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Contents: February 2008, Volume 74, Issue 3        Minireviews        Environmental Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Geomicrobiology        Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Biodegradation        Mycology        Errata

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Minireviews:

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Persistence of Category A Select Agents in the Environment Ryan Sinclair, Stephanie A. Boone, David Greenberg, Paul Keim, and Charles P. Gerba Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 555-563; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02167-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microorganisms Attack Synthetic Polymers in Items Representing Our Cultural Heritage Francesca Cappitelli and Claudia Sorlini Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 564-569; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01768-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Significance of Antioxidative Functions of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids in Marine Microorganisms Hidetoshi Okuyama, Yoshitake Orikasa, and Takanori Nishida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 570-574; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02256-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Bifidobacteria in Feces and Environmental Waters Regina Lamendella, Jorge W. Santo Domingo, Catherine Kelty, and Daniel B. Oerther Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 575-584; published ahead of print November 9, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01221-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of pH on Intracellular Accumulation of Trace Concentrations of Hg(II) in Escherichia coli under Anaerobic Conditions, as Measured Using a mer-lux Bioreporter George R. Golding, Richard Sparling, and Carol A. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 667-675; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00717-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification by Quantitative Carrier Test of Surrogate Spore-Forming Bacteria To Assess Sporicidal Chemicals for Use against Bacillus anthracis Miles R. Majcher, Kathryn A. Bernard, and Syed A. Sattar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 676-681; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01715-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Vibrio tubiashii Outer Membrane Proteins and Determination of a toxR Homolog J. Jean-Gilles Beaubrun, M. H. Kothary, S. K. Curtis, N. C. Flores, B. E. Eribo, and B. D. Tall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 907-911; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02052-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Aerosolization of Particulate (13)-β-D-Glucan from Moldy Materials Sung-Chul Seo, Tiina Reponen, Linda Levin, Tiffany Borchelt, and Sergey A. Grinshpun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 585-593; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01791-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Detection of Mycobacteria in African Rodents and Insectivores, Using Stratified Pool Screening Lies Durnez, Miriam Eddyani, Georgies F. Mgode, Abdul Katakweba, Charles R. Katholi, Robert R. Machang'u, Rudovik R. Kazwala, Françoise Portaels, and Herwig Leirs Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 768-773; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01193-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Proteomic Analyses of a Listeria monocytogenes Mutant Lacking B Identify New Components of the B Regulon and Highlight a Role for B in the Utilization of Glycerol F. Abram, Wan-Lin Su, M. Wiedmann, K. J. Boor, P. Coote, C. Botting, K. A. G. Karatzas, and C. P. O'Byrne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 594-604; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01921-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Insights into Trehalose Metabolism by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: NTH2 Encodes a Functional Cytosolic Trehalase, and Deletion of TPS1 Reveals Ath1p-Dependent Trehalose Mobilization Matthieu Jules, Gemma Beltran, Jean François, and Jean Luc Parrou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 605-614; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00557-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains Obtained from Sugar-Cane Juice Fermentations and Their Impact in Cachaça Production Valdinéia Aparecida Oliveira, Maristela Araújo Vicente, Luciano Gomes Fietto, Ieso de Miranda Castro, Maurício Xavier Coutrim, Dorit Schüller, Henrique Alves, Margarida Casal, Juliana de Oliveira Santos, Leandro Dias Araújo, Paulo Henrique Alves da Silva, and Rogelio Lopes Brandão Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 693-701; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01729-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of ADH2 Overexpression in Saccharomyces bayanus during Alcoholic Fermentation Oscar Maestre, Teresa García-Martínez, Rafael A. Peinado, and Juan C. Mauricio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 702-707; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01805-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Methods for Identifying Broiler Chicken Gut Bacterial Species Linked with Increased Energy Metabolism Valeria A. Torok, Kathy Ophel-Keller, Maylene Loo, and Robert J. Hughes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 783-791; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01384-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Specific Growth Rate by Measurement of Specific Rate of Ribosome Synthesis in Growing and Nongrowing Cultures of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Matthew R. Cutter and Peter G. Stroot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 901-903; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01899-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of the Pneumococcal Serotype 14 Polysaccharide in Lactococcus lactis Requires Lactococcal epsABC Regulatory Genes Masja N. Nierop Groot, Jeroen Godefrooij, and Michiel Kleerebezem Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 912-915; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01655-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Secretion of Flavins by Shewanella Species and Their Role in Extracellular Electron Transfer Harald von Canstein, Jun Ogawa, Sakayu Shimizu, and Jonathan R. Lloyd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 615-623; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01387-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Subfossil 16S rRNA Gene Sequences of Green Sulfur Bacteria in the Black Sea and Their Implications for Past Photic Zone Anoxia Ann K. Manske, Uta Henßge, Jens Glaeser, and Jörg Overmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 624-632; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02137-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gnotobiotic Mouse Immune Response Induced by Bifidobacterium sp. Strains Isolated from Infants Odile Ménard, Marie-José Butel, Valérie Gaboriau-Routhiau, and Anne-Judith Waligora-Dupriet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 660-666; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01261-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence and Expression of Luminescence in Vibrio cholerae Christopher J. Grim, Elisa Taviani, Munirul Alam, Anwar Huq, R. Bradley Sack, and Rita R. Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 708-715; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01537-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Temperature Decreases the Phylogenetic Diversity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria in Aquarium Biofiltration Systems Hidetoshi Urakawa, Yoshiyuki Tajima, Yoshiyuki Numata, and Satoshi Tsuneda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 894-900; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01529-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Characterization of htrB and msbB Mutants of the Light Organ Symbiont Vibrio fischeri Dawn M. Adin, Nancy J. Phillips, Bradford W. Gibson, Michael A. Apicella, Edward G. Ruby, Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, Daniel B. Hall, and Eric V. Stabb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 633-644; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02138-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

"Endomicrobia" and Other Bacteria Associated with the Hindgut of Dermolepida albohirtum Larvae Geoffrey W. Pittman, Stevens M. Brumbley, Peter G. Allsopp, and Scott L. O'Neill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 762-767; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01831-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Putative Mexican Strain of Serratia entomophila Pathogenic against Root-Damaging Larvae of Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) M. Eugenia Nuñez-Valdez, Marco A. Calderón, Eduardo Aranda, Luciano Hernández, Rosa M. Ramírez-Gama, Laura Lina, Zitlhally Rodríguez-Segura, María del C. Gutiérrez, and Francisco J. Villalobos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 802-810; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01074-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) Associated with Brown Band Disease on Corals of the Great Barrier Reef David G. Bourne, Holly V. Boyett, Meegan E. Henderson, Andrew Muirhead, and Bette L. Willis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 883-888; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01124-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Plasmids of the pRM/pRF Family Occur in Diverse Rickettsia Species Gerald D. Baldridge, Nicole Y. Burkhardt, Roderick F. Felsheim, Timothy J. Kurtti, and Ulrike G. Munderloh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 645-652; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02262-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Gene Cluster Responsible for Cylindrospermopsin Biosynthesis Troco Kaan Mihali, Ralf Kellmann, Julia Muenchhoff, Kevin D. Barrow, and Brett A. Neilan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 716-722; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01988-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Type II Secretion System of Legionella pneumophila Elaborates Two Aminopeptidases, as Well as a Metalloprotease That Contributes to Differential Infection among Protozoan Hosts Ombeline Rossier, Jenny Dao, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 753-761; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01944-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage Prevalence in the Genus Azospirillum and Analysis of the First Genome Sequence of an Azospirillum brasilense Integrative Phage Mickaël Boyer, Jacqueline Haurat, Sylvie Samain, Béatrice Segurens, Frédérick Gavory, Víctor González, Patrick Mavingui, René Rohr, René Bally, and Florence Wisniewski-Dyé Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 861-874; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02099-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Use of a Recombinant Fluorescent Substrate with Cleavage Sites for All Botulinum Neurotoxins in High-Throughput Screening of Natural Product Extracts for Inhibitors of Serotypes A, B, and E Harry B. Hines, Alexander D. Kim, Robert G. Stafford, Shirin S. Badie, Ernst E. Brueggeman, David J. Newman, and James J. Schmidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 653-659; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01690-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative PCR for Detection and Enumeration of Genetic Markers of Bovine Fecal Pollution Orin C. Shanks, Emina Atikovic, A. Denene Blackwood, Jingrang Lu, Rachel T. Noble, Jorge Santo Domingo, Shawn Seifring, Mano Sivaganesan, and Richard A. Haugland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 745-752; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01843-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Implementation of a Single-Chain Fv Antibody for Specific Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores A. Mechaly, E. Zahavy, and M. Fisher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 818-822; published ahead of print October 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01244-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Miniprimer PCR, a New Lens for Viewing the Microbial World Thomas A. Isenbarger, Michael Finney, Carlos Ríos-Velázquez, Jo Handelsman, and Gary Ruvkun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 840-849; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01933-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluations of Different Hypervariable Regions of Archaeal 16S rRNA Genes in Profiling of Methanogens by Archaea-Specific PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Zhongtang Yu, Rubén García-González, Floyd L. Schanbacher, and Mark Morrison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 889-893; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00684-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of β-Lactamase in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacillus cereus Spores Catherine Fenselau, Crystal Havey, Nuttinee Teerakulkittipong, Stephen Swatkoski, Olli Laine, and Nathan Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 904-906; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00788-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of the Shear Force at the Balance between Bacterial Attachment and Detachment in Weak-Adherence Systems, Using a Flow Displacement Chamber M. Reza Nejadnik, Henny C. van der Mei, Henk J. Busscher, and Willem Norde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 916-919; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01557-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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The Genome Sequence of the Metal-Mobilizing, Extremely Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Metallosphaera sedula Provides Insights into Bioleaching-Associated Metabolism Kathryne S. Auernik, Yukari Maezato, Paul H. Blum, and Robert M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 682-692; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02019-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Forest Soil Metagenome Gene Cluster Involved in Antifungal Activity Expression in Escherichia coli Eu Jin Chung, He Kyoung Lim, Jin-Cheol Kim, Gyung Ja Choi, Eun Jin Park, Myung Hwan Lee, Young Ryun Chung, and Seon-Woo Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 723-730; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01911-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Clostridium botulinum Serotype A Strains by Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Thomas E. Macdonald, Charles H. Helma, Lawrence O. Ticknor, Paul J. Jackson, Richard T. Okinaka, Leonard A. Smith, Theresa J. Smith, and Karen K. Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 875-882; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01539-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Recovery of Spores from Thermophilic Dairy Bacilli and Effects of Their Surface Characteristics on Attachment to Different Surfaces R. B. Seale, S. H. Flint, A. J. McQuillan, and P. J. Bremer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 731-737; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01725-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Frequency of Histamine-Producing Bacteria in the Enological Environment and Instability of the Histidine Decarboxylase Production Phenotype Patrick M. Lucas, Olivier Claisse, and Aline Lonvaud-Funel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 811-817; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01496-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of a Monoclonal Antibody Specific for the Major Outer Membrane Protein of Campylobacter jejuni and Characterization of the Epitope Hongliang Qian, Ervinna Pang, Qingyun Du, Jason Chang, Jin Dong, Say Ling Toh, Fook Kheong Ng, Ai Ling Tan, and Jimmy Kwang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 833-839; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01559-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple-Locus Sequence Typing and Analysis of Toxin Genes in Bacillus cereus Food-Borne Isolates Barbara Cardazzo, Enrico Negrisolo, Lisa Carraro, Leonardo Alberghini, Tomaso Patarnello, and Valerio Giaccone Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 850-860; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01495-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Root Exudates Regulate Soil Fungal Community Composition and Diversity Corey D. Broeckling, Amanda K. Broz, Joy Bergelson, Daniel K. Manter, and Jorge M. Vivanco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 738-744; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02188-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Enzymic Approach to Eurythermalism of Alvinella pompejana and Its Episymbionts Charles K. Lee, S. Craig Cary, Alison E. Murray, and Roy M. Daniel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 774-782; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01960-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Depth-Resolved Quantification of Anaerobic Toluene Degraders and Aquifer Microbial Community Patterns in Distinct Redox Zones of a Tar Oil Contaminant Plume Christian Winderl, Bettina Anneser, Christian Griebler, Rainer U. Meckenstock, and Tillmann Lueders Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 792-801; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01951-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Root Infection and Systemic Colonization of Maize by Colletotrichum graminicola Serenella A. Sukno, Verónica M. García, Brian D. Shaw, and Michael R. Thon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 823-832; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01165-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Recurrent and Sporadic Listeria monocytogenes Contamination in Alheiras Represents Considerable Diversity, Including Virulence-Attenuated Isolates M. T. S. Felício, T. Hogg, P. Gibbs, P. Teixeira, and M. Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 920 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design and Performance of a 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe for Detection of Members of the Genus Bdellovibrio by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Khaled K. Mahmoud, Damian McNeely, Chelsea Elwood, and Susan F. Koval Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 921 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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