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Contents: December 2007, Volume 73, Issue 24        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Mycology        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Plant Microbiology        Letter to the Editor

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Food Microbiology:

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Contribution of Conserved ATP-Dependent Proteases of Campylobacter jejuni to Stress Tolerance and Virulence Marianne Thorup Cohn, Hanne Ingmer, Francis Mulholland, Kirsten Jørgensen, Jerry M. Wells, and Lone Brøndsted Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7803-7813; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00698-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Resistance in Food-Borne Bacterial Contaminants in Vietnam Thi Thu Hao Van, George Moutafis, Linh Thuoc Tran, and Peter J. Coloe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7906-7911; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00973-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology, Relative Invasive Ability, Molecular Characterization, and Competitive Performance of Campylobacter jejuni Strains in the Chicken Gut Christopher Pope, Janet Wilson, Eduardo N. Taboada, Joanne MacKinnon, Cristiano A. Felipe Alves, John H. E. Nash, Kris Rahn, and Gerald W. Tannock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7959-7966; published ahead of print October 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01657-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Analyses Demonstrate Interactions between the Transcriptional Regulators CtsR and Sigma B in Listeria monocytogenes Yuewei Hu, Sarita Raengpradub, Ute Schwab, Chris Loss, Renato H. Orsi, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7967-7980; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01085-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transcriptomic and Phenotypic Analyses Suggest a Network between the Transcriptional Regulators HrcA and B in Listeria monocytogenes Yuewei Hu, Haley F. Oliver, Sarita Raengpradub, M. Elizabeth Palmer, Renato H. Orsi, Martin Wiedmann, and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7981-7991; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01281-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Engineered Synthetic Pathway for Isopropanol Production in Escherichia coli T. Hanai, S. Atsumi, and J. C. Liao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7814-7818; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01140-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Riboflavin Biosynthesis Is Associated with Assimilatory Ferric Reduction and Iron Acquisition by Campylobacter jejuni Rachel A. Crossley, Duncan J. H. Gaskin, Kathryn Holmes, Francis Mulholland, Jerry M. Wells, David J. Kelly, Arnoud H. M. van Vliet, and Nicholas J. Walton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7819-7825; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01919-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Succinic Acid Production in the Anaerobic Culture of an Escherichia coli pflB ldhA Double Mutant as a Result of Enhanced Anaplerotic Activities in the Preceding Aerobic Culture Hui Wu, Zhi-min Li, Li Zhou, and Qin Ye Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7837-7843; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01546-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Most Abundant Lactobacillus Species in the Crop of 1- and 5-Week-Old Broiler Chickens Hanan T. Abbas Hilmi, Anu Surakka, Juha Apajalahti, and Per E. J. Saris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7867-7873; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01128-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic 1-Alkene Metabolism by the Alkane- and Alkene-Degrading Sulfate Reducer Desulfatibacillum aliphaticivorans Strain CV2803T Vincent Grossi, Cristiana Cravo-Laureau, Alain Méou, Danielle Raphel, Frédéric Garzino, and Agnès Hirschler-Réa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7882-7890; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01097-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Granule-Associated Protein PhaP on Glycerol-Dependent Growth and Polymer Production in Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate)-Producing Escherichia coli Alejandra de Almeida, Pablo I. Nikel, Andrea M. Giordano, and M. Julia Pettinari Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7912-7916; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01900-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reconstitution of Glyphosate Resistance from a Split 5-Enolpyruvyl Shikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase Gene in Escherichia coli and Transgenic Tobacco Bao-Qing Dun, Xu-Jing Wang, Wei Lu, Zhong-Lin Zhao, Song-Na Hou, Bao-Ming Zhang, Gui-Ying Li, Thomas C. Evans, Jr., Ming-Qun Xu, and Min Lin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7997-8000; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00956-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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CpxRA Regulates Mutualism and Pathogenesis in Xenorhabdus nematophila Erin E. Herbert, Kimberly N. Cowles, and Heidi Goodrich-Blair Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7826-7836; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01586-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Low Densities of Epiphytic Bacteria from the Marine Alga Ulva australis Inhibit Settlement of Fouling Organisms Dhana Rao, Jeremy S. Webb, Carola Holmström, Rebecca Case, Adrian Low, Peter Steinberg, and Staffan Kjelleberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7844-7852; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01543-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Gastroenteritis Outbreak Caused by Waterborne Norovirus at a New Zealand Ski Resort Joanne Hewitt, Derek Bell, Greg C. Simmons, Malet Rivera-Aban, Sandro Wolf, and Gail E. Greening Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7853-7857; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00718-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Human Adenoviruses at Two Recreational Beaches of the Great Lakes Irene Xagoraraki, David H.-W. Kuo, Kelvin Wong, Mark Wong, and Joan B. Rose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7874-7881; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01239-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Removal of Noroviruses during Wastewater Treatment, Using Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR: Different Behaviors of Genogroups I and II Allegra Kyria da Silva, Jean-Claude Le Saux, Sylvain Parnaudeau, Monique Pommepuy, Menachem Elimelech, and Françoise S. Le Guyader Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7891-7897; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01428-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei on Environmental Surfaces Alicia M. Shams, Laura J. Rose, Lisa Hodges, and Matthew J. Arduino Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8001-8004; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00936-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of blaCMY-2 Plasmids Carried by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli Isolates from Cattle in the Pacific Northwest Joshua B. Daniels, Douglas R. Call, and Thomas E. Besser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8005-8011; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01325-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Molecular Dissection of a Bifidobacterial Replicon Michelle Cronin, Moritz Knobel, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7858-7866; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01630-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis of Edwardsiella ictaluri Identifies Virulence-Related Genes, Including a Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Class of Type III Secretion Systems Ronald L. Thune, Denise H. Fernandez, Jennifer L. Benoit, Maria Kelly-Smith, Matthew L. Rogge, Natha J. Booth, Christie A. Landry, and Rachel A. Bologna Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7934-7946; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01115-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Production of Eight Different Hydride Complexes and Nitrite Release from 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene by Yarrowia lipolytica Ayrat M. Ziganshin, Robin Gerlach, Thomas Borch, Anatoly V. Naumov, and Rimma P. Naumova Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7898-7905; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01296-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoscreening of Restriction Endonucleases for PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Identification of Fungal Species, with Pleurotus spp. as an Example Zhi-Hui Yang, Ji-Xiang Huang, and Yi-Jian Yao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7947-7958; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00842-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Survival of Indicator and Pathogenic Bacteria in Bovine Feces on Pasture Lester W. Sinton, Robin R. Braithwaite, Carollyn H. Hall, and Margaret L. Mackenzie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7917-7925; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01620-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor and O139 Bengal with the Copepods Acartia tonsa and Eurytemora affinis Tonya K. Rawlings, Gregory M. Ruiz, and Rita R. Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7926-7933; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01238-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Feeding Cows Genetically Modified Maize on the Bacterial Community in the Bovine Rumen S. Wiedemann, P. Gürtler, and C. Albrecht Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8012-8017; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01060-06 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Density Gradient Enrichment of Escherichia coli Conditional msbA Mutants William T. Doerrler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 7992-7996; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01992-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enumeration of Viable Listeria monocytogenes Cells by Real-Time PCR with Propidium Monoazide and Ethidium Monoazide in the Presence of Dead Cells Y. Pan and F. Breidt, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8028-8031; published ahead of print October 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01198-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Characterization Scheme for Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages Darren L. Smith, Brian M. Wareing, Paul C. M. Fogg, Laura M. Riley, Matthew Spencer, Michael J. Cox, Jon R. Saunders, Alan J. McCarthy, and Heather E. Allison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8032-8040; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01278-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Nickel Resistance Determinants in Bradyrhizobium Strains from Nodules of the Endemic New Caledonia Legume Serianthes calycina Clémence Chaintreuil, Frédéric Rigault, Lionel Moulin, Tanguy Jaffré, Joël Fardoux, Eric Giraud, Bernard Dreyfus, and Xavier Bailly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8018-8022; published ahead of print October 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01431-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Candidate Virulence Factors in Rice Pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola as Revealed by Mutational Analysis Li Wang, Seiko Makino, Ashim Subedee, and Adam J. Bogdanove Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8023-8027; published ahead of print November 2, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01414-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letter to the Editor:

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Tilting at Windmills: a Response to a Recent Critique of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Data Noah Fierer, Christopher B. Blackwood, Donald R. Zak, and Jeffrey S. Buyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 2007 73: 8041-8042; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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