Contents: December 1999, Volume 65, Issue 12        Mycology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Physiology and Biotechnology        General Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Methods        Errata Other Issues

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Mycology:

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Fungi from Geothermal Soils in Yellowstone National Park Regina S. Redman, Anastassia Litvintseva, Kathy B. Sheehan, Joan M. Henson, and Rusty J. Rodriguez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5193-5197; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lignin-Modifying Enzymes of the White Rot Basidiomycete Ganoderma lucidum Trevor M. D'Souza, Carlos S. Merritt, and C. Adinarayana Reddy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5307-5313; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Precise Detection and Tracing of Trichoderma hamatum 382 in Compost-Amended Potting Mixes by Using Molecular Markers Pervaiz A. Abbasi, Sally A. Miller, Tea Meulia, Harry A. J. Hoitink, and Jin-Man Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5421-5426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretion of Cryparin, a Fungal Hydrophobin Patricia M. McCabe and Neal K. Van Alfen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5431-5435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The bglA Gene of Aspergillus kawachii Encodes Both Extracellular and Cell Wall-Bound -Glucosidases Kazuhiro Iwashita, Tatsuya Nagahara, Hitoshi Kimura, Makoto Takano, Hitoshi Shimoi, and Kiyoshi Ito Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5546-5553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anastomosis Formation and Nuclear and Protoplasmic Exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Manuela Giovannetti, Dario Azzolini, and Anna Silvia Citernesi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5571-5575; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polyphosphates in Intraradical and Extraradical Hyphae of an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Gigaspora margarita M. Zakaria Solaiman, Tatsuhiro Ezawa, Tomoko Kojima, and Masanori Saito Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5604-5606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Function of the Nor-1 Protein in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus Renqing Zhou and John E. Linz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5639-5641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Gene Clusters from Trichloroethylene-Degrading Methylomonas sp. Strains and Detection of Methanotrophs during In Situ Bioremediation Toru Shigematsu, Satoshi Hanada, Masahiro Eguchi, Yoichi Kamagata, Takahiro Kanagawa, and Ryuichiro Kurane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5198-5206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Different Electron Donors and Acceptors on Dehalorespiration of Tetrachloroethene by Desulfitobacterium frappieri TCE1 Jan Gerritse, Oliver Drzyzga, Geert Kloetstra, Mischa Keijmel, Luit P. Wiersum, Roger Hutson, Matthew D. Collins, and Jan C. Gottschal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5212-5221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ubiquity and Diversity of Dissimilatory (Per)chlorate-Reducing Bacteria John D. Coates, Urania Michaelidou, Royce A. Bruce, Susan M. O'Connor, Jill N. Crespi, and Laurie A. Achenbach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5234-5241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Removal of Mercury from Chloralkali Electrolysis Wastewater by a Mercury-Resistant Pseudomonas putida Strain H. von Canstein, Y. Li, K. N. Timmis, W.-D. Deckwer, and I. Wagner-Döbler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5279-5284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection, Characterization, and Distribution of Virulence Genes in Aeromonas spp. Cesar Isigidi Bin Kingombe, Geert Huys, Mauro Tonolla, M. John Albert, Jean Swings, Raffaele Peduzzi, and Thomas Jemmi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5293-5302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determining Sources of Fecal Pollution in a Rural Virginia Watershed with Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Fecal Streptococci Charles Hagedorn, Sandra L. Robinson, Jennifer R. Filtz, Sarah M. Grubbs, Theresa A. Angier, and Raymond B. Reneau, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5522-5531; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Initial Reactions in Anaerobic Alkane Degradation by a Sulfate Reducer, Strain AK-01 Chi Ming So and L. Y. Young Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5532-5540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Toluene-Degrading Methanogenic Consortium Monica Ficker, Kirsten Krastel, Stephen Orlicky, and Elizabeth Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5576-5585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cooccurrence of Elevated Urea Levels and Dinoflagellate Blooms in Temperate Estuarine Aquaculture Ponds Patricia M. Glibert and Daniel E. Terlizzi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5594-5596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli Resistance to Chlorine and Glutathione Synthesis in Response to Oxygenation and Starvation Sébastien Saby, Pierre Leroy, and Jean-Claude Block Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5600-5603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemolytic Activity and Siderophore Production in Different Aeromonas Species Isolated from Fish Jesús A. Santos, César J. González, Andrés Otero, and María-Luisa García-López Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5612-5614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Survival of Free Shiga Toxin 2-Encoding Phages and Escherichia coli Strains outside the Gut Maite Muniesa, Francisco Lucena, and Juan Jofre Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5615-5618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection of Norwalk-Like Caliciviruses in Sewage W. J. Lodder, J. Vinjé, R. van de Heide, A. M. de Roda Husman, E. J. T. M. Leenen, and M. P. G. Koopmans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5624-5627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Enumeration of Fecal Coliform Bacteria from the Feces of Ring-Billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) and Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) K. A. Alderisio and N. DeLuca Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5628-5630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Bacteriocin-Like Substance Produced by a Vaginal Lactobacillus salivarius Strain Virginia S. Ocaña, Aída A. Pesce de Ruiz Holgado, and María Elena Nader-Macías Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5631-5635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Cloning, Overexpression, and Mutagenesis of the Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AKU4429 Gene Encoding a New Aldehyde Reductase, Which Catalyzes the Stereoselective Reduction of Ethyl 4-Chloro-3-Oxobutanoate to Ethyl (S)-4-Chloro-3-Hydroxybutanoate Keiko Kita, Takanobu Fukura, Koh-Ichi Nakase, Kenji Okamoto, Hideshi Yanase, Michihiko Kataoka, and Sakayu Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5207-5211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of an Aspergillus nidulans Gene Involved in the Regulation of Penicillin Biosynthesis Jan Van den Brulle, Stefan Steidl, and Axel A. Brakhage Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5222-5228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of TRI101, the Gene Encoding Trichothecene 3-O-Acetyltransferase, from Fusarium sporotrichioides Susan P. McCormick, Nancy J. Alexander, Susan E. Trapp, and Thomas M. Hohn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5252-5256; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of Escherichia coli with DNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Lysates Ana Cristina Adam, Gracia González-Blasco, Marta Rubio-Texeira, and Julio Polaina Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5303-5306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the 18S rRNA Gene of Cryptosporidium serpentis in a Wild-Caught Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata guttata) and a Five-Species Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism- Based Assay That Can Additionally Discern C. parvum from C. wrairi L. M. Kimbell, III, D. L. Miller, W. Chavez, and N. Altman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5345-5349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the Microbial Diversity Present in the Colonic Wall, Colonic Lumen, and Cecal Lumen of a Pig Susan E. Pryde, Anthony J. Richardson, Colin S. Stewart, and Harry J. Flint Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5372-5377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Different Functional Elements of Plasmid pGT232 on Maintenance of Recombinant Plasmids in Lactobacillus reuteri Populations In Vitro and In Vivo Nicholas C. K. Heng, Judith M. Bateup, Diane M. Loach, Xiyang Wu, Howard F. Jenkinson, Mark Morrison, and Gerald W. Tannock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5378-5385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of the Epoxide Hydrolase-Encoding Gene from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Hans Visser, Jan A. M. de Bont, and Jan C. Verdoes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5459-5463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Feruloyl Esterase (faeA) Gene from Aspergillus niger Ronald P. de Vries and Jaap Visser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5500-5503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction and Transcription Studies of the Dextransucrase Gene in Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512F M. Quirasco, A. López-Munguía, M. Remaud-Simeon, P. Monsan, and A. Farrés Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5504-5509; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Dynamic Interaction of Trichoderma reesei Cellobiohydrolases Cel6A and Cel7A and Cellulose at Equilibrium and during Hydrolysis Hetti Palonen, Maija Tenkanen, and Markus Linder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5229-5233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Unique Chitinase with Dual Active Sites and Triple Substrate Binding Sites from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 Takeshi Tanaka, Shinsuke Fujiwara, Shingo Nishikori, Toshiaki Fukui, Masahiro Takagi, and Tadayuki Imanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5338-5344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical and Phylogenetic Analyses of a Cold-Active -Galactosidase from the Lactic Acid Bacterium Carnobacterium piscicola BA Jonna M. Coombs and Jean E. Brenchley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5443-5450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Electrochemical Studies of a Truncated Laccase Produced in Pichia pastoris Mirjana Gelo-Pujic, Hyug-Han Kim, Nathan G. Butlin, and G. Tayhas R. Palmore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5515-5521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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cis-Chlorobenzene Dihydrodiol Dehydrogenase (TcbB) from Pseudomonas sp. Strain P51, Expressed in Escherichia coli DH5(pTCB149), Catalyzes Enantioselective Dehydrogenase Reactions Henning Raschke, Thomas Fleischmann, Jan Roelof Van Der Meer, and Hans-Peter E. Kohler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5242-5246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosynthesis of Novel Exopolymers by Aureobasidium pullulans Jin W. Lee, Walter G. Yeomans, Alfred L. Allen, Fang Deng, Richard A. Gross, and David L. Kaplan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5265-5271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leaching of Zinc Sulfide by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: Bacterial Oxidation of the Sulfur Product Layer Increases the Rate of Zinc Sulfide Dissolution at High Concentrations of Ferrous Ions T. A. Fowler and F. K. Crundwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5285-5292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitochondrial Function in Cell Wall Glycoprotein Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 625 (Wild Type) and [rho0] Mutants Annie Rakotoarivony Iung, Joël Coulon, Ferenc Kiss, Jacques Ngondi Ekome, Judit Vallner, and Roger Bonaly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5398-5402; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Terrabacter sp. Strain DDE-1, Which Metabolizes 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-Bis(4-Chlorophenyl)Ethylene when Induced with Biphenyl J. Aislabie, A. D. Davison, H. L. Boul, P. D. Franzmann, D. R. Jardine, and P. Karuso Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5607-5611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of a Stable Whole-Cell Biocatalyst Capable of (S)-Styrene Oxide Formation for Continuous Two-Liquid-Phase Applications Sven Panke, Víctor de Lorenzo, Arnë Kaiser, Bernard Witholt, and Marcel G. Wubbolts Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5619-5623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regiospecific Internal Desaturation of Aliphatic Compounds by a Mutant Rhodococcus Strain Kenzo Koike, Katsutoshi Ara, Shigehito Adachi, Hirofumi Takigawa, Hajime Mori, Shigeo Inoue, Yoshiharu Kimura, and Susumu Ito Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5636-5638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Swimming Marine Synechococcus Strains with Widely Different Photosynthetic Pigment Ratios Form a Monophyletic Group Gerardo Toledo, B. Palenik, and B. Brahamsha Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5247-5251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attributes of Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Oxidation by Maine Forest Soils G. M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5257-5264; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Study of Deep-Sea Natural Microbial Populations and Barophilic Pure Cultures Using a High-Pressure Chemostat Carl O. Wirsen and Stephen J. Molyneaux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5314-5321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Linking Toluene Degradation with Specific Microbial Populations in Soil Jessica R. Hanson, Jennifer L. Macalady, David Harris, and Kate M. Scow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5403-5408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Bias Related to the Extraction of DNA Directly from Soils Åsa Frostegård, Sophie Courtois, Vincent Ramisse, Sylvie Clerc, Dominique Bernillon, Francoise Le Gall, Pascale Jeannin, Xavier Nesme, and Pascal Simonet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5409-5420; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phototrophs in High-Iron-Concentration Microbial Mats: Physiological Ecology of Phototrophs in an Iron-Depositing Hot Spring B. K. Pierson, M. N. Parenteau, and B. M. Griffin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5474-5483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of Free Phytol by Bacterial Communities Isolated from Marine Sediments under Aerobic and Denitrifying Conditions Jean-François Rontani, Patricia C. Bonin, and John K. Volkman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5484-5492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partitioning Effects during Terminal Carbon and Electron Flow in Sediments of a Low-Salinity Meltwater Pond near Bratina Island, McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica Douglas O. Mountfort, Heinrich F. Kaspar, Malcolm Downes, and Rodney A. Asher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5493-5499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Archaeal Intron-Containing Genes Coding for rRNA Obtained from a Deep-Subsurface Geothermal Water Pool Ken Takai and Koki Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5586-5589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Osmoprotection of Escherichia coli by Peptone Is Mediated by the Uptake and Accumulation of Free Proline but Not of Proline-Containing Peptides Maria-Rosario Amezaga and Ian R. Booth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5272-5278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Unexpected Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Modeling Marie Cornu, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, and Jean-Pierre Flandrois Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5322-5327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Scott A: Cell Surface Charge, Hydrophobicity, and Electron Donor and Acceptor Characteristics under Different Environmental Growth Conditions Romain Briandet, Thierry Meylheuc, Catherine Maher, and Marie Noëlle Bellon-Fontaine Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5328-5333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agar Underlay Method for Recovery of Sublethally Heat-Injured Bacteria D. H. Kang and G. R. Siragusa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5334-5337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Presence of Salt and a Curing Agent Reduces Bacteriocin Production by Lactobacillus sakei CTC 494, a Potential Starter Culture for Sausage Fermentation Frédéric Leroy and Luc de Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5350-5356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Pulsed Electric Fields on Inactivation Kinetics of Listeria innocua Patrick C. Wouters, Nicole Dutreux, Jan P. P. M. Smelt, and Huub L. M. Lelieveld Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5364-5371; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fate of pGFP-Bearing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef at 2 and 10°C and Effects of Lactate, Diacetate, and Citrate Srilatha Ajjarapu and Leora A. Shelef Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5394-5397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Characterization of Genomic Subtracted Sequences from Listeria monocytogenes Fone-Mao Wu and Peter M. Muriana Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5427-5430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Hemolytic Enterotoxin HBL Is Broadly Distributed among Species of the Bacillus cereus Group Birgit M. Prüß, Richard Dietrich, Birgit Nibler, Erwin Märtlbauer, and Siegfried Scherer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5436-5442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polyphasic Study of the Spatial Distribution of Microorganisms in Mexican Pozol, a Fermented Maize Dough, Demonstrates the Need for Cultivation-Independent Methods To Investigate Traditional Fermentations Frédéric Ampe, Nabil ben Omar, Claire Moizan, Carmen Wacher, and Jean-Pierre Guyot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5464-5473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Sulfur Flavors by Ten Strains of Geotrichum candidum Celine Berger, Jeffrey A. Khan, Pascal Molimard, Nathalie Martin, and Henry E. Spinnler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5510-5514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Manganese in Conversion of Phenylalanine to Benzaldehyde by Lactic Acid Bacteria Masja N. Nierop Groot and Jan A. M. de Bont Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5590-5593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Facultatively Heterofermentative Lactobacilli on Starter Cell Suspensions S. Rapposch, F. Eliskases-Lechner, and W. Ginzinger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5597-5599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Utilization of Heterologous Siderophores Enhances Levels of Iron Available to Pseudomonas putida in the Rhizosphere Joyce E. Loper and Marcella D. Henkels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5357-5363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Permeabilization of Fungal Membranes by Plant Defensins Inhibits Fungal Growth Karin Thevissen, Franky R. G. Terras, and Willem F. Broekaert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5451-5458; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Requirement for Phosphoglucose Isomerase of Xanthomonas campestris in Pathogenesis of Citrus Canker Shu Yun Tung and Tsong Teh Kuo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5564-5573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Reverse Transcription-PCR Differential Display Analysis of Escherichia coli Global Gene Regulation in Response to Heat Shock R. T. Gill, J. J. Valdes, and W. E. Bentley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5386-5393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Estimation of Methanogen Biomass by Quantitation of Coenzyme M Dwayne A. Elias, Lee R. Krumholz, Ralph S. Tanner, and Joseph M. Suflita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5541-5545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visualization and Enumeration of Marine Planktonic Archaea and Bacteria by Using Polyribonucleotide Probes and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Edward F. DeLong, Lance Trent Taylor, Terence L. Marsh, and Christina M. Preston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5554-5563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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An Effective Strategy, Applicable to Streptococcus salivarius and Related Bacteria, To Enhance or Confer Electroporation Competence Nicole D. Buckley, Christian Vadeboncoeur, Donald J. LeBlanc, Linda N. Lee, and Michel Frenette Appl. Environ. Microbiol. December 1999 65: 5642 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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