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Contents: August 2006, Volume 72, Issue 8        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Biodegradation        Methods        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Plant Microbiology        Mycology        Environmental Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Errata        Author's Correction

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Production of a Heterologous Nonheme Catalase by Lactobacillus casei: an Efficient Tool for Removal of H2O2 and Protection of Lactobacillus bulgaricus from Oxidative Stress in Milk Tatiana Rochat, Jean-Jacques Gratadoux, Alexandra Gruss, Gérard Corthier, Emmanuelle Maguin, Philippe Langella, and Maarten van de Guchte Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5143-5149; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resolution of Distinct Membrane-Bound Enzymes from Enterobacter cloacae SLD1a-1 That Are Responsible for Selective Reduction of Nitrate and Selenate Oxyanions Helen Ridley, Carys A. Watts, David J. Richardson, and Clive S. Butler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5173-5180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

B Activation under Environmental and Energy Stress Conditions in Listeria monocytogenes Soraya Chaturongakul and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5197-5203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetic Analysis of Bifidobacterial Metabolism Reveals a Minor Role for Succinic Acid in the Regeneration of NAD+ through Its Growth-Associated Production Roel Van der Meulen, Tom Adriany, Kristof Verbrugghe, and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5204-5210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacillus subtilis nrdEF Genes, Encoding a Class Ib Ribonucleotide Reductase, Are Essential for Aerobic and Anaerobic Growth Elisabeth Härtig, Anja Hartmann, Manuela Schätzle, Alessandra M. Albertini, and Dieter Jahn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5260-5265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unlocking Streptomyces spp. for Use as Sustainable Industrial Production Platforms by Morphological Engineering Gilles P. van Wezel, Preben Krabben, Bjørn A. Traag, Bart J. F. Keijser, Rob Kerste, Erik Vijgenboom, Josef J. Heijnen, and Barend Kraal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5283-5288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Screening for and Identification of Starch-, Amylopectin-, and Pullulan-Degrading Activities in Bifidobacterial Strains Sinéad M. Ryan, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5289-5296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement of Lactic Acid Production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Cell Sorting for High Intracellular pH Minoska Valli, Michael Sauer, Paola Branduardi, Nicole Borth, Danilo Porro, and Diethard Mattanovich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5492-5499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Transcriptomic Analysis as Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Transitions into Stationary Phase during Electron Donor Depletion M. E. Clark, Q. He, Z. He, K. H. Huang, E. J. Alm, X.-F. Wan, T. C. Hazen, A. P. Arkin, J. D. Wall, J.-Z. Zhou, and M. W. Fields Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5578-5588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Resveratrol in Recombinant Microorganisms Jules Beekwilder, Rianne Wolswinkel, Harry Jonker, Robert Hall, C. H. Ric de Vos, and Arnaud Bovy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5670-5672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Peptide aMptD-Mediated Capture PCR for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bulk Milk Samples Janin Stratmann, Karen Dohmann, Julia Heinzmann, and Gerald-F. Gerlach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5150-5158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Measurement of Biocolloid Collision Efficiencies for Granular Activated Carbon by Use of a Two-Layer Filtration Model Ekaterina Paramonova, Erica L. Zerfoss, and Bruce E. Logan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5190-5196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts in Sewage in Norway L. J. Robertson, L. Hermansen, and B. K. Gjerde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5297-5303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Forensic Application of Microbiological Culture Analysis To Identify Mail Intentionally Contaminated with Bacillus anthracis Spores Douglas J. Beecher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5304-5310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto in Peromyscus leucopus, the Primary Reservoir of Lyme Disease in a Region of Endemicity in Southern Maryland Jennifer M. Anderson and Douglas E. Norris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5331-5341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Fingerprinting of Cryptosporidium Oocysts Isolated during Water Monitoring Rosely A. B. Nichols, Brian M. Campbell, and Huw V. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5428-5435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeting Species-Specific Low-Affinity 16S rRNA Binding Sites by Using Peptide Nucleic Acids for Detection of Legionellae in Biofilms Sandra A. Wilks and C. William Keevil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5453-5462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Identification of Rickettsia massiliae from Rhipicephalus sanguineus Ticks Collected in Arizona Marina E. Eremeeva, Elizabeth A. Bosserman, Linda J. Demma, Maria L. Zambrano, Dianna M. Blau, and Gregory A. Dasch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5569-5577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Lactobacillus casei in the Human Digestive Tract after Consumption of Fermented Milk Raish Oozeer, Antony Leplingard, Denis D. G. Mater, Agnès Mogenet, Rachel Michelin, Isabelle Seksek, Philippe Marteau, Joël Doré, Jean-Louis Bresson, and Gérard Corthier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5615-5617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Bacillus anthracis Strains in Georgia and of Vaccine Strains from the Former Soviet Union Maya Merabishvili, Merab Natidze, Sergo Rigvava, Lorenzo Brusetti, Noura Raddadi, Sara Borin, Nina Chanishvili, Marina Tediashvili, Richard Sharp, Maurizio Barbeschi, Paolo Visca, and Daniele Daffonchio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5631-5636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Evidence for Geographic Isolation and Signs of Endemism within a Protistan Morphospecies Jens Boenigk, Karin Pfandl, Tobias Garstecki, Hauke Harms, Gianfranco Novarino, and Antonis Chatzinotas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5159-5164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of the nosZ Gene, Encoding Nitrous Oxide Reductase, and Comparison of the Abundances of 16S rRNA, narG, nirK, and nosZ Genes in Soils S. Henry, D. Bru, B. Stres, S. Hallet, and L. Philippot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5181-5189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aggregative Behavior of Bacteria Isolated from Canine Dental Plaque David R. Elliott, Michael Wilson, Catherine M. F. Buckley, and David A. Spratt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5211-5217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of rRNA and Polar-Lipid-Derived Fatty Acid Biomarkers for Assessment of 13C-Substrate Incorporation by Microorganisms in Marine Sediments Barbara J. MacGregor, Henricus T. S. Boschker, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5246-5253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteria Associated with Mucus and Tissues of the Coral Oculina patagonica in Summer and Winter Omry Koren and Eugene Rosenberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5254-5259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virus-Bacterium Interactions in Water and Sediment of West African Inland Aquatic Systems Yvan Bettarel, Marc Bouvy, Claire Dumont, and Télesphore Sime-Ngando Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5274-5282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Eukaryotic Community Distribution and Its Relationship to Water Physicochemical Parameters in an Extreme Acidic Environment, Río Tinto (Southwestern Spain) Angeles Aguilera, Susanna C. Manrubia, Felipe Gómez, Nuria Rodríguez, and Ricardo Amils Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5325-5330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacterial Micropredators Distinctively Active in a Soil Microbial Food Web Tillmann Lueders, Reimo Kindler, Anja Miltner, Michael W. Friedrich, and Matthias Kaestner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5342-5348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecological Advantages of Autolysis during the Development and Dispersal of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata Biofilms Anne Mai-Prochnow, Jeremy S. Webb, Belinda C. Ferrari, and Staffan Kjelleberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5414-5420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Protists on the Activity and Structure of the Bacterial Community in a Rice Field Soil Jun Murase, Matthias Noll, and Peter Frenzel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5436-5444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Profiles and Genetic Diversity of Denitrifying Communities in Activated Sludge after Addition of Methanol or Ethanol Sara Hallin, Ingela Noredal Throbäck, Johan Dicksved, and Mikael Pell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5445-5452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterioplankton Community Composition along a Salinity Gradient of Sixteen High-Mountain Lakes Located on the Tibetan Plateau, China Qinglong L. Wu, Gabriel Zwart, Michael Schauer, Miranda P. Kamst-van Agterveld, and Martin W. Hahn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5478-5485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Colonization and Competition on the Marine Alga Ulva australis Dhana Rao, Jeremy S. Webb, and Staffan Kjelleberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5547-5555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Characterization, and Ecology of Cold-Active, Chemolithotrophic, Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria from Perennially Ice-Covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica W. Matthew Sattley and Michael T. Madigan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5562-5568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Dinoflagellate-Oriented PCR Primer Set Leads to Detection of Picoplanktonic Dinoflagellates from Long Island Sound Senjie Lin, Huan Zhang, Yubo Hou, Lilibeth Miranda, and Debashish Bhattacharya Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5626-5630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Acetoclastic Methanogenesis by Methanosaeta concilii in Culture and a Lake Sediment Holger Penning, Peter Claus, Peter Casper, and Ralf Conrad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5648-5652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Salt, Alone or in Combination with Sucrose, Can Improve the Survival of Escherichia coli O157 (SERL 2) in Model Acidic Sauces B. Chapman, N. Jensen, T. Ross, and M. Cole Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5165-5172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Bacteriophages To Control Intestinal Escherichia coli O157:H7 Levels in Ruminants Haiqing Sheng, Hannah J. Knecht, Indira T. Kudva, and Carolyn J. Hovde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5359-5366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intraspecific Genotypic Characterization of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains Intended for Probiotic Use and Isolates of Human Origin M. Vancanneyt, G. Huys, K. Lefebvre, V. Vankerckhoven, H. Goossens, and J. Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5376-5383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exposure to Salt and Organic Acids Increases the Ability of Listeria monocytogenes To Invade Caco-2 Cells but Decreases Its Ability To Survive Gastric Stress Matthew R. Garner, Karen E. James, Michelle C. Callahan, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5384-5395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative, Collaborative, and On-Site Validation of a TaqMan PCR Method as a Tool for Certified Production of Fresh, Campylobacter-Free Chickens M. Krause, M. H. Josefsen, M. Lund, N. R. Jacobsen, L. Brorsen, M. Moos, A. Stockmarr, and J. Hoorfar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5463-5468; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Molecular Approach to Monitoring Bacterial Colonization on Vacuum-Packaged Beef Cecilia Fontana, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, and Graciela Vignolo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5618-5622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Lactic Acid-Induced Acid Tolerance Response in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Induces Sensitivity to Hydrogen Peroxide E. J. Greenacre, S. Lucchini, J. C. D. Hinton, and T. F. Brocklehurst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5623-5625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutation in the luxS Gene Influences Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm Formation Shlomo Sela, Shmulik Frank, Eddy Belausov, and Riky Pinto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5653-5658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation of Campylobacter coli in Swine Production Systems, Using Multilocus Sequence Typing Siddhartha Thakur, W. E. Morgan Morrow, Julie A. Funk, Peter B. Bahnson, and Wondwossen A. Gebreyes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5666-5669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Biodegradation of Ether Pollutants by Pseudonocardia sp. Strain ENV478 Simon Vainberg, Kevin McClay, Hisako Masuda, Duane Root, Charles Condee, Gerben J. Zylstra, and Robert J. Steffan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5218-5224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Multiple Microfermentor Battery: a Versatile Tool for Use with Automated Parallel Cultures of Microorganisms Producing Recombinant Proteins and for Optimization of Cultivation Protocols Emmanuel Frachon, Vincent Bondet, Hélène Munier-Lehmann, and Jacques Bellalou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5225-5231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Profiling of the Clostridium leptum Subgroup in Human Fecal Microflora by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Clone Library Analysis Jian Shen, Baorang Zhang, Guifang Wei, Xiaoyan Pang, Hua Wei, Min Li, Yan Zhang, Wei Jia, and Liping Zhao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5232-5238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of Promoter Replacement Cassettes for Fine-Tuning of Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Elke Nevoigt, Jessica Kohnke, Curt R. Fischer, Hal Alper, Ulf Stahl, and Gregory Stephanopoulos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5266-5273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved In Situ Hybridization Efficiency with Locked-Nucleic-Acid-Incorporated DNA Probes Kengo Kubota, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hiroyuki Imachi, and Hideki Harada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5311-5317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time Detection of Noroviruses in Surface Water by Use of a Broadly Reactive Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay Saskia A. Rutjes, Harold H. J. L. van den Berg, Willemijn J. Lodder, and Ana Maria de Roda Husman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5349-5358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

cDNA Microarrays as a Tool for Identification of Biomineralization Proteins in the Coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta) Patrick Quinn, Robert M. Bowers, Xiaoyu Zhang, Thomas M. Wahlund, Michael A. Fanelli, Daniela Olszova, and Betsy A. Read Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5512-5526; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative PCR Method for Sensitive Detection of Ruminant Fecal Pollution in Freshwater and Evaluation of This Method in Alpine Karstic Regions Georg H. Reischer, David C. Kasper, Ralf Steinborn, Robert L. Mach, and Andreas H. Farnleitner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5610-5614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Deletion Mutations Caused by DNA Strand Slippage in Acinetobacter baylyi Jeremy M. Gore, F. Ann Ran, and L. Nicholas Ornston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5239-5245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple-Subunit Genes of the Aromatic-Ring-Hydroxylating Dioxygenase Play an Active Role in Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degradation in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 Takumi Iwasaki, Keisuke Miyauchi, Eiji Masai, and Masao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5396-5402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the ß-Ketoadipate Pathway in Sinorhizobium meliloti Allyson M. MacLean, Gordon MacPherson, Punita Aneja, and Turlough M. Finan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5403-5413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Expression of Respiratory Genes in an Enrichment Culture Containing Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Brian G. Rahm, Robert M. Morris, and Ruth E. Richardson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5486-5491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Preliminary Characterization of Two cDNAs Encoding Unique Carbonic Anhydrases from the Marine Alga Emiliania huxleyi Amelia R. Soto, Hong Zheng, Dorinda Shoemaker, Jason Rodriguez, Betsy A. Read, and Thomas M. Wahlund Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5500-5511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Random Insertion of a TetR-Inducing Peptide Tag into Escherichia coli Proteins Allows Analysis of Protein Levels by Induction of Reporter Gene Expression Maximilian Schlicht, Christian Berens, Janko Daam, and Wolfgang Hillen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5637-5642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Analyses of Cry1Ab Binding in Resistant and Susceptible Strains of the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Herbert A. A. Siqueira, Joel González-Cabrera, Juan Ferré, Ronald Flannagan, and Blair D. Siegfried Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5318-5324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogeny of 16S rRNA, Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase, and Adenosine 5'-Phosphosulfate Reductase Genes from Gamma- and Alphaproteobacterial Symbionts in Gutless Marine Worms (Oligochaeta) from Bermuda and the Bahamas Anna Blazejak, Jan Kuever, Christer Erséus, Rudolf Amann, and Nicole Dubilier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5527-5536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rickettsia felis from Cat Fleas: Isolation and Culture in a Tick-Derived Cell Line Walairat Pornwiroon, Susan S. Pourciau, Lane D. Foil, and Kevin R. Macaluso Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5589-5595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of Two Crystal Protein Genes, cry30Ba1 and cry44Aa1, Obtained from a Highly Mosquitocidal Strain, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. entomocidus INA288 Takeshi Ito, Tomonori Ikeya, Ken Sahara, Hisanori Bando, and Shin-ichiro Asano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5673-5676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Hyperthermophilic DNA Methyltransferase M.PabI from the Archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi Miki Watanabe, Harumi Yuzawa, Naofumi Handa, and Ichizo Kobayashi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5367-5375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Peptidoglycan from Bacillus cereus Mediates Commensalism with Rhizosphere Bacteria from the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium Group Snow Brook Peterson, Anne K. Dunn, Amy K. Klimowicz, and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5421-5427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Identification of a Gene Cluster for Biosynthesis of Mannosylerythritol Lipids in the Basidiomycetous Fungus Ustilago maydis Sandra Hewald, Uwe Linne, Mario Scherer, Mohamed A. Marahiel, Jörg Kämper, and Michael Bölker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5469-5477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metal Accumulation without Enhanced Oxalate Secretion in Wood Degraded by Brown Rot Fungi Jonathan S. Schilling and Jody Jellison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5662-5665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Basin-Wide Analysis of the Dynamics of Fecal Contamination and Fecal Source Identification in Tillamook Bay, Oregon Orin C. Shanks, Christopher Nietch, Michael Simonich, Melissa Younger, Don Reynolds, and Katharine G. Field Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5537-5546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery of a Marine Bacterium Producing 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Its Alkyl Esters, Parabens Xue Peng, Kyoko Adachi, Choryu Chen, Hiroaki Kasai, Kaneo Kanoh, Yoshikazu Shizuri, and Norihiko Misawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5556-5561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in Wastewater Treatment Plant Bioreactors Hee-Deung Park, George F. Wells, Hyokwan Bae, Craig S. Criddle, and Christopher A. Francis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5643-5647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Biological Detection of Anaerobic Gut Fungi (Neocallimastigales) from Landfill Sites Robert J. Lockhart, Michele I. Van Dyke, Ian R. Beadle, Paul Humphreys, and Alan J. McCarthy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5659-5661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Dominant Microbial Populations in Limestone-Corroding Stream Biofilms, Frasassi Cave System, Italy Jennifer L. Macalady, Ezra H. Lyon, Bess Koffman, Lindsey K. Albertson, Katja Meyer, Sandro Galdenzi, and Sandro Mariani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5596-5609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Discovery of the Novel Candidate Phylum "Poribacteria" in Marine Sponges Lars Fieseler, Matthias Horn, Michael Wagner, and Ute Hentschel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5677 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Enhanced Benzaldehyde Tolerance in Zymomonas mobilis Biofilms and the Potential of Biofilm Applications in Fine-Chemical Production Xuan Zhong Li, Jeremy S. Webb, Staffan Kjelleberg, and Bettina Rosche Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2006 72: 5678 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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