AEM -- Table of Contents (October 1 1997, 63 [10])

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Inhibition and Facilitation of Nucleic Acid Amplification
IG Wilson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3741-3751;
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Isolation and overexpression of a gene encoding an extracellular beta- (1,3-1,4)-glucanase from Streptococcus bovis JB1
MS Ekinci, SI McCrae, and HJ Flint
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3752-3756;
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Characterization of the Highly Autolytic Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Strains CO and 2250
HR Riepe, CJ Pillidge, PK Gopal, and LL Mckay
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3757-3763;
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A model for the combined effects of temperature and salt concentration on growth rate of food spoilage molds
HG Cuppers, S Oomes, and S Brul
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3764-3769;
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Further characterization of Renibacterium salmoninarum extracellular products
TA Barton, LA Bannister, SG Griffiths, and WH Lynch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3770-3775;
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Predominance of Nonculturable Cells of the Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 in the Surface Horizon of Large Outdoor Lysimeters
J Troxler, M Zala, Y Moenne-Loccoz, C Keel, and G Defago
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3776-3782;
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Purification and characterization of phenylacetaldehyde reductase from a styrene-assimilating Corynebacterium strain, ST-10
N Itoh, R Morihama, J Wang, K Okada, and N Mizuguchi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3783-3788;
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Increased species diversity and extended habitat range of sulfur- oxidizing Thiomicrospira spp
T Brinkhoff and G Muyzer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3789-3796;
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Statistical Modeling of Methane Production from Landfill Samples
KR Gurijala, P Sa, and JA Robinson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3797-3803;
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Cellobiose Dehydrogenase, an Active Agent in Cellulose Depolymerization
SD Mansfield, E De Jong, and JN Saddler
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3804-3809;
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Streptococcus thermophilus and its biosurfactants inhibit adhesion by Candida spp. on silicone rubber
HJ Busscher, CG van Hoogmoed, GI Geertsema-Doornbusch, M van der Kuijl-Booij, and HC van der Mei
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3810-3817;
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The freeze-thaw stress response of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is growth phase specific and is controlled by nutritional state via the RAS-cyclic AMP signal transduction pathway
JI Park, CM Grant, PV Attfield, and IW Dawes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3818-3824;
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Novel detoxification of the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol by a soil bacterium isolated by enrichment culture
J Shima, S Takase, Y Takahashi, Y Iwai, H Fujimoto, M Yamazaki, and K Ochi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3825-3830;
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Moderate concentrations of ethanol inhibit endocytosis of the yeast maltose transporter
P Lucero, E Penalver, E Moreno, and R Lagunas
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3831-3836;
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Role of Hydrophobicity in Adhesion of the Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Shewanella alga to Amorphous Fe(III) Oxide
F Caccavo, Jr, PC Schamberger, K Keiding, and PH Nielsen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3837-3843;
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Assessment of a dye permeability assay for determination of inactivation rates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
MB Jenkins, LJ Anguish, DD Bowman, MJ Walker, and WC Ghiorse
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3844-3850;
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Cloning and sequence analysis of a novel hemolysin gene (vllY) from Vibrio vulnificus
TM Chang, YC Chuang, JH Su, and MC Chang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3851-3857;
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Detection and characterization of fungal infections of Ammophila arenaria (marram grass) roots by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of specifically amplified 18s rDNA
GA Kowalchuk, S Gerards, and JW Woldendorp
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3858-3865;
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Trichloroethylene biodegradation by mesophilic and psychrophilic ammonia oxidizers and methanotrophs in groundwater microcosms
BN Moran and WJ Hickey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3866-3871;
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Production of NO and N(inf2)O by Pure Cultures of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria during Changes in Aeration
RA Kester, W De Boer, and HJ Laanbroek
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3872-3877;
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Evaluation of dietary influences on Escherichia coli O157:H7 shedding by sheep
IT Kudva, CW Hunt, CJ Williams, UM Nance, and CJ Hovde
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3878-3886;
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Critical role of anteiso-C15:0 fatty acid in the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at low temperatures
BA Annous, LA Becker, DO Bayles, DP Labeda, and BJ Wilkinson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3887-3894;
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Seasonal changes in the relative abundance of uncultivated sulfate- reducing bacteria in a salt marsh sediment and in the rhizosphere of Spartina alterniflora
JN Rooney-Varga, R Devereux, RS Evans, and ME Hines
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3895-3901;
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Genes encoding two different beta-glucosidases of Thermoanaerobacter brockii are clustered in a common operon
R Breves, K Bronnenmeier, N Wild, F Lottspeich, WL Staudenbauer, and J Hofemeister
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3902-3910;
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Dehalogenation and biodegradation of brominated phenols and benzoic acids under iron-reducing, sulfidogenic, and methanogenic conditions
E Monserrate and MM Haggblom
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3911-3915;
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Efficacy of vaporized hydrogen peroxide against exotic animal viruses
RA Heckert, M Best, LT Jordan, GC Dulac, DL Eddington, and WG Sterritt
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3916-3918;
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Comparison of phenanthrene and pyrene degradation by different wood- decaying fungi
U Sack, TM Heinze, J Deck, CE Cerniglia, R Martens, F Zadrazil, and W Fritsche
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3919-3925;
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Endosymbionts of ticks and their relationship to Wolbachia spp. and tick-borne pathogens of humans and animals
H Noda, UG Munderloh, and TJ Kurtti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3926-3932;
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Characterization of an endosymbiont infecting wood ticks, Dermacentor andersoni, as a member of the genus Francisella
ML Niebylski, MG Peacock, ER Fischer, SF Porcella, and TG Schwan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3933-3940;
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Effect of fluorochromes on bacterial surface properties and interaction with granular media
J Chen and B Koopman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3941-3945;
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Prevalence of and associated risk factors for shedding Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia cysts within feral pig populations in California
ER Atwill, RA Sweitzer, MG Pereira, IA Gardner, D Van Vuren, and WM Boyce
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3946-3949;
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Identification and Retting Efficiencies of Fungi Isolated from Dew-Retted Flax in the United States and Europe
G Henriksson, DE Akin, RT Hanlin, C Rodriguez, DD Archibald, LL Rigsby, and KL Eriksson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3950-3956;
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Use of Reduced Sulfur Compounds by Beggiatoa spp.: Enzymology and Physiology of Marine and Freshwater Strains in Homogeneous and Gradient Cultures
KD Hagen and DC Nelson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3957-3964;
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Use of alkaline phosphatase as a reporter polypeptide to study the role of the subtilin leader segment and the SpaT transporter in the posttranslational modifications and secretion of subtilin in Bacillus subtilis 168
G Izaguirre and JN Hansen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3965-3971;
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Induced Natural Transformation of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in Soil Microcosms
KM Nielsen, AM Bones, and JD Van Elsas
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3972-3977;
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Single-site mutations in the conserved alternating-arginine region affect ionic channels formed by CryIAa, a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin
JL Schwartz, L Potvin, XJ Chen, R Brousseau, R Laprade, and DH Dean
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3978-3984;
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Pressure-Enhanced Activity and Stability of a Hyperthermophilic Protease from a Deep-Sea Methanogen
PC Michels and DS Clark
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3985-3991;
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Ribotyping for strain characterization of Clostridium perfringens isolates from food poisoning cases and outbreaks
B Schalch, J Bjorkroth, H Eisgruber, H Korkeala, and A Stolle
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3992-3994;
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Overexpression of aflR Leads to Upregulation of Pathway Gene Transcription and Increased Aflatoxin Production in Aspergillus flavus
JE Flaherty and GA Payne
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 3995-4000;
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Size and complexity of the nuclear genome of Colletotrichum graminicola
RJ Randhir and RM Hanau
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4001-4004;
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Physiological basis for the high salt tolerance of Debaryomyces hansenii
C Prista, A Almagro, MC Loureiro-Dias, and J Ramos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4005-4009;
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Gene sequence and expression of an analog of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in the alga Tetraselmis chui and detection of the encoded protein with anti-rat PCNA monoclonal antibody
LC Cheng, SP Hwang, and J Chang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4010-4014;
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Impact of trichloroethylene and toluene on nitrogen cycling in soil
ME Fuller and KM Scow
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4015-4019;
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Stabilization of Enzymes against Thermal Stress and Freeze-Drying by Mannosylglycerate
A Ramos, NDH Raven, RJ Sharp, S Bartolucci, M Rossi, R Cannio, J Lebbink, J Van Der Oost, WM De Vos, and H Santos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4020-4025;
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Rapid Recovery of Marine Bacterioplankton Activity after Inhibition by UV Radiation in Coastal Waters
E Kaiser and GJ Herndl
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4026-4031;
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Effects of Osmolyte Precursors on the Distribution of Compatible Solutes in Methanohalophilus portucalensis
PM Robinson and MF Roberts
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4032-4038;
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Hydrogen Concentration Profiles at the Oxic-Anoxic Interface: a Microsensor Study of the Hindgut of the Wood-Feeding Lower Termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)
A Ebert and A Brune
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4039-4046;
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Multiple pathways for toluene degradation in Burkholderia sp. strain JS150
GR Johnson and RH Olsen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4047-4052;
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Development and characterization of a whole-cell bioluminescent sensor for bioavailable middle-chain alkanes in contaminated groundwater samples
P Sticher, MC Jaspers, K Stemmler, H Harms, AJ Zehnder, and JR van der Meer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4053-4060;
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Group-Specific 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes To Identify Thermophilic Bacteria in Marine Hydrothermal Vents
HJM Harmsen, D Prieur, and C Jeanthon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4061-4068;
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Hydroxyapatite adherence as a means to concentrate bacteria
ED Berry and GR Siragusa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4069-4074;
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Cadmium removal by a new strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in aerobic culture
CL Wang, PC Michels, SC Dawson, S Kitisakkul, JA Baross, JD Keasling, and DS Clark
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4075-4078;
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Purification and characterization of a novel NADP-dependent branched- chain alcohol dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
MF van Iersel, MH Eppink, WJ van Berkel, FM Rombouts, and T Abee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4079-4082;
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Survival of Escherichia coli cells exposed to iodoacetate and chlorodinitrobenzene is independent of the glutathione-gated K+ efflux systems KefB and KefC
LS Ness, GP Ferguson, Y Nikolaev, and IR Booth
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4083-4086;
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Characterization of a Generalized Transducing Phage of Poly-(gamma)-Glutamic Acid-Producing Bacillus subtilis and Its Application for Analysis of Tn917-LTV1 Insertional Mutants Defective in Poly-(gamma)-Glutamic Acid Production
T Nagai and Y Itoh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4087-4089;
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Effect of simulated microgravity and shear stress on microcin B17 production by Escherichia coli and on its excretion into the medium
A Fang, DL Pierson, DW Koenig, SK Mishra, and AL Demain
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4090-4092;
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Escherichia coli in settled-dust and air samples collected in residential environments in Mexico City
I Rosas, E Salinas, A Yela, E Calva, C Eslava, and A Cravioto
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4093-4095;
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Isolation and Characterization of a Chlorinated-Pyridinol-Degrading Bacterium
Y Feng, KD Racke, and J Bollag
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4096-4098;
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Reduction of malachite green to leucomalachite green by intestinal bacteria
AL Henderson, TC Schmitt, TM Heinze, and CE Cerniglia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4099-4101;
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Phenotypic and genotypic biotyping of environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 isolated in Italy
E Filetici, L Bonadonna, M Ciccozzi, MP Anastasio, M Fantasia, and T Shimada
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4102-4106;
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Magnification of tributyl tin toxicity to oyster larvae by bioconcentration in biofilms of Shewanella colwelliana
ML Labare, SL Coon, C Matthias, and RM Weiner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4107-4110;
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Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas spp. to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene
AC Grimm and CS Harwood
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4111-4115;
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Inhibition of beta-galactosidase biosynthesis in Escherichia coli by tetracycline residues in milk
E D'Haese, HJ Nelis, and W Reybroeck
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4116-4119;
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Importance of Laccase in Vegetative Growth of Pleurotus florida
N Das, S Sengupta, and M Mukherjee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4120-4122;
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Factors controlling acid tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes: effects of nisin and other ionophores
AR Datta and MM Benjamin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4123-4126;
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A simple filtration technique to detect enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and its toxins in beef by multiplex PCR
K Venkateswaran, Y Kamijoh, E Ohashi, and H Nakanishi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4127-4131;
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Cry9Ca1 Toxin, a Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Crystal Protein with High Activity against the Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana)
K Van Frankenhuyzen, L Gringorten, and D Gauthier
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4132-4134;
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Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in environmental samples during an outbreak of ulcerative disease
BC Ross, PD Johnson, F Oppedisano, L Marino, A Sievers, T Stinear, JA Hayman, MG Veitch, and RM Robins-Browne
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1997 63: 4135-4138;
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