| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveGenetics and Molecular Biology Identification of Components of the Sigma B Regulon in Listeria monocytogenes That Contribute to Acid and Salt Tolerance F. Abram, E. Starr, K. A. G. Karatzas, K. Matlawska-Wasowska, A. Boyd, M. Wiedmann, K. J. Boor, D. Connally, and C. P. O'Byrne Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6848–6858. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00442-08.PMCID: PMC2583506 Characterization of a T7-Like Lytic Bacteriophage ( ![[var phi]](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x03C6.gif) SG-JL2) of Salmonella enterica Serovar Gallinarum Biovar Gallinarum Hyuk-Joon Kwon, Sun-Hee Cho, Tae-Eun Kim, Yong-Jin Won, Jihye Jeong, Se Chang Park, Jae-Hong Kim, Han-Sang Yoo, Yong-Ho Park, and Sun-Joong Kim Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6970–6979. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01088-08.PMCID: PMC2583507 New Strategy for Isolating Novel Nematicidal Crystal Protein Genes from Bacillus thuringiensis Strain YBT-1518 Suxia Guo, Mei Liu, Donghai Peng, Sisi Ji, Pengxia Wang, Ziniu Yu, and Ming Sun Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6997–7001. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01346-08.PMCID: PMC2583473 Localization and Expression of MreB in Vibrio parahaemolyticus under Different Stresses Shen-Wen Chiu, Shau-Yan Chen, and Hin-chung Wong Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7016–7022. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01020-08.PMCID: PMC2583491 Enzymology and Protein Engineering Flavobacterium sp. Strain 4221 and Pedobacter sp. Strain 4236 β-1,3-Glucanases That Are Active at Low Temperatures Mikkel A. Rasmussen, Søren M. Madsen, Peter Stougaard, and Mads G. Johnsen Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7070–7072. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00681-08.PMCID: PMC2583487 Physiology and Biotechnology The Bacillus subtilis ydjL (bdhA) Gene Encodes Acetoin Reductase/2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase Wayne L. Nicholson Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6832–6838. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00881-08.PMCID: PMC2583490 Nitric Oxide Reductase Gene Expression and Nitrous Oxide Production in Nitrate-Grown Pseudomonas mandelii Saleema Saleh-Lakha, Kelly E. Shannon, Claudia Goyer, Jack T. Trevors, Bernie J. Zebarth, and David L. Burton Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6876–6879. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01533-08.PMCID: PMC2583478 Emergence of Novel Streptococcus iniae Exopolysaccharide-Producing Strains following Vaccination with Nonproducing Strains Marina Eyngor, Yoram Tekoah, Roni Shapira, Avshalom Hurvitz, Amir Zlotkin, Avishay Lublin, and Avi Eldar Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6892–6897. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00853-08.PMCID: PMC2583498 Biosynthesis of Ubiquinone Compounds with Conjugated Prenyl Side Chains Pyung Cheon Lee, Christine Salomon, Benjamin Mijts, and Claudia Schmidt-Dannert Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6908–6917. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01495-08.PMCID: PMC2583475 Accumulation of trans C18:1 Fatty Acids in the Rumen after Dietary Algal Supplementation Is Associated with Changes in the Butyrivibrio Community Charlotte Boeckaert, Bruno Vlaeminck, Veerle Fievez, Lois Maignien, Jan Dijkstra, and Nico Boon Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6923–6930. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01473-08.PMCID: PMC2583482 Transport of Glucose by Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Occurs via Facilitated Diffusion E. P. Briczinski, A. T. Phillips, and R. F. Roberts Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6941–6948. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01280-08.PMCID: PMC2583483 Global Transcription and Metabolic Flux Analysis of Escherichia coli in Glucose-Limited Fed-Batch Cultivations K. Lemuth, T. Hardiman, S. Winter, D. Pfeiffer, M. A. Keller, S. Lange, M. Reuss, R. D. Schmid, and M. Siemann-Herzberg Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7002–7015. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01327-08.PMCID: PMC2583496 Exogenous or l-Rhamnose-Derived 1,2-Propanediol Is Metabolized via a pduD-Dependent Pathway in Listeria innocua Junfeng Xue, Charles M. Murrieta, Daniel C. Rule, and Kurt W. Miller Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7073–7079. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01074-08.PMCID: PMC2583486 Estimating Single-Cell Lag Times via a Bayesian Scheme P. K. Malakar and G. C. Barker Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7098–7099. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01277-08.PMCID: PMC2583504 Public Health Microbiology Bioaccumulation, Retention, and Depuration of Enteric Viruses by Crassostrea virginica and Crassostrea ariakensis Oysters Sharon P. Nappier, Thaddeus K. Graczyk, and Kellogg J. Schwab Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6825–6831. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01000-08.PMCID: PMC2583511 Temporal Assessment of the Impact of Exposure to Cow Feces in Two Watersheds by Multiple Host-Specific PCR Assays Yong-Jin Lee, Marirosa Molina, Jorge W. Santo Domingo, Jonathan D. Willis, Michael Cyterski, Dinku M. Endale, and Orin C. Shanks Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6839–6847. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00601-08.PMCID: PMC2583500 Identification of Campylobacter jejuni Proteins Recognized by Maternal Antibodies of Chickens Kari D. Shoaf-Sweeney, Charles L. Larson, Xiaoting Tang, and Michael E. Konkel Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6867–6875. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01097-08.PMCID: PMC2583476 Microbiological Analysis of Food Contact Surfaces in Child Care Centers Catherine M. Cosby, C. A. Costello, W. C. Morris, B. Haughton, M. J. Devereaux, F. Harte, and P. M. Davidson Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6918–6922. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00547-08.PMCID: PMC2583471 Effects of Therapeutic Ceftiofur Administration to Dairy Cattle on Escherichia coli Dynamics in the Intestinal Tract Randall S. Singer, Sheila K. Patterson, and Richard L. Wallace Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6956–6962. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01241-08.PMCID: PMC2583494 Comparison of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains from Human and Avian Sources Reveals a Mixed Subset Representing Potential Zoonotic Pathogens Timothy J. Johnson, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Sara J. Johnson, Adam L. Stell, Curt Doetkott, James R. Johnson, Kwang S. Kim, Lodewijk Spanjaard, and Lisa K. Nolan Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7043–7050. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01395-08.PMCID: PMC2583479 Frequent Occurrence of Human-Associated Microsporidia in Fecal Droppings of Urban Pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Aldert Bart, Ellen M. Wentink-Bonnema, Edou R. Heddema, Jan Buijs, and Tom van Gool Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7056–7058. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01429-08.PMCID: PMC2583493 Inactivation of Mycobacterium avium Complex by UV Irradiation Gwy-Am Shin, Jung-Keun Lee, Robert Freeman, and Gerard A. Cangelosi Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7067–7069. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00457-08.PMCID: PMC2583497 Identification of a Novel Genomic Island Specific to Hospital-Acquired Clonal Complex 17 Enterococcus faecium Isolates Esther Heikens, Willem van Schaik, Helen L. Leavis, Marc J. M. Bonten, and Rob J. L. Willems Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7094–7097. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01378-08.PMCID: PMC2583488 Environmental Microbiology Mechanisms of Cation Exchange by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and PAO1 wbpL, a Strain with a Truncated Lipopolysaccharide J. Shephard, A. J. McQuillan, and P. J. Bremer Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6980–6986. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01117-08.PMCID: PMC2583508 Microbial Ecology Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Microbial Populations in Cold Perennial Springs of the High Arctic Nancy N. Perreault, Charles W. Greer, Dale T. Andersen, Stefanie Tille, Georges Lacrampe-Couloume, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, and Lyle G. Whyte Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6898–6907. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00359-08.PMCID: PMC2583501 csrA Inhibits the Formation of Biofilms by Vibrio vulnificus Melissa K. Jones, Elizabeth B. Warner, and James D. Oliver Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7064–7066. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01810-08.PMCID: PMC2583499 Cellulose Degradation by Micromonosporas Recovered from Freshwater Lakes and Classification of These Actinomycetes by DNA Gyrase B Gene Sequencing Alexandre B. de Menezes, Robert J. Lockhart, Michael J. Cox, Heather E. Allison, and Alan J. McCarthy Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7080–7084. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01092-08.PMCID: PMC2583502 Geomicrobiology Mechanism and Consequences of Anaerobic Respiration of Cobalt by Shewanella oneidensis Strain MR-1 Heidi H. Hau, Alan Gilbert, Dan Coursolle, and Jeffrey A. Gralnick Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6880–6886. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00840-08.PMCID: PMC2583509 Formation of Nanoscale Elemental Silver Particles via Enzymatic Reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens Nicholas Law, Saadia Ansari, Francis R. Livens, Joanna C. Renshaw, and Jonathan R. Lloyd Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7090–7093. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01069-08.PMCID: PMC2583489 Food Microbiology Gene Expression Profiling of Listeria monocytogenes Strain F2365 during Growth in Ultrahigh-Temperature-Processed Skim Milk Yanhong Liu and Amy Ream Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6859–6866. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00356-08.PMCID: PMC2583503 Modeling the Variability of Single-Cell Lag Times for Listeria innocua Populations after Sublethal and Lethal Heat Treatments A. Métris, S. M. George, B. M. Mackey, and J. Baranyi Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6949–6955. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01237-08.PMCID: PMC2583480 Plant Microbiology Multilocus Sequence Analysis for Assessment of the Biogeography and Evolutionary Genetics of Four Bradyrhizobium Species That Nodulate Soybeans on the Asiatic Continent Pablo Vinuesa, Keilor Rojas-Jiménez, Bruno Contreras-Moreira, Suresh K. Mahna, Braj Nandan Prasad, Hla Moe, Suresh Babu Selvaraju, Heidemarie Thierfelder, and Dietrich Werner Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6987–6996. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00875-08.PMCID: PMC2583495 Invertebrate Microbiology Darkling Beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) and Their Larvae as Potential Vectors for the Transfer of Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B Variant Java between Successive Broiler Flocks Wilma C. Hazeleger, Nico M. Bolder, Rijkelt R. Beumer, and Wilma F. Jacobs-Reitsma Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6887–6891. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00451-08.PMCID: PMC2583492 Host Adaptation of a Wolbachia Strain after Long-Term Serial Passage in Mosquito Cell Lines Conor J. McMeniman, Amanda M. Lane, Amy W. C. Fong, Denis A. Voronin, Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Ryuichi Yamada, Elizabeth A. McGraw, and Scott L. O'Neill Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6963–6969. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01038-08.PMCID: PMC2583474 Persistent Association of Mycobacterium ulcerans with West African Predaceous Insects of the Family Belostomatidae Lydia Mosi, Heather Williamson, John R. Wallace, Richard W. Merritt, and P. L. C. Small Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7036–7042. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01234-08.PMCID: PMC2583505 Methods Immunofluorescence Flow Cytometry Technique for Enumeration of the Brown-Tide Alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens Beth A. Stauffer, Rebecca A. Schaffner, Catherine Wazniak, and David A. Caron Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 6931–6940. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00996-08.PMCID: PMC2583485 Bioluminescent Aspergillus fumigatus, a New Tool for Drug Efficiency Testing and In Vivo Monitoring of Invasive Aspergillosis Matthias Brock, Grégory Jouvion, Sabrina Droin-Bergère, Olivier Dussurget, Marie-Anne Nicola, and Oumaïma Ibrahim-Granet Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7023–7035. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01288-08.PMCID: PMC2583481 Brucella abortus Strain RB51 Leucine Auxotroph as an Environmentally Safe Vaccine for Plasmid Maintenance and Antigen Overexpression Parthiban Rajasekaran, Mohamed N. Seleem, Andrea Contreras, Endang Purwantini, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, and Stephen M. Boyle Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7051–7055. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01511-08.PMCID: PMC2583484 Effective Mutagenesis of Vibrio fischeri by Using Hyperactive Mini-Tn5 Derivatives Noreen L. Lyell, Anne K. Dunn, Jeffrey L. Bose, Susan L. Vescovi, and Eric V. Stabb Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7059–7063. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01330-08.PMCID: PMC2583470 Biodegradation Cloning and Characterization of α-Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase from Gordonia polyisoprenivorans VH2 Quyen Arenskötter, Jens Heller, David Dietz, Matthias Arenskötter, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7085–7089. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01491-08.PMCID: PMC2583472 Author’s Correction pH Gradient-Induced Heterogeneity of Fe(III)-Reducing Microorganisms in Coal Mining-Associated Lake Sediments Marco Blöthe, Denise M. Akob, Joel E. Kostka, Kathrin Göschel, Harold L. Drake, and Kirsten Küsel Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 November; 74(22): 7100. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01538-08.PMCID: PMC2583477 Corrects: Marco Blöthe, et al. pH Gradient-Induced Heterogeneity of Fe(III)-Reducing Microorganisms in Coal Mining-Associated Lake Sediments . Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 February; 74(4): 1019–1029. |