Contents: December 1993, Volume 59, Issue 12        Research Article        General Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Mycology        Methods        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Correction Other Issues

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Research Article:

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Nutritional aspects of cytotoxin production by Clostridium difficile. D P Osgood, N P Wood, and J F Sperry Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 3985-3988; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential expression of conserved protease genes in crucifer-attacking pathovars of Xanthomonas campestris. J M Dow, M J Fan, M A Newman, and M J Daniels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 3996-4003; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ubiquity of lignin-degrading peroxidases among various wood-degrading fungi. A B Orth, D J Royse, and M Tien Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4017-4023; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis shows divergence among mer determinants from gram-negative soil bacteria indistinguishable by DNA-DNA hybridization. A M Osborn, K D Bruce, P Strike, and D A Ritchie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4024-4030; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of polychlorinated biphenyl degradation genes in polluted sediments by direct DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction. R W Erb and I Wagner-Döbler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4065-4073; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic and anaerobic degradation of a range of alkyl sulfides by a denitrifying marine bacterium. P T Visscher and B F Taylor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4083-4089; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of filter types for detecting Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in environmental water samples by polymerase chain reaction. B A Oyofo and D M Rollins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4090-4095; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adhesion of human bifidobacterial strains to cultured human intestinal epithelial cells and inhibition of enteropathogen-cell interactions. M F Bernet, D Brassart, J R Neeser, and A L Servin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4121-4128; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and structural analysis of the laccase I gene from the newly isolated ligninolytic basidiomycete PM1 (CECT 2971). P M Coll, C Tabernero, R Santamaría, and P Pérez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4129-4135; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design and application of rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for the dissimilatory iron- and manganese-reducing bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens. T J DiChristina and E F DeLong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4152-4160; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA sequence variation and phylogenetic relationships among strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae inferred from restriction site maps and restriction fragment length polymorphism. D E Legard, C F Aquadro, and J E Hunter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4180-4188; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ozone inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum in demand-free phosphate buffer determined by in vitro excystation and animal infectivity. G R Finch, E K Black, L Gyürék, and M Belosevic Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4203-4210; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of endomycorrhizal fungi colonizing roots by fluorescent single-strand conformation polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction. L Simon, R C Lévesque, and M Lalonde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4211-4215; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based isolation procedure for verotoxigenic Escherichia coli. D G Milley and L H Sekla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4223-4229; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fermentation of lactose by yeast cells secreting recombinant fungal lactase. S Ramakrishnan and B S Hartley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4230-4235; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 sorbitol-positive mutant. P M Fratamico, R L Buchanan, and P H Cooke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4245-4252; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alteration of growth yield by overexpression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in Escherichia coli. Y P Chao and J C Liao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4261-4265; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation, sorption, and transport of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in saturated and unsaturated soils. M R Estrella, M L Brusseau, R S Maier, I L Pepper, P J Wierenga, and R M Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4266-4273; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of the persistence of chromosomal DNA from genetically engineered Escherichia coli introduced into soil. G Recorbet, C Picard, P Normand, and P Simonet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4289-4294; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial activity of a newly identified bacteriocin of Bacillus cereus. G Naclerio, E Ricca, M Sacco, and M De Felice Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4313-4316; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptomyces subtilisin inhibitor-like proteins are distributed widely in streptomycetes. S Taguchi, H Kikuchi, M Suzuki, S Kojima, M Terabe, K Miura, T Nakase, and H Momose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4338-4341; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid glutamate decarboxylase assay for detection of Escherichia coli. E W Rice, C H Johnson, M E Dunnigan, and D J Reasoner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4347-4349; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes-specific nucleotide sequences. J Chen, R Brosch, and J B Luchansky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4367-4370; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Common soybean inoculant strains in Brazil are members of Bradyrhizobium elkanii. N G Rumjanek, R C Dobert, P van Berkum, and E W Triplett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4371-4373; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virus inactivation by copper or iron ions alone and in the presence of peroxide. J L Sagripanti, L B Routson, and C D Lytle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4374-4376; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Measurements of Seasonal Rates and Annual Budgets of Organic Carbon Fluxes in an Antarctic Coastal Environment at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Suggest a Broad Balance between Production and Decomposition D. B. Nedwell, T. R. Walker, J. C. Ellis-Evans, and A. Clarke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 3989-3995; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Selective Adhesion of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans to Pyrite Naoya Ohmura, Keiko Kitamura, and Hiroshi Saiki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4044-4050; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surface Chemistry of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Relevant to Adhesion on Mineral Surfaces Preston Devasia, K. A. Natarajan, D. N. Sathyanarayana, and G. Ramananda Rao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4051-4055; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Viruses and Dissolved DNA along a Coastal Trophic Gradient in the Northern Adriatic Sea Markus G. Weinbauer, Dragica Fuks, and Peter Peduzzi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4074-4082; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Organic Matter Decomposition Level on Bacterial Species Diversity and Composition in Relationship to Pythium Damping-Off Severity M. J. Boehm, L. V. Madden, and H. A. J. Hoitink Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4171-4179; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Lipase and Esterase Activities of Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. freudenreichii C. Dupuis, C. Corre, and P. Boyaval Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4004-4009; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermal Inactivation of Aeromonas hydrophila As Affected by Sodium Chloride and Ascorbic Acid Mara Lucia Stecchini, Ileana Sarais, and Andrea Giomo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4166-4170; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrophobic and Electrostatic Cell Surface Properties of Thermophilic Dairy Streptococci H. C. VAN DER Mei, J. DE Vries, and H. J. Busscher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4305-4312; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Decolorization of Azo, Triphenyl Methane, Heterocyclic, and Polymeric Dyes by Lignin Peroxidase Isoenzymes from Phanerochaete chrysosporium Pauli Ollikka, Kirsi Alhonmäki, Veli-Matti Leppänen, Tuomo Glumoff, Timo Raijola, and Ilari Suominen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4010-4016; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Chlorine and Heat on the Survival of Hartmannella vermiformis and Subsequent Growth of Legionella pneumophila John M. Kuchta, Jeannine S. Navratil, Megan E. Shepherd, Robert M. Wadowsky, John N. Dowling, Stanley J. States, and Robert B. Yee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4096-4100; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Reverse Sample Genome Probing of Microbial Communities and Its Application to Oil Field Production Waters Gerrit Voordouw, Yin Shen, Clare S. Harrington, Anita J. Telang, Thomas R. Jack, and Donald W. S. Westlake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4101-4114; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Remobilization of Heavy Metals Retained as Oxyhydroxides or Silicates by Bacillus subtilis Cells Matilde M. Urrutia and Terry J. Beveridge Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4323-4329; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Packaging and Processing Conditions on the Decontamination of Laboratory Biomedical Waste by Steam Sterilization Gérard Ozanne, Roger Huot, and Claude Montpetit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4335-4337; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abiotic Reduction of 4-Chloronitrobenzene to 4-Chloroaniline in a Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Enrichment Culture Cornelis G. Heijman, Christof Holliger, Martin A. Glaus, René P. Schwarzenbach, and Josef Zeyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4350-4353; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring of Bacterial Sugars and Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Dust from Air Conditioners by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Alvin Fox, Rose Marie T. Rosario, and Lennart Larsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4354-4360; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Preservatives on Viability of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts A. T. Campbell, L. J. Robertson, and H. V. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4361-4362; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Stimulation of Ligninolytic Peroxidase Activity by Nitrogen Nutrients in the White Rot Fungus Bjerkandera sp. Strain BOS55 Erwin E. J. Kaal, Ed DE Jong, and Jim A. Field Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4031-4036; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Manganese on Lignin Degradation by Pleurotus ostreatus during Solid-State Fermentation Zohar Kerem and Yitzhak Hadar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4115-4120; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Degeneration-Resistant Mutant of Clostridium acetobutylicum NCIMB 8052 Eva R. Kashket and Zhi-Yi Cao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4198-4202; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth and Energy Generation by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis during Citrate Metabolism Jeroen Hugenholtz, Leo Perdon, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4216-4222; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Azotobacter vinelandii UWD in Fish Peptone Medium and Simplified Extraction of Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate William J. Page and Anthony Cornish Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4236-4244; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Delignification with White Rot Fungi Improves Forage Digestibility D. E. Akin, A. Sethuraman, W. H. Morrison, III, S. A. Martin, and K.-E. L. Eriksson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4274-4282; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel 5-Desaturase-Defective Mutant of Mortierella alpina 1S-4 and Its Dihomo--Linolenic Acid Productivity Saeree Jareonkitmongkol, Eiji Sakuradani, and Sakayu Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4300-4304; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Minimal Requirements for Exponential Growth of Lactococcus lactis Peter Ruhdal Jensen and Karin Hammer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4363-4366; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Occurrence of Killer Yeasts in Spontaneous Wine Fermentations from the Tuscany Region of Italy Paola Vagnoli, Rosa Anna Musmanno, Stefania Cresti, Tiziana Di Maggio, and Grazietta Coratza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4037-4043; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Molecular Variants in Mitochondrial DNAs of Members of the Genera Beauveria, Verticillium, Paecilomyces, Tolypocladium, and Metarhizium Dwayne D. Hegedus and George G. Khachatourians Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4283-4288; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat Shock Induction of Manganese Peroxidase Gene Transcription in Phanerochaete chrysosporium Julie A. Brown, Dan Li, Margaret Alic, and Michael H. Gold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4295-4299; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutamine Involvement in Nitrogen Control of Gibberellic Acid Production in Gibberella fujikuroi Gastón A. Muñoz and Eduardo Agosin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4317-4322; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Atrazine Metabolite Produced by the Fungus Pleurotus pulmonarius, 2-Chloro-4-Ethylamino-6-(1-Hydroxyisopropyl)Amino-1,3,5-Triazine Segula Masaphy, Dan Levanon, Jacob Vaya, and Yigal Henis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4342-4346; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Characterization of the Binding of Gallium, Platinum, and Uranium to Pseudomonas fluorescens by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering and Transmission Electron Microscopy Susan Krueger, Gregory J. Olson, David Johnsonbaugh, and T. J. Beveridge Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4056-4064; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Fungal Pellets by UV-Visible Spectrum Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Domen Lestan, Helena Podgornik, and Anton Perdih Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4253-4260; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Cloning and Mutagenesis of a Cytochrome P-450 Locus from Bradyrhizobium japonicum That Is Expressed Anaerobically and Symbiotically Raymond E. Tully and Donald L. Keister Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4136-4142; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outer Membrane Proteins and Lipopolysaccharides in Pathovars of Xanthomonas campestris Tuula Ojanen, Ilkka M. Helander, Kielo Haahtela, Timo K. Korhonen, and Tuula Laakso Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4143-4151; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uptake Hydrogenase (Hup) in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Symbioses Rosangela B. Navarro, Alvaro A. T. Vargas, Eduardo C. Schröder, and Peter VAN Berkum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4161-4165; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Aerobactin Biosynthesis Genes of the Biological Control Agent Enterobacter cloacae Joyce E. Loper, Carol A. Ishimaru, Susan R. Carnegie, and Apichart Vanavichit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4189-4197; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification and Characterization of an L-Aminopeptidase from Pseudomonas putida ATCC 12633 H. F. M. Hermes, T. Sonke, P. J. H. Peters, J. A. M. VAN Balken, J. Kamphuis, L. Dijkhuizen, and E. M. Meijer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4330-4334; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Correction:

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Reductive Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Benzenes and Toluenes under Methanogenic Conditions Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4377 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the meso-Diaminopimelate Decarboxylase Gene from Bacillus methanolicus MGA3 and Comparison to Other Decarboxylase Genes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4377 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mobile Bacteria and Transport of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Porous Media Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4377 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Raw Milk and Dairy Products Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4378 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation and Induction Specificity in Actinomycetes That Degrade p-Nitrophenol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4378 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Medium for the Simultaneous Detection of Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Water Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1993 59: 4378 [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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