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Volume 72(4);  April 2006
Guest Commentary
Quorum Sensing on a Global Scale: Massive Numbers of Bioluminescent Bacteria Make Milky Seas
Kenneth H. Nealson, J. Woodland Hastings
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2295–2297. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2295-2297.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448986
Full Text PDF–47K
Genetics and Molecular Biology
An Efficient Method of Selectable Marker Gene Excision by Xer Recombination for Gene Replacement in Bacterial Chromosomes
Alexandra E. Bloor, Rocky M. Cranenburgh
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2520–2525. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2520-2525.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449051
Abstract Full Text PDF–148K
Identification of Essential Operons with a Rhamnose-Inducible Promoter in Burkholderia cenocepacia
Silvia T. Cardona, Carmen L. Mueller, Miguel A. Valvano
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2547–2555. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2547-2555.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448982
Abstract Full Text PDF–344K
Thiamine-Auxotrophic Mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Are Defective in Cell-Cell Signaling and Biocontrol Factor Expression
Christophe Dubuis, Joëlle Rolli, Matthias Lutz, Geneviève Défago, Dieter Haas
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2606–2613. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2606-2613.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449068
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
The Locus Coding for the 3-Nitrobenzoate Dioxygenase of Comamonas sp. Strain JS46 Is Flanked by IS1071 Elements and Is Subject to Deletion and Inversion Events
Miguel A. Providenti, Rachel E. Shaye, Krista D. Lynes, Neil T. McKenna, Jason M. O'Brien, Sarah Rosolen, R. Campbell Wyndham, Iain B. Lambert
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2651–2660. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2651-2660.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449074
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K
Genes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 That Are Involved in High-Pressure Resistance
Aaron S. Malone, Yoon-Kyung Chung, Ahmed E. Yousef
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2661–2671. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2661-2671.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449011
Abstract Full Text PDF–131K
Both msa Genes in Renibacterium salmoninarum Are Needed for Full Virulence in Bacterial Kidney Disease
Alison M. Coady, Anthony L. Murray, Diane G. Elliott, Linda D. Rhodes
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2672–2678. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2672-2678.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449061
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
Sequencing and Heterologous Expression of an Epimerase and Two Lyases from Iminodisuccinate-Degrading Bacteria
Bettina Bäuerle, Željko Cokesa, Silvia Hofmann, Paul-Gerhard Rieger
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2824–2828. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2824-2828.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449062
Abstract Full Text PDF–76K
Overexpression and Characterization of an Iron Storage and DNA-Binding Dps Protein from Trichodesmium erythraeum
M. Castruita, M. Saito, P. C. Schottel, L. A. Elmegreen, S. Myneni, E. I. Stiefel, F. M. M. Morel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2918–2924. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2918-2924.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449065
Abstract Full Text PDF–489K
Characterization of Streptococcus thermophilus Host Range Phage Mutants
Martin Duplessis, Céline M. Lévesque, Sylvain Moineau
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3036–3041. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3036-3041.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449016
Abstract Full Text PDF–538K
SXT-Related Integrating Conjugative Element in New World Vibrio cholerae
Vincent Burrus, Roberto Quezada-Calvillo, Joeli Marrero, Matthew K. Waldor
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3054–3057. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3054-3057.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449008
Abstract Full Text PDF–115K
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
A Mono-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate Hydrolase from a Gordonia sp. That Is Able To Dissimilate Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate
Tuguhiro Nishioka, Makoto Iwata, Takuya Imaoka, Maiko Mutoh, Yoshihiro Egashira, Takashi Nishiyama, Takashi Shin, Takao Fujii
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2394–2399. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2394-2399.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449075
Abstract Full Text PDF–195K
Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus Strain B-6 Xylanolytic-Cellulolytic Enzyme System That Degrades Insoluble Polysaccharides
Patthra Pason, Khin Lay Kyu, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2483–2490. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2483-2490.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448999
Abstract Full Text PDF–346K
Purification and Characterization of TrzF: Biuret Hydrolysis by Allophanate Hydrolase Supports Growth
Nir Shapir, Gang Cheng, Michael J. Sadowsky, Lawrence P. Wackett
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2491–2495. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2491-2495.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449057
Abstract Full Text PDF–100K
Characterization of the P450 Monooxygenase NysL, Responsible for C-10 Hydroxylation during Biosynthesis of the Polyene Macrolide Antibiotic Nystatin in Streptomyces noursei
Olga Volokhan, Håvard Sletta, Trond E. Ellingsen, Sergey B. Zotchev
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2514–2519. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2514-2519.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449010
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K
Pseudomonad Cyclopentadecanone Monooxygenase Displaying an Uncommon Spectrum of Baeyer-Villiger Oxidations of Cyclic Ketones
Hiroaki Iwaki, Shaozhao Wang, Stephan Grosse, Hélène Bergeron, Ayako Nagahashi, Jittiwud Lertvorachon, Jianzhong Yang, Yasuo Konishi, Yoshie Hasegawa, Peter C. K. Lau
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2707–2720. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2707-2720.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449013
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Diversity and Biocatalytic Potential of Epoxide Hydrolases Identified by Genome Analysis
Bert van Loo, Jaap Kingma, Michael Arand, Marcel G. Wubbolts, Dick B. Janssen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2905–2917. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2905-2917.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448995
Abstract Full Text PDF–639K Supplementary Material
Analysis of the Thermostability Determinants of Hyperthermophilic Esterase EstE1 Based on Its Predicted Three-Dimensional Structure
Jin-Kyu Rhee, Do-Yun Kim, Dae-Gyun Ahn, Jung-Hyuk Yun, Seung-Hwan Jang, Hang-Cheol Shin, Hyun-Soo Cho, Jae-Gu Pan, Jong-Won Oh
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3021–3025. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3021-3025.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449032
Abstract Full Text PDF–507K
Physiology and Biotechnology
Inhibition of Epsilon-Poly-l-Lysine Biosynthesis in Streptomycetaceae Bacteria by Short-Chain Polyols
Masanobu Nishikawa, Ken'ichi Ogawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2306–2312. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2306-2312.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448994
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
Deletion of BCY1 from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genome Is Semidominant and Induces Autolytic Phenotypes Suitable for Improvement of Sparkling Wines
Laura Tabera, Rosario Muñoz, Ramon Gonzalez
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2351–2358. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2351-2358.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449021
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
YliH (BssR) and YceP (BssS) Regulate Escherichia coli K-12 Biofilm Formation by Influencing Cell Signaling
Joanna Domka, Jintae Lee, Thomas K. Wood
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2449–2459. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2449-2459.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448992
Abstract Full Text PDF–411K Supplementary Material
Engineered Biosynthesis of a Novel Amidated Polyketide, Using the Malonamyl-Specific Initiation Module from the Oxytetracycline Polyketide Synthase
Wenjun Zhang, Brian D. Ames, Shiou-Chuan Tsai, Yi Tang
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2573–2580. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2573-2580.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449064
Abstract Full Text PDF–199K
Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis by Recombinant Escherichia coli arcA Mutants in Microaerobiosis
Pablo I. Nikel, M. Julia Pettinari, Miguel A. Galvagno, Beatriz S. Méndez
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2614–2620. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2614-2620.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448993
Abstract Full Text PDF–170K
Very Low Ethanol Concentrations Affect the Viability and Growth Recovery in Post-Stationary-Phase Staphylococcus aureus Populations
Indranil Chatterjee, Greg A. Somerville, Christine Heilmann, Hans-Georg Sahl, Hans H. Maurer, Mathias Herrmann
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2627–2636. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2627-2636.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449072
Abstract Full Text PDF–368K
Assessment of the Roles of LuxS, S-Ribosyl Homocysteine, and Autoinducer 2 in Cell Attachment during Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e
Sylvain Challan Belval, Laurent Gal, Sylvain Margiewes, Dominique Garmyn, Pascal Piveteau, Jean Guzzo
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2644–2650. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2644-2650.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449078
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
Effects of Preculturing Conditions on Lag Time and Specific Growth Rate of Enterobacter sakazakii in Reconstituted Powdered Infant Formula
M. C. Kandhai, M. W. Reij, C. Grognou, M. van Schothorst, L. G. M. Gorris, M. H. Zwietering
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2721–2729. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2721-2729.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448981
Abstract Full Text PDF–167K
Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Fusions Maintain Their Parental Specificities
David M. Donovan, Shengli Dong, Wes Garrett, Geneviève M. Rousseau, Sylvain Moineau, David G. Pritchard
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2988–2996. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2988-2996.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448998
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Elevated Shear Stress Protects Escherichia coli Cells Adhering to Surfaces via Catch Bonds from Detachment by Soluble Inhibitors
Lina M. Nilsson, Wendy E. Thomas, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, Viola Vogel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3005–3010. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3005-3010.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449047
Abstract Full Text PDF–334K Supplementary Material
PslD Is a Secreted Protein Required for Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Andrea Campisano, Christine Schroeder, Mirle Schemionek, Joerg Overhage, Bernd H. A. Rehm
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3066–3068. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3066-3068.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448989
Abstract Full Text PDF–102K
Mycology
Evidence for Outcrossing via the Buller Phenomenon in a Substrate Simultaneously Inoculated with Spores and Mycelium of Agaricus bisporus
Philippe Callac, Cathy Spataro, Aurélie Caille, Micheline Imbernon
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2366–2372. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2366-2372.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449030
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Reevaluation of the Life Cycle of Tuber magnatum
Francesco Paolocci, Andrea Rubini, Claudia Riccioni, Sergio Arcioni
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2390–2393. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2390-2393.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449033
Abstract Full Text PDF–78K
Novel Hydrophobic Surface Binding Protein, HsbA, Produced by Aspergillus oryzae
Shinsaku Ohtaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Toru Takahashi, Youhei Yamagata, Fumihiko Hasegawa, Katsuya Gomi, Tasuku Nakajima, Keietsu Abe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2407–2413. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2407-2413.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449009
Abstract Full Text PDF–189K
Overexpression of the 14α-Demethylase Target Gene (CYP51) Mediates Fungicide Resistance in Blumeriella jaapii
Zhonghua Ma, Tyre J. Proffer, Janette L. Jacobs, George W. Sundin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2581–2585. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2581-2585.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449055
Abstract Full Text PDF–112K
Oligonucleotide Array for Identification and Detection of Pythium Species
J. T. Tambong, A. W. A. M. de Cock, N. A. Tinker, C. A. Lévesque
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2691–2706. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2691-2706.2006
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Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 November; 72(11): 7429.
PMCID:
PMC1449028
Abstract Full Text PDF–554K Supplementary Material Correction
Protein Kinase C (PkcA) of Aspergillus nidulans Is Involved in Penicillin Production
Martina Herrmann, Petra Spröte, Axel A. Brakhage
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2957–2970. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2957-2970.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449056
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Acanthocytes of Stropharia rugosoannulata Function as a Nematode-Attacking Device
Hong Luo, Xuan Li, Guohong Li, Yanbo Pan, Keqin Zhang
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2982–2987. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2982-2987.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449000
Abstract Full Text PDF–458K
Public Health Microbiology
Biodiversity of Amoebae and Amoeba-Resisting Bacteria in a Hospital Water Network
Vincent Thomas, Katia Herrera-Rimann, Dominique S. Blanc, Gilbert Greub
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2428–2438. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2428-2438.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449017
Abstract Full Text PDF–467K
Male-Specific Coliphages as Indicators of Thermal Inactivation of Pathogens in Biosolids
Sharon P. Nappier, Michael D. Aitken, Mark D. Sobsey
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2471–2475. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2471-2475.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449007
Abstract Full Text PDF–73K
Clonal Dissemination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Subtypes among Dairy Farms in Northeast Ohio
Amy N. Wetzel, Jeffrey T. LeJeune
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2621–2626. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2621-2626.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449053
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
Quantitative Real-Time Legionella PCR for Environmental Water Samples: Data Interpretation
Philippe Joly, Pierre-Alain Falconnet, Janine André, Nicole Weill, Monique Reyrolle, François Vandenesch, Max Maurin, Jerome Etienne, Sophie Jarraud
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2801–2808. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2801-2808.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449029
Abstract Full Text PDF–120K
Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in the Aquatic Environment of Mathbaria, Bangladesh
Munirul Alam, Marzia Sultana, G. Balakrish Nair, R. Bradley Sack, David A. Sack, A. K. Siddique, Afsar Ali, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2849–2855. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2849-2855.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449004
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Shear Stress, Temperature, and Inoculation Concentration Influence the Adhesion of Water-Stressed Helicobacter pylori to Stainless Steel 304 and Polypropylene
N. F. Azevedo, A. R. Pinto, N. M. Reis, M. J. Vieira, C. W. Keevil
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2936–2941. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2936-2941.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449073
Abstract Full Text PDF–346K
Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Characterization of Salmonella Isolates from Processed Bison Carcasses
Qiongzhen Li, Jerod A. Skyberg, Mohamed K. Fakhr, Julie S. Sherwood, Lisa K. Nolan, Catherine M. Logue
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3046–3049. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3046-3049.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449034
Abstract Full Text PDF–110K
Safety Assessment of the Oral Cavity Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12
Jeremy P. Burton, Philip A. Wescombe, Chris J. Moore, Chris N. Chilcott, John R. Tagg
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3050–3053. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3050-3053.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449041
Abstract Full Text PDF–100K
Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Anaplasmataceae Members in Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Alsace, a Focus of Lyme Borreliosis Endemicity in France
Elisabeth Ferquel, Martine Garnier, Jérôme Marie, Claire Bernède-Bauduin, Guy Baranton, Claudine Pérez-Eid, Danièle Postic
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3074–3078. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3074-3078.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449083
Abstract Full Text PDF–100K
Environmental Microbiology
Distribution of Environmental Mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi
Benson Z. Chilima, Ian M. Clark, Sian Floyd, Paul E. M. Fine, Penny R. Hirsch
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2343–2350. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2343-2350.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449038
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
Genotyping and Pathogenicity of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus from Free-Living Turbot (Psetta maxima) in a Turkish Coastal Area of the Black Sea
Toyohiko Nishizawa, Hacı Savaş, Hakan Işıdan, Cennet Üstündağ, Hiroshi Iwamoto, Mamoru Yoshimizu
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2373–2378. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2373-2378.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449023
Abstract Full Text PDF–204K
Discovery of Natural Atypical Nonhemolytic Listeria seeligeri Isolates
Dmitriy Volokhov, Joseph George, Christine Anderson, Robert E. Duvall, Anthony D. Hitchins
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2439–2448. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2439-2448.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449060
Abstract Full Text PDF–190K
Development and Characterization of Stable Sediment-Free Anaerobic Bacterial Enrichment Cultures That Dechlorinate Aroclor 1260
Donna L. Bedard, Jessica J. Bailey, Brandon L. Reiss, Greta Van Slyke Jerzak
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2460–2470. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2460-2470.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448987
Abstract Full Text PDF–386K
Specific Growth Rate Determines the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Thermal, UVA, and Solar Disinfection
Michael Berney, Hans-Ulrich Weilenmann, Julian Ihssen, Claudio Bassin, Thomas Egli
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2586–2593. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2586-2593.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449012
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Planktonic Replication Is Essential for Biofilm Formation by Legionella pneumophila in a Complex Medium under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions
Jörg Mampel, Thomas Spirig, Stefan S. Weber, Janus A. J. Haagensen, Søren Molin, Hubert Hilbi
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2885–2895. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2885-2895.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448985
Abstract Full Text PDF–757K Supplementary Material
Does Green Light Influence the Fluorescence Properties and Structure of Phototrophic Biofilms?
M. Roldán, F. Oliva, M. A. Gónzalez del Valle, C. Saiz-Jimenez, M. Hernández-Mariné
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3026–3031. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3026-3031.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449059
Abstract Full Text PDF–1007K
Microbial Ecology
rRNA and Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate Dynamics in Bioreactors Subjected to Feast and Famine Cycles
Dominic Frigon, Gerard Muyzer, Mark van Loosdrecht, Lutgarde Raskin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2322–2330. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2322-2330.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449019
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K
Introducing TreeClimber, a Test To Compare Microbial Community Structures
Patrick D. Schloss, Jo Handelsman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2379–2384. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2379-2384.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449046
Abstract Full Text PDF–173K
Natural Electrotransformation of Lightning-Competent Pseudomonas sp. Strain N3 in Artificial Soil Microcosms
Hélène Cérémonie, François Buret, Pascal Simonet, Timothy M. Vogel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2385–2389. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2385-2389.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449067
Abstract Full Text PDF–124K
Fatty Acid-Oxidizing Consortia along a Nutrient Gradient in the Florida Everglades
Ashvini Chauhan, Andrew Ogram
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2400–2406. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2400-2406.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448997
Abstract Full Text PDF–152K Supplementary Material
Abundance and Distribution of Ostreococcus sp. in the San Pedro Channel, California, as Revealed by Quantitative PCR
Peter D. Countway, David A. Caron
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2496–2506. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2496-2506.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449040
Abstract Full Text PDF–376K Supplementary Material
Cultivation of Denitrifying Bacteria: Optimization of Isolation Conditions and Diversity Study
Kim Heylen, Bram Vanparys, Lieven Wittebolle, Willy Verstraete, Nico Boon, Paul De Vos
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2637–2643. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2637-2643.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448990
Abstract Full Text PDF–103K Supplementary Material
Comparison of Vertical Distributions of Prokaryotic Assemblages in the Anoxic Cariaco Basin and Black Sea by Use of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Xueju Lin, Stuart G. Wakeham, Isabell F. Putnam, Yrene M. Astor, Mary I. Scranton, Andrei Y. Chistoserdov, Gordon T. Taylor
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2679–2690. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2679-2690.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449015
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
A Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Approach Reveals Niche-Specific Genes That May Be Involved in Predator Avoidance in Marine Synechococcus Isolates
H. Jones, M. Ostrowski, D. J. Scanlan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2730–2737. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2730-2737.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449036
Abstract Full Text PDF–184K
Specific Bacterial, Archaeal, and Eukaryotic Communities in Tidal-Flat Sediments along a Vertical Profile of Several Meters
Reinhard Wilms, Henrik Sass, Beate Köpke, Jürgen Köster, Heribert Cypionka, Bert Engelen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2756–2764. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2756-2764.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449071
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K Supplementary Material
Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota and Response to Dietary Virginiamycin Supplementation in the Broiler Chicken
Tim J. Dumonceaux, Janet E. Hill, Sean M. Hemmingsen, Andrew G. Van Kessel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2815–2823. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2815-2823.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448984
Abstract Full Text PDF–145K Supplementary Material
Molecular Characterization of Subject-Specific Oral Microflora during Initial Colonization of Enamel
Patricia I. Diaz, Natalia I. Chalmers, Alexander H. Rickard, Colin Kong, Craig L. Milburn, Robert J. Palmer, Jr., Paul E. Kolenbrander
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2837–2848. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2837-2848.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449052
Abstract Full Text PDF–909K
Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Clinically Relevant Serotypes of Group A Streptococci
Cordula Lembke, Andreas Podbielski, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Ludwig Jonas, Emanuel Hanski, Bernd Kreikemeyer
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2864–2875. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2864-2875.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449035
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M Supplementary Material
Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing (Anammox) Bacteria and Associated Activity in Fixed-Film Biofilters of a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System
Yossi Tal, Joy E. M. Watts, Harold J. Schreier
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2896–2904. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2896-2904.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448996
Abstract Full Text PDF–505K
Succession and Regulation Factors of Small Eukaryote Community Composition in a Lacustrine Ecosystem (Lake Pavin)
Cécile Lepère, Delphine Boucher, Ludwig Jardillier, Isabelle Domaizon, Didier Debroas
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2971–2981. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2971-2981.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449018
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Culture Conditions of Roseobacter Strain 27-4 Affect Its Attachment and Biofilm Formation as Quantified by Real-Time PCR
Jesper Bartholin Bruhn, Janus Anders Juul Haagensen, Dorthe Bagge-Ravn, Lone Gram
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3011–3015. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3011-3015.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449026
Abstract Full Text PDF–373K
Laboratory-Dependent Bacterial Ecology: a Cautionary Tale
K. J. O'Keefe, N. M. Morales, H. Ernstberger, G. Benoit, P. E. Turner
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3032–3035. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3032-3035.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449003
Abstract Full Text PDF–169K
Diversity and Distribution of Planctomycetes and Related Bacteria in the Suboxic Zone of the Black Sea
John Kirkpatrick, Brian Oakley, Clara Fuchsman, Sujatha Srinivasan, James T. Staley, James W. Murray
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3079–3083. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3079-3083.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449031
Abstract Full Text PDF–223K
Geomicrobiology
Geobacter lovleyi sp. nov. Strain SZ, a Novel Metal-Reducing and Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Bacterium
Youlboong Sung, Kelly E. Fletcher, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Robert P. Apkarian, Natalia Ramos-Hernández, Robert A. Sanford, Noha M. Mesbah, Frank E. Löffler
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2775–2782. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2775-2782.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448980
Abstract Full Text PDF–340K
Bacillus Endospores Isolated from Granite: Close Molecular Relationships to Globally Distributed Bacillus spp. from Endolithic and Extreme Environments
Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos, Wayne Nicholson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2856–2863. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2856-2863.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449054
Abstract Full Text PDF–346K
Reduction of Soluble and Insoluble Iron Forms by Membrane Fractions of Shewanella oneidensis Grown under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions
Shane S. Ruebush, Susan L. Brantley, Ming Tien
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2925–2935. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2925-2935.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449039
Abstract Full Text PDF–396K
Food Microbiology
Construction and Analysis of Fractional Multifactorial Designs To Study Attachment Strength and Transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from Pure or Mixed Biofilms after Contact with a Solid Model Food
Graziella Midelet, André Kobilinsky, Brigitte Carpentier
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2313–2321. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2313-2321.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449066
Abstract Full Text PDF–139K
Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Fecal Lactobacillus Species in Infants Receiving a Prebiotic Infant Formula
Monique Haarman, Jan Knol
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2359–2365. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2359-2365.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448991
Abstract Full Text PDF–136K
Indirect Measurement of the Lag Time Distribution of Single Cells of Listeria innocua in Food
M. D'Arrigo, G. D. García de Fernando, R. Velasco de Diego, J. A. Ordóñez, S. M. George, C. Pin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2533–2538. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2533-2538.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449042
Abstract Full Text PDF–112K
Cloning and Sequencing of the ompA Gene of Enterobacter sakazakii and Development of an ompA-Targeted PCR for Rapid Detection of Enterobacter sakazakii in Infant Formula
Manoj Kumar Mohan Nair, Kumar S. Venkitanarayanan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2539–2546. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2539-2546.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449048
Abstract Full Text PDF–422K
Bioenergetic Mechanism for Nisin Resistance, Induced by the Acid Tolerance Response of Listeria monocytogenes
Marcelo Bonnet, Mohamed M. Rafi, Michael L. Chikindas, Thomas J. Montville
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2556–2563. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2556-2563.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449014
Abstract Full Text PDF–161K
Analyses of the Red-Dry-Rough Phenotype of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain and Its Role in Biofilm Formation and Resistance to Antibacterial Agents
Gaylen A. Uhlich, Peter H. Cooke, Ethan B. Solomon
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2564–2572. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2564-2572.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449024
Abstract Full Text PDF–405K
Lipid II-Based Antimicrobial Activity of the Lantibiotic Plantaricin C
Imke Wiedemann, Tim Böttiger, Raquel Regina Bonelli, Tanja Schneider, Hans-Georg Sahl, Beatriz Martínez
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2809–2814. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2809-2814.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449081
Abstract Full Text PDF–214K
Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Genes Important for Survival in the Swine Gastric Environment
Shawn M. D. Bearson, Bradley L. Bearson, Mark A. Rasmussen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2829–2836. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2829-2836.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449006
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
In Vitro and In Vivo Survival and Transit Tolerance of Potentially Probiotic Strains Carried by Artichokes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Francesca Valerio, Palmira De Bellis, Stella Lisa Lonigro, Lorenzo Morelli, Angelo Visconti, Paola Lavermicocca
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3042–3045. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3042-3045.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449069
Abstract Full Text PDF–77K
Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, and V. vulnificus in Norwegian Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Anette Bauer, Øyvin Østensvik, Malin Florvåg, Øyvind Ørmen, Liv Marit Rørvik
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3058–3061. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3058-3061.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449022
Abstract Full Text PDF–121K
Produce Isolates of the Escherichia coli Ont:H52 Serotype That Carry both Shiga Toxin 1 and Stable Toxin Genes
Steven R. Monday, Christina Keys, Patricia Hanson, Yuelian Shen, Thomas S. Whittam, Peter Feng
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3062–3065. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3062-3065.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448988
Abstract Full Text PDF–107K
Arsenic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Retail Poultry Products
Amy R. Sapkota, Lance B. Price, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Kellogg J. Schwab
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3069–3071. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3069-3071.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449025
Abstract Full Text PDF–53K
Absence of VanA- and VanB-Containing Enterococci in Poultry Raised on Nonintensive Production Farms in Brazil
Diego Batista Xavier, Francisco Ernesto Moreno Bernal, Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3072–3073. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3072-3073.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449063
Abstract Full Text PDF–41K
Plant Microbiology
Assessment of the Environmental Fate of the Biological Control Agent of Fire Blight, Pseudomonas fluorescens EPS62e, on Apple by Culture and Real-Time PCR Methods
Marta Pujol, Esther Badosa, Charles Manceau, Emilio Montesinos
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2421–2427. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2421-2427.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449005
Abstract Full Text PDF–169K
Symbiotic Bradyrhizobium japonicum Reduces N2O Surrounding the Soybean Root System via Nitrous Oxide Reductase
Reiko Sameshima-Saito, Kaori Chiba, Junta Hirayama, Manabu Itakura, Hisayuki Mitsui, Shima Eda, Kiwamu Minamisawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2526–2532. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2526-2532.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449076
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K
Identification of Sinorhizobium meliloti Early Symbiotic Genes by Use of a Positive Functional Screen
Xue-Song Zhang, Hai-Ping Cheng
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2738–2748. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2738-2748.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449070
Abstract Full Text PDF–311K Supplementary Material
Invertebrate Microbiology
Occurrence of Six Honeybee Viruses in Diseased Austrian Apiaries
Olga Berényi, Tamás Bakonyi, Irmgard Derakhshifar, Hemma Köglberger, Norbert Nowotny
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2414–2420. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2414-2420.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449027
Abstract Full Text PDF–201K
Toxicity and Mode of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins in the Mediterranean Corn Borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre)
Joel González-Cabrera, Gema P. Farinós, Silvia Caccia, Mercedes Díaz-Mendoza, Pedro Castañera, Maria Giovanna Leonardi, Barbara Giordana, Juan Ferré
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2594–2600. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2594-2600.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449080
Abstract Full Text PDF–145K
A New C-Type Lectin Similar to the Human Immunoreceptor DC-SIGN Mediates Symbiont Acquisition by a Marine Nematode
Silvia Bulgheresi, Irma Schabussova, Tie Chen, Nicholas P. Mullin, Rick M. Maizels, Jörg A. Ott
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2950–2956. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2950-2956.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449045
Abstract Full Text PDF–442K
Isolation, Pure Culture, and Characterization of “Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus,” an Intracellular Secondary Endosymbiont from the Hippoboscid Louse Fly Pseudolynchia canariensis
Colin Dale, Michael Beeton, Christopher Harbison, Tait Jones, Mauricio Pontes
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2997–3004. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2997-3004.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449044
Abstract Full Text PDF–439K
Methods
Development of a Quantitative Assay for Mycobacterial Endogenous Arabinase and Ensuing Studies of Arabinase Levels and Arabinan Metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Xu Dong, Suresh Bhamidi, Michael Scherman, Yi Xin, Michael R. McNeil
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2601–2605. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2601-2605.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448983
Abstract Full Text PDF–99K
Detection of Norovirus Capsid Protein in Authentic Standards and in Stool Extracts by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization and Nanospray Mass Spectrometry
David R. Colquhoun, Kellogg J. Schwab, Robert N. Cole, Rolf U. Halden
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2749–2755. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2749-2755.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449043
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Quantitative PCR Targeting 16S rRNA and Reductive Dehalogenase Genes Simultaneously Monitors Multiple Dehalococcoides Strains
Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Benjamin K. Amos, Youlboong Sung, Qingzhong Wu, Stephen S. Koenigsberg, Frank E. Löffler
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2765–2774. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2765-2774.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449079
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K
Novel Luciferase Reporter System for In Vitro and Organ-Specific Monitoring of Differential Gene Expression in Listeria monocytogenes
Peter A. Bron, Ian R. Monk, Sinéad C. Corr, Colin Hill, Cormac G. M. Gahan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2876–2884. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2876-2884.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449049
Abstract Full Text PDF–622K
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Spectral Imaging of Coral-Associated Bacterial Communities
T. D. Ainsworth, M. Fine, L. L. Blackall, O. Hoegh-Guldberg
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3016–3020. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3016-3020.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449077
Abstract Full Text PDF–545K
Biodegradation
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-Degrading Bacteria Associated with Trees in a PCB-Contaminated Site
Mary Beth Leigh, Petra Prouzová, Martina Macková, Tomáš Macek, David P. Nagle, John S. Fletcher
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2331–2342. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2331-2342.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449058
Abstract Full Text PDF–170K
Degradation of Aroclor 1242 Dechlorination Products in Sediments by Burkholderia xenovorans LB400(ohb) and Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1(fcb)
Jorge L. M. Rodrigues, C. Alan Kachel, Michael R. Aiello, John F. Quensen, Olga V. Maltseva, Tamara V. Tsoi, James M. Tiedje
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2476–2482. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2476-2482.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449002
Abstract Full Text PDF–193K
Chlorophenol Hydroxylases Encoded by Plasmid pJP4 Differentially Contribute to Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degradation
T. Ledger, D. H. Pieper, B. González
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2783–2792. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2783-2792.2006
PMCID:
PMC1448979
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Methanosarcina spp. Drive Vinyl Chloride Dechlorination via Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer
Axel C. Heimann, Damien J. Batstone, Rasmus Jakobsen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2942–2949. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2942-2949.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449020
Abstract Full Text PDF–637K
Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology
The Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Superfamily: Phylogenetic Analysis and Functional Implications in Cyanobacteria
J. N. Copp, B. A. Neilan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2298–2305. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2298-2305.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449050
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K Supplementary Material
Emergence of Distinct Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Structured Host Populations
Sultan Tanriverdi, Alex Markovics, M. Özkan Arslan, Aysel Itik, Varda Shkap, Giovanni Widmer
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2507–2513. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2507-2513.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449037
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
Molecular Population Genetics and Phenotypic Diversification of Two Populations of the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus
Scott R. Miller, Michael D. Purugganan, Stephanie E. Curtis
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 2793–2800. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2793-2800.2006
PMCID:
PMC1449082
Abstract Full Text PDF–100K
Erratum
Diversity of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains, Determined by a Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Approach
Mari Nevas, Miia Lindström, Sebastian Hielm, K. Johanna Björkroth, Michael W. Peck, Hannu Korkeala
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 April; 72(4): 3084. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3084.2006
Corrects:
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 March; 71(3): 1311–1317.
PMCID:
PMC1449001
Correction PDF–17K Original Article
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