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Contents: March 2008, Volume 74, Issue 6        Minireviews        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Invertebrate Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Errata        Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

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Coping with Our Cold Planet Debora Frigi Rodrigues and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1677-1686; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02000-07 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Demonstration of Allelic Exchange in the Slow-Growing Bacterium Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, and Generation of Mutants with Deletions at the pknG, relA, and lsr2 Loci Kun Taek Park, John L. Dahl, John P. Bannantine, Raúl G. Barletta, Jongsam Ahn, Andrew J. Allen, Mary Jo Hamilton, and William C. Davis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1687-1695; published ahead of print January 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01208-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Vector pUvBBAC for Use in Studies of the Functional Genomics of Listeria spp. Torsten Hain, Sonja Otten, Ulrich von Both, Som S. Chatterjee, Ulrike Technow, André Billion, Rohit Ghai, Walid Mohamed, Eugen Domann, and Trinad Chakraborty Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1892-1901; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00415-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of Secretion-Defective Sublines of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Resulting from Spontaneous Mutations in the vfr Global Regulatory Gene Áine Fox, Dieter Haas, Cornelia Reimmann, Stephan Heeb, Alain Filloux, and Romé Voulhoux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1902-1908; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02539-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The ygaVP Genes of Escherichia coli Form a Tributyltin-Inducible Operon Hervé Gueuné, Marie-José Durand, Gérald Thouand, and Michael S. DuBow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1954-1958; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02294-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Population Diversity of Yeasts and Lactic Acid Bacteria in Pig Feed Fermented with Whey, Wet Wheat Distillers' Grains, or Water at Different Temperatures Matilda Olstorpe, Karin Lyberg, Jan Erik Lindberg, Johan Schnürer, and Volkmar Passoth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1696-1703; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02231-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Autoinducer-2 Triggers the Oxidative Stress Response in Mycobacterium avium, Leading to Biofilm Formation Henriette Geier, Serge Mostowy, Gerard A. Cangelosi, Marcel A. Behr, and Timothy E. Ford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1798-1804; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02066-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Prokaryotic Community Composition as a Function of Resource Availability in Tidal Creek Sediments Jennifer W. Edmonds, Nathanial B. Weston, Samantha B. Joye, and Mary Ann Moran Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1836-1844; published ahead of print January 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00854-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Community Structure of Acid-Impacted Lakes: What Controls Diversity? Sascha F. Percent, Marc E. Frischer, Paul A. Vescio, Ellen B. Duffy, Vincenzo Milano, Maggie McLellan, Brett M. Stevens, Charles W. Boylen, and Sandra A. Nierzwicki-Bauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1856-1868; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01719-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundances and Distributions of the Dominant nifH Phylotypes in the Northern Atlantic Ocean Rebecca J. Langlois, Diana Hümmer, and Julie LaRoche Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1922-1931; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01720-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protozoan Migration in Bent Microfluidic Channels Wei Wang, Leslie M. Shor, Eugene J. LeBoeuf, John P. Wikswo, Gary L. Taghon, and David S. Kosson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1945-1949; published ahead of print December 28, 2007, doi:10.1128/AEM.01044-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Real-Time PCR Assays for Quantification and Differentiation of Vibrio vulnificus Strains in Oysters and Water Katrina V. Gordon, Michael C. Vickery, Angelo DePaola, Christopher Staley, and Valerie J. Harwood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1704-1709; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01100-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Ciliate Diversity in Stream Biofilms Andrew Dopheide, Gavin Lear, Rebecca Stott, and Gillian Lewis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1740-1747; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01438-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluating the Flow-Cytometric Nucleic Acid Double-Staining Protocol in Realistic Situations of Planktonic Bacterial Death Tania Falcioni, Stefano Papa, and Josep M. Gasol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1767-1779; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01668-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Visualization of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Antimicrobial Action within Model Oral Biofilms Shoji Takenaka, Harsh M. Trivedi, Audrey Corbin, Betsey Pitts, and Philip S. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1869-1875; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02218-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Microarray Design Strategy To Study Complex Bacterial Communities Antoine Huyghe, Patrice Francois, Yvan Charbonnier, Manuela Tangomo-Bento, Eve-Julie Bonetti, Bruce J. Paster, Ignacio Bolivar, Denise Baratti-Mayer, Didier Pittet, Jacques Schrenzel and the Geneva Study Group on Noma (GESNOMA) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1876-1885; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01722-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin-Binding and Pore-Forming Activity in Brush Border Membrane Vesicles Prepared from Anterior and Posterior Midgut Regions of Lepidopteran Larvae Ana Rodrigo-Simón, Silvia Caccia, and Juan Ferré Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1710-1716; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02827-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cinnamic Acid, an Autoinducer of Its Own Biosynthesis, Is Processed via Hca Enzymes in Photorhabdus luminescens Sabina Chalabaev, Evelyne Turlin, Sylvie Bay, Christelle Ganneau, Emma Brito-Fravallo, Jean-François Charles, Antoine Danchin, and Francis Biville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1717-1725; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02589-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Migratory Birds in Introduction and Range Expansion of Ixodes scapularis Ticks and of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canada N. H. Ogden, L. R. Lindsay, K. Hanincová, I. K. Barker, M. Bigras-Poulin, D. F. Charron, A. Heagy, C. M. Francis, C. J. O'Callaghan, I. Schwartz, and R. A. Thompson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1780-1790; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01982-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Drosophila S2 Cells as a Model for Studying Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infections Alison Luce-Fedrow, Tonia Von Ohlen, Daniel Boyle, Roman R. Ganta, and Stephen K. Chapes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1886-1891; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02467-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococci in American Bison (Bison bison) from a Nature Preserve Compared to That of Enterococci in Pastured Cattle John F. Anderson, Torrey D. Parrish, Mastura Akhtar, Ludek Zurek, and Helmut Hirt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1726-1730; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02164-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microcyclamide Biosynthesis in Two Strains of Microcystis aeruginosa: from Structure to Genes and Vice Versa Nadine Ziemert, Keishi Ishida, Philippe Quillardet, Christiane Bouchier, Christian Hertweck, Nicole Tandeau de Marsac, and Elke Dittmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1791-1797; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02392-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Perchlorate-Reducing Bacteria by Real-Time PCR Targeting the Perchlorate Reductase Gene Mamie Nozawa-Inoue, Mercy Jien, Nicholas S. Hamilton, Valley Stewart, Kate M. Scow, and Krassimira R. Hristova Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1941-1944; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01658-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Effect of Antimicrobial Dosage Regimen on Salmonella and Escherichia coli Isolates from Feeder Swine Bruce A. Wagner, Barbara E. Straw, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, and David A. Dargatz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1731-1739; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01132-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mucin Degradation by Bifidobacterium Strains Isolated from the Human Intestinal Microbiota Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Miguel Gueimonde, María Fernández-García, Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán, and Abelardo Margolles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1936-1940; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02509-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Adaptive Evolution of a Lactose-Consuming Saccharomyces cerevisiae Recombinant Pedro M. R. Guimarães, Jean François, Jean Luc Parrou, José A. Teixeira, and Lucília Domingues Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1748-1756; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00186-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic and Genetic Characterization of the Bile Stress Response of Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 Kristi Whitehead, James Versalovic, Stefan Roos, and Robert A. Britton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1812-1819; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02259-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Modulation of the Overexpression of Tailoring Genes eryK and eryG Leading to the Improvement of Erythromycin A Purity and Production in Saccharopolyspora erythraea Fermentation Yun Chen, Wei Deng, Jiequn Wu, Jiangchao Qian, Ju Chu, Yingping Zhuang, Siliang Zhang, and Wen Liu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1820-1828; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02770-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chemolithoautotroph Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Can Survive under Phosphate-Limiting Conditions by Expressing a C-P Lyase Operon That Allows It To Grow on Phosphonates Mario Vera, Fernando Pagliai, Nicolas Guiliani, and Carlos A. Jerez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1829-1835; published ahead of print January 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02101-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of In Vivo 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy To Elucidate L-Arabinose Metabolism in Yeasts César Fonseca, Ana Rute Neves, Alexandra M. M. Antunes, João Paulo Noronha, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, Helena Santos, and Isabel Spencer-Martins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1845-1855; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02453-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catabolic Pathway for the Production of Skatole and Indoleacetic Acid by the Acetogen Clostridium drakei, Clostridium scatologenes, and Swine Manure Terence R. Whitehead, Neil P. Price, Harold L. Drake, and Michael A. Cotta Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1950-1953; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02458-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Human Salmonella Clinical Isolates Distinct from Those of Animal Origin Douglas M. Heithoff, William R. Shimp, Patrick W. Lau, Golnaz Badie, Elena Y. Enioutina, Raymond A. Daynes, Barbara A. Byrne, John K. House, and Michael J. Mahan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1757-1766; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02740-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Gastric and Enterohepatic Helicobacter spp. in Water: Implications for Transmission N. F. Azevedo, C. Almeida, I. Fernandes, L. Cerqueira, S. Dias, C. W. Keevil, and M. J. Vieira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1805-1811; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02241-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the MexAB-OprM Efflux Pump of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Tolerance to Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) Oil and Its Monoterpene Components Terpinen-4-ol, 1,8-Cineole, and -Terpineol Chelsea J. Papadopoulos, Christine F. Carson, Barbara J. Chang, and Thomas V. Riley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1932-1935; published ahead of print January 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02334-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Molecular Variation of Satellite DNAβ Molecules Associated with Malvastrum yellow vein virus and Their Role in Pathogenicity Wei Guo, Tong Jiang, Xian Zhang, Guixin Li, and Xueping Zhou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1909-1913; published ahead of print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02461-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Novel Members of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 13 Derived from Environmental DNA Antje Labes, Eva Nordberg Karlsson, Olafur H. Fridjonsson, Pernilla Turner, Gudmundur O. Hreggvidson, Jakob K. Kristjansson, Olle Holst, and Peter Schönheit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1914-1921; published ahead of print January 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02102-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Nisin-Controlled Extracellular Production of Interleukin-2 in Lactococcus lactis Strains, without the Requirement for a Signal Peptide Sequence Antonio Fernández, Juan M. Rodríguez, Roy J. Bongaerts, Michael J. Gasson, and Nikki Horn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1959 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Localization of Functional Polypeptides in Bacterial Inclusion Bodies Elena García-Fruitós, Anna Arís, and Antonio Villaverde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1960 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of the Core Genome of Pseudomonas syringae, a Highly Clonal, Endemic Plant Pathogen Sara F. Sarkar and David S. Guttman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. March 2008 74: 1961 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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