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Volume 82(19);  2016 Oct 1

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Spotlight

Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5729. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02282-16
PMCID:
PMC5038036
Article PDF–134K

Minireview

Isoprenoid-Based Biofuels: Homologous Expression and Heterologous Expression in Prokaryotes
Suresh Chandra Phulara, Preeti Chaturvedi, Pratima Gupta
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5730–5740. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01192-16
PMCID:
PMC5038050
Abstract Article PDF–2.8M

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Outcompetes Enterococcus faecium via Mucus-Binding Pili: Evidence for a Novel and Heterospecific Probiotic Mechanism
Hanne L. P. Tytgat, François P. Douillard, Justus Reunanen, Pia Rasinkangas, Antoni P. A. Hendrickx, Pia K. Laine, Lars Paulin, Reetta Satokari, Willem M. de Vos
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5756–5762. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01243-16
PMCID:
PMC5038030
Abstract Article PDF–962K
Functional Genome Mining for Metabolites Encoded by Large Gene Clusters through Heterologous Expression of a Whole-Genome Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library in Streptomyces spp.
Min Xu, Yemin Wang, Zhilong Zhao, Guixi Gao, Sheng-Xiong Huang, Qianjin Kang, Xinyi He, Shuangjun Lin, Xiuhua Pang, Zixin Deng, Meifeng Tao
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5795–5805. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01383-16
PMCID:
PMC5038051
Abstract Article PDF–1.8M
The Riemerella anatipestifer AS87_01735 Gene Encodes Nicotinamidase PncA, an Important Virulence Factor
Xiaolan Wang, Beibei Liu, Yafeng Dou, Hongjie Fan, Shaohui Wang, Tao Li, Chan Ding, Shengqing Yu
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5815–5823. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01829-16
PMCID:
PMC5038040
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain EDL933 Harbors Multiple Functional Prophage-Associated Genes Necessary for the Utilization of 5-N-Acetyl-9-O-Acetyl Neuraminic Acid as a Growth Substrate
Nadja Saile, Anja Voigt, Sarah Kessler, Timo Stressler, Jochen Klumpp, Lutz Fischer, Herbert Schmidt
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5940–5950. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01671-16
PMCID:
PMC5038053
Abstract Article PDF–1.9M
Comparative Profiling and Discovery of Novel Glycosylated Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids in Two Strains of the Cyanobacterium Scytonema cf. crispum
Paul M. D'Agostino, Vivek S. Javalkote, Rabia Mazmouz, Russell Pickford, Pravin R. Puranik, Brett A. Neilan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5951–5959. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01633-16
PMCID:
PMC5038028
Abstract Article PDF–992K

Biotechnology

The Presence of Two Receptor-Binding Proteins Contributes to the Wide Host Range of Staphylococcal Twort-Like Phages
Ippei Takeuchi, Keita Osada, Aa Haeruman Azam, Hiroaki Asakawa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Yasunori Tanji
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5763–5774. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01385-16
PMCID:
PMC5038044
Abstract Article PDF–2.8M
Leveraging Genetic-Background Effects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae To Improve Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate Tolerance
Maria Sardi, Nikolay Rovinskiy, Yaoping Zhang, Audrey P. Gasch
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5838–5849. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01603-16
PMCID:
PMC5038035
Abstract Article PDF–818K
Role of Wax Ester Synthase/Acyl Coenzyme A:Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase in Oleaginous Streptomyces sp. Strain G25
Annika Röttig, Carl Simon Strittmatter, Jennifer Schauer, Sebastian Hiessl, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Alexander Steinbüchel
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5969–5981. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01719-16
PMCID:
PMC5038041
Abstract Article PDF–1.7M

Environmental Microbiology

Yersinia ruckeri Isolates Recovered from Diseased Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Scotland Are More Diverse than Those from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Represent Distinct Subpopulations
Michael J. Ormsby, Thomas Caws, Richard Burchmore, Tim Wallis, David W. Verner-Jeffreys, Robert L. Davies
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5785–5794. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01173-16
PMCID:
PMC5038039
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Design and Evaluation of Illumina MiSeq-Compatible, 18S rRNA Gene-Specific Primers for Improved Characterization of Mixed Phototrophic Communities
Ian M. Bradley, Ameet J. Pinto, Jeremy S. Guest
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5878–5891. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01630-16
PMCID:
PMC5038042
Abstract Article PDF–3.5M
Physiological and Proteomic Responses of Continuous Cultures of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 to Changes in Iron Bioavailability and Growth Rate
Anna C. Y. Yeung, Paul M. D'Agostino, Anne Poljak, James McDonald, Mark W. Bligh, T. David Waite, Brett A. Neilan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5918–5929. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01207-16
PMCID:
PMC5038047
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Two-Component Systems Involved in Susceptibility to Nisin A in Streptococcus pyogenes
Miki Kawada-Matsuo, Ichiro Tatsuno, Kaoru Arii, Takeshi Zendo, Yuichi Oogai, Kazuyuki Noguchi, Tadao Hasegawa, Kenji Sonomoto, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5930–5939. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01897-16
PMCID:
PMC5038018
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Effects of Glucose and Starch on Lactate Production by Newly Isolated Streptococcus bovis S1 from Saanen Goats
Lianmin Chen, Yang Luo, Hongrong Wang, Shimin Liu, Yizhao Shen, Mengzhi Wang
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5982–5989. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01994-16
PMCID:
PMC5038034
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Transcriptional Control in Marine Copiotrophic and Oligotrophic Bacteria with Streamlined Genomes
Matthew T. Cottrell, David L. Kirchman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6010–6018. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01299-16
PMCID:
PMC5038029
Abstract Article PDF–984K
An Ecotype of Neorickettsia risticii Causing Potomac Horse Fever in Canada
Qingming Xiong, Hannah Bekebrede, Pratibha Sharma, Luis G. Arroyo, John D. Baird, Yasuko Rikihisa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6030–6036. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01366-16
PMCID:
PMC5038023
Abstract Article PDF–974K
Development and Validation of Broad-Range Qualitative and Clade-Specific Quantitative Molecular Probes for Assessing Mercury Methylation in the Environment
Geoff A. Christensen, Ann M. Wymore, Andrew J. King, Mircea Podar, Richard A. Hurt, Jr., Eugenio U. Santillan, Ally Soren, Craig C. Brandt, Steven D. Brown, Anthony V. Palumbo, Judy D. Wall, Cynthia C. Gilmour, Dwayne A. Elias
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6068–6078. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01271-16
PMCID:
PMC5038027
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M

Microbial Ecology

Longitudinal Investigation of Carriage Rates, Counts, and Genotypes of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Early Infancy
Hiroyuki Kubota, Hiroshi Makino, Agata Gawad, Akira Kushiro, Eiji Ishikawa, Takafumi Sakai, Takuya Akiyama, Kazunori Matsuda, Rocio Martin, Jan Knol, Kenji Oishi
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5806–5814. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01540-16
PMCID:
PMC5038049
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Consumption of a Bifidobacterium bifidum Strain for 4 Weeks Modulates Dominant Intestinal Bacterial Taxa and Fecal Butyrate in Healthy Adults
Giorgio Gargari, Valentina Taverniti, Silvia Balzaretti, Chiara Ferrario, Claudio Gardana, Paolo Simonetti, Simone Guglielmetti
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5850–5859. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01753-16
PMCID:
PMC5038021
Abstract Article PDF–968K
Secondary Mineralization of Ferrihydrite Affects Microbial Methanogenesis in Geobacter-Methanosarcina Cocultures
Jia Tang, Li Zhuang, Jinlian Ma, Ziyang Tang, Zhen Yu, Shungui Zhou
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5869–5877. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01517-16
PMCID:
PMC5038019
Abstract Article PDF–2.1M
Inclusion of Konjac Flour in the Gestation Diet Changes the Gut Microbiota, Alleviates Oxidative Stress, and Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Sows
Chengquan Tan, Hongkui Wei, Jiangtao Ao, Guang Long, Jian Peng
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5899–5909. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01374-16
PMCID:
PMC5038024
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Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus from Humans to Green Monkeys in The Gambia as Revealed by Whole-Genome Sequencing
Madikay Senghore, Sion C. Bayliss, Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Jainaba Manneh, Michel Dione, Henry Badji, Chinelo Ebruke, Emma L. Doughty, Harry A. Thorpe, Anna J. Jasinska, Christopher A. Schmitt, Jennifer D. Cramer, Trudy R. Turner, George Weinstock, Nelson B. Freimer, Mark J. Pallen, Edward J. Feil, Martin Antonio
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5910–5917. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01496-16
PMCID:
PMC5038045
Abstract Article PDF–1.6M
Distinguishing the Signals of Gingivitis and Periodontitis in Supragingival Plaque: a Cross-Sectional Cohort Study in Malawi
Liam Shaw, Ulla Harjunmaa, Ronan Doyle, Simeon Mulewa, Davie Charlie, Ken Maleta, Robin Callard, A. Sarah Walker, Francois Balloux, Per Ashorn, Nigel Klein
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6057–6067. Prepublished online 2016 Aug 12. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01756-16
PMCID:
PMC5038043
Abstract Article PDF–2.2M

Geomicrobiology

Comparative Analysis of Microbial Communities in Iron-Dominated Flocculent Mats in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Environments
Hiroko Makita, Sakiko Kikuchi, Satoshi Mitsunobu, Yoshihiro Takaki, Toshiro Yamanaka, Tomohiro Toki, Takuroh Noguchi, Kentaro Nakamura, Mariko Abe, Miho Hirai, Masahiro Yamamoto, Katsuyuki Uematsu, Junichi Miyazaki, Takuro Nunoura, Yoshio Takahashi, Ken Takai
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5741–5755. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01151-16
PMCID:
PMC5038026
Abstract Article PDF–4.2M

Food Microbiology

Use of Raman Spectroscopy and Phase-Contrast Microscopy To Characterize Cold Atmospheric Plasma Inactivation of Individual Bacterial Spores
Shiwei Wang, Christopher J. Doona, Peter Setlow, Yong-qing Li
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5775–5784. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 15. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01669-16
PMCID:
PMC5038032
Abstract Article PDF–3.6M
Elucidating and Regulating the Acetoin Production Role of Microbial Functional Groups in Multispecies Acetic Acid Fermentation
Zhen-Ming Lu, Na Liu, Li-Juan Wang, Lin-Huan Wu, Jin-Song Gong, Yong-Jian Yu, Guo-Quan Li, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5860–5868. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01331-16
PMCID:
PMC5038022
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Systematic Assessment of Nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum Spores for Heat Resistance
Ewelina Wachnicka, Sandra C. Stringer, Gary C. Barker, Michael W. Peck
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6019–6029. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01737-16
PMCID:
PMC5038052
Abstract Article PDF–976K
Variable High-Pressure-Processing Sensitivities for Genogroup II Human Noroviruses
Fangfei Lou, Erin DiCaprio, Xinhui Li, Xianjun Dai, Yuanmei Ma, John Hughes, Haiqiang Chen, David H. Kingsley, Jianrong Li
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6037–6045. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01575-16
PMCID:
PMC5038020
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M

Physiology

Use of a Bacterial Luciferase Monitoring System To Estimate Real-Time Dynamics of Intracellular Metabolism in Escherichia coli
Tomohiro Shimada, Kan Tanaka
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5960–5968. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01400-16
PMCID:
PMC5038031
Abstract Article PDF–2.2M
Novel Metal Cation Resistance Systems from Mutant Fitness Analysis of Denitrifying Pseudomonas stutzeri
Brian J. Vaccaro, W. Andrew Lancaster, Michael P. Thorgersen, Grant M. Zane, Adam D. Younkin, Alexey E. Kazakov, Kelly M. Wetmore, Adam Deutschbauer, Adam P. Arkin, Pavel S. Novichkov, Judy D. Wall, Michael W. W. Adams
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 6046–6056. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01845-16
PMCID:
PMC5038046
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M

Plant Microbiology

High-Level Culturability of Epiphytic Bacteria and Frequency of Biosurfactant Producers on Leaves
Adrien Y. Burch, Paulina T. Do, Adrian Sbodio, Trevor V. Suslow, Steven E. Lindow
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5997–6009. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01751-16
PMCID:
PMC5038025
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M

Invertebrate Microbiology

Death Becomes Them: Bacterial Community Dynamics and Stilbene Antibiotic Production in Cadavers of Galleria mellonella Killed by Heterorhabditis and Photorhabdus spp.
Amanda C. Wollenberg, Tanush Jagdish, Greg Slough, Megan E. Hoinville, Michael S. Wollenberg
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5824–5837. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 22. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01211-16
PMCID:
PMC5038048
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Niche-Specific Impact of a Symbiotic Function on the Persistence of Microbial Symbionts within a Natural Host
Subhash C. Verma, Tim Miyashiro
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5990–5996. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01770-16
PMCID:
PMC5038038
Abstract Article PDF–765K

Public and Environmental Health Microbiology

Ultrastructure Variability of the Exosporium Layer of Clostridium difficile Spores from Sporulating Cultures and Biofilms
Marjorie Pizarro-Guajardo, Paulina Calderón-Romero, Daniel Paredes-Sabja
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): 5892–5898. Prepublished online 2016 Jul 29. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01463-16
PMCID:
PMC5038037
Abstract Article PDF–4.2M

Masthead

Editorial Board
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Oct 1; 82(19): A1–A2. Published online 2016 Sep 16. doi: 10.1128/AEM.masthead.82-19
PMCID:
PMC5038033
Article PDF–110K
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