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Contents: April 2009, Volume 75, Issue 7        Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Physiology        Methods        Invertebrate Microbiology        Biotechnology        Environmental Microbiology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Geomicrobiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering

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Microbial Ecology:

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Diversity and Stratification of Archaea in a Hypersaline Microbial Mat Charles E. Robertson, John R. Spear, J. Kirk Harris, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1801-1810; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01811-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecological Function of Myroilysin, a Novel Bacterial M12 Metalloprotease with Elastinolytic Activity and a Synergistic Role in Collagen Hydrolysis, in Biodegradation of Deep-Sea High-Molecular-Weight Organic Nitrogen Xiu-Lan Chen, Bin-Bin Xie, Fei Bian, Guo-Yan Zhao, Hui-Lin Zhao, Hai-Lun He, Bai-Cheng Zhou, and Yu-Zhong Zhang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1838-1844; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02285-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Vaccine against Rumen Methanogens Can Alter the Composition of Archaeal Populations Yvette J. Williams, Sam Popovski, Suzanne M. Rea, Lucy C. Skillman, Andrew F. Toovey, Korinne S. Northwood, and André-Denis G. Wright Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1860-1866; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02453-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Establishment of an Analytical System for the Human Fecal Microbiota, Based on Reverse Transcription-Quantitative PCR Targeting of Multicopy rRNA Molecules Kazunori Matsuda, Hirokazu Tsuji, Takashi Asahara, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Toshihiko Takada, and Koji Nomoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1961-1969; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01843-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insights into the Diversity of Eukaryotes in Acid Mine Drainage Biofilm Communities Brett J. Baker, Gene W. Tyson, Lindsey Goosherst, and Jillian F. Banfield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2192-2199; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02500-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diverse and Novel nifH and nifH-Like Gene Sequences in the Deep-Sea Methane Seep Sediments of the Okhotsk Sea Hongyue Dang, Xiwu Luan, Jingyi Zhao, and Jing Li Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2238-2245; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02556-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Insights into Structure-Activity Relationships in the C-Terminal Region of Divercin V41, a Class IIa Bacteriocin with High-Level Antilisterial Activity Jitka Rihakova, Vanessa W. Petit, Katerina Demnerova, Hervé Prévost, Sylvie Rebuffat, and Djamel Drider Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1811-1819; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02266-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prediction of a Required Log Reduction with Probability for Enterobacter sakazakii during High-Pressure Processing, Using a Survival/Death Interface Model Shige Koseki, Maki Matsubara, and Kazutaka Yamamoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1885-1891; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02283-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Characterization of Salmonellae in Commercial Ground Beef in the United States Joseph M. Bosilevac, Michael N. Guerini, Norasak Kalchayanand, and Mohammad Koohmaraie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1892-1900; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02530-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elimination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Alfalfa Seeds through a Combination of High Hydrostatic Pressure and Mild Heat Hudaa Neetoo, Thompson Pizzolato, and Haiqiang Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1901-1907; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02531-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mesophilic and Psychrotrophic Bacteria from Meat and Their Spoilage Potential In Vitro and in Beef Danilo Ercolini, Federica Russo, Antonella Nasi, Pasquale Ferranti, and Francesco Villani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1990-2001; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02762-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Campylobacter Bacteria in Air Samples for Continuous Real-Time Monitoring of Campylobacter Colonization in Broiler Flocks Katja N. Olsen, Marianne Lund, Julia Skov, Laurids S. Christensen, and Jeffrey Hoorfar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2074-2078; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02182-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stress- and Growth Rate-Related Differences between Plate Count and Real-Time PCR Data during Growth of Listeria monocytogenes Franziska Reichert-Schwillinsky, Carmen Pin, Monika Dzieciol, Martin Wagner, and Ingeborg Hein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2132-2138; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01796-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology:

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Antimicrobial Activity of the Iron-Sulfur Nitroso Compound Roussin's Black Salt [Fe4S3(NO)7] on the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm, Gerrit J. Schut, and Michael W. W. Adams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1820-1825; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02562-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reciprocal Expression of Integration Host Factor and HU in the Developmental Cycle and Infectivity of Legionella pneumophila Michael G. Morash, Ann Karen C. Brassinga, Michelle Warthan, Poornima Gourabathini, Rafael A. Garduño, Steven D. Goodman, and Paul S. Hoffman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1826-1837; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02756-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of rrdA, a TetR Family Protein Gene Involved in the Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor Xijun Ou, Bo Zhang, Lin Zhang, Guoping Zhao, and Xiaoming Ding Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2158-2165; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02209-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Construction of Disarmed Ti Plasmids Transferable between Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium Species Kazuya Kiyokawa, Shinji Yamamoto, Kei Sakuma, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Kazuki Moriguchi, and Katsunori Suzuki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1845-1851; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01856-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Measurement of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection by Semiautomated Flow Cytometry Irina V. Gates, Yuhua Zhang, Cindy Shambaugh, Meredith A. Bauman, Charles Tan, and Jean-Luc Bodmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2027-2036; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02006-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Codon-Optimized Fluorescent Proteins Designed for Expression in Low-GC Gram-Positive Bacteria Inka Sastalla, Kannie Chim, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Andrei P. Pomerantsev, and Stephen H. Leppla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2099-2110; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02066-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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In Situ Hydrogen and Nitrous Oxide as Indicators of Concomitant Fermentation and Denitrification in the Alimentary Canal of the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris Pia K. Wüst, Marcus A. Horn, and Harold L. Drake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1852-1859; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02745-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between Coexisting Intracellular Genomes: Mitochondrial Density and Wolbachia Infection L. Mouton, H. Henri, and F. Fleury Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1916-1921; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02677-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pea Aphid as both Host and Vector for the Phytopathogenic Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae John Stavrinides, Jodi K. McCloskey, and Howard Ochman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2230-2235; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02860-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Vip3A Proteins with Spodoptera frugiperda Midgut Binding Sites Janete A. D. Sena, Carmen Sara Hernández-Rodríguez, and Juan Ferré Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2236-2237; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02342-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biotechnology:

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Engineering a Synthetic Dual-Organism System for Hydrogen Production Zeev Waks and Pamela A. Silver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1867-1875; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02009-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Fingerprinting by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Reveals Differences in the Levels of Microbial Diversity for Musty-Earthy Tainted Corks Chantal Prat, Olaya Ruiz-Rueda, Rosalia Trias, Enriqueta Anticó, Dimitra Capone, Mark Sefton, and Lluís Bañeras Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1922-1931; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02758-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Step Production of Immobilized -Amylase in Recombinant Escherichia coli Indira A. Rasiah and Bernd H. A. Rehm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2012-2016; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02782-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Transcription Analysis of Genes Encoding Homologues of Reductive Dehalogenases in "Dehalococcoides" sp. Strain CBDB1 by Using Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Quantitative PCR Anke Wagner, Lorenz Adrian, Sabine Kleinsteuber, Jan R. Andreesen, and Ute Lechner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1876-1884; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01042-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Biocides and Other Metal Removal Fluid Constituents on Mycobacterium immunogenum Joseph O. Falkinham, III Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2057-2061; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02406-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Analysis of Biofilm Formation by Rapidly and Slowly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Margaret M. Williams, Mitchell A. Yakrus, Matthew J. Arduino, Robert C. Cooksey, Christina B. Crane, Shailen N. Banerjee, Elizabeth D. Hilborn, and Rodney M. Donlan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2091-2098; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00166-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Polyphosphate-Accumulating Bacteria in Wastewater Treatment Plant Microbial Communities Detected via DAPI (4',6'-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole) and Tetracycline Labeling S. Günther, M. Trutnau, S. Kleinsteuber, G. Hause, T. Bley, I. Röske, H. Harms, and S. Müller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2111-2121; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01540-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Selenate Accumulation in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Does Not Trigger a Detoxification Pathway Laure Avoscan, Marie Carrière, Olivier Proux, Géraldine Sarret, Jéril Degrouard, Jacques Covès, and Barbara Gouget Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2250-2252; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02452-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Inc A/C Plasmids Are Prevalent in Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Isolates Rebecca L. Lindsey, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, Jonathan G. Frye, and Richard J. Meinersmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1908-1915; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02228-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils Naomi L. Ward, Jean F. Challacombe, Peter H. Janssen, Bernard Henrissat, Pedro M. Coutinho, Martin Wu, Gary Xie, Daniel H. Haft, Michelle Sait, Jonathan Badger, Ravi D. Barabote, Brent Bradley, Thomas S. Brettin, Lauren M. Brinkac, David Bruce, Todd Creasy, Sean C. Daugherty, Tanja M. Davidsen, Robert T. DeBoy, J. Chris Detter, Robert J. Dodson, A. Scott Durkin, Anuradha Ganapathy, Michelle Gwinn-Giglio, Cliff S. Han, Hoda Khouri, Hajnalka Kiss, Sagar P. Kothari, Ramana Madupu, Karen E. Nelson, William C. Nelson, Ian Paulsen, Kevin Penn, Qinghu Ren, M. J. Rosovitz, Jeremy D. Selengut, Susmita Shrivastava, Steven A. Sullivan, Roxanne Tapia, L. Sue Thompson, Kisha L. Watkins, Qi Yang, Chunhui Yu, Nikhat Zafar, Liwei Zhou, and Cheryl R. Kuske Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2046-2056; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02294-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oenococcus oeni Genome Plasticity Is Associated with Fitness Elisabeth Bon, Arnaud Delaherche, Eric Bilhère, Antoine De Daruvar, Aline Lonvaud-Funel, and Claire Le Marrec Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2079-2090; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02194-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolutionary History of the phl Gene Cluster in the Plant-Associated Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Jennifer A. Moynihan, John P. Morrissey, Eric R. Coppoolse, Willem J. Stiekema, Fergal O'Gara, and E. Fidelma Boyd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2122-2131; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02052-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Genome of the Broad-Host-Range Erwinia amylovora Phage Ea21-4 and Its Relationship to Salmonella Phage Felix O1 Susan M. Lehman, Andrew M. Kropinski, Alan J. Castle, and Antonet M. Svircev Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2139-2147; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02352-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prokaryotic Genomes and Diversity in Surface Ocean Waters: Interrogating the Global Ocean Sampling Metagenome Erin J. Biers, Shulei Sun, and Erinn C. Howard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2221-2229; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02118-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Inactivation of Bacterial Pathogens following Exposure to Light from a 405-Nanometer Light-Emitting Diode Array Michelle Maclean, Scott J. MacGregor, John G. Anderson, and Gerry Woolsey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1932-1937; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01892-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unexpected Genetic Diversity among and within Populations of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella as Revealed by Nuclear Microsatellite Markers Estelle Masseret, Daniel Grzebyk, Satoshi Nagai, Benjamin Genovesi, Bernard Lasserre, Mohamed Laabir, Yves Collos, André Vaquer, and Patrick Berrebi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2037-2045; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01686-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Subtyping and Distribution of the Serine Protease from Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli among Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli Strains Adrian L. Cookson, Jenny Bennett, Carolyn Nicol, Fiona Thomson-Carter, and Graeme T. Attwood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2246-2249; published ahead of print January 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01957-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Cell Wall Polysaccharide Synthases Are Located in Detergent-Resistant Membrane Microdomains in Oomycetes Anne Briolay, Jamel Bouzenzana, Michel Guichardant, Christian Deshayes, Nicolas Sindt, Laurence Bessueille, and Vincent Bulone Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1938-1949; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02728-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Molecular Diversity of Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Genes among and within Species of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Nicolas Corradi, Beat Ruffner, Daniel Croll, Alexandre Colard, Ales Horák, and Ian R. Sanders Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1970-1978; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01974-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selection of Sphingomonadaceae at the Base of Laccaria proxima and Russula exalbicans Fruiting Bodies F. G. Hidde Boersma, Jan A. Warmink, Fernando A. Andreote, and Jan Dirk van Elsas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1979-1989; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02489-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Coprinopsis cinerea Polyesterase That Hydrolyzes Cutin and Suberin Hanna Kontkanen, Ann Westerholm-Parvinen, Markku Saloheimo, Michael Bailey, Marjaana Rättö, Ismo Mattila, Marzia Mohsina, Nisse Kalkkinen, Tiina Nakari-Setälä, and Johanna Buchert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2148-2157; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02103-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indole-Diterpene Biosynthetic Capability of Epichloë Endophytes as Predicted by ltm Gene Analysis Carolyn A. Young, Brian A. Tapper, Kimberley May, Christina D. Moon, Christopher L. Schardl, and Barry Scott Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2200-2211; published ahead of print January 30, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00953-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies of the Production of Fungal Polyketides in Aspergillus nidulans by Using Systems Biology Tools Gianni Panagiotou, Mikael R. Andersen, Thomas Grotkjaer, Torsten B. Regueira, Jens Nielsen, and Lisbeth Olsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2212-2220; published ahead of print January 23, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01461-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Ecophysiology of "Halarsenatibacter silvermanii" Strain SLAS-1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a Facultative Chemoautotrophic Arsenate Respirer from Salt-Saturated Searles Lake, California Jodi Switzer Blum, Sukkyun Han, Brian Lanoil, Chad Saltikov, Brian Witte, F. Robert Tabita, Sean Langley, Terry J. Beveridge, Linda Jahnke, and Ronald S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 1950-1960; published ahead of print February 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02614-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Random Mutagenesis of the Pm Promoter as a Powerful Strategy for Improvement of Recombinant-Gene Expression Ingrid Bakke, Laila Berg, Trond Erik Vee Aune, Trygve Brautaset, Håvard Sletta, Anne Tøndervik, and Svein Valla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2002-2011; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02315-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasticity and Evolution of Aeruginosin Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria Keishi Ishida, Martin Welker, Guntram Christiansen, Sabrina Cadel-Six, Christiane Bouchier, Elke Dittmann, Christian Hertweck, and Nicole Tandeau de Marsac Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2017-2026; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02258-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Postgenomic Analysis of Streptococcus thermophilus Cocultivated in Milk with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus: Involvement of Nitrogen, Purine, and Iron Metabolism Luciana Herve-Jimenez, Isabelle Guillouard, Eric Guedon, Samira Boudebbouze, Pascal Hols, Véronique Monnet, Emmanuelle Maguin, and Françoise Rul Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2062-2073; published ahead of print December 29, 2008, doi:10.1128/AEM.01984-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Throughput Bioluminescence-Based Mutant Screening Strategy for Identification of Bacterial Virulence Genes Attila Karsi, Nagihan Gülsoy, Erin Corb, Pradeep R. Dumpala, and Mark L. Lawrence Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2166-2175; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02449-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Ser67Asp and His68Asp Substitutions in Candida parapsilosis Carbonyl Reductase Alter the Coenzyme Specificity and Enantioselectivity of Ketone Reduction Rongzhen Zhang, Yan Xu, Ying Sun, Wenchi Zhang, and Rong Xiao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2176-2183; published ahead of print February 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02519-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catalytic Improvement and Evolution of Atrazine Chlorohydrolase Colin Scott, Colin J. Jackson, Chris W. Coppin, Roslyn G. Mourant, Margaret E. Hilton, Tara D. Sutherland, Robyn J. Russell, and John G. Oakeshott Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2009 75: 2184-2191; published ahead of print February 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02634-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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