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Contents: September 2008, Volume 74, Issue 17

       Minireviews

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Food Microbiology

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Microbial Ecology

       Environmental Microbiology

       Plant Microbiology

       Mycology

       Biodegradation

       Methods

       Public Health Microbiology

       Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Enzymology and Protein Engineering

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Minireviews:

Proper Sanitization of Sewage Sludge: a Critical Issue for a Sustainable Society
Veronica Arthurson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5267-5275; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00438-08
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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Global Transcriptional Response of the Alkali-Tolerant Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 to a pH 10 Environment
Tina C. Summerfield and Louis A. Sherman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5276-5284; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00883-08
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Isolation and Characterization of the Gibberellin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Sphaceloma manihoticola
Christiane Bömke, Maria Cecilia Rojas, Fan Gong, Peter Hedden, and Bettina Tudzynski
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5325-5339; published ahead of print June 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00694-08
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Isolation of Predation-Deficient Mutants of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Using Transposon Mutagenesis
John J. Tudor, James J. Davis, Marissa Panichella, and Adam Zwolak
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5436-5443; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00256-08
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Candidate Stress Genes of Nitrosomonas europaea for Monitoring Inhibition of Nitrification by Heavy Metals
Sunhwa Park and Roger L. Ely
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5475-5482; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00500-08
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Food Microbiology:

Plant Lesions Promote the Rapid Multiplication of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Postharvest Lettuce
M. T. Brandl
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5285-5289; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01073-08
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Comparative Study of Sugar Fermentation and Protein Expression Patterns of Two Lactobacillus plantarum Strains Grown in Three Different Media
Carme Plumed-Ferrer, Kaisa M. Koistinen, Tiina L. Tolonen, Satu J. Lehesranta, Sirpa O. Kärenlampi, Elina Mäkimattila, Vesa Joutsjoki, Vesa Virtanen, and Atte von Wright
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5349-5358; published ahead of print June 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00324-08
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Prevalence and Characterization of Enterotoxin Gene-Carrying Clostridium perfringens Isolates from Retail Meat Products in Japan
Yasuhiro Miki, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Ikuko Kaneko-Hirano, Kanako Fujiuchi, and Shigeru Akimoto
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5366-5372; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00783-08
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Rapid Identification and Typing of Listeria Species by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Sukhadeo B. Barbuddhe, Thomas Maier, Gerold Schwarz, Markus Kostrzewa, Herbert Hof, Eugen Domann, Trinad Chakraborty, and Torsten Hain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5402-5407; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02689-07
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Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Slaughtered Animals in Bangladesh
Mohammad A. Islam, Abdus S. Mondol, Enne de Boer, Rijkelt R. Beumer, Marcel H. Zwietering, Kaisar A. Talukder, and Annet E. Heuvelink
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5414-5421; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00854-08
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Transmission of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in the Pork Production Chain from Farm to Slaughterhouse
Riikka Laukkanen, Pilar Ortiz Martínez, Kirsi-Maarit Siekkinen, Jukka Ranta, Riitta Maijala, and Hannu Korkeala
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5444-5450; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02664-07
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Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm-Associated Protein (BapL) May Contribute to Surface Attachment of L. monocytogenes but Is Absent from Many Field Isolates
Suzanne J. Jordan, Stefano Perni, Sarah Glenn, Isabel Fernandes, Manuela Barbosa, Manuela Sol, Rogerio P. Tenreiro, Lelia Chambel, Belarmino Barata, Isabel Zilhao, Timothy G. Aldsworth, Andreia Adriao, M. Leonor Faleiro, Gilbert Shama, and Peter W. Andrew
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5451-5456; published ahead of print May 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02419-07
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Baseline Data from a Belgium-Wide Survey of Campylobacter Species Contamination in Chicken Meat Preparations and Considerations for a Reliable Monitoring Program
Ihab Habib, Imca Sampers, Mieke Uyttendaele, Dirk Berkvens, and Lieven De Zutter
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5483-5489; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00161-08
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Differences in Survival among 13 Listeria monocytogenes Strains in a Dynamic Model of the Stomach and Small Intestine
Ioanna M. Barmpalia-Davis, Ifigenia Geornaras, Patricia A. Kendall, and John N. Sofos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5563-5567; published ahead of print June 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00319-08
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Differential Attachment to and Subsequent Contamination of Agricultural Crops by Salmonella enterica
Jeri D. Barak, Anita Liang, and Koh-Eun Narm
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5568-5570; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01077-08
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Identification of a Gene Encoding a Transporter Essential for Utilization of C₄ Dicarboxylates in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Haruhiko Teramoto, Tomokazu Shirai, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5290-5296; published ahead of print June 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00832-08
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Corynebacterium glutamicum Contains 3-Deoxy-D-Arabino-Heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthases That Display Novel Biochemical Features
Ya-Jun Liu, Pan-Pan Li, Ke-Xin Zhao, Bao-Jun Wang, Cheng-Ying Jiang, Harold L. Drake, and Shuang-Jiang Liu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5497-5503; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00262-08
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A Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Overproducing Mannoproteins Stabilizes Wine against Protein Haze
Daniel Gonzalez-Ramos, Eduardo Cebollero, and Ramon Gonzalez
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5533-5540; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00302-08
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Microbial Ecology:

Molecular Characterization of the Bacterial Communities in the Different Compartments of a Full-Scale Reverse-Osmosis Water Purification Plant
L. A. Bereschenko, G. H. J. Heilig, M. M. Nederlof, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, A. J. M. Stams, and G. J. W. Euverink
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5297-5304; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00387-08
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Phylogenetic Diversity of Sequences of Cyanophage Photosynthetic Gene psbA in Marine and Freshwaters
C. Chénard and C. A. Suttle
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5317-5324; published ahead of print June 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02480-07
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Bond Strengthening in Oral Bacterial Adhesion to Salivary Conditioning Films
Henny C. van der Mei, Minie Rustema-Abbing, Joop de Vries, and Henk J. Busscher
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5511-5515; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01119-08
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Methylotrophy in Freshwater Beggiatoa alba Strains
Talia Jewell, Sherry L. Huston, and Douglas C. Nelson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5575-5578; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00379-08
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Environmental Microbiology:

Feasibility of Assessing the Community Composition of Prasinophytes at the Helgoland Roads Sampling Site with a DNA Microarray
Christine Gescher, Katja Metfies, Stephan Frickenhaus, Britta Knefelkamp, Karen H. Wiltshire, and Linda K. Medlin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5305-5316; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01271-08
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Novelty and Uniqueness Patterns of Rare Members of the Soil Biosphere
Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Anne M. Spain, Cody Sheik, Fares Z. Najar, Leonid O. Sukharnikov, Bruce A. Roe, James P. Davis, Patrick D. Schloss, Vanessa L. Bailey, and Lee R. Krumholz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5422-5428; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00410-08
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Cloning and Overexpression of Alkaline Phosphatase PhoK from Sphingomonas sp. Strain BSAR-1 for Bioprecipitation of Uranium from Alkaline Solutions
Kayzad S. Nilgiriwala, Anuradha Alahari, Amara Sambasiva Rao, and Shree Kumar Apte
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5516-5523; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00107-08
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Importance of Type II Secretion for Survival of Legionella pneumophila in Tap Water and in Amoebae at Low Temperatures
Maria A. Söderberg, Jenny Dao, Shawn R. Starkenburg, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5583-5588; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00067-08
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Short-Term Response of Soil Bacteria to Carbon Enrichment in Different Soil Microsites
C. Monard, F. Binet, and P. Vandenkoornhuyse
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5589-5592; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00333-08
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Plant Microbiology:

Effects of Transgenic Hybrid Aspen Overexpressing Polyphenol Oxidase on Rhizosphere Diversity
Kathryn L. Oliver, Richard C. Hamelin, and William E. Hintz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5340-5348; published ahead of print June 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02836-07
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Autoaggregation of Xylella fastidiosa Cells Is Influenced by Type I and Type IV Pili
Leonardo De La Fuente, Thomas J. Burr, and Harvey C. Hoch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5579-5582; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00995-08
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Mycology:

Gene Silencing by RNA Interference in the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Avi Matityahu, Yitzhak Hadar, Carlos G. Dosoretz, and Paula A. Belinky
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5359-5365; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02433-07
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Biodegradation:

Secretion and Transcriptional Regulation of the Latex-Clearing Protein, Lcp, by the Rubber-Degrading Bacterium Streptomyces sp. Strain K30
Meral Yikmis, Matthias Arenskötter, Karsten Rose, Nicole Lange, Henrike Wernsmann, Lars Wiefel, and Alexander Steinbüchel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5373-5382; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01001-08
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Methods:

Biological Enrichment of Mycoplasma Agents by Cocultivation with Permissive Cell Cultures
Dmitriy V. Volokhov, Hyesuk Kong, Joseph George, Christine Anderson, and Vladimir E. Chizhikov
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5383-5391; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00720-08
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Determination of Clonality and Relatedness of Vibrio cholerae Isolates by Genomic Fingerprinting, Using Long-Range Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR
Nipa Chokesajjawatee, Young-Gun Zo, and Rita R. Colwell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5392-5401; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00151-08
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Development of a Novel Biofilm Continuous Culture Method for Simultaneous Assessment of Architecture and Gaseous Metabolite Production
Yutaka Yawata, Nobuhiko Nomura, and Hiroo Uchiyama
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5429-5435; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00801-08
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Use of Atomic Force Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy for Correlative Studies of Bacterial Capsules
Oleg Stukalov, Anton Korenevsky, Terry J. Beveridge, and John R. Dutcher
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5457-5465; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02075-07
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Cre/lox System and PCR-Based Genome Engineering in Bacillus subtilis
Xin Yan, Hao-Jie Yu, Qing Hong, and Shun-Peng Li
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5556-5562; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01156-08
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Selective Isolation and Rapid Identification of Members of the Genus Micromonospora
Danheng Qiu, Jisheng Ruan, and Ying Huang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5593-5597; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00303-08
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Public Health Microbiology:

Flock Health Indicators and Campylobacter spp. in Commercial Housed Broilers Reared in Great Britain
Stephanie A. Bull, Alastair Thomas, Thomas Humphrey, Johanne Ellis-Iversen, Alasdair J. Cook, Roger Lovell, and Frieda Jorgensen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5408-5413; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00462-08
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Effect of Flagellar Mutations on Yersinia enterocolitica Biofilm Formation
Tae-Jong Kim, Briana M. Young, and Glenn M. Young
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5466-5474; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00222-08
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Real-Time PCR Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Roof-Harvested Rainwater in Southeast Queensland, Australia
W. Ahmed, F. Huygens, A. Goonetilleke, and T. Gardner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5490-5496; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00331-08
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Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) Adapted to Urban Settings
Nichola J. Hill, Elizabeth M. Deane, and Michelle L. Power
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5549-5555; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00809-08
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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

Dynamics of Introduced Populations of Phragmidium violaceum and Implications for Biological Control of European Blackberry in Australia
D. R. Gomez, K. J. Evans, J. Baker, P. R. Harvey, and E. S. Scott
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5504-5510; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02885-07
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PCR Detection of Type I Polyketide Synthase Genes in Myxobacteria
Hisayuki Komaki, Ryosuke Fudou, Takashi Iizuka, Daisuke Nakajima, Koei Okazaki, Daisuke Shibata, Makoto Ojika, and Shigeaki Harayama
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5571-5574; published ahead of print July 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00224-08
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

Sequence Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis Flagellin (H Antigen) Protein at the Intra-H Serotype Level
Dong Xu and Jean-Charles Côté
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5524-5532; published ahead of print June 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00951-08
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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

Distinct Contributions of the Nisin Biosynthesis Enzymes NisB and NisC and Transporter NisT to Prenisin Production by Lactococcus lactis
H. Bart van den Berg van Saparoea, Patrick J. Bakkes, Gert N. Moll, and Arnold J. M. Driessen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2008 74: 5541-5548; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00342-08
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