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Contents: February 2008, Volume 74, Issue 4        Invertebrate Microbiology        Mycology        Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Environmental Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Public Health Microbiology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Methods        Biodegradation

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Novel Isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. thuringiensis That Produces a Quasicuboidal Crystal of Cry1Ab21 Toxic to Larvae of Trichoplusia ni Izabela Swiecicka, Dennis K. Bideshi, and Brian A. Federici Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 923-930; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01955-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterial Communities of the Marine Sponge Mycale laxissima on Transfer into Aquaculture Naglaa M. Mohamed, Julie J. Enticknap, Jayme E. Lohr, Scott M. McIntosh, and Russell T. Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1209-1222; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02047-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Detection and Identification of Fungi Intimately Associated with the Brown Seaweed Fucus serratus Alga Zuccaro, Conrad L. Schoch, Joseph W. Spatafora, Jan Kohlmeyer, Siegfried Draeger, and Julian I. Mitchell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 931-941; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01158-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

N-Glycan Modification in Aspergillus Species Elke Kainz, Andreas Gallmetzer, Christian Hatzl, Juergen H. Nett, Huijuan Li, Thorsten Schinko, Robert Pachlinger, Harald Berger, Yazmid Reyes-Dominguez, Andreas Bernreiter, Tillmann Gerngross, Stefan Wildt, and Joseph Strauss Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1076-1086; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01058-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Isolation and Distribution of a Novel Iron-Oxidizing Crenarchaeon from Acidic Geothermal Springs in Yellowstone National Park M. Kozubal, R. E. Macur, S. Korf, W. P. Taylor, G. G. Ackerman, A. Nagy, and W. P. Inskeep Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 942-949; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01200-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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. February 2008 74: 1019-1029; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01194-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Fungal Activities on Wood and Leaf Litter in Unaltered and Nutrient-Enriched Headwater Streams Vladislav Gulis, Keller Suberkropp, and Amy D. Rosemond Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1094-1101; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01903-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantifying Microbial Utilization of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Salt Marsh Sediments by Using the 13C Content of Bacterial rRNA Ann Pearson, Kimberly S. Kraunz, Alex L. Sessions, Anne E. Dekas, William D. Leavitt, and Katrina J. Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1157-1166; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01014-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria in an Acidophilic Ethanol-H2-Coproducing System, Analyzed Using the [Fe]-Hydrogenase Gene Defeng Xing, Nanqi Ren, and Bruce E. Rittmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1232-1239; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01946-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blackbirds and Song Thrushes Constitute a Key Reservoir of Borrelia garinii, the Causative Agent of Borreliosis in Central Europe Veronika Taragel'ová, Juraj Koci, Klára Hanincová, Klaus Kurtenbach, Markéta Derdáková, Nick H. Ogden, Ivan Literák, Elena Kocianová, and Milan Labuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1289-1293; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01060-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Suppressing Posttranslational Gluconoylation of Heterologous Proteins by Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli Juan C. Aon, Richard J. Caimi, Alexander H. Taylor, Quinn Lu, Femi Oluboyede, Jennifer Dally, Michelle D. Kessler, John J. Kerrigan, Tia S. Lewis, Lisa A. Wysocki, and Pramatesh S. Patel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 950-958; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01790-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extracellular Expression of a Functional Recombinant Ganoderma lucidium Immunomodulatory Protein by Bacillus subtilis and Lactococcus lactis Chuan M. Yeh, Chun K. Yeh, Xun Y. Hsu, Qiu M. Luo, and Ming Y. Lin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1039-1049; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01547-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) Depolymerase PhaZa1 Is Involved in Mobilization of Accumulated PHB in Ralstonia eutropha H16 Keiichi Uchino, Terumi Saito, and Dieter Jendrossek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1058-1063; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02342-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Conditions Promote Expression of Sfp Fimbriae and Adherence of Sorbitol-Fermenting Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:NM to Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Anne Müsken, Martina Bielaszewska, Lilo Greune, Christian H. Schweppe, Johannes Müthing, Herbert Schmidt, M. Alexander Schmidt, Helge Karch, and Wenlan Zhang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1087-1093; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02496-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Inhibitory Spectrum of Thermophilin 9 from Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 Depends on the Production of Multiple Peptides and the Activity of BlpGSt, a Thiol-Disulfide Oxidase Laetitia Fontaine and Pascal Hols Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1102-1110; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02030-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

System Using Tandem Repeats of the cA Peptidoglycan-Binding Domain from Lactococcus lactis for Display of both N- and C-Terminal Fusions on Cell Surfaces of Lactic Acid Bacteria Kenji Okano, Qiao Zhang, Sakurako Kimura, Junya Narita, Tsutomu Tanaka, Hideki Fukuda, and Akihiko Kondo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1117-1123; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02012-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fermentative Utilization of Glycerol by Escherichia coli and Its Implications for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals Abhishek Murarka, Yandi Dharmadi, Syed Shams Yazdani, and Ramon Gonzalez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1124-1135; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02192-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Citrate Metabolism to the Growth of Lactococcus lactis CRL264 at Low pH Claudia Sánchez, Ana Rute Neves, João Cavalheiro, Margarida Moreira dos Santos, Nieves García-Quintáns, Paloma López, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1136-1144; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01061-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adherence of Helicobacter pylori to Abiotic Surfaces Is Influenced by Serum John C. Williams, Karla A. McInnis, and Traci L. Testerman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1255-1258; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01958-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of galK and galM in Galactose Metabolism by Streptococcus thermophilus Katy Vaillancourt, Nathalie Bédard, Christian Bart, Mélanie Tessier, Gilles Robitaille, Nathalie Turgeon, Michel Frenette, Sylvain Moineau, and Christian Vadeboncoeur Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1264-1267; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01585-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Effect of Shadowing on Survival of Bacteria under Conditions Simulating the Martian Atmosphere and UV Radiation Shariff Osman, Zan Peeters, Myron T. La Duc, Rocco Mancinelli, Pascale Ehrenfreund, and Kasthuri Venkateswaran Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 959-970; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01973-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utilization of DNA as a Sole Source of Phosphorus, Carbon, and Energy by Shewanella spp.: Ecological and Physiological Implications for Dissimilatory Metal Reduction Grigoriy E. Pinchuk, Christine Ammons, David E. Culley, Shu-Mei W. Li, Jeff S. McLean, Margaret F. Romine, Kenneth H. Nealson, Jim K. Fredrickson, and Alexander S. Beliaev Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1198-1208; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02026-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intergeneric Coaggregation among Drinking Water Bacteria: Evidence of a Role for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus as a Bridging Bacterium Lúcia Chaves Simões, Manuel Simões, and Maria João Vieira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1259-1263; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01747-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Genetically Remote Pathogenic Strain NVH391-98 of the Bacillus cereus Group Is Representative of a Cluster of Thermophilic Strains Sandrine Auger, Nathalie Galleron, Elena Bidnenko, S. Dusko Ehrlich, Alla Lapidus, and Alexei Sorokin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1276-1280; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02242-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Genetic Rearrangement Strategy for Optimizing the Dibenzothiophene Biodesulfurization Pathway in Rhodococcus erythropolis Guo-qiang Li, Shan-shan Li, Ming-lu Zhang, Jun Wang, Lin Zhu, Feng-lai Liang, Ru-lin Liu, and Ting Ma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 971-976; published ahead of print December 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02319-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitivity of an Acinetobacter baylyi mpl Mutant to DNA Damage Adityarup Chakravorty, Martha Klovstad, Greg Peterson, Robin E. Lindeman, and Leslie A. Gregg-Jolly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1273-1275; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02347-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Glycosyltransferase Specificities for the Escherichia coli O111 O Antigen by a Generic Approach Gordon Stevenson, Manuela Dieckelmann, and Peter R. Reeves Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1294-1298; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02660-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Contribution of Copper Ion Resistance to Survival of Escherichia coli on Metallic Copper Surfaces Christophe Espírito Santo, Nadine Taudte, Dietrich H. Nies, and Gregor Grass Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 977-986; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01938-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Risk of Gastrointestinal Disease Associated with Exposure to Pathogens in the Water of the Lower Passaic River Ellen Donovan, Ken Unice, Jennifer D. Roberts, Mark Harris, and Brent Finley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 994-1003; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.00601-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Risk of Gastrointestinal Disease Associated with Exposure to Pathogens in the Sediments of the Lower Passaic River E. P. Donovan, D. F. Staskal, K. M. Unice, J. D. Roberts, L. C. Haws, B. L. Finley, and M. A. Harris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1004-1018; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01203-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rottlerin Inhibits Chlamydial Intracellular Growth and Blocks Chlamydial Acquisition of Sphingolipids from Host Cells Pooja Shivshankar, Lei Lei, Jie Wang, and Guangming Zhong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1243-1249; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02151-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Genomic Differences between Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 and Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7, Identified by Suppression Subtractive Hybridization M. Qi, K. E. Nelson, S. C. Daugherty, W. C. Nelson, I. R. Hance, M. Morrison, and C. W. Forsberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 987-993; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02514-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome of the Epsilonproteobacterial Chemolithoautotroph Sulfurimonas denitrificans Stefan M. Sievert, Kathleen M. Scott, Martin G. Klotz, Patrick S. G. Chain, Loren J. Hauser, James Hemp, Michael Hügler, Miriam Land, Alla Lapidus, Frank W. Larimer, Susan Lucas, Stephanie A. Malfatti, Folker Meyer, Ian T. Paulsen, Qinghu Ren, Jörg Simon, and the USF Genomics Class Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1145-1156; published ahead of print December 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01844-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Predictive Model for Inactivation of Feline Calicivirus, a Norovirus Surrogate, by Heat and High Hydrostatic Pressure Roman Buckow, Sonja Isbarn, Dietrich Knorr, Volker Heinz, and Anselm Lehmacher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1030-1038; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01784-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Behavior of Bacillus anthracis Strains Sterne and Ames K0610 in Sterile Raw Ground Beef Mark L. Tamplin, Robert Phillips, Tod A. Stewart, John B. Luchansky, and Lynda C. Kelley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1111-1116; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01292-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbiological Quality of Bagged Cut Spinach and Lettuce Mixes Iris Valentin-Bon, Andrew Jacobson, Steven R. Monday, and Peter C. H. Feng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1240-1242; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02258-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates Associated with Two Multistate Food-Borne Outbreaks That Occurred in 2006 G. A. Uhlich, J. R. Sinclair, N. G. Warren, W. A. Chmielecki, and P. Fratamico Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1268-1272; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01618-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Cinnamoyl Esterase Activity Screening for the Production of a Novel Functional Food Product Simone Guglielmetti, Ivano De Noni, Federica Caracciolo, Francesco Molinari, Carlo Parini, and Diego Mora Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1284-1288; published ahead of print December 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02093-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Characterization of a Novel Angular Dioxygenase from Fluorene-Degrading Sphingomonas sp. Strain LB126 Luc Schuler, Sinéad M. Ní Chadhain, Yves Jouanneau, Christine Meyer, Gerben J. Zylstra, Pascal Hols, and Spiros N. Agathos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1050-1057; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01627-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relevant Double Mutations in Bioengineered Streptomyces clavuligerus Deacetoxycephalosporin C Synthase Result in Higher Binding Specificities Which Improve Penicillin Bioconversion Kian Sim Goo, Chun Song Chua, and Tiow-Suan Sim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1167-1175; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02230-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement of the Thermostability and Activity of a Pectate Lyase by Single Amino Acid Substitutions, Using a Strategy Based on Melting-Temperature-Guided Sequence Alignment Zhizhuang Xiao, Hélène Bergeron, Stephan Grosse, Manon Beauchemin, Marie-Line Garron, David Shaya, Traian Sulea, Miroslaw Cygler, and Peter C. K. Lau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1183-1189; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02220-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional-Genomics-Based Identification and Characterization of Open Reading Frames Encoding -Glucoside-Processing Enzymes in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Donald A. Comfort, Chung-Jung Chou, Shannon B. Conners, Amy L. VanFossen, and Robert M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1281-1283; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01920-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Genetic Tools for Select-Agent-Compliant Manipulation of Burkholderia pseudomallei Kyoung-Hee Choi, Takehiko Mima, Yveth Casart, Drew Rholl, Ayush Kumar, Ifor R. Beacham, and Herbert P. Schweizer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1064-1075; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02430-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Melanin-Based High-Throughput Screen for L-Tyrosine Production in Escherichia coli Christine Nicole S. Santos and Gregory Stephanopoulos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1190-1197; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02448-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for the Molecular Subtyping of Enterobacter sakazakii N. R. Mullane, M. Ryan, C. Iversen, M. Murphy, P. O'Gaora, T. Quinn, P. Whyte, P. G. Wall, and S. Fanning Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1223-1231; published ahead of print December 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01726-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strategy for In Situ Detection of Natural Transformation-Based Horizontal Gene Transfer Events Aurora Rizzi, Alessandra Pontiroli, Lorenzo Brusetti, Sara Borin, Claudia Sorlini, Alessandro Abruzzese, Gian Attilio Sacchi, Timothy M. Vogel, Pascal Simonet, Marco Bazzicalupo, Kaare Magne Nielsen, Jean-Michel Monier, and Daniele Daffonchio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1250-1254; published ahead of print December 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.02185-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Enrichment, Isolation, and Phylogenetic Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria from Elizabeth River Sediments Edward J. Hilyard, Joanne M. Jones-Meehan, Barry J. Spargo, and Russell T. Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2008 74: 1176-1182; published ahead of print December 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01518-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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