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Guest Commentary:

Kenneth H. Nealson and J. Woodland Hastings

Quorum Sensing on a Global Scale: Massive Numbers of Bioluminescent Bacteria Make Milky Seas
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2295-2297. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

J. N. Copp and B. A. Neilan

The Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Superfamily: Phylogenetic Analysis and Functional Implications in Cyanobacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2298-2305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Sultan Tanriverdi, Alex Markovics, M. Özkan Arslan, Aysel Itik, Varda Shkap, and Giovanni Widmer

Emergence of Distinct Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Structured Host Populations
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2507-2513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott R. Miller, Michael D. Purugganan, and Stephanie E. Curtis

Molecular Population Genetics and Phenotypic Diversification of Two Populations of the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2793-2800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology and Biotechnology:

Masanobu Nishikawa and Ken'ichi Ogawa

Inhibition of Epsilon-Poly-L-Lysine Biosynthesis in Streptomycetaceae Bacteria by Short-Chain Polyols
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2306-2312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Tabera, Rosario Muñoz, and Ramon Gonzalez

Deletion of BCY1 from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genome Is Semidominant and Induces Autolytic Phenotypes Suitable for Improvement of Sparkling Wines
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2351-2358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna Domka, Jintae Lee, and Thomas K. Wood

YliH (BssR) and YceP (BssS) Regulate Escherichia coli K-12 Biofilm Formation by Influencing Cell Signaling
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2449-2459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Wenjun Zhang, Brian D. Ames, Shiou-Chuan Tsai, and Yi Tang

Engineered Biosynthesis of a Novel Amidated Polyketide, Using the Malonamyl-Specific Initiation Module from the Oxytetracycline Polyketide Synthase
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2573-2580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo I. Nikel, M. Julia Pettinari, Miguel A. Galvagno, and Beatriz S. Méndez

Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis by Recombinant Escherichia coli arcA Mutants in Microaerobiosis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2614-2620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indranil Chatterjee, Greg A. Somerville, Christine Heilmann, Hans-Georg Sahl, Hans H. Maurer, and Mathias Herrmann

Very Low Ethanol Concentrations Affect the Viability and Growth Recovery in Post-Stationary-Phase Staphylococcus aureus Populations
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2627-2636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvain Challan Belval, Laurent Gal, Sylvain Margiewes, Dominique Garmyn, Pascal Piveteau, and Jean Guzzo

Assessment of the Roles of LuxS, S-Ribosyl Homocysteine, and Autoinducer 2 in Cell Attachment during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2644-2650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. C. Kandhai, M. W. Reij, C. Grognou, M. van Schothorst, L. G. M. Gorris, and M. H. Zwietering

Effects of Preculturing Conditions on Lag Time and Specific Growth Rate of Enterobacter sakazakii in Reconstituted Powdered Infant Formula
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2721-2729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Donovan, Shengli Dong, Wes Garrett, Geneviève M. Rousseau, Sylvain Moineau, and David G. Pritchard

Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Fusions Maintain Their Parental Specificities
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2988-2996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lina M. Nilsson, Wendy E. Thomas, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, and Viola Vogel

Elevated Shear Stress Protects Escherichia coli Cells Adhering to Surfaces via Catch Bonds from Detachment by Soluble Inhibitors
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3005-3010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Andrea Campisano, Christine Schroeder, Mirle Schemionek, Joerg Overhage, and Bernd H. A. Rehm

PslD Is a Secreted Protein Required for Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3066-3068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Food Microbiology:

Graziella Midelet, André Kobilinsky, and Brigitte Carpentier

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
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2313-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monique Haarman and Jan Knol

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Fecal Lactobacillus Species in Infants Receiving a Prebiotic Infant Formula
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2359-2365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. D'Arrigo, G. D. García de Fernando, R. Velasco de Diego, J. A. Ordóñez, S. M. George, and C. Pin

Indirect Measurement of the Lag Time Distribution of Single Cells of Listeria innocua in Food
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2533-2538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manoj Kumar Mohan Nair and Kumar S. Venkitanarayanan

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
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2539-2546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcelo Bonnet, Mohamed M. Rafi, Michael L. Chikindas, and Thomas J. Montville

Bioenergetic Mechanism for Nisin Resistance, Induced by the Acid Tolerance Response of Listeria monocytogenes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2556-2563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaylen A. Uhlich, Peter H. Cooke, and Ethan B. Solomon

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
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2564-2572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Imke Wiedemann, Tim Böttiger, Raquel Regina Bonelli, Tanja Schneider, Hans-Georg Sahl, and Beatriz Martínez

Lipid II-Based Antimicrobial Activity of the Lantibiotic Plantaricin C
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2809-2814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shawn M. D. Bearson, Bradley L. Bearson, and Mark A. Rasmussen

Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Genes Important for Survival in the Swine Gastric Environment
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2829-2836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Valerio, Palmira De Bellis, Stella Lisa Lonigro, Lorenzo Morelli, Angelo Visconti, and Paola Lavermicocca

In Vitro and In Vivo Survival and Transit Tolerance of Potentially Probiotic Strains Carried by Artichokes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3042-3045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anette Bauer, Øyvin Østensvik, Malin Florvåg, Øyvind Ørmen, and Liv Marit Rørvik

Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, and V. vulnificus in Norwegian Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3058-3061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. Monday, Christina Keys, Patricia Hanson, Yuelian Shen, Thomas S. Whittam, and Peter Feng

Produce Isolates of the Escherichia coli Ont:H52 Serotype That Carry both Shiga Toxin 1 and Stable Toxin Genes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3062-3065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy R. Sapkota, Lance B. Price, Ellen K. Silbergeld, and Kellogg J. Schwab

Arsenic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Retail Poultry Products
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3069-3071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diego Batista Xavier, Francisco Ernesto Moreno Bernal, and Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida

Absence of VanA- and VanB-Containing Enterococci in Poultry Raised on Nonintensive Production Farms in Brazil
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3072-3073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Ecology:

Dominic Frigon, Gerard Muyzer, Mark van Loosdrecht, and Lutgarde Raskin

rRNA and Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate Dynamics in Bioreactors Subjected to Feast and Famine Cycles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2322-2330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick D. Schloss and Jo Handelsman

Introducing TreeClimber, a Test To Compare Microbial Community Structures
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2379-2384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hélène Cérémonie, François Buret, Pascal Simonet, and Timothy M. Vogel

Natural Electrotransformation of Lightning-Competent Pseudomonas sp. Strain N3 in Artificial Soil Microcosms
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2385-2389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashvini Chauhan and Andrew Ogram

Fatty Acid-Oxidizing Consortia along a Nutrient Gradient in the Florida Everglades
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2400-2406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Peter D. Countway and David A. Caron

Abundance and Distribution of Ostreococcus sp. in the San Pedro Channel, California, as Revealed by Quantitative PCR
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2496-2506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Kim Heylen, Bram Vanparys, Lieven Wittebolle, Willy Verstraete, Nico Boon, and Paul De Vos

Cultivation of Denitrifying Bacteria: Optimization of Isolation Conditions and Diversity Study
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2637-2643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Xueju Lin, Stuart G. Wakeham, Isabell F. Putnam, Yrene M. Astor, Mary I. Scranton, Andrei Y. Chistoserdov, and Gordon T. Taylor

Comparison of Vertical Distributions of Prokaryotic Assemblages in the Anoxic Cariaco Basin and Black Sea by Use of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2679-2690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Jones, M. Ostrowski, and D. J. Scanlan

A Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Approach Reveals Niche-Specific Genes That May Be Involved in Predator Avoidance in Marine Synechococcus Isolates
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2730-2737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reinhard Wilms, Henrik Sass, Beate Köpke, Jürgen Köster, Heribert Cypionka, and Bert Engelen

Specific Bacterial, Archaeal, and Eukaryotic Communities in Tidal-Flat Sediments along a Vertical Profile of Several Meters
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2756-2764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Tim J. Dumonceaux, Janet E. Hill, Sean M. Hemmingsen, and Andrew G. Van Kessel

Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota and Response to Dietary Virginiamycin Supplementation in the Broiler Chicken
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2815-2823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Patricia I. Diaz, Natalia I. Chalmers, Alexander H. Rickard, Colin Kong, Craig L. Milburn, Robert J. Palmer, Jr., and Paul E. Kolenbrander

Molecular Characterization of Subject-Specific Oral Microflora during Initial Colonization of Enamel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2837-2848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cordula Lembke, Andreas Podbielski, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Ludwig Jonas, Emanuel Hanski, and Bernd Kreikemeyer

Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Clinically Relevant Serotypes of Group A Streptococci
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2864-2875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Yossi Tal, Joy E. M. Watts, and Harold J. Schreier

Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing (Anammox) Bacteria and Associated Activity in Fixed-Film Biofilters of a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2896-2904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cécile Lepère, Delphine Boucher, Ludwig Jardillier, Isabelle Domaizon, and Didier Debroas

Succession and Regulation Factors of Small Eukaryote Community Composition in a Lacustrine Ecosystem (Lake Pavin)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2971-2981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jesper Bartholin Bruhn, Janus Anders Juul Haagensen, Dorthe Bagge-Ravn, and Lone Gram

Culture Conditions of Roseobacter Strain 27-4 Affect Its Attachment and Biofilm Formation as Quantified by Real-Time PCR
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3011-3015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. J. O'Keefe, N. M. Morales, H. Ernstberger, G. Benoit, and P. E. Turner

Laboratory-Dependent Bacterial Ecology: a Cautionary Tale
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3032-3035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Kirkpatrick, Brian Oakley, Clara Fuchsman, Sujatha Srinivasan, James T. Staley, and James W. Murray

Diversity and Distribution of Planctomycetes and Related Bacteria in the Suboxic Zone of the Black Sea
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3079-3083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biodegradation:

Mary Beth Leigh, Petra Prouzová, Martina Macková, Tomás Macek, David P. Nagle, and John S. Fletcher

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-Degrading Bacteria Associated with Trees in a PCB-Contaminated Site
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2331-2342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge L. M. Rodrigues, C. Alan Kachel, Michael R. Aiello, John F. Quensen, Olga V. Maltseva, Tamara V. Tsoi, and James M. Tiedje

Degradation of Aroclor 1242 Dechlorination Products in Sediments by Burkholderia xenovorans LB400(ohb) and Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1(fcb)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2476-2482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Ledger, D. H. Pieper, and B. González

Chlorophenol Hydroxylases Encoded by Plasmid pJP4 Differentially Contribute to Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degradation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2783-2792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Axel C. Heimann, Damien J. Batstone, and Rasmus Jakobsen

Methanosarcina spp. Drive Vinyl Chloride Dechlorination via Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2942-2949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Environmental Microbiology:

Benson Z. Chilima, Ian M. Clark, Sian Floyd, Paul E. M. Fine, and Penny R. Hirsch

Distribution of Environmental Mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2343-2350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toyohiko Nishizawa, Haci Savas, Hakan Isidan, Cennet Üstündag, Hiroshi Iwamoto, and Mamoru Yoshimizu

Genotyping and Pathogenicity of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus from Free-Living Turbot (Psetta maxima) in a Turkish Coastal Area of the Black Sea
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2373-2378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dmitriy Volokhov, Joseph George, Christine Anderson, Robert E. Duvall, and Anthony D. Hitchins

Discovery of Natural Atypical Nonhemolytic Listeria seeligeri Isolates
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2439-2448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Donna L. Bedard, Jessica J. Bailey, Brandon L. Reiss, and Greta Van Slyke Jerzak

Development and Characterization of Stable Sediment-Free Anaerobic Bacterial Enrichment Cultures That Dechlorinate Aroclor 1260
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2460-2470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Berney, Hans-Ulrich Weilenmann, Julian Ihssen, Claudio Bassin, and Thomas Egli

Specific Growth Rate Determines the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Thermal, UVA, and Solar Disinfection
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2586-2593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jörg Mampel, Thomas Spirig, Stefan S. Weber, Janus A. J. Haagensen, Søren Molin, and Hubert Hilbi

Planktonic Replication Is Essential for Biofilm Formation by Legionella pneumophila in a Complex Medium under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2885-2895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

M. Roldán, F. Oliva, M. A. Gónzalez del Valle, C. Saiz-Jimenez, and M. Hernández-Mariné

Does Green Light Influence the Fluorescence Properties and Structure of Phototrophic Biofilms?
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3026-3031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Philippe Callac, Cathy Spataro, Aurélie Caille, and Micheline Imbernon

Evidence for Outcrossing via the Buller Phenomenon in a Substrate Simultaneously Inoculated with Spores and Mycelium of Agaricus bisporus
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2366-2372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Paolocci, Andrea Rubini, Claudia Riccioni, and Sergio Arcioni

Reevaluation of the Life Cycle of Tuber magnatum
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2390-2393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinsaku Ohtaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Toru Takahashi, Youhei Yamagata, Fumihiko Hasegawa, Katsuya Gomi, Tasuku Nakajima, and Keietsu Abe

Novel Hydrophobic Surface Binding Protein, HsbA, Produced by Aspergillus oryzae
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2407-2413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhonghua Ma, Tyre J. Proffer, Janette L. Jacobs, and George W. Sundin

Overexpression of the 14-Demethylase Target Gene (CYP51) Mediates Fungicide Resistance in Blumeriella jaapii
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2581-2585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. T. Tambong, A. W. A. M. de Cock, N. A. Tinker, and C. A. Lévesque

Oligonucleotide Array for Identification and Detection of Pythium Species
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2691-2706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Martina Herrmann, Petra Spröte, and Axel A. Brakhage

Protein Kinase C (PkcA) of Aspergillus nidulans Is Involved in Penicillin Production
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2957-2970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Luo, Xuan Li, Guohong Li, Yanbo Pan, and Keqin Zhang

Acanthocytes of Stropharia rugosoannulata Function as a Nematode-Attacking Device
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2982-2987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Tuguhiro Nishioka, Makoto Iwata, Takuya Imaoka, Maiko Mutoh, Yoshihiro Egashira, Takashi Nishiyama, Takashi Shin, and Takao Fujii

A Mono-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate Hydrolase from a Gordonia sp. That Is Able To Dissimilate Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2394-2399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patthra Pason, Khin Lay Kyu, and Khanok Ratanakhanokchai

Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus Strain B-6 Xylanolytic-Cellulolytic Enzyme System That Degrades Insoluble Polysaccharides
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2483-2490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nir Shapir, Gang Cheng, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett

Purification and Characterization of TrzF: Biuret Hydrolysis by Allophanate Hydrolase Supports Growth
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2491-2495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga Volokhan, Håvard Sletta, Trond E. Ellingsen, and Sergey B. Zotchev

Characterization of the P450 Monooxygenase NysL, Responsible for C-10 Hydroxylation during Biosynthesis of the Polyene Macrolide Antibiotic Nystatin in Streptomyces noursei
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2514-2519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroaki Iwaki, Shaozhao Wang, Stephan Grosse, Hélène Bergeron, Ayako Nagahashi, Jittiwud Lertvorachon, Jianzhong Yang, Yasuo Konishi, Yoshie Hasegawa, and Peter C. K. Lau

Pseudomonad Cyclopentadecanone Monooxygenase Displaying an Uncommon Spectrum of Baeyer-Villiger Oxidations of Cyclic Ketones
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2707-2720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bert van Loo, Jaap Kingma, Michael Arand, Marcel G. Wubbolts, and Dick B. Janssen

Diversity and Biocatalytic Potential of Epoxide Hydrolases Identified by Genome Analysis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2905-2917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

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

Analysis of the Thermostability Determinants of Hyperthermophilic Esterase EstE1 Based on Its Predicted Three-Dimensional Structure
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3021-3025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invertebrate Microbiology:

Olga Berényi, Tamás Bakonyi, Irmgard Derakhshifar, Hemma Köglberger, and Norbert Nowotny

Occurrence of Six Honeybee Viruses in Diseased Austrian Apiaries
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2414-2420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel González-Cabrera, Gema P. Farinós, Silvia Caccia, Mercedes Díaz-Mendoza, Pedro Castañera, Maria Giovanna Leonardi, Barbara Giordana, and Juan Ferré

Toxicity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins in the Mediterranean Corn Borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre)
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2594-2600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Bulgheresi, Irma Schabussova, Tie Chen, Nicholas P. Mullin, Rick M. Maizels, and Jörg A. Ott

A New C-Type Lectin Similar to the Human Immunoreceptor DC-SIGN Mediates Symbiont Acquisition by a Marine Nematode
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2950-2956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colin Dale, Michael Beeton, Christopher Harbison, Tait Jones, and Mauricio Pontes

Isolation, Pure Culture, and Characterization of "Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus," an Intracellular Secondary Endosymbiont from the Hippoboscid Louse Fly Pseudolynchia canariensis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2997-3004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plant Microbiology:

Marta Pujol, Esther Badosa, Charles Manceau, and Emilio Montesinos

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
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2421-2427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reiko Sameshima-Saito, Kaori Chiba, Junta Hirayama, Manabu Itakura, Hisayuki Mitsui, Shima Eda, and Kiwamu Minamisawa

Symbiotic Bradyrhizobium japonicum Reduces N₂O Surrounding the Soybean Root System via Nitrous Oxide Reductase
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2526-2532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xue-Song Zhang and Hai-Ping Cheng

Identification of Sinorhizobium meliloti Early Symbiotic Genes by Use of a Positive Functional Screen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2738-2748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Public Health Microbiology:

Vincent Thomas, Katia Herrera-Rimann, Dominique S. Blanc, and Gilbert Greub

Biodiversity of Amoebae and Amoeba-Resisting Bacteria in a Hospital Water Network
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2428-2438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon P. Nappier, Michael D. Aitken, and Mark D. Sobsey

Male-Specific Coliphages as Indicators of Thermal Inactivation of Pathogens in Biosolids
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2471-2475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy N. Wetzel and Jeffrey T. LeJeune

Clonal Dissemination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Subtypes among Dairy Farms in Northeast Ohio
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2621-2626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Joly, Pierre-Alain Falconnet, Janine André, Nicole Weill, Monique Reyrolle, François Vandenesch, Max Maurin, Jerome Etienne, and Sophie Jarraud

Quantitative Real-Time Legionella PCR for Environmental Water Samples: Data Interpretation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2801-2808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Munirul Alam, Marzia Sultana, G. Balakrish Nair, R. Bradley Sack, David A. Sack, A. K. Siddique, Afsar Ali, Anwar Huq, and Rita R. Colwell

Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in the Aquatic Environment of Mathbaria, Bangladesh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2849-2855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. F. Azevedo, A. R. Pinto, N. M. Reis, M. J. Vieira, and C. W. Keevil

Shear Stress, Temperature, and Inoculation Concentration Influence the Adhesion of Water-Stressed Helicobacter pylori to Stainless Steel 304 and Polypropylene
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2936-2941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qiongzhen Li, Jerod A. Skyberg, Mohamed K. Fakhr, Julie S. Sherwood, Lisa K. Nolan, and Catherine M. Logue

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Characterization of Salmonella Isolates from Processed Bison Carcasses
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3046-3049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeremy P. Burton, Philip A. Wescombe, Chris J. Moore, Chris N. Chilcott, and John R. Tagg

Safety Assessment of the Oral Cavity Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3050-3053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth Ferquel, Martine Garnier, Jérôme Marie, Claire Bernède-Bauduin, Guy Baranton, Claudine Pérez-Eid, and Danièle Postic

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Anaplasmataceae Members in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Alsace, a Focus of Lyme Borreliosis Endemicity in France
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3074-3078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Alexandra E. Bloor and Rocky M. Cranenburgh

An Efficient Method of Selectable Marker Gene Excision by Xer Recombination for Gene Replacement in Bacterial Chromosomes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2520-2525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia T. Cardona, Carmen L. Mueller, and Miguel A. Valvano

Identification of Essential Operons with a Rhamnose-Inducible Promoter in Burkholderia cenocepacia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2547-2555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Dubuis, Joëlle Rolli, Matthias Lutz, Geneviève Défago, and Dieter Haas

Thiamine-Auxotrophic Mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Are Defective in Cell-Cell Signaling and Biocontrol Factor Expression
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2606-2613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

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
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2651-2660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aaron S. Malone, Yoon-Kyung Chung, and Ahmed E. Yousef

Genes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 That Are Involved in High-Pressure Resistance
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2661-2671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison M. Coady, Anthony L. Murray, Diane G. Elliott, and Linda D. Rhodes

Both msa Genes in Renibacterium salmoninarum Are Needed for Full Virulence in Bacterial Kidney Disease
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2672-2678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bettina Bäuerle, Zeljko Cokesa, Silvia Hofmann, and Paul-Gerhard Rieger

Sequencing and Heterologous Expression of an Epimerase and Two Lyases from Iminodisuccinate-Degrading Bacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2824-2828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Castruita, M. Saito, P. C. Schottel, L. A. Elmegreen, S. Myneni, E. I. Stiefel, and F. M. M. Morel

Overexpression and Characterization of an Iron Storage and DNA-Binding Dps Protein from Trichodesmium erythraeum
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2918-2924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Duplessis, Céline M. Lévesque, and Sylvain Moineau

Characterization of Streptococcus thermophilus Host Range Phage Mutants
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3036-3041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Burrus, Roberto Quezada-Calvillo, Joeli Marrero, and Matthew K. Waldor

SXT-Related Integrating Conjugative Element in New World Vibrio cholerae
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3054-3057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methods:

Xu Dong, Suresh Bhamidi, Michael Scherman, Yi Xin, and Michael R. McNeil

Development of a Quantitative Assay for Mycobacterial Endogenous Arabinase and Ensuing Studies of Arabinase Levels and Arabinan Metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2601-2605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Colquhoun, Kellogg J. Schwab, Robert N. Cole, and Rolf U. Halden

Detection of Norovirus Capsid Protein in Authentic Standards and in Stool Extracts by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization and Nanospray Mass Spectrometry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2749-2755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Benjamin K. Amos, Youlboong Sung, Qingzhong Wu, Stephen S. Koenigsberg, and Frank E. Löffler

Quantitative PCR Targeting 16S rRNA and Reductive Dehalogenase Genes Simultaneously Monitors Multiple Dehalococcoides Strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2765-2774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter A. Bron, Ian R. Monk, Sinéad C. Corr, Colin Hill, and Cormac G. M. Gahan

Novel Luciferase Reporter System for In Vitro and Organ-Specific Monitoring of Differential Gene Expression in Listeria monocytogenes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2876-2884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. D. Ainsworth, M. Fine, L. L. Blackall, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Spectral Imaging of Coral-Associated Bacterial Communities
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3016-3020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geomicrobiology:

Youlboong Sung, Kelly E. Fletcher, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Robert P. Apkarian, Natalia Ramos-Hernández, Robert A. Sanford, Noha M. Mesbah, and Frank E. Löffler

Geobacter lovleyi sp. nov. Strain SZ, a Novel Metal-Reducing and Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Bacterium
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2775-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos and Wayne Nicholson

Bacillus Endospores Isolated from Granite: Close Molecular Relationships to Globally Distributed Bacillus spp. from Endolithic and Extreme Environments
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2856-2863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shane S. Ruebush, Susan L. Brantley, and Ming Tien

Reduction of Soluble and Insoluble Iron Forms by Membrane Fractions of Shewanella oneidensis Grown under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 2925-2935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Mari Nevas, Miia Lindström, Sebastian Hielm, K. Johanna Björkroth, Michael W. Peck, and Hannu Korkeala

Diversity of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains, Determined by a Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Approach
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006 72: 3084. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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