Food Science


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CandidatusAnadelfobacter veles” and “CandidatusCyrtobacter comes,” Two NewRickettsialesSpecies Hosted by the Protist CiliateEuplotes harpa(Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)

Citation
Vannini et al. (2010). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (12)
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“Cyrtobacter zanobii” “Cyrtobacter comes” Ca. Anadelfobacter veles
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ABSTRACTThe orderRickettsiales(Alphaproteobacteria) is a well-known group containing obligate endocellular prokaryotes. The order encompasses three families (Rickettsiaceae,Anaplasmataceae, andHolosporaceae) and a fourth, family-level cluster, which includes only one candidate species, “CandidatusMidichloria mitochondrii,” as well as several unnamed bacterial symbionts. The broad host range exhibited by the members of the “CandidatusMidichloria” clade suggests their eventual relevance for a bett

Analysis of the Fine-Scale Population Structure of “ Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis” in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Sludge, Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Flow Cytometric Sorting

Citation
Kim et al. (2010). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (12)
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“Accumulibacter phosphatis”
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ABSTRACT To investigate the fine-scale diversity of the polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAO) “ Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis” (henceforth referred to as “ Ca. Accumulibacter”), two laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) for enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) were operated with sodium acetate as the sole carbon source. During SBR operations, activated sludge always contained morphologically d

“ Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri,” a Novel Clade of Bacterial Endocellular Symbionts from Weevils of the Genus Curculio

Citation
Toju et al. (2010). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (1)
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“Curculioniphilus buchneri”
Abstract
ABSTRACT Here we investigated the bacterial endosymbionts of weevils of the genus Curculio . From all four species of Curculio weevils examined, a novel group of bacterial gene sequences were consistently identified. Molecular phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that the sequences formed a distinct clade in the Gammaproteobacteria , which was not related to previously known groups of weevil endosymbiont

The Olive Fly Endosymbiont, “ Candidatus Erwinia dacicola,” Switches from an Intracellular Existence to an Extracellular Existence during Host Insect Development

Citation
Estes et al. (2009). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (22)
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Ca. Erwinia dacicola
Abstract
ABSTRACT As polyphagous, holometabolous insects, tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) provide a unique habitat for endosymbiotic bacteria, especially those microbes associated with the digestive system. Here we examine the endosymbiont of the olive fly [ Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae)], a tephritid of great economic importance. “ Candidatus Erwinia dacicola” was found in the digestive systems of all l

Prevalence of Cardinium Bacteria in Planthoppers and Spider Mites and Taxonomic Revision of “ Candidatus Cardinium hertigii” Based on Detection of a New Cardinium Group from Biting Midges

Citation
Nakamura et al. (2009). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (21)
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“Cardinium hertigii” Ca. Cardinium hertigii
Abstract
ABSTRACT Cardinium bacteria, members of the phylum Cytophaga - Flavobacterium - Bacteroides (CFB), are intracellular bacteria in arthropods that are capable of inducing reproductive abnormalities in their hosts, which include parasitic wasps, mites, and spiders. A high frequency of Cardinium infection was detected in planthoppers (27 out of 57 species were infected).

The Ultramicrobacterium “ Elusimicrobium minutum ” gen. nov., sp. nov., the First Cultivated Representative of the Termite Group 1 Phylum

Citation
Geissinger et al. (2009). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (9)
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Elusimicrobiota
Abstract
ABSTRACT Insect intestinal tracts harbor several novel, deep-rooting clades of as-yet-uncultivated bacteria whose biology is typically completely unknown. Here, we report the isolation of the first representative of the termite group 1 (TG1) phylum from sterile-filtered gut homogenates of a humivorous scarab beetle larva. Strain Pei191 T is a mesophilic, obligately anaerobic ultramicrobacterium with a gram-negative cell envelope. Cells are typically

Tissue-Associated “ Candidatus Mycoplasma corallicola” and Filamentous Bacteria on the Cold-Water Coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

Citation
Neulinger et al. (2009). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75 (5)
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Ca. Mycoplasma corallicola
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ABSTRACT The cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) is a key species in the formation of cold-water reefs, which are among the most diverse deep-sea ecosystems. It occurs in two color varieties: white and red. Bacterial communities associated with Lophelia have been investigated in recent years, but the role of the associated bacteria remains largely obscure. This study uses catalyzed reporter depos

“ Candidatus Midichloria” Endosymbionts Bloom after the Blood Meal of the Host, the Hard Tick Ixodes ricinus

Citation
Sassera et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (19)
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Ca. Midichloria
Abstract
ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii,” an intracellular symbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus , is the only described organism able to invade the mitochondria of any multicellular organism. We used quantitative PCR to examine cycles of bacterial growth and death throughout the host's development and found that they correspond with the phases of engorgement and molt, respectively.

A New Huanglongbing Species, “ Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous,” Found To Infect Tomato and Potato, Is Vectored by the Psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc)

Citation
Hansen et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (18)
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Ca. Liberibacter psyllaurous
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ABSTRACT A new huanglongbing (HLB) “ Candidatus Liberibacter” species is genetically characterized, and the bacterium is designated “ Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous.” This bacterium infects the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli and its solanaceous host plants potato and tomato, potentially resulting in “psyllid yellowing.” Host plant-dependent HLB transmission and variation in psyllid infection frequ

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

Citation
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