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Contents: April 2004, Volume 70, Issue 4        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Biodegradation        Mycology        Environmental Microbiology        Public Health Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Plant Microbiology        Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Geomicrobiology        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Invertebrate Microbiology

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Food Microbiology:

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Study of the Ecology of Fresh Sausages and Characterization of Populations of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Molecular Methods Luca Cocolin, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Lucilla Iacumin, Rosalinda Urso, Carlo Cantoni, and Giuseppe Comi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1883-1894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The htrA (degP) Gene of Listeria monocytogenes 10403S Is Essential for Optimal Growth under Stress Conditions Laura D. Wonderling, Brian J. Wilkinson, and Darrell O. Bayles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1935-1943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Effect of Sucrose and Sodium Chloride for Lactococcus lactis during Sublethal and Lethal High-Pressure Treatments Adriana Molina-Höppner, Wolfgang Doster, Rudi F. Vogel, and Michael G. Gänzle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2013-2020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Bacillus Probiotics Available for Human Use Le H. Duc, Huynh A. Hong, Teresa M. Barbosa, Adriano O. Henriques, and Simon M. Cutting Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2161-2171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ethanol-Mediated Variations in Cellular Fatty Acid Composition and Protein Profiles of Two Genotypically Different Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 R. Y.-Y. Chiou, R. D. Phillips, P. Zhao, M. P. Doyle, and L. R. Beuchat Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2204-2210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sodium Chloride Reduces Production of Curvacin A, a Bacteriocin Produced by Lactobacillus curvatus Strain LTH 1174, Originating from Fermented Sausage Jurgen Verluyten, Winy Messens, and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2271-2278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pulsed Electric Field Alters Molecular Chaperone Expression and Sensitizes Listeria monocytogenes to Heat Beatrice H. Lado, Joshua A. Bomser, C. Patrick Dunne, and Ahmed E. Yousef Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2289-2295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Markers Unique to Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Differentiate Epidemic Clone II (Hot Dog Outbreak Strains) from Other Lineages Matthew R. Evans, Bala Swaminathan, Lewis M. Graves, Eric Altermann, Todd R. Klaenhammer, Ryan C. Fink, Sheri Kernodle, and Sophia Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2383-2390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fate of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium on Carrots and Radishes Grown in Fields Treated with Contaminated Manure Composts or Irrigation Water Mahbub Islam, Jennie Morgan, Michael P. Doyle, Sharad C. Phatak, Patricia Millner, and Xiuping Jiang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2497-2502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Relative Ability of Orally Administered Lactobacillus murinus To Predominate and Persist in the Porcine Gastrointestinal Tract Gillian E. Gardiner, Pat G. Casey, Garrett Casey, P. Brendan Lynch, Peadar G. Lawlor, Colin Hill, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Catherine Stanton, and R. Paul Ross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1895-1906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exposure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Acetaldehyde Induces Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism and Polyamine Transporter Genes, Which Depend on Met4p and Haa1p Transcription Factors, Respectively Agustín Aranda and Marcel-lí del Olmo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1913-1922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Short Fractions of Oligofructose Are Preferentially Metabolized by Bifidobacterium animalis DN-173 010 Roel Van der Meulen, Lazlo Avonts, and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1923-1930; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prolonged Maltose-Limited Cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Selects for Cells with Improved Maltose Affinity and Hypersensitivity Mickel L. A. Jansen, Pascale Daran-Lapujade, Johannes H. de Winde, Matthew D. W. Piper, and Jack T. Pronk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1956-1963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Whole Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Synthesis of the Antioxidant Hydroxytyrosol via Conversion of Tyrosol N. Allouche, M. Damak, R. Ellouz, and S. Sayadi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2105-2109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gas Exchange in the Filamentous Cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme Strain ATCC 29133 and Its Hydrogenase-Deficient Mutant Strain NHM5 Pia Lindberg, Peter Lindblad, and Laurent Cournac Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2137-2145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Basis for Anaerobic Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Xylose, Investigated by Global Gene Expression and Metabolic Flux Analysis Marco Sonderegger, Marie Jeppsson, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, and Uwe Sauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2307-2317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Gene Expression in Escherichia coli in Response to Changes of Growth-Limiting Nutrient in Chemostat Cultures Qiang Hua, Chen Yang, Taku Oshima, Hirotada Mori, and Kazuyuki Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2354-2366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlorophenol Production by Anaerobic Microorganisms: Transformation of a Biogenic Chlorinated Hydroquinone Metabolite C. E. Milliken, G. P. Meier, K. R. Sowers, and H. D. May Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2494-2496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 under Defined Conditions: Temporal Expression of Genes for Key Sigma Factors Ynte P. de Vries, Luc M. Hornstra, Willem M. de Vos, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2514-2519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

-Amino Acid:Pyruvate Transaminase from Alcaligenes denitrificans Y2k-2: a New Catalyst for Kinetic Resolution of ß-Amino Acids and Amines Hyungdon Yun, Seongyop Lim, Byung-Kwan Cho, and Byung-Gee Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2529-2534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Killing of Bacillus subtilis Spores by a Modified Fenton Reagent Containing CuCl2 and Ascorbic Acid Michael P. Shapiro, Barbara Setlow, and Peter Setlow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2535-2539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biodegradation:

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Simultaneous Degradation of Atrazine and Phenol by Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP: Effects of Toxicity and Adaptation Grit Neumann, Riho Teras, Liis Monson, Maia Kivisaar, Frieder Schauer, and Hermann J. Heipieper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1907-1912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Azo Reduction Activity in a Novel Ascomycete Yeast Strain Patrícia A. Ramalho, M. Helena Cardoso, A. Cavaco-Paulo, and M. Teresa Ramalho Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2279-2288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Fum3p, a 2-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase Required for C-5 Hydroxylation of Fumonisins in Fusarium verticillioides Yousong Ding, Ravi S. Bojja, and Liangcheng Du Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1931-1934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tri1 in Fusarium graminearum Encodes a P450 Oxygenase S. P. McCormick, L. J. Harris, N. J. Alexander, T. Ouellet, A. Saparno, S. Allard, and A. E. Desjardins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2044-2051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species Diversity of and Toxin Production by Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex Strains Isolated from Native Prairie Grasses in Kansas John F. Leslie, Kurt A. Zeller, Antonio Logrieco, Giuseppina Mulè, Antonio Moretti, and Alberto Ritieni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2254-2262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deletion and Complementation of the Mating Type (MAT) Locus of the Wheat Head Blight Pathogen Gibberella zeae A. E. Desjardins, D. W. Brown, S.-H. Yun, R. H. Proctor, T. Lee, R. D. Plattner, S.-W. Lu, and B. G. Turgeon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2437-2444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Genes Associated with Morphology in Aspergillus niger by Using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Ziyu Dai, Xingxue Mao, Jon K. Magnuson, and Linda L. Lasure Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2474-2485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology:

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Occurrence and Phylogenetic Diversity of Sphingomonas Strains in Soils Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Natalie M. E. J. Leys, Annemie Ryngaert, Leen Bastiaens, Willy Verstraete, Eva M. Top, and Dirk Springael Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1944-1955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship of Species-Specific Filament Levels to Filamentous Bulking in Activated Sludge Jiangying Liao, Inchio Lou, and Francis L. de los Reyes, III Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2420-2428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics and Epidemiological Significance of ctx+ Strains of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Seafood in Malaysia Chien-Hsien Chen, Toshio Shimada, Nasreldin Elhadi, Son Radu, and Mitsuaki Nishibuchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1964-1972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacteria in Water and Loose Deposits of Drinking Water Distribution Systems in Finland Eila Torvinen, Sini Suomalainen, Markku J. Lehtola, Ilkka T. Miettinen, Outi Zacheus, Lars Paulin, Marja-Leena Katila, and Pertti J. Martikainen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1973-1981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Size and UV Germicidal Irradiation Susceptibility of Serratia marcescens when Aerosolized from Different Suspending Media Ka M. Lai, Harriet A. Burge, and Melvin W. First Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2021-2027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Environmental Factors and Human Activity on the Presence of Salmonella Serovars in a Marine Environment Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Montserrat Saco, Jacobo de Novoa, Pelayo Perez-Piñeiro, Jesus Peiteado, Antonio Lozano-Leon, and Oscar Garcia-Martin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2089-2097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency and Distribution of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Genetically Diverse, Nonselected, and Nonclinical Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Diverse Human and Animal Sources Andrew Bryan, Nir Shapir, and Michael J. Sadowsky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2503-2507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Evaluation of a Reflective Solar Disinfection Pouch for Treatment of Drinking Water D. Carey Walker, Soo-Voon Len, and Brita Sheehan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2545-2550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serotyping, stx2 Subtyping, and Characterization of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement Island of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and E. coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from the Environment in France C. Vernozy-Rozand, M. P. Montet, Y. Bertin, F. Trably, J. P. Girardeau, C. Martin, V. Livrelli, and L. Beutin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2556-2559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Stratification of Activity and Bacterial Community Structure in Biofilms Grown on Membranes Transferring Oxygen Alina C. Cole, Michael J. Semmens, and Timothy M. LaPara Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1982-1989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Protistan Assemblages in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Rebecca J. Gast, Mark R. Dennett, and David A. Caron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2028-2037; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Bacterial Community of Maple Sap by Using Amplified Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Restriction Analysis and rDNA Sequencing L. Lagacé, M. Pitre, M. Jacques, and D. Roy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2052-2060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Trophic Status on the Culturability and Activity of Bacteria from a Range of Lakes in the English Lake District Jonathan Porter, Samantha A. Morris, and Roger W. Pickup Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2072-2078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Root Nodule Bradyrhizobium spp. Harbor tfdA and cadA, Homologous with Genes Encoding 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid-Degrading Proteins Kazuhito Itoh, Yoshiko Tashiro, Kazuko Uobe, Yoichi Kamagata, Kousuke Suyama, and Hiroki Yamamoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2110-2118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Nitrogen-Fixing Phylotypes in Lyngbya sp. and Microcoleus chthonoplastes Cyanobacterial Mats from Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico Enoma O. Omoregie, Lori L. Crumbliss, Brad M. Bebout, and Jonathan P. Zehr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2119-2128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Consumption of Oligosaccharide-Containing Biscuits on the Fecal Microbiota of Humans Gerald W. Tannock, Karen Munro, Rodrigo Bibiloni, Mary A. Simon, Patrick Hargreaves, Pramod Gopal, Hermie Harmsen, and Gjalt Welling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2129-2136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fiber-Degrading Systems of Different Strains of the Genus Fibrobacter Christel Béra-Maillet, Yves Ribot, and Evelyne Forano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2172-2179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Two Diazotrophic Bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay Steven M. Short, Bethany D. Jenkins, and Jonathan P. Zehr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2186-2192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survey of Archaeal Diversity Reveals an Abundance of Halophilic Archaea in a Low-Salt, Sulfide- and Sulfur-Rich Spring Mostafa S. Elshahed, Fares Z. Najar, Bruce A. Roe, Aharon Oren, Thomas A. Dewers, and Lee R. Krumholz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2230-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Facultative Lithotroph Distribution and Diversity on Volcanic Deposits by Use of the Large Subunit of Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase K. Nanba, G. M. King, and K. Dunfield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2245-2253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Dynamics of Shallow-Hyporheic-Zone Microbial Community Structure along a Heavy-Metal Contamination Gradient Kevin P. Feris, Philip W. Ramsey, Chris Frazar, Matthias Rillig, Johnnie N. Moore, James E. Gannon, and William E. Holben Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2323-2331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen-Controlled Bacterial Growth in the Sponge Suberites domuncula: toward a Molecular Understanding of the Symbiotic Relationships between Sponge and Bacteria Werner E. G. Müller, Vladislav A. Grebenjuk, Narsinh L. Thakur, Archana N. Thakur, Renato Batel, Anatoli Krasko, Isabel M. Müller, and Hans J. Breter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2332-2341; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial Distribution of Marine Crenarchaeota Group I in the Vicinity of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Systems Ken Takai, Hanako Oida, Yohey Suzuki, Hisako Hirayama, Satoshi Nakagawa, Takuro Nunoura, Fumio Inagaki, Kenneth H. Nealson, and Koki Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2404-2413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification, Detection, and Spatial Resolution of Clostridium Populations Responsible for Cellulose Degradation in a Methanogenic Landfill Leachate Bioreactor P. C. Burrell, C. O'Sullivan, H. Song, W. P. Clarke, and L. L. Blackall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2414-2419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oligotrophic Bacterioplankton with a Novel Single-Cell Life Strategy Karin Simu and Åke Hagström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2445-2451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geobacter sulfurreducens Can Grow with Oxygen as a Terminal Electron Acceptor W. C. Lin, M. V. Coppi, and D. R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2525-2528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfide Ameliorates Metal Toxicity for Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Archaea Virginia P. Edgcomb, Stephen J. Molyneaux, Mak A. Saito, Karen Lloyd, Simone Böer, Carl O. Wirsen, Michael S. Atkins, and Andreas Teske Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2551-2555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Production by a Roseobacter Clade-Affiliated Species from the German Wadden Sea and Its Antagonistic Effects on Indigenous Isolates Thorsten Brinkhoff, Gabriela Bach, Thorsten Heidorn, Lanfang Liang, Andrea Schlingloff, and Meinhard Simon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2560-2565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Cross Talk between 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Biocontrol Pseudomonads on Wheat Roots Monika Maurhofer, Eric Baehler, Regina Notz, Vicente Martinez, and Christoph Keel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1990-1998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

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Evolution of the Core Genome of Pseudomonas syringae, a Highly Clonal, Endemic Plant Pathogen Sara F. Sarkar and David S. Guttman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 1999-2012; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exploring Nitrilase Sequence Space for Enantioselective Catalysis Dan E. Robertson, Jennifer A. Chaplin, Grace DeSantis, Mircea Podar, Mark Madden, Ellen Chi, Toby Richardson, Aileen Milan, Mark Miller, David P. Weiner, Kelvin Wong, Jeff McQuaid, Bob Farwell, Lori A. Preston, Xuqiu Tan, Marjory A. Snead, Martin Keller, Eric Mathur, Patricia L. Kretz, Mark J. Burk, and Jay M. Short Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2429-2436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogeny and Strain Typing of Escherichia coli, Inferred from Variation at Mononucleotide Repeat Loci Eran Diamant, Yniv Palti, Riva Gur-Arie, Helit Cohen, Eric M. Hallerman, and Yechezkel Kashi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2464-2473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Stationary-Phase Quorum-Sensing Signals Affect Autoinducer-2 and Gene Expression in Escherichia coli Dacheng Ren, Laura A. Bedzyk, Rick W. Ye, Stuart M. Thomas, and Thomas K. Wood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2038-2043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Receptor Binding Domain of Escherichia coli F18 Fimbrial Adhesin FedF Can Be both Efficiently Secreted and Surface Displayed in a Functional Form in Lactococcus lactis Agneta Lindholm, Andreas Smeds, and Airi Palva Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2061-2071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Deletion, and Characterization of PadR, the Transcriptional Repressor of the Phenolic Acid Decarboxylase-Encoding padA Gene of Lactobacillus plantarum Jérôme Gury, Lise Barthelmebs, Ngoc Phuong Tran, Charles Diviès, and Jean-François Cavin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2146-2153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Listeria monocytogenes by Use of Hypervariable Genes Reveals Clonal and Recombination Histories of Three Lineages Richard J. Meinersmann, Robert W. Phillips, Martin Wiedmann, and Mark E. Berrang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2193-2203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368 Genes Involved in Defense against Superoxide Stress Annabelle Thibessard, Frédéric Borges, Annabelle Fernandez, Brigitte Gintz, Bernard Decaris, and Nathalie Leblond-Bourget Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2220-2229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of the Genes Encoding Propionicin T1 and Protease-Activated Antimicrobial Peptide and Their Expression in Classical Propionibacteria Therese Faye, Dag Anders Brede, Thor Langsrud, Ingolf F. Nes, and Helge Holo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2240-2244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urease-Encoding Genes in Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria Teresa E. Koper, Amal F. El-Sheikh, Jeanette M. Norton, and Martin G. Klotz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2342-2348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subtilosin Production by Two Bacillus subtilis Subspecies and Variance of the sbo-alb Cluster Torsten Stein, Stefanie Düsterhus, Anke Stroh, and Karl-Dieter Entian Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2349-2353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Shuffling Improves Degradation of the Anthropogenic Pesticide Pentachlorophenol by Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723 MingHua Dai and Shelley D. Copley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2391-2397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetically Modified Bacterial Strains and Novel Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Shuttle Vectors for Constructing Environmental Libraries and Detecting Heterologous Natural Products in Multiple Expression Hosts Asuncion Martinez, Steven J. Kolvek, Choi Lai Tiong Yip, Joern Hopke, Kara A. Brown, Ian A. MacNeil, and Marcia S. Osburne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2452-2463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Isolation of a Designated Region of the Bacillus subtilis Genome by Recombinational Transfer Satoshi Tomita, Kenji Tsuge, Yo Kikuchi, and Mitsuhiro Itaya Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2508-2513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Characterization of Ferroplasma Isolates and Ferroplasma acidarmanus sp. nov., Extreme Acidophiles from Acid Mine Drainage and Industrial Bioleaching Environments Mark Dopson, Craig Baker-Austin, Andrew Hind, John P. Bowman, and Philip L. Bond Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2079-2088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Immunodetection of the Bacteriocin Lacticin RM: Analysis of the Influence of Temperature and Tween 80 on Its Expression and Activity Tomer Keren, Merav Yarmus, Galia Halevy, and Roni Shapira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2098-2104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Noroviruses in Tap Water in Japan by Means of a New Method for Concentrating Enteric Viruses in Large Volumes of Freshwater Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2154-2160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of inlA for Rapid Screening of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Deficient in the Ability To Invade Caco-2 Cells S. Rousseaux, M. Olier, J. P. Lemaître, P. Piveteau, and J. Guzzo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2180-2185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

GC Fractionation Enhances Microbial Community Diversity Assessment and Detection of Minority Populations of Bacteria by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis William E. Holben, Kevin P. Feris, Anu Kettunen, and Juha H. A. Apajalahti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2263-2270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Quantification of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter lanienae in Feces of Cattle by Real-Time Quantitative PCR G. Douglas Inglis and Lisa D. Kalischuk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2296-2306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Five Membrane Filtration Methods for Recovery of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Isolates from Water Samples T. Wohlsen, J. Bates, B. Gray, and M. Katouli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2318-2322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Assessment of Abundance of Pseudoalteromonas Species in Marine Samples Torben L. Skovhus, Niels B. Ramsing, Carola Holmström, Staffan Kjelleberg, and Ingela Dahllöf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2373-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Scanner-Assisted Colorimetric MIC Method for Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Fermentative Bacteria Mokhlasur Rahman, Inger Kühn, Motiur Rahman, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, and Roland Möllby Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 2004 70: 2398-2403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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