Contents: October 1999, Volume 65, Issue 10        Methods        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Plant Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        General Microbial Ecology        Mycology        Errata Other Issues

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Methods:

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Stable Escherichia coli-Clostridium acetobutylicum Shuttle Vector for Secretion of Murine Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha J. Theys, S. Nuyts, W. Landuyt, L. Van Mellaert, C. Dillen, M. Böhringer, P. Dürre, P. Lambin, and J. Anné Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4295-4300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacillus Spores by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Yetrib Hathout, Plamen A. Demirev, Yen-Peng Ho, Jonathan L. Bundy, Victor Ryzhov, Lisa Sapp, James Stutler, Joany Jackman, and Catherine Fenselau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4313-4319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Phytoplankton from Flow Cytometry Data by Using Radial Basis Function Neural Networks M. F. Wilkins, Lynne Boddy, C. W. Morris, and R. R. Jonker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4404-4410; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Method of Profiling Microbial Communities Based on a Most-Probable-Number Assay That Uses BIOLOG Plates and Multiple Sole Carbon Sources Masashi Gamo and Tadashi Shoji Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4419-4424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Enterococcus spp. with a Biochemical Key Albert Manero and Anicet R. Blanch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4425-4430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Cryptosporidium parvum Genotyping Techniques Irshad M. Sulaiman, Lihua Xiao, and Altaf A. Lal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4431-4435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Differentiation of Listeria spp. by a Single Reaction Based on Multiplex PCR Andreas Bubert, Inge Hein, Marcus Rauch, Angelika Lehner, ByoungSu Yoon, Werner Goebel, and Martin Wagner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4688-4692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Halomethane:Bisulfide/Halide Ion Methyltransferase, an Unusual Corrinoid Enzyme of Environmental Significance Isolated from an Aerobic Methylotroph Using Chloromethane as the Sole Carbon Source Catherine Coulter, John T. G. Hamilton, W. Colin McRoberts, Leonid Kulakov, Michael J. Larkin, and David B. Harper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4301-4312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Monovalent Cation-Activated Levodione Reductase from Corynebacterium aquaticum M-13 Masaru Wada, Ayumi Yoshizumi, Shigeru Nakamori, and Sakayu Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4399-4403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Residues in Domain III of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin That Affect Binding and Toxicity Mi Kyong Lee, Taek H. You, Fred L. Gould, and Donald H. Dean Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4513-4520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Tetrameric Inositol Monophosphatase from the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Liangjing Chen and Mary F. Roberts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4559-4567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of Two Forms of -Amylases and Structural Implication Kohji Ohdan, Takashi Kuriki, Hiroki Kaneko, Jiro Shimada, Toshikazu Takada, Zui Fujimoto, Hiroshi Mizuno, and Shigetaka Okada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4652-4658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dephosphorylation of Phytate by Using the Aspergillus niger Phytase with a High Affinity for Phytate Tadashi Nagashima, Tatsuya Tange, and Hideharu Anazawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4682-4684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Nitrogen Availability to Pseudomonas fluorescens DF57 Is Limited during Decomposition of Barley Straw in Bulk Soil and in the Barley Rhizosphere Linda Elise Jensen and Ole Nybroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4320-4328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Possible Role of Xanthobaccins Produced by Stenotrophomonas sp. Strain SB-K88 in Suppression of Sugar Beet Damping-Off Disease Takato Nakayama, Yoshihisa Homma, Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Junya Mizutani, and Satoshi Tahara Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4334-4339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Diversity of Frankia Strains in Actinorhizal Root Nodules from Promiscuous Hosts in the Family Myricaceae Michael L. Clawson and David R. Benson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4521-4527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Green Fluorescent Protein-Marked Pseudomonas fluorescens: Localization, Viability, and Activity in the Natural Barley Rhizosphere Bo Normander, Niels B. Hendriksen, and Ole Nybroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4646-4651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Phase Variant of Azospirillum lipoferum Lacks a Polar Flagellum and Constitutively Expresses Mechanosensing Lateral Flagella Gladys Alexandre, René Rohr, and René Bally Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4701-4704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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The Outer Membrane of Gram-Negative Bacteria Inhibits Antibacterial Activity of Brochocin-C Yan Gao, Marco J. van Belkum, and Michael E. Stiles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4329-4333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of PCR-Based Methods for Rapid Differentiation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis Sandra Torriani, Giacomo Zapparoli, and Franco Dellaglio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4351-4356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cold Shock Proteins and Low-Temperature Response of Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ302 Jeroen A. Wouters, Frank M. Rombouts, Willem M. de Vos, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4436-4442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Production of Pediocin PA-1 and Coproduction of Nisin and Pediocin PA-1 by Lactococcus lactis Nikki Horn, María I. Martínez, José M. Martínez, Pablo E. Hernández, Michael J. Gasson, Juan M. Rodríguez, and Helen M. Dodd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4443-4450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Combined Shear and Thermal Forces on Destruction of Microbacterium lacticum S. Bulut, W. M. Waites, and J. R. Mitchell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4464-4469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against the Hemolysin BL Enterotoxin Complex Produced by Bacillus cereus R. Dietrich, C. Fella, S. Strich, and E. Märtlbauer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4470-4474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Registered Designation of Origin Areas of Fermented Food Products Defined by Microbial Phenotypes and Artificial Neural Networks M. F. S. Lopes, C. I. Pereira, F. M. S. Rodrigues, M. P. Martins, M. C. Mimoso, T. C. Barros, J. J. Figueiredo Marques, R. P. Tenreiro, J. S. Almeida, and M. T. Barreto Crespo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4484-4489; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mechanisms of Action of Carvacrol on the Food-Borne Pathogen Bacillus cereus A. Ultee, E. P. W. Kets, and E. J. Smid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4606-4610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxigenic Strains of Bacillus licheniformis Related to Food Poisoning M. S. Salkinoja-Salonen, R. Vuorio, M. A. Andersson, P. Kämpfer, M. C. Andersson, T. Honkanen-Buzalski, and A. C. Scoging Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4637-4645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viability and DNA Maintenance in Nonculturable Spiral Campylobacter jejuni Cells after Long-Term Exposure to Low Temperatures Beatriz Lázaro, Jose Cárcamo, Ana Audícana, Ildefonso Perales, and Aurora Fernández-Astorga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4677-4681; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Two Cellobiohydrolase-Encoding Genes from Aspergillus niger Require D-Xylose and the Xylanolytic Transcriptional Activator XlnR for Their Expression Marco M. C. Gielkens, Ester Dekkers, Jaap Visser, and Leo H. de Graaff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4340-4345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of ComE and ComF, Two Novel Pilin-Like Competence Factors Involved in Natural Transformation of Acinetobacter sp. Strain BD413 Silke Busch, Christine Rosenplänter, and Beate Averhoff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4568-4574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterologous Expression of Pleurotus eryngii Peroxidase Confirms Its Ability To Oxidize Mn2+ and Different Aromatic Substrates Francisco Javier Ruiz-Dueñas, María Jesús Martínez, and Ángel T. Martínez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4705-4707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Cloning and Analysis of the L-Lactate Utilization Genes from Streptococcus iniae A. Gibello, M. D. Collins, L. Domínguez, J. F. Fernández-Garayzábal, and P. T. Richardson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4346-4350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Production of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) by Fed-Batch Culture of Recombinant Escherichia coli Jong-il Choi and Sang Yup Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4363-4368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Reduction of Nitrate and Selenate by Cell Suspensions of Selenium-Respiring Bacteria Ronald S. Oremland, Jodi Switzer Blum, Allana Burns Bindi, Philip R. Dowdle, Mitchell Herbel, and John F. Stolz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4385-4392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Biotransformation of Carbon Tetrachloride by Acetobacterium woodii upon Addition of Hydroxocobalamin and Fructose Syed A. Hashsham and David L. Freedman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4537-4542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Organic Complex Compounds on Bacillus thermoamylovorans Growth and Glucose Fermentation Y. Combet-Blanc, M. C. Dieng, and P. Y. Kergoat Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4582-4585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity in Butane Monooxygenases among Butane-Grown Bacteria Natsuko Hamamura, Ryan T. Storfa, Lewis Semprini, and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4586-4593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protective Role of Catalase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Resistance to Hydrogen Peroxide James G. Elkins, Daniel J. Hassett, Philip S. Stewart, Herbert P. Schweizer, and Timothy R. McDermott Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4594-4600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sulfonates as Terminal Electron Acceptors for Growth of Sulfite-Reducing Bacteria (Desulfitobacterium spp.) and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Effects of Inhibitors of Sulfidogenesis Thomas J. Lie, Walter Godchaux, and Edward R. Leadbetter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4611-4617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Production of D-Erythroascorbic Acid and L-Ascorbic Acid through Functional Expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae D-Arabinono-1,4-Lactone Oxidase in Escherichia coli Byung-Hoon Lee, Won-Ki Huh, Seong-Tae Kim, Jung-Shin Lee, and Sa-Ouk Kang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4685-4687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevention of Aerobic Spoilage of Maize Silage by a Genetically Modified Killer Yeast, Kluyveromyces lactis, Defective in the Ability To Grow on Lactic Acid H. K. Kitamoto, A. Hasebe, S. Ohmomo, E. G. Suto, M. Muraki, and Y. Iimura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4697-4700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol in a Continuous Anaerobic Reactor Augmented with Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1 B. Tartakovsky, M.-J. Levesque, R. Dumortier, R. Beaudet, and S. R. Guiot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4357-4362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pelagic-Benthic Coupling of Nucleic Acids in an Abyssal Location of the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean A. Dell'Anno, M. Fabiano, M. L. Mei, and R. Danovaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4451-4457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Milk Proteins on Adhesion of Bacteria to Stainless Steel Surfaces L.-M. Barnes, M. F. Lo, M. R. Adams, and A. H. L. Chamberlain Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4543-4548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utilization of Trihalogenated Propanes by Agrobacterium radiobacter AD1 through Heterologous Expression of the Haloalkane Dehalogenase from Rhodococcus sp. Strain m15-3 Tjibbe Bosma, Edwin Kruizinga, Erik J. de Bruin, Gerrit J. Poelarends, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4575-4581; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter Species Colonizing Pig Stomach: Molecular Characterization and Determination of Prevalence Franck Cantet, Catherine Magras, Armelle Marais, Michel Federighi, and Francis Mégraud Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4672-4676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Degradation of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane by Mycobacterium spp. Isolated from Soil Osami Yagi, Akiko Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Iwasaki, and Mutsuyasu Nakajima Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4693-4696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Identification of Bacillus thuringiensis Delta-Endotoxin Cry1C Domain III Amino Acid Residues Involved in Insect Specificity Ruud A. de Maagd, Petra Bakker, Nikola Staykov, Stefan Dukiandjiev, Willem Stiekema, and Dirk Bosch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4369-4374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrogen Profiles and Localization of Methanogenic Activities in the Highly Compartmentalized Hindgut of Soil-Feeding Higher Termites (Cubitermes spp.) Dirk Schmitt-Wagner and Andreas Brune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4490-4496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization and In Situ Activities of Homoacetogenic Bacteria in the Highly Compartmentalized Hindgut of Soil-Feeding Higher Termites (Cubitermes spp.) Anne Tholen and Andreas Brune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4497-4505; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Chymotrypsin-Resistant Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Aa1 -Endotoxin by Protein Engineering Mongkon Audtho, Algimantas P. Valaitis, Oscar Alzate, and Donald H. Dean Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4601-4605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Population Structure and Phylogenetic Characterization of Marine Benthic Archaea in Deep-Sea Sediments Costantino Vetriani, Holger W. Jannasch, Barbara J. MacGregor, David A. Stahl, and Anna-Louise Reysenbach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4375-4384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ferric Iron Reduction by Bacteria Associated with the Roots of Freshwater and Marine Macrophytes G. M. King and Meredith A. Garey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4393-4398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the [14C]Leucine Incorporation Technique To Measure Bacterial Production in River Sediments and the Epiphyton Helmut Fischer and Martin Pusch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4411-4418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Significance of Size and Nucleic Acid Content Heterogeneity as Measured by Flow Cytometry in Natural Planktonic Bacteria Josep M. Gasol, Ulla Li Zweifel, Francesc Peters, Jed A. Fuhrman, and Åke Hagström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4475-4483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Bifidobacterial Species in Human Intestinal Microflora Examined with 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Species-Specific Primers Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe, Ryuichiro Tanaka, Masafumi Fukuda, and Hiroshi Oyaizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4506-4512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Abundance of Bolidophyceae (Heterokonta) in Two Oceanic Regions Laure Guillou, Seung-Yeo Moon-Van Der Staay, Herve Claustre, Frederic Partensky, and Daniel Vaulot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4528-4536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate and Methanethiol Are Important Precursors of Methionine and Protein-Sulfur in Marine Bacterioplankton Ronald P. Kiene, Laura J. Linn, José González, Mary Ann Moran, and Jody A. Bruton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4549-4558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Sulfate-Reducing and Methanogenic Bacteria in Anaerobic Aggregates Determined by Microsensor and Molecular Analyses Cecilia M. Santegoeds, Lars Riis Damgaard, Gijs Hesselink, Jakob Zopfi, Piet Lens, Gerard Muyzer, and Dirk de Beer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4618-4629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Automated Approach for Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Its Application to Freshwater Bacterial Communities Madeline M. Fisher and Eric W. Triplett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4630-4636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unexpected Population Distribution in a Microbial Mat Community: Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Localized to the Highly Oxic Chemocline in Contrast to a Eukaryotic Preference for Anoxia Dror Minz, Susan Fishbain, Stefan J. Green, Gerard Muyzer, Yehuda Cohen, Bruce E. Rittmann, and David A. Stahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4659-4665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Oxic and Anoxic Regions of a Microbial Mat Characterized by Comparative Analysis of Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase Genes Dror Minz, Jodi L. Flax, Stefan J. Green, Gerard Muyzer, Yehuda Cohen, Michael Wagner, Bruce E. Rittmann, and David A. Stahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4666-4671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Regulation of Peroxidase Transcript Levels in Liquid Cultures of the Ligninolytic Fungus Pleurotus eryngii Francisco Javier Ruiz-Dueñas, Francisco Guillén, Susana Camarero, Marta Pérez-Boada, María Jesús Martínez, and Ángel T. Martínez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4458-4463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Microbial Biomass and Activity in Lead-Contaminated Soil A. Konopka, T. Zakharova, M. Bischoff, L. Oliver, C. Nakatsu, and R. F. Turco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. October 1999 65: 4708 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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