Contents: February 1999, Volume 65, Issue 2        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        General Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Mycology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Methods        Errata Other Issues

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Biophysical Characterization of Fungal Phytases (myo-Inositol Hexakisphosphate Phosphohydrolases): Molecular Size, Glycosylation Pattern, and Engineering of Proteolytic Resistance Markus Wyss, Luis Pasamontes, Arno Friedlein, Roland Rémy, Michel Tessier, Alexandra Kronenberger, Anke Middendorf, Martin Lehmann, Line Schnoebelen, Urs Röthlisberger, Eric Kusznir, Guido Wahl, Francis Müller, Hans-Werner Lahm, Kurt Vogel, and Adolphus P. G. M. van Loon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 359-366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of Fungal Phytases (myo-Inositol Hexakisphosphate Phosphohydrolases): Catalytic Properties Markus Wyss, Roland Brugger, Alexandra Kronenberger, Roland Rémy, Rachel Fimbel, Gottfried Oesterhelt, Martin Lehmann, and Adolphus P. G. M. van Loon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 367-373; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Screening, Nucleotide Sequence, and Biochemical Characterization of an Esterase from Pseudomonas fluorescens with High Activity towards Lactones V. Khalameyzer, I. Fischer, U. T. Bornscheuer, and J. Altenbuchner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 477-482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylokinase as a Plasminogen Activator Component in Recombinant Fusion Proteins S. J. Szarka, E. G. Sihota, H. R. Habibi, and S.-L. Wong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 506-513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cold-Active Serine Alkaline Protease from the Psychrotrophic Bacterium Shewanella Strain Ac10: Gene Cloning and Enzyme Purification and Characterization Ljudmila Kulakova, Andrey Galkin, Tatsuo Kurihara, Tohru Yoshimura, and Nobuyoshi Esaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 611-617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Mutation That Improves Soluble Recombinant Hemoglobin Accumulation in Escherichia coli in Heme Excess Michael J. Weickert, Maria Pagratis, Christopher B. Glascock, and Richard Blackmore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 640-647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of a Xylan-Binding Endoxylanase from Alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. Strain K-1 Khanok Ratanakhanokchai, Khin Lay Kyu, and Morakot Tanticharoen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 694-697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Novel 5-Oxoprolinase (without ATP-Hydrolyzing Activity) from Alcaligenes faecalis N-38A Atsuhisa Nishimura, Yasunori Ozaki, Hiroshi Oyama, Takashi Shin, and Sawao Murao Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 712-717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Analysis of nifH Gene Pool Complexity in Soil and Litter at a Douglas Fir Forest Site in the Oregon Cascade Mountain Range F. Widmer, B. T. Shaffer, L. A. Porteous, and R. J. Seidler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 374-380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria of the  Subdivision of the Class Proteobacteria in Compost and Composted Materials George A. Kowalchuk, Zinaida S. Naoumenko, Piet J. L. Derikx, Andreas Felske, John R. Stephen, and Irina A. Arkhipchenko Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 396-403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantifying Microbial Diversity: Morphotypes, 16S rRNA Genes, and Carotenoids of Oxygenic Phototrophs in Microbial Mats Ulrich Nübel, Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Michael Kühl, and Gerard Muyzer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 422-430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic versus Aerobic Degradation of Dimethyl Sulfide and Methanethiol in Anoxic Freshwater Sediments Bart P. Lomans, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Arjan Pol, and Godfried D. Vogels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 438-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Free-Living and Attached Bacteria in Offshore Western Mediterranean Waters as Depicted by Analysis of Genes Encoding 16S rRNA Silvia G. Acinas, Josefa Antón, and Francisco Rodríguez-Valera Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 514-522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Light Intensity on Methanotrophic Bacterial Activity in Petit Saut Reservoir, French Guiana J. F. Dumestre, J. Guézennec, C. Galy-Lacaux, R. Delmas, S. Richard, and L. Labroue Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 534-539; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Methanotrophs in Groundwater by PCR Y. S. Cheng, J. L. Halsey, K. A. Fode, C. C. Remsen, and M. L. P. Collins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 648-651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Populations in Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soils C. Del Val, J. M. Barea, and C. Azcón-Aguilar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 718-723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Differences between Particle-Associated and Planktonic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria of the  Subdivision of the Class Proteobacteria in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea Carol J. Phillips, Zena Smith, T. Martin Embley, and James I. Prosser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 779-786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Bacterial and Eukaryotic Community Structure after Mass Lysis of Filamentous Cyanobacteria Associated with Viruses Erik J. van Hannen, Gabriel Zwart, Miranda P. van Agterveld, Herman J. Gons, Jeannine Ebert, and Hendrikus J. Laanbroek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 795-801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Monitoring Methanotrophic Bacteria in Hybrid Anaerobic-Aerobic Reactors with PCR and a Catabolic Gene Probe Carlos B. Miguez, Chun F. Shen, Denis Bourque, Serge R. Guiot, and Denis Groleau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 381-388; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Manganese Deficiency Can Replace High Oxygen Levels Needed for Lignin Peroxidase Formation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium Nathan Rothschild, Ayala Levkowitz, Yitzhak Hadar, and Carlos G. Dosoretz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 483-488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of O-Side-Chain-Lipopolysaccharide Chemistry on Metal Binding S. Langley and T. J. Beveridge Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 489-498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Acetate on Molecular and Physiological Aspects of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 Solvent Production and Strain Degeneration Chih-Kuang Chen and Hans P. Blaschek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 499-505; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ethanol Synthesis by Genetic Engineering in Cyanobacteria Ming-De Deng and John R. Coleman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 523-528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Medium-Chain-Length Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates) from Gluconate by Recombinant Escherichia coli Stefan Klinke, Qun Ren, Bernard Witholt, and Birgit Kessler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 540-548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Affinity Transport of Choline-O-Sulfate and Its Use as a Compatible Solute in Bacillus subtilis Gabriele Nau-Wagner, Jens Boch, J. Ann Le Good, and Erhard Bremer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 560-568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Toluene 2-Monooxygenase in Burkholderia cepacia G4 by Alkynes Chris M. Yeager, Peter J. Bottomley, Daniel J. Arp, and Michael R. Hyman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 632-639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

De Novo Synthesis of 4,5-Dimethoxycatechol and 2,5-Dimethoxyhydroquinone by the Brown Rot Fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum Andrzej Paszczynski, Ronald Crawford, David Funk, and Barry Goodell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 674-679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Alterations in Adhesion, Transport, and Membrane Characteristics in an Adhesion-Deficient Pseudomonad M. F. DeFlaun, S. R. Oppenheimer, S. Streger, C. W. Condee, and M. Fletcher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 759-765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Toxic Effects of Aeration and Trichloroethylene Oxidation on Methanotrophic Bacteria Grown with Different Nitrogen Sources Kung-Hui Chu and Lisa Alvarez-Cohen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 766-772; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Level Formation of Active Pseudomonas cepacia Lipase after Heterologous Expression of the Encoding Gene and Its Modified Chaperone in Escherichia coli and Rapid In Vitro Refolding Dinh Thi Quyen, Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, and Rolf D. Schmid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 787-794; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulatory Factors Associated with Synthesis of the Osmolyte Glycine Betaine in the Halophilic Methanoarchaeon Methanohalophilus portucalensis Mei-Chin Lai, Daw-Renn Yang, and Ming-Jen Chuang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 828-833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Aromatic Compounds on Cellular Fatty Acid Composition of Rhodococcus opacus Irina V. Tsitko, Gennadi M. Zaitsev, Anatoli G. Lobanok, and Mirja S. Salkinoja-Salonen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 853-855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Novel Interaction between Laccase and Cellobiose Dehydrogenase during Pigment Synthesis in the White Rot Fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Ulrike Temp and Claudia Eggert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 389-395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Composition and Enzymatic Activity of the Extracellular Matrix Secreted by Germlings of Botrytis cinerea Robert P. Doss Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 404-408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production and Distribution of Endoglucanase, Cellobiohydrolase, and -Glucosidase Components of the Cellulolytic System of Volvariella volvacea, the Edible Straw Mushroom Yi Jin Cai, Sandra J. Chapman, John A. Buswell, and Shu-ting Chang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 553-559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Morphological Characterization of Cladobotryum Species Causing Cobweb Disease of Mushrooms Gareth J. McKay, Damian Egan, Elizabeth Morris, Carol Scott, and Averil E. Brown Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 606-610; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Green Fluorescent Protein as a Noninvasive Stress Probe in Resting Escherichia coli Cells Hyung Joon Cha, Ranjan Srivastava, Vikram N. Vakharia, Govind Rao, and William E. Bentley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 409-414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

1,4-Benzoquinone Reductase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium: cDNA Cloning and Regulation of Expression Lakshmi Akileswaran, Barry J. Brock, Joan Lin Cereghino, and Michael H. Gold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 415-421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple -Glucoside Transporter Genes in Brewer's Yeast Lene Jespersen, Lene B. Cesar, Philip G. Meaden, and Mogens Jakobsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 450-456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of a Lysis Module Present in a Large Proportion of Bacteriophages Infecting Streptococcus thermophilus Michelle M. Sheehan, Elizabeth Stanley, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 569-577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Expression of the Lantibiotic Pep5 Immunity Phenotype Ulrike Pag, Christoph Heidrich, Gabriele Bierbaum, and Hans-Georg Sahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 591-598; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Functional Analyses of the Promoters in the Lantibiotic Mutacin II Biosynthetic Locus in Streptococcus mutans Fengxia Qi, Ping Chen, and Page W. Caufield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 652-658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LlaFI, a Type III Restriction and Modification System in Lactococcus lactis Ping Su, Heejeong Im, Hsiaoling Hsieh, Simon Kang'A, and Noel W. Dunn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 686-693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Degradation of Starch-Poly(-Hydroxybutyrate-Co--Hydroxyvalerate) Bioplastic in Tropical Coastal Waters S. H. Imam, S. H. Gordon, R. L. Shogren, T. R. Tosteson, N. S. Govind, and R. V. Greene Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 431-437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Strategy for Detection of Viruses in Groundwater by PCR Morteza Abbaszadegan, Peter Stewart, and Mark LeChevallier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 444-449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotype Analysis of Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Children and Chickens Living in Close Contact S. Kariuki, C. Gilks, J. Kimari, A. Obanda, J. Muyodi, P. Waiyaki, and C. A. Hart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 472-476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Benzene Biodegradation Linked to Nitrate Reduction Siobhan M. Burland and Elizabeth A. Edwards Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 529-533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Mycobacterium Species Capable of Degrading Three- and Four-Ring Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons Sharon A. Churchill, Jennifer P. Harper, and Perry F. Churchill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 549-552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leaching of Pyrite by Acidophilic Heterotrophic Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria in Pure and Mixed Cultures Paula Bacelar-Nicolau and D. Barrie Johnson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 585-590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of Garden Dormice That Contribute to Their Capacity as Reservoirs for Lyme Disease Spirochetes Franz-Rainer Matuschka, Rainer Allgöwer, Andrew Spielman, and Dania Richter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 707-711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Chlorocatechol-Catabolic Transposon Tn5707 of Alcaligenes eutrophus NH9, Carrying a Gene Cluster Highly Homologous to That in the 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene-Degrading Bacterium Pseudomonas sp. Strain P51, Confers the Ability To Grow on 3-Chlorobenzoate Naoto Ogawa and Kiyotaka Miyashita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 724-731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Bacterial Strain Able To Degrade Branched Nonylphenol Tom Tanghe, Willem Dhooge, and Willy Verstraete Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 746-751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lethal Effect of Rickettsia rickettsii on Its Tick Vector (Dermacentor andersoni) Mark L. Niebylski, Mort G. Peacock, and Tom G. Schwan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 773-778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Novel Propachlor Degradation Pathways in Two Species of Soil Bacteria Margarita Martin, Gerardo Mengs, Jose Luis Allende, Javier Fernandez, Ramon Alonso, and Estrella Ferrer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 802-806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate in Legionella pneumophila, an Energy Source for Survival in Low-Nutrient Environments Brian W. James, W. Stuart Mauchline, P. Julian Dennis, C. William Keevil, and Robin Wait Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 822-827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Immunomagnetic Separation for Recovery of Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts from Environmental Samples Paul A. Rochelle, Ricardo De Leon, Anne Johnson, Mic H. Stewart, and Roy L. Wolfe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 841-845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Study of Biological Properties and Electrophoretic Characteristics of Lipopolysaccharide from Eel-Virulent and Eel-A virulent Vibrio vulnificus Strains Elena G. Biosca, Rosa M. Collado, James D. Oliver, and Carmen Amaro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 856-858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Solar Water Pasteurization with Reflectors Negar Safapour and Robert H. Metcalf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 859-861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Fecal Coliform Bacteria from the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) Valerie J. Harwood, Joseph Butler, Danny Parrish, and Victoria Wagner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 865-867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Toxicity, Binding, and Permeability Analyses of Four Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 -Endotoxins Using Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera frugiperda Ke Luo, David Banks, and Michael J. Adang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 457-464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Microcystins in Poisoning and Food Ingestion Inhibition of Daphnia galeata Caused by the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Thomas Rohrlack, Elke Dittmann, Manfred Henning, Thomas Börner, and Johannes-Günter Kohl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 737-739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Diversity of Symbiotic Methanogens Living in the Hindgut of the Lower Termite Reticulitermes speratus Analyzed by PCR and In Situ Hybridization Naoya Shinzato, Tadao Matsumoto, Ikuo Yamaoka, Tairo Oshima, and Akihiko Yamagishi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 837-840; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Attachment of the Yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides Is Mediated by Adhesives Localized at Sites of Bud Cell Development James W. Buck and John H. Andrews Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 465-471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Assay for Rhizobitoxine Based on Inhibition of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Synthase Tsuyoshi Yasuta, Shigeru Satoh, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 849-852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exopolysaccharide-Producing Bacteria from Sugar Beets Antti H. Tallgren, Ulla Airaksinen, Robert von Weissenberg, Heikki Ojamo, Juhani Kuusisto, and Matti Leisola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 862-864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Hydrolysis of Pork Muscle Sarcoplasmic Proteins by Lactobacillus curvatus and Lactobacillus sake Silvina Fadda, Yolanda Sanz, Graciela Vignolo, M.-Concepción Aristoy, Guillermo Oliver, and Fidel Toldrá Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 578-584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Chili Bo, a Malaysian Food Ingredient Jørgen J. Leisner, Bruno Pot, Henrik Christensen, Gulam Rusul, John E. Olsen, Bee Wah Wee, Kharidah Muhamad, and Hasanah M. Ghazali Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 599-605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antilisterial Activity of Peptide AS-48 and Study of Changes Induced in the Cell Envelope Properties of an AS-48-Adapted Strain of Listeria monocytogenes Fátima Mendoza, Mercedes Maqueda, Antonio Gálvez, Manuel Martínez-Bueno, and Eva Valdivia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 618-625; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Compressed Carbon Dioxide on Microbial Cell Viability E. Debs-Louka, N. Louka, G. Abraham, V. Chabot, and K. Allaf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 626-631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Fatty Acid Composition, Spore Germination, and Thermal Resistance in a Nisin-Resistant Mutant of Clostridium botulinum 169B and in the Wild-Type Strain Alejandro S. Mazzotta and Thomas J. Montville Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 659-664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Carbohydrate Starvation and Arginine on Culturability and Amino Acid Utilization of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Mark R. Stuart, Lan Szu Chou, and Bart C. Weimer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 665-673; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Evidence That High Noninduced Maltase and Maltose Permease Activities, Governed by MALx3-Encoded Transcriptional Regulators, Determine Efficiency of Gas Production by Baker's Yeast in Unsugared Dough Vincent J. Higgins, Mark Braidwood, Phil Bell, Peter Bissinger, Ian W. Dawes, and Paul V. Attfield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 680-685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chemical and Sensory Changes Associated with Microbial Flora of Mediterranean Boque (Boops boops) Stored Aerobically at 0, 3, 7, and 10°C Konstantinos Koutsoumanis and George-John E. Nychas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 698-706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Control of Flavor Development in Wine during and after Malolactic Fermentation by Oenococcus oeni Jan Clair Nielsen and Marianne Richelieu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 740-745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Deinococcus Species from Commercial Oyster Extract W. F. Chan and D. K. O'Toole Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 846-848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Estimating Bacterial Growth Parameters by Means of Detection Times József Baranyi and Carmen Pin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 732-736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Integration Elements Encoded by the Temperate Lactococcal Bacteriophage TP901-1 To Obtain Chromosomal Single-Copy Transcriptional Fusions in Lactococcus lactis Lone Brøndsted and Karin Hammer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 752-758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Chromogenic Ester Agar Medium for Detection of Salmonellae Venitia M. Cooke, R. J. Miles, R. G. Price, and A. C. Richardson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 807-812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Monitoring of Cell Number and Metabolic Activity of Specific Bacterial Populations with a Dual gfp-luxAB Marker System Annika Unge, Riccardo Tombolini, Lars Mølbak, and Janet K. Jansson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 813-821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Green Fluorescent Protein as a Reporter To Monitor Gene Expression and Food Colonization by Aspergillus flavus Wanglei Du, Zhengyu Huang, Joseph E. Flaherty, Kevin Wells, and Gary A. Payne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 834-836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Shiga-Like Toxin (stx1 and stx2), Intimin (eaeA), and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Hemolysin (EHEC hlyA) Genes in Animal Feces by Multiplex PCR Peter K. Fagan, Michael A. Hornitzky, Karl A. Bettelheim, and Steven P. Djordjevic Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 868-872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Comparative Study of Methods To Validate Formaldehyde Decontamination of Biological Safety Cabinets Kerry Munro, Janice Lanser, and Robert Flower Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 873-876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Isolation and Identification of Helicobacter spp. from Canine and Feline Gastric Mucosa Katri Jalava, Stephen L. W. On, Peter A. R. Vandamme, Irmeli Happonen, Antti Sukura, and Marja-Liisa Hänninen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 877 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Ecological Study of Lactococci Isolated from Raw Milk in the Camembert Cheese Registered Designation of Origin Area D. Corroler, I. Mangin, N. Desmasures, and M. Gueguen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 1999 65: 878 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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