Contents: April 1998, Volume 64, Issue 4        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        General Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Invertebrate Microbiology        Methods        Mycology        Errata Other Issues

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Differential Transmission of the Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato by Game Birds and Small Rodents in England Klaus Kurtenbach, Mick Peacey, Sjoerd G. T. Rijpkema, Andrew N. Hoodless, Patricia A. Nuttall, and Sarah E. Randolph Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1169-1174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Bacterial Host and Dichloromethane Dehalogenase on the Competitiveness of Methylotrophic Bacteria Growing with Dichloromethane Daniel Gisi, Laurent Willi, Hubert Traber, Thomas Leisinger, and Stéphane Vuilleumier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1194-1202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Laboratory-Scale Leaching Plant for Metal Extraction from Fly Ash by Thiobacillus Strains Christoph Brombacher, Reinhard Bachofen, and Helmut Brandl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1237-1241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Dissemination on Four Dairy Farms in Wisconsin J. A. Shere, K. J. Bartlett, and C. W. Kaspar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1390-1399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Failure To Differentiate Cryptosporidium parvum from C. meleagridis Based on PCR Amplification of Eight DNA Sequences Dominique Champliaud, Philippe Gobet, Muriel Naciri, Odile Vagner, José Lopez, Jean Christophe Buisson, Istvan Varga, Géraldine Harly, Roseline Mancassola, and Alain Bonnin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1454-1458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Water Temperature and Salinity on Vibrio vulnificus in Northern Gulf and Atlantic Coast Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) M. L. Motes, A. DePaola, D. W. Cook, J. E. Veazey, J. C. Hunsucker, W. E. Garthright, R. J. Blodgett, and S. J. Chirtel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1459-1465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorescent Pseudomonad Pyoverdines Bind and Oxidize Ferrous Ion Rong Xiao and William S. Kisaalita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1472-1476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial Patterns of Alkaline Phosphatase Expression within Bacterial Colonies and Biofilms in Response to Phosphate Starvation Ching-Tsan Huang, Karen D. Xu, Gordon A. McFeters, and Philip S. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1526-1531; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Oxidation of [1,2-14C]Dichloroethene under Mn(IV)-Reducing Conditions Paul M. Bradley, James E. Landmeyer, and Richard S. Dinicola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1560-1562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemotaxis of Pathogenic Vibrio Strains towards Mucus Surfaces of Gilt-Head Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) M. Angeles Bordas, M. Carmen Balebona, Jose M. Rodriguez-Maroto, Juan J. Borrego, and Miguel A. Moriñigo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1573-1575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Sequence Similarity between California Isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum Maria das Graças C. Pereira, Edward R. Atwill, Melissa R. Crawford, and Rance B. Lefebvre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1584-1586; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Alkane Hydroxylase from Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Is Encoded by alkM and Belongs to a New Family of Bacterial Integral-Membrane Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases Andreas Ratajczak, Walter Geißdörfer, and Wolfgang Hillen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1175-1179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phase Variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus Antonia Volgyi, Andras Fodor, Attila Szentirmai, and Steven Forst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1188-1193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of mRNA by Reverse Transcription-PCR as an Indicator of Viability in Escherichia coli Cells G. E. C. Sheridan, C. I. Masters, J. A. Shallcross, and B. M. Mackey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1313-1318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen-Dependent Regulation of the Expression of the Catalase Gene katA of Lactobacillus sakei LTH677 Christian Hertel, Gudrun Schmidt, Marc Fischer, Katja Oellers, and Walter P. Hammes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1359-1365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning, Transcriptional Analysis, Purification, and Characterization of Phenolic Acid Decarboxylase from Bacillus subtilis Jean-François Cavin, Véronique Dartois, and Charles Diviès Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1466-1471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Origin of Transfer (oriT) on the Conjugative Element pRS01 from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ML3 David A. Mills, Trevor G. Phister, Gary M. Dunny, and Larry L. McKay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1541-1544; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sonication-Dependent Electroporation of the Erythromycin-Producing Bacterium Saccharopolyspora erythraea Nancy B. Fitzgerald, R. Samuel English, Jay S. Lampel, and Thomas J. Vanden Boom Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1580-1583; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Comparison of Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA with Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism To Assess Genetic Diversity and Genetic Relatedness within Genospecies III of Pseudomonas syringae Agathe Clerc, Charles Manceau, and Xavier Nesme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1180-1187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the rrnB Operon of the Plant Pathogen Rhodococcus fascians and Targeted Integrations of Exogenous Genes at rrn Loci Agustín Pisabarro, António Correia, and Juan F. Martín Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1276-1282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Ionic and Osmotic Strength on the Glucosyltransferase of Rhizobium meliloti Responsible for Cyclic -(1,2)-Glucan Biosynthesis Cheryl Ingram-Smith and Karen J. Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1290-1297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Infectious Tobamoviruses in Forest Soils Ronald C. Fillhart, George D. Bachand, and John D. Castello Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1430-1435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Pattern of Tomato Mosaic Tobamovirus Infection and Concentration in Red Spruce Seedlings George D. Bachand and John D. Castello Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1436-1441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Stable Low-Molecular-Weight RNA Profiles of Members of the Family Rhizobiaceae Encarna Velázquez, José María Cruz-Sánchez, Pedro F. Mateos, and Eustoquio Martínez-Molina Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1555-1559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Population Dynamics of Phenol-Degrading Bacteria in Activated Sludge Determined by gyrB-Targeted Quantitative PCR Kazuya Watanabe, Satoshi Yamamoto, Sanae Hino, and Shigeaki Harayama Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1203-1209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Self-Transmissible Mercury Resistance Plasmids with Gene-Mobilizing Capacity in Soil Bacterial Populations: Influence of Wheat Roots and Mercury Addition Eric Smit, Anneke Wolters, and Jan Dirk van Elsas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1210-1219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of BIOLOG GN Substrate Utilization Patterns by Microbial Communities Kornelia Smalla, Ute Wachtendorf, Holger Heuer, Wen-tso Liu, and Larry Forney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1220-1225; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial and Temporal Deposition of Adhesive Extracellular Polysaccharide Capsule and Fimbriae by Hyphomonas Strain MHS-3 Ernesto J. Quintero, Kathryn Busch, and Ronald M. Weiner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1246-1255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Grazing of a Tetrahymena sp. on Adhered Bacteria in Percolated Columns Monitored by In Situ Hybridization with Fluorescent Oligonucleotide Probes Heinrich Eisenmann, Hauke Harms, Rainer Meckenstock, Elisabeth I. Meyer, and Alexander J. B. Zehnder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1264-1269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Dominant and Rare Members of a Young Hawaiian Soil Bacterial Community with Small-Subunit Ribosomal DNA Amplified from DNA Fractionated on the Basis of Its Guanine and Cytosine Composition Klaus Nüsslein and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1283-1289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Temperature on Adhesion of Vibrio Strain AK-1 to Oculina patagonica and on Coral Bleaching A. Toren, L. Landau, A. Kushmaro, Y. Loya, and E. Rosenberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1379-1384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning and Transcriptional Regulation of the Aspergillus nidulans xlnD Gene Encoding a -Xylosidase José A. Pérez-González, Noël N. M. E. van Peij, Alja Bezoen, Andrew P. Maccabe, Daniel Ramón, and Leo H. de Graaff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1412-1419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Release of Dimethylsulfide from Dimethylsulfoniopropionate by Plant-Associated Salt Marsh Fungi M. K. Bacic, S. Y. Newell, and D. C. Yoch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1484-1489; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence that a New Antibiotic Flavone Glycoside Chemically Defends the Sea Grass Thalassia testudinum against Zoosporic Fungi P. R. Jensen, K. M. Jenkins, D. Porter, and W. Fenical Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1490-1496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery of Humic-Reducing Bacteria from a Diversity of Environments John D. Coates, Debra J. Ellis, Elizabeth L. Blunt-Harris, Catherine V. Gaw, Eric E. Roden, and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1504-1509; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extremely Barophilic Bacteria Isolated from the Mariana Trench, Challenger Deep, at a Depth of 11,000 Meters Chiaki Kato, Lina Li, Yuichi Nogi, Yuka Nakamura, Jin Tamaoka, and Koki Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1510-1513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Cellular Metabolism and Viability on Metal Ion Accumulation by Cultured Biomass from a Bloom of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa D. L. Parker, L. C. Rai, N. Mallick, P. K. Rai, and H. D. Kumar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1545-1547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of Acinetobacter sp. Strain BD413 by Transgenic Sugar Beet DNA Frank Gebhard and Kornelia Smalla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1550-1554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Degradation of Hexadecan-2-one by a Microbial Enrichment Culture under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions Agnes Hirschler, Jean-Francois Rontani, Danielle Raphel, Robert Matheron, and Jean-Claude Bertrand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1576-1579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Production of the Carotenoids Lycopene, -Carotene, and Astaxanthin in the Food Yeast Candida utilis Yutaka Miura, Keiji Kondo, Toshiko Saito, Hiroshi Shimada, Paul D. Fraser, and Norihiko Misawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1226-1229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity of Milk Peptide Utilization by Lactococcus lactis Vincent Juillard, Alain Guillot, Dominique Le Bars, and Jean-Claude Gripon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1230-1236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR for Detection of Shigella spp. in Mayonnaise Eduardo Villalobo and Antonio Torres Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1242-1245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Sensitive Bioassay for Detection of Bacillus cereus Emetic Toxin and Related Depsipeptide Ionophores M. A. Andersson, R. Mikkola, J. Helin, M. C. Andersson, and M. Salkinoja-Salonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1338-1343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cocoa Fermentations Conducted with a Defined Microbial Cocktail Inoculum Rosane Freitas Schwan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1477-1483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Present in Radish Sprouts Yoshinori Itoh, Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi, Fumiko Kasuga, Masaaki Iwaki, Yukiko Hara-Kudo, Noriko Saito, Yoko Noguchi, Hirotaka Konuma, and Susumu Kumagai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1532-1535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Pressure Inactivation and Sublethal Injury of Pressure-Resistant Escherichia coli Mutants in Fruit Juices Cristina Garcia-Graells, Kristel J. A. Hauben, and Chris W. Michiels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1566-1568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as a Tool To Investigate Microbial Degradation of Fluorophenols to Fluorocatechols and Fluoromuconates Marelle G. Boersma, Tatiana Y. Dinarieva, Wouter J. Middelhoven, Willem J. H. van Berkel, Joel Doran, Jacques Vervoort, and Ivonne M. C. M. Rietjens Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1256-1263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Different Dextransucrase Activities Excreted in Glucose, Fructose, or Sucrose Medium by Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-1299 Marguerite Dols, M. Remaud-Simeon, R. M. Willemot, M. Vignon, and P. Monsan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1298-1302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyruvate Decarboxylase Catalyzes Decarboxylation of Branched-Chain 2-Oxo Acids but Is Not Essential for Fusel Alcohol Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Eelko G. ter Schure, Marcel T. Flikweert, Johannes P. van Dijken, Jack T. Pronk, and C. Theo Verrips Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1303-1307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of Metal-EDTA Complexes by an Enriched Microbial Population Russell A. P. Thomas, Kirsten Lawlor, Mark Bailey, and Lynne E. Macaskie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1319-1322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Competitive Microflora Increases the Resistance of Salmonella typhimurium to Inimical Processes: Evidence for a Suicide Response Timothy G. Aldsworth, Rachel L. Sharman, Christine E. R. Dodd, and Gordon S. A. B. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1323-1327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Oxidation of Mercury Metal Vapor, Hg(0) Tracy Smith, Keith Pitts, Jeffery A. McGarvey, and Anne O. Summers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1328-1332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Exopolysaccharide Production by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB 2772 with a Simplified Defined Medium G. J. Grobben, I. Chin-Joe, V. A. Kitzen, I. C. Boels, F. Boer, J. Sikkema, M. R. Smith, and J. A. M. de Bont Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1333-1337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Buffering Capacity and Membrane H+ Conductance of Neutrophilic and Alkalophilic Gram-Positive Bacteria Núria Rius and José G. Lorén Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1344-1349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pichia stipitis Genes for Alcohol Dehydrogenase with Fermentative and Respiratory Functions Jae-yong Cho and Thomas W. Jeffries Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1350-1358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Soil on Ammonia, Ethylene, Chloroethane, and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Oxidation by Nitrosomonas europaea Norman G. Hommes, Sterling A. Russell, Peter J. Bottomley, and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1372-1378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Effects of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate, Dimethylsulfonioacetate, and Other S-Methylated Compounds on the Growth of Sinorhizobium meliloti at Low and High Osmolarities Vianney Pichereau, Jean-Alain Pocard, Jack Hamelin, Carlos Blanco, and Théophile Bernard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1420-1429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ammonium Limitation Results in the Loss of Ammonia-Oxidizing Activity in Nitrosomonas europaea Lisa Y. Stein and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1514-1521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Permeability of Brush Border Membrane Vesicles from Spodoptera littoralis Midgut Induced by Insecticidal Crystal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis B. Escriche, N. De Decker, J. Van Rie, S. Jansens, and E. Van Kerkhove Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1563-1565; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene to Ethene by a Two-Component Enzyme Pathway Jon K. Magnuson, Robert V. Stern, James M. Gossett, Stephen H. Zinder, and David R. Burris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1270-1275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Desulfuromonas acetoxidans Triheme Cytochrome c7 Produced in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Retains Its Metal Reductase Activity Corinne Aubert, Elisabeth Lojou, Pierre Bianco, Marc Rousset, Marie-Claire Durand, Mireille Bruschi, and Alain Dolla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1308-1312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Nylon-Degrading Enzyme Tetsuya Deguchi, Yoshihisa Kitaoka, Masaaki Kakezawa, and Tomoaki Nishida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1366-1371; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural and Kinetic Properties of Nonglycosylated Recombinant Penicillium amagasakiense Glucose Oxidase Expressed in Escherichia coli Susanne Witt, Mahavir Singh, and Henryk M. Kalisz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1405-1411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the -1,3-Glucanolytic System of the Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma harzianum Soledad Vázquez-Garcidueñas, Carlos A. Leal-Morales, and Alfredo Herrera-Estrella Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1442-1446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Synergism between Bacillus thuringiensis Spores and Toxins against Resistant and Susceptible Diamondback Moths (Plutella xylostella) Yong-Biao Liu, Bruce E. Tabashnik, William J. Moar, and Robert A. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1385-1389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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COVASIAM: an Image Analysis Method That Allows Detection of Confluent Microbial Colonies and Colonies of Various Sizes for Automated Counting G. Corkidi, R. Diaz-Uribe, J. L. Folch-Mallol, and J. Nieto-Sotelo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1400-1404; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance To Assess Fossil Fuel Biodegradation: Fate of [1-13C]Acenaphthene in Creosote Polycyclic Aromatic Compound Mixtures Degraded by Bacteria Sergey A. Selifonov, Peter J. Chapman, Simon B. Akkerman, Jerome E. Gurst, Jacqueline M. Bortiatynski, Mark A. Nanny, and Patrick G. Hatcher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1447-1453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Direct In Situ PCR Method for Detection of Specific Bacteria in Natural Environments Katsuji Tani, Ken Kurokawa, and Masao Nasu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1536-1540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Small-Scale Method for Screening of Lignin-Degrading Microorganisms Ulrike Temp, Claudia Eggert, and Karl-Erik L. Eriksson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1548-1549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Targeted Mutants of Cochliobolus carbonum Lacking the Two Major Extracellular Polygalacturonases John S. Scott-Craig, Yi-Qiang Cheng, Felice Cervone, Giulia De Lorenzo, John W. Pitkin, and Jonathan D. Walton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1497-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature and Sporulation of Aquatic Hyphomycetes Eric Chauvet and Keller Suberkropp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1522-1525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laser Microsurgery Permits Fungal Plasma Membrane Single-Ion-Channel Resolution at the Hyphal Tip Anne-Aliénor Véry and Julia M. Davies Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1569-1572; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Trehalose Induces Antagonism towards Pythium debaryanum in Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 17400 A. Gaballa, P. D. Abeysinghe, G. Urich, S. Matthijs, H. De Greve, P. Cornelis, and N. Koedam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1587 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Active Chimeric Pediocin AcH in Escherichia coli in the Absence of Processing and Secretion Genes from the Pediococcus pap Operon Kurt W. Miller, Robin Schamber, Yanling Chen, and Bibek Ray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1587 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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" Margo G. Haygood and Seana K. Davidson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. April 1998 64: 1587 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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