Contents: October 1998, Volume 64, Issue 10        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Plant Microbiology        General Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Food Microbiology        Errata Other Issues

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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c-Type Cytochromes and Manganese Oxidation in Pseudomonas putida MnB1 Ron Caspi, Bradley M. Tebo, and M. G. Haygood Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3549-3555; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Transcriptional Activator XlnR Regulates Both Xylanolytic and Endoglucanase Gene Expression in Aspergillus niger Noël N. M. E. van Peij, Marco M. C. Gielkens, Ronald P. de Vries, Jaap Visser, and Leo H. de Graaff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3615-3619; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Gene Cluster Encoding Toluene/o-Xylene Monooxygenase from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 Giovanni Bertoni, Manuela Martino, Enrica Galli, and Paola Barbieri Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3626-3632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Stress Responses to 1-Megahertz Pulsed Ultrasound in the Presence of Microbubbles Amy C. Vollmer, Sylvia Kwakye, Matthew Halpern, and E. Carr Everbach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3927-3931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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The Cytochrome c Maturation Operon Is Involved in Manganese Oxidation in Pseudomonas putida GB-1 J. P. M. de Vrind, G. J. Brouwers, P. L. A. M. Corstjens, J. den Dulk, and E. W. de Vrind-de Jong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3556-3562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leaching of Zinc Sulfide by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: Experiments with a Controlled Redox Potential Indicate No Direct Bacterial Mechanism T. A. Fowler and F. K. Crundwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3570-3575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Temperature, Salinity, and Medium Composition on Compatible Solute Accumulation by Thermococcus spp. Pedro Lamosa, Lígia O. Martins, Milton S. Da Costa, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3591-3598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intracellular Changes in Ions and Organic Solutes in Halotolerant Brevibacterium sp. Strain JCM 6894 after Exposure to Hyperosmotic Shock Shinichi Nagata, Kyoko Adachi, and Hiroshi Sano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3641-3647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Utilization of Phosphonate and Phosphite by Klebsiella aerogenes Kazuya Imazu, Shotaro Tanaka, Akio Kuroda, Yuki Anbe, Junichi Kato, and Hisao Ohtake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3754-3758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative and Physiological Analyses of Chloride Dependence of Growth of Halobacillus halophilus Markus Roeßler and Volker Müller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3813-3817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement of Nitrogen Assimilation and Fermentation Kinetics under Enological Conditions by Derepression of Alternative Nitrogen-Assimilatory Pathways in an Industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Jean-Michel Salmon and Pierre Barre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3831-3837; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stereo- and Regioselective Hydroxylation of -Ionone by Streptomyces Strains Sabine Lutz-Wahl, Peter Fischer, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Wolfgang Wohlleben, Bernhard Hauer, and Rolf D. Schmid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3878-3881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Cry3A Yields in Bacillus thuringiensis by Use of Sporulation-Dependent Promoters in Combination with the STAB-SD mRNA Sequence Hyun-Woo Park, Baoxue Ge, Leah S. Bauer, and Brian A. Federici Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3932-3938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Conversion of Glucose to UDP-4-Keto-6-Deoxyglucose in Streptomyces spp. Song Yu Liu and John P. N. Rosazza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3972-3976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Involved in Multidrug Resistance in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Penicillium digitatum Ryoji Nakaune, Kiichi Adachi, Osamu Nawata, Masamitsu Tomiyama, Katsumi Akutsu, and Tadaaki Hibi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3983-3988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of Glycine Betaine from Exogenous Choline in the Moderately Halophilic Bacterium Halomonas elongata David Cánovas, Carmen Vargas, Laszlo N. Csonka, Antonio Ventosa, and Joaquín J. Nieto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4095-4097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Loss of Ammonia Monooxygenase Activity in Nitrosomonas europaea upon Exposure to Nitrite Lisa Y. Stein and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4098-4102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxidation of Morphine to 2,2'-Bimorphine by Cylindrocarpon didymum Peter J. Stabler and Neil C. Bruce Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4106-4108; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat Killing of Bacillus subtilis Spores in Water Is Not Due to Oxidative Damage Barbara Setlow and Peter Setlow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4109-4112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Secondary Metabolite- and Endochitinase-Dependent Antagonism toward Plant-Pathogenic Microfungi of Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolates from Sugar Beet Rhizosphere Mette Neiendam Nielsen, Jan Sørensen, Johannes Fels, and Hans Christian Pedersen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3563-3569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium That Decreases Nickel Toxicity in Seedlings Genrich I. Burd, D. George Dixon, and Bernard R. Glick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3663-3668; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colonization of Wheat Roots by an Exopolysaccharide-Producing Pantoea agglomerans Strain and Its Effect on Rhizosphere Soil Aggregation N. Amellal, G. Burtin, F. Bartoli, and T. Heulin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3740-3747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Strains from Stone Fruits in California E. L. Little, R. M. Bostock, and B. C. Kirkpatrick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3818-3823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Paenibacillus azotofixans Strains Isolated from Rhizoplane, Rhizosphere, and Non-Root-Associated Soil from Maize Planted in Two Different Brazilian Soils Lucy Seldin, Alexandre Soares Rosado, Davi William da Cruz, Alberto Nobrega, Jan Dirk van Elsas, and Edilson Paiva Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3860-3868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Genes Involved in Biosynthesis of a Novel Antibiotic from Burkholderia cepacia BC11 and Their Role in Biological Control of Rhizoctonia solani Yaowei Kang, Russell Carlson, Wendy Tharpe, and Mark A. Schell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3939-3947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Closely Related Plasmid Replicons Coexisting in the Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae Show a Mosaic Organization of the Replication Region and Altered Incompatibility Behavior Ane Sesma, George W. Sundin, and Jesús Murillo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3948-3953; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Genetic Locus in Sinorhizobium meliloti Is Involved in Stachydrine Utilization Donald A. Phillips, Eve S. Sande, J. A. C. Vriezen, Frans J. de Bruijn, Daniel Le Rudulier, and Cecillia M. Joseph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3954-3960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relatedness of Strains of Xanthomonas fragariae by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, DNA-DNA Reassociation, and Fatty Acid Analyses P. D. Roberts, N. C. Hodge, H. Bouzar, J. B. Jones, R. E. Stall, R. D. Berger, and A. R. Chase Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3961-3965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR-Based Detection of the Causal Agent of Watermark Disease in Willows (Salix spp.) L. Hauben, M. Steenackers, and J. Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3966-3971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Range of Derivatives of the Biological Control Strain Agrobacterium rhizogenes K84: a Study of Factors Involved in Biological Control of Crown Gall Disease Nicholas C. McClure, Ali-Reza Ahmadi, and Bruce G. Clare Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3977-3982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Diversity of Rhizobia Occurring on Native Shrubby Legumes in Southeastern Australia Bénédicte Lafay and Jeremy J. Burdon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3989-3997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a Pink-Filament-Forming Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Isolated from Yellowstone National Park Robert Huber, Wolfgang Eder, Stefan Heldwein, Gerhard Wanner, Harald Huber, Reinhard Rachel, and Karl O. Stetter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3576-3583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of pH and Oxygen and Ammonium Concentrations on the Community Structure of Nitrifying Bacteria from Wastewater Alenka Princic, Ivan Mahne, France Megusar, Eldor A. Paul, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3584-3590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmids Responsible for Horizontal Transfer of Naphthalene Catabolism Genes between Bacteria at a Coal Tar-Contaminated Site Are Homologous to pDTG1 from Pseudomonas putida NCIB 9816-4 K. G. Stuart-Keil, A. M. Hohnstock, K. P. Drees, J. B. Herrick, and E. L. Madsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3633-3640; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Molecular Biological Techniques to a Seasonal Study of Ammonia Oxidation in a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake Richard C. Hastings, Jon R. Saunders, Grahame H. Hall, Roger W. Pickup, and Alan J. McCarthy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3674-3682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Estimation of the Relative Abundance of Different Bacteroides and Prevotella Ribotypes in Gut Samples by Restriction Enzyme Profiling of PCR-Amplified 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Jacqueline Wood, Karen P. Scott, C. James Newbold, and Harry J. Flint Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3683-3689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ellipsometric Measurement of Bacterial Films at Metal-Electrolyte Interfaces J. P. Busalmen, S. R. de Sánchez, and D. J. Schiffrin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3690-3697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Functional Dynamics of Sulfate-Reducing Populations in Bacterial Biofilms Cecilia M. Santegoeds, Timothy G. Ferdelman, Gerard Muyzer, and Dirk de Beer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3731-3739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution and Life Strategies of Two Bacterial Populations in a Eutrophic Lake Markus G. Weinbauer and Manfred G. Höfle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3776-3783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Manganese Reduction by Microbes from Oxic Regions of the Lake Vanda (Antarctica) Water Column Bonnie Jo Bratina, Bradley S. Stevenson, William J. Green, and Thomas M. Schmidt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3791-3797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Phylogenetic Characterization of Ruminal Tannin-Tolerant Bacteria Karen E. Nelson, Michael L. Thonney, Tina K. Woolston, Stephen H. Zinder, and Alice N. Pell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3824-3830; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of 16S rRNA from Human Fecal Samples Reveals Stable and Host-Specific Communities of Active Bacteria Erwin G. Zoetendal, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, and Willem M. De Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3854-3859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Diversity in a Hydrocarbon- and Chlorinated-Solvent-Contaminated Aquifer Undergoing Intrinsic Bioremediation Michael A. Dojka, Philip Hugenholtz, Sheridan K. Haack, and Norman R. Pace Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3869-3877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Visible Light and UV Radiation on Photosynthesis in a Population of a Hot Spring Cyanobacterium, a Synechococcus sp., Subjected to High-Temperature Stress Scott R. Miller, Christopher E. Wingard, and Richard W. Castenholz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3893-3899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial Physiological Heterogeneity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Is Determined by Oxygen Availability Karen D. Xu, Philip S. Stewart, Fuhu Xia, Ching-Tsan Huang, and Gordon A. McFeters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4035-4039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of a New Thiomicrospira Strain from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with Known Hydrothermal Vent Isolates C. O. Wirsen, T. Brinkhoff, J. Kuever, G. Muyzer, S. Molyneaux, and H. W. Jannasch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4057-4059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Carbon Source Utilization Patterns To Track Microbial Community Succession in Developing Compost Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Ann C. Kennedy, and John P. Reganold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4062-4064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Gliding Bacterium Strain Inhibits Adhesion and Motility of Another Gliding Bacterium Strain in a Marine Biofilm Robert P. Burchard and Maria L. Sorongon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4079-4083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Two Intracellular Symbiotic Bacteria from the Mulberry Psyllid Anomoneura mori (Insecta, Homoptera) Takema Fukatsu and Naruo Nikoh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3599-3606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Introduction into Bacillus sphaericus of the Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin cyt1Ab1 Gene Results in Higher Susceptibility of Resistant Mosquito Larva Populations to B. sphaericus I. Thiéry, S. Hamon, A. Delécluse, and S. Orduz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3910-3916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Crystal Proteins Cyt1Aa and Cyt2Aa against Three Species of Sheep Blowfly Chris N. Chilcott, Peter J. Wigley, Andrew H. Broadwell, Danny J. Park, and David J. Ellar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4060-4061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification, Characterization, and Substrate Specificity of a Novel Highly Glucose-Tolerant -Glucosidase from Aspergillus oryzae Christine Riou, Jean-Michel Salmon, Marie-Jose Vallier, Ziya Günata, and Pierre Barre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3607-3614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Extremely Thermostable Restriction Enzyme, PspGI, from a Pyrococcus Strain and Cloning of the PspGI Restriction-Modification System in Escherichia coli Richard Morgan, Jian-ping Xiao, and Shuang-yong Xu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3669-3673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capacity of Nine Thermostable DNA Polymerases To Mediate DNA Amplification in the Presence of PCR-Inhibiting Samples Waleed Abu Al-Soud and Peter Rådström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3748-3753; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Xanthan Lyase of Bacillus sp. Strain GL1 Liberates Pyruvylated Mannose from Xanthan Side Chains Wataru Hashimoto, Hikaru Miki, Noriaki Tsuchiya, Hirokazu Nankai, and Kousaku Murata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3765-3768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biocatalyst Engineering by Assembly of Fatty Acid Transport and Oxidation Activities for In Vivo Application of Cytochrome P-450BM-3 Monooxygenase Silke Schneider, Marcel G. Wubbolts, Dominique Sanglard, and Bernard Witholt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3784-3790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Substrate Specificities of Two -L-Arabinofuranosidases from Aspergillus awamori IFO 4033 Satoshi Kaneko, Mitsue Arimoto, Misako Ohba, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Tadashi Ishii, and Isao Kusakabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4021-4027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Bacterium-Based Heavy Metal Biosorbents: Enhanced Uptake of Cadmium and Mercury by Escherichia coli Expressing a Metal Binding Motif Mehran Pazirandeh, Bridget M. Wells, and Rebecca L. Ryan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4068-4072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of an NAD-Malic Enzyme from Bradyrhizobium japonicum A1017 Fan Chen, Youichi Okabe, Kaoru Osano, and Shigeyuki Tajima Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4073-4075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Selectivity and Biochemical Properties of 4-Hydroxy-2-Keto-Pentanoic Acid Aldolase from Escherichia coli John R. Pollard, Delphine Rialland, and Timothy D. H. Bugg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4093-4094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Study of Toxin Production by Isolates of Stachybotrys chartarum and Memnoniella echinata Isolated during a Study of Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in Infants Bruce B. Jarvis, W. G. Sorenson, Eeva-Liisa Hintikka, Marjo Nikulin, Yihong Zhou, Jian Jiang, Shengun Wang, Simon Hinkley, Ruth A. Etzel, and D. Dearborn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3620-3625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Butyrolactone I on the Producing Fungus, Aspergillus terreus Timothy G. Schimmel, Allen D. Coffman, and Sarah J. Parsons Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3707-3712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of aflJ, a Gene Required for Conversion of Pathway Intermediates to Aflatoxin D. M. Meyers, G. Obrian, W. L. Du, D. Bhatnagar, and G. A. Payne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3713-3717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of aflR and Its Product, AflR, Associated with Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Biing-Hui Liu and Fun Sun Chu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3718-3723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Hybrids between Saccharomyces Sensu Stricto Yeast Species Found among Wine and Cider Production Strains Isabelle Masneuf, Jørgen Hansen, Casper Groth, Jure Piskur, and Denis Dubourdieu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3887-3892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Fusaproliferin and Beauvericin in Fusarium-Contaminated Livestock Feed in Iowa Gary Munkvold, H. M. Stahr, Antonio Logrieco, Antonio Moretti, and Alberto Ritieni Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3923-3926; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polymorphisms in Phytophthora infestans: Four Mitochondrial Haplotypes Are Detected after PCR Amplification of DNA from Pure Cultures or from Host Lesions Gareth W. Griffith and David S. Shaw Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4007-4014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification, Characterization, and In Situ Detection of a Fruit-Body-Specific Hydrophobin of Pleurotus ostreatus María M. Peñas, Sigridur A. Ásgeirsdóttir, Iñigo Lasa, Francisco A. Culiañez-Macià, Antonio G. Pisabarro, Joseph G. H. Wessels, and Lucía Ramírez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4028-4034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Balance of Activities of Alcohol Acetyltransferase and Esterase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Important for Production of Isoamyl Acetate Kiyoshi Fukuda, Nagi Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Kiyokawa, Toshiyasu Yanagiuchi, Yoshinori Wakai, Katsuhiko Kitamoto, Yoshiharu Inoue, and Akira Kimura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4076-4078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain TSI-4 Produces the Exopolysaccharide Materials That Determine Colony Morphology, Stress Resistance, and Biofilm Formation Sun Nyunt Wai, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe, Akemi Takade, Shun-Ichiro Kawabata, and Shin-Ichi Yoshida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3648-3655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Bioluminescence Assay Using Nitrosomonas europaea for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Nitrification Inhibitors Taro Iizumi, Masahiro Mizumoto, and Kanji Nakamura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3656-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxic Effects of Modified Fenton Reactions on Xanthobacter flavus FB71 Fatïh Büyüksönmez, Thomas F. Hess, Ronald L. Crawford, and Richard J. Watts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3759-3764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene by Pseudomonas chlororaphis RW71 Thomas Potrawfke, Kenneth Nigel Timmis, and Rolf-Michael Wittich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3798-3806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of Airborne Actinomycete Spores T. A. Reponen, S. V. Gazenko, S. A. Grinshpun, K. Willeke, and E. C. Cole Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3807-3812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Activity, Bacterial Distribution, and Organic Matter Composition in Sediments of the Ross Sea (Antarctica) Mauro Fabiano and Roberto Danovaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3838-3845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological Activity of Campylobacter jejuni Far below the Minimal Growth Temperature Wilma C. Hazeleger, Jeroen A. Wouters, Frank M. Rombouts, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3917-3922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Identification of Helicobacter spp. from Canine and Feline Gastric Mucosa Katri Jalava, Stephen L. W. On, Peter A. R. Vandamme, Irmeli Happonen, Antti Sukura, and Marja-Liisa Hänninen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3998-4006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Operation for Producing Disease-Suppressive Compost from Grass Clippings Kiyohiko Nakasaki, Sachiko Hiraoka, and Hiroyuki Nagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4015-4020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Transmission of Streptococcus iniae from Wild Fish to Cultured Marine Fish Amir Zlotkin, Hannah Hershko, and Avi Eldar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4065-4067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Interspecies Gene Transfer in the Evolution of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degraders Catherine McGowan, Roberta Fulthorpe, Alice Wright, and J. M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4089-4092; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of PCR-Detectable Bacteroides distasonis from Human Feces in River Water Carol A. Kreader Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4103-4105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Optimization of Differential Display of Prokaryotic mRNA: Application to Pure Culture and Soil Microcosms James T. Fleming, Wen-Hsiang Yao, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3698-3706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bias in Template-to-Product Ratios in Multitemplate PCR Martin F. Polz and Colleen M. Cavanaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3724-3730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of PCR Primer Systems for Amplification of Nitrite Reductase Genes (nirK and nirS) To Detect Denitrifying Bacteria in Environmental Samples Gesche Braker, Andreas Fesefeldt, and Karl-Paul Witzel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3769-3775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interlaboratory Comparison of Methods To Quantify Microsclerotia of Verticillium dahliae in Soil A. J. Termorshuizen, J. R. Davis, G. Gort, D. C. Harris, O. C. Huisman, G. Lazarovits, T. Locke, J. M. Melero Vara, L. Mol, E. J. Paplomatas, H. W. Platt, M. Powelson, D. I. Rouse, R. C. Rowe, and L. Tsror Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3846-3853; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of the Biomasses of Small Bacteria at Low Concentrations in a Mixture of Species with Forward Light Scatter Measurements by Flow Cytometry B. R. Robertson, D. K. Button, and A. L. Koch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3900-3909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resistance to Tellurite as a Selection Marker for Genetic Manipulations of Pseudomonas Strains Juan M. Sanchez-Romero, Ramon Diaz-Orejas, and Victor De Lorenzo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4040-4046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Method for DNA Extraction from the Desert Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis and Its Application to Identification of ftsZ Daniela Billi, Maria Grilli Caiola, Luciano Paolozzi, and Patrizia Ghelardini Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4053-4056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effective Recovery of Bacterial DNA and Percent-Guanine-Plus-Cytosine-Based Analysis of Community Structure in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Broiler Chickens Juha H. A. Apajalahti, Laura K. Särkilahti, Brita R. E. Mäki, J. Pekka Heikkinen, Päivi H. Nurminen, and William E. Holben Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4084-4088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Acid-Sensitive Enteric Pathogens Are Protected from Killing under Extremely Acidic Conditions of pH 2.5 when They Are Inoculated onto Certain Solid Food Sources Scott R. Waterman and P. L. C. Small Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 3882-3886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Cell Wall Proteins Confer Resistance to Nisin upon Yeast Cells S. K. Dielbandhoesing, H. Zhang, L. H. P. Caro, J. M. van der Vaart, F. M. Klis, C. T. Verrips, and S. Brul Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4047-4052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Confirmational Identification of Escherichia coli, a Comparison of Genotypic and Phenotypic Assays for Glutamate Decarboxylase and -D-Glucuronidase A. E. McDaniels, E. W. Rice, A. L. Reyes, C. H. Johnson, R. A. Haugland, and G. N. Stelma, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1998 64: 4113 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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