AEM -- Table of Contents (August 1 1996, 62 [8])

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Culture variability associated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuberculocidal Activity Test Method
RA Robison, RJ Osguthorpe, SJ Carroll, RW Leavitt, GB Schaalje, and JM Ascenzi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2681-2686;
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Comamonas testosteroni colony phenotype influences exopolysaccharide production and coaggregation with yeast cells
P Bossier and W Verstraete
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2687-2691;
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Purification and characterization of a malic enzyme from the ruminal bacterium Streptococcus bovis ATCC 15352 and cloning and sequencing of its gene
S Kawai, H Suzuki, K Yamamoto, M Inui, H Yukawa, and H Kumagai
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2692-2700;
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Bactericidal Mode of Action of Plantaricin C
B Gonzalez, E Glaasker, ERS Kunji, AJM Driessen, JE Suarez, and WN Konings
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2701-2709;
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Characterization of active recombinant 2,3-dihydro-2,3- dihydroxybiphenyl dehydrogenase from Comamonas testosteroni B-356 and sequence of the encoding gene (bphB)
M Sylvestre, Y Hurtubise, D Barriault, J Bergeron, and D Ahmad
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2710-2715;
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Chloroform mineralization by toluene-oxidizing bacteria
K McClay, BG Fox, and RJ Steffan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2716-2722;
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Isolation and expression in Escherichia coli of hepB and hepC, genes coding for the glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes heparinase II and heparinase III, respectively, from Flavobacterium heparinum
H Su, F Blain, RA Musil, JJ Zimmermann, K Gu, and DC Bennett
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2723-2734;
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Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in broth and processed salami as influenced by pH, water activity, and temperature and suitability of media for its recovery
MR Clavero and LR Beuchat
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2735-2740;
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Use of homoduplex ribosomal DNA spacer amplification products and heteroduplex cross-hybridization products in the identification of Salmonella serovars
MA Jensen and RJ Hubner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2741-2746;
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Diversity of Nitrogen Fixation Genes in the Symbiotic Intestinal Microflora of the Termite Reticulitermes speratus
M Ohkuma, S Noda, R Usami, K Horikoshi, and T Kudo
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2747-2752;
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Different domains of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins can bind to insect midgut membrane proteins on ligand blots
RA de Maagd, H van der Klei, PL Bakker, WJ Stiekema, and D Bosch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2753-2757;
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Cloning, sequencing, and expression of genes encoding phosphotransacetylase and acetate kinase from Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824
ZL Boynton, GN Bennett, and FB Rudolph
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2758-2766;
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Root colonization of maize and lettuce by bioluminescent Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli
R Chabot, H Antoun, JW Kloepper, and CJ Beauchamp
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2767-2772;
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Effect of Environmental Factors on the trans/cis Ratio of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Pseudomonas putida S12
HJ Heipieper, G Meulenbeld, Q van Oirschot, and JAM de Bont
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2773-2777;
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Aluminum Elicits Exocellular Phosphatidylethanolamine Production in Pseudomonas fluorescens
VD Appanna and MS Pierre
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2778-2782;
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Purification and characterization of a novel antibacterial protein from the marine bacterium D2
SG James, C Holmstrom, and S Kjelleberg
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2783-2788;
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Prevalence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts and characterization of Giardia spp. isolated from drinking water in Canada
PM Wallis, SL Erlandsen, JL Isaac-Renton, ME Olson, WJ Robertson, and H van Keulen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2789-2797;
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Studies of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in two adjacent watersheds
C Ong, W Moorehead, A Ross, and J Isaac-Renton
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2798-2805;
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Utilization of hemin and hemoglobin by Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2
B Fouz, R Mazoy, ML Lemos, MJ del Olmo, and C Amaro
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2806-2810;
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Chemotactic Preferences and Strain Variation in the Response of Phytophthora sojae Zoospores to Host Isoflavones
BM Tyler, M Wu, J Wang, W Cheung, and PF Morris
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2811-2817;
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Four unnamed species of nonsymbiotic rhizobia isolated from the rhizosphere of Lotus corniculatus
JT Sullivan, BD Eardly, P van Berkum, and CW Ronson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2818-2825;
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Production, Identification, and Toxicity of (gamma)-Decalactone and 4-Hydroxydecanoic Acid from Sporidiobolus spp
G Feron, L Dufosse, E Pierard, P Bonnarme, JL Quere, and H Spinnler
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2826-2831;
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Phosphorus-31 and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of glucose and xylose metabolism in cell suspensions and agarose- immobilized cultures of Pichia stipitis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
EM Lohmeier-Vogel, DD McIntyre, and HJ Vogel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2832-2838;
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Cross-resistance of the diamondback moth indicates altered interactions with domain II of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins
BE Tabashnik, T Malvar, YB Liu, N Finson, D Borthakur, BS Shin, SH Park, L Masson, RA de Maagd, and D Bosch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2839-2844;
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Aminopeptidase N purified from gypsy moth brush border membrane vesicles is a specific receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis CryIAc toxin
MK Lee, TH You, BA Young, JA Cotrill, AP Valaitis, and DH Dean
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2845-2849;
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Characterization of Chloroethylene Dehalogenation by Cell Extracts of Desulfomonile tiedjei and Its Relationship to Chlorobenzoate Dehalogenation
GT Townsend and JM Suflita
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2850-2853;
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Microbiological and Biochemical Characterization of Cassava Retting, a Traditional Lactic Acid Fermentation for Foo-Foo (Cassava Flour) Production
A Brauman, S Keleke, M Malonga, E Miambi, and F Ampe
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2854-2858;
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Glucose-induced secretion of Trichoderma reesei xylanases
W Kurzatkowski, A Torronen, J Filipek, RL Mach, P Herzog, S Sowka, and CP Kubicek
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2859-2865;
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Effect of pasteurization on infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in water and milk
JA Harp, R Fayer, BA Pesch, and GJ Jackson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2866-2868;
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Genetic diversity in marine algal virus communities as revealed by sequence analysis of DNA polymerase genes
F Chen, CA Suttle, and SM Short
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2869-2874;
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Keratin Degradation by Fervidobacterium pennavorans, a Novel Thermophilic Anaerobic Species of the Order Thermotogales
AB Friedrich and G Antranikian
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2875-2882;
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The Cellulases Endoglucanase I and Cellobiohydrolase II of Trichoderma reesei Act Synergistically To Solubilize Native Cotton Cellulose but Not To Decrease Its Molecular Size
KM Kleman-Leyer, M Siika-Aho, TT Teeri, and TK Kirk
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2883-2887;
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Comparative analysis of nitrifying bacteria associated with freshwater and marine aquaria
TA Hovanec and EF DeLong
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2888-2896;
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Characterization of the chemical and antimicrobial properties of piscicolin 126, a bacteriocin produced by Carnobacterium piscicola JG126
RW Jack, J Wan, J Gordon, K Harmark, BE Davidson, AJ Hillier, RE Wettenhall, MW Hickey, and MJ Coventry
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2897-2903;
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Amplification of 16S rRNA genes from Frankia strains in root nodules of Ceanothus griseus, Coriaria arborea, Coriaria plumosa, Discaria toumatou, and Purshia tridentata
DR Benson, DW Stephens, ML Clawson, and WB Silvester
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2904-2909;
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Aerobic biodegradation of 4-methylquinoline by a soil bacterium
SD Sutton, SL Pfaller, JR Shann, D Warshawsky, BK Kinkle, and JR Vestal
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2910-2914;
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The glucose transport system of the hyperthermophilic anaerobic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana
MY Galperin, KM Noll, and AH Romano
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2915-2918;
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Oxidative modification of a cephalosporin C acylase from Pseudomonas strain N176 and site-directed mutagenesis of the gene
Y Saito, T Fujimura, Y Ishii, Y Noguchi, T Miura, M Niwa, and K Shimomura
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2919-2925;
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Simultaneous Production and Recovery of Fumaric Acid from Immobilized Rhizopus oryzae with a Rotary Biofilm Contactor and an Adsorption Column
N Cao, J Du, CS Gong, and GT Tsao
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2926-2931;
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The Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxin binds biotin-containing proteins
C Du and KW Nickerson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2932-2939;
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Identification of an alternative 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 and cloning of the gene
JE Hauschild, E Masai, K Sugiyama, T Hatta, K Kimbara, M Fukuda, and K Yano
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2940-2946;
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Single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers to differentiate species of Aspergillus section Flavi
Y Kumeda and T Asao
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2947-2952;
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Effects of Phenol Feeding Pattern on Microbial Community Structure and Cometabolism of Trichloroethylene
C Shih, ME Davey, J Zhou, JM Tiedje, and CS Criddle
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2953-2960;
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Distribution of class II transposase and resolvase genes in soil bacteria and their association with mer genes
AJ Pearson, KD Bruce, AM Osborn, DA Ritchie, and P Strike
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2961-2965;
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Structure-activity relationships in the peptide antibiotic nisin: role of dehydroalanine 5
WC Chan, HM Dodd, N Horn, K Maclean, LY Lian, BW Bycroft, MJ Gasson, and GC Roberts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2966-2969;
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Development of Metal Tolerance in Soil Bacterial Communities Exposed to Experimentally Increased Metal Levels
M Diaz-Ravina and E Baath
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2970-2977;
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Influence of Immigration on Epiphytic Bacterial Populations on Navel Orange Leaves
SE Lindow and GL Andersen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2978-2987;
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Phytoplasma-specific PCR primers based on sequences of the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region
CD Smart, B Schneider, CL Blomquist, LJ Guerra, NA Harrison, U Ahrens, KH Lorenz, E Seemuller, and BC Kirkpatrick
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2988-2993;
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Natural transformation in river epilithon
HG Williams, MJ Day, JC Fry, and GJ Stewart
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2994-2998;
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Inhibition of Sulfate Respiration by 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone and Other Anthraquinone Derivatives
III Cooling FB, CL Maloney, E Nagel, J Tabinowski, and JM Odom
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 2999-3004;
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An obligately endosymbiotic mycorrhizal fungus itself harbors obligately intracellular bacteria
V Bianciotto, C Bandi, D Minerdi, M Sironi, HV Tichy, and P Bonfante
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3005-3010;
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Development of techniques to genetically manipulate members of the genera Cytophaga, Flavobacterium, Flexibacter, and Sporocytophaga
MJ McBride and SA Baker
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3017-3022;
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Production of thermostable direct hemolysin by Vibrio parahaemolyticus enhanced by conjugated bile acids
R Osawa and S Yamai
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3023-3025;
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PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism identification and host range of single-spore isolates of the flexible Frankia sp. strain UFI 132715
E Lumini and M Bosco
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3026-3029;
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Analysis of partial sequences of genes coding for 16S rRNA of actinomycetes isolated from Casuarina equisetifolia nodules in Mexico
BM Niner, JP Brandt, M Villegas, CR Marshall, AM Hirsch, and M Valdes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3034-3036;
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Polymorphic restriction patterns of ribosomal internal transcribed spacers in the biocontrol fungus Puccinia carduorum correlate with weed host origin
YT Berthier, WL Bruckart, P Chaboudez, and DG Luster
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3037-3041;
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Linear correlation between bacterial overexpression of recombinant peptides and cell light scatter
F Lavergne-Mazeau, A Maftah, Y Cenatiempo, and R Julien
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3042-3046;
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Isolation of a beta-tubulin gene from Fusarium moniliforme that confers cold-sensitive benomyl resistance
K Yan and MB Dickman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3053-3056;
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Modified Listeria bacteriophage lysin genes (ply) allow efficient overexpression and one-step purification of biochemically active fusion proteins
MJ Loessner, A Schneider, and S Scherer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3057-3060;
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Production of kanosamine by Bacillus cereus UW85
JL Milner, L Silo-Suh, JC Lee, H He, J Clardy, and J Handelsman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3061-3065;
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Growth of and toxin production by nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum in cooked pureed vegetables at refrigeration temperatures
F Carlin and MW Peck
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3069-3072;
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Anabolic Incorporation of Oxalate by Oxalobacter formigenes
NA Cornick and MJ Allison
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3011-3013;
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Influence of Aroclor 1242 Concentration on Polychlorinated Biphenyl Biotransformations in Hudson River Test Tube Microcosms
KM Fish
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3014-3016;
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Promotion of nod Gene Inducers and Nodulation in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Roots Inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense Cd
S Burdman, H Volpin, J Kigel, Y Kapulnik, and Y Okon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3030-3033;
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An Extremely Thermostable Cellulase from the Thermophilic Eubacterium Rhodothermus marinus
GO Hreggvidsson, E Kaiste, O Holst, G Eggertsson, A Palsdottir, and JK Kristjansson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3047-3049;
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Quantification of Dehalospirillum multivorans in Mixed-Culture Biofilms with an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
P Bauer-Kreisel, M Eisenbeis, and H Scholz-Muramatsu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3050-3052;
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Kinetic Analyses of Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene by Rhodococcus erythropolis in Continuous Cultures
P Wang, AE Humphrey, and S Krawiec
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3066-3068;
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Erratum:

Binding of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 Toxins to the Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Evidence of Shared Binding Sites
L Fiuza, C Nielsen-Leroux, E Goze, R Frutos, and J Charles
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3073
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Comparison of Quasielastic Light Scattering and Laser Diffractometry as Nondestructive Probes into the Structure of Bacillus sphaericus Spores Produced at Different Temperatures
AD Molina-Garcia, LA de Pieri, I Ludlow, WM Waites, JG de la Torre, and SE Harding
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3073
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Detection of Infectious Astroviruses in Water
RM Pinto, FX Abad, R Gajardo, and A Bosch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 1996 62: 3073
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