Contents: December 1991, Volume 57, Issue 12        Food Microbiology        Research Article        General Microbial Ecology        Methods        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        Physiology and Biotechnology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Errata Other Issues

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Food Microbiology:

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Construction of a Bacteriophage-Resistant Derivative of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis 425A by Using the Conjugal Plasmid pNP40 Aidan Harrington and Colin Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3405-3409; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Citrate Fermentation by Lactococcus and Leuconostoc spp Marjo J. C. Starrenburg and Jeroen Hugenholtz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3535-3540; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Research Article:

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Mechanism of action of benzoic acid on Zygosaccharomyces bailii: effects on glycolytic metabolite levels, energy production, and intracellular pH. A D Warth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3410-3414; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of benzoic acid on glycolytic metabolite levels and intracellular pH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A D Warth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3415-3417; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete degradation of polychlorinated hydrocarbons by a two-stage biofilm reactor. B Z Fathepure and T M Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3418-3422; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin-mediated inhibition of Clostridium botulinum spores by lactic acid bacteria at refrigeration and abuse temperatures. A Okereke and T J Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3423-3428; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of farnesol and the off-flavor derivative geosmin on Streptomyces tendae. C P Dionigi, D F Millie, and P B Johnsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3429-3432; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of metabolic performance of methanogenic granules treating brewery wastewater: role of sulfate-reducing bacteria. W M Wu, R F Hickey, and J G Zeikus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3438-3449; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and activity of a bacteriocin produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides. H Daba, S Pandian, J F Gosselin, R E Simard, J Huang, and C Lacroix Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3450-3455; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Giardia cysts by using the polymerase chain reaction and distinguishing live from dead cysts. M H Mahbubani, A K Bej, M Perlin, F W Schaefer, 3rd, W Jakubowski, and R M Atlas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3456-3461; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indigenous and enhanced mineralization of pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, and carbazole in soils. R J Grosser, D Warshawsky, and J R Vestal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3462-3469; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a locus within the hydrogenase gene cluster involved in intracellular nickel metabolism in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. C L Fu and R J Maier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3502-3510; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Competitive inhibition of an energy-dependent nickel transport system by divalent cations in Bradyrhizobium japonicum JH. C L Fu and R J Maier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3511-3516; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of solvents and alcohols on the polar lipid composition of Clostridium butyricum under conditions of controlled lipid chain composition. D L MacDonald and H Goldfine Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3517-3521; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stability of the delta-endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in a recombinant strain of Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis. J T Turner, J S Lampel, R S Stearman, G W Sundin, P Gunyuzlu, and J J Anderson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3522-3528; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymerase chain reaction-gene probe detection of microorganisms by using filter-concentrated samples. A K Bej, M H Mahbubani, J L Dicesare, and R M Atlas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3529-3534; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

1,3-Propanediol production by Escherichia coli expressing genes from the Klebsiella pneumoniae dha regulon. I T Tong, H H Liao, and D C Cameron Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3541-3546; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phage abortive infection mechanism from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, expression of which is mediated by an Iso-ISS1 element. P J Cluzel, A Chopin, S D Ehrlich, and M C Chopin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3547-3551; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of gene amplification on mercuric ion reduction activity of Escherichia coli. G P Philippidis, L H Malmberg, W S Hu, and J L Schottel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3558-3564; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the polyphosphate-accumulating microflora in phosphorus-eliminating, anaerobic-aerobic activated sludge systems by using diaminopropane as a biomarker for rapid estimation of Acinetobacter spp. G Auling, F Pilz, H J Busse, S Karrasch, M Streichan, and G Schön Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3585-3592; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and characterization of an endopeptidase from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Wg2. P S Tan, K M Pos, and W N Konings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3593-3599; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nisin treatment for inactivation of Salmonella species and other gram-negative bacteria. K A Stevens, B W Sheldon, N A Klapes, and T R Klaenhammer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3613-3615; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of bacterial and phytoplanktonic metabolic activity in the lower River Rhine by ditallowdimethylammonium chloride. D M Tubbing and W Admiraal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3616-3622; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low- and high-affinity transport systems for citric acid in the yeast Candida utilis. F Cássio and C Leáo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3623-3628; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence and ultrastructural characterization of bacteria in association with and isolated from Azolla caroliniana. S A Nierzwicki-Bauer and H Aulfinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3629-3636; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunocytochemical localization of nitrogenase in bacteria symbiotically associated with Azolla spp. P Lindblad, B Bergman, and S A Nierzwicki-Bauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3637-3640; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ecological implications of glucosyltransferase phase variation in Streptococcus gordonii. M M Vickerman, D B Clewell, and G W Jones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3648-3651; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Limited bacterial mineralization of fungal degradation intermediates from synthetic lignin. C Rüttimann, R Vicuña, M D Mozuch, and T K Kirk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3652-3655; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophages from the forestomachs of Australian marsupials. A V Klieve Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3660-3663; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacilli and azoreductase activity in the murine cecum. M A McConnell and G W Tannock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3664-3665; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a 16S rRNA-based oligomer probe specific for Listeria monocytogenes. R F Wang, W W Cao, and M G Johnson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3666-3670; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, properties, and sequence specificity of SslI, a new type II restriction endonuclease from Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus. L Benbadis, J R Garel, and D L Hartley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3677-3678; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and characterization of the N-methylcarbamate hydrolase from Pseudomonas strain CRL-OK. W W Mulbry and R W Eaton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3679-3682; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Screening of Natural Waters for Viruses Which Infect Chlorella Cells Takashi Yamada, Takanobu Higashiyama, and Takao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3433-3437; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serogrouping of Halophilic Bdellovibrios from Chesapeake Bay and Environs by Immunodiffusion and Immunoelectrophoresis Andrew J. Schoeffield, William A. Falkler, Jr., Darshana Desai, and Henry N. Williams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3470-3475; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrification at Low pH by Aggregated Chemolithotrophic Bacteria W. De Boer, P. J. A. Klein Gunnewiek, M. Veenhuis, E. Bock, and H. J. Laanbroek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3600-3604; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Separation of Methanotrophic Bacteria by Using Percoll and Its Application to Isolation of Mixed and Pure Cultures K. P. Putzer, L. A. Buchholz, M. E. Lidstrom, and C. C. Remsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3656-3659; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Measurement of Acetate Concentrations in Marine Pore Waters by Using an Enzymatic Approach Gary M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3476-3481; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Technique for Identification and Enumeration of Methanogenic Bacterial Colonies on Roll Tubes by Epifluorescence Microscopy Naoaki Kataoka, Yutaka Tokiwa, and Kiyoshi Takeda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3671-3673; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Culture Medium Containing Ionic Concentrations of Nutrients Similar to Concentrations Found in the Soil Solution J. Scott Angle, Stephen P. McGrath, and Rufus L. Chaney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3674-3676; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Detection of Plasmid Transfer from Pseudomonas fluorescens to Indigenous Bacteria in Soil by Using Bacteriophage R2f for Donor Counterselection Eric Smit, Jan D. VAN Elsas, Johannes A. VAN Veen, and Willem M. DE Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3482-3488; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Genetic Diversity among Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. Trifolii Strains Revealed by Allozyme and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses David H. Demezas, Terry B. Reardon, John M. Watson, and Alan H. Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3489-3495; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Competition-Defective Bradyrhizobium japonicum Mutant Arvind A. Bhagwat, Raymond E. Tully, and Donald L. Keister Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3496-3501; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Interrelatedness among Clover Proliferation Mycoplasmalike Organisms (MLOs) and Other MLOs Investigated by Nucleic Acid Hybridization and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses Ing-Ming Lee, Robert E. Davis, and Chuji Hiruki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3565-3569; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Detection of Chromosomal and Extrachromosomal DNA from Mycoplasmalike Organisms That Cause Yellow Dwarf Disease of Rice Kazuo Nakashima, Shosuke Kato, Setsuo Iwanami, and Nobuo Murata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3570-3575; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Bioluminescence Markers To Detect Pseudomonas spp. in the Rhizosphere Letty A. DE Weger, Paul Dunbar, Walter F. Mahafee, Ben J. J. Lugtenberg, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3641-3644; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diglyceride Kinase Activity in Cell Extracts of Rhizobium meliloti: Evidence for a Diglyceride Cycle during Cyclic ß-1,2-Glucan Biosynthesis William P. Hunt, Richard S. Gore, and Karen J. Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3645-3647; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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-Glucuronidase and Other Hemicellulase Activities of Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 Grown on Crystalline Cellulose or Ball-Milled Barley Straw D. C. Smith and C. W. Forsberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3552-3557; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Hyperbaric Pressure on a Deep-Sea Archaebacterium in Stainless Steel and Glass-Lined Vessels Chad M. Nelson, Michael R. Schuppenhauer, and Douglas S. Clark Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3576-3580; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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New Routes for Aerobic Biodegradation of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Barrie F. Taylor and Darrin C. Gilchrist Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3581-3584; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of 5-Fluorouracil Metabolism in Four Differently Pigmented Strains of Nectria haematococca Denise Parisot, Marie C. Malet-Martino, Robert Martino, and Philippe Crasnier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3605-3612; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Osmotically Regulated Transport of Proline by Lactobacillus acidophilus IFO 3532 Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1991 57: 3683 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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