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Contents: October 2007, Volume 73, Issue 19        Environmental Microbiology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Invertebrate Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Biodegradation        Errata        Author's Correction

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Environmental Microbiology:

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The Diversity of Coliphages and Coliforms in Horse Feces Reveals a Complex Pattern of Ecological Interactions Alla Golomidova, Eugene Kulikov, Alina Isaeva, Anatoly Manykin, and Andrey Letarov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 5975-5981; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01145-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Nickel Resistance Genes from the Rhizosphere Metagenome of Plants Adapted to Acid Mine Drainage Salvador Mirete, Carolina G. de Figueras, and Jose E. González-Pastor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6001-6011; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00048-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Airborne Endotoxin Exposure Assessment: Effects of Filter Type, Transport Conditions, Extraction Solutions, and Storage of Samples and Extracts Suzanne Spaan, Dick J. J. Heederik, Peter S. Thorne, and Inge M. Wouters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6134-6143; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00851-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Community Biofabrics in a Geothermal Mine Adit John R. Spear, Hazel A. Barton, Charles E. Robertson, Christopher A. Francis, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6172-6180; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00393-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Composition and Structure of Aerobic Granular Sewage Biofilms S. D. Weber, W. Ludwig, K.-H. Schleifer, and J. Fried Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6233-6240; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01002-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Influence of Antibiotic Selection on Genetic Composition of Escherichia coli Populations from Conventional and Organic Dairy Farms Seth T. Walk, Janice M. Mladonicky, Jaclyn A. Middleton, Anthony J. Heidt, Julie R. Cunningham, Paul Bartlett, Kenji Sato, and Thomas S. Whittam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 5982-5989; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00709-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification of the Cadmium-Inducible Hansenula polymorpha SEO1 Gene Promoter by Transcriptome Analysis and Its Application to Whole-Cell Heavy-Metal Detection Systems Jeong-Nam Park, Min Jeong Sohn, Doo-Byoung Oh, Ohsuk Kwon, Sang Ki Rhee, Cheol-Goo Hur, Sang Yup Lee, Gerd Gellissen, and Hyun Ah Kang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 5990-6000; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00863-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shuffling of Promoters for Multiple Genes To Optimize Xylose Fermentation in an Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Chenfeng Lu and Thomas Jeffries Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6072-6077; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00955-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

agr System of Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e: Role in Adherence and Differential Expression Pattern Aurélie Rieu, Stéphanie Weidmann, Dominique Garmyn, Pascal Piveteau, and Jean Guzzo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6125-6133; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00608-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of an Iron Transporter in Lactococcus lactis Results in Resistance to Tellurite and Oxidative Stress Mark S. Turner, Yu Pei Tan, and Philip M. Giffard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6144-6149; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00413-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae BLYAS, a New Bioluminescent Bioreporter for Detection of Androgenic Compounds Melanie L. Eldridge, John Sanseverino, Alice C. Layton, James P. Easter, T. Wayne Schultz, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6012-6018; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00589-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the phaECHm Genes, Required for Biosynthesis of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) in the Extremely Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula marismortui Jing Han, Qiuhe Lu, Ligang Zhou, Jian Zhou, and Hua Xiang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6058-6065; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00953-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phototrophic Fe(II) Oxidation Promotes Organic Carbon Acquisition by Rhodobacter capsulatus SB1003 Nicky C. Caiazza, Douglas P. Lies, and Dianne K. Newman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6150-6158; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02830-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Geographical Origin and Flour Type on Diversity of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Traditional Belgian Sourdoughs Ilse Scheirlinck, Roel Van der Meulen, Ann Van Schoor, Marc Vancanneyt, Luc De Vuyst, Peter Vandamme, and Geert Huys Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6262-6269; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00894-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Isopentenol Biosynthetic Genes from Bacillus subtilis by a Screening Method Based on Isoprenoid Precursor Toxicity Sydnor T. Withers, Shayin S. Gottlieb, Bonny Lieu, Jack D. Newman, and Jay D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6277-6283; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00861-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteria Metabolically Engineered for Enhanced Phytochelatin Production and Cadmium Accumulation Seung Hyun Kang, Shailendra Singh, Jae-Young Kim, Wonkyu Lee, Ashok Mulchandani, and Wilfred Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6317-6320; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01237-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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B-Dependent and B-Independent Mechanisms Contribute to Transcription of Listeria monocytogenes Cold Stress Genes during Cold Shock and Cold Growth Yvonne C. Chan, Kathryn J. Boor, and Martin Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6019-6029; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00714-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Strains of the Two Major Lineages Reveals Differences in Virulence, Cell Wall, and Stress Response Patricia Severino, Olivier Dussurget, Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio, Emilie Dumas, Patricia Garrido, Gabriel Padilla, Pascal Piveteau, Jean-Paul Lemaître, Frank Kunst, Philippe Glaser, and Carmen Buchrieser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6078-6088; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02730-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Absence of Serotype-Specific Surface Antigen in Laboratory Variants of Epidemic-Associated Listeria monocytogenes Strains Ying Cheng, Lili Yue, Driss Elhanafi, and S. Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6313-6316; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00473-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Isolation of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis from Houseflies (Musca domestica) Found in Rooms Containing Salmonella Serovar Enteritidis-Challenged Hens Peter S. Holt, Christopher J. Geden, Randle W. Moore, and Richard K. Gast Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6030-6035; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00803-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Mycobacterium avium in Drinking Water Biofilms as Affected by Water Flow Velocity, Availability of Phosphorus, and Temperature Eila Torvinen, Markku J. Lehtola, Pertti J. Martikainen, and Ilkka T. Miettinen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6201-6207; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00828-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Biosynthesis of Staphylococcus aureus Autoinducing Peptides by Using the Synechocystis DnaB Mini-Intein Cheryl L. Malone, Blaise R. Boles, and Alexander R. Horswill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6036-6044; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00912-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Sensitive High-Throughput Screening Strategy for Nitrilase-Producing Strains Qing Zhu, Ao Fan, Yuanshan Wang, Xiaoqin Zhu, Zhao Wang, Minghuo Wu, and Yuguo Zheng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6053-6057; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01089-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Imaging of Bacteria and Oxygen in Biofilms Michael Kühl, Lars F. Rickelt, and Roland Thar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6289-6295; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01574-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Disposable Water Filter for Prevention of False-Positive Results due to Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria in a Clinical Laboratory Performing Routine Acid-Fast Staining for Tuberculosis Hui-Zin Tu, Chiao-Shan Chen, Tsi-Shu Huang, Wen-Kuei Huang, Yao-shen Chen, Yung-ching Liu, and Yusen Eason Lin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6296-6298; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00325-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR for Simultaneous Detection of Bacteria of the Genus Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, and Major Serotypes and Epidemic Clones of L. monocytogenes Yi Chen and Stephen J. Knabel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6299-6304; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00961-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the tna Operon as a New Molecular Target for Escherichia coli Detection Camilla Bernasconi, Giorgio Volponi, Claudia Picozzi, and Roberto Foschino Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6321-6325; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00606-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Mixed Infections, Cryptic Diversity, and Vector-Borne Pathogens: Evidence from Polygenis Fleas and Bartonella Species Patrick Abbot, Alena E. Aviles, Lauren Eller, and Lance A. Durden Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6045-6052; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00228-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mtx Toxins Synergize Bacillus sphaericus and Cry11Aa against Susceptible and Insecticide-Resistant Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae Margaret C. Wirth, Yangkun Yang, William E. Walton, Brian A. Federici, and Colin Berry Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6066-6071; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00654-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tick-Borne Zoonotic Bacteria in Wild and Domestic Small Mammals in Northern Spain J. F. Barandika, A. Hurtado, C. García-Esteban, H. Gil, R. Escudero, M. Barral, I. Jado, R. A. Juste, P. Anda, and A. L. García-Pérez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6166-6171; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00590-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Insect Larval Midgut Proteases on the Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins Mélanie Fortier, Vincent Vachon, Roger Frutos, Jean-Louis Schwartz, and Raynald Laprade Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6208-6213; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01188-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Motility Symbiont of the Termite Gut Flagellate Caduceia versatilis Is a Member of the "Synergistes" Group Yuichi Hongoh, Tomoyuki Sato, Michael F. Dolan, Satoko Noda, Sadaharu Ui, Toshiaki Kudo, and Moriya Ohkuma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6270-6276; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00750-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Biofilm Formation by Pseudoalteromonas spongiae on Induction of Larval Settlement of the Polychaete Hydroides elegans Yi-Li Huang, Sergey Dobretsov, Hairong Xiong, and Pei-Yuan Qian Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6284-6288; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00578-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Effects of Heavy Fuel Oil on the Bacterial Community Structure of a Pristine Microbial Mat Sylvain Bordenave, María Soledad Goñi-Urriza, Pierre Caumette, and Robert Duran Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6089-6097; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01352-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diatom-Derived Carbohydrates as Factors Affecting Bacterial Community Composition in Estuarine Sediments Kelly Haynes, Tanja A. Hofmann, Cindy J. Smith, Andrew S. Ball, Graham J. C. Underwood, and A. Mark Osborn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6112-6124; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00551-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Indole Derivatives as Self-Growth Inhibitors of Symbiobacterium thermophilum, a Unique Bacterium Whose Growth Depends on Coculture with a Bacillus sp. Tomo-o Watsuji, Shinya Yamada, Tomoya Yamabe, Yuka Watanabe, Taira Kato, Takao Saito, Kenji Ueda, and Teruhiko Beppu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6159-6165; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02835-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Archaeal and Bacterial Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraether Lipids in Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park Stefan Schouten, Marcel T. J. van der Meer, Ellen C. Hopmans, W. Irene C. Rijpstra, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, David M. Ward, and Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6181-6191; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00630-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm Interactions between Distinct Bacterial Genera Isolated from Drinking Water Lúcia Chaves Simões, Manuel Simões, and Maria João Vieira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6192-6200; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00837-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterial Populations and in Biphenyl Dioxygenase Gene Diversity in a Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Polluted Soil after Introduction of Willow Trees for Rhizoremediation Daniel Aguirre de Cárcer, Marta Martín, Ulrich Karlson, and Rafael Rivilla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6224-6232; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01254-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes That Confer Sediment Fitness to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 Qingwei Luo, Jennifer L. Groh, Jimmy D. Ballard, and Lee R. Krumholz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6305-6312; published ahead of print August 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00715-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Characterization and Synergistic Interactions of Fibrobacter succinogenes Glycoside Hydrolases Meng Qi, Hyun-Sik Jun, and Cecil W. Forsberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6098-6105; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01037-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of a Type III Rubisco from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon in Order To Enhance Catalytic Performance in Mesophilic Host Cells Shosuke Yoshida, Haruyuki Atomi, and Tadayuki Imanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6254-6261; published ahead of print August 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00044-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Ecological Constraints Limit the Fitness of Fungal Hybrids in the Heterobasidion annosum Species Complex Matteo Garbelotto, Paolo Gonthier, and Giovanni Nicolotti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6106-6111; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01135-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of Gloeophyllum trabeum Alcohol Oxidase, an Extracellular Source of H2O2 in Brown Rot Decay of Wood Geoffrey Daniel, Jindrich Volc, Lada Filonova, Ondrej Plíhal, Elena Kubátová, and Petr Halada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6241-6253; published ahead of print July 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00977-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Characterization of the Polyurethanolytic Activity of Two Alicycliphilus sp. Strains Able To Degrade Polyurethane and N-Methylpyrrolidone Alejandro Oceguera-Cervantes, Agustín Carrillo-García, Néstor López, Sandra Bolaños-Nuñez, M. Javier Cruz-Gómez, Carmen Wacher, and Herminia Loza-Tavera Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6214-6223; published ahead of print August 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01230-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Stability and Performance of Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 during 1,2-Dichloroethane Biodegradation Ines I. R. Baptista, Ludmila G. Peeva, Ning-Yi Zhou, David J. Leak, Athanasios Mantalaris, and Andrew G. Livingston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6326 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multistate Evaluation of an Ultrafiltration-Based Procedure for Simultaneous Recovery of Enteric Microbes in 100-Liter Tap Water Samples Vincent R. Hill, Amy M. Kahler, Narayanan Jothikumar, Trisha B. Johnson, Donghyun Hahn, and Theresa L. Cromeans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6327 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Effect of Lignocellulose-Derived Inhibitors on Growth of and Ethanol Production by Growth-Arrested Corynebacterium glutamicum R Shinsuke Sakai, Yoshiki Tsuchida, Hiroka Nakamoto, Shohei Okino, Osamu Ichihashi, Hideo Kawaguchi, Takashi Watanabe, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6328 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification and Genetic Analysis of Norovirus Genogroups I and II in Water Environments: Comparative Analysis of Different Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays G. La Rosa, S. Fontana, A. Di Grazia, M. Iaconelli, M. Pourshaban, and M. Muscillo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2007 73: 6329 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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