Applied and Environmental Microbiology: 82 (23)

December 1, 2016; Volume 82,Issue 23

Spotlight

Biodegradation
The Redox Cofactor F₄₂₀ Protects Mycobacteria from Diverse Antimicrobial Compounds and Mediates a Reductive Detoxification System
Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Blair Ney, Matthew C. Taylor, Andrew C. Warden, Shahana Afroze, Robyn J. Russell, Brendon M. Lee, Colin J. Jackson, John G. Oakeshott, Gunjan Pandey, Chris Greening

Environmental Microbiology | Spotlight
Pseudomonas brassicacearum Strain DF41 Kills Caenorhabditis elegans through Biofilm-Dependent and Biofilm-Independent Mechanisms
Munmun Nandi, Chrystal Berry, Ann Karen C. Brassinga, Mark F. Belmonte, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Peter C. Loewen, Teresa R. de Kievit
Environmental Microbiology | Spotlight
Rare Taxa Maintain Microbial Diversity and Contribute to Terrestrial Community Dynamics throughout Bark Beetle Infestation
Kristin M. Mikkelson, Chelsea M. Bokman, Jonathan O. Sharp
Environmental Microbiology | Spotlight
Freshwater Bacteria Release Methane as a By-Product of Phosphorus Acquisition
Mengyin Yao, Cynthia Henny, Julia A. Maresca

Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Novel Trifunctional Xylanolytic Enzyme Axy43A from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus Strain B-6 Exhibiting Endo-Xylanase, β-d-Xylosidase, and Arabinoxylan Arabinofuranohydrolase Activities
Thitiporn Teeravivattanakit, Sirilak Baramee, Paripok Phitsuwan, Rattiya Waeonukul, Patthra Pason, Chakrit Tachaapaikoon, Kazuo Sakka, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai

Food Microbiology
Listeria monocytogenes Strains Underrepresented during Selective Enrichment with an ISO Method Might Dominate during Passage through Simulated Gastric Fluid and In Vitro Infection of Caco-2 Cells
Evangelia Zilelidou, Christina-Vasiliki Karmiri, Georgia Zoumpopoulou, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Dimitris Kletsas, Effie Tsakalidou, Konstantinos Papadimitriou, Eleftherios Drosinos, Panagiotis Skandamis
Food Microbiology
Selection of Amine-Oxidizing Dairy Lactic Acid Bacteria and Identification of the Enzyme and Gene Involved in the Decrease of Biogenic Amines
Rosa Guarcello, Maria De Angelis, Luca Settanni, Sabino Formiglio, Raimondo Gaglio, Fabio Minervini, Giancarlo Moschetti, Marco Gobbetti

Genetics and Molecular Biology
Crz1p Regulates pH Homeostasis in Candida glabrata by Altering Membrane Lipid Composition
Dongni Yan, Xiaobao Lin, Yanli Qi, Hui Liu, Xiulai Chen, Liming Liu, Jian Chen

Methods
Generation of a Stable Plasmid for In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Staphylococcus Species
Christina N. Krute, Kelsey L. Krausz, Mary A. Markiewicz, Jason A. Joyner, Srijana Pokhrel, Pamela R. Hall, Jeffrey L. Bose

Microbial Ecology | Spotlight
Microbial Herd Protection Mediated by Antagonistic Interaction in Polymicrobial Communities
Megan J. Q. Wong, Xiaoye Liang, Matt Smart, Le Tang, Richard Moore, Brian Ingalls, Tao G. Dong
Microbial Ecology
Adaptation of Akkermansia muciniphila to the Oxic-Anoxic Interface of the Mucus Layer
Janneke P. Ouwerkerk, Kees C. H. van der Ark, Mark Davids, Nico J. Claassens, Teresa Robert Finestra, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer

Public and Environmental Health Microbiology | Spotlight
Response of Germfree Mice to Colonization by Oxalobacter formigenes and Altered Schaedler Flora
Xingsheng Li, Melissa L. Ellis, Alexander E. Dowell, Ranjit Kumar, Casey D. Morrow, Trenton R. Schoeb, John Knight