Contents: April 1992, Volume 58, Issue 4        Research Article        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        General Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Methods        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Food Microbiology        Errata Other Issues

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Research Article:

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Purification and characterization of an extracellular muramidase of Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 that acts on non-N-acetylated peptidoglycan. C Croux, B Canard, G Goma, and P Soucaille Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1075-1081; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in a recombinant Escherichia coli strain. S Slater, T Gallaher, and D Dennis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1089-1094; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic dechlorination of polychlorobiphenyls (Aroclor 1242) by pasteurized and ethanol-treated microorganisms from sediments. D Ye, J F Quensen, 3rd, J M Tiedje, and S A Boyd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1110-1114; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conversion of xylan to ethanol by ethanologenic strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca. G Burchhardt and L O Ingram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1128-1133; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential bioavailability of soil-sorbed naphthalene to two bacterial species. W F Guerin and S A Boyd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1142-1152; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of hydrogen sulfide by Xanthomonas sp. strain DY44 isolated from peat. K S Cho, M Hirai, and M Shoda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1183-1189; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological and nutritional factors affecting synthesis of extracellular metalloproteases by Clostridium bifermentans NCTC 2914. G T Macfarlane and S Macfarlane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1195-1200; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of burning, tillage, and biocides in controlling bacteria released at field sites and effects on indigenous bacteria and fungi. K Donegan, V Fieland, N Fowles, L Ganio, and R Seidler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1207-1214; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glyphosate degradation by immobilized bacteria: field studies with industrial wastewater effluent. L E Hallas, W J Adams, and M A Heitkamp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1215-1219; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic vinyl chloride metabolism in Mycobacterium aurum L1. S Hartmans and J A De Bont Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1220-1226; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Self-similar colony morphogenesis by gram-negative rods as the experimental model of fractal growth by a cell population. T Matsuyama and M Matsushita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1227-1232; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of aquatic sediment microcosms and their use in assessing possible effects of introduced microorganisms on ecosystem parameters. I Wagner-Döbler, R Pipke, K N Timmis, and D F Dwyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1249-1258; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and function of a genetically engineered Pseudomonad in aquatic sediment microcosms. R Pipke, I Wagner-Döbler, K N Timmis, and D F Dwyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1259-1265; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymerase chain reaction and gene probe detection of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation plasmid, pJP4. J W Neilson, K L Josephson, S D Pillai, and I L Pepper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1271-1275; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Pseudomonas pickettii strains that degrade 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and their dechlorination of chlorophenols. H Kiyohara, T Hatta, Y Ogawa, T Kakuda, H Yokoyama, and N Takizawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1276-1283; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and screening of plasmids from the epilithon which mobilize recombinant plasmid pD10. K E Hill, A J Weightman, and J C Fry Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1292-1300; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete oxidation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate by bacterial communities selected from coastal seawater. J C Sigoillot and M H Nguyen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1308-1312; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for natural transfer of a tetracycline resistance gene between bacteria from the human colon and bacteria from the bovine rumen. N B Shoemaker, G R Wang, and A A Salyers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1313-1320; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physicochemical and structural investigation of the surfaces of some anaerobic subgingival bacteria. M M Cowan, H C van der Mei, P G Rouxhet, and H J Busscher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1326-1334; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of phenanthrene by the marine cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6. M L Narro, C E Cerniglia, C Van Baalen, and D T Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1351-1359; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for an NIH shift in oxidation of naphthalene by the marine cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp. strain JCM. M L Narro, C E Cerniglia, C Van Baalen, and D T Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1360-1363; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reductive dehalogenation of chlorophenols by Desulfomonile tiedjei DCB-1. W W Mohn and K J Kennedy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1367-1370; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and replication of male-specific bacteriophages in molluscan shellfish. W Burkhardt, 3rd, W D Watkins, and S R Rippey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1371-1373; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conditions for protoplasting, regenerating, and transforming the calicheamicin producer, Micromonospora echinospora. S F Love, W M Maiese, and D M Rothstein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1376-1378; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Method to identify specific alleles of a Phanerochaete chrysosporium gene encoding lignin peroxidase. J Gaskell, A Vanden Wymelenberg, P Stewart, and D Cullen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1379-1381; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficient fermentation of Pinus sp. acid hydrolysates by an ethanologenic strain of Escherichia coli. M F Barbosa, M J Beck, J E Fein, D Potts, and L O Ingram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1382-1384; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a genetically engineered Escherichia coli strain to produce 1,2-dihydroxy-4'-chlorobiphenyl. A A Khan and S K Walia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1388-1391; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, expression, and nucleotide sequence of a lipase gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens B52. Y Tan and K J Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1402-1407; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sporulation and enterotoxin production by Clostridium perfringens type A at 37 and 43 degrees C. J S Garcia-Alvarado, R G Labbé, and M A Rodriguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1411-1414; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification and Characterization of an -L-Arabinofuranosidase from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens GS113 Robert B. Hespell and Patricia J. O'Bryan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1082-1088; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Extracellular Polysaccharide Is Not Responsible for Aluminum Tolerance of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. Phaseoli CIAT899 Mark T. Kingsley and B. Ben Bohlool Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1095-1101; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemotaxis of Rhizobium meliloti towards Nodulation Gene-Inducing Compounds from Alfalfa Roots Amitha J. Dharmatilake and Wolfgang D. Bauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1153-1158; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Redox Cycling of Iron Supports Growth and Magnetite Synthesis by Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum William F. Guerin and Richard P. Blakemore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1102-1109; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microsensor Measurements of Sulfate Reduction and Sulfide Oxidation in Compact Microbial Communities of Aerobic Biofilms Michael Kühl and Bo Barker Jørgensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1164-1174; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunomagnetically Captured Thermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria from North Sea Oil Field Waters Bjørn Christensen, Terje Torsvik, and Torleiv Lien Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1244-1248; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Desiccation and Exopolysaccharide Production in a Soil Pseudomonas sp Emily B. Roberson and Mary K. Firestone Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1284-1291; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxin Production by Microcystis aeruginosa as a Function of Light in Continuous Cultures and Its Ecological Significance Hans Utkilen and Nina Gjølme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1321-1325; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution, Frequency, and Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis in an Animal Feed Mill Martin P. Meadows, Deborah J. Ellis, Joe Butt, Paul Jarrett, and H. Denis Burges Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1344-1350; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Phosphonoacetate as the Sole Carbon and Phosphorus Source by an Environmental Bacterial Isolate G. McMullan, F. Harrington, and J. P. Quinn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1364-1366; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Factors Stimulating Propagation of Legionellae in Cooling Tower Water Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Minoru Sugiura, Shinji Kusunoki, Takayuki Ezaki, Masanari Ikedo, and Eiko Yabuuchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1394-1397; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bdellovibrios in Callinectus sapidus, the Blue Crab Jacqueline I. Kelley and Henry N. Williams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1408-1410; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Effect of pH and Monensin on Glucose Transport by Fibrobacter succinogenes, a Cellulolytic Ruminal Bacterium Jo May Chow and James B. Russell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1115-1120; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lignocellulose Degradation during Solid-State Fermentation: Pleurotus ostreatus versus Phanerochaete chrysosporium Zohar Kerem, Dana Friesem, and Yitzhak Hadar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1121-1127; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Proteolytic Activity in the Hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus Lesley J. Snowden, Ilse I. Blumentals, and Robert M. Kelly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1134-1141; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Parameters Affecting Solvent Production by Clostridium pasteurianum Birgit Dabrock, Hubert Bahl, and Gerhard Gottschalk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1233-1239; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymic Dehalogenation of 4-Chlorobenzoyl Coenzyme A in Acinetobacter sp. Strain 4-CB1 Shelley D. Copley and Gwen P. Crooks Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1385-1387; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment and Crystal Violet Agar Plates for Selective Recovery of Bacteriophages from Natural Environments Abdolkarim Asghari, Samuel R. Farrah, and Gabriel Bitton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1159-1163; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Polyethylene Glycol on the Size of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Electropores Mark T. Hood and Chester Stachow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1201-1206; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Hydrolysis of Protein and Methylated Protein and Its Implications for Studies of Protein Degradation in Aquatic Systems Richard G. Keil and David L. Kirchman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1374-1375; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Corrosion and Electrochemical Oxidation of a Pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans C. Mustin, J. Berthelin, P. Marion, and P. DE Donato Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1175-1182; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of pH, Oxygen, and Humic Substances on Ability of Sunlight To Damage Fecal Coliforms in Waste Stabilization Pond Water Thomas P. Curtis, D. Duncan Mara, and Salomao A. Silva Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1335-1343; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stimulation of Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene in Anaerobic Aquifer Microcosms by Addition of Short-Chain Organic Acids or Alcohols Susan A. Gibson and Guy W. Sewell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1392-1393; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanogenic Degradation of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates) Karen Budwill, Phillip M. Fedorak, and William J. Page Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1398-1401; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Localization of Glucose Oxidase and Catalase Activities in Aspergillus niger Cor F. B. Witteveen, Marten Veenhuis, and Jaap Visser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1190-1194; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Molecular Size Distribution of Cellulose during Attack by White Rot and Brown Rot Fungi Karen Kleman-Leyer, Eduardo Agosin, Anthony H. Conner, and T. Kent Kirk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1266-1270; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Characteristics of the Thermophilic Fungus Scytalidium thermophilum in Relation to Production of Mushroom Compost W. M. Wiegant Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1301-1307; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Efficacies of Novel N-Halamine Disinfectants against Salmonella and Pseudomonas Species S. D. Lauten, H. Sarvis, W. B. Wheatley, D. E. Williams, E. C. Mora, and S. D. Worley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1240-1243; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Variation in Microbial Biomass and Community Structure in Sediments of Eutrophic Bays as Determined by Phospholipid Ester-Linked Fatty Acids Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1992 58: 1415 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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