Contents: December 1998, Volume 64, Issue 12        General Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Food Microbiology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Mycology        Methods        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Errata Other Issues

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Bacterial Oxidation of Dibromomethane and Methyl Bromide in Natural Waters and Enrichment Cultures K. D. Goodwin, J. K. Schaefer, and R. S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4629-4636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Polyphasic Approach To Study the Diversity and Vertical Distribution of Sulfur-Oxidizing Thiomicrospira Species in Coastal Sediments of the German Wadden Sea Thorsten Brinkhoff, Cecilia M. Santegoeds, Kerstin Sahm, Jan Kuever, and Gerard Muyzer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4650-4657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Ecological Study of Lactococci Isolated from Raw Milk in the Camembert Cheese Registered Designation of Origin Area D. Corroler, I. Mangin, N. Desmasures, and M. Gueguen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4729-4735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Psychrotolerant Bacteria Isolated from Arctic Soil That Degrade Polychlorinated Biphenyls at Low Temperatures Emma R. Master and William W. Mohn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4823-4829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enumeration and Detection of Anaerobic Ferrous Iron-Oxidizing, Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria from Diverse European Sediments Kristina L. Straub and Berit E. E. Buchholz-Cleven Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4846-4856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Changes in Microbial Community Structure during Operation of an Ammonia Biofilter with Molecular Tools Y. Sakano and L. Kerkhof Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4877-4882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon Monoxide Oxidation by Bacteria Associated with the Roots of Freshwater Macrophytes Jeremy J. Rich and G. M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4939-4943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometric Analysis of the In Situ Accessibility of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA for Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotide Probes Bernhard Maximilian Fuchs, Günter Wallner, Wolfgang Beisker, Ines Schwippl, Wolfgang Ludwig, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4973-4982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Euryarchaeotal Lineages Detected on Rice Roots and in the Anoxic Bulk Soil of Flooded Rice Microcosms Regine Großkopf, Stephan Stubner, and Werner Liesack Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4983-4989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Affiliation of Soil Bacteria That Degrade Aliphatic Polyesters Available Commercially as Biodegradable Plastics Tetsushi Suyama, Yutaka Tokiwa, Pornpimol Ouichanpagdee, Takahiro Kanagawa, and Yoichi Kamagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5008-5011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterial Species Composition in Enrichment Cultures with Various Dilutions of Inoculum as Monitored by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Colin R. Jackson, Eric E. Roden, and Perry F. Churchill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5046-5048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transfer of Streptomycin Biosynthesis Gene Clusters within Streptomycetes Isolated from Soil Sharon Egan, Pamela Wiener, Dimitrios Kallifidas, and Elizabeth M. H. Wellington Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5061-5063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Measure of Small-Subunit rRNA Gene Sequences of the Kingdom Korarchaeota Clifford F. Brunk and Nicole Eis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5064-5066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Metabolites by Naphthalene-Catabolizing Enzymes Diane Barriault, Jacinthe Durand, Halim Maaroufi, Lindsay D. Eltis, and Michel Sylvestre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4637-4642; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Gallic Acid Decarboxylase from Pantoea agglomerans T71 Mitsuhiro Zeida, Marco Wieser, Toyokazu Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Sugio, and Toru Nagasawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4743-4747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assimilation of Cellooligosaccharides by a Cell Surface-Engineered Yeast Expressing -Glucosidase and Carboxymethylcellulase from Aspergillus aculeatus Toshiyuki Murai, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Takashi Kawaguchi, Motoo Arai, and Atsuo Tanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4857-4861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Active Human Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in Escherichia coli Ji Qiu, James R. Swartz, and George Georgiou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4891-4896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

NADP-Isocitrate Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas nautica: Kinetic Constant Determination and Carbon Limitation Effects on the Pool of Intracellular Substrates Sylvie O. Roy and Ted T. Packard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4958-4964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of the PR Oxidase from Penicillium roqueforti Shenq-Chyi Chang, Wen-Yee Lei, Ying-Chieh Tsai, and Yau-Huei Wei Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5012-5015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Effect of Low-Osmolality Nutrient Media on Growth and Culturability of Campylobacter Species Abdul Reezal, Brian McNeil, and John G. Anderson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4643-4649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Gas Chromatography To Examine Methionine Catabolism by Lactococci Song Gao, Ed S. Mooberry, and James L. Steele Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4670-4675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression in Lactobacillus plantarum 80 of xylT, Encoding the D-Xylose-H+ Symporter of Lactobacillus brevis Stéphane Chaillou, Yeou-Cherng Bor, Carl A. Batt, Pieter W. Postma, and Peter H. Pouwels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4720-4728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

AbiQ, an Abortive Infection Mechanism from Lactococcus lactis Eric Emond, Eric Dion, Shirley A. Walker, Ebenezer R. Vedamuthu, Jeffery K. Kondo, and Sylvain Moineau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4748-4756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization and Heterologous Expression of Brochocin-C, an Antibotulinal, Two-Peptide Bacteriocin Produced by Brochothrix campestris ATCC 43754 John K. McCormick, Alison Poon, Miloslav Sailer, Yan Gao, Ken L. Roy, Lynn M. McMullen, John C. Vederas, Michael E. Stiles, and Marco J. Van Belkum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4757-4766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain-Specific Identification of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus with Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Derived PCR Primers Anu Tilsala-Timisjärvi and Tapani Alatossava Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4816-4819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Genetically Enhanced, Pediocin-Producing Starter Culture, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MM217, To Control Listeria monocytogenes in Cheddar Cheese Nurliza Buyong, Jan Kok, and John B. Luchansky Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4842-4845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Genetic Characterization of Enterocin I from Enterococcus faecium 6T1a, a Novel Antilisterial Plasmid-Encoded Bacteriocin Which Does Not Belong to the Pediocin Family of Bacteriocins Belén Floriano, José L. Ruiz-Barba, and Rufino Jiménez-Díaz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4883-4890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the i and 1,2 Flagellar Antigens of Salmonella typhimurium and Characterization of Their Respective Epitopes N. de Vries, K. A. Zwaagstra, J. H. J. Huis in't Veld, F. van Knapen, F. G. van Zijderveld, and J. G. Kusters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5033-5038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bactericidal Activity of Pediocin PA-1 Is Specifically Inhibited by a 15-mer Fragment That Spans the Bacteriocin from the Center toward the C Terminus Gunnar Fimland, Ralph Jack, Günther Jung, Ingolf F. Nes, and Jon Nissen-Meyer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5057-5060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Effects of Starvation on Physiological Activity and Chlorine Disinfection Resistance in Escherichia coli O157:H7 John T. Lisle, Susan C. Broadaway, Annette M. Prescott, Barry H. Pyle, Colin Fricker, and Gordon A. McFeters Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4658-4662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity among Isolates of Vibrio vulnificus Recovered from Eels (Anguilla anguilla) in Denmark Lise Høi, Inger Dalsgaard, Angelo DePaola, Ronald J. Siebeling, and Anders Dalsgaard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4676-4682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Marine Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-Degrading Cycloclasticus Strains from the Gulf of Mexico and Comparison of Their PAH Degradation Ability with That of Puget Sound Cycloclasticus Strains Allison D. Geiselbrecht, Brian P. Hedlund, Mary A. Tichi, and J. T. Staley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4703-4710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Phthalate and Di-(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate by Indigenous and Inoculated Microorganisms in Sludge-Amended Soil Peter Roslev, Peter L. Madsen, Jesper B. Thyme, and Kaj Henriksen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4711-4719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Mitochondrial Toxin Produced by Streptomyces griseus Strains Isolated from an Indoor Environment Is Valinomycin M. A. Andersson, R. Mikkola, R. M. Kroppenstedt, F. A. Rainey, J. Peltola, J. Helin, K. Sivonen, and M. S. Salkinoja-Salonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4767-4773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two-Component Anti-Staphylococcus aureus Lantibiotic Activity Produced by Staphylococcus aureus C55 Maduwe A. D. B. Navaratna, Hans-Georg Sahl, and John R. Tagg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4803-4808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene Hydrocarbons in Soil C.-W. Tsao, H.-G. Song, and R. Bartha Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4924-4929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species-Specific Oligonucleotides for Enumeration of Pseudomonas putida F1, Burkholderia sp. Strain JS150, and Bacillus subtilis ATCC 7003 in Biodegradation Experiments Nancy M. DuTeau, Julia D. Rogers, Christian T. Bartholomay, and Kenneth F. Reardon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4994-4999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of a Bioluminescent Reporter Strain To Detect Polychlorinated Biphenyls A. C. Layton, M. Muccini, M. M. Ghosh, and G. S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5023-5026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Male-Specific Bacteriophage in Feral and Domestic Animal Wastes, Human Feces, and Human-Associated Wastewaters Kevin R. Calci, William Burkhardt, III, William D. Watkins, and Scott R. Rippey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5027-5029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Halides on Plasmid-Mediated Silver Resistance in Escherichia coli Amit Gupta, Maria Maynes, and Simon Silver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5042-5045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Geographic Risk for Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Southern New York State Thomas J. Daniels, Theresa M. Boccia, Shobha Varde, Jonathan Marcus, Jianhua Le, Doris J. Bucher, Richard C. Falco, and Ira Schwartz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4663-4669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Holistic Approach for Determining the Entomopathogenic Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains Luke Masson, Martin Erlandson, Marianne Puzstai-Carey, Roland Brousseau, Victor Juárez-Pérez, and Roger Frutos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4782-4788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of cry Genes in a Mexican Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Collection Alejandra Bravo, Sergio Sarabia, Lorena Lopez, Hernesto Ontiveros, Carolina Abarca, Anabel Ortiz, Miriam Ortiz, Laura Lina, Francisco J. Villalobos, Guadalupe Peña, María-Eugenia Nuñez-Valdez, Mario Soberón, and Rodolfo Quintero Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4965-4972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Effect of Canavanine from Alfalfa Seeds on the Population Biology of Bacillus cereus Elizabeth A. B. Emmert, Jocelyn L. Milner, Julie C. Lee, Kristie L. Pulvermacher, Heidi A. Olivares, Jon Clardy, and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4683-4688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Technique To Quantify the Population Size and Composition of the Biofilm Component in Communities of Bacteria in the Phyllosphere Cindy E. Morris, Jean-Michel Monier, and Marie-Agnès Jacques Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4789-4795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Phylogeny of Rhizobia That Nodulate Acacia spp. in Morocco Assessed by Analysis of rRNA Genes Bouchaib Khbaya, Marc Neyra, Philippe Normand, Karim Zerhari, and Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4912-4917; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ralstonia solanacearum Pectin Methylesterase Is Required for Growth on Methylated Pectin but Not for Bacterial Wilt Virulence Julie Tans-Kersten, Yanfen Guan, and Caitilyn Allen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4918-4923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sinorhizobium fredii and Sinorhizobium meliloti Produce Structurally Conserved Lipopolysaccharides and Strain-Specific K Antigens Bradley L. Reuhs, Daniel P. Geller, John S. Kim, Jennifer E. Fox, V. S. Kumar Kolli, and Steven G. Pueppke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4930-4938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Isolation of Novel Rhizopine-Catabolizing Bacteria from the Environment Brian B. McSpadden Gardener and Frans J. de Bruijn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4944-4949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Dynamics of Bacterial Communities in the Rhizosphere of the Chrysanthemum via Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Substrate Utilization Patterns Bernadette M. Duineveld, Alexandre S. Rosado, Jan Dirk van Elsas, and Johannes A. van Veen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4950-4957; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Bacterial Antibiotic Production on Rhizosphere Microbial Communities from a Culture-Independent Perspective Eduardo A. Robleto, James Borneman, and Eric W. Triplett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5020-5022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Cloning and Characterization of NADP-Mannitol Dehydrogenase cDNA from the Button Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, and Its Expression in Response to NaCl Stress Johan M. H. Stoop and Hans Mooibroek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4689-4696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Plant Polysaccharides by Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Symbiotic Fungus of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens L. Célia Gomes De Siqueira, Maurício Bacci, Jr., Fernando Carlos Pagnocca, Odair Correa Bueno, and Maria José Aparecida Hebling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4820-4822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Critical Amino Acids of an Aspergillus parasiticus Cytochrome P-450 Monooxygenase Encoded by ordA That Is Involved in the Biosynthesis of Aflatoxins B1, G1, B2, and G2 Jiujiang Yu, Perng-Kuang Chang, Kenneth C. Ehrlich, Jeffrey W. Cary, Beverly Montalbano, John M. Dyer, Deepak Bhatnagar, and Thomas E. Cleveland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4834-4841; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. aeschynomene M. Robinson, J. Riov, and A. Sharon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5030-5032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Metabolites Produced by Trichoderma harzianum Biotypes and Agaricus bisporus on Their Respective Growth Radii in Culture A. Mumpuni, H. S. S. Sharma, and Averil E. Brown Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5053-5056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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In Vivo Transposon Mutagenesis in Haemophilus influenzae Anita Kraiß, Stefan Schlör, and Joachim Reidl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4697-4702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Approach To Utilize PCR-Single-Strand-Conformation Polymorphism for 16S rRNA Gene-Based Microbial Community Analysis Frank Schwieger and Christoph C. Tebbe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4870-4876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utility of Green Fluorescent Nucleic Acid Dyes and Aluminum Oxide Membrane Filters for Rapid Epifluorescence Enumeration of Soil and Sediment Bacteria Markus G. Weinbauer, Christiane Beckmann, and Manfred G. Höfle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5000-5003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ink and Vinegar, a Simple Staining Technique for Arbuscular-Mycorrhizal Fungi Horst Vierheilig, Andrew P. Coughlan, Urs Wyss, and Yves Piché Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5004-5007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Simple and Reliable Method for Hybridization of Homothallic Wine Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Manuel Ramírez, Francisco Peréz, and José A. Regodón Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5039-5041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cloning, Expression, and Chromosomal Stabilization of the Propionibacterium shermanii Proline Iminopeptidase Gene (pip) for Food-Grade Application in Lactococcus lactis Kees Leenhouts, Albert Bolhuis, Johan Boot, Inge Deutz, Marjolein Toonen, Gerard Venema, Jan Kok, and Aat Ledeboer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4736-4742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Insertion-Duplication Mutagenesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Targeting Fragment Length Is a Critical Parameter in Use as a Random Insertion Tool Myeong S. Lee, Chaok Seok, and Donald A. Morrison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4796-4802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Prolyl Dipeptidyl Peptidase Gene (dppIV) from the Koji Mold Aspergillus oryzae Agnès Doumas, Peter van den Broek, Michael Affolter, and Michel Monod Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4809-4815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of the tod Operon by Trichloroethylene in Pseudomonas putida TVA8 Justin T. Shingleton, Bruce M. Applegate, Aaron C. Nagel, Paul R. Bienkowski, and Gary S. Sayler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5049-5052; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Purification, Characterization, and Molecular Analysis of Thermostable Cellulases CelA and CelB from Thermotoga neapolitana Jin-Duck Bok, Dinesh A. Yernool, and Douglas E. Eveleigh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4774-4781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathway of Glucose Catabolism by Strain VeGlc2, an Anaerobe Belonging to the Verrucomicrobiales Lineage of Bacterial Descent Peter H. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4830-4833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Procaryotic Expression of Single-Chain Variable-Fragment (scFv) Antibodies: Secretion in L-Form Cells of Proteus mirabilis Leads to Active Product and Overcomes the Limitations of Periplasmic Expression in Escherichia coli Jörg F. Rippmann, Michaela Klein, Christian Hoischen, Bodo Brocks, Wolfgang J. Rettig, Johannes Gumpert, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Ralf Mattes, and Dieter Moosmayer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4862-4869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the Alcaligenes latus Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis Genes and Use of These Genes for Enhanced Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) in Escherichia coli Jong-il Choi, Sang Yup Lee, and Kyuboem Han Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4897-4903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Cell Lysis in Pseudomonas putida Induced upon Expression of Heterologous Killing Genes M. Carmen Ronchel, Lázaro Molina, Angela Witte, Werner Lutbiz, Søren Molin, Juan L. Ramos, and Cayo Ramos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4904-4911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Immunological Strategy To Monitor In Situ the Phosphate Starvation State in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Patricia Varela, Gloria Levicán, Francisco Rivera, and Carlos A. Jerez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 4990-4993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Klebsiella oxytoca Strains with Improved Efficiency in Removal of High Nitrate Loads Guadalupe Piñar and Juan L. Ramos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5016-5019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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New Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms Detected in Oligotrophic Oceans by Amplification of Nitrogenase (nifH) Genes Jonathan P. Zehr, Mark T. Mellon, and Sabino Zani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1998 64: 5067 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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