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Contents: October 2008, Volume 74, Issue 19        Minireviews        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Methods        Environmental Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Mycology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Biodegradation        Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

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Role of Polyphosphates in Microbial Adaptation to Extreme Environments Manfredo J. Seufferheld, Héctor M. Alvarez, and Maria E. Farias Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5867-5874; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00501-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Protozoal Digestion of Coat-Defective Bacillus subtilis Spores Produces "Rinds" Composed of Insoluble Coat Protein Alicia Monroe Carroll, Marco Plomp, Alexander J. Malkin, and Peter Setlow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5875-5881; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01228-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertional Inactivation of Branched-Chain -Keto Acid Dehydrogenase in Staphylococcus aureus Leads to Decreased Branched-Chain Membrane Fatty Acid Content and Increased Susceptibility to Certain Stresses Vineet K. Singh, Dipti S. Hattangady, Efstathios S. Giotis, Atul K. Singh, Neal R. Chamberlain, Melissa K. Stuart, and Brian J. Wilkinson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5882-5890; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00882-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Inhibitory Effects of Fluoride-Coated Tubes on Biofilm Formation by Using the In Vitro Dental Unit Waterline Biofilm Model Toshiaki Yabune, Satoshi Imazato, and Shigeyuki Ebisu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5958-5964; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00610-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Controlled Expression of the Dominant Flocculation Genes FLO1, FLO5, and FLO11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Patrick Govender, Jody L. Domingo, Michael C. Bester, Isak S. Pretorius, and Florian F. Bauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6041-6052; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00394-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

RNA Arbitrarily Primed PCR and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Reveal Plasticity in the Acid Tolerance Response of Streptococcus macedonicus Konstantinos Papadimitriou, Effrossyni Boutou, Georgia Zoumpopoulou, Petros A. Tarantilis, Moschos Polissiou, Constantinos E. Vorgias, and Effie Tsakalidou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6068-6076; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00315-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Metabolic Capacity and Flux through Environmental Cues To Maximize Hydrogen Production by the Cyanobacterium "Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima" Gennady Ananyev, Damian Carrieri, and G. Charles Dismukes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6102-6113; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01078-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioaccumulation of Palladium by Desulfovibrio fructosivorans Wild-Type and Hydrogenase-Deficient Strains I. P. Mikheenko, M. Rousset, S. Dementin, and L. E. Macaskie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6144-6146; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02538-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Differentiation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Conjunctivitis Outbreak Isolates by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Yulanda M. Williamson, Hercules Moura, Adrian R. Woolfitt, James L. Pirkle, John R. Barr, Maria Da Gloria Carvalho, Edwin P. Ades, George M. Carlone, and Jacquelyn S. Sampson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5891-5897; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00791-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Helicobacter pylori in Heterotrophic Drinking-Water Biofilms M. S. Gião, N. F. Azevedo, S. A. Wilks, M. J. Vieira, and C. W. Keevil Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5898-5904; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00827-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Climate Patterns Governing the Presence and Permanence of Salmonellae in Coastal Areas of Bahia de Todos Santos, Mexico Lourdes Simental and Jaime Martinez-Urtaza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5918-5924; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01139-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amplification of Uncultured Single-Stranded DNA Viruses from Rice Paddy Soil Kyoung-Ho Kim, Ho-Won Chang, Young-Do Nam, Seong Woon Roh, Min-Soo Kim, Youlboong Sung, Che Ok Jeon, Hee-Mock Oh, and Jin-Woo Bae Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5975-5985; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01275-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptosporidium Genotypes and Subtypes in Lambs and Goat Kids in Spain Joaquín Quílez, Eucaris Torres, Rachel M. Chalmers, Stephen J. Hadfield, Emilio del Cacho, and Caridad Sánchez-Acedo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6026-6031; published ahead of print July 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00606-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery and Sequence Analysis of Hepatitis A Virus from Springwater Implicated in an Outbreak of Acute Viral Hepatitis Lindsay A. Tallon, David C. Love, Zack S. Moore, and Mark D. Sobsey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6158-6160; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02872-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Bacterial Community in the Crop of the Hoatzin, a Neotropical Folivorous Flying Bird Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Ruth E. Ley, Zhan Gao, Zhiheng Pei, Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, Luis R. Pericchi, Maria A. Garcia-Amado, Fabian Michelangeli, Martin J. Blaser, Jeffrey I. Gordon, and Maria G. Domínguez-Bello Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5905-5912; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00574-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Crenarchaeota and Their Role in the Nitrogen Cycle in a Subsurface Radioactive Thermal Spring in the Austrian Central Alps Gerhard W. Weidler, Friedrich W. Gerbl, and Helga Stan-Lotter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5934-5942; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02602-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterial Denitrifier Community Abundance over Time in an Agricultural Field and Their Relationship with Denitrification Activity Catherine E. Dandie, David L. Burton, Bernie J. Zebarth, Sherri L. Henderson, Jack T. Trevors, and Claudia Goyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5997-6005; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00441-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanogenesis from Methanol at Low Temperatures by a Novel Psychrophilic Methanogen, "Methanolobus psychrophilus" sp. nov., Prevalent in Zoige Wetland of the Tibetan Plateau Guishan Zhang, Na Jiang, Xiaoli Liu, and Xiuzhu Dong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6114-6120; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01146-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Syntrophic Growth on Formate: a New Microbial Niche in Anoxic Environments Jan Dolfing, Bo Jiang, Anne M. Henstra, Alfons J. M. Stams, and Caroline M. Plugge Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6126-6131; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01428-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Presence of icaADBC Is Detrimental to the Colonization of Human Skin by Staphylococcus epidermidis K. L. Rogers, M. E. Rupp, and P. D. Fey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6155-6157; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01017-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Dissemination of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii) in a Powdered Milk Protein Manufacturing Facility N. Mullane, B. Healy, J. Meade, P. Whyte, P. G. Wall, and S. Fanning Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5913-5917; published ahead of print July 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00745-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibacterial Activities of Naturally Occurring Compounds against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Stella Y. Y. Wong, Irene R. Grant, Mendel Friedman, Christopher T. Elliott, and Chen Situ Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5986-5990; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00981-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Gene-Carrying Plasmids from Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 and Characterization of the Resulting Daughter Strain, L. reuteri DSM 17938 Anna Rosander, Eamonn Connolly, and Stefan Roos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6032-6040; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00991-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR Method for Detection of Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in Food S. Thisted Lambertz, C. Nilsson, S. Hallanvuo, and M. Lindblad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6060-6067; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00405-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Hypercapnic Hypoxia on Inactivation and Elimination of Vibrio campbellii in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica Brett M. Macey, Ikenna O. Achilihu, Karen G. Burnett, and Louis E. Burnett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6077-6084; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00317-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Analysis Reveals Stable and Prolonged Neurotoxin Cluster Gene Activity in a Clostridium botulinum Type E Strain at Refrigeration Temperature Ying Chen, Hannu Korkeala, Jere Lindén, and Miia Lindström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6132-6137; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00469-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Whole and Lysed Bacterial Cells during Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Production and Ripening Monica Gatti, Juliano De Dea Lindner, Angela De Lorentiis, Benedetta Bottari, Marcela Santarelli, Valentina Bernini, and Erasmo Neviani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6161-6167; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00871-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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DNA Fragmentation in Microorganisms Assessed In Situ José Luis Fernández, Mónica Cartelle, Lourdes Muriel, Rebeca Santiso, María Tamayo, Vicente Goyanes, Jaime Gosálvez, and Germán Bou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5925-5933; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00318-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Graphite Electrode as a Sole Electron Donor for Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachlorethene by Geobacter lovleyi Sarah M. Strycharz, Trevor L. Woodard, Jessica P. Johnson, Kelly P. Nevin, Robert A. Sanford, Frank E. Löffler, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5943-5947; published ahead of print July 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00961-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resolution of Culture Clostridium bifermentans DPH-1 into Two Populations, a Clostridium sp. and Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Desulfitobacterium hafniense Strain JH1 Kelly E. Fletcher, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Kurt D. Pennell, Kazuhiro Takamizawa, and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6141-6143; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00994-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Attached Bacterial Populations Shared by Four Species of Aquatic Angiosperms Byron C. Crump and Evamaria W. Koch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5948-5957; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00952-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Native Bradyrhizobia Isolated from Soybeans (Glycine max L.) in Different Agricultural-Ecological-Climatic Regions of India Chinnaswamy Appunu, Angèle N'Zoue, and Gisèle Laguerre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5991-5996; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01320-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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The Obligate Mutualist Wigglesworthia glossinidia Influences Reproduction, Digestion, and Immunity Processes of Its Host, the Tsetse Fly Roshan Pais, Claudia Lohs, Yineng Wu, Jingwen Wang, and Serap Aksoy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 5965-5974; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00741-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High and Low Temperatures Differently Affect Infection Density and Vertical Transmission of Male-Killing Spiroplasma Symbionts in Drosophila Hosts Hisashi Anbutsu, Shunsuke Goto, and Takema Fukatsu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6053-6059; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01503-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection of Fungal Communities in the Hawaiian Marine Sponges Suberites zeteki and Mycale armata Zheng Gao, Binglin Li, Chengchao Zheng, and Guangyi Wang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6091-6101; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01315-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Candidatus Midichloria" Endosymbionts Bloom after the Blood Meal of the Host, the Hard Tick Ixodes ricinus Davide Sassera, Nathan Lo, Edwin A. P. Bouman, Sara Epis, Michele Mortarino, and Claudio Bandi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6138-6140; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00248-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Digestive-Tract Microbiota of Hirudo orientalis, a European Medicinal Leech Alison S. Laufer, Mark E. Siddall, and Joerg Graf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6151-6154; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00795-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Asexual Cephalosporin C Producer Acremonium chrysogenum Carries a Functional Mating Type Locus Stefanie Pöggeler, Birgit Hoff, and Ulrich Kück Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6006-6016; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01188-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Binding Sequences for RdgB, a DNA Damage-Responsive Transcriptional Activator, and Temperature-Dependent Expression of Bacteriocin and Pectin Lyase Genes in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum Kazuteru Yamada, Jun Kaneko, Yoshiyuki Kamio, and Yoshifumi Itoh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6017-6025; published ahead of print August 8, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01297-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Meta-Analysis of Experimental Data Concerning Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Transfer Rates during Conjugation Paul R. Hunter, Dawn C. Wilkinson, Louise A. Catling, and Gary C. Barker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6085-6090; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01036-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Temperature on Natural Transformation to Erythromycin and Nalidixic Acid Resistance in Campylobacter coli Joo-Sung Kim, Jae-Won Kim, and S. Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6121-6125; published ahead of print August 15, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01075-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Transformation of N-Phenylpiperazine by Mixed Cultures from a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Carina M. Jung, Thomas M. Heinze, Joanna Deck, Ruth Strakosha, and John B. Sutherland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6147-6150; published ahead of print August 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00516-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Rapid Ultrafiltration Concentration and Biosensor Detection of Enterococci from Large Volumes of Florida Recreational Water Stephaney D. Leskinen and Daniel V. Lim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6168 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dehalorespiration with Polychlorinated Biphenyls by an Anaerobic Ultramicrobacterium Harold D. May, Greg S. Miller, Birthe V. Kjellerup, and Kevin R. Sowers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 2008 74: 6169-6170; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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