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Contents: November 2008, Volume 74, Issue 22        Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Food Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Environmental Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Biodegradation        Author's Correction

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Bioaccumulation, Retention, and Depuration of Enteric Viruses by Crassostrea virginica and Crassostrea ariakensis Oysters Sharon P. Nappier, Thaddeus K. Graczyk, and Kellogg J. Schwab Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6825-6831; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01000-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Assessment of the Impact of Exposure to Cow Feces in Two Watersheds by Multiple Host-Specific PCR Assays Yong-Jin Lee, Marirosa Molina, Jorge W. Santo Domingo, Jonathan D. Willis, Michael Cyterski, Dinku M. Endale, and Orin C. Shanks Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6839-6847; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00601-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Campylobacter jejuni Proteins Recognized by Maternal Antibodies of Chickens Kari D. Shoaf-Sweeney, Charles L. Larson, Xiaoting Tang, and Michael E. Konkel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6867-6875; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01097-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbiological Analysis of Food Contact Surfaces in Child Care Centers Catherine M. Cosby, C. A. Costello, W. C. Morris, B. Haughton, M. J. Devereaux, F. Harte, and P. M. Davidson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6918-6922; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00547-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Therapeutic Ceftiofur Administration to Dairy Cattle on Escherichia coli Dynamics in the Intestinal Tract Randall S. Singer, Sheila K. Patterson, and Richard L. Wallace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6956-6962; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01241-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains from Human and Avian Sources Reveals a Mixed Subset Representing Potential Zoonotic Pathogens Timothy J. Johnson, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Sara J. Johnson, Adam L. Stell, Curt Doetkott, James R. Johnson, Kwang S. Kim, Lodewijk Spanjaard, and Lisa K. Nolan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7043-7050; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01395-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequent Occurrence of Human-Associated Microsporidia in Fecal Droppings of Urban Pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Aldert Bart, Ellen M. Wentink-Bonnema, Edou R. Heddema, Jan Buijs, and Tom van Gool Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7056-7058; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01429-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium Complex by UV Irradiation Gwy-Am Shin, Jung-Keun Lee, Robert Freeman, and Gerard A. Cangelosi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7067-7069; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00457-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Genomic Island Specific to Hospital-Acquired Clonal Complex 17 Enterococcus faecium Isolates Esther Heikens, Willem van Schaik, Helen L. Leavis, Marc J. M. Bonten, and Rob J. L. Willems Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7094-7097; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01378-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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The Bacillus subtilis ydjL (bdhA) Gene Encodes Acetoin Reductase/2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase Wayne L. Nicholson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6832-6838; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00881-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitric Oxide Reductase Gene Expression and Nitrous Oxide Production in Nitrate-Grown Pseudomonas mandelii Saleema Saleh-Lakha, Kelly E. Shannon, Claudia Goyer, Jack T. Trevors, Bernie J. Zebarth, and David L. Burton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6876-6879; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01533-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of Novel Streptococcus iniae Exopolysaccharide-Producing Strains following Vaccination with Nonproducing Strains Marina Eyngor, Yoram Tekoah, Roni Shapira, Avshalom Hurvitz, Amir Zlotkin, Avishay Lublin, and Avi Eldar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6892-6897; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00853-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Ubiquinone Compounds with Conjugated Prenyl Side Chains Pyung Cheon Lee, Christine Salomon, Benjamin Mijts, and Claudia Schmidt-Dannert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6908-6917; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01495-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accumulation of trans C18:1 Fatty Acids in the Rumen after Dietary Algal Supplementation Is Associated with Changes in the Butyrivibrio Community Charlotte Boeckaert, Bruno Vlaeminck, Veerle Fievez, Lois Maignien, Jan Dijkstra, and Nico Boon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6923-6930; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01473-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transport of Glucose by Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Occurs via Facilitated Diffusion E. P. Briczinski, A. T. Phillips, and R. F. Roberts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6941-6948; published ahead of print September 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01280-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Global Transcription and Metabolic Flux Analysis of Escherichia coli in Glucose-Limited Fed-Batch Cultivations K. Lemuth, T. Hardiman, S. Winter, D. Pfeiffer, M. A. Keller, S. Lange, M. Reuss, R. D. Schmid, and M. Siemann-Herzberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7002-7015; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01327-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exogenous or L-Rhamnose-Derived 1,2-Propanediol Is Metabolized via a pduD-Dependent Pathway in Listeria innocua Junfeng Xue, Charles M. Murrieta, Daniel C. Rule, and Kurt W. Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7073-7079; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01074-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Estimating Single-Cell Lag Times via a Bayesian Scheme P. K. Malakar and G. C. Barker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7098-7099; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01277-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification of Components of the Sigma B Regulon in Listeria monocytogenes That Contribute to Acid and Salt Tolerance F. Abram, E. Starr, K. A. G. Karatzas, K. Matlawska-Wasowska, A. Boyd, M. Wiedmann, K. J. Boor, D. Connally, and C. P. O'Byrne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6848-6858; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00442-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a T7-Like Lytic Bacteriophage (SG-JL2) of Salmonella enterica Serovar Gallinarum Biovar Gallinarum Hyuk-Joon Kwon, Sun-Hee Cho, Tae-Eun Kim, Yong-Jin Won, Jihye Jeong, Se Chang Park, Jae-Hong Kim, Han-Sang Yoo, Yong-Ho Park, and Sun-Joong Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6970-6979; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01088-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Strategy for Isolating Novel Nematicidal Crystal Protein Genes from Bacillus thuringiensis Strain YBT-1518 Suxia Guo, Mei Liu, Donghai Peng, Sisi Ji, Pengxia Wang, Ziniu Yu, and Ming Sun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6997-7001; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01346-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization and Expression of MreB in Vibrio parahaemolyticus under Different Stresses Shen-Wen Chiu, Shau-Yan Chen, and Hin-chung Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7016-7022; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01020-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Gene Expression Profiling of Listeria monocytogenes Strain F2365 during Growth in Ultrahigh-Temperature-Processed Skim Milk Yanhong Liu and Amy Ream Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6859-6866; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00356-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modeling the Variability of Single-Cell Lag Times for Listeria innocua Populations after Sublethal and Lethal Heat Treatments A. Métris, S. M. George, B. M. Mackey, and J. Baranyi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6949-6955; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01237-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Mechanism and Consequences of Anaerobic Respiration of Cobalt by Shewanella oneidensis Strain MR-1 Heidi H. Hau, Alan Gilbert, Dan Coursolle, and Jeffrey A. Gralnick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6880-6886; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00840-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation of Nanoscale Elemental Silver Particles via Enzymatic Reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens Nicholas Law, Saadia Ansari, Francis R. Livens, Joanna C. Renshaw, and Jonathan R. Lloyd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7090-7093; published ahead of print August 22, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01069-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Darkling Beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) and Their Larvae as Potential Vectors for the Transfer of Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B Variant Java between Successive Broiler Flocks Wilma C. Hazeleger, Nico M. Bolder, Rijkelt R. Beumer, and Wilma F. Jacobs-Reitsma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6887-6891; published ahead of print September 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00451-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Adaptation of a Wolbachia Strain after Long-Term Serial Passage in Mosquito Cell Lines Conor J. McMeniman, Amanda M. Lane, Amy W. C. Fong, Denis A. Voronin, Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Ryuichi Yamada, Elizabeth A. McGraw, and Scott L. O'Neill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6963-6969; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01038-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistent Association of Mycobacterium ulcerans with West African Predaceous Insects of the Family Belostomatidae Lydia Mosi, Heather Williamson, John R. Wallace, Richard W. Merritt, and P. L. C. Small Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7036-7042; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01234-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Microbial Populations in Cold Perennial Springs of the High Arctic Nancy N. Perreault, Charles W. Greer, Dale T. Andersen, Stefanie Tille, Georges Lacrampe-Couloume, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, and Lyle G. Whyte Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6898-6907; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00359-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

csrA Inhibits the Formation of Biofilms by Vibrio vulnificus Melissa K. Jones, Elizabeth B. Warner, and James D. Oliver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7064-7066; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01810-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cellulose Degradation by Micromonosporas Recovered from Freshwater Lakes and Classification of These Actinomycetes by DNA Gyrase B Gene Sequencing Alexandre B. de Menezes, Robert J. Lockhart, Michael J. Cox, Heather E. Allison, and Alan J. McCarthy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7080-7084; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01092-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Immunofluorescence Flow Cytometry Technique for Enumeration of the Brown-Tide Alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens Beth A. Stauffer, Rebecca A. Schaffner, Catherine Wazniak, and David A. Caron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6931-6940; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00996-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioluminescent Aspergillus fumigatus, a New Tool for Drug Efficiency Testing and In Vivo Monitoring of Invasive Aspergillosis Matthias Brock, Grégory Jouvion, Sabrina Droin-Bergère, Olivier Dussurget, Marie-Anne Nicola, and Oumaïma Ibrahim-Granet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7023-7035; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01288-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brucella abortus Strain RB51 Leucine Auxotroph as an Environmentally Safe Vaccine for Plasmid Maintenance and Antigen Overexpression Parthiban Rajasekaran, Mohamed N. Seleem, Andrea Contreras, Endang Purwantini, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, and Stephen M. Boyle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7051-7055; published ahead of print October 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01511-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effective Mutagenesis of Vibrio fischeri by Using Hyperactive Mini-Tn5 Derivatives Noreen L. Lyell, Anne K. Dunn, Jeffrey L. Bose, Susan L. Vescovi, and Eric V. Stabb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7059-7063; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01330-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Mechanisms of Cation Exchange by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and PAO1 wbpL, a Strain with a Truncated Lipopolysaccharide J. Shephard, A. J. McQuillan, and P. J. Bremer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6980-6986; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01117-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Multilocus Sequence Analysis for Assessment of the Biogeography and Evolutionary Genetics of Four Bradyrhizobium Species That Nodulate Soybeans on the Asiatic Continent Pablo Vinuesa, Keilor Rojas-Jiménez, Bruno Contreras-Moreira, Suresh K. Mahna, Braj Nandan Prasad, Hla Moe, Suresh Babu Selvaraju, Heidemarie Thierfelder, and Dietrich Werner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 6987-6996; published ahead of print September 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00875-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Flavobacterium sp. Strain 4221 and Pedobacter sp. Strain 4236 β-1,3-Glucanases That Are Active at Low Temperatures Mikkel A. Rasmussen, Søren M. Madsen, Peter Stougaard, and Mads G. Johnsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7070-7072; published ahead of print September 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00681-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Cloning and Characterization of -Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase from Gordonia polyisoprenivorans VH2 Quyen Arenskötter, Jens Heller, David Dietz, Matthias Arenskötter, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7085-7089; published ahead of print September 26, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01491-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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pH Gradient-Induced Heterogeneity of Fe(III)-Reducing Microorganisms in Coal Mining-Associated Lake Sediments Marco Blöthe, Denise M. Akob, Joel E. Kostka, Kathrin Göschel, Harold L. Drake, and Kirsten Küsel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2008 74: 7100 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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