Contents: July 1987, Volume 53, Issue 7        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        General Microbial Ecology        Research Article        Physiology and Biotechnology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Mycology        Food Microbiology        Applied Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Other Issues

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Production of Pili (Fimbriae) by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Correlation with Attachment to Corn Roots Stephen J. Vesper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1397-1405; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity among Opine-Utilizing Bacteria: Identification of Coryneform Isolates Guy Tremblay, Ronald Gagliardo, W. Scott Chilton, and Patrice Dion Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1519-1524; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isozyme Variation among 40 Frankia Strains Monique Gardes, Jean Bousquet, and Maurice Lalonde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1596-1603; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Split-Root Assays Using Trifolium subterraneum Show that Rhizobium Infection Induces a Systemic Response That Can Inhibit Nodulation of Another Invasive Rhizobium Strain Lucy Sargent, Shizhen Z. Huang, Barry G. Rolfe, and Michael A. Djordjevic Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1611-1619; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Lotus Rhizobia by Direct DNA Hybridization of Crushed Root Nodules J. E. Cooper, A. J. Bjourson, and J. K. Thompson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1705-1707; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Sulfate Reduction in Peat from a New Jersey Pinelands Cedar Swamp Henry G. Spratt, Jr., Mark D. Morgan, and Ralph E. Good Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1406-1411; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron-Dependent Production of Hydroxamate by Sodium-Dependent Azotobacter chroococcum William J. Page Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1418-1424; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relation to Copper of N-1, a Nonobligate Bacterial Predator L. E. Casida, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1515-1518; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Assay for Microbially Reducible Ferric Iron in Aquatic Sediments Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth J. P. Phillips Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1536-1540; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ultrastructure of Thiothrix spp. and "Type 021N" Bacteria Terry M. Williams, Richard F. Unz, and J. Thomas Doman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1560-1570; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of pH, Temperature, and Nutrients on Propionate Degradation by a Methanogenic Enrichment Culture David R. Boone and Luying Xun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1589-1592; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of Hydrogen Sulfide, Thiosulfate, and Methylmercaptan for Growth of Thiobacilli during Simulation of Concrete Corrosion Wolfgang Sand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1645-1648; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Research Article:

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Baculovirus interaction with nontarget organisms: a virus-borne reporter gene is not expressed in two mammalian cell lines. L F Carbonell and L K Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1412-1417; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Listeria monocytogenes in milk during high-temperature, short-time pasteurization. M P Doyle, K A Glass, J T Beery, G A Garcia, D J Pollard, and R D Schultz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1433-1438; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Giardia muris cysts by free chlorine. J G Leahy, A J Rubin, and O J Sproul Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1448-1453; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protocol for sampling environmental sites for legionellae. J M Barbaree, G W Gorman, W T Martin, B S Fields, and W E Morrill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1454-1458; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial desulfonation of substituted naphthalenesulfonic acids and benzenesulfonic acids. D Zürrer, A M Cook, and T Leisinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1459-1463; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Escherichia coli cells starved in seawater or grown in seawater-wastewater mixtures. P M Munro, M J Gauthier, and F M Laumond Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1476-1481; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of adaptation to phenol on biodegradation of monosubstituted phenols by aquatic microbial communities. R J Shimp and F K Pfaender Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1496-1499; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfer of chromosomal genes and plasmids in Bacillus thuringiensis. A I Aronson and W Beckman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1525-1530; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

6-Methyl-1,2,4-benzenetriol, a new intermediate in penicillic acid biosynthesis in Penicillium cyclopium. J Sekiguchi, S Katayama, and Y Yamada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1531-1535; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of dimethyl disulfide-forming bacteria isolated from activated sludge. B Tomita, H Inoue, K Chaya, A Nakamura, N Hamamura, K Ueno, K Watanabe, and Y Ose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1541-1547; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid stability in immobilized and free recombinant Escherichia coli JM105(pKK223-200): importance of oxygen diffusion, growth rate, and plasmid copy number. P de Taxis du Poët, Y Arcand, R Bernier, Jr, J N Barbotin, and D Thomas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1548-1555; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polymyxin B-sucrose medium for isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from shellfish. R G Bryant, J Jarvis, and J M Janda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1556-1559; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of media for recovery of total coliform bacteria from chemically treated water. E W Rice, K R Fox, H D Nash, E J Read, and A P Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1571-1573; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Small rodents and other mammals associated with mountain meadows as reservoirs of Giardia spp. and Campylobacter spp. R E Pacha, G W Clark, E A Williams, A M Carter, J J Scheffelmaier, and P Debusschere Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1574-1579; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Estimating downwind concentrations of viable airborne microorganisms in dynamic atmospheric conditions. B Lighthart and A J Mohr Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1580-1583; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved method of screening for aflatoxin with a coconut agar medium. N D Davis, S K Iyer, and U L Diener Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1593-1595; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility and resistance of ruminal bacteria to antimicrobial feed additives. T G Nagaraja and M B Taylor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1620-1625; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Widespread occurrence of bacterial thiol methyltransferases and the biogenic emission of methylated sulfur gases. A Drotar, G A Burton, Jr, J E Tavernier, and R Fall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1626-1631; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophages active against Bacteroides fragilis in sewage-polluted waters. C Tartera and J Jofre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1632-1637; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of high-fiber and high-oil diets on the fecal flora of swine. W E Moore, L V Moore, E P Cato, T D Wilkins, and E T Kornegay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1638-1644; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In vivo formation of gene fusions in Pseudomonas putida and construction of versatile broad-host-range vectors for direct subcloning of Mu d1 and Mu d2 fusions. V Simon and W Schumann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1649-1654; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Steroid sulfatase activity in a Peptococcus niger strain from the human intestinal microflora. J R Van Eldere, G De Pauw, and H J Eyssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1655-1660; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial detoxification of diisopropyl fluorophosphate. H Attaway, J O Nelson, A M Baya, M J Voll, W E White, D J Grimes, and R R Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1685-1689; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of the framework of the Chlamydomonas cell wall by proteases present in a commercially available alpha-amylase preparation. S H Imam and W J Snell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1701-1704; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrogenase activity in aged, nonviable Desulfovibrio vulgaris cultures and its significance in anaerobic biocorrosion. C Chatelus, P Carrier, P Saignes, M F Libert, Y Berlier, P A Lespinat, G Fauque, and J Legall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1708-1710; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Appearance of enzyme activities catalyzing conversion of sterigmatocystin to aflatoxin B1 in late-growth-phase Aspergillus parasiticus cultures. T E Cleveland, A R Lax, L S Lee, and D Bhatnagar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1711-1713; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Marine bacteria which produce tetrodotoxin. U Simidu, T Noguchi, D F Hwang, Y Shida, and K Hashimoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1714-1715; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enumeration of Klebsiella spp. in cold water by using MacConkey-inositol-potassium tellurite medium. B J Dutka, K Jones, and H Bailey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1716-1717; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A rapid test for chitinase activity that uses 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide. M O'Brien and R R Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1718-1720; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Zymomonas mobilis Mutants with an Increased Rate of Alcohol Production Y. A. Osman and L. O. Ingram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1425-1432; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Quantitative Requirements for Na+ for Transport of Metabolizable Compounds by the Marine Bacteria Alteromonas haloplanktis 214 and Vibrio fischeri Randal Droniuk, P. T. S. Wong, Gesine Wisse, and Robert A. MACLeod Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1487-1495; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction and Characterization of Artificial Diploids from the Haploid Yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii Takashi Sasaki and Yoshinobu Ohshima Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1504-1511; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Industrial Application of Artificially Induced Diploid Strains of Torulaspora delbrueckii Yoshinobu Ohshima, Toshio Sugaura, Munehiro Horita, and Takashi Sasaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1512-1514; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Ethane, Ethylene, and Acetylene from Halogenated Hydrocarbons by Methanogenic Bacteria Negash Belay and Lacy Daniels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1604-1610; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermostable Amylolytic Enzymes from a New Clostridium Isolate E. Madi, G. Antranikian, K. Ohmiya, and G. Gottschalk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1661-1667; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Thermostable -Amylase, Pullulanase, and -Glucosidase in Continuous Culture by a New Clostridium Isolate G. Antranikian, C. Herzberg, and G. Gottschalk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1668-1673; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfur Reduction by the Extremely Thermophilic Archaebacterium Pyrodictium occultum A. K. Parameswaran, C. N. Provan, F. J. Sturm, and R. M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1690-1693; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sporulation of Clostridium cylindrosporum on a Defined, Low-Manganese Medium L. E. Sacks and M. R. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1696-1698; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Calcium, Magnesium, pH, and Extent of Growth on the Morphology of Methanosarcina mazei S-6 David R. Boone and Robert A. Mah Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1699-1700; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Detailed Characterization and Comparison of Four Lactic Streptococcal Bacteriophages Based on Morphology, Restriction Mapping, DNA Homology, and Structural Protein Analysis John A. Coveney, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Charles Daly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1439-1447; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Thermomonospora fusca Cellulase Gene in Streptomyces lividans and Bacillus subtilis Gurdev S. Ghangas and David B. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1470-1475; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of a Streptococcus lactis subsp. lactis Chromosomal Fragment Associated with the Ability To Grow in Milk Atte VON Wright, Soile Tynkkynen, and Martin Suominen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1584-1588; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Mating System and Basidiospore Formation in the Lignin-Degrading Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium Margaret Alic, Celia Letzring, and Michael H. Gold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1464-1469; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction and Characterization of Penicillium caseicolum Mutants Resistant to Ergosterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors Alexandrine DE Falandre, Isabelle Bouvier-Fourcade, Jean-Marc Seng, and Pierre Leroux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1500-1503; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of an Extracellular Protease Produced by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana Michael J. Bidochka and George G. Khachatourians Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1679-1684; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Efficient Implementation of Consecutive Reactions by Peptidases at the Periphery of the Streptococcus cremoris Membrane Fred A. Exterkate and Gerrie J. C. M. DE Veer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1482-1486; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Protoplast Formation and Regeneration in Leuconostoc mesenteroides David R. Otts and D. F. Day Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1694-1695; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Applied Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Free-Living Dinitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Isolated from Petroleum Refinery Oily Sludge Gisele Laguerre, Bernard Bossand, and Rene Bardin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. July 1987 53: 1674-1678; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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