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Articles:

In Vitro Studies on Reductive Vinyl Chloride Dehalogenation by an Anaerobic Mixed Culture
BM Rosner, PL Mccarty, and AM Spormann
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4139-4144;
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Monitoring of an Alkaline 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol-Degrading Enrichment Culture by DNA Fingerprinting Methods and Isolation of the Responsible Organism, Haloalkaliphilic Nocardioides sp. Strain M6
O Maltseva and P Oriel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4145-4149;
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A novel competence gene, comP, is essential for natural transformation of Acinetobacter sp. strain BD413
D Porstendorfer, U Drotschmann, and B Averhoff
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4150-4157;
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Effects of lactobacilli on yeast-catalyzed ethanol fermentations
NV Narendranath, SH Hynes, KC Thomas, and WM Ingledew
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4158-4163;
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Isolation of new bacterial species from drinking water biofilms and proof of their in situ dominance with highly specific 16S rRNA probes
S Kalmbach, W Manz, and U Szewzyk
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4164-4170;
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Effects of elevated dissolved CO2 levels on batch and continuous cultures of Aspergillus niger A60: an evaluation of experimental methods
M McIntyre and B McNeil
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4171-4177;
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Inhibitory Effect of Solar Radiation on Thymidine and Leucine Incorporation by Freshwater and Marine Bacterioplankton
R Sommaruga, I Obernosterer, GJ Herndl, and R Psenner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4178-4184;
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Purification and characterization of staphylococcin BacR1, a broad- spectrum bacteriocin
SS Crupper, AJ Gies, and JJ Iandolo
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4185-4190;
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Conversion of beta-methylbutyric acid to beta-hydroxy-beta- methylbutyric acid by Galactomyces reessii
IY Lee, SL Nissen, and JP Rosazza
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4191-4195;
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Visualization of specific gene expression in individual Salmonella typhimurium cells by in situ PCR
T Tolker-Nielsen, K Holmstrom, and S Molin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4196-4203;
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Recovery of culturability of an HOCl-stressed population of Escherichia coli after incubation in phosphate buffer: resuscitation or regrowth?
S Dukan, Y Levi, and D Touati
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4204-4209;
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Intracellular pH is a major factor in the induction of tolerance to acid and other stresses in Lactococcus lactis
E O'Sullivan and S Condon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4210-4215;
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Biodegradation of the gasoline oxygenates methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether, and tert-amyl methyl ether by propane-oxidizing bacteria
RJ Steffan, K McClay, S Vainberg, CW Condee, and D Zhang
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4216-4222;
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Flow sorting of microorganisms for molecular analysis
G Wallner, B Fuchs, S Spring, W Beisker, and R Amann
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4223-4231;
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Detection of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in food and fecal samples with a duplex PCR and the slide latex agglutination test
P Fach and MR Popoff
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4232-4236;
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Numerical dominance of a group of marine bacteria in the alpha-subclass of the class Proteobacteria in coastal seawater
JM Gonzalez and MA Moran
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4237-4242;
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On-Line Monitoring of Nitrogenase Activity in Cyanobacteria by Sensitive Laser Photoacoustic Detection of Ethylene
H Zuckermann, M Staal, LJ Stal, J Reuss, S te Lintel Hekkert, F Harren, and D Parker
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4243-4251;
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Characterization of the lacticin 481 operon: the Lactococcus lactis genes lctF, lctE, and lctG encode a putative ABC transporter involved in bacteriocin immunity
A Rince, A Dufour, P Uguen, JP Le Pennec, and D Haras
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4252-4260;
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Evidence for signaling between the phytopathogenic fungus Pythium ultimum and Pseudomonas fluorescens F113: P. ultimum represses the expression of genes in P. fluorescens F113, resulting in altered ecological fitness
S Fedi, E Tola, Y Moenne-Loccoz, DN Dowling, LM Smith, and F O'Gara
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4261-4266;
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Effects of dissolved organic carbon and salinity on bioavailability of mercury
T Barkay, M Gillman, and RR Turner
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4267-4271;
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Degradation of the fluoroquinolone enrofloxacin by the brown rot fungus Gloeophyllum striatum: identification of metabolites
HG Wetzstein, N Schmeer, and W Karl
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4272-4281;
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Nucleoside Oxidase, a Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming Oxidase, from Flavobacterium meningosepticum
S Koga, J Ogawa, L Cheng, Y Choi, H Yamada, and S Shimizu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4282-4286;
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Indigo formation by microorganisms expressing styrene monooxygenase activity
KE O'Connor, AD Dobson, and S Hartmans
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4287-4291;
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cis-trans Isomerization of Unsaturated Fatty Acids: Cloning and Sequencing of the cti Gene from Pseudomonas putida P8
R Holtwick, F Meinhardt, and H Keweloh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4292-4297;
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Synechococcus diversity in the California current as seen by RNA polymerase (rpoC1) gene sequences of isolated strains
G Toledo and B Palenik
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4298-4303;
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Contribution of the Regulatory Gene lemA to Field Fitness of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SS Hirano, EM Ostertag, SA Savage, LS Baker, DK Willis, and CD Upper
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4304-4312;
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Stabilization of apoglobin by low temperature increases yield of soluble recombinant hemoglobin in Escherichia coli
MJ Weickert, M Pagratis, SR Curry, and R Blackmore
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4313-4320;
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Biochemical and genetic characterization of enterocin P, a novel sec- dependent bacteriocin from Enterococcus faecium P13 with a broad antimicrobial spectrum
LM Cintas, P Casaus, LS Havarstein, PE Hernandez, and IF Nes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4321-4330;
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Identification of N2-fixing plant- and fungus-associated Azoarcus species by PCR-based genomic fingerprints
T Hurek, B Wagner, and B Reinhold-Hurek
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4331-4339;
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Trehalose induces antagonism towards Pythium debaryanum in Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 17400
A Gaballa, PD Abeysinghe, G Urich, S Matthijs, H De Greve, P Cornelis, and N Koedam
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4340-4345;
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Bacterial Oxidation of Methyl Bromide in Fumigated Agricultural Soils
LG Miller, TL Connell, JR Guidetti, and RS Oremland
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4346-4354;
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Glycogen biosynthesis via UDP-glucose in the ruminal bacterium Prevotella bryantii B1(4)
J Lou, KA Dawson, and HJ Strobel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4355-4359;
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Genetic diversity and expression of the [NiFe] hydrogenase large- subunit gene of Desulfovibrio spp. in environmental samples
C Wawer, MS Jetten, and G Muyzer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4360-4369;
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Bacteriophage-triggered defense systems: phage adaptation and design improvements
GM Djordjevic and TR Klaenhammer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4370-4376;
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A biosensor for environmental genotoxin screening based on an SOS lux assay in recombinant Escherichia coli cells
LR Ptitsyn, G Horneck, O Komova, S Kozubek, EA Krasavin, M Bonev, and P Rettberg
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4377-4384;
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Reduction of Hexavalent Uranium from Organic Complexes by Sulfate- and Iron-Reducing Bacteria
R Ganesh, KG Robinson, GD Reed, and GS Sayler
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4385-4391;
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Heterologous expression of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene encoding antigen 85A in Corynebacterium glutamicum
K Salim, V Haedens, J Content, G Leblon, and K Huygen
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4392-4400;
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Detection of low levels of enteric viruses in metropolitan and airplane sewage
YS Shieh, RS Baric, and MD Sobsey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4401-4407;
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Improvement of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Development by Inoculation of Soil with Phosphate-Solubilizing Rhizobacteria To Improve Rock Phosphate Bioavailability ((sup32)P) and Nutrient Cycling
M Toro, R Azcon, and J Barea
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4408-4412;
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Improvement of Bacillus sphaericus toxicity against dipteran larvae by integration, via homologous recombination, of the Cry11A toxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
S Poncet, C Bernard, E Dervyn, J Cayley, A Klier, and G Rapoport
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4413-4420;
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Differentiation of Erwinia amylovora strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Y Zhang and K Geider
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4421-4426;
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Geographical Differentiation of the Population of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis in Colombia
S Restrepo and V Verdier
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4427-4434;
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Evidence That Ceriporiopsis subvermispora Degrades Nonphenolic Lignin Structures by a One-Electron-Oxidation Mechanism
E Srebotnik, KA Jensen, Jr, S Kawai, and KE Hammel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4435-4440;
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Sensitive detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes by reverse transcription-PCR
PG Klein and VK Juneja
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4441-4448;
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Contribution of the 65-kilodalton protein encoded by the cloned gene cry19A to the mosquitocidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan
ML Rosso and A Delecluse
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4449-4455;
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Recombinant luminescent bacteria for measuring bioavailable arsenite and antimonite
S Tauriainen, M Karp, W Chang, and M Virta
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4456-4461;
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Development of a diagnostic DNA probe for xanthomonads causing bacterial spot of peppers and tomatoes
KM Kuflu and DA Cuppels
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4462-4470;
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Influence of Oxygen and Glucose on Primary Metabolism and Astaxanthin Production by Phaffia rhodozyma in Batch and Fed-Batch Cultures: Kinetic and Stoichiometric Analysis
Y Yamane, K Higashida, Y Nakashimada, T Kakizono, and N Nishio
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4471-4478;
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Comparison of Symbiotic and Free-Living Cyanobacteria from a Single Field Site
NJ West and DG Adams
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4479-4484;
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Biodiversity of a Burkholderia cepacia population isolated from the maize rhizosphere at different plant growth stages
F Di Cello, A Bevivino, L Chiarini, R Fani, D Paffetti, S Tabacchioni, and C Dalmastri
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4485-4493;
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Association of mercury resistance with antibiotic resistance in the gram-negative fecal bacteria of primates
J Wireman, CA Liebert, T Smith, and AO Summers
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4494-4503;
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Characterization of DNA polymerase from Pyrococcus sp. strain KOD1 and its application to PCR
M Takagi, M Nishioka, H Kakihara, M Kitabayashi, H Inoue, B Kawakami, M Oka, and T Imanaka
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4504-4510;
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Biodegradation of [(sup14)C]Benzo[a]pyrene Added in Crude Oil to Uncontaminated Soil
R Kanaly, R Bartha, S Fogel, and M Findlay
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4511-4515;
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Characterization of microbial diversity by determining terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms of genes encoding 16S rRNA
WT Liu, TL Marsh, H Cheng, and LJ Forney
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4516-4522;
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Metal resistance in Acidocella strains and plasmid-mediated transfer of this characteristic to Acidiphilium multivorum and Escherichia coli
S Ghosh, NR Mahapatra, and PC Banerjee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4523-4527;
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Imaging of Lactobacillus brevis single cells and microcolonies without a microscope by an ultrasensitive chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay with a photon-counting television camera
T Yasui and K Yoda
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4528-4533;
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Development and application of monoclonal antibodies for in situ detection of indigenous bacterial strains in aquatic ecosystems
UC Faude and MG Hofle
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4534-4542;
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Green fluorescent protein as a marker for Pseudomonas spp
GV Bloemberg, GA O'Toole, BJ Lugtenberg, and R Kolter
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4543-4551;
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Inhibition of Methanogenesis by Methyl Fluoride: Studies of Pure and Defined Mixed Cultures of Anaerobic Bacteria and Archaea
PH Janssen and P Frenzel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4552-4557;
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Specific detection and confirmation of Campylobacter jejuni by DNA hybridization and PCR
LK Ng, CI Kingombe, W Yan, DE Taylor, K Hiratsuka, N Malik, and MM Garcia
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4558-4563;
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Comparison of PCR and Plaque Assay for Detection and Enumeration of Coliphage in Polluted Marine Waters
JB Rose, X Zhou, DW Griffin, and JH Paul
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4564-4566;
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Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol via the meta Cleavage Pathway by Comamonas testosteroni JH5
J Hollender, J Hopp, and W Dott
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4567-4572;
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Occurrence of Flavonoids and Nucleosides in Agricultural Soils
DA Phillips, CM Joseph, and PR Hirsch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4573-4577;
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Detection of Activity Responsible for Induction of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Virulence Genes in Bacteriological Agar
I Loubens, WS Chilton, and P Dion
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4578-4580;
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Controlled gene expression systems for lactic acid bacteria: transferable nisin-inducible expression cassettes for Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, and Lactobacillus spp
M Kleerebezem, MM Beerthuyzen, EE Vaughan, WM de Vos, and OP Kuipers
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4581-4584;
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Virulence factors of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from raw meats
D Pierard, L Van Damme, L Moriau, D Stevens, and S Lauwers
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4585-4587;
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Regulation of the Synthesis and Activity of Ammonia Monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea by Altering pH To Affect NH(inf3) Availability
LY Stein, DJ Arp, and MR Hyman
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4588-4592;
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Application of the extracellular alpha-amylase gene from Streptococcus bovis 148 to construction of a secretion vector for yogurt starter strains
E Satoh, Y Ito, Y Sasaki, and T Sasaki
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4593-4596;
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DNase Activities of the Extracellular, Cell Wall-Associated, and Cytoplasmic Protein Fractions of Frankia Strain R43
F Tavares and A Sellstedt
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4597-4599;
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Combined Light Microscopy and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Integration of Biofilm Structure, Distribution, and Chemistry at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
PA Suci, KJ Siedlecki, RJ Palmer, Jr, DC White, and GG Geesey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4600-4603;
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A relative of the broad-host-range plasmid RSF1010 detected in Erwinia amylovora
EL Palmer, BL Teviotdale, and AL Jones
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4604-4607;
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Use of nucleic acid dyes SYTO-13, TOTO-1, and YOYO-1 in the study of Escherichia coli and marine prokaryotic populations by flow cytometry
T Guindulain, J Comas, and J Vives-Rego
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4608-4611;
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Small-subunit rRNA genes and in situ hybridization with oligonucleotides specific for the bacterial symbionts in the larvae of the bryozoan Bugula neritina and proposal of "Candidatus endobugula sertula"
MG Haygood and SK Davidson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4612-4616;
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Methane and trichloroethylene oxidation by an estuarine methanotroph, Methylobacter sp. strain BB5.1
KS Smith, AM Costello, and ME Lidstrom
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4617-4620;
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Evidence that Elevated CO(inf2) Levels Can Indirectly Increase Rhizosphere Denitrifier Activity
DR Smart, K Ritchie, JM Stark, and B Bugbee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4621-4624;
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Erratum:

Evidence for Intracellular and Extracellular Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) Lyases and DMSP Uptake Sites in Two Species of Marine Bacteria
DC Yoch, JH Ansede, and KS Rabinowitz
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4625
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Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Clostridium perfringens Spores by a Mixed-Oxidant Disinfectant and by Free Chlorine
LV Venczel, M Arrowood, M Hurd, and MD Sobsey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4625
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Author's Correction:

A Rapid and Simple Method for Estimating Sulfate Reduction Activity and Quantifying Inorganic Sulfides
GA Ulrich, LR Krumholz, and JM Suflita
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1997 63: 4626
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