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Contents: November 2009, Volume 75, Issue 22        Public Health Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Microbial Ecology        Physiology        Mycology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Biotechnology        Author's Correction

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Pathotype and Antibiotic Resistance Gene Distributions of Escherichia coli Isolates from Broiler Chickens Raised on Antimicrobial-Supplemented Diets Claudie Bonnet, Fatoumata Diarrassouba, Roland Brousseau, Luke Masson, Edward Topp, and Moussa S. Diarra Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6955-6962; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00375-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Bacteriophages for Microbial Source Tracking in Korea Jung Eun Lee, Mi Young Lim, Sei Yoon Kim, Sunghee Lee, Heetae Lee, Hyun-Myung Oh, Hor-Gil Hur, and GwangPyo Ko Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7107-7114; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00464-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Characterization of Resistant Escherichia coli in Fecal Deposits from Cattle Fed Subtherapeutic Levels of Antimicrobials T. W. Alexander, T. Reuter, R. Sharma, L. J. Yanke, E. Topp, and T. A. McAllister Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7125-7134; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00944-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as an Indicator of Fecal Pollution Karyna Rosario, Erin M. Symonds, Christopher Sinigalliano, Jill Stewart, and Mya Breitbart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7261-7267; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00410-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Putative Pathogenicity Islands in Enterococci from Distinct Species and of Differing Origins Teresa Semedo-Lemsaddek, Maria Teresa Barreto-Crespo, and Rogério Tenreiro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7271-7274; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00687-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Point-of-Use Technologies for Emergency Disinfection of Sewage-Contaminated Drinking Water S. Devin McLennan, Lauren A. Peterson, and Joan B. Rose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7283-7286; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00968-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Quantification of the Relative Effects of Temperature, pH, and Water Activity on Inactivation of Escherichia coli in Fermented Meat by Meta-Analysis Olivia J. McQuestin, Craig T. Shadbolt, and Tom Ross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6963-6972; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00291-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complex Phenotypic and Genotypic Responses of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Exposed to the Class IIa Bacteriocin Sakacin P Girum Tadesse Tessema, Trond Møretrø, Achim Kohler, Lars Axelsson, and Kristine Naterstad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6973-6980; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00608-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Variability in the Number of Viable Bacteria after Mild Heat Treatment of Food J. S. Aguirre, C. Pin, M. R. Rodríguez, and G. D. García de Fernando Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6992-6997; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00452-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Log-Quadratic Model To Describe Microbial Inactivation, Illustrated by Thermal Inactivation of Clostridium botulinum G. Stone, B. Chapman, and D. Lovell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6998-7005; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01067-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design of an Experimental Viscoelastic Food Model System for Studying Zygosaccharomyces bailii Spoilage in Acidic Sauces L. Mertens, A. H. Geeraerd, T. D. T. Dang, A. Vermeulen, K. Serneels, E. Van Derlinden, A. M. Cappuyns, P. Moldenaers, J. Debevere, F. Devlieghere, and J. F. Van Impe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7060-7069; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01045-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Attachment to and Detachment from Stainless Steel Surfaces in a Simulated Dairy Processing Environment Sofia Poimenidou, Charalambia A. Belessi, Efstathios D. Giaouris, Antonia S. Gounadaki, George-John E. Nychas, and Panagiotis N. Skandamis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7182-7188; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01359-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Identification of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 Strains and Determination of Their Toxigenic Potential Jianwei Huang, Yumei Zhu, Huixin Wen, Jiafeng Zhang, Shijie Huang, Jianjun Niu, and Qingge Li Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6981-6985; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00517-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Classification of bcl Genes and Proteins of Bacillus cereus Group Organisms and Their Application in Bacillus anthracis Detection and Fingerprinting Tomasz A. Leski, Clayton C. Caswell, Marcin Pawlowski, David J. Klinke, Janusz M. Bujnicki, Sean J. Hart, and Slawomir Lukomski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7163-7172; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01069-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacillus anthracis by Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and Artificial Neural Networks Peter Lasch, Wolfgang Beyer, Herbert Nattermann, Maren Stämmler, Enrico Siegbrecht, Roland Grunow, and Dieter Naumann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7229-7242; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00857-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accurate Quantification of Microorganisms in PCR-Inhibiting Environmental DNA Extracts by a Novel Internal Amplification Control Approach Using Biotrove OpenArrays R. van Doorn, M. M. Klerks, M. P. E. van Gent-Pelzer, A. G. C. L. Speksnijder, G. A. Kowalchuk, and C. D. Schoen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7253-7260; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00796-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Statistical Assessment of Variability of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Applied to Complex Microbial Communities Pierre Rossi, François Gillet, Emmanuelle Rohrbach, Nouhou Diaby, and Christof Holliger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7268-7270; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00135-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Thermostable Cyanuric Acid Hydrolase from Moorella thermoacetica ATCC 39073 Qingyan Li, Jennifer L. Seffernick, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 6986-6991; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01605-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning, Protein Characterization, and Alteration of Product Selectivity for the Trehalulose Hydrolase and Trehalulose Synthase from "Pseudomonas mesoacidophila" MX-45 Hildegard Watzlawick and Ralf Mattes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7026-7036; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01781-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel GH10 Xylanase, with a Fibronectin Type 3 Domain, from Cellulosimicrobium sp. Strain HY-13, a Bacterium in the Gut of Eisenia fetida Do Young Kim, Mi Kyoung Han, Doo-Sang Park, Jong Suk Lee, Hyun-Woo Oh, Dong-Ha Shin, Tae-Sook Jeong, Sung Uk Kim, Kyung Sook Bae, Kwang-Hee Son, and Ho-Yong Park Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7275-7279; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01075-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Effect of Carbohydrate Composition in Barley and Oat Cultivars on Microbial Ecophysiology and Proliferation of Salmonella enterica in an In Vitro Model of the Porcine Gastrointestinal Tract Robert Pieper, Jérôme Bindelle, Brian Rossnagel, Andrew Van Kessel, and Pascal Leterme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7006-7016; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01343-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Taxon Richness of Bacterioplankton in High-Altitude Lakes of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, with a Predominance of Bacteroidetes and Synechococcus spp. Peng Xing, Martin W. Hahn, and Qinglong L. Wu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7017-7025; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01544-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Populations Responsive to Denitrification-Inducing Conditions in Rice Paddy Soil, as Revealed by Comparative 16S rRNA Gene Analysis Satoshi Ishii, Michihiro Yamamoto, Mami Kikuchi, Kenshiro Oshima, Masahira Hattori, Shigeto Otsuka, and Keishi Senoo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7070-7078; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01481-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prokaryotic Community Structure and Sulfate Reducer Activity in Water from High-Temperature Oil Reservoirs with and without Nitrate Treatment Antje Gittel, Ketil Bernt Sørensen, Torben Lund Skovhus, Kjeld Ingvorsen, and Andreas Schramm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7086-7096; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01123-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rumen Microbiome Composition Determined Using Two Nutritional Models of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis Ehsan Khafipour, Shucong Li, Jan C. Plaizier, and Denis O. Krause Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7115-7124; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00739-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Potential Nitrogen Fixation by Anaerobic Methane-Oxidizing Archaea in the Methane Seep Sediments at the Number 8 Kumano Knoll in the Kumano Basin, Offshore of Japan Junichi Miyazaki, Ryosaku Higa, Tomohiro Toki, Juichiro Ashi, Urumu Tsunogai, Takuro Nunoura, Hiroyuki Imachi, and Ken Takai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7153-7162; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01184-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Bacterioneuston and Bacterioplankton Dynamics during a Phytoplankton Bloom in a Fjord Mesocosm Michael Cunliffe, Andrew S. Whiteley, Lindsay Newbold, Anna Oliver, Hendrik Schäfer, and J. Colin Murrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7173-7181; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01374-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Community Composition of Stream Biofilms in Spatially Variable-Flow Environments Katharina Besemer, Gabriel Singer, Iris Hödl, and Tom J. Battin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7189-7195; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01284-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Ratio of Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthesis Genes to Chlorophyll Biosynthesis Genes in Bacteria of Humic Lakes Alexander Eiler, Sara Beier, Christin Säwström, Jan Karlsson, and Stefan Bertilsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7221-7228; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00960-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dominant Bacteria and Biomass in the Kuytun 51 Glacier Shu-Rong Xiang, Tian-Cui Shang, Yong Chen, Ze-Fan Jing, and Tandong Yao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7287-7290; published ahead of print September 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00915-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteria, Archaea, and Crenarchaeota in the Epilimnion and Hypolimnion of a Deep Holo-Oligomictic Lake Cristiana Callieri, Gianluca Corno, Emanuele Caravati, Serena Rasconi, Mario Contesini, and Roberto Bertoni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7298-7300; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01231-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology:

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Role of the Streptococcus mutans irvA Gene in GbpC-Independent, Dextran-Dependent Aggregation and Biofilm Formation Min Zhu, Dragana Ajdic, Yuan Liu, David Lynch, Justin Merritt, and Jeffrey A. Banas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7037-7043; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01015-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acyl-Homoserine Lactones Can Induce Virus Production in Lysogenic Bacteria: an Alternative Paradigm for Prophage Induction Dhritiman Ghosh, Krishnakali Roy, Kurt E. Williamson, Sharath Srinivasiah, K. Eric Wommack, and Mark Radosevich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7142-7152; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00950-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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ATP-Dependent but Proton Gradient-Independent Polyphosphate-Synthesizing Activity in Extraradical Hyphae of an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Chiharu Tani, Ryo Ohtomo, Mitsuru Osaki, Yukari Kuga, and Tatsuhiro Ezawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7044-7050; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01519-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Calcium Oxalate Biomineralization by Piloderma fallax in Response to Various Levels of Calcium and Phosphorus Melissa Marie S. Tuason and Joselito M. Arocena Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7079-7085; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00325-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Establishing Molecular Tools for Genetic Manipulation of the Pleuromutilin-Producing Fungus Clitopilus passeckerianus Sreedhar Kilaru, Catherine M. Collins, Amanda J. Hartley, Andy M. Bailey, and Gary D. Foster Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7196-7204; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01151-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Molecular Identification and Hidden Diversity of Novel Daphnia Parasites from European Lakes Justyna Wolinska, Sabine Giessler, and Henrike Koerner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7051-7059; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01306-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Olive Fly Endosymbiont, "Candidatus Erwinia dacicola," Switches from an Intracellular Existence to an Extracellular Existence during Host Insect Development Anne M. Estes, David J. Hearn, Judith L. Bronstein, and Elizabeth A. Pierson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7097-7106; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.00778-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deformed Wing Virus Implicated in Overwintering Honeybee Colony Losses Andrea C. Highfield, Aliya El Nagar, Luke C. M. Mackinder, Laure M.-L. J. Noël, Matthew J. Hall, Stephen J. Martin, and Declan C. Schroeder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7212-7220; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.02227-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Structure of the Lyme Borreliosis Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in the Western Black-Legged Tick (Ixodes pacificus) in Northern California Yvette A. Girard, Bridgit Travinsky, Anna Schotthoefer, Natalia Fedorova, Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen, Alan G. Barbour, and Robert S. Lane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7243-7252; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01704-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cadherin Fragments from Anopheles gambiae Synergize Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba's Toxicity against Aedes aegypti Larvae Youngjin Park, Gang Hua, Mohd Amir F. Abdullah, Khalidur Rahman, and Michael J. Adang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7280-7282; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01870-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Host Developmental Age on the Transcriptome of the Symbiotic Bacterium Buchnera aphidicola in the Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) John Bermingham, Andréane Rabatel, Federica Calevro, José Viñuelas, Gérard Febvay, Hubert Charles, Angela Douglas, and Tom Wilkinson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7294-7297; published ahead of print September 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01472-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Biotechnology:

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Hydroxylation and Further Oxidation of 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol by Alkane-Degrading Bacteria Hassan Rashidi, Muhammad T. Akhtar, Frank van der Kooy, Robert Verpoorte, and Wouter A. Duetz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7135-7141; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01277-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Astaxanthin Production and Oxidative Stress Tolerance Ken Ukibe, Keisuke Hashida, Nobuyuki Yoshida, and Hiroshi Takagi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7205-7211; published ahead of print October 2, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01249-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Squalene Production via Modulation of the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway and Heterologous Expression of Genes from Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952 in Escherichia coli Gopal Prasad Ghimire, Hei Chan Lee, and Jae Kyung Sohng Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7291-7293; published ahead of print September 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/AEM.01402-09 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Cloning of a Novel Pyrethroid-Hydrolyzing Carboxylesterase Gene from Sphingobium sp. Strain JZ-1 and Characterization of the Gene Product Bao-zhan Wang, Peng Guo, Bao-jian Hang, Lian Li, Jian He, and Shun-peng Li Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2009 75: 7301 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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