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Minireviews:

Veronica Arthurson

Proper Sanitization of Sewage Sludge: a Critical Issue for a Sustainable Society
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5267-5275. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Tina C. Summerfield and Louis A. Sherman

Global Transcriptional Response of the Alkali-Tolerant Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 to a pH 10 Environment
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5276-5284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christiane Bömke, Maria Cecilia Rojas, Fan Gong, Peter Hedden, and Bettina Tudzynski

Isolation and Characterization of the Gibberellin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Sphaceloma manihoticola
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5325-5339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John J. Tudor, James J. Davis, Marissa Panichella, and Adam Zwolak

Isolation of Predation-Deficient Mutants of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Using Transposon Mutagenesis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5436-5443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sunhwa Park and Roger L. Ely

Candidate Stress Genes of Nitrosomonas europaea for Monitoring Inhibition of Nitrification by Heavy Metals
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5475-5482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Food Microbiology:

M. T. Brandl

Plant Lesions Promote the Rapid Multiplication of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Postharvest Lettuce
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5285-5289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carme Plumed-Ferrer, Kaisa M. Koistinen, Tiina L. Tolonen, Satu J. Lehesranta, Sirpa O. Kärenlampi, Elina Mäkimattila, Vesa Joutsjoki, Vesa Virtanen, and Atte von Wright

Comparative Study of Sugar Fermentation and Protein Expression Patterns of Two Lactobacillus plantarum Strains Grown in Three Different Media
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5349-5358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yasuhiro Miki, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Ikuko Kaneko-Hirano, Kanako Fujiuchi, and Shigeru Akimoto

Prevalence and Characterization of Enterotoxin Gene-Carrying Clostridium perfringens Isolates from Retail Meat Products in Japan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5366-5372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sukhadeo B. Barbuddhe, Thomas Maier, Gerold Schwarz, Markus Kostrzewa, Herbert Hof, Eugen Domann, Trinad Chakraborty, and Torsten Hain

Rapid Identification and Typing of Listeria Species by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5402-5407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mohammad A. Islam, Abdus S. Mondol, Enne de Boer, Rijkelt R. Beumer, Marcel H. Zwietering, Kaisar A. Talukder, and Annet E. Heuvelink

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Slaughtered Animals in Bangladesh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5414-5421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Riikka Laukkanen, Pilar Ortiz Martínez, Kirsi-Maarit Siekkinen, Jukka Ranta, Riitta Maijala, and Hannu Korkeala

Transmission of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in the Pork Production Chain from Farm to Slaughterhouse
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5444-5450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suzanne J. Jordan, Stefano Perni, Sarah Glenn, Isabel Fernandes, Manuela Barbosa, Manuela Sol, Rogerio P. Tenreiro, Lelia Chambel, Belarmino Barata, Isabel Zilhao, Timothy G. Aldsworth, Andreia Adriao, M. Leonor Faleiro, Gilbert Shama, and Peter W. Andrew

Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm-Associated Protein (BapL) May Contribute to Surface Attachment of L. monocytogenes but Is Absent from Many Field Isolates
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5451-5456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ihab Habib, Imca Sampers, Mieke Uyttendaele, Dirk Berkvens, and Lieven De Zutter

Baseline Data from a Belgium-Wide Survey of Campylobacter Species Contamination in Chicken Meat Preparations and Considerations for a Reliable Monitoring Program
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5483-5489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ioanna M. Barmpalia-Davis, Ifigenia Geornaras, Patricia A. Kendall, and John N. Sofos

Differences in Survival among 13 Listeria monocytogenes Strains in a Dynamic Model of the Stomach and Small Intestine
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5563-5567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeri D. Barak, Anita Liang, and Koh-Eun Narm

Differential Attachment to and Subsequent Contamination of Agricultural Crops by Salmonella enterica
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5568-5570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Physiology and Biotechnology:

Haruhiko Teramoto, Tomokazu Shirai, Masayuki Inui, and Hideaki Yukawa

Identification of a Gene Encoding a Transporter Essential for Utilization of C₄ Dicarboxylates in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5290-5296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ya-Jun Liu, Pan-Pan Li, Ke-Xin Zhao, Bao-Jun Wang, Cheng-Ying Jiang, Harold L. Drake, and Shuang-Jiang Liu

Corynebacterium glutamicum Contains 3-Deoxy-D-Arabino-Heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthases That Display Novel Biochemical Features
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5497-5503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel Gonzalez-Ramos, Eduardo Cebollero, and Ramon Gonzalez

A Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Overproducing Mannoproteins Stabilizes Wine against Protein Haze
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5533-5540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Microbial Ecology:

L. A. Bereschenko, G. H. J. Heilig, M. M. Nederlof, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, A. J. M. Stams, and G. J. W. Euverink

Molecular Characterization of the Bacterial Communities in the Different Compartments of a Full-Scale Reverse-Osmosis Water Purification Plant
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5297-5304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Chénard and C. A. Suttle

Phylogenetic Diversity of Sequences of Cyanophage Photosynthetic Gene psbA in Marine and Freshwaters
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5317-5324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Henny C. van der Mei, Minie Rustema-Abbing, Joop de Vries, and Henk J. Busscher

Bond Strengthening in Oral Bacterial Adhesion to Salivary Conditioning Films
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5511-5515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Talia Jewell, Sherry L. Huston, and Douglas C. Nelson

Methylotrophy in Freshwater Beggiatoa alba Strains
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5575-5578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Environmental Microbiology:

Christine Gescher, Katja Metfies, Stephan Frickenhaus, Britta Knefelkamp, Karen H. Wiltshire, and Linda K. Medlin

Feasibility of Assessing the Community Composition of Prasinophytes at the Helgoland Roads Sampling Site with a DNA Microarray
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5305-5316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef, Anne M. Spain, Cody Sheik, Fares Z. Najar, Leonid O. Sukharnikov, Bruce A. Roe, James P. Davis, Patrick D. Schloss, Vanessa L. Bailey, and Lee R. Krumholz

Novelty and Uniqueness Patterns of Rare Members of the Soil Biosphere
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5422-5428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kayzad S. Nilgiriwala, Anuradha Alahari, Amara Sambasiva Rao, and Shree Kumar Apte

Cloning and Overexpression of Alkaline Phosphatase PhoK from Sphingomonas sp. Strain BSAR-1 for Bioprecipitation of Uranium from Alkaline Solutions
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5516-5523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria A. Söderberg, Jenny Dao, Shawn R. Starkenburg, and Nicholas P. Cianciotto

Importance of Type II Secretion for Survival of Legionella pneumophila in Tap Water and in Amoebae at Low Temperatures
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5583-5588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Monard, F. Binet, and P. Vandenkoornhuyse

Short-Term Response of Soil Bacteria to Carbon Enrichment in Different Soil Microsites
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5589-5592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Plant Microbiology:

Kathryn L. Oliver, Richard C. Hamelin, and William E. Hintz

Effects of Transgenic Hybrid Aspen Overexpressing Polyphenol Oxidase on Rhizosphere Diversity
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5340-5348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Leonardo De La Fuente, Thomas J. Burr, and Harvey C. Hoch

Autoaggregation of Xylella fastidiosa Cells Is Influenced by Type I and Type IV Pili
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5579-5582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Avi Matityahu, Yitzhak Hadar, Carlos G. Dosoretz, and Paula A. Belinky

Gene Silencing by RNA Interference in the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5359-5365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Biodegradation:

Meral Yikmis, Matthias Arenskötter, Karsten Rose, Nicole Lange, Henrike Wernsmann, Lars Wiefel, and Alexander Steinbüchel

Secretion and Transcriptional Regulation of the Latex-Clearing Protein, Lcp, by the Rubber-Degrading Bacterium Streptomyces sp. Strain K30
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5373-5382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Methods:

Dmitriy V. Volokhov, Hyesuk Kong, Joseph George, Christine Anderson, and Vladimir E. Chizhikov

Biological Enrichment of Mycoplasma Agents by Cocultivation with Permissive Cell Cultures
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5383-5391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nipa Chokesajjawatee, Young-Gun Zo, and Rita R. Colwell

Determination of Clonality and Relatedness of Vibrio cholerae Isolates by Genomic Fingerprinting, Using Long-Range Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5392-5401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yutaka Yawata, Nobuhiko Nomura, and Hiroo Uchiyama

Development of a Novel Biofilm Continuous Culture Method for Simultaneous Assessment of Architecture and Gaseous Metabolite Production
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5429-5435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Oleg Stukalov, Anton Korenevsky, Terry J. Beveridge, and John R. Dutcher

Use of Atomic Force Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy for Correlative Studies of Bacterial Capsules
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5457-5465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xin Yan, Hao-Jie Yu, Qing Hong, and Shun-Peng Li

Cre/lox System and PCR-Based Genome Engineering in Bacillus subtilis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5556-5562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Danheng Qiu, Jisheng Ruan, and Ying Huang

Selective Isolation and Rapid Identification of Members of the Genus Micromonospora
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5593-5597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Public Health Microbiology:

Stephanie A. Bull, Alastair Thomas, Thomas Humphrey, Johanne Ellis-Iversen, Alasdair J. Cook, Roger Lovell, and Frieda Jorgensen

Flock Health Indicators and Campylobacter spp. in Commercial Housed Broilers Reared in Great Britain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5408-5413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tae-Jong Kim, Briana M. Young, and Glenn M. Young

Effect of Flagellar Mutations on Yersinia enterocolitica Biofilm Formation
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5466-5474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. Ahmed, F. Huygens, A. Goonetilleke, and T. Gardner

Real-Time PCR Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Roof-Harvested Rainwater in Southeast Queensland, Australia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5490-5496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nichola J. Hill, Elizabeth M. Deane, and Michelle L. Power

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) Adapted to Urban Settings
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5549-5555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology:

D. R. Gomez, K. J. Evans, J. Baker, P. R. Harvey, and E. S. Scott

Dynamics of Introduced Populations of Phragmidium violaceum and Implications for Biological Control of European Blackberry in Australia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5504-5510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hisayuki Komaki, Ryosuke Fudou, Takashi Iizuka, Daisuke Nakajima, Koei Okazaki, Daisuke Shibata, Makoto Ojika, and Shigeaki Harayama

PCR Detection of Type I Polyketide Synthase Genes in Myxobacteria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5571-5574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Invertebrate Microbiology:

Dong Xu and Jean-Charles Côté

Sequence Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis Flagellin (H Antigen) Protein at the Intra-H Serotype Level
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5524-5532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

H. Bart van den Berg van Saparoea, Patrick J. Bakkes, Gert N. Moll, and Arnold J. M. Driessen

Distinct Contributions of the Nisin Biosynthesis Enzymes NisB and NisC and Transporter NisT to Prenisin Production by Lactococcus lactis
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008 74: 5541-5548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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