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Contents: September 2007, Volume 73, Issue 18        Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Food Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Relationship between Phylogenetic Groups, Genotypic Clusters, and Virulence Gene Profiles of Escherichia coli Strains from Diverse Human and Animal Sources Satoshi Ishii, Katriya P. Meyer, and Michael J. Sadowsky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5703-5710; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00275-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Vaginal Bacterial Communities in Women Developing Bacterial Vaginosis, Candidiasis, or No Infection, Analyzed by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Real-Time PCR Beatrice Vitali, Ciro Pugliese, Elena Biagi, Marco Candela, Silvia Turroni, Gert Bellen, Gilbert G. G. Donders, and Patrizia Brigidi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5731-5741; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01251-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of UVC Light Sensitivity of Vaccinia Virus James J. McDevitt, Ka Man Lai, Stephen N. Rudnick, E. Andres Houseman, Melvin W. First, and Donald K. Milton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5760-5766; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00110-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Advanced Environmental Surveillance and Molecular Analyses Indicate Separate Importations Rather than Endemic Circulation of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus in Gaza District in 2002 Y. Manor, S. Blomqvist, D. Sofer, J. Alfandari, T. Halmut, B. Abramovitz, E. Mendelson, and L. M. Shulman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5954-5958; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02537-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Directed Evolution of AraC for Improved Compatibility of Arabinose- and Lactose-Inducible Promoters Sung Kuk Lee, Howard H. Chou, Brian F. Pfleger, Jack D. Newman, Yasuo Yoshikuni, and Jay D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5711-5715; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00791-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Surface-Focused Biotinylation Procedure Identifies the Yersinia pestis Catalase KatY as a Membrane-Associated but Non-Surface-Located Protein Tanya Myers-Morales, Clarissa Cowan, Michael E. Gray, Christine R. Wulff, Carol E. Parker, Christoph H. Borchers, and Susan C. Straley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5750-5759; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02968-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Monitoring of the Nascent Pseudomonas fluorescens Biofilm Response to Variations in the Dissolved Organic Carbon Level in Low-Nutrient Water by Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Anne Delille, Fabienne Quilès, and François Humbert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5782-5788; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00838-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Transfer of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Type III Secretion System for Studies of a Range of Gram-Negative Genera James W. Wilson, Clint Coleman, and Cheryl A. Nickerson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5911-5918; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00952-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitivity of Nested PCR in the Detection of Low Numbers of Giardia lamblia Cysts Kathryn M. Miller and Charles R. Sterling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5949-5950; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00668-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Different Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Primer Sets for the Study of Marine Bacterioplankton Communities Olga Sánchez, Josep M. Gasol, Ramon Massana, Jordi Mas, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5962-5967; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00817-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Functional Analysis of the Fructooligosaccharide Utilization Operon in Lactobacillus paracasei 1195 Yong Jun Goh, Jong-Hwa Lee, and Robert W. Hutkins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5716-5724; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00805-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptional Responses of Enterococcus faecalis V583 to Bovine Bile and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Margrete Solheim, Ågot Aakra, Heidi Vebø, Lars Snipen, and Ingolf F. Nes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5767-5774; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00651-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Directed Evolution of Vibrio fischeri LuxR for Improved Response to Butanoyl-Homoserine Lactone Andrew C. Hawkins, Frances H. Arnold, Rainer Stuermer, Bernhard Hauer, and Jared R. Leadbetter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5775-5781; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00060-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome-Wide Screen for Oxalate-Sensitive Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae V. Cheng, H. U. Stotz, K. Hippchen, and A. T. Bakalinsky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5919-5927; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02843-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Dissimilatory Iodate Reduction by Marine Pseudomonas sp. Strain SCT Seigo Amachi, Nahito Kawaguchi, Yasuyuki Muramatsu, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Yuko Watanabe, Hirofumi Shinoyama, and Takaaki Fujii Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5725-5730; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00241-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aspartate Biosynthesis Is Essential for the Growth of Streptococcus thermophilus in Milk, and Aspartate Availability Modulates the Level of Urease Activity Stefania Arioli, Christophe Monnet, Simone Guglielmetti, Carlo Parini, Ivano De Noni, Johannes Hogenboom, Prakash M. Halami, and Diego Mora Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5789-5796; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00533-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions Involved in Iron Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Daniel E. Ross, Shane S. Ruebush, Susan L. Brantley, Robert S. Hartshorne, Thomas A. Clarke, David J. Richardson, and Ming Tien Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5797-5808; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00146-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endogenously Synthesized (–)-proto-Quercitol and Glycine Betaine Are Principal Compatible Solutes of Schizochytrium sp. Strain S8 (ATCC 20889) and Three New Isolates of Phylogenetically Related Thraustochytrids Anita N. Jakobsen, Inga M. Aasen, and Arne R. Strøm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5848-5856; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00610-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Model for Nitrogen-Limited Wine Fermentations Matthew C. Coleman, Russell Fish, and David E. Block Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5875-5884; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00670-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gliding Arc Discharge in the Potato Pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica: Mechanism of Lethal Action and Effect on Membrane-Associated Molecules M. Moreau, M. G. J. Feuilloley, W. Veron, T. Meylheuc, S. Chevalier, J.-L. Brisset, and N. Orange Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5904-5910; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00662-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential Use of Toxic Thermolabile Proteins To Study Protein Quality Control Systems Itzhak Mizrahi, Michael Dagan, Dvora Biran, and Eliora Z. Ron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5951-5953; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01067-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Bacteroides sp. Strain D8, the First Cholesterol-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Human Feces Philippe Gérard, Pascale Lepercq, Marion Leclerc, Françoise Gavini, Pierre Raibaud, and Catherine Juste Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5742-5749; published ahead of print July 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02806-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Microbial Community Composition and Geochemistry during Uranium and Technetium Bioimmobilization Mandy M. Michalsen, Aaron D. Peacock, Anne M. Spain, Amanda N. Smithgal, David C. White, Yamil Sanchez-Rosario, Lee R. Krumholz, and Jonathan D. Istok Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5885-5896; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00309-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Genera of RNA Viruses in Subtropical Seawater, Inferred from Polymerase Gene Sequences Alexander I. Culley and Grieg F. Steward Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5937-5944; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01065-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Abundances of Proteobacterial Membrane-Bound and Periplasmic Nitrate Reductases in Selected Environments D. Bru, A. Sarr, and L. Philippot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5971-5974; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00643-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Dissection and Modulation of the Four Distinct Activities of Nisin by Mutagenesis of Rings A and B and by C-Terminal Truncation Rick Rink, Jenny Wierenga, Anneke Kuipers, Leon D. Kluskens, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Gert N. Moll Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5809-5816; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01104-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactococcus lactis Gene yjgB Encodes a -D-Glutaminyl-L-Lysyl- Endopeptidase Which Hydrolyzes Peptidoglycan Yulia Redko, Pascal Courtin, Christine Mézange, Carine Huard, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5825-5831; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00705-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery of a Novel Styrene Monooxygenase Originating from the Metagenome Erik W. van Hellemond, Dick B. Janssen, and Marco W. Fraaije Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5832-5839; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02708-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Fungal Communities Associated with Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane in Soil Lee Cosgrove, Paula L. McGeechan, Geoff D. Robson, and Pauline S. Handley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5817-5824; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01083-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Development of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay with an Internal Amplification Control for the Detection of Total and Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Bacteria in Oysters Jessica L. Nordstrom, Michael C. L. Vickery, George M. Blackstone, Shelley L. Murray, and Angelo DePaola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5840-5847; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00460-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Identified as an Important Reservoir of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Brazil Murilo G. Oliveira, José R. Feitosa Brito, Roberta R. Carvalho, Beatriz E. C. Guth, Tânia A. T. Gomes, Mônica A. M. Vieira, Maria A. M. F. Kato, Isabel I. Ramos, Tânia M. I. Vaz, and Kinue Irino Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5945-5948; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00929-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Siderophore Production by Pseudomonas stutzeri under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions Sofia A. Essén, Anna Johnsson, Dan Bylund, Karsten Pedersen, and Ulla S. Lundström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5857-5864; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00072-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Candidatus Accumulibacter" Population Structure in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Sludges as Revealed by Polyphosphate Kinase Genes Shaomei He, Daniel L. Gall, and Katherine D. McMahon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5865-5874; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01207-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plutonium(IV) Reduction by the Metal-Reducing Bacteria Geobacter metallireducens GS15 and Shewanella oneidensis MR1 Hakim Boukhalfa, Gary A. Icopini, Sean D. Reilly, and Mary P. Neu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5897-5903; published ahead of print July 20, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00747-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biogenic Mineral Production by a Novel Arsenic-Metabolizing Thermophilic Bacterium from the Alvord Basin, Oregon Rhesa N. Ledbetter, Stephanie A. Connon, Andrew L. Neal, Alice Dohnalkova, and Timothy S. Magnuson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5928-5936; published ahead of print July 13, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00371-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrogen Fixation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Implications for a New Ecological Niche J. D. Criminger, T. H. Hazen, P. A. Sobecky, and C. R. Lovell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5959-5961; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00981-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Cell Culture To Assess Cryptosporidium parvum Survival Rates in Natural Groundwaters and Surface Waters Rebecca L. Ives, Amy M. Kamarainen, David E. John, and Joan B. Rose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2007 73: 5968-5970; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00347-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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