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Contents: August 2007, Volume 73, Issue 15        Microbial Ecology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Biodegradation        Methods        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Letter to the Editor

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Microbial Ecology:

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Phylogenetic and Metabolic Diversity of Planctomycetes from Anaerobic, Sulfide- and Sulfur-Rich Zodletone Spring, Oklahoma Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Qingwei Luo, Fares Z. Najar, Bruce A. Roe, Tracy M. Sisk, Solveig I. Bühring, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, and Lee R. Krumholz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4707-4716; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00591-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogeography of the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus Scott R. Miller, Richard W. Castenholz, and Deana Pedersen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4751-4759; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02945-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring and Source Tracking of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Lagoons and Groundwater Adjacent to Swine Production Facilities over a 3-Year Period S. Koike, I. G. Krapac, H. D. Oliver, A. C. Yannarell, J. C. Chee-Sanford, R. I. Aminov, and R. I. Mackie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4813-4823; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00665-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth and Mycorrhizal Community Structure of Pinus sylvestris Seedlings following the Addition of Forest Litter Algis Aucina, Maria Rudawska, Tomasz Leski, Audrius Skridaila, Edvardas Riepsas, and Michal Iwanski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4867-4873; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00584-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Isolation of a Castellaniella Species Important during Biostimulation of an Acidic Nitrate- and Uranium-Contaminated Aquifer Anne M. Spain, Aaron D. Peacock, Jonathan D. Istok, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Fares Z. Najar, Bruce A. Roe, David C. White, and Lee R. Krumholz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4892-4904; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00331-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Activity and Spatial Organization of Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing (Anammox) Bacteria in Biofilms Tomonori Kindaichi, Ikuo Tsushima, Yuji Ogasawara, Masaki Shimokawa, Noriatsu Ozaki, Hisashi Satoh, and Satoshi Okabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4931-4939; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00156-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biophysical Controls on Community Succession in Stream Biofilms Katharina Besemer, Gabriel Singer, Romana Limberger, Ann-Kathrin Chlup, Gerald Hochedlinger, Iris Hödl, Christian Baranyi, and Tom J. Battin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4966-4974; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00588-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multivariate Analysis of Complex DNA Sequence Electropherograms for High-Throughput Quantitative Analysis of Mixed Microbial Populations Pål Trosvik, Beate Skånseng, Kjetill S. Jakobsen, Nils C. Stenseth, Tormod Næs, and Knut Rudi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4975-4983; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00128-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum in Acidic Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park Ricardo Santos, João Fernandes, Nuno Fernandes, Fernanda Oliveira, and Manuela Cadete Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5071-5073; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00353-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Development of a Novel Genetic System To Create Markerless Deletion Mutants of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Susan R. Steyert and Silvia A. Pineiro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4717-4724; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00640-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agrobacterium tumefaciens fur Has Important Physiological Roles in Iron and Manganese Homeostasis, the Oxidative Stress Response, and Full Virulence Worawan Kitphati, Patchara Ngok-ngam, Sukanya Suwanmaneerat, Rojana Sukchawalit, and Skorn Mongkolsuk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4760-4768; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00531-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sinorhizobium meliloti Fur-Like (Mur) Protein Binds a Fur Box-Like Sequence Present in the mntA Promoter in a Manganese-Responsive Manner Raúl Platero, Víctor de Lorenzo, Beatriz Garat, and Elena Fabiano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4832-4838; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00686-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of a Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Lipase Secreted by a Clinical Isolate of Burkholderia glumae in Severe Disease Symptoms in Rice Giulia Devescovi, Joseph Bigirimana, Giuliano Degrassi, Laura Cabrio, John J. LiPuma, Jinwoo Kim, Ingyu Hwang, and Vittorio Venturi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4950-4958; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00105-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon Insertion Reveals pRM, a Plasmid of Rickettsia monacensis Gerald D. Baldridge, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Roderick F. Felsheim, Timothy J. Kurtti, and Ulrike G. Munderloh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4984-4995; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00988-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Bacillus anthracis-Based In Vitro System Supports Replication of Plasmid pXO2 as Well as Rolling-Circle-Replicating Plasmids Eowyn Tinsley and Saleem A. Khan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5005-5010; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00240-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein-Regulated Cell-Cell Communication System Mediates Expression of a FecA Homologue in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Tzu-Pi Huang and Amy C. Lee Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5034-5040; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00366-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Parvibaculum lavamentivorans DS-1T Degrades Centrally Substituted Congeners of Commercial Linear Alkylbenzenesulfonate to Sulfophenyl Carboxylates and Sulfophenyl Dicarboxylates David Schleheck, Thomas P. Knepper, Peter Eichhorn, and Alasdair M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4725-4732; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00632-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation Pathway of Bisphenol A: Does ipso Substitution Apply to Phenols Containing a Quaternary -Carbon Structure in the para Position? B. Kolvenbach, N. Schlaich, Z. Raoui, J. Prell, S. Zühlke, A. Schäffer, F. P. Guengerich, and P. F. X. Corvini Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4776-4784; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00329-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Development and Application of Two Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Clinical and Environmental Samples Janet A. M. Fyfe, Caroline J. Lavender, Paul D. R. Johnson, Maria Globan, Aina Sievers, Joseph Azuolas, and Timothy P. Stinear Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4733-4740; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02971-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Mark the Gene": a Method for Nondestructive Introduction of Marker Sequences Inside the Gene Frame of Transgenes Yuki Morono, Wataru Kitagawa, Nobutada Kimura, Naohiro Noda, Kazunori Nakamura, and Yoichi Kamagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4915-4921; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00068-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toward Automated Analysis of Biofilm Architecture: Bias Caused by Extraneous Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Images Robin T. Merod, Jennifer E. Warren, Hope McCaslin, and Stefan Wuertz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4922-4930; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00023-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Self-Formed Adaptor PCR: a Simple and Efficient Method for Chromosome Walking Shiming Wang, Jian He, Zhongli Cui, and Shunpeng Li Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5048-5051; published ahead of print May 4, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02973-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Population Dynamics and Metabolite Target Analysis of Lactic Acid Bacteria during Laboratory Fermentations of Wheat and Spelt Sourdoughs Roel Van der Meulen, Ilse Scheirlinck, Ann Van Schoor, Geert Huys, Marc Vancanneyt, Peter Vandamme, and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4741-4750; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00315-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Recombinant ß-Hexosaminidase A, a Potential Enzyme for Replacement Therapy for Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Diseases, in the Methylotrophic Yeast Ogataea minuta Hiromi Akeboshi, Yasunori Chiba, Yoshiko Kasahara, Minako Takashiba, Yuki Takaoka, Mai Ohsawa, Youichi Tajima, Ikuo Kawashima, Daisuke Tsuji, Kohji Itoh, Hitoshi Sakuraba, and Yoshifumi Jigami Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4805-4812; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00463-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Overexpression of the Calcineurin Target CRZ1 Provides Freeze Tolerance and Enhances the Fermentative Capacity of Baker's Yeast Joaquín Panadero, Maria José Hernández-López, José Antonio Prieto, and Francisca Randez-Gil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4824-4831; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02651-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Nutrient Starvation on the Cellular Composition and Metabolic Capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Eva Albers, Christer Larsson, Thomas Andlid, Michael C. Walsh, and Lena Gustafsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4839-4848; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00425-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Low-Temperature Protein Expression System Using a Cold-Adapted Bacterium, Shewanella sp. Strain Ac10, as the Host Ryoma Miyake, Jun Kawamoto, Yun-Lin Wei, Masanari Kitagawa, Ikunoshin Kato, Tatsuo Kurihara, and Nobuyoshi Esaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4849-4856; published ahead of print May 25, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00824-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Efficient Anaerobic Alcoholic Fermentation of L-Arabinose H. Wouter Wisselink, Maurice J. Toirkens, M. del Rosario Franco Berriel, Aaron A. Winkler, Johannes P. van Dijken, Jack T. Pronk, and Antonius J. A. van Maris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4881-4891; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00177-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formate as an Auxiliary Substrate for Glucose-Limited Cultivation of Penicillium chrysogenum: Impact on Penicillin G Production and Biomass Yield Diana M. Harris, Zita A. van der Krogt, Walter M. van Gulik, Johannes P. van Dijken, and Jack T. Pronk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5020-5025; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00093-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Lactic Acid from Cellobiose and Cellotriose by Lactobacillus delbrueckii Mutant Uc-3 Mukund Adsul, Jayant Khire, Kulbhushan Bastawde, and Digambar Gokhale Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5055-5057; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00774-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Identification of Human-Pathogenic Strains of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Food by a Combination of Serotyping and Molecular Typing of Shiga Toxin Genes Lothar Beutin, Angelika Miko, Gladys Krause, Karin Pries, Sabine Haby, Katja Steege, and Nadine Albrecht Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4769-4775; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00873-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of Temporal Postdischarge Decontamination of Bacteria by Gliding Electric Discharges: Application to Hafnia alvei Georges Kamgang-Youbi, Jean-Marie Herry, Marie-Noëlle Bellon-Fontaine, Jean-Louis Brisset, Avaly Doubla, and Murielle Naïtali Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4791-4796; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00120-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Analysis of Population Heterogeneity of the Adaptive Salt Stress Response and Growth Capacity of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Heidy M. W. den Besten, Colin J. Ingham, Johan E. T. van Hylckama Vlieg, Marke M. Beerthuyzen, Marcel H. Zwietering, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4797-4804; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00404-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological and Molecular Responses of Lactuca sativa to Colonization by Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin M. M. Klerks, M. van Gent-Pelzer, E. Franz, C. Zijlstra, and A. H. C. van Bruggen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4905-4914; published ahead of print May 18, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02522-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probabilistic Modeling Approach for Evaluating the Compliance of Ready-To-Eat Foods with New European Union Safety Criteria for Listeria monocytogenes Konstantinos Koutsoumanis and Apostolos S. Angelidis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4996-5004; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00245-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Type IV Pilins in Persistence of Vibrio vulnificus in Crassostrea virginica Oysters Rohinee N. Paranjpye, Asta B. Johnson, Anne E. Baxter, and Mark S. Strom Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5041-5044; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00641-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Germination of Bacillus cereus Spores Is Induced by Germinants from Differentiated Caco-2 Cells, a Human Cell Line Mimicking the Epithelial Cells of the Small Intestine L. M. Wijnands, J. B. Dufrenne, F. M. van Leusden, and T. Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5052-5054; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02390-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Impact of Three Ampicillin Dosage Regimens on Selection of Ampicillin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae and Excretion of blaTEM Genes in Swine Feces D. Bibbal, V. Dupouy, J. P. Ferré, P. L. Toutain, O. Fayet, M. F. Prère, and A. Bousquet-Mélou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4785-4790; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00252-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Two Library-Independent Microbial Source Tracking Methods To Identify Sources of Fecal Contamination in French Estuaries Michèle Gourmelon, Marie Paule Caprais, Raphaël Ségura, Cécile Le Mennec, Solen Lozach, Jean Yves Piriou, and Alain Rincé Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4857-4866; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.03003-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Haloacid Permease from Burkholderia cepacia MBA4 Manda Yu, Yun-Wing Faan, Wilson Y. K. Chung, and Jimmy S. H. Tsang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4874-4880; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00576-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of a Novel Aldo-Keto Reductase Gene from Klebsiella sp. Strain F51-1-2 and Its Functional Expression in Escherichia coli Hong Jiang, Chao Yang, Hong Qu, Zheng Liu, Q. S. Fu, and Chuanling Qiao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4959-4965; published ahead of print June 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02993-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NCgl2620 Encodes a Class II Polyphosphate Kinase in Corynebacterium glutamicum Steffen N. Lindner, Dolores Vidaurre, Sabine Willbold, Siegfried M. Schoberth, and Volker F. Wendisch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5026-5033; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00600-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Metal Ions May Suppress or Enhance Cellular Differentiation in Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis Biofilms Joe J. Harrison, Howard Ceri, Jerome Yerly, Maryam Rabiei, Yaoping Hu, Robert Martinuzzi, and Raymond J. Turner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 4940-4949; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02711-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Mycosphaerella graminicola on Wheat Seedlings by Medical Drugs Known To Modulate the Activity of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Ramin Roohparvar, Aurelie Huser, Lute-Harm Zwiers, and Maarten A. De Waard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5011-5019; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00285-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Molecular Characterization and Evolution of Arthropod-Pathogenic Rickettsiella Bacteria Richard Cordaux, Mélanie Paces-Fessy, Maryline Raimond, Alice Michel-Salzat, Martin Zimmer, and Didier Bouchon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5045-5047; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00378-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Responses of Wild-Type and Resistant Strains of the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima to Chloramphenicol Challenge Clemente I. Montero, Matthew R. Johnson, Chung-Jung Chou, Shannon B. Conners, Sarah G. Geouge, Sabrina Tachdjian, Jason D. Nichols, and Robert M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5058-5065; published ahead of print June 8, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00453-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Genetic Diversity of Rhizobia Associated with Acacia longifolia in Two Stages of Invasion of Coastal Sand Dunes Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría, João A. Crisóstomo, and Helena Freitas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5066-5070; published ahead of print June 1, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00613-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letter to the Editor:

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Unsupported Conclusions on the Bacillus anthracis Spores Kay A. Mereish Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2007 73: 5074 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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