Volume 90(5); 2024 May

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Genetics and Molecular Biology

An autonomous plasmid as an inovirus phage satellite

Nicole Schmid, David Brandt, Claudia Walasek, Clara Rolland, Johannes Wittmann, Dorian Fischer, Mathias Müsken, Jörn Kalinowski, Kai Thormann

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00246-24. Published online 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1128/aem.00246-24

PMCID:: PMC11107163

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 10, 2024; PubMed

A novel ionizing radiation-induced small RNA, DrsS, promotes the detoxification of reactive oxygen species in Deinococcus radiodurans

Shiv Narayan Rai, Tanmay Dutta

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e01538-23. Published online 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1128/aem.01538-23

PMCID:: PMC11107164

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 8, 2024; PubMed

Ppx1 putative exopolyphosphatase is essential for polyphosphate accumulation in Lacticaseibacillus paracasei

Daniela Corrales, Cristina Alcántara, Manuel Zúñiga, Vicente Monedero

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02290-23. Published online 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.1128/aem.02290-23

PMCID:: PMC11107151

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 15, 2024; PubMed

Biotechnology

Design of a tunable bacterial gene expression system using engineered σ factors

Twinkal Patel, Amit Dinda, Sankar Mahesh, Savitha Nadig, Nishank Reddy, Balasubramanian Gopal

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00021-24. Published online 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1128/aem.00021-24

PMCID:: PMC11107172

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 12, 2024; PubMed

Gut microbiota intervention alleviates pulmonary inflammation in broilers exposed to fine particulate matter from broiler house

Junze Liu, Yuan Li, Dan Shen, Xiaoqing Li, Kai Wang, Kentaro Nagaoka, Chunmei Li

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02174-23. Published online 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1128/aem.02174-23

PMCID:: PMC11107152

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 24, 2024; PubMed

Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains performing similarly during fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates show pronounced differences in transcriptional stress responses

Elena Cámara, Maurizio Mormino, Verena Siewers, Yvonne Nygård

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02330-23. Published online 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1128/aem.02330-23

PMCID:: PMC11107148

Abstract Article PDF–1.5M

Biodegradation

Alginate oligosaccharide assimilation by gut microorganisms and the potential role in gut inflammation alleviation

Xiao-Qing Ma, Bing Wang, Wei Wei, Fang-Cheng Tan, Hang Su, Jun-Zhe Zhang, Chen-Yang Zhao, Hua-Jun Zheng, Yan-Qin Feng, Wei Shen, Jin-Bo Yang, Fu-Li Li

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00046-24. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1128/aem.00046-24

PMCID:: PMC11107165

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 2, 2024; PubMed

Functional analysis, diversity, and distribution of the ean cluster responsible for 17β-estradiol degradation in sphingomonads

Mingliang Zhang, Siyuan Gao, Kaihua Pan, Hongfei Liu, Qian Li, Xuekun Bai, Qian Zhu, Zeyou Chen, Xin Yan, Qing Hong

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e01974-23. Published online 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.1128/aem.01974-23

PMCID:: PMC11107178

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 15, 2024; PubMed

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

pH-dependent regulation of an acidophilic O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase from Lactobacillus plantarum

Yasuyuki Matoba, Kosuke Oda, Maho Wataeda, Hina Kanemori, Koichi Matsuo

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00118-24. Published online 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1128/aem.00118-24

PMCID:: PMC11107162

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 3, 2024; PubMed

Characterization of Amycolatopsis 75iv2 dye-decolorizing peroxidase on O-glycosides

Silja Välimets, Peicheng Sun, Ludovika Jessica Virginia, Gijs van Erven, Mark G. Sanders, Mirjam A. Kabel, Clemens Peterbauer

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00205-24. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.00205-24

PMCID:: PMC11107159

Abstract Article PDF–2.0M

Validation of aminodeoxychorismate synthase and anthranilate synthase as novel targets for bispecific antibiotics inhibiting conserved protein-protein interactions

Franziska Jasmin Funke, Sandra Schlee, Reinhard Sterner

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00572-24. Published online 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1128/aem.00572-24

PMCID:: PMC11107160

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Nov 3, 2024; PubMed

Environmental Microbiology

Impact of operational conditions on drinking water biofilm dynamics and coliform invasion potential

Fien Waegenaar, Cristina García-Timermans, Josefien Van Landuyt, Bart De Gusseme, Nico Boon

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00042-24. Published online 2024 Apr 22. doi: 10.1128/aem.00042-24

PMCID:: PMC11107155

Abstract Article PDF–1.3M

The polyextremophile Natranaerobius thermophilus adopts a dual adaptive strategy to long-term salinity stress, simultaneously accumulating compatible solutes and K⁺

Qinghua Xing, Shanshan Zhang, Xinyi Tao, Noha M. Mesbah, Xinwei Mao, Haisheng Wang, Juergen Wiegel, Baisuo Zhao

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00145-24. Published online 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1128/aem.00145-24

PMCID:: PMC11107154

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 5, 2024; PubMed

Multidrug resistance in Salmonella isolates of swine origin: mobile genetic elements and plasmids associated with cephalosporin resistance with potential transmission to humans

V. Garrido, A. Arrieta-Gisasola, L. Migura-García, L. Laorden, M. J. Grilló

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00264-24. Published online 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1128/aem.00264-24

PMCID:: PMC11107176

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Nov 2, 2024; PubMed

Phenotypic and genomic characterization of Methanothermobacter wolfeii strain BSEL, a CO₂-capturing archaeon with minimal nutrient requirements

Fuad Ale Enriquez, Birgitte K. Ahring

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00268-24. Published online 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.1128/aem.00268-24

PMCID:: PMC11107166

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 15, 2024; PubMed

Old role with new feature: T2SS ATPase as a cyclic-di-GMP receptor to regulate antibiotic production

Haofei Liu, Gaoge Xu, Baodian Guo, Fengquan Liu

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00418-24. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.00418-24

PMCID:: PMC11107153

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 16, 2024; PubMed

Azole resistance mechanisms and population structure of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus on retail plant products

Caroline Wang, Natalie Miller, Douglas Vines, Paul M. Severns, Michelle Momany, Marin T. Brewer

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02056-23. Published online 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1128/aem.02056-23

PMCID:: PMC11107156

Abstract Article PDF–1.2M

Comparison of methods proposed for monitoring cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli in the water environment

Jeanette Calarco, Amy Pruden, Valerie J. Harwood

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02128-23. Published online 2024 Apr 4. doi: 10.1128/aem.02128-23

PMCID:: PMC11107173

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 4, 2024; PubMed

A Burkholderia cenocepacia-like environmental isolate strongly inhibits the plant fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

Tingting Song, Suyash Gupta, Yael Sorokin, Omer Frenkel, Eddie Cytryn, Jonathan Friedman

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02222-23. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.02222-23

PMCID:: PMC11107150

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 16, 2024; PubMed

Microbial Ecology

Reduction of product composition variability using pooled microbiome ecosystem therapy and consequence in two infectious murine models

Julie Reygner, Johanne Delannoy, Marie-Thérèse Barba-Goudiaby, Cyrielle Gasc, Benoît Levast, Enora Gaschet, Laurent Ferraris, Stéphane Paul, Nathalie Kapel, Anne-Judith Waligora-Dupriet, Frederic Barbut, Muriel Thomas, Carole Schwintner, Bastien Laperrousaz, Nathalie Corvaïa

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00016-24. Published online 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1128/aem.00016-24

PMCID:: PMC11107171

Abstract Article PDF–3.0M

Warming alters life-history traits and competition in a phage community

Samuel T. E. Greenrod, Daniel Cazares, Serena Johnson, Tobias E. Hector, Emily J. Stevens, R. Craig MacLean, Kayla C. King

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00286-24. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.00286-24

PMCID:: PMC11107170

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 16, 2024; PubMed

Redefining piscine lactococcosis

Taylor I. Heckman, Zeinab Yazdi, Caitlin E. Older, Matt J. Griffin, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, Alexander M. Chow, Isabella Medina Silva, Kelsey M. Anenson, Julio C. García, Benjamin R. LaFrentz, Durda Slavic, Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth, Paula Yant, Heather M. Fritz, Eileen E. Henderson, Rebeccah McDowall, Hugh Cai, Mark Adkison, Esteban Soto

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e02349-23. Published online 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1128/aem.02349-23

PMCID:: PMC11107168

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 10, 2024; PubMed

Food Microbiology

Identification and enzymatic properties of arginine decarboxylase from Aspergillus oryzae

Yui Murakami, Soichiro Ikuta, Wakao Fukuda, Naoki Akasaka, Jun-ichi Maruyama, Shuichi Shinma, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Shinsuke Fujiwara

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00294-24. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.00294-24

PMCID:: PMC11107147

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 16, 2024; PubMed

Microbial contamination pathways in a poultry abattoir provided clues on the distribution and persistence of Arcobacter spp.

Cristian Botta, Davide Buzzanca, Elisabetta Chiarini, Francesco Chiesa, Selene Rubiola, Ilario Ferrocino, Edoardo Fontanella, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Kurt Houf, Valentina Alessandria

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00296-24. Published online 2024 Apr 22. doi: 10.1128/aem.00296-24

PMCID:: PMC11107157

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 22, 2024; PubMed

Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin and proper phospholipid composition are important for aggregation in Tetragenococcus halophilus SL10

Airi Yanagihara, Kouta Matsue, Kurumi Kobayashi, Takura Wakinaka, Yoshinobu Mogi, Jun Watanabe

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00334-24. Published online 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1128/aem.00334-24

PMCID:: PMC11107175

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 16, 2024; PubMed

Scrutinizing a Lactococcus lactis mutant with enhanced capacity for extracellular electron transfer reveals a unique role for a novel type-II NADH dehydrogenase

Liuyan Gu, Shuangqing Zhao, Belay Tilahun Tadesse, Ge Zhao, Christian Solem

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00414-24. Published online 2024 Apr 2. doi: 10.1128/aem.00414-24

PMCID:: PMC11107169

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 2, 2024; PubMed

Plant Microbiology

Calcium modulation of bacterial wilt disease on potato

María Virginia Ferreira, Eber Naranjo, Nicol Denis, Paul Cobine, Leonardo De La Fuente, María Inés Siri

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00242-24. Published online 2024 May 1. doi: 10.1128/aem.00242-24

PMCID:: PMC11107177

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Nov 1, 2024; PubMed

An overview of Parafrankia (Nod+/Fix+) and Pseudofrankia (Nod+/Fix−) interactions through genome mining and experimental modeling in co-culture and co-inoculation of Elaeagnus angustifolia

Maher Gtari, Nicholas J. Beauchemin, Indrani Sarker, Arnab Sen, Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari, Louis S. Tisa

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00288-24. Published online 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1128/aem.00288-24

PMCID:: PMC11107149

Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Oct 23, 2024; PubMed

Erratum

Erratum for Konstanti et al., “Physiology of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Akkermansia muciniphila”

Prokopis Konstanti, Kate Ligthart, Christos Fryganas, Constantinos Patinios, Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00498-24. Published online 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1128/aem.00498-24

Corrects:: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Jan; 90(1): e01121-23.

PMCID:: PMC11107161

Correction PDF–99K

Retractions

Retraction for Sarker et al., “Comparative Experiments To Examine the Effects of Heating on Vegetative Cells and Spores of Clostridium perfringens Isolates Carrying Plasmid Genes versus Chromosomal Enterotoxin Genes”

Mahfuzur R. Sarker, Robert P. Shivers, Shauna G. Sparks, Vijay K. Juneja, Bruce A. McClane

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00249-24. Published online 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1128/aem.00249-24

Retracts:: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2000 Aug; 66(8): 3234–3240.

PMCID:: PMC11107146

Retraction PDF–101K

Retraction for Harrison et al., “Molecular Characterization of Clostridium perfringens Isolates from Humans with Sporadic Diarrhea: Evidence for Transcriptional Regulation of the Beta2-Toxin-Encoding Gene”

Ben Harrison, Deepa Raju, Helen S. Garmory, Moira M. Brett, Richard W. Titball, Mahfuzur R. Sarker

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 May; 90(5): e00259-24. Published online 2024 Apr 12. doi: 10.1128/aem.00259-24

Retracts:: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Dec; 71(12): 8362–8370.

PMCID:: PMC11107167

Retraction PDF–101K

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