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June 1, 2013; Volume 79,Issue 11

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors

Biotechnology

Biotechnology
New Insight into the Cleavage Reaction of Nostoc sp. Strain PCC 7120 Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase in Natural and Nonnatural Carotenoids
Jinsol Heo, Se Hyeuk Kim, Pyung Cheon Lee
Biotechnology
Improvement of Natamycin Production by Engineering of Phosphopantetheinyl Transferases in Streptomyces chattanoogensis L10
Hui Jiang, Yue-Yue Wang, Xin-Xin Ran, Wei-Ming Fan, Xin-Hang Jiang, Wen-Jun Guan, Yong-Quan Li
Biotechnology
Enzymatic Synthesis of Novel Phloretin Glucosides
Ramesh Prasad Pandey, Tai Feng Li, Eun-Hee Kim, Tokutaro Yamaguchi, Yong Il Park, Joong Su Kim, Jae Kyung Sohng

Environmental Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology
Distinctive Microbial Community Structure in Highly Stratified Deep-Sea Brine Water Columns
S. Bougouffa, J. K. Yang, O. O. Lee, Y. Wang, Z. Batang, A. Al-Suwailem, P. Y. Qian
Environmental Microbiology
Subtle Differences in Virus Composition Affect Disinfection Kinetics and Mechanisms
Thérèse Sigstam, Greg Gannon, Michele Cascella, Brian M. Pecson, Krista Rule Wigginton, Tamar Kohn
Environmental Microbiology
Culture-Independent Analysis of Aerosol Microbiology in a Metropolitan Subway System
Charles E. Robertson, Laura K. Baumgartner, J. Kirk Harris, Kristen L. Peterson, Mark J. Stevens, Daniel N. Frank, Norman R. Pace
Environmental Microbiology
Detection of Galectin-3 Interaction with Commensal Bacteria
Devon Kavanaugh, Marian Kane, Lokesh Joshi, Rita M. Hickey

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth on O-Acylcarnitines and Identification of a Short-Chain Acylcarnitine Hydrolase
Jamie A. Meadows, Matthew J. Wargo
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Improved Transferase/Hydrolase Ratio through Rational Design of a Family 1 β-Glucosidase from Thermotoga neapolitana
Pontus Lundemo, Patrick Adlercreutz, Eva Nordberg Karlsson

Food Microbiology

Food Microbiology
Distribution and Functions of Phosphotransferase System Genes in the Genome of the Lactic Acid Bacterium Oenococcus oeni
Zohra Jamal, Cécile Miot-Sertier, François Thibau, Lucie Dutilh, Aline Lonvaud-Funel, Patricia Ballestra, Claire Le Marrec, Marguerite Dols-Lafargue
Food Microbiology
Characterization of a Wild, Novel Nisin A-Producing Lactococcus Strain with an L. lactis subsp. cremoris Genotype and an L. lactis subsp. lactis Phenotype, Isolated from Greek Raw Milk
Maria Parapouli, Céline Delbès-Paus, Athanasia Kakouri, Anna-Irini Koukkou, Marie-Christine Montel, John Samelis
Food Microbiology
Inactivation of the panE Gene in Lactococcus lactis Enhances Formation of Cheese Aroma Compounds
Luz P. Gómez de Cadiñanos, Tomás García-Cayuela, Mireille Yvon, M. Carmen Martinez-Cuesta, Carmen Peláez, Teresa Requena

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Genetics and Molecular Biology
Function-Based Classification of Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes by Recognition of Short, Conserved Peptide Motifs
Peter Kamp Busk, Lene Lange
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Identification and Expression of Genes Involved in the Conversion of Daidzein and Genistein by the Equol-Forming Bacterium Slackia isoflavoniconvertens
Christine Schröder, Anastasia Matthies, Wolfram Engst, Michael Blaut, Annett Braune
Genetics and Molecular Biology
A Pathway Closely Related to the d-Tagatose Pathway of Gram-Negative Enterobacteria Identified in the Gram-Positive Bacterium Bacillus licheniformis
Edwige Van der Heiden, Michaël Delmarcelle, Sarah Lebrun, Régine Freichels, Alain Brans, Christian M. Vastenavond, Moreno Galleni, Bernard Joris

Geomicrobiology

Geomicrobiology
Microbial Reduction of Fe(III) under Alkaline Conditions Relevant to Geological Disposal
Adam J. Williamson, Katherine Morris, Sam Shaw, James M. Byrne, Christopher Boothman, Jonathan R. Lloyd

Invertebrate Microbiology

Invertebrate Microbiology
Identification and Characterization of Three Previously Undescribed Crystal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan
Yunjun Sun, Qiang Zhao, Liqiu Xia, Xuezhi Ding, Quanfang Hu, Brian A. Federici, Hyun-Woo Park
Invertebrate Microbiology
Mountain Pine Beetles Colonizing Historical and Naïve Host Trees Are Associated with a Bacterial Community Highly Enriched in Genes Contributing to Terpene Metabolism
Aaron S. Adams, Frank O. Aylward, Sandye M. Adams, Nadir Erbilgin, Brian H. Aukema, Cameron R. Currie, Garret Suen, Kenneth F. Raffa

Methods

Methods
Development of a DNA Microarray for Molecular Identification of All 46 Salmonella O Serogroups
Dan Guo, Bin Liu, Fenxia Liu, Boyang Cao, Min Chen, Xiyan Hao, Lu Feng, Lei Wang
Methods
Use of Microfluidic Technology To Analyze Gene Expression during Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation Reveals Distinct Physiological Niches
Derek E. Moormeier, Jennifer L. Endres, Ethan E. Mann, Marat R. Sadykov, Alexander R. Horswill, Kelly C. Rice, Paul D. Fey, Kenneth W. Bayles

Microbial Ecology

Microbial Ecology
Assessing the Relative Effects of Geographic Location and Soil Type on Microbial Communities Associated with Straw Decomposition
Bo Sun, Xiaoyue Wang, Feng Wang, Yuji Jiang, Xue-Xian Zhang
Microbial Ecology
Effects of Bartonella spp. on Flea Feeding and Reproductive Performance
Danny Morick, Boris R. Krasnov, Irina S. Khokhlova, Ricardo Gutiérrez, Laura J. Fielden, Yuval Gottlieb, Shimon Harrus

Plant Microbiology

Plant Microbiology
Phenotype Overlap in Xylella fastidiosa Is Controlled by the Cyclic Di-GMP Phosphodiesterase Eal in Response to Antibiotic Exposure and Diffusible Signal Factor-Mediated Cell-Cell Signaling
Alessandra A. de Souza, Michael Ionescu, Clelia Baccari, Aline M. da Silva, Steven E. Lindow

Public Health Microbiology

Public Health Microbiology
Distribution of Pathogenicity Islands OI-122, OI-43/48, and OI-57 and a High-Pathogenicity Island in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
Wenting Ju, Jinling Shen, Magaly Toro, Shaohua Zhao, Jianghong Meng
Public Health Microbiology
Detection of Escherichia coli O104 in the Feces of Feedlot Cattle by a Multiplex PCR Assay Designed To Target Major Genetic Traits of the Virulent Hybrid Strain Responsible for the 2011 German Outbreak
Z. D. Paddock, J. Bai, X. Shi, D. G. Renter, T. G. Nagaraja
Public Health Microbiology
Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Bats in Myanmar
Hongchao Sun, Yiyin Wang, Yingguang Zhang, Wei Ge, Fuqiang Zhang, Biao He, Zuosheng Li, Quanshui Fan, Wei Wang, Changchun Tu, Jiping Li, Quan Liu
Public Health Microbiology
Development of a Reverse Transcription-Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection of Salivirus/Klassevirus
Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Mikie Otagiri