Contents: November 1999, Volume 65, Issue 11        Food Microbiology        Methods        Physiology and Biotechnology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        General Microbial Ecology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Mycology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Food Microbiology:

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A Method To Detect Low Levels of Enteric Viruses in Contaminated Oysters Y.-S. Carol Shieh, Kevin R. Calci, and Ralph S. Baric Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4709-4714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antiproliferative Effects of Homogenates Derived from Five Strains of Candidate Probiotic Bacteria Tanja Pessi, Yelda Sütas, Maija Saxelin, Harri Kallioinen, and Erika Isolauri Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4725-4728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introduction of Peptidase Genes from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis into Lactococcus lactis and Controlled Expression U. Wegmann, J. R. Klein, I. Drumm, O. P. Kuipers, and B. Henrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4729-4733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of a DNA Hybridization-Hydrophobic-Grid Membrane Filter Method for Detection and Isolation of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli E. C. D. Todd, R. A. Szabo, J. M. MacKenzie, A. Martin, K. Rahn, C. Gyles, A. Gao, D. Alves, and A. J. Yee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4775-4780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transposon-Induced Mutations in Two Loci of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 1/2a Result in Phage Resistance and Lack of N-Acetylglucosamine in the Teichoic Acid of the Cell Wall Huyen L. Tran, F. Fiedler, D. A. Hodgson, and S. Kathariou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4793-4798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Utilization of Amylopectin and High-Amylose Maize (Amylomaize) Starch Granules by Human Colonic Bacteria Xin Wang, Patricia Lynne Conway, Ian Lewis Brown, and Anthony John Evans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4848-4854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of the Major Lactococcal Aromatic Aminotransferase and Its Involvement in Conversion of Amino Acids to Aroma Compounds Liesbeth Rijnen, Sophie Bonneau, and Mireille Yvon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4873-4880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Effects of pH and Sugar on Growth Rate of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, a Bakery Product Spoilage Yeast Jeanne-Marie Membré, Martine Kubaczka, and Christine Chéné Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4921-4925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Amplification of the Gene acmA Differentiates Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and L. lactis subsp. cremoris Sonia Garde, Mar Babin, Pilar Gaya, Manuel Nuñez, and Margarita Medina Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5151-5153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samples D. N. Miller, J. E. Bryant, E. L. Madsen, and W. C. Ghiorse Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4715-4724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactor-Scale Cultivation of the Hyperthermophilic Methanarchaeon Methanococcus jannaschii to High Cell Densities Biswarup Mukhopadhyay, Eric F. Johnson, and Ralph S. Wolfe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5059-5065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Selective Medium for Bifidobacterium spp. Y. Nebra and A. R. Blanch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5173-5176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Reduction of Selenite and Detoxification of Elemental Selenium by the Phototrophic Bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum J. Kessi, M. Ramuz, E. Wehrli, M. Spycher, and R. Bachofen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4734-4740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Genetic Analyses of Ferulic Acid Catabolism in Pseudomonas sp. Strain HR199 Jörg Overhage, Horst Priefert, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4837-4847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Laccase Genes from the Basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus and Heterologous Expression of the Laccase Lcc1 Debbie S. Yaver, Maria Del Carmen Overjero, Feng Xu, Beth A. Nelson, Kim M. Brown, Torben Halkier, Sheryl Bernauer, Stephen H. Brown, and Sakari Kauppinen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4943-4948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Desulfurization of Alkylated Dibenzothiophenes from a Hydrodesulfurized Middle Distillate by Rhodococcus erythropolis I-19 B. R. Folsom, D. R. Schieche, P. M. DiGrazia, J. Werner, and S. Palmer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4967-4972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Exopolysaccharide Production by Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris by the Sugar Source Petronella J. Looijesteijn, Ingeborg C. Boels, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Jeroen Hugenholtz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5003-5008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stress Responses as a Tool To Detect and Characterize the Mode of Action of Antibacterial Agents Allison A. Bianchi and François Baneyx Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5023-5027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxidation of Methyl Halides by the Facultative Methylotroph Strain IMB-1 Jeffra K. Schaefer and Ronald S. Oremland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5035-5041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Display of Polyhistidine Peptides on the Escherichia coli Cell Surface by Using Outer Membrane Protein C as an Anchoring Motif Zhaohui Xu and Sang Yup Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5142-5147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Various Ions, pH, and Osmotic Pressure on Oxidation of Elemental Sulfur by Thiobacillus thiooxidans Isamu Suzuki, Douglas Lee, Byron Mackay, Lesia Harahuc, and Jae Key Oh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5163-5168; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Characterization of Cadmium Uptake in Lactobacillus plantarum and Isolation of Cadmium and Manganese Uptake Mutants Zhiqi Hao, Heinz R. Reiske, and David B. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4741-4745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Cadmium and Manganese Uptake Genes from Lactobacillus plantarum Zhiqi Hao, Shaolin Chen, and David B. Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4746-4752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Operon Encoding Two c-Type Cytochromes, an aa3-Type Cytochrome Oxidase, and Rusticyanin in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 33020 Corinne Appia-Ayme, Nicolas Guiliani, Jeanine Ratouchniak, and Violaine Bonnefoy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4781-4787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducible Amplification of Gene Copy Number and Heterologous Protein Production in the Yeast Kluyveromyces lactis Giovanni B. Morlino, Lorenza Tizzani, Reinhard Fleer, Laura Frontali, and Michele M. Bianchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4808-4813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the ggpS Gene, Involved in Osmolyte Synthesis in the Marine Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002, Revealed Regulatory Differences between This Strain and the Freshwater Strain Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803 Friederike Engelbrecht, Kay Marin, and Martin Hagemann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4822-4829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Transcriptional Activator (ChnR) and a 6-Oxohexanoate Dehydrogenase (ChnE) in the Cyclohexanol Catabolic Pathway in Acinetobacter sp. Strain NCIMB 9871 and Localization of the Genes That Encode Them Hiroaki Iwaki, Yoshie Hasegawa, Masahiro Teraoka, Tai Tokuyama, Hélène Bergeron, and Peter C. K. Lau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5158-5162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Selection of a Highly Monensin-Resistant Prevotella bryantii Subpopulation with Altered Outer Membrane Characteristics Todd R. Callaway and James B. Russell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4753-4759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Syntrophic Fatty Acid--Oxidizing Bacteria in a Mesophilic Biogas Reactor by Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridization Kaare H. Hansen, Birgitte K. Ahring, and Lutgarde Raskin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4767-4774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Analysis of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA from Complex Communities Reveals Many Novel Molecular Species within the Human Gut Antonia Suau, Régis Bonnet, Malène Sutren, Jean-Jacques Godon, Glenn R. Gibson, Matthew D. Collins, and Joel Doré Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4799-4807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Differentiation of Two Closely Related Nitrosomonas spp. That Inhabit Different Sediment Environments in an Oligotrophic Freshwater Lake Corinne B. Whitby, Jon R. Saunders, Juana Rodriguez, Roger W. Pickup, and Alan McCarthy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4855-4862; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagellate Predation on a Bacterial Model Community: Interplay of Size-Selective Grazing, Specific Bacterial Cell Size, and Bacterial Community Composition Martin W. Hahn and Manfred G. Höfle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4863-4872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival, Physiology, and Lysis of Lactococcus lactis in the Digestive Tract Sophie Drouault, Gérard Corthier, S. Dusko Ehrlich, and Pierre Renault Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4881-4886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methanotroph Diversity in Landfill Soil: Isolation of Novel Type I and Type II Methanotrophs Whose Presence Was Suggested by Culture-Independent 16S Ribosomal DNA Analysis Mark G. Wise, J Vaun McArthur, and Lawrence J. Shimkets Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4887-4897; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Adhesion at Synthetic Surfaces D. Cunliffe, C. A. Smart, C. Alexander, and E. N. Vulfson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4995-5002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Importance of Trophic Group Concentrations during Anaerobic Degradation of Volatile Fatty Acids Ravi K. Voolapalli and David C. Stuckey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5009-5016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protein-Mediated Adhesion of the Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Shewanella alga BrY to Hydrous Ferric Oxide Frank Caccavo, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5017-5022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Oxygen Sensitivity, and Virulence of NADH Oxidase Mutants of the Anaerobic Spirochete Brachyspira (Serpulina) hyodysenteriae, Etiologic Agent of Swine Dysentery Thad B. Stanton, Everett L. Rosey, Michael J. Kennedy, Neil S. Jensen, and Brad T. Bosworth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5028-5034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Identification of Numerically Abundant Culturable Bacteria from the Anoxic Bulk Soil of Rice Paddy Microcosms Kuk-Jeong Chin, Dittmar Hahn, Ulf Hengstmann, Werner Liesack, and Peter H. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5042-5049; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Phylogenetic Assignment of Environmental Sequences of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA and Numerically Abundant Culturable Bacteria from an Anoxic Rice Paddy Soil Ulf Hengstmann, Kuk-Jeong Chin, Peter H. Janssen, and Werner Liesack Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5050-5058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Functional and Phylogenetic Genes from Natural Populations of Methanotrophs in Lake Sediments Andria M. Costello and Mary E. Lidstrom Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5066-5074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolism of Acrylate to -Hydroxypropionate and Its Role in Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Lyase Induction by a Salt Marsh Sediment Bacterium, Alcaligenes faecalis M3A John H. Ansede, Perry J. Pellechia, and Duane C. Yoch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5075-5081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Communities of Achromatium oxaliferum Comprise Genetically, Morphologically, and Ecologically Distinct Subpopulations N. D. Gray, R. Howarth, A. Rowan, R. W. Pickup, J. Gwyn Jones, and I. M. Head Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5089-5099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Uptake by Uncultured Bacteria from the Genus Achromatium Determined by Microautoradiography N. D. Gray, R. Howarth, R. W. Pickup, J. Gwyn Jones, and I. M. Head Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5100-5106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analyses of Spatial Distributions of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria and Their Activity in Aerobic Wastewater Biofilms Satoshi Okabe, Tsukasa Itoh, Hisashi Satoh, and Yoshimasa Watanabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5107-5116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acetogenic and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Inhabiting the Rhizoplane and Deep Cortex Cells of the Sea Grass Halodule wrightii Kirsten Küsel, Holly C. Pinkart, Harold L. Drake, and Richard Devereux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5117-5123; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermicanus aegyptius gen. nov., sp. nov., Isolated from Oxic Soil, a Fermentative Microaerophile That Grows Commensally with the Thermophilic Acetogen Moorella thermoacetica Anita S. Gößner, Richard Devereux, Nadja Ohnemüller, Georg Acker, Erko Stackebrandt, and Harold L. Drake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5124-5133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probiotics Shown To Change Bacterial Community Structure in the Avian Gastrointestinal Tract Trudy Netherwood, H. J. Gilbert, D. S. Parker, and A. G. O'Donnell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5134-5138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Transfer in the Gastrointestinal Tract Trudy Netherwood, R. Bowden, P. Harrison, A. G. O'Donnell, D. S. Parker, and H. J. Gilbert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5139-5141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Partial Purification and Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A Toxin Receptor A from Heliothis virescens and Cloning of the Corresponding cDNA Daniela I. Oltean, Ashok K. Pullikuth, Hyun-Ku Lee, and Sarjeet S. Gill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4760-4766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Diversity of Nitrogen Fixation Genes in the Symbiotic Microbial Community in the Gut of Diverse Termites Moriya Ohkuma, Satoko Noda, and Toshiaki Kudo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4926-4934; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture-Independent Characterization of a Gene Responsible for Nitrogen Fixation in the Symbiotic Microbial Community in the Gut of the Termite Neotermes koshunensis Satoko Noda, Moriya Ohkuma, Ron Usami, Koki Horikoshi, and Toshiaki Kudo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4935-4942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Diversity among Brevibacillus laterosporus Strains Viviane Zahner, Leon Rabinovitch, Phylip Suffys, and Hooman Momen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5182-5185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Biodegradation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by a Bacterial Pure Culture Jessica R. Hanson, Corinne E. Ackerman, and Kate M. Scow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4788-4792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prediction of Toxigenic Fungal Growth in Buildings by Using a Novel Modelling System Neil J. Rowan, Cameron M. Johnstone, R. Craig McLean, John G. Anderson, and Joe A. Clarke Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4814-4821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential of Three-Way Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis as a Typing Method for Twelve Salmonella Serotypes S. M. Soto, B. Guerra, M. A. González-Hevia, and M. C. Mendoza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4830-4836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Screening of Probiotic Activities of Forty-Seven Strains of Lactobacillus spp. by In Vitro Techniques and Evaluation of the Colonization Ability of Five Selected Strains in Humans C. N. Jacobsen, V. Rosenfeldt Nielsen, A. E. Hayford, P. L. Møller, K. F. Michaelsen, A. Pærregaard, B. Sandström, M. Tvede, and M. Jakobsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4949-4956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impacts of the Reduction of Nutrient Levels on Bacterial Water Quality in Distribution Systems Christian J. Volk and Mark W. LeChevallier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4957-4966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus salivarius CTC2197 Prevents Salmonella enteritidis Colonization in Chickens Mònica Pascual, Marta Hugas, Jose Ignacio Badiola, Josep Maria Monfort, and Margarita Garriga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4981-4986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adhesion of Biodegradative Anaerobic Bacteria to Solid Surfaces Paula M. van Schie and Madilyn Fletcher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5082-5088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery in Embryonated Eggs of Viable but Nonculturable Campylobacter jejuni Cells and Maintenance of Ability To Adhere to HeLa Cells after Resuscitation J. M. Cappelier, J. Minet, C. Magras, R. R. Colwell, and M. Federighi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5154-5157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reductive Dehalogenation and Conversion of 2-Chlorophenol to 3-Chlorobenzoate in a Methanogenic Sediment Community: Implications for Predicting the Environmental Fate of Chlorinated Pollutants Jennifer G. Becker, David A. Stahl, and Bruce E. Rittmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5169-5172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Survival of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26, O111, and O157 in Bovine Feces Hiroshi Fukushima, Ken Hoshina, and Manabu Gomyoda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5177-5181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Distribution of Tetracycline Resistance Genes and Transposons among Phylloplane Bacteria in Michigan Apple Orchards Elise L. Schnabel and Alan L. Jones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4898-4907; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationships of Bradyrhizobia from the Legumes Apios americana and Desmodium glutinosum Matthew A. Parker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4914-4920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation from the Sorghum bicolor Mycorrhizosphere of a Bacterium Compatible with Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Development and Antagonistic towards Soilborne Fungal Pathogens S. W. Budi, D. van Tuinen, G. Martinotti, and S. Gianinazzi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5148-5150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epitope Identification for a Panel of Anti-Sinorhizobium meliloti Monoclonal Antibodies and Application to the Analysis of K Antigens and Lipopolysaccharides from Bacteroids Bradley L. Reuhs, Samuel B. Stephens, Daniel P. Geller, John S. Kim, Joshua Glenn, Jessica Przytycki, and Tuula Ojanen-Reuhs Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5186-5191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Characterization, Molecular Cloning, and Differential Expression Analysis of Laccase Genes from the Edible Mushroom Lentinula edodes J. Zhao and H. S. Kwan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4908-4913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the O-Methyltransferase I Gene (dmtA) from Aspergillus parasiticus Associated with the Conversions of Demethylsterigmatocystin to Sterigmatocystin and Dihydrodemethylsterigmatocystin to Dihydrosterigmatocystin in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Marisa Motomura, Naomi Chihaya, Takao Shinozawa, Takashi Hamasaki, and Kimiko Yabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4987-4994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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The ald Gene, Encoding a Coenzyme A-Acylating Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Distinguishes Clostridium beijerinckii and Two Other Solvent-Producing Clostridia from Clostridium acetobutylicum Julianna Toth, Adnan A. Ismaiel, and Jiann-Shin Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 4973-4980; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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A Strategy for Detection of Viruses in Groundwater by PCR Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 1999 65: 5192 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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