Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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  Año 2006, Vol. 72, Número 2

  • Characterization of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens D-Psicose 3-Epimerase That Converts D-Fructose to D-Psicose

    págs. 981-985

    

  • Identification of an endo-ß-1,4-D-Xylanase from Magnaporthe grisea by Gene Knockout Analysis, Purification, and Heterologous Expression

    Linda M. Fernekes, Peter Albersheim, Alan G. Darvill, Christopher Luttig, Jeffrey E. Halley, Gerardo Gutiérrez Sanchez

    págs. 986-993

    

  • Reliable and Rapid Identification of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria Species by Artificial Neural Network-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

    Jürgen Schmitt, Cecilia A. Rebuffo, Felix von Stetten, Mareike Wenning, Siegfried Scherer

    págs. 994-1000

    

  • Bioassay for Nisin in Milk, Processed Cheese, Salad Dressings, Canned Tomatoes, and Liquid Egg Products

    J. Hakovirta, P. E. J. Saris, J. Reunanen

    págs. 1001-1005

    

  • In Vitro Kinetic Analysis of Oligofructose Consumption by Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium spp. Indicates Different Degradation Mechanisms

    Kristof Verbrugghe, Tom Adriany, Luc De Vuyst, Lefteris Makras, Roel Van der Meulen

    págs. 1006-1012

    

  • In Vivo Emission of Dinitrogen by Earthworms via Denitrifying Bacteria in the Gut

    Marcus A. Horn, Harold L. Drake, Matthias Kästner, Matthias Gehre, Ralph Mertel

    págs. 1013-1018

    

  • Nitrous Oxide Reductase Genes (nosZ) of Denitrifying Microbial Populations in Soil and the Earthworm Gut Are Phylogenetically Similar

    Harold L. Drake, Marcus A. Horn, Andreas Schramm

    págs. 1019-1026

    

  • Differences in Fecal Microbiota in Different European Study Populations in Relation to Age, Gender, and Country: a Cross-Sectional Study

    Thomas Clavel, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, Christiana Hanisch, Michael Blaut, Elisabeth Norin, Katiana Saunier, Carla Orpianesi, Tore Midtvedt, Livia Alm, Susanne Mueller, Corinna Koebnick, Stefania Silvi, Hans-Joachim Franz Zunft, Joël Doré, Alberto Cresci

    págs. 1027-1033

    

  • Effect of Ammonia Production by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on pelB Activation, Pectate Lyase Secretion, and Fruit Pathogenicity

    T. Katan, J. Rollins, D. Prusky, E. Servi, Y. Okon, H. Kramer-Haimovich

    págs. 1034-1039

    

  • Biodegradation of 3-Nitrotyrosine by Burkholderia sp. Strain JS165 and Variovorax paradoxus JS171

    Shirley F. Nishino, Jim C. Spain

    págs. 1040-1044

    

  • Molecular Cloning and Expression of Genes Encoding a Novel Dioxygenase Involved in Low- and High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation in Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1

    Ricky D. Edmondson, Carl E. Cerniglia, Michael D. Adjei, James P. Freeman, Richard C. Jones

    págs. 1045-1054

    

  • Identification of Genes Associated with Survival of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis in Chicken Egg Albumen

    Lee W. Riley, Cindy Loui, Gary L. Andersen, Raul I. Clavijo

    págs. 1055-1064

    

  • Purification, Characterization, and Gene Cloning of a Novel Maltosyltransferase from an Arthrobacter globiformis Strain That Produces an Alternating ¿-1,4- and ¿-1,6-Cyclic Tetrasaccharide from Starch

    Michio Kubota, Hikaru Watanabe, Masashi Kurimoto, Hiroto Chaen, Kazuhisa Mukai, Shigeharu Fukuda

    págs. 1065-1071

    

  • Specific Detection of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae in Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum) Tissues by Nested PCR

    Olivier Pruvost, Philippe Laurent, Isabelle Robène-Soustrade, Emmanuel Jouen, Lionel Gagnevin

    págs. 1072-1078

    

  • Pure-Culture Growth of Fermentative Bacteria, Facilitated by H² Removal: Bioenergetics and H² Production

    Cameron J. Adams, David L. Valentine, Molly C. Redmond

    págs. 1079-1085

    

  • The Naphthalene Catabolic (nag) Genes of Polaromonas naphthalenivorans CJ2: Evolutionary Implications for Two Gene Clusters and Novel Regulatory Control

    Eugene L. Madsen

    págs. 1086-1095

    

  • The Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Cluster Gene, aflX, Encodes an Oxidoreductase Involved in Conversion of Versicolorin A to Demethylsterigmatocystin

    Beverly G. Montalbano, Jeffrey W. Cary, John M. Bland, Kenneth C. Ehrlich

    págs. 1096-1101

    

  • Novel Genetic Variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma bovis, Anaplasma centrale, and a Novel Ehrlichia sp. in Wild Deer and Ticks on Two Major Islands in Japan

    Yoshimichi Hiramitsu, Tomoko Tajima, Yasuko Rikihisa, Emiko Isogai, Makoto Kawahara, Kenji Tahara, Asao Itagaki

    págs. 1102-1109

    

  • Isolation and Expression of the Lysis Genes of Actinomyces naeslundii Phage Av-1

    Allan L. Delisle, Gerard J. Barcak

    págs. 1110-1117

    

  • Only a Few Fungal Species Dominate Highly Diverse Mycofloras Associated with the Common Reed

    Kurt Mendgen, Henner Brinkmann, Karin Neubert, Stefan G. R. Wirsel

    págs. 1118-1128

    

  • Engineering Plant-Microbe Symbiosis for Rhizoremediation of Heavy Metals

    Cindy H. Wu, Ashok Mulchandani, Thomas K. Wood, Wilfred Chen

    págs. 1129-1134

    

  • Biocontrol of the Food-Borne Pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica Serovar Poona on Fresh-Cut Apples with Naturally Occurring Bacterial and Yeast Antagonists

    Maribel Abadias, Mary J. Camp, Britta Leverentz, Cletus P. Kurtzman, Wojciech Janisiewicz, William S. Conway

    págs. 1135-1140

    

  • Determination of Essential and Variable Residues in Pediocin PA-1 by NNK Scanning

    Yoshinori Hatakeyama, Tatsuya Tominaga

    págs. 1141-1147

    

  • Molecular and Genetic Characterization of a Novel Nisin Variant Produced by Streptococcus uberis

    Ralph W. Jack, Nikolai A. Klesse, Ruth E. Wirawan, John R. Tagg

    págs. 1148-1156

    

  • Carbon Isotope Fractionation during Anaerobic Degradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether under Sulfate-Reducing and Methanogenic Conditions

    Piyapawn Somsamak, Max M. Häggblom, Hans H. Richnow

    págs. 1157-1163

    

  • Nonlinear Dependency of Intracellular Fluxes on Growth Rate in Miniaturized Continuous Cultures of Escherichia coli

    Alexander Schicker, Uwe Sauer, Annik Nanchen

    págs. 1164-1172

    

  • Differential Expression of Proteins and Genes in the Lag Phase of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Grown in Synthetic Medium and Reconstituted Skim Milk

    Mogens Jakobsen, Nadja Larsen, Henrik Siegumfeldt, Mette Boye

    págs. 1173-1179

    

  • Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for the Discrimination of Food-Borne Microorganisms

    Giuseppina Cacace, Michele Di Stasio, Rosa Anna Siciliano, Antonio Malorni, Giuseppe Comi, Marcello Gaita, Alida Sorrentino, Angelo Facchiano, Maria Fiorella Mazzeo

    págs. 1180-1189

    

  • Identification of QuiP, the Product of Gene PA1032, as the Second Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Acylase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

    Jean J. Huang, Jared R. Leadbetter, Marvin Whiteley, Ashley Petersen

    págs. 1190-1197

    

  • Coexistence of Burkholderia, Cupriavidus, and Rhizobium sp. Nodule Bacteria on two Mimosa spp. in Costa Rica

    Matthew A. Parker, Craig F. Barrett

    págs. 1198-1206