Applied and Environmental Microbiology - September 2007, Volume 73, Issue 18

Relationship between Phylogenetic Groups, Genotypic Clusters, and Virulence Gene Profiles of Escherichia coli Strains from Diverse Human and Animal Sources Satoshi Ishii, Katriya P. Meyer, and Michael J. Sadowsky
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Dynamics of Vaginal Bacterial Communities in Women Developing Bacterial Vaginosis, Candidiasis, or No Infection, Analyzed by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Real-Time PCR
Beatrice Vitali, Ciro Pugliese, Elena Biagi, Marco Candela, Silvia Turroni, Gert Bellen, Gilbert G. G. Donders, and Patrizia Brigidi
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Characterization of UVC Light Sensitivity of Vaccinia Virus
James J. McDevitt, Ka Man Lai, Stephen N. Rudnick, E. Andres Houseman, Melvin W. First, and Donald K. Milton
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Advanced Environmental Surveillance and Molecular Analyses Indicate Separate Importations Rather than Endemic Circulation of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus in Gaza District in 2002
Y. Manor, S. Blomqvist, D. Sofer, J. Alfandari, T. Halmut, B. Abramovitz, E. Mendelson, and L. M. Shulman
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Directed Evolution of AraC for Improved Compatibility of Arabinose- and Lactose-Inducible Promoters
Sung Kuk Lee, Howard H. Chou, Brian F. Pfleger, Jack D. Newman, Yasuo Yoshikuni, and Jay D. Keasling
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A Surface-Focused Biotinylation Procedure Identifies the Yersinia pestis Catalase KatY as a Membrane-Associated but Non-Surface-Located Protein
Tanya Myers-Morales, Clarissa Cowan, Michael E. Gray, Christine R. Wulff, Carol E. Parker, Christoph H. Borchers, and Susan C. Straley
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In Situ Monitoring of the Nascent Pseudomonas fluorescens Biofilm Response to Variations in the Dissolved Organic Carbon Level in Low-Nutrient Water by Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Anne Delille, Fabienne Quilès, and François Humbert
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Cloning and Transfer of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 Type III Secretion System for Studies of a Range of Gram-Negative Genera
James W. Wilson, Clint Coleman, and Cheryl A. Nickerson
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Sensitivity of Nested PCR in the Detection of Low Numbers of Giardia lamblia Cysts
Kathryn M. Miller and Charles R. Sterling
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Comparison of Different Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Primer Sets for the Study of Marine Bacterioplankton Communities
Olga Sánchez, Josep M. Gasol, Ramon Massana, Jordi Mas, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió
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Functional Analysis of the Fructooligosaccharide Utilization Operon in Lactobacillus paracasei 1195
Yong Jun Goh, Jong-Hwa Lee, and Robert W. Hutkins
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Transcriptional Responses of Enterococcus faecalis V583 to Bovine Bile and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
Margrete Solheim, Ågot Aakra, Heidi Vebø, Lars Snipen, and Ingolf F. Nes
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Directed Evolution of Vibrio fischeri LuxR for Improved Response to Butanoyl-Homoserine Lactone
Andrew C. Hawkins, Frances H. Arnold, Rainer Stuermer, Bernhard Hauer, and Jared R. Leadbetter
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Genome-Wide Screen for Oxalate-Sensitive Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
V. Cheng, H. U. Stotz, K. Hippchen, and A. T. Bakalinsky
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Dissimilatory Iodate Reduction by Marine Pseudomonas sp. Strain SCT
Seigo Amachi, Nahito Kawaguchi, Yasuyuki Muramatsu, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Yuko Watanabe, Hirofumi Shinoyama, and Takaaki Fujii
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Aspartate Biosynthesis Is Essential for the Growth of Streptococcus thermophilus in Milk, and Aspartate Availability Modulates the Level of Urease Activity
Stefania Arioli, Christophe Monnet, Simone Guglielmetti, Carlo Parini, Ivano De Noni, Johannes Hogenboom, Prakash M. Halami, and Diego Mora
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Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions Involved in Iron Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Daniel E. Ross, Shane S. Ruebush, Susan L. Brantley, Robert S. Hartshorne, Thomas A. Clarke, David J. Richardson, and Ming Tien
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Endogenously Synthesized (–)-proto-Quercitol and Glycine Betaine Are Principal Compatible Solutes of Schizochytrium sp. Strain S8 (ATCC 20889) and Three New Isolates of Phylogenetically Related Thraustochytrids
Anita N. Jakobsen, Inga M. Aasen, and Arne R. Strøm
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Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Model for Nitrogen-Limited Wine Fermentations
Matthew C. Coleman, Russell Fish, and David E. Block
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Gliding Arc Discharge in the Potato Pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica: Mechanism of Lethal Action and Effect on Membrane-Associated Molecules
M. Moreau, M. G. J. Feuilloley, W. Veron, T. Meylheuc, S. Chevalier, J.-L. Brisset, and N. Orange
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Potential Use of Toxic Thermolabile Proteins To Study Protein Quality Control Systems
Itzhak Mizrahi, Michael Dagan, Dvora Biran, and Eliora Z. Ron
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Bacteroides sp. Strain D8, the First Cholesterol-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Human Feces
Philippe Gérard, Pascale Lepercq, Marion Leclerc, Françoise Gavini, Pierre Raibaud, and Catherine Juste
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Changes in Microbial Community Composition and Geochemistry during Uranium and Technetium Bioimmobilization
Mandy M. Michalsen, Aaron D. Peacock, Anne M. Spain, Amanda N. Smithgal, David C. White, Yamil Sanchez-Rosario, Lee R. Krumholz, and Jonathan D. Istok
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New Genera of RNA Viruses in Subtropical Seawater, Inferred from Polymerase Gene Sequences
Alexander I. Culley and Grieg F. Steward
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Relative Abundances of Proteobacterial Membrane-Bound and Periplasmic Nitrate Reductases in Selected Environments
D. Bru, A. Sarr, and L. Philippot
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Dissection and Modulation of the Four Distinct Activities of Nisin by Mutagenesis of Rings A and B and by C-Terminal Truncation
Rick Rink, Jenny Wierenga, Anneke Kuipers, Leon D. Kluskens, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Gert N. Moll
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Lactococcus lactis Gene yjgB Encodes a -D-Glutaminyl-L-Lysyl- Endopeptidase Which Hydrolyzes Peptidoglycan
Yulia Redko, Pascal Courtin, Christine Mézange, Carine Huard, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier
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Discovery of a Novel Styrene Monooxygenase Originating from the Metagenome
Erik W. van Hellemond, Dick B. Janssen, and Marco W. Fraaije
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Fungal Communities Associated with Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane in Soil
Lee Cosgrove, Paula L. McGeechan, Geoff D. Robson, and Pauline S. Handley
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Development of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay with an Internal Amplification Control for the Detection of Total and Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Bacteria in Oysters
Jessica L. Nordstrom, Michael C. L. Vickery, George M. Blackstone, Shelley L. Murray, and Angelo DePaola
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Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Identified as an Important Reservoir of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Brazil
Murilo G. Oliveira, José R. Feitosa Brito, Roberta R. Carvalho, Beatriz E. C. Guth, Tânia A. T. Gomes, Mônica A. M. Vieira, Maria A. M. F. Kato, Isabel I. Ramos, Tânia M. I. Vaz, and Kinue Irino
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Siderophore Production by Pseudomonas stutzeri under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions
Sofia A. Essén, Anna Johnsson, Dan Bylund, Karsten Pedersen, and Ulla S. Lundström
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"Candidatus Accumulibacter" Population Structure in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Sludges as Revealed by Polyphosphate Kinase Genes
Shaomei He, Daniel L. Gall, and Katherine D. McMahon
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Plutonium(IV) Reduction by the Metal-Reducing Bacteria Geobacter metallireducens GS15 and Shewanella oneidensis MR1
Hakim Boukhalfa, Gary A. Icopini, Sean D. Reilly, and Mary P. Neu
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Biogenic Mineral Production by a Novel Arsenic-Metabolizing Thermophilic Bacterium from the Alvord Basin, Oregon
Rhesa N. Ledbetter, Stephanie A. Connon, Andrew L. Neal, Alice Dohnalkova, and Timothy S. Magnuson
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Nitrogen Fixation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Implications for a New Ecological Niche
J. D. Criminger, T. H. Hazen, P. A. Sobecky, and C. R. Lovell
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Use of Cell Culture To Assess Cryptosporidium parvum Survival Rates in Natural Groundwaters and Surface Waters
Rebecca L. Ives, Amy M. Kamarainen, David E. John, and Joan B. Rose
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