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Evolution of the Secondary Symbiont “ Candidatus Serratia symbiotica” in Aphid Species of the Subfamily Lachninae

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Lamelas et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (13)
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Ca. Serratia symbiotica
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ABSTRACT Buchnera aphidicola BCc, the primary endosymbiont of the aphid Cinara cedri (subfamily Lachninae), is losing its symbiotic capacity and might be replaced by the coresident “ Candidatus Serratia symbiotica.” Phylogenetic and morphological analyses within the subfamily Lachninae indicate two different “ Ca . Serratia symbiotica” lineages and support the longtime coevolution of both s

Proteomic Analysis of Stationary Phase in the Marine Bacterium “ Candidatus Pelagibacter ubique”

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Sowell et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (13)
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Ca. Pelagibacter ubique
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ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Pelagibacter ubique,” an abundant marine alphaproteobacterium, subsists in nature at low ambient nutrient concentrations and may often be exposed to nutrient limitation, but its genome reveals no evidence of global regulatory mechanisms for adaptation to stationary phase. High-resolution capillary liquid chromatography coupled online to an LTQ mass spectrometer was used to build an accurate mass and time (AMT) tag library that

Evolutionary Relationships of “ Candidatus Endobugula” Bacterial Symbionts and Their Bugula Bryozoan Hosts

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Lim-Fong et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (11)
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Ca. Endobugula
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ABSTRACT Ribosomal gene sequences were obtained from bryozoans in the genus Bugula and their bacterial symbionts; analyses of host and symbiont phylogenetic trees did not support a history of strict cospeciation. Symbiont-derived compounds known to defend host larvae from predation were only detected in two out of four symbiotic Bugula species.

Intact Membrane Lipids of “ Candidatus Nitrosopumilus maritimus,” a Cultivated Representative of the Cosmopolitan Mesophilic Group I Crenarchaeota

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Schouten et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (8)
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Ca. Nitrosopumilus maritimus
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ABSTRACT In this study we analyzed the membrane lipid composition of “ Candidatus Nitrosopumilus maritimus,” the only cultivated representative of the cosmopolitan group I crenarchaeota and the only mesophilic isolate of the phylum Crenarchaeota . The core lipids of “ Ca . Nitrosopumilus maritimus” consisted of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) with zero to four cyclopentyl moieties. Crenar

Identification and Ecophysiological Characterization of Epiphytic Protein-Hydrolyzing Saprospiraceae (“ Candidatus Epiflobacter” spp.) in Activated Sludge

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Xia et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (7)
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Ca. Epiflobacter
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ABSTRACT The identity and ecophysiology of a group of uncultured protein-hydrolyzing epiphytic rods attached to filamentous bacteria in activated sludge from nutrient removal plants were investigated by using the full-cycle rRNA approach combined with microautoradiography and histochemical staining. The epiphytic group consists of three closely related clusters, each containing 11 to 16 clones. The closest related cultured isolate is the type strain Haliscomeno

Phylogenetic Characterization and Prevalence of “ Spirobacillus cienkowskii ,” a Red-Pigmented, Spiral-Shaped Bacterial Pathogen of Freshwater Daphnia Species

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Rodrigues et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (5)
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“Spirobacillus cienkowskii”
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ABSTRACT Microscopic examination of the hemolymph from diseased daphniids in 17 lakes in southwestern Michigan and five rock pools in southern Finland revealed the presence of tightly coiled bacteria that bore striking similarities to the drawings of a morphologically unique pathogen, “ Spirobacillus cienkowskii ,” first described by Elya Metchnikoff more than 100 years ago. The uncultivated microbe was identified as a deeply branching member of the

“ Candidatus Accumulibacter” Population Structure in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Sludges as Revealed by Polyphosphate Kinase Genes

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He et al. (2007). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (18)
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“Accumulibacter”
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ABSTRACT We investigated the fine-scale population structure of the “ Candidatus Accumulibacter” lineage in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems using the polyphosphate kinase 1 gene ( ppk1 ) as a genetic marker. We retrieved fragments of “ Candidatus Accumulibacter” 16S rRNA and ppk1 genes from one laboratory-scale and several full-scale EBPR systems. Phylogeni

“ Candidatus Bacilloplasma,” a Novel Lineage of Mollicutes Associated with the Hindgut Wall of the Terrestrial Isopod Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda)

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Kostanjsek et al. (2007). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (17)
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Ca. Bacilloplasma
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ABSTRACT Pointed, rod-shaped bacteria colonizing the cuticular surface of the hindgut of the terrestrial isopod crustacean Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda) were investigated by comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and electron microscopy. The results of phylogenetic analysis, and the absence of a cell wall, affiliated these bacteria with the class Mollicutes , within which they represent a novel and deeply branche

Diversity of Nitrite Reductase Genes in “ Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis”-Dominated Cultures Enriched by Flow-Cytometric Sorting

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Miyauchi et al. (2007). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (16)
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“Accumulibacter phosphatis”
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ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis” is considered a polyphosphate-accumulating organism (PAO) though it has not been isolated yet. To reveal the denitrification ability of this organism, we first concentrated this organism by flow cytometric sorting following fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using specific probes for this organism. The purity of the target cells was about 97% of total cell count in the sorted sample. The PCR am

Evolutionary Relationships of “ Candidatus Riesia spp.,” Endosymbiotic Enterobacteriaceae Living within Hematophagous Primate Lice

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Allen et al. (2007). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73 (5)
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Ca. Riesia
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ABSTRACT The primary endosymbiotic bacteria from three species of parasitic primate lice were characterized molecularly. We have confirmed the characterization of the primary endosymbiont (P-endosymbiont) of the human head/body louse Pediculus humanus and provide new characterizations of the P-endosymbionts from Pediculus schaeffi from chimpanzees and Pthirus pubis , the pubic louse of humans. The endo