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Contents: September 2007, Volume 73, Issue 17

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Environmental Microbiology

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Mycology

       Enzymology and Protein Engineering

       Food Microbiology

       Public Health Microbiology

       Microbial Ecology

       Plant Microbiology

       Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Biodegradation

       Methods

       Geomicrobiology

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Analysis of a Ferric Uptake Regulator (Fur) Mutant of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough
Kelly S. Bender, Huei-Che Bill Yen, Christopher L. Hemme, Zamin Yang, Zhili He, Qiang He, Jizhong Zhou, Katherine H. Huang, Eric J. Alm, Terry C. Hazen, Adam P. Arkin, and Judy D. Wall
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5389-5400; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00276-07
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Transcription and Regulation of the Bidirectional Hydrogenase in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. Strain PCC 7120
Johannes Sjöholm, Paulo Oliveira, and Peter Lindblad
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5435-5446; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00756-07
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Regulation of the mpt Operon in Listeria innocua by the ManR Protein
Junfeng Xue and Kurt W. Miller
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5648-5652; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00052-07
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Environmental Microbiology:

Distribution and Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Surface Waters of the South Nation River Watershed, Ontario, Canada
Emilie Lyautey, David R. Lapen, Graham Wilkes, Katherine McCleary, Franco Pagotto, Kevin Tyler, Alain Hartmann, Pascal Piveteau, Aurélie Rieu, William J. Robertson, Diane T. Medeiros, Thomas A. Edge, Victor Gannon, and Edward Topp
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5401-5410; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00354-07
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Evaluating the Effects of Chlortetracycline on the Proliferation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in a Simulated River Water Ecosystem
Jeannette Muñoz-Aguayo, Kevin S. Lang, Timothy M. LaPara, Gerardo González, and Randall S. Singer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5421-5425; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00708-07
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Temporal Dynamics and Impact of Manure Storage on Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Population Structure of Escherichia coli Isolates from a Commercial Swine Farm
Patrick Duriez and Edward Topp
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5486-5493; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00218-07
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Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Wastewaters, Surface Waters, and Oysters from an Urban Riverine System
A. J. Watkinson, G. B. Micalizzi, G. M. Graham, J. B. Bates, and S. D. Costanzo
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5667-5670; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00763-07
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Construction and Characterization of Shuttle Vectors for Succinic Acid-Producing Rumen Bacteria
Yu-Sin Jang, Young Ryul Jung, Sang Yup Lee, Ji Mahn Kim, Jeong Wook Lee, Doo-Byoung Oh, Hyun Ah Kang, Ohsuk Kwon, Seh Hee Jang, Hyohak Song, Sang Jun Lee, and Kyu Young Kang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5411-5420; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01382-07
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Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Conversion of D-Glucose to Xylitol and Other Five-Carbon Sugars and Sugar Alcohols
Mervi H. Toivari, Laura Ruohonen, Andrei N. Miasnikov, Peter Richard, and Merja Penttilä
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5471-5476; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02707-06
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Characterization of Monolaurin Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis
Muriel Dufour, Janet M. Manson, Philip J. Bremer, Jean-Pierre Dufour, Gregory M. Cook, and Robin S. Simmonds
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5507-5515; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01013-07
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Use of an Escherichia coli Recombinant Producing Thermostable Polyphosphate Kinase as an ATP Regenerator To Produce Fructose 1,6-Diphosphate
Seishi Iwamoto, Kei Motomura, Yasuharu Shinoda, Masaaki Urata, Junichi Kato, Noboru Takiguchi, Hisao Ohtake, Ryuichi Hirota, and Akio Kuroda
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5676-5678; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00278-07
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Mycology:

Cooccurring Gentiana verna and Gentiana acaulis and Their Neighboring Plants in Two Swiss Upper Montane Meadows Harbor Distinct Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities
Zuzana Sykorová, Andres Wiemken, and Dirk Redecker
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5426-5434; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00987-07
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The Coprophilous Mushroom Coprinus radians Secretes a Haloperoxidase That Catalyzes Aromatic Peroxygenation
Dau Hung Anh, René Ullrich, Dirk Benndorf, Ales Svatos, Alexander Muck, and Martin Hofrichter
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5477-5485; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00026-07
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Distribution and Expression of Elicitin Genes in the Interspecific Hybrid Oomycete Phytophthora alni
Renaud Ioos, Franck Panabières, Benoît Industri, Axelle Andrieux, and Pascal Frey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5587-5597; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00721-07
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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

NADP(H) Phosphatase Activities of Archaeal Inositol Monophosphatase and Eubacterial 3'-Phosphoadenosine 5'-Phosphate Phosphatase
Chikako Fukuda, Shigeyuki Kawai, and Kousaku Murata
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5447-5452; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02703-06
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Characterization of a Bifidobacterium longum BORI Dipeptidase Belonging to the U34 Family
Jeong Min Seo, Geun Eog Ji, Sang Hee Cho, Myung Soo Park, and Hyong Joo Lee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5598-5606; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00642-07
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Changes in the Catalytic Properties of Pyrococcus furiosus Thermostable Amylase by Mutagenesis of the Substrate Binding Sites
Sung-Jae Yang, Byoung-Chul Min, Young-Wan Kim, Sang-Mok Jang, Byong-Hoon Lee, and Kwan-Hwa Park
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5607-5612; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00499-07
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Gene Overexpression and Biochemical Characterization of the Biotechnologically Relevant Chlorogenic Acid Hydrolase from Aspergillus niger
Isabelle Benoit, Michèle Asther, Yves Bourne, David Navarro, Stéphane Canaan, Laurence Lesage-Meessen, Marga Herweijer, Pedro M. Coutinho, Marcel Asther, and Eric Record
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5624-5632; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00374-07
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Food Microbiology:

Microbial Ecology of the Soppressata of Vallo di Diano, a Traditional Dry Fermented Sausage from Southern Italy, and In Vitro and In Situ Selection of Autochthonous Starter Cultures
Francesco Villani, Annalisa Casaburi, Carmela Pennacchia, Luisa Filosa, Federica Russo, and Danilo Ercolini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5453-5463; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01072-07
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Propionibacterium jensenii Produces the Polyene Pigment Granadaene and Has Hemolytic Properties Similar to Those of Streptococcus agalactiae
Christin Vanberg, Bjart Frode Lutnaes, Thor Langsrud, Ingolf F. Nes, and Helge Holo
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5501-5506; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00545-07
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Metabolite Profiles of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Grass Silage
Anders Broberg, Karin Jacobsson, Katrin Ström, and Johan Schnürer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5547-5552; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02939-06
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Antimicrobial Activity of Aroma Compounds against Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Improvement of Microbiological Stability of Soft Drinks as Assessed by Logistic Regression
Nicoletta Belletti, Sylvain Sado Kamdem, Francesca Patrignani, Rosalba Lanciotti, Alessandro Covelli, and Fausto Gardini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5580-5586; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00351-07
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Persistence of Caliciviruses in Artificially Contaminated Oysters during Depuration
You Ueki, Mika Shoji, Atsushi Suto, Toru Tanabe, Yoko Okimura, Yoshihiko Kikuchi, Noriyuki Saito, Daisuke Sano, and Tatsuo Omura
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5698-5701; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00290-07
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Public Health Microbiology:

Sensitive Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for the Detection of Human and Animal Noroviruses in Clinical and Environmental Samples
Sandro Wolf, Wendy M. Williamson, Joanne Hewitt, Malet Rivera-Aban, Susan Lin, Andrew Ball, Paula Scholes, and Gail E. Greening
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5464-5470; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00572-07
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Comparison of the Sensitivities of Noroviruses and Feline Calicivirus to Chemical Disinfection under Field-Like Conditions
Lorenza Ferrero Poschetto, Anthony Ike, Tibor Papp, Ulrich Mohn, Reinhard Böhm, and Rachel E. Marschang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5494-5500; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00482-07
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Acid Tolerance of Biofilm Cells of Streptococcus mutans
Jessica Welin-Neilands and Gunnel Svensäter
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5633-5638; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01049-07
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Alternative Host Model To Evaluate Aeromonas Virulence
Romain Froquet, Nathalie Cherix, Sarah E. Burr, Joachim Frey, Silvia Vilches, Juan M. Tomas, and Pierre Cosson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5657-5659; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00908-07
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Physical Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts in Water
Katlyn E. Wainwright, Manuel Lagunas-Solar, Melissa A. Miller, Bradd C. Barr, Ian A. Gardner, Cecilia Pina, Ann C. Melli, Andrea E. Packham, Nolan Zeng, Tin Truong, and Patricia A. Conrad
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5663-5666; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00504-07
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Chlorine Sensitivity of Feline Calicivirus, a Norovirus Surrogate
Hiroshi Urakami, Kumiko Ikarashi, Ko Okamoto, Yukari Abe, Tamami Ikarashi, Takeshi Kono, Yukifumi Konagaya, and Nobumasa Tanaka
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5679-5682; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00083-07
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Microbial Ecology:

Selection and Characterization of Cyanophage Resistance in Marine Synechococcus Strains
Lauren I. Stoddard, Jennifer B. H. Martiny, and Marcia F. Marston
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5516-5522; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00356-07
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Quantification of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Pseudomonas fluorescens Strains in the Plant Rhizosphere by Real-Time PCR
Olga V. Mavrodi, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Linda S. Thomashow, and David M. Weller
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5531-5538; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00925-07
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Light-Stimulated Bacterial Production and Amino Acid Assimilation by Cyanobacteria and Other Microbes in the North Atlantic Ocean
Vanessa K. Michelou, Matthew T. Cottrell, and David L. Kirchman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5539-5546; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00212-07
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Seasonal Dynamics of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Roots in a Seminatural Grassland
Juan C. Santos-González, Roger D. Finlay, and Anders Tehler
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5613-5623; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00262-07
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Rhizobacterial Volatiles Affect the Growth of Fungi and Arabidopsis thaliana
Anja Vespermann, Marco Kai, and Birgit Piechulla
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5639-5641; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01078-07
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Distribution and Diversity of Archaeal Ammonia Monooxygenase Genes Associated with Corals
J.Michael Beman, Kathryn J. Roberts, Linda Wegley, Forest Rohwer, and Christopher A. Francis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5642-5647; published ahead of print June 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00461-07
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Plant Microbiology:

Substrate Specificity-Conferring Regions of the Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Adenylation Domains Involved in Albicidin Pathotoxin Biosynthesis Are Highly Conserved within the Species Xanthomonas albilineans
Adeline Renier, Eric Vivien, Stéphane Cociancich, Philippe Letourmy, Xavier Perrier, Philippe C. Rott, and Monique Royer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5523-5530; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00577-07
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Novel Alphaproteobacterial Root Nodule Symbiont Associated with Lupinus texensis
Cheryl P. Andam and Matthew A. Parker
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5687-5691; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01413-07
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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

Emergence of a Virulent Clade of Vibrio vulnificus and Correlation with the Presence of a 33-Kilobase Genomic Island
Ana Luisa V. Cohen, James D. Oliver, Angelo DePaola, Edward J. Feil, and E. Fidelma Boyd
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5553-5565; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00635-07
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

"Candidatus Bacilloplasma," a Novel Lineage of Mollicutes Associated with the Hindgut Wall of the Terrestrial Isopod Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda)
Rok Kostanjsek, Jasna Strus, and Gorazd Avgustin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5566-5573; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02468-06
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Isolation of Polymer-Degrading Bacteria and Characterization of the Hindgut Bacterial Community from the Detritus-Feeding Larvae of Tipula abdominalis (Diptera: Tipulidae)
Dana M. Cook, Emily DeCrescenzo Henriksen, Rima Upchurch, and Joy B. Doran Peterson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5683-5686; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00213-07
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Biodegradation:

Microbial Isobutyronitrile Utilization under Haloalkaline Conditions
Dimitry Y. Sorokin, Sander van Pelt, Tatjana P. Tourova, and Gerard Muyzer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5574-5579; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00342-07
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Methods:

Labeling of Bifidobacterium longum Cells with ¹³C-Substituted Leucine for Quantitative Proteomic Analyses
Yohann Couté, Céline Hernandez, Ron D. Appel, Jean-Charles Sanchez, and Abelardo Margolles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5653-5656; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00667-07
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Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Procedure for Sensitive Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Fecal and Water Samples
Panagiotis Karanis, Oriel Thekisoe, Klytaimnistra Kiouptsi, Jerry Ongerth, Ikuo Igarashi, and Noborou Inoue
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5660-5662; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01152-07
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Pathotyping Escherichia coli by Using Miniaturized DNA Microarrays
Muna F. Anjum, Muriel Mafura, Peter Slickers, Karin Ballmer, Peter Kuhnert, Martin J. Woodward, and Ralf Ehricht
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5692-5697; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00419-07
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Geomicrobiology:

Advantages of Using Microbial Technology over Traditional Chemical Technology in Removal of Black Crusts from Stone Surfaces of Historical Monuments
Francesca Cappitelli, Lucia Toniolo, Antonio Sansonetti, Davide Gulotta, Giancarlo Ranalli, Elisabetta Zanardini, and Claudia Sorlini
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5671-5675; published ahead of print June 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00394-07
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