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Contents: April 2006, Volume 72, Issue 4        Guest Commentary        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Biodegradation        Environmental Microbiology        Mycology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Invertebrate Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Geomicrobiology        Errata

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Guest Commentary:

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Quorum Sensing on a Global Scale: Massive Numbers of Bioluminescent Bacteria Make Milky Seas Kenneth H. Nealson and J. Woodland Hastings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2295-2297; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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The Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Superfamily: Phylogenetic Analysis and Functional Implications in Cyanobacteria J. N. Copp and B. A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2298-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of Distinct Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Structured Host Populations Sultan Tanriverdi, Alex Markovics, M. Özkan Arslan, Aysel Itik, Varda Shkap, and Giovanni Widmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2507-2513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Population Genetics and Phenotypic Diversification of Two Populations of the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus Scott R. Miller, Michael D. Purugganan, and Stephanie E. Curtis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2793-2800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Inhibition of Epsilon-Poly-L-Lysine Biosynthesis in Streptomycetaceae Bacteria by Short-Chain Polyols Masanobu Nishikawa and Ken'ichi Ogawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2306-2312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion of BCY1 from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genome Is Semidominant and Induces Autolytic Phenotypes Suitable for Improvement of Sparkling Wines Laura Tabera, Rosario Muñoz, and Ramon Gonzalez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2351-2358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

YliH (BssR) and YceP (BssS) Regulate Escherichia coli K-12 Biofilm Formation by Influencing Cell Signaling Joanna Domka, Jintae Lee, and Thomas K. Wood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2449-2459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineered Biosynthesis of a Novel Amidated Polyketide, Using the Malonamyl-Specific Initiation Module from the Oxytetracycline Polyketide Synthase Wenjun Zhang, Brian D. Ames, Shiou-Chuan Tsai, and Yi Tang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2573-2580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis by Recombinant Escherichia coli arcA Mutants in Microaerobiosis Pablo I. Nikel, M. Julia Pettinari, Miguel A. Galvagno, and Beatriz S. Méndez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2614-2620; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Very Low Ethanol Concentrations Affect the Viability and Growth Recovery in Post-Stationary-Phase Staphylococcus aureus Populations Indranil Chatterjee, Greg A. Somerville, Christine Heilmann, Hans-Georg Sahl, Hans H. Maurer, and Mathias Herrmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2627-2636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of the Roles of LuxS, S-Ribosyl Homocysteine, and Autoinducer 2 in Cell Attachment during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e Sylvain Challan Belval, Laurent Gal, Sylvain Margiewes, Dominique Garmyn, Pascal Piveteau, and Jean Guzzo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2644-2650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Preculturing Conditions on Lag Time and Specific Growth Rate of Enterobacter sakazakii in Reconstituted Powdered Infant Formula M. C. Kandhai, M. W. Reij, C. Grognou, M. van Schothorst, L. G. M. Gorris, and M. H. Zwietering Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2721-2729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Fusions Maintain Their Parental Specificities David M. Donovan, Shengli Dong, Wes Garrett, Geneviève M. Rousseau, Sylvain Moineau, and David G. Pritchard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2988-2996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Shear Stress Protects Escherichia coli Cells Adhering to Surfaces via Catch Bonds from Detachment by Soluble Inhibitors Lina M. Nilsson, Wendy E. Thomas, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Viola Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3005-3010; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

PslD Is a Secreted Protein Required for Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Andrea Campisano, Christine Schroeder, Mirle Schemionek, Joerg Overhage, and Bernd H. A. Rehm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3066-3068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Construction and Analysis of Fractional Multifactorial Designs To Study Attachment Strength and Transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from Pure or Mixed Biofilms after Contact with a Solid Model Food Graziella Midelet, André Kobilinsky, and Brigitte Carpentier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2313-2321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Fecal Lactobacillus Species in Infants Receiving a Prebiotic Infant Formula Monique Haarman and Jan Knol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2359-2365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indirect Measurement of the Lag Time Distribution of Single Cells of Listeria innocua in Food M. D'Arrigo, G. D. García de Fernando, R. Velasco de Diego, J. A. Ordóñez, S. M. George, and C. Pin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2533-2538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Sequencing of the ompA Gene of Enterobacter sakazakii and Development of an ompA-Targeted PCR for Rapid Detection of Enterobacter sakazakii in Infant Formula Manoj Kumar Mohan Nair and Kumar S. Venkitanarayanan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2539-2546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioenergetic Mechanism for Nisin Resistance, Induced by the Acid Tolerance Response of Listeria monocytogenes Marcelo Bonnet, Mohamed M. Rafi, Michael L. Chikindas, and Thomas J. Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2556-2563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analyses of the Red-Dry-Rough Phenotype of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain and Its Role in Biofilm Formation and Resistance to Antibacterial Agents Gaylen A. Uhlich, Peter H. Cooke, and Ethan B. Solomon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2564-2572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipid II-Based Antimicrobial Activity of the Lantibiotic Plantaricin C Imke Wiedemann, Tim Böttiger, Raquel Regina Bonelli, Tanja Schneider, Hans-Georg Sahl, and Beatriz Martínez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2809-2814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Genes Important for Survival in the Swine Gastric Environment Shawn M. D. Bearson, Bradley L. Bearson, and Mark A. Rasmussen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2829-2836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Survival and Transit Tolerance of Potentially Probiotic Strains Carried by Artichokes in the Gastrointestinal Tract Francesca Valerio, Palmira De Bellis, Stella Lisa Lonigro, Lorenzo Morelli, Angelo Visconti, and Paola Lavermicocca Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3042-3045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, and V. vulnificus in Norwegian Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) Anette Bauer, Øyvin Østensvik, Malin Florvåg, Øyvind Ørmen, and Liv Marit Rørvik Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3058-3061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Produce Isolates of the Escherichia coli Ont:H52 Serotype That Carry both Shiga Toxin 1 and Stable Toxin Genes Steven R. Monday, Christina Keys, Patricia Hanson, Yuelian Shen, Thomas S. Whittam, and Peter Feng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3062-3065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arsenic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Retail Poultry Products Amy R. Sapkota, Lance B. Price, Ellen K. Silbergeld, and Kellogg J. Schwab Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3069-3071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Absence of VanA- and VanB-Containing Enterococci in Poultry Raised on Nonintensive Production Farms in Brazil Diego Batista Xavier, Francisco Ernesto Moreno Bernal, and Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3072-3073; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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rRNA and Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate Dynamics in Bioreactors Subjected to Feast and Famine Cycles Dominic Frigon, Gerard Muyzer, Mark van Loosdrecht, and Lutgarde Raskin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2322-2330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introducing TreeClimber, a Test To Compare Microbial Community Structures Patrick D. Schloss and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2379-2384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Electrotransformation of Lightning-Competent Pseudomonas sp. Strain N3 in Artificial Soil Microcosms Hélène Cérémonie, François Buret, Pascal Simonet, and Timothy M. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2385-2389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fatty Acid-Oxidizing Consortia along a Nutrient Gradient in the Florida Everglades Ashvini Chauhan and Andrew Ogram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2400-2406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundance and Distribution of Ostreococcus sp. in the San Pedro Channel, California, as Revealed by Quantitative PCR Peter D. Countway and David A. Caron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2496-2506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cultivation of Denitrifying Bacteria: Optimization of Isolation Conditions and Diversity Study Kim Heylen, Bram Vanparys, Lieven Wittebolle, Willy Verstraete, Nico Boon, and Paul De Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2637-2643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Vertical Distributions of Prokaryotic Assemblages in the Anoxic Cariaco Basin and Black Sea by Use of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Xueju Lin, Stuart G. Wakeham, Isabell F. Putnam, Yrene M. Astor, Mary I. Scranton, Andrei Y. Chistoserdov, and Gordon T. Taylor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2679-2690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Approach Reveals Niche-Specific Genes That May Be Involved in Predator Avoidance in Marine Synechococcus Isolates H. Jones, M. Ostrowski, and D. J. Scanlan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2730-2737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Bacterial, Archaeal, and Eukaryotic Communities in Tidal-Flat Sediments along a Vertical Profile of Several Meters Reinhard Wilms, Henrik Sass, Beate Köpke, Jürgen Köster, Heribert Cypionka, and Bert Engelen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2756-2764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota and Response to Dietary Virginiamycin Supplementation in the Broiler Chicken Tim J. Dumonceaux, Janet E. Hill, Sean M. Hemmingsen, and Andrew G. Van Kessel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2815-2823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Subject-Specific Oral Microflora during Initial Colonization of Enamel Patricia I. Diaz, Natalia I. Chalmers, Alexander H. Rickard, Colin Kong, Craig L. Milburn, Robert J. Palmer, Jr., and Paul E. Kolenbrander Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2837-2848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Clinically Relevant Serotypes of Group A Streptococci Cordula Lembke, Andreas Podbielski, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Ludwig Jonas, Emanuel Hanski, and Bernd Kreikemeyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2864-2875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing (Anammox) Bacteria and Associated Activity in Fixed-Film Biofilters of a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System Yossi Tal, Joy E. M. Watts, and Harold J. Schreier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2896-2904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Succession and Regulation Factors of Small Eukaryote Community Composition in a Lacustrine Ecosystem (Lake Pavin) Cécile Lepère, Delphine Boucher, Ludwig Jardillier, Isabelle Domaizon, and Didier Debroas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2971-2981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture Conditions of Roseobacter Strain 27-4 Affect Its Attachment and Biofilm Formation as Quantified by Real-Time PCR Jesper Bartholin Bruhn, Janus Anders Juul Haagensen, Dorthe Bagge-Ravn, and Lone Gram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3011-3015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laboratory-Dependent Bacterial Ecology: a Cautionary Tale K. J. O'Keefe, N. M. Morales, H. Ernstberger, G. Benoit, and P. E. Turner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3032-3035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Distribution of Planctomycetes and Related Bacteria in the Suboxic Zone of the Black Sea John Kirkpatrick, Brian Oakley, Clara Fuchsman, Sujatha Srinivasan, James T. Staley, and James W. Murray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3079-3083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-Degrading Bacteria Associated with Trees in a PCB-Contaminated Site Mary Beth Leigh, Petra Prouzová, Martina Macková, Tomás Macek, David P. Nagle, and John S. Fletcher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2331-2342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Aroclor 1242 Dechlorination Products in Sediments by Burkholderia xenovorans LB400(ohb) and Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1(fcb) Jorge L. M. Rodrigues, C. Alan Kachel, Michael R. Aiello, John F. Quensen, Olga V. Maltseva, Tamara V. Tsoi, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2476-2482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlorophenol Hydroxylases Encoded by Plasmid pJP4 Differentially Contribute to Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degradation T. Ledger, D. H. Pieper, and B. González Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2783-2792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanosarcina spp. Drive Vinyl Chloride Dechlorination via Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer Axel C. Heimann, Damien J. Batstone, and Rasmus Jakobsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2942-2949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Distribution of Environmental Mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi Benson Z. Chilima, Ian M. Clark, Sian Floyd, Paul E. M. Fine, and Penny R. Hirsch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2343-2350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping and Pathogenicity of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus from Free-Living Turbot (Psetta maxima) in a Turkish Coastal Area of the Black Sea Toyohiko Nishizawa, Haci Savas, Hakan Isidan, Cennet Üstündag, Hiroshi Iwamoto, and Mamoru Yoshimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2373-2378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery of Natural Atypical Nonhemolytic Listeria seeligeri Isolates Dmitriy Volokhov, Joseph George, Christine Anderson, Robert E. Duvall, and Anthony D. Hitchins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2439-2448; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Characterization of Stable Sediment-Free Anaerobic Bacterial Enrichment Cultures That Dechlorinate Aroclor 1260 Donna L. Bedard, Jessica J. Bailey, Brandon L. Reiss, and Greta Van Slyke Jerzak Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2460-2470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Growth Rate Determines the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Thermal, UVA, and Solar Disinfection Michael Berney, Hans-Ulrich Weilenmann, Julian Ihssen, Claudio Bassin, and Thomas Egli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2586-2593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Planktonic Replication Is Essential for Biofilm Formation by Legionella pneumophila in a Complex Medium under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions Jörg Mampel, Thomas Spirig, Stefan S. Weber, Janus A. J. Haagensen, Søren Molin, and Hubert Hilbi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2885-2895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Does Green Light Influence the Fluorescence Properties and Structure of Phototrophic Biofilms? M. Roldán, F. Oliva, M. A. Gónzalez del Valle, C. Saiz-Jimenez, and M. Hernández-Mariné Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3026-3031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Evidence for Outcrossing via the Buller Phenomenon in a Substrate Simultaneously Inoculated with Spores and Mycelium of Agaricus bisporus Philippe Callac, Cathy Spataro, Aurélie Caille, and Micheline Imbernon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2366-2372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reevaluation of the Life Cycle of Tuber magnatum Francesco Paolocci, Andrea Rubini, Claudia Riccioni, and Sergio Arcioni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2390-2393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Hydrophobic Surface Binding Protein, HsbA, Produced by Aspergillus oryzae Shinsaku Ohtaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Toru Takahashi, Youhei Yamagata, Fumihiko Hasegawa, Katsuya Gomi, Tasuku Nakajima, and Keietsu Abe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2407-2413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of the 14-Demethylase Target Gene (CYP51) Mediates Fungicide Resistance in Blumeriella jaapii Zhonghua Ma, Tyre J. Proffer, Janette L. Jacobs, and George W. Sundin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2581-2585; [Abstract] [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. Lévesque Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2691-2706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein Kinase C (PkcA) of Aspergillus nidulans Is Involved in Penicillin Production Martina Herrmann, Petra Spröte, and Axel A. Brakhage Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2957-2970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acanthocytes of Stropharia rugosoannulata Function as a Nematode-Attacking Device Hong Luo, Xuan Li, Guohong Li, Yanbo Pan, and Keqin Zhang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2982-2987; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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A Mono-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate Hydrolase from a Gordonia sp. That Is Able To Dissimilate Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate Tuguhiro Nishioka, Makoto Iwata, Takuya Imaoka, Maiko Mutoh, Yoshihiro Egashira, Takashi Nishiyama, Takashi Shin, and Takao Fujii Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2394-2399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus Strain B-6 Xylanolytic-Cellulolytic Enzyme System That Degrades Insoluble Polysaccharides Patthra Pason, Khin Lay Kyu, and Khanok Ratanakhanokchai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2483-2490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of TrzF: Biuret Hydrolysis by Allophanate Hydrolase Supports Growth Nir Shapir, Gang Cheng, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2491-2495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the P450 Monooxygenase NysL, Responsible for C-10 Hydroxylation during Biosynthesis of the Polyene Macrolide Antibiotic Nystatin in Streptomyces noursei Olga Volokhan, Håvard Sletta, Trond E. Ellingsen, and Sergey B. Zotchev Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2514-2519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonad Cyclopentadecanone Monooxygenase Displaying an Uncommon Spectrum of Baeyer-Villiger Oxidations of Cyclic Ketones Hiroaki Iwaki, Shaozhao Wang, Stephan Grosse, Hélène Bergeron, Ayako Nagahashi, Jittiwud Lertvorachon, Jianzhong Yang, Yasuo Konishi, Yoshie Hasegawa, and Peter C. K. Lau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2707-2720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Biocatalytic Potential of Epoxide Hydrolases Identified by Genome Analysis Bert van Loo, Jaap Kingma, Michael Arand, Marcel G. Wubbolts, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2905-2917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Thermostability Determinants of Hyperthermophilic Esterase EstE1 Based on Its Predicted Three-Dimensional Structure Jin-Kyu Rhee, Do-Yun Kim, Dae-Gyun Ahn, Jung-Hyuk Yun, Seung-Hwan Jang, Hang-Cheol Shin, Hyun-Soo Cho, Jae-Gu Pan, and Jong-Won Oh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3021-3025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Occurrence of Six Honeybee Viruses in Diseased Austrian Apiaries Olga Berényi, Tamás Bakonyi, Irmgard Derakhshifar, Hemma Köglberger, and Norbert Nowotny Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2414-2420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxicity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins in the Mediterranean Corn Borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) Joel González-Cabrera, Gema P. Farinós, Silvia Caccia, Mercedes Díaz-Mendoza, Pedro Castañera, Maria Giovanna Leonardi, Barbara Giordana, and Juan Ferré Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2594-2600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New C-Type Lectin Similar to the Human Immunoreceptor DC-SIGN Mediates Symbiont Acquisition by a Marine Nematode Silvia Bulgheresi, Irma Schabussova, Tie Chen, Nicholas P. Mullin, Rick M. Maizels, and Jörg A. Ott Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2950-2956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Pure Culture, and Characterization of "Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus," an Intracellular Secondary Endosymbiont from the Hippoboscid Louse Fly Pseudolynchia canariensis Colin Dale, Michael Beeton, Christopher Harbison, Tait Jones, and Mauricio Pontes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2997-3004; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Assessment of the Environmental Fate of the Biological Control Agent of Fire Blight, Pseudomonas fluorescens EPS62e, on Apple by Culture and Real-Time PCR Methods Marta Pujol, Esther Badosa, Charles Manceau, and Emilio Montesinos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2421-2427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Symbiotic Bradyrhizobium japonicum Reduces N2O Surrounding the Soybean Root System via Nitrous Oxide Reductase Reiko Sameshima-Saito, Kaori Chiba, Junta Hirayama, Manabu Itakura, Hisayuki Mitsui, Shima Eda, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2526-2532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Sinorhizobium meliloti Early Symbiotic Genes by Use of a Positive Functional Screen Xue-Song Zhang and Hai-Ping Cheng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2738-2748; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Biodiversity of Amoebae and Amoeba-Resisting Bacteria in a Hospital Water Network Vincent Thomas, Katia Herrera-Rimann, Dominique S. Blanc, and Gilbert Greub Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2428-2438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Male-Specific Coliphages as Indicators of Thermal Inactivation of Pathogens in Biosolids Sharon P. Nappier, Michael D. Aitken, and Mark D. Sobsey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2471-2475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Dissemination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Subtypes among Dairy Farms in Northeast Ohio Amy N. Wetzel and Jeffrey T. LeJeune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2621-2626; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Real-Time Legionella PCR for Environmental Water Samples: Data Interpretation Philippe Joly, Pierre-Alain Falconnet, Janine André, Nicole Weill, Monique Reyrolle, François Vandenesch, Max Maurin, Jerome Etienne, and Sophie Jarraud Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2801-2808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in the Aquatic Environment of Mathbaria, Bangladesh Munirul Alam, Marzia Sultana, G. Balakrish Nair, R. Bradley Sack, David A. Sack, A. K. Siddique, Afsar Ali, Anwar Huq, and Rita R. Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2849-2855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shear Stress, Temperature, and Inoculation Concentration Influence the Adhesion of Water-Stressed Helicobacter pylori to Stainless Steel 304 and Polypropylene N. F. Azevedo, A. R. Pinto, N. M. Reis, M. J. Vieira, and C. W. Keevil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2936-2941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Characterization of Salmonella Isolates from Processed Bison Carcasses Qiongzhen Li, Jerod A. Skyberg, Mohamed K. Fakhr, Julie S. Sherwood, Lisa K. Nolan, and Catherine M. Logue Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3046-3049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Safety Assessment of the Oral Cavity Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 Jeremy P. Burton, Philip A. Wescombe, Chris J. Moore, Chris N. Chilcott, and John R. Tagg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3050-3053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Anaplasmataceae Members in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Alsace, a Focus of Lyme Borreliosis Endemicity in France Elisabeth Ferquel, Martine Garnier, Jérôme Marie, Claire Bernède-Bauduin, Guy Baranton, Claudine Pérez-Eid, and Danièle Postic Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3074-3078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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An Efficient Method of Selectable Marker Gene Excision by Xer Recombination for Gene Replacement in Bacterial Chromosomes Alexandra E. Bloor and Rocky M. Cranenburgh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2520-2525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Essential Operons with a Rhamnose-Inducible Promoter in Burkholderia cenocepacia Silvia T. Cardona, Carmen L. Mueller, and Miguel A. Valvano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2547-2555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thiamine-Auxotrophic Mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Are Defective in Cell-Cell Signaling and Biocontrol Factor Expression Christophe Dubuis, Joëlle Rolli, Matthias Lutz, Geneviève Défago, and Dieter Haas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2606-2613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Locus Coding for the 3-Nitrobenzoate Dioxygenase of Comamonas sp. Strain JS46 Is Flanked by IS1071 Elements and Is Subject to Deletion and Inversion Events Miguel A. Providenti, Rachel E. Shaye, Krista D. Lynes, Neil T. McKenna, Jason M. O'Brien, Sarah Rosolen, R. Campbell Wyndham, and Iain B. Lambert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2651-2660; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 That Are Involved in High-Pressure Resistance Aaron S. Malone, Yoon-Kyung Chung, and Ahmed E. Yousef Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2661-2671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Both msa Genes in Renibacterium salmoninarum Are Needed for Full Virulence in Bacterial Kidney Disease Alison M. Coady, Anthony L. Murray, Diane G. Elliott, and Linda D. Rhodes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2672-2678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequencing and Heterologous Expression of an Epimerase and Two Lyases from Iminodisuccinate-Degrading Bacteria Bettina Bäuerle, Zeljko Cokesa, Silvia Hofmann, and Paul-Gerhard Rieger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2824-2828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression and Characterization of an Iron Storage and DNA-Binding Dps Protein from Trichodesmium erythraeum M. Castruita, M. Saito, P. C. Schottel, L. A. Elmegreen, S. Myneni, E. I. Stiefel, and F. M. M. Morel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2918-2924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Streptococcus thermophilus Host Range Phage Mutants Martin Duplessis, Céline M. Lévesque, and Sylvain Moineau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3036-3041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

SXT-Related Integrating Conjugative Element in New World Vibrio cholerae Vincent Burrus, Roberto Quezada-Calvillo, Joeli Marrero, and Matthew K. Waldor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3054-3057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Development of a Quantitative Assay for Mycobacterial Endogenous Arabinase and Ensuing Studies of Arabinase Levels and Arabinan Metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis Xu Dong, Suresh Bhamidi, Michael Scherman, Yi Xin, and Michael R. McNeil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2601-2605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Norovirus Capsid Protein in Authentic Standards and in Stool Extracts by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization and Nanospray Mass Spectrometry David R. Colquhoun, Kellogg J. Schwab, Robert N. Cole, and Rolf U. Halden Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2749-2755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative PCR Targeting 16S rRNA and Reductive Dehalogenase Genes Simultaneously Monitors Multiple Dehalococcoides Strains Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Benjamin K. Amos, Youlboong Sung, Qingzhong Wu, Stephen S. Koenigsberg, and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2765-2774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Luciferase Reporter System for In Vitro and Organ-Specific Monitoring of Differential Gene Expression in Listeria monocytogenes Peter A. Bron, Ian R. Monk, Sinéad C. Corr, Colin Hill, and Cormac G. M. Gahan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2876-2884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Spectral Imaging of Coral-Associated Bacterial Communities T. D. Ainsworth, M. Fine, L. L. Blackall, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3016-3020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Geobacter lovleyi sp. nov. Strain SZ, a Novel Metal-Reducing and Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Bacterium Youlboong Sung, Kelly E. Fletcher, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Robert P. Apkarian, Natalia Ramos-Hernández, Robert A. Sanford, Noha M. Mesbah, and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2775-2782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus Endospores Isolated from Granite: Close Molecular Relationships to Globally Distributed Bacillus spp. from Endolithic and Extreme Environments Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos and Wayne Nicholson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2856-2863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduction of Soluble and Insoluble Iron Forms by Membrane Fractions of Shewanella oneidensis Grown under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions Shane S. Ruebush, Susan L. Brantley, and Ming Tien Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 2925-2935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Diversity of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains, Determined by a Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Approach Mari Nevas, Miia Lindström, Sebastian Hielm, K. Johanna Björkroth, Michael W. Peck, and Hannu Korkeala Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2006 72: 3084 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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