Contents: September 1993, Volume 59, Issue 9        Research Article        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Mycology        Microorganism-Plant Interactions        General Microbial Ecology Other Issues

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Research Article:

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Detection of hepatitis A virus in Mercenaria mercenaria by coupled reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. B B Goswami, W H Koch, and T A Cebula Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2765-2770; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic characterization of copper-resistant mutants of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. M W Fitch, D W Graham, R G Arnold, S K Agarwal, P Phelps, G E Speitel, Jr, and G Georgiou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2771-2776; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in chlorobenzoate catabolism by Pseudomonas putida P111 as a consequence of genetic alterations. V Brenner, B S Hernandez, and D D Focht Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2790-2794; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A simple RNA probe system for analysis of Listeria monocytogenes polymerase chain reaction products. B W Blais and L M Phillippe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2795-2800; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a recombinant wine yeast strain expressing beta-(1,4)-endoglucanase and its use in microvinification processes. J A Pérez-González, R González, A Querol, J Sendra, and D Ramón Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2801-2806; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, characterization, and sequence analysis of cryptic plasmids from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and their use in the construction of Escherichia coli shuttle plasmids. W Minas and D L Gutnick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2807-2816; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis in studies of the epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in Denmark. B Nørrung and N Skovgaard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2817-2822; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid and serological differences between Edwardsiella ictaluri strains. C J Lobb, S H Ghaffari, J R Hayman, and D T Thompson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2830-2836; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucose toxicity in Prevotella ruminicola: methylglyoxal accumulation and its effect on membrane physiology. J B Russell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2844-2850; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanism of adsorption of hard and soft metal ions to Saccharomyces cerevisiae and influence of hard and soft anions. S V Avery and J M Tobin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2851-2856; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a gene from Lactobacillus sake Lb706 necessary for sakacin A production and immunity. L Axelsson, A Holck, S E Birkeland, T Aukrust, and H Blom Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2868-2875; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Trypsin-dependent production of an antibacterial substance by a human Peptostreptococcus strain in gnotobiotic rats and in vitro. F Ramare, J Nicoli, J Dabard, T Corring, M Ladire, A M Gueugneau, and P Raibaud Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2876-2883; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of two smooth colony phenotypes in a Salmonella enteritidis isolate which vary in their ability to contaminate eggs. J G Petter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2884-2890; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methods to investigate the expression of lignin peroxidase genes by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. J Reiser, I S Walther, C Fraefel, and A Fiechter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2897-2903; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lignin and veratryl alcohol are not inducers of the ligninolytic system of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. A M Cancel, A B Orth, and M Tien Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2909-2913; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biological inactivation of adhering Listeria monocytogenes by listeriaphages and a quaternary ammonium compound. B Roy, H W Ackermann, S Pandian, G Picard, and J Goulet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2914-2917; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyrobaculum aerophilum sp. nov., a novel nitrate-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeum. P Völkl, R Huber, E Drobner, R Rachel, S Burggraf, A Trincone, and K O Stetter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2918-2926; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and sequence analysis of the meso-diaminopimelate decarboxylase gene from Bacillus methanolicus MGA3 and comparison to other decarboxylase genes. D A Mills and M C Flickinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2927-2937; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in foods and water by immunomagnetic separation, nested polymerase chain reactions, and colorimetric detection of amplified DNA. G Kapperud, T Vardund, E Skjerve, E Hornes, and T E Michaelsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2938-2944; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

F-specific RNA bacteriophages are adequate model organisms for enteric viruses in fresh water. A H Havelaar, M van Olphen, and Y C Drost Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2956-2962; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NADP(+)-dependent D-threonine dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas cruciviae IFO 12047. H Misono, I Kato, K Packdibamrung, S Nagata, and S Nagasaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2963-2968; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrogen limitation and nitrogen fixation during alkane biodegradation in a sandy soil. P L Toccalino, R L Johnson, and D R Boone Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2977-2983; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A highly purified enrichment culture couples the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene to growth. C Holliger, G Schraa, A J Stams, and A J Zehnder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2991-2997; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinational inactivation of the gene encoding nitrate reductase in Aspergillus parasiticus. T S Wu and J E Linz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2998-3002; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of the genes encoding botulinum neurotoxin types A to E by the polymerase chain reaction. E A Szabo, J M Pemberton, and P M Desmarchelier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3011-3020; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of water and nitrogen additions on free-living nitrogen fixer populations in desert grass root zones. R P Herman, K R Provencio, R J Torrez, and G M Seager Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3021-3026; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA sequences and expression in Streptomyces lividans of an exoglucanase gene and an endoglucanase gene from Thermomonospora fusca. E D Jung, G Lao, D Irwin, B K Barr, A Benjamin, and D B Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3032-3043; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of the plant toxins nitropropionic acid and nitropropanol by ruminal microorganisms. R C Anderson, M A Rasmussen, and M J Allison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3056-3061; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine in Escherichia coli with the tyrosine phenol-lyase gene cloned from Erwinia herbicola. F Foor, N Morin, and K A Bostian Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3070-3075; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and characterization of a cell wall peptidase from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris IMN-C12. S Sahlstrøm, J Chrzanowska, and T Sørhaug Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3076-3082; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bioluminescent sensors for detection of bioavailable Hg(II) in the environment. O Selifonova, R Burlage, and T Barkay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3083-3090; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Energetics and kinetics of maltose transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a continuous culture study. R A Weusthuis, H Adams, W A Scheffers, and J P van Dijken Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3102-3109; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a random amplification of polymorphic DNA typing method for Listeria monocytogenes. L M Lawrence, J Harvey, and A Gilmour Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3117-3119; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of temperature shift on acid and heat tolerance in Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4. T J Humphrey, N P Richardson, K M Statton, and R J Rowbury Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3120-3122; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene cloning, sequencing, and biochemical characterization of endoxylanase from Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum B6A-RI. Y E Lee, S E Lowe, and J G Zeikus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3134-3137; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison and genomic sizing of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. K D Harsono, C W Kaspar, and J B Luchansky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3141-3144; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of radioactive and nonradioactive gene probes and cell culture for detection of poliovirus in water samples. N J Moore and A B Margolin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3145-3146; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Breakdown of N-terminally modified peptides and an isopeptide by rumen microorganisms. R J Wallace, P P Frumholtz, and N D Walker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3147-3149; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the crtB gene of Thermus thermophilus HB27, an extreme thermophile producing carotenoid pigments. T Hoshino, R Fujii, and T Nakahara Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3150-3153; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate induction and metabolite accumulation during anaerobic toluene utilization by the denitrifying strain T1. A C Frazer, W Ling, and L Y Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3157-3160; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Degradation of 2-Chloroethylvinylether by Ancylobacter aquaticus AD25 and AD27 Arjan J. VAN DEN Wijngaard, Janke Prins, Arjan J. A. C. Smal, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2777-2783; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mineralization of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) and Mixtures of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid by Phanerochaete chrysosporium J. S. Yadav and C. A. Reddy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2904-2908; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic Characteristics and Virulence of Vibrio anguillarum-Related Organisms F. Pazos, Y. Santos, B. Magariños, I. Bandín, S. Núñez, and A. E. Toranzo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2969-2976; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congener Concentration and Sediment Supplementation on Rates of Methanogenesis and 2,3,6-Trichlorobiphenyl Dechlorination in an Anaerobic Enrichment Alfred W. Boyle, Cheryl K. Blake, W. Allen Price, II, and Harold D. May Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3027-3031; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates Involved in Ovine Listeriosis Outbreaks in Scotland from 1989 to 1991 F. Baxter, F. Wright, R. M. Chalmers, J. C. Low, and W. Donachie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3126-3129; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Improved Aerobic Colony Count Technique for Hydrophobic Grid Membrane Filters Lorna J. Parrington, Anthony N. Sharpe, and Pearl I. Peterkin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2784-2789; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of a Tetrazolium Salt with a Water-Soluble Formazan as an Indicator of Viability in Respiring Bacteria Peter Roslev and Gary M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2891-2896; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriophage Lambda as a Delivery Vector for Tn10-Derived Transposons in Xenorhabdus bovienii Matthew S. Francis, Angela F. Parker, Renato Morona, and Connor J. Thomas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3050-3055; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Quantification of Unadsorbed Viruses in Suspensions of Adsorbing Colloids with the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay D. Dornai, U. Mingelgrin, H. Frenkel, and M. Bar-Joseph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3123-3125; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification and Characterization of Maleate Hydratase from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes Mariët J. VAN DER Werf, Will J. J. VAN DEN Tweel, and Sybe Hartmans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2823-2829; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of a Highly Active Organophosphorus Acid Anhydrolase from Alteromonas undina Tu-Chen Cheng, Steven P. Harvey, and Adam N. Stroup Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3138-3140; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Identification and Cloning of Genes Involved in Specific Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene by Rhodococcus sp. Strain IGTS8 Sylvia A. Denome, Edwin S. Olson, and Kevin D. Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2837-2843; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Construction of a Biotin-Overproducing Strain of Serratia marcescens Naoki Sakurai, Yuji Imai, Makoto Masuda, Saburo Komatsubara, and Tetsuya Tosa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2857-2863; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Uncoupler-Resistant Glucose Uptake by the Thermophilic Glycolytic Anaerobe Thermoanaerobacter thermosulfuricus (Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum) Gregory M. Cook, Peter H. Janssen, and Hugh W. Morgan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2984-2990; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Common Mechanistic Action of Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria Maria E. C. Bruno and Thomas J. Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3003-3010; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxalate- and Glyoxylate-Dependent Growth and Acetogenesis by Clostridium thermoaceticum Steven L. Daniel and Harold L. Drake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3062-3069; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corrinoid-Dependent Methyl Transfer Reactions Are Involved in Methanol and 3,4-Dimethoxybenzoate Metabolism by Sporomusa ovata Erhard Stupperich and Ralph Konle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3110-3116; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colonization of Crystalline Cellulose by Clostridium cellulolyticum ATCC 35319 E. Gelhaye, A. Gehin, and H. Petitdemange Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3154-3156; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Glucose Utilization on Nitrite Excretion by the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 J. C. Reyes, S. Chávez, M. I. Muro-Pastor, P. Candau, and F. J. Florencio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3161-3163; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Thermostability of Fumonisin B1, a Mycotoxin from Fusarium moniliforme, in Corn J. Dupuy, P. Le Bars, H. Boudra, and J. Le Bars Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2864-2867; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Linoleic Acid or Mevalonate and 6-Pentyl--Pyrone Biosynthesis by Trichoderma Species L. Serrano-Carreon, Y. Hathout, M. Bensoussan, and J.-M. Belin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2945-2950; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of the Mating Type Gene in Agaricus bisporus Jianping Xu, Richard W. Kerrigan, Paul A. Horgen, and James B. Anderson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3044-3049; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microorganism-Plant Interactions:

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Chemotaxis of Azospirillum Species to Aromatic Compounds Geralyne Lopez-DE-Victoria and Charles R. Lovell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 2951-2955; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Diversity among Strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum Belonging to Serogroup 110 P. VAN Berkum, S. I. Kotob, H. Abdel Basit, S. Salem, E. M. Gewaily, and J. S. Angle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3130-3133; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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4-Methylumbelliferyl-ß-N-Acetylglucosaminide Hydrolysis by a High-Affinity Enzyme, a Putative Marker of Protozoan Bacterivory Jaroslav Vrba, Karel Simek, Jirí Nedoma, and Petr Hartman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1993 59: 3091-3101; [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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