Contents: September 1998, Volume 64, Issue 9        Minireviews        Invertebrate Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Plant Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Methods        General Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Invasion of Protozoa by Legionella pneumophila and Its Role in Bacterial Ecology and Pathogenesis Yousef Abu Kwaik, Lian-Yong Gao, Barbara J. Stone, Chandrasekar Venkataraman, and Omar S. Harb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3127-3133; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Signal Transduction in the Protozoan Host Hartmannella vermiformis upon Attachment and Invasion by Legionella micdadei Yousef Abu Kwaik, Chandrasekar Venkataraman, Omar S. Harb, and Liang-Yong Gao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3134-3139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Competitive Dominance among Strains of Luminous Bacteria Provides an Unusual Form of Evidence for Parallel Evolution in Sepiolid Squid-Vibrio Symbioses Michele K. Nishiguchi, Edward G. Ruby, and Margaret J. McFall-Ngai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3209-3213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of a Small-Colony Variant of the Primary Form of Photorhabdus luminescens MD (Enterobacteriaceae) Kaiji Hu and John M. Webster Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3214-3219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Symbiotic Relationship of Thiothrix spp. with an Echinoderm Robin L. Brigmon and Chantal De Ridder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3491-3495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Isolation, Characterization, and Heterologous Expression of the Novel Lantibiotic Epicidin 280 and Analysis of Its Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Christoph Heidrich, Ulrike Pag, Michaele Josten, Jörg Metzger, Ralph W. Jack, Gabriele Bierbaum, Günther Jung, and Hans-Georg Sahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3140-3146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from Milk by Immunomagnetic Separation Irene R. Grant, Hywel J. Ball, and Michael T. Rowe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3153-3158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modeling of the Competitive Growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactococcus lactis in Vegetable Broth Frederick Breidt and Henry P. Fleming Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3159-3165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Bactericidal Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside and Other Pentacyanonitrosyl Complexes on the Food Spoilage Bacterium Clostridium sporogenes Christopher L. Joannou, Xiao-Yuan Cui, Nicola Rogers, Natasha Vielotte, Claudia L. Torres Martinez, Ney V. Vugman, Martin N. Hughes, and Richard Cammack Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3195-3201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Study of Pressure-Induced Germination of Bacillus subtilis Spores at Low and High Pressures Elke Y. Wuytack, Steven Boven, and Chris W. Michiels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3220-3224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Studies of Class IIa Bacteriocins of Lactic Acid Bacteria Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Marianne Skeie, P. Hans Middelhoven, May Bente Brurberg, and Ingolf F. Nes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3275-3281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Leuconostoc carnosum, Associated with Production and Spoilage of Vacuum-Packaged, Sliced, Cooked Ham K. J. Björkroth, P. Vandamme, and H. J. Korkeala Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3313-3319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conversion of Methionine to Thiols by Lactococci, Lactobacilli, and Brevibacteria Benjamin Dias and Bart Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3320-3326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of L-Methionine -Lyase from Brevibacterium linens BL2 Benjamin Dias and Bart Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3327-3331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization and Physiological Role of Endopeptidase O from Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ32 Yo-Shen Chen and James L. Steele Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3411-3415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mode of Action of Linenscin OC2 against Listeria innocua Catherine Boucabeille, Lucienne Letellier, Jean-Marc Simonet, and Gilles Henckes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3416-3421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Acid Resistance of Salmonella typhimurium by Exposure to Short-Chain Fatty Acids Y. M. Kwon and S. C. Ricke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3458-3463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrimination of Psychrotrophic and Mesophilic Strains of the Bacillus cereus Group by PCR Targeting of Major Cold Shock Protein Genes Kevin P. Francis, Ralf Mayr, Felix von Stetten, Gordon S. A. B. Stewart, and Siegfried Scherer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3525-3529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Lipid Composition on Pediocin PA-1 Binding to Phospholipid Vesicles Yuhuan Chen, Richard D. Ludescher, and Thomas J. Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3530-3532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cloning and Expression of the Listeria monocytogenes Scott A ptsH and ptsI Genes, Coding for HPr and Enzyme I, Respectively, of the Phosphotransferase System Douglas P. Christensen, Andrew K. Benson, and Robert W. Hutkins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3147-3152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mercury Resistance Is Encoded by Transferable Giant Linear Plasmids in Two Chesapeake Bay Streptomyces Strains Jacques Ravel, Hildgund Schrempf, and Russell T. Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3383-3388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Genes Encoding Lignin Peroxidases, Manganese Peroxidases, and Glyoxal Oxidase in Wood Bernard J. H. Janse, Jill Gaskell, Masood Akhtar, and Daniel Cullen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3536-3538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Survival in Ovine or Bovine Manure and Manure Slurry Indira T. Kudva, Kathryn Blanch, and Carolyn J. Hovde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3166-3174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biotransformation of the Major Fungal Metabolite 3,5-Dichloro- p-Anisyl Alcohol under Anaerobic Conditions and Its Role in Formation of Bis(3,5-Dichloro-4-Hydroxyphenyl)methane Frank J. M. Verhagen, Henk J. Swarts, Joannes B. P. A. Wijnberg, and Jim A. Field Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3225-3231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleic Acid (DNA, RNA) Quantification and RNA/DNA Ratio Determination in Marine Sediments: Comparison of Spectrophotometric, Fluorometric, and HighPerformance Liquid Chromatography Methods and Estimation of Detrital DNA A. Dell'Anno, M. Fabiano, G. C. A. Duineveld, A. Kok, and R. Danovaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3238-3245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initial Transformations in the Biodegradation of Benzothiazoles by Rhodococcus Isolates Helene De Wever, Karen Vereecken, Andreas Stolz, and Hubert Verachtert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3270-3274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Growth on Nitroglycerin as the Sole Carbon, Nitrogen, and Energy Source by a Mixed Bacterial Culture John V. Accashian, Robert T. Vinopal, Byung-Joon Kim, and Barth F. Smets Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3300-3304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Confirmation of the Human-Pathogenic Microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, and Vittaforma corneae in Water Scot E. Dowd, Charles P. Gerba, and Ian L. Pepper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3332-3335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Defined 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorobiphenyl-ortho-Dechlorinating Microbial Community by Comparative Sequence Analysis of Genes Coding for 16S rRNA Tracey R. Pulliam Holoman, Margaret A. Elberson, Leah A. Cutter, Harold D. May, and Kevin R. Sowers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3359-3367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viral Pollution in the Environment and in Shellfish: Human Adenovirus Detection by PCR as an Index of Human Viruses Sonia Pina, Montserrat Puig, Francisco Lucena, Joan Jofre, and Rosina Girones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3376-3382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Relatedness among Environmental, Clinical, and Diseased-Eel Vibrio vulnificus Isolates from Different Geographic Regions by Ribotyping and Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR Covadonga R. Arias, María Jesús Pujalte, Esperanza Garay, and Rosa Aznar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3403-3410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Nitrogen Source on Growth and Trichloroethylene Degradation by Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria Kung-Hui Chu and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3451-3457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilms on Indwelling Urethral Catheters Produce Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecules In Situ and In Vitro David J. Stickler, Nicola S. Morris, Robert J. C. McLean, and Clay Fuqua Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3486-3490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter spp. Isolated from Sewers Receiving Waste Effluent from a Hospital and a Pharmaceutical Plant Luca Guardabassi, Andreas Petersen, John E. Olsen, and Anders Dalsgaard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3499-3502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas sp. Strain 273, an Aerobic ,-DichloroalkaneDegrading Bacterium Catrin Wischnak, Frank E. Löffler, Jieran Li, John W. Urbance, and Rudolf Müller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3507-3511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Purification and Characterization of Laccase from Chaetomium thermophilium and Its Role in Humification Benny Chefetz, Yona Chen, and Yitzhak Hadar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3175-3179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Endoproteolytic Dibasic Proprotein Processing in Maturation of Secretory Proteins in Trichoderma reesei Sabine P. Goller, Doris Schoisswohl, Michel Baron, Martine Parriche, and Christian P. Kubicek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3202-3208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of the Regulatory Gene areA of Aspergillus oryzae in Nitrogen Metabolism Tove Christensen, Michael J. Hynes, and Meryl A. Davis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3232-3237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Expression in Escherichia coli of Levansucrase Genes from the Plant Pathogens Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea and P. syringae pv. phaseolicola Ursula Hettwer, Frank R. Jaeckel, Jens Boch, Manfred Meyer, Klaus Rudolph, and Matthias S. Ullrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3180-3187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contribution of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Production to the Epiphytic Fitness of Erwinia herbicola M. T. Brandl and S. E. Lindow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3256-3263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of the Rhizobium etli-Like Allele in Genes Coding for 16S rRNA among the Indigenous Rhizobial Populations Found Associated with Wild Beans from the Southern Andes in Argentina O. Mario Aguilar, María Verónica López, Pablo M. Riccillo, Ramón A. González, Marcela Pagano, Daniel H. Grasso, Alfred Pühler, and Gabriel Favelukes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3520-3524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Frankia Strains in Root Nodules of Plants from the Families Elaeagnaceae and Rhamnaceae Michael L. Clawson, Margarita Carú, and David R. Benson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3539-3543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Localization and Solubilization of the Iron(III) Reductase of Geobacter sulfurreducens Sarra Gaspard, Francisco Vazquez, and Christof Holliger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3188-3194; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Intermediate in the Mineralization of 3,4-Dichloroaniline by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium Heinrich Sandermann, Jr., Werner Heller, Norbert Hertkorn, Enamul Hoque, Dietmar Pieper, and Reinhard Winkler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3305-3312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Analysis of Comamonas acidovorans Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase and Factors Affecting the Incorporation of 4-Hydroxybutyrate Monomer Kumar Sudesh, Toshiaki Fukui, and Yoshiharu Doi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3437-3443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetically Modified Ruminal Bacteria Protect Sheep from Fluoroacetate Poisoning Keith Gregg, Brenton Hamdorf, Kerrin Henderson, Jan Kopecny, and Cheryl Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3496-3498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Growth Mode and Sucrose on Susceptibility of Streptococcus sanguis to Amine Fluorides and Amine Fluoride-Inorganic Fluoride Combinations J. V. Embleton, H. N. Newman, and M. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3503-3506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemostat Production of Plantaricin C By Lactobacillus plantarum LL441 J. M. Bruno Bárcena, F. Siñeriz, D. González de Llano, Ana Rodríguez, and Juan E. Suárez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3512-3514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Rapid Determination of Bacterial Abundance, Biovolume, Morphology, and Growth by Neural Network-Based Image Analysis Nicholas Blackburn, Åke Hagström, Johan Wikner, Rocio Cuadros-Hansson, and Peter Koefoed Bjørnsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3246-3255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR-Based DNA Amplification and Presumptive Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with an Internal Fluorogenic Probe and the 5' Nuclease (TaqMan) Assay R. D. Oberst, M. P. Hays, L. K. Bohra, R. K. Phebus, C. T. Yamashiro, C. Paszko-Kolva, S. J. A. Flood, J. M. Sargeant, and J. R. Gillespie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3389-3396; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Biosensor Determination of the Microscale Distribution of Nitrate, Nitrate Assimilation, Nitrification, and Denitrification in a Diatom-Inhabited Freshwater Sediment Jan Lorenzen, Lars Hauer Larsen, Thomas Kjær, and Niels-Peter Revsbech Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3264-3269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variations of Bacterial Populations in Human Feces Measured by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization with Group-Specific 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes Alison H. Franks, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Gerwin C. Raangs, Gijsbert J. Jansen, Frits Schut, and Gjalt W. Welling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3336-3345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Rate Regulation of rRNA Content of a Marine Synechococcus (Cyanobacterium) Strain Brian J. Binder and Ying Chun Liu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3346-3351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Determination of Carbon and Nitrogen Contents of Natural Bacterial Assemblages in Marine Environments Rumi Fukuda, Hiroshi Ogawa, Toshi Nagata, and Isao Koike Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3352-3358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of Atrazine by Agrobacterium radiobacter J14a and Use of This Strain in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil J. K. Struthers, K. Jayachandran, and T. B. Moorman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3368-3375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic and Phenotypic Responses of a Riverine Microbial Community to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination Donald E. Langworthy, Raymond D. Stapleton, Gary S. Sayler, and Robert H. Findlay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3422-3428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Reductive Acetogenesis with Indigenous Ruminal Bacterium Populations and Acetitomaculum ruminis Tricia D. Le Van, Joseph A. Robinson, John Ralph, Richard C. Greening, Walter J. Smolenski, Jane A. Z. Leedle, and Daniel M. Schaefer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3429-3436; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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. September 1998 64: 3444-3450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of the Biofilm Covering Montacuta ferruginosa (Mollusca, Bivalvia) as Evaluated by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis and Cloning of PCR-Amplified Gene Fragments Coding for 16S rRNA David C. Gillan, Arjen G. C. L. Speksnijder, Gabriel Zwart, and Chantal De Ridder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3464-3472; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cellular Events Involved in Survival of Individual Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbionts Growing in the Absence of the Host Cable Logi, Cristiana Sbrana, and Manuela Giovannetti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3473-3479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Activities In Situ of Nitrosospira and Nitrospira spp. as Dominant Populations in a Nitrifying Fluidized Bed Reactor Andreas Schramm, Dirk de Beer, Michael Wagner, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3480-3485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Composition and Susceptibility to Chlorhexidine of Multispecies Biofilms of Oral Bacteria J. Pratten, P. Barnett, and M. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3515-3519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Enzymatic Properties of a Novel Liquefying -Amylase from an Alkaliphilic Bacillus Isolate and Entire Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences Kazuaki Igarashi, Yuji Hatada, Hiroshi Hagihara, Katsuhisa Saeki, Mikio Takaiwa, Takaaki Uemura, Katsutoshi Ara, Katsuya Ozaki, Shuji Kawai, Tohru Kobayashi, and Susumu Ito Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3282-3289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificity of and Product Formation by Muconate Cycloisomerases: an Analysis of Wild-Type Enzymes and Engineered Variants Martin Dominik Vollmer, Helga Hoier, Hans-Jürgen Hecht, Ursula Schell, Janosch Gröning, Adrian Goldman, and Michael Schlömann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3290-3299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Three Thermostable Endochitinases of a Noble Bacillus Strain, MH-1, Isolated from Chitin-Containing Compost Kenji Sakai, Akira Yokota, Hajime Kurokawa, Mamoru Wakayama, and Mitsuaki Moriguchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3397-3402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of Two Thermostable Alkaline Xylanases from an Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. Amare Gessesse Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3533-3535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Viability of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts: Assessment by the Dye Permeability Assay L. J. Robertson, A. T. Campbell, H. V. Smith;, Michael B. Jenkins, William C. Ghiorse, Lynne J. Anguish, Dwight D. Bowman, and Mark J. Walker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3544-3545; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Effect of Selected Monoterpenes on Methane Oxidation, Denitrification, and Aerobic Metabolism by Bacteria in Pure Culture J. A. Amaral, A. Ekins, S. R. Richards, and R. Knowles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3546 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Towards a Biocatalyst for (S)-Styrene Oxide Production: Characterization of the Styrene Degradation Pathway of Pseudomonas sp. Strain VLB120 Sven Panke, Bernard Witholt, Andreas Schmid, and Marcel G. Wubbolts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3546 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Evidence for the Existence of Novel Thermophilic Bacteria in Hot Spring Sulfur-Turf Microbial Mats in Japan Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Akira Hiraishi, Kenji Kato, Hiroshi X. Chiura, Yonosuke Maki, and Akira Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1998 64: 3546 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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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. September 1998 64: 3547 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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