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Contents: July 2008, Volume 74, Issue 14

       Food Microbiology

       Microbial Ecology

       Methods

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Plant Microbiology

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Environmental Microbiology

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Public Health Microbiology

       Biodegradation

       Geomicrobiology

       Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

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Food Microbiology:

Genotypic Diversity, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Factors of Human Isolates and Probiotic Cultures Constituting Two Intraspecific Groups of Enterococcus faecium Isolates
Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Geert Huys, Marc Vancanneyt, Cindy Snauwaert, Jean Swings, Ingo Klare, Wolfgang Witte, Tim Van Autgaerden, Sabine Chapelle, Christine Lammens, and Herman Goossens
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4247-4255; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02474-07
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Potential Prebiotic Properties of Almond (Amygdalus communis L.) Seeds
G. Mandalari, C. Nueno-Palop, G. Bisignano, M. S. J. Wickham, and A. Narbad
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4264-4270; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00739-08
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Genotypic Characterization and Prevalence of Virulence Factors among Canadian Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains
Kim Ziebell, Marina Steele, Yongxiang Zhang, Andrew Benson, Eduardo N. Taboada, Chad Laing, Scott McEwen, Bruce Ciebin, Roger Johnson, and Victor Gannon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4314-4323; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02821-07
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Highly Sensitive and Specific PCR Assay for Reliable Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis Oocysts
Laura F. Lalonde and Alvin A. Gajadhar
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4354-4358; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00032-08
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Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e Biofilms: No Mushrooms but a Network of Knitted Chains
Aurélie Rieu, Romain Briandet, Olivier Habimana, Dominique Garmyn, Jean Guzzo, and Pascal Piveteau
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4491-4497; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00255-08
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Microbial Ecology:

Spontaneous Deletion of a 209-Kilobase-Pair Fragment from the Escherichia coli Genome Occurs with Acquisition of Resistance to an Assortment of Infectious Phages
Yasunori Tanji, Kenji Hattori, Kohichi Suzuki, and Kazuhiko Miyanaga
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4256-4263; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00243-08
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Abundance, Depth Distribution, and Composition of Aerobic Bacteriochlorophyll a-Producing Bacteria in Four Basins of the Central Baltic Sea
Ivette Salka, Vladimíra Moulisová, Michal Koblízek, Günter Jost, Klaus Jürgens, and Matthias Labrenz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4398-4404; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02447-07
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Characterization of Nitrifying, Denitrifying, and Overall Bacterial Communities in Permeable Marine Sediments of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Heath J. Mills, Evan Hunter, Mike Humphrys, Lee Kerkhof, Lora McGuinness, Markus Huettel, and Joel E. Kostka
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4440-4453; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02692-07
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Characterization of Cytochrome 579, an Unusual Cytochrome Isolated from an Iron-Oxidizing Microbial Community
Steven W. Singer, Clara S. Chan, Adam Zemla, Nathan C. VerBerkmoes, Mona Hwang, Robert L. Hettich, Jillian F. Banfield, and Michael P. Thelen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4454-4462; published ahead of print May 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02799-07
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Microarray-Based Characterization of Microbial Community Functional Structure and Heterogeneity in Marine Sediments from the Gulf of Mexico
Liyou Wu, Laurie Kellogg, Allan H. Devol, James M. Tiedje, and Jizhong Zhou
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4516-4529; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02751-07
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Isolation of Bacteria Whose Growth Is Dependent on High Levels of CO₂ and Implications of Their Potential Diversity
Kenji Ueda, Yudai Tagami, Yuka Kamihara, Hatsumi Shiratori, Hideaki Takano, and Teruhiko Beppu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4535-4538; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00491-08
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Diversity Surveys and Evolutionary Relationships of aoxB Genes in Aerobic Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacteria
Marianne Quéméneur, Audrey Heinrich-Salmeron, Daniel Muller, Didier Lièvremont, Michel Jauzein, Philippe N. Bertin, Francis Garrido, and Catherine Joulian
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4567-4573; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02851-07
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Methods:

Two-Log Increase in Sensitivity for Detection of Norovirus in Complex Samples by Concentration with Porcine Gastric Mucin Conjugated to Magnetic Beads
Peng Tian, Anna Engelbrektson, and Robert Mandrell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4271-4276; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00539-08
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Development of an In Vitro Activity Assay as an Alternative to the Mouse Bioassay for Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin Type A
Reuven Rasooly and Paula M. Do
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4309-4313; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00617-08
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Development of a Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Detection of Protist Parasites of Metazoans
Christofer Troedsson, Richard F. Lee, Vivica Stokes, Tina L. Walters, Paolo Simonelli, and Marc E. Frischer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4336-4345; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02131-07
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Novel Bacterial Surface Display Systems Based on Outer Membrane Anchoring Elements from the Marine Bacterium Vibrio anguillarum
Zhao Yang, Qin Liu, Qiyao Wang, and Yuanxing Zhang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4359-4365; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02499-07
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Gamma Irradiation Can Be Used To Inactivate Bacillus anthracis Spores without Compromising the Sensitivity of Diagnostic Assays
Leslie A. Dauphin, Bruce R. Newton, Max V. Rasmussen, Richard F. Meyer, and Michael D. Bowen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4427-4433; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00557-08
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Facilitation of Robust Growth of Prochlorococcus Colonies and Dilute Liquid Cultures by "Helper" Heterotrophic Bacteria
J. Jeffrey Morris, Robin Kirkegaard, Martin J. Szul, Zackary I. Johnson, and Erik R. Zinser
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4530-4534; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02479-07
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Genome-Wide Gene Expression Patterns and Growth Requirements Suggest that Pelobacter carbinolicus Reduces Fe(III) Indirectly via Sulfide Production
Shelley A. Haveman, Raymond J. DiDonato, Jr., Laura Villanueva, Evgenya S. Shelobolina, Bradley L. Postier, Bo Xu, Anna Liu, and Derek R. Lovley
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4277-4284; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02901-07
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Response of Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria to Hydroxylamine
Wouter R. L. van der Star, Maarten J. van de Graaf, Boran Kartal, Cristian Picioreanu, Mike S. M. Jetten, and Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4417-4426; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00042-08
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Role of the Lysozyme Inhibitor Ivy in Growth or Survival of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria in Hen Egg White and in Human Saliva and Breast Milk
Daphne Deckers, Dietrich Vanlint, Lien Callewaert, Abram Aertsen, and Chris W. Michiels
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4434-4439; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00589-08
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Localized Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
Ailyn P. Lenz, Kerry S. Williamson, Betsey Pitts, Philip S. Stewart, and Michael J. Franklin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4463-4471; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00710-08
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Preferential Use of an Anode as an Electron Acceptor by an Acidophilic Bacterium in the Presence of Oxygen
Moustafa Malki, Antonio L. De Lacey, Nuria Rodríguez, Ricardo Amils, and Victor M. Fernandez
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4472-4476; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00209-08
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Ralstonia eutropha H16 Flagellation Changes According to Nutrient Supply and State of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Accumulation
Matthias Raberg, Frank Reinecke, Rudolf Reichelt, Ursula Malkus, Simone König, Markus Pötter, Wolfgang Florian Fricke, Anne Pohlmann, Birgit Voigt, Michael Hecker, Bärbel Friedrich, Botho Bowien, and Alexander Steinbüchel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4477-4490; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00440-08
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Coordinated Regulation of Cold-Induced Changes in Fatty Acids with Cardiolipin and Phosphatidylglycerol Composition among Phospholipid Species for the Food Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
S. K. Mastronicolis, N. Arvanitis, A. Karaliota, P. Magiatis, G. Heropoulos, C. Litos, H. Moustaka, A. Tsakirakis, E. Paramera, and P. Papastavrou
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4543-4549; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02041-07
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Synthesis of the Compatible Solute Ectoine in Virgibacillus pantothenticus Is Triggered by High Salinity and Low Growth Temperature
Anne U. Kuhlmann, Jan Bursy, Silvy Gimpel, Tamara Hoffmann, and Erhard Bremer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4560-4563; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00492-08
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Plant Microbiology:

Differential Interference with Pythium ultimum Sporangial Activation and Germination by Enterobacter cloacae in the Corn and Cucumber Spermospheres
Sofia Windstam and Eric B. Nelson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4285-4291; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00263-08
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Temporal Release of Fatty Acids and Sugars in the Spermosphere: Impacts on Enterobacter cloacae-Induced Biological Control
Sofia Windstam and Eric B. Nelson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4292-4299; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00264-08
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Presence of a Family of Plasmids (29 to 65 Kilobases) with a 26-Kilobase Common Region in Different Strains of the Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus
Leonard J. van Zyl, Shelly M. Deane, Lilly-Ann Louw, and Douglas E. Rawlings
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4300-4308; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00864-08
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Genetic Tools for Allelic Replacement in Burkholderia Species
Ashley R. Barrett, Yun Kang, Ken S. Inamasu, Mike S. Son, Joseph M. Vukovich, and Tung T. Hoang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4498-4508; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00531-08
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The hmsHFRS Operon of Xenorhabdus nematophila Is Required for Biofilm Attachment to Caenorhabditis elegans
Kevin Drace and Creg Darby
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4509-4515; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00336-08
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Environmental Microbiology:

Competitive Oxidation of Volatile Fatty Acids by Sulfate- and Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria from an Oil Field in Argentina
Aleksandr A. Grigoryan, Sabrina L. Cornish, Brenton Buziak, Shiping Lin, Adriana Cavallaro, Joseph J. Arensdorf, and Gerrit Voordouw
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4324-4335; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00419-08
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Temperature-Dependent Parasitic Relationship between Legionella pneumophila and a Free-Living Amoeba (Acanthamoeba castellanii)
Akira Ohno, Naoyuki Kato, Ryota Sakamoto, Soichiro Kimura, and Keizo Yamaguchi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4585-4588; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00083-08
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

Detection and Discovery of Crustacean Parasites in Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) by Using 18S rRNA Gene-Targeted Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Christofer Troedsson, Richard F. Lee, Tina Walters, Vivica Stokes, Karrie Brinkley, Verena Naegele, and Marc E. Frischer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4346-4353; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02132-07
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Agrobacterium-Mediated Disruption of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Gene in the Invertebrate Pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae Reveals a Peptide Spore Factor
Yong-Sun Moon, Bruno G. G. Donzelli, Stuart B. Krasnoff, Heather McLane, Mike H. Griggs, Peter Cooke, John D. Vandenberg, Donna M. Gibson, and Alice C. L. Churchill
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4366-4380; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00285-08
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Effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis-Transgenic Chickpeas and the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in Controlling Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
N. C. Lawo, R. J. Mahon, R. J. Milner, B. K. Sarmah, T. J. V. Higgins, and J. Romeis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4381-4389; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00484-08
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Public Health Microbiology:

Genetic Homogeneity of Clostridium botulinum Type A1 Strains with Unique Toxin Gene Clusters
Brian H. Raphael, Carolina Luquez, Loretta M. McCroskey, Lavin A. Joseph, Mark J. Jacobson, Eric A. Johnson, Susan E. Maslanka, and Joanne D. Andreadis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4390-4397; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00260-08
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Effect of Subtherapeutic Administration of Antibiotics on the Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteria in Feedlot Cattle
T. W. Alexander, L. J. Yanke, E. Topp, M. E. Olson, R. R. Read, D. W. Morck, and T. A. McAllister
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4405-4416; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00489-08
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Analysis of Vaginal Lactobacilli from Healthy and Infected Brazilian Women
Rafael C. R. Martinez, Sílvio A. Franceschini, Maristela C. Patta, Silvana M. Quintana, Álvaro C. Nunes, João L. S. Moreira, Kingsley C. Anukam, Gregor Reid, and Elaine C. P. De Martinis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4539-4542; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00284-08
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Therapeutic Supplementation of Caprylic Acid in Feed Reduces Campylobacter jejuni Colonization in Broiler Chicks
F. Solis de los Santos, A. M. Donoghue, K. Venkitanarayanan, I. Reyes-Herrera, J. H. Metcalf, M. L. Dirain, V. F. Aguiar, P. J. Blore, and D. J. Donoghue
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4564-4566; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02528-07
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Biodegradation:

The Explosive-Degrading Cytochrome P450 System Is Highly Conserved among Strains of Rhodococcus spp.
Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, James Edwards, Susan J. Rosser, Deborah A. Rathbone, and Neil C. Bruce
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4550-4552; published ahead of print May 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00391-08
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Geomicrobiology:

Use of Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy To Identify Microbial Metabolic Products on Carbonate Mineral Surfaces
Heather A. Bullen, Stuart A. Oehrle, Ariel F. Bennett, Nicholas M. Taylor, and Hazel A. Barton
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4553-4559; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02936-07
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Reduction of Uranium(VI) to Uranium(IV) by Clostridia
Weimin Gao and Arokiasamy J. Francis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4580-4584; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00239-08
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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

Multichromosomal Genome Structure and Confirmation of Diazotrophy in Novel Plant-Associated Burkholderia Species
Lourdes Martínez-Aguilar, Rafael Díaz, Juan José Peña-Cabriales, Paulina Estrada-de los Santos, Michael F. Dunn, and Jesús Caballero-Mellado
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 2008 74: 4574-4579; published ahead of print May 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00201-08
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