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Volume 75(16);  2009 Aug

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Genetics and Molecular Biology

Anaerobic Respiration of Elemental Sulfur and Thiosulfate by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Requires psrA, a Homolog of the phsA Gene of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2
Justin L. Burns, Thomas J. DiChristina
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5209–5217. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00888-09
PMCID:
PMC2725451
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Inactivation of PadR, the Repressor of the Phenolic Acid Stress Response, by Molecular Interaction with Usp1, a Universal Stress Protein from Lactobacillus plantarum, in Escherichia coli
Jérôme Gury, Hélène Seraut, Ngoc Phuong Tran, Lise Barthelmebs, Stéphanie Weidmann, Patrick Gervais, Jean-François Cavin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5273–5283. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00774-09
PMCID:
PMC2725474
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M

Biotechnology

Significant Enhanced Expression and Solubility of Human Proteins in Escherichia coli by Fusion with Protein S from Myxococcus xanthus
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Yoshida, Masayori Inouye
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5356–5362. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00691-09
PMCID:
PMC2725456
Abstract Article PDF–978K

Biodegradation

Identification of Three Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes Involved in the Stereospecific Catabolism of Arylglycerol-β-Aryl Ether by Sphingobium sp. Strain SYK-6
Yusuke Sato, Hideki Moriuchi, Shojiro Hishiyama, Yuichiro Otsuka, Kenji Oshima, Daisuke Kasai, Masaya Nakamura, Seiji Ohara, Yoshihiro Katayama, Masao Fukuda, Eiji Masai
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5195–5201. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00880-09
PMCID:
PMC2725478
Abstract Article PDF–815K

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

Kinetic Characterization of OmcA and MtrC, Terminal Reductases Involved in Respiratory Electron Transfer for Dissimilatory Iron Reduction in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Daniel E. Ross, Susan L. Brantley, Ming Tien
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5218–5226. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00544-09
PMCID:
PMC2725455
Abstract Article PDF–624K
Identification and Characterization of a Novel Intracellular Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase from Bacillus megaterium
Hui-Ju Chen, Shih-Chuan Pan, Gwo-Chyuan Shaw
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5290–5299. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00621-09
PMCID:
PMC2725475
Abstract Article PDF–1.0M
Rhodococcus rhodochrous DSM 43269 3-Ketosteroid 9α-Hydroxylase, a Two-Component Iron-Sulfur-Containing Monooxygenase with Subtle Steroid Substrate Specificity
M. Petrusma, L. Dijkhuizen, R. van der Geize
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5300–5307. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00066-09
PMCID:
PMC2725467
Abstract Article PDF–649K
Alleviation of Proteolytic Sensitivity To Enhance Recombinant Lipase Production in Escherichia coli
Niju Narayanan, C. Perry Chou
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5424–5427. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00740-09
PMCID:
PMC2725454
Abstract Article PDF–316K

Public Health Microbiology

Respective Roles of Culturable and Viable-but-Nonculturable Cells in the Heterogeneity of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Invasiveness
Julien Passerat, Patrice Got, Sam Dukan, Patrick Monfort
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5179–5185. Published online 2009 Jun 12. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00334-09
PMCID:
PMC2725472
Abstract Article PDF–946K
Chickens and Cattle as Sources of Sporadic Domestically Acquired Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Finland
Marjaana Hakkinen, Ulla-Maija Nakari, Anja Siitonen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5244–5249. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00374-09
PMCID:
PMC2725460
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Genetic Diversity and Multihost Pathogenicity of Clinical and Environmental Strains of Burkholderia cenocepacia
A. Cody Springman, Janette L. Jacobs, Vishal S. Somvanshi, George W. Sundin, Martha H. Mulks, Thomas S. Whittam, Poorna Viswanathan, R. Lucas Gray, John J. LiPuma, Todd A. Ciche
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5250–5260. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00877-09
PMCID:
PMC2725458
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Dead-End Hollow-Fiber Ultrafiltration for Recovery of Diverse Microbes from Water
Carmela M. Smith, Vincent R. Hill
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5284–5289. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00456-09
PMCID:
PMC2725477
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Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria in Shower Water and Air of a Stem Cell Transplant Unit
Sarah D. Perkins, Jennie Mayfield, Victoria Fraser, Largus T. Angenent
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5363–5372. Published online 2009 Jul 6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00658-09
PMCID:
PMC2725463
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Variability of Burkholderia pseudomallei Strain Sensitivities to Chlorine Disinfection
Heather A. O'Connell, Laura J. Rose, Alicia Shams, Meranda Bradley, Matthew J. Arduino, Eugene W. Rice
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5405–5409. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00062-09
PMCID:
PMC2725453
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A New Borrelia Species Defined by Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes
Gabriele Margos, Stephanie A. Vollmer, Muriel Cornet, Martine Garnier, Volker Fingerle, Bettina Wilske, Antra Bormane, Liliana Vitorino, Margarida Collares-Pereira, Michel Drancourt, Klaus Kurtenbach
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5410–5416. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00116-09
PMCID:
PMC2725479
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Environmental Microbiology

Roles of Small, Acid-Soluble Spore Proteins and Core Water Content in Survival of Bacillus subtilis Spores Exposed to Environmental Solar UV Radiation
Ralf Moeller, Peter Setlow, Günther Reitz, Wayne L. Nicholson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5202–5208. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00789-09
PMCID:
PMC2725452
Abstract Article PDF–607K

Microbial Ecology

Relative Diversity and Community Structure of Ciliates in Stream Biofilms According to Molecular and Microscopy Methods
Andrew Dopheide, Gavin Lear, Rebecca Stott, Gillian Lewis
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5261–5272. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00412-09
PMCID:
PMC2725482
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of a Microbial Community Residing at a Depth of 4,000 Meters at Station ALOHA in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Jennifer Braff, David M. Karl, Edward F. DeLong
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5345–5355. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00473-09
PMCID:
PMC2725473
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M

Food Microbiology

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Organically and Naturally Raised Beef Cattle
S. Reinstein, J. T. Fox, X. Shi, M. J. Alam, D. G. Renter, T. G. Nagaraja
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5421–5423. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00459-09
PMCID:
PMC2725470
Abstract Article PDF–172K

Physiology

Novel Denitrifying Bacterium Ochrobactrum anthropi YD50.2 Tolerates High Levels of Reactive Nitrogen Oxides
Yuki Doi, Naoki Takaya, Noboru Takizawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5186–5194. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00604-09
PMCID:
PMC2725468
Abstract Article PDF–937K
Energy Taxis Drives Campylobacter jejuni toward the Most Favorable Conditions for Growth
Christina S. Vegge, Lone Brøndsted, Yi-Ping Li, Dang D. Bang, Hanne Ingmer
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5308–5314. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00287-09
PMCID:
PMC2725471
Abstract Article PDF–440K
Role of Growth Temperature in Freeze-Thaw Tolerance of Listeria spp.
Reha O. Azizoglu, J. Osborne, S. Wilson, S. Kathariou
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5315–5320. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00458-09
PMCID:
PMC2725465
Abstract Article PDF–733K

Plant Microbiology

Synthetic Ultrashort Cationic Lipopeptides Induce Systemic Plant Defense Responses against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
Yariv Brotman, Arik Makovitzki, Yechiel Shai, Ilan Chet, Ada Viterbo
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5373–5379. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00724-09
PMCID:
PMC2725461
Abstract Article PDF–814K
Genetic Determinants of Symptoms on Viral DNA Satellites
Chenjun Ding, Ling Qing, Zhenghe Li, Yi Liu, Yajuan Qian, Xueping Zhou
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5380–5389. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01193-09
PMCID:
PMC2725476
Abstract Article PDF–4.6M
Metabolic Capacity of Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti Strains as Determined by Phenotype MicroArray Analysis
Emanuele G. Biondi, Enrico Tatti, Diego Comparini, Elisa Giuntini, Stefano Mocali, Luciana Giovannetti, Marco Bazzicalupo, Alessio Mengoni, Carlo Viti
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5396–5404. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00196-09
PMCID:
PMC2725449
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Controlled Gene Expression in the Plant Pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica by Use of a Copper-Responsive Element
Karyn L. Willyerd, Amanda M. Kemp, Angus L. Dawe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5417–5420. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00899-09
PMCID:
PMC2725480
Abstract Article PDF–318K

Invertebrate Microbiology

Bacillus thuringiensis Bel Protein Enhances the Toxicity of Cry1Ac Protein to Helicoverpa armigera Larvae by Degrading Insect Intestinal Mucin
Shangling Fang, Li Wang, Wei Guo, Xia Zhang, Donghai Peng, Chunping Luo, Ziniu Yu, Ming Sun
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5237–5243. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00532-09
PMCID:
PMC2725464
Abstract Article PDF–679K
Evolution and Diversity of Facultative Symbionts from the Aphid Subfamily Lachninae
Gaelen R. Burke, Benjamin B. Normark, Colin Favret, Nancy A. Moran
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5328–5335. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00717-09
PMCID:
PMC2725466
Abstract Article PDF–949K

Methods

Comparison of Species Richness Estimates Obtained Using Nearly Complete Fragments and Simulated Pyrosequencing-Generated Fragments in 16S rRNA Gene-Based Environmental Surveys
Noha Youssef, Cody S. Sheik, Lee R. Krumholz, Fares Z. Najar, Bruce A. Roe, Mostafa S. Elshahed
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5227–5236. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00592-09
PMCID:
PMC2725448
Abstract Article PDF–394K
Development of a Cell Culture Method To Isolate and Enrich Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis from Shell Eggs for Subsequent Detection by Real-Time PCR
J. B. Day, U. Basavanna, S. K. Sharma
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5321–5327. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02422-08
PMCID:
PMC2725483
Abstract Article PDF–75K
Evaluation of Different Methods for Extracting Extracellular DNA from the Biofilm Matrix
Jianfeng Wu, Chuanwu Xi
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5390–5395. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00400-09
PMCID:
PMC2725481
Abstract Article PDF–578K
Assessment of Bias Associated with Incomplete Extraction of Microbial DNA from Soil
Larry M. Feinstein, Woo Jun Sul, Christopher B. Blackwood
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5428–5433. Published online 2009 Jun 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00120-09
PMCID:
PMC2725469
Abstract Article PDF–130K
Plasmid-Based System for High-Level Gene Expression and Antisense Gene Knockdown in Bartonella henselae
Devin Gillaspie, Izabella Perkins, Kellie Larsen, Amy McCord, Scott Pangonis, Debra Sweger, Mohamed N. Seleem, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Burt E. Anderson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5434–5436. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00949-09
PMCID:
PMC2725459
Abstract Article PDF–451K

Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

Evolution of Lactococcus lactis Phages within a Cheese Factory
Geneviève M. Rousseau, Sylvain Moineau
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5336–5344. Published online 2009 Jun 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00761-09
PMCID:
PMC2725462
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M

Author’s Correction

Ecophysiology of “Halarsenatibacter silvermanii” Strain SLAS-1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a Facultative Chemoautotrophic Arsenate Respirer from Salt-Saturated Searles Lake, California
Jodi Switzer Blum, Sukkyun Han, Brian Lanoil, Chad Saltikov, Brian Witte, F. Robert Tabita, Sean Langley, Terry J. Beveridge, Linda Jahnke, Ronald S. Oremland
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 75(16): 5437. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01433-09
Corrects:
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Apr; 75(7): 1950–1960.
PMCID:
PMC2725457
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