares, Ayalkibet Hundesa, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, Annika Allard, Miquel Calvo, and Rosina Girones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7894-7896; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00965-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Giardia Cysts and Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Membrane-Filtered Municipal Wastewater Used for Irrigation A. Lonigro, A. Pollice, R. Spinelli, F. Berrilli, D. Di Cave, C. D'Orazi, P. Cavallo, and O. Brandonisio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7916-7918; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01903-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis of the rfb Loci, Encoding Proteins Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Salmonella enterica O17 and O18 Antigens: Serogroup-Specific Identification by PCR Collette Fitzgerald, Linda Gheesling, Marcus Collins, and Patricia I. Fields Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7949-7953; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01046-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Induction of Heavy-Metal-Transporting CPX-Type ATPases during Acid Adaptation in Lactobacillus bulgaricus S. Penaud, A. Fernandez, S. Boudebbouze, S. D. Ehrlich, E. Maguin, and M. van de Guchte Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7445-7454; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01109-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Emergence and Distribution of Escherichia coli O157 Genotypes in a Beef Feedlot Michael W. Sanderson, Jan M. Sargeant, Xiarong Shi, T. G. Nagaraja, Ludek Zurek, and M. J. Alam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7614-7619; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01412-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Effects of Osmotic, Sodium Nitrite-Induced, and pH-Induced Stress on Growth and Survival of Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates Carrying Chromosomal or Plasmid-Borne Enterotoxin Genes Jihong Li and Bruce A. McClane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7620-7625; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01911-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms to Sanitizing Agents in a Simulated Food Processing Environment Y. Pan, F. Breidt, Jr., and S. Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7711-7717; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01065-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Vibrio alginolyticus Strain, Isolated from Alaskan Oysters, Carrying a Hemolysin Gene Similar to the Thermostable Direct Hemolysin-Related Hemolysin Gene (trh) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Narjol González-Escalona, George M. Blackstone, and Angelo DePaola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7925-7929; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01548-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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New Rapid and Simple Methods for Detection of Bacteria and Determination of Their Antibiotic Susceptibility by Using Phage Mutants Nirit Ulitzur and Shimon Ulitzur Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7455-7459; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00761-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Constitutive Delivery of Bovine ß-Lactoglobulin to the Digestive Tracts of Gnotobiotic Mice by Engineered Lactobacillus casei S. Hazebrouck, R. Oozeer, K. Adel-Patient, P. Langella, S. Rabot, J.-M. Wal, and G. Corthier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7460-7467; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01032-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fingerprinting of Campylobacter jejuni by Using Resolution-Optimized Binary Gene Targets Derived from Comparative Genome Hybridization Studies Erin P. Price, Flavia Huygens, and Philip M. Giffard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7793-7803; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01338-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Metabolism of Thioamides by Ralstonia pickettii TA Anthony G. Dodge, Jack E. Richman, Gilbert Johnson, and Lawrence P. Wackett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7468-7476; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01421-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mixed Pollutant Degradation by Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b Expressing either Soluble or Particulate Methane Monooxygenase: Can the Tortoise Beat the Hare? Sung-Woo Lee, David R. Keeney, Dong-Hee Lim, Alan A. Dispirito, and Jeremy D. Semrau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7503-7509; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01604-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of Biochemical Pathways and Enzymes Involved in Pyrene Degradation by Mycobacterium sp. Strain KMS Yanna Liang, Dale R. Gardner, Charles D. Miller, Dong Chen, Anne J. Anderson, Bart C. Weimer, and Ronald C. Sims Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7821-7828; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01274-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A 1,1,1-Trichloroethane-Degrading Anaerobic Mixed Microbial Culture Enhances Biotransformation of Mixtures of Chlorinated Ethenes and Ethanes Ariel Grostern and Elizabeth A. Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7849-7856; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01269-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Transformation of the Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis with a Phytoene Desaturase for Accelerated Astaxanthin Biosynthesis Jens Steinbrenner and Gerhard Sandmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7477-7484; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01461-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstitution of the Myxothiazol Biosynthetic Gene Cluster by Red/ET Recombination and Heterologous Expression in Myxococcus xanthus Olena Perlova, Jun Fu, Silvia Kuhlmann, Daniel Krug, A. Francis Stewart, Youming Zhang, and Rolf Müller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7485-7494; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01503-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Putative Operon Involved in Fructooligosaccharide Utilization by Lactobacillus paracasei Yong Jun Goh, Chaomei Zhang, Andrew K. Benson, Vicki Schlegel, Jong-Hwa Lee, and Robert W. Hutkins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7518-7530; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00877-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Roles for Cell Wall Glycopeptidolipid in Surface Adherence and Planktonic Dispersal of Mycobacterium avium Robert Freeman, Henriette Geier, Kris M. Weigel, Julie Do, Timothy E. Ford, and Gerard A. Cangelosi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7554-7558; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01633-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Manipulation of Prochlorococcus Strain MIT9313: Green Fluorescent Protein Expression from an RSF1010 Plasmid and Tn5 Transposition Andrew C. Tolonen, Gregory B. Liszt, and Wolfgang R. Hess Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7607-7613; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.02034-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Immunity Protein of Plantaricin 423, Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum 423, and Analysis of the Plasmid Encoding the Bacteriocin C. A. Van Reenen, W. H. Van Zyl, and L. M. T. Dicks Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7644-7651; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01428-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bestowing Inducibility on the Cloned Methanol Dehydrogenase Promoter (PmxaF) of Methylobacterium extorquens by Applying Regulatory Elements of Pseudomonas putida F1 Young J. Choi, Lyne Morel, Denis Bourque, Alaka Mullick, Bernard Massie, and Carlos B. Míguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7723-7729; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.02002-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Deoxynucleotidylation of the Terminal Protein of Streptomyces Linear Chromosomes Chien-Chin Yang, Yi-Hong Chen, Hsiu-Hui Tsai, Chih-Hung Huang, Tzu-Wen Huang, and Carton W. Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7959-7961; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01857-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Culture Conditions Determine the Balance between Two Different Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactobacillus pentosus LPS26 Jorge-Ignacio Sánchez, Beatriz Martínez, Rafael Guillén, Rufino Jiménez-Díaz, and Ana Rodríguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7495-7502; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01078-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Benzoylformate Decarboxylases by Growth Selection Helge Henning, Christian Leggewie, Martina Pohl, Michael Müller, Thorsten Eggert, and Karl-Erich Jaeger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7510-7517; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01541-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Methanethiol by Methylotrophic Methanogenic Archaea in a Lab-Scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor F. A. M. de Bok, R. C. van Leerdam, B. P. Lomans, H. Smidt, P. N. L. Lens, A. J. H. Janssen, and A. J. M. Stams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7540-7547; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01133-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies of the Extracellular Glycocalyx of the Anaerobic Cellulolytic Bacterium Ruminococcus albus 7 Paul J. Weimer, Neil P. J. Price, Otini Kroukamp, Lydia-Marie Joubert, Gideon M. Wolfaardt, and Willem H. Van Zyl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7559-7566; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01632-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunochemical Characterization of Temperature-Regulated Production of Enterocin L50 (EntL50A and EntL50B), Enterocin P, and Enterocin Q by Enterococcus faecium L50 Raquel Criado, Jorge Gutiérrez, María Martín, Carmen Herranz, Pablo E. Hernández, and Luis M. Cintas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7634-7643; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00983-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineered Cyanophycin Synthetase (CphA) from Nostoc ellipsosporum Confers Enhanced CphA Activity and Cyanophycin Accumulation to Escherichia coli Tran Hai, Kay M. Frey, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7652-7660; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01132-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Accumulation of Trehalose Protects Lactococcus lactis from Freeze-Drying Damage and Bile Toxicity and Increases Gastric Acid Resistance Sofie Termont, Klaas Vandenbroucke, Dirk Iserentant, Sabine Neirynck, Lothar Steidler, Erik Remaut, and Pieter Rottiers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7694-7700; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01388-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Biofilms Formed under Low-Shear Modeled Microgravity in a Ground-Based System S. V. Lynch, K. Mukundakrishnan, M. R. Benoit, P. S. Ayyaswamy, and A. Matin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7701-7710; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01294-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioinformatic, Genetic, and Biochemical Evidence that Some Glycoside Hydrolase Family 42 ß-Galactosidases Are Arabinogalactan Type I Oligomer Hydrolases Stephanie Shipkowski and Jean E. Brenchley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7730-7738; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01306-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Dynamics of Bifidobacterium Species in Human Feces during Raffinose Administration Monitored by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-Flow Cytometry Achmad Dinoto, Tatiana M. Marques, Kanta Sakamoto, Satoru Fukiya, Jun Watanabe, Susumu Ito, and Atsushi Yokota Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7739-7747; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01777-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Yeast Platform for the Production of Single-Chain Antibody-Green Fluorescent Protein Fusions Dagang Huang and Eric V. Shusta Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7748-7759; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01403-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cross-Feeding between Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and Acetate-Converting, Butyrate-Producing Colon Bacteria during Growth on Oligofructose Gwen Falony, Angeliki Vlachou, Kristof Verbrugghe, and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7835-7841; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01296-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Chitinase-Deficient Bacillus licheniformis Strains Capable of Deproteinization of Shrimp Shell Waste To Obtain Highly Viscous Chitin Jens Waldeck, Gabriele Daum, Bernward Bisping, and Friedhelm Meinhardt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7879-7885; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00938-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic Inhibition of Microbial Sulfide Production by Combinations of the Metabolic Inhibitor Nitrite and Biocides E. Anne Greene, Veronique Brunelle, Gary E. Jenneman, and Gerrit Voordouw Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7897-7901; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01526-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Removal of Technetium by a Marine Halomonas Strain Ken Fujimoto and Takami Morita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7922-7924; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00819-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Pyruvate Oxidase Activity and Acetate Production in the Survival of Lactobacillus plantarum during the Stationary Phase of Aerobic Growth Philippe Goffin, Lidia Muscariello, Frederique Lorquet, Aline Stukkens, Deborah Prozzi, Margherita Sacco, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Pascal Hols Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7933-7940; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00659-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Rainfall-Induced Release of Fecal Coliforms and Other Manure Constituents: Comparison and Modeling A. K. Guber, D. R. Shelton, Y. A. Pachepsky, A. M. Sadeghi, and L. J. Sikora Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7531-7539; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01121-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Significance of Mold Species in Norwegian Drinking Water Gunhild Hageskal, Ann Kristin Knutsen, Peter Gaustad, G. Sybren de Hoog, and Ida Skaar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7586-7593; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01628-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Community Structure Analyses Are More Sensitive to Differences in Soil Bacterial Communities than Anonymous Diversity Indices Martin Hartmann and Franco Widmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7804-7812; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01464-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Swine Waste Treatment Systems Archana Jindal, Svetlana Kocherginskaya, Asma Mehboob, Matthew Robert, Roderick I. Mackie, Lutgarde Raskin, and Julie L. Zilles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7813-7820; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01087-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of Deinococcus radiodurans R1 for Bioprecipitation of Uranium from Dilute Nuclear Waste Deepti Appukuttan, Amara Sambasiva Rao, and Shree Kumar Apte Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7873-7878; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01362-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Campylobacter spp. in Darkling Beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) and Their Larvae in Australia Jillian M. Templeton, Amanda J. De Jong, P. J. Blackall, and Jeanette K. Miflin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7909-7911; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01471-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Growth of Escherichia coli with 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the Sole Nitrogen Source and Evidence of TNT Denitration by Whole Cells and Cell-Free Extracts Ben Stenuit, Laurent Eyers, Raoul Rozenberg, Jean-Louis Habib-Jiwan, and Spiros N. Agathos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7945-7948; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01052-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Longitudinal Analysis of Tick Densities and Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia Infections of Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Different Habitat Areas in The Netherlands Peter R. Wielinga, Cor Gaasenbeek, Manoj Fonville, Albert de Boer, Ankje de Vries, Wim Dimmers, Gerard Akkerhuis Op Jagers, Leo M. Schouls, Fred Borgsteede, and Joke W. B. van der Giessen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7594-7601; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01851-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Can Anopheles gambiae Be Infected with Wolbachia pipientis? Insights from an In Vitro System Jason L. Rasgon, Xiaoxia Ren, and Michael Petridis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7718-7722; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01578-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Levels of Transcriptional Regulation Due to Trophic Constraints in the Reduced Genome of Buchnera aphidicola APS Nancie Reymond, Federica Calevro, José Viñuelas, Nicolas Morin, Yvan Rahbé, Gérard Febvay, Christian Laugier, Angela Douglas, Jean-Michel Fayard, and Hubert Charles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7760-7766; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01118-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Two Polyketide Synthase Gene Fragments from the Uncultured Microbial Symbiont of the Marine Bryozoan Bugula neritina Nicole B. Lopanik, Nancy M. Targett, and Niels Lindquist Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7941-7944; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01277-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Sec-Mediated Transport of Posttranslationally Dehydrated Peptides in Lactococcus lactis Anneke Kuipers, Jenny Wierenga, Rick Rink, Leon D. Kluskens, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Gert N. Moll Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7626-7633; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01802-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Pyruvate Carboxylase Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Development of a P. aeruginosa-Based Overexpression System for 4- and 4ß4-Type Pyruvate Carboxylases Huafang Lai, Jessica L. Kraszewski, Endang Purwantini, and Biswarup Mukhopadhyay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7785-7792; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01564-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

EhRho1, a RhoA-Like GTPase of Entamoeba histolytica, Is Modified by Clostridial Glucosylating Cytotoxins Shubhra Majumder, Gudula Schmidt, Anuradha Lohia, and Klaus Aktories Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7842-7848; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01826-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Change in Substrate Preference of Streptomyces Aminopeptidase through Modification of the Environment around the Substrate Binding Site Jiro Arima, Yoshiko Uesugi, Masaki Iwabuchi, and Tadashi Hatanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7962-7967; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01460-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Tvbgn3, a ß-1,6-Glucanase from the Biocontrol Fungus Trichoderma virens, Is Involved in Mycoparasitism and Control of Pythium ultimum Slavica Djonovic, Maria J. Pozo, and Charles M. Kenerley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7661-7670; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01607-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glycoprotein Hypersecretion Alters the Cell Wall in Trichoderma reesei Strains Expressing the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dolichylphosphate Mannose Synthase Gene Urszula Perlinska-Lenart, Jacek Orlowski, Agnieszka E. Laudy, Ewa Zdebska, Grazyna Palamarczyk, and Joanna S. Kruszewska Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7778-7784; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.02375-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Disruption of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone-Mediated Cell Signaling and Iron Acquisition in Epiphytic Bacteria by Leaf Surface Compounds Katerina Karamanoli and Steven E. Lindow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7678-7686; published ahead of print September 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01260-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Diversity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria in the Sediments of a Hypernutrified Subtropical Estuary: Bahía del Tóbari, Mexico J. Michael Beman and Christopher A. Francis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7767-7777; published ahead of print September 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.00946-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virus-Specific Responses of Heterosigma akashiwo to Infection Janice E. Lawrence, Corina P. D. Brussaard, and Curtis A. Suttle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7829-7834; published ahead of print October 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01207-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation and Repair Mechanisms of Bacteria Isolated from High-Altitude Aquatic Environments V. Fernández Zenoff, F. Siñeriz, and M. E. Farías Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7857-7863; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01333-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Community Structure in the Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert, Chile Kevin P. Drees, Julia W. Neilson, Julio L. Betancourt, Jay Quade, David A. Henderson, Barry M. Pryor, and Raina M. Maier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7902-7908; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01305-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection of Epiphytic Acaryochloris spp. on Marine Macroalgae Satoshi Ohkubo, Hideaki Miyashita, Akio Murakami, Haruko Takeyama, Tohru Tsuchiya, and Mamoru Mimuro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7912-7915; published ahead of print October 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01148-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mercury Methylation by Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacteria E. J. Kerin, C. C. Gilmour, E. Roden, M. T. Suzuki, J. D. Coates, and R. P. Mason Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7919-7921; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01602-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Naturally Occurring Novel Allele of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Protein A Reduces Sensitivity to Bacteriophage Michelle L. Power, Belinda C. Ferrari, Jane Littlefield-Wyer, David M. Gordon, Martin B. Slade, and Duncan A. Veal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7930-7932; published ahead of print September 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01040-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transfer as Origin of Putrescine Production in Oenococcus oeni RM83 Ángela Marcobal, Blanca de las Rivas, M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas, and Rosario Muñoz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2006 72: 7954-7958; published ahead of print October 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/AEM.01213-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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