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Contents: February 2009, Volume 75, Issue 4        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Environmental Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Public Health Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Mycology        Letter to the Editor        Errata        Author's Correction

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Type II Thioesterase ScoT, Associated with Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Modular Polyketide Synthase Cpk, Hydrolyzes Acyl Residues and Has a Preference for Propionate Magdalena Kotowska, Krzysztof Pawlik, Aleksandra Smulczyk-Krawczyszyn, Hubert Bartosz-Bechowski, and Katarzyna Kuczek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 887-896; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01371-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of a β-Fructofuranosidase from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Dolores Linde, Isabel Macias, Lucía Fernández-Arrojo, Francisco J. Plou, Antonio Jiménez, and María Fernández-Lobato Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1065-1073; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02061-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Novel -Glucosidases from Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 Karina Pokusaeva, Mary O'Connell-Motherway, Aldert Zomer, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1135-1143; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02391-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Community-Level Analysis of psbA Gene Sequences and Irgarol Tolerance in Marine Periphyton K. M. Eriksson, A. K. Clarke, L.-G. Franzen, M. Kuylenstierna, K. Martinez, and H. Blanck Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 897-906; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01830-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Properties of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts and Surrogate Microspheres Karen Shapiro, John Largier, Jonna A. K. Mazet, William Bernt, John R. Ell, Ann C. Melli, and Patricia A. Conrad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1185-1191; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02109-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Novel Evolutionary Engineering Approach for Accelerated Utilization of Glucose, Xylose, and Arabinose Mixtures by Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains H. Wouter Wisselink, Maurice J. Toirkens, Qixiang Wu, Jack T. Pronk, and Antonius J. A. van Maris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 907-914; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02268-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioproduction of p-Hydroxystyrene from Glucose by the Solvent-Tolerant Bacterium Pseudomonas putida S12 in a Two-Phase Water-Decanol Fermentation Suzanne Verhoef, Nick Wierckx, R. G. Maaike Westerhof, Johannes H. de Winde, and Harald J. Ruijssenaars Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 931-936; published ahead of print December 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02186-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Orphan LuxR Homolog of Sinorhizobium meliloti Affects Stress Adaptation and Competition for Nodulation Arati V. Patankar and Juan E. González Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 946-955; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01692-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Bifidobacteria from Breast Milk and Assessment of the Bifidobacterial Population by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Quantitative Real-Time PCR Rocío Martín, Esther Jiménez, Hans Heilig, Leonides Fernández, María L. Marín, Erwin G. Zoetendal, and Juan M. Rodríguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 965-969; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02063-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Hydroxylated and Fluorinated Benzoates by Syntrophus aciditrophicus and Detection of a Fluorodiene Metabolite Housna Mouttaki, Mark A. Nanny, and Michael J. McInerney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 998-1004; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01870-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

O2 and Reactive Oxygen Species Detoxification Complex, Composed of O2-Responsive NADH:Rubredoxin Oxidoreductase-Flavoprotein A2-Desulfoferrodoxin Operon Enzymes, Rubperoxin, and Rubredoxin, in Clostridium acetobutylicum Shinji Kawasaki, Yu Sakai, Tohru Takahashi, Ippei Suzuki, and Youichi Niimura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1021-1029; published ahead of print January 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01425-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Chemically Defined Media Supporting High-Cell-Density Growth of Lactococci, Enterococci, and Streptococci Guiying Zhang, David A. Mills, and David E. Block Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1080-1087; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01416-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

MucR, a Novel Membrane-Associated Regulator of Alginate Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Iain D. Hay, Uwe Remminghorst, and Bernd H. A. Rehm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1110-1120; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02416-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L-Valine Production during Growth of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex- Deficient Corynebacterium glutamicum in the Presence of Ethanol or by Inactivation of the Transcriptional Regulator SugR Bastian Blombach, Annette Arndt, Marc Auchter, and Bernhard J. Eikmanns Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1197-1200; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02351-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Linking Sequence to Function in Soil Bacteria: Sequence-Directed Isolation of Novel Bacteria Contributing to Soilborne Plant Disease Suppression María-Soledad Benítez and Brian B. McSpadden Gardener Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 915-924; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01296-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi Contains Two iaaL Paralogs, One of Which Exhibits a Variable Number of a Trinucleotide (TAC) Tandem Repeat Isabel M. Matas, Isabel Pérez-Martínez, José M. Quesada, José J. Rodríguez-Herva, Ramón Penyalver, and Cayo Ramos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1030-1035; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01572-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Host Range of Rhizobia Nodulating Lotus tenuis in Typical Soils of the Salado River Basin (Argentina) María Julia Estrella, Socorro Muñoz, María José Soto, Oscar Ruiz, and Juan Sanjuán Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1088-1098; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02405-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

From Local Surveys to Global Surveillance: Three High-Throughput Genotyping Methods for Epidemiological Monitoring of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri Pathotypes Lan Bui Thi Ngoc, Christian Vernière, Philippe Jarne, Sylvain Brisse, Fabien Guérin, Sébastien Boutry, Lionel Gagnevin, and Olivier Pruvost Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1173-1184; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02245-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Cydia pomonella granulovirus Genotypes Overcome Virus Resistance in the Codling Moth and Improve Virus Efficiency by Selection against Resistant Hosts Marie Berling, Christine Blachere-Lopez, Olivier Soubabere, Xavier Lery, Antoine Bonhomme, Benoît Sauphanor, and Miguel Lopez-Ferber Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 925-930; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01998-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

How Diverse Is the Genus Wolbachia? Multiple-Gene Sequencing Reveals a Putatively New Wolbachia Supergroup Recovered from Spider Mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) Vera I. D. Ros, Vicki M. Fleming, Edward J. Feil, and Johannes A. J. Breeuwer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1036-1043; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01109-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of an Allele Conferring Resistance to Bacillus sphaericus Binary Toxin in Culex quinquefasciatus Populations by Molecular Screening Karlos Diogo de Melo Chalegre, Tatiany Patrícia Romão, Liliane Barbosa Amorim, Daniela Bandeira Anastacio, Rosineide Arruda de Barros, Cláudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira, Lêda Regis, Osvaldo Pompílio de-Melo-Neto, and Maria Helena Neves Lobo Silva-Filha Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1044-1049; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02032-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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A Chromosomally Located traHIJKCLMN Operon Encoding a Putative Type IV Secretion System Is Involved in the Virulence of Yersinia ruckeri J. Méndez, L. Fernández, A. Menéndez, P. Reimundo, D. Pérez-Pascual, R. Navais, and J. A. Guijarro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 937-945; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01377-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Complete Zwittermicin A Biosynthesis Gene Cluster from Bacillus cereus Brian M. Kevany, David A. Rasko, and Michael G. Thomas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1144-1155; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02518-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Application of Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Microbial Ecology: Fermentor Sludge, Compost, and Soil Community Profiling Andreas Otto Wagner, Cornelia Malin, and Paul Illmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 956-964; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01411-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytosine Deaminase as a Negative Selection Marker for Gene Disruption and Replacement in the Genus Streptomyces and Other Actinobacteria Marie-Pierre Dubeau, Mariana Gabriela Ghinet, Pierre-Étienne Jacques, Nancy Clermont, Carole Beaulieu, and Ryszard Brzezinski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1211-1214; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02139-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Intraspecies Genomic Diversity and Natural Population Structure of the Meat-Borne Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactobacillus sakei Stéphane Chaillou, Marie Daty, Fabienne Baraige, Anne-Marie Dudez, Patricia Anglade, Rhys Jones, Carl-Alfred Alpert, Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès, and Monique Zagorec Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 970-980; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01721-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acid and Base Stress and Transcriptomic Responses in Bacillus subtilis Jessica C. Wilks, Ryan D. Kitko, Sarah H. Cleeton, Grace E. Lee, Chinagozi S. Ugwu, Brian D. Jones, Sandra S. BonDurant, and Joan L. Slonczewski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 981-990; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01652-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Identification of Freshwater Phycodnaviridae and Their Potential Phytoplankton Hosts, Using DNA pol Sequence Fragments and a Genetic-Distance Analysis Jessica L. Clasen and Curtis A. Suttle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 991-997; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02024-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temporal Dynamics of South End Tidal Creek (Sapelo Island, Georgia) Bacterial Communities Emily Kara and Ashley Shade Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1058-1064; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01725-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Taxonomic Structure and Monitoring of the Dominant Population of Lactic Acid Bacteria during Wheat Flour Sourdough Type I Propagation Using Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis Starters Sonya Siragusa, Raffaella Di Cagno, Danilo Ercolini, Fabio Minervini, Marco Gobbetti, and Maria De Angelis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1099-1109; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01524-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Public Health Assessment of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Inactivated-Vaccine Treatment in Layer Flocks Yukiko Toyota-Hanatani, Tomoya Ekawa, Hiroaki Ohta, Shizunobu Igimi, Yukiko Hara-Kudo, Kazumi Sasai, and Eiichiroh Baba Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1005-1010; published ahead of print December 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01689-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Inactivation Study of Three Enteroviruses in Artificial Surface and Groundwaters, Using PCR and Cell Culture A. M. de Roda Husman, W. J. Lodder, S. A. Rutjes, J. F. Schijven, and P. F. M. Teunis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1050-1057; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01750-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential To Reduce Escherichia coli Shedding in Cattle Feces by Using Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Forage, Tested In Vitro and In Vivo Natalie C. Berard, Richard A. Holley, Tim A. McAllister, Kim H. Ominski, Karin M. Wittenberg, Kristen S. Bouchard, Jenelle J. Bouchard, and Denis O. Krause Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1074-1079; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00983-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bovine Campylobacter jejuni Strains Differ from Human and Chicken Strains in an Analysis of Certain Molecular Genetic Markers Manuel Gonzalez, Marjaana Hakkinen, Hilpi Rautelin, and Marja-Liisa Hänninen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1208-1210; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01879-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil Dione B. Rolim, Marcos F. G. Rocha, Raimunda S. N. Brilhante, Rossana A. Cordeiro, Natanael P. Leitão-Junior, Timothy J. J. Inglis, and José J. C. Sidrim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1215-1218; published ahead of print December 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01953-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Poultry-Associated Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar 4,12:d:– Reveals High Clonality and a Distinct Pathogenicity Gene Repertoire Stephan Huehn, Cornelia Bunge, Ernst Junker, Reiner Helmuth, and Burkhard Malorny Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1011-1020; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02187-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Ecological Analysis of Fecal Bacterial Populations from Term Infants Fed Formula Supplemented with Selected Blends of Prebiotics Noriko Nakamura, H. Rex Gaskins, Chad T. Collier, Gerardo M. Nava, Deshanie Rai, Bryon Petschow, W. Michael Russell, Cheryl Harris, Roderick I. Mackie, Jennifer L. Wampler, and D. Carey Walker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1121-1128; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02359-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Molecules Secreted by Lactobacillus acidophilus Strain La-5 on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Colonization Maira J. Medellin-Peña and Mansel W. Griffiths Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1165-1172; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01651-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Class 1 Integron Resistance Gene Cassettes among Salmonella Strains Isolated from Imported Seafood Ashraf A. Khan, Elizabeth Ponce, M. S. Nawaz, Chorng-Ming Cheng, Junaid A. Khan, and Christine S. West Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1192-1196; published ahead of print December 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02054-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Germinant Receptors in Caco-2 Cell-Initiated Germination of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Endospores Luc M. Hornstra, Menno van der Voort, Lucas M. Wijnands, Petra J. Roubos-van den Hil, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1201-1203; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02238-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile Affects the Synthesis of Exopolysaccharides by Bifidobacterium animalis Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Miguel Gueimonde, Fabrizio Arigoni, Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán, and Abelardo Margolles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1204-1207; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.00908-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Pichia anomala DBVPG 3003 Secretes a Ubiquitin-Like Protein That Has Antimicrobial Activity Jessica De Ingeniis, Nadia Raffaelli, Maurizio Ciani, and Ilaria Mannazzu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1129-1134; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01837-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Atypical Biosynthetic Properties of a 12/+3 Desaturase from the Model Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium Robert E. Minto, Brenda J. Blacklock, Hina Younus, and Andrew C. Pratt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1156-1164; published ahead of print December 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.02049-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letter to the Editor:

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Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Retention by a Positively Charged Filter Girolamo Ortolano, Francis Canonica, Morven McAlister, Glenn Howard, Joseph Cervia, Ilaria Bononi, Veronica Balatti, Soccorso Gaeta, and Mauro Tognon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1219 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Functional Expression and Subcellular Localization of the Aflatoxin Pathway Enzyme Ver-1 Fused to Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein Sung-Yong Hong and John E. Linz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1220 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Suppressive Effect on Activation of Macrophages by Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Genes Determining the Synthesis of Cell Wall-Associated Polysaccharides Emi Yasuda, Masaki Serata, and Tomoyuki Sako Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2009 75: 1221 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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