Contents: September 1999, Volume 65, Issue 9        Minireviews        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Methods        General Microbial Ecology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Environmental and Public Health Microbiology        Mycology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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The Scientific Basis for Probiotic Strains of Lactobacillus Gregor Reid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3763-3766; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157 with O157-Specific Bacteriophages Indira T. Kudva, Srdjan Jelacic, Phillip I. Tarr, Philip Youderian, and Carolyn J. Hovde Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3767-3773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an In Vitro Bioassay for Clostridium botulinum Type B Neurotoxin in Foods That Is More Sensitive than the Mouse Bioassay Matthew Wictome, Kirsti Newton, Karen Jameson, Bassam Hallis, Paul Dunnigan, Eric Mackay, Sally Clarke, Richard Taylor, Joy Gaze, Keith Foster, and Clifford Shone Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3787-3792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting of Pseudomonas Strains from a Poultry Processing Plant Ifigenia Geornaras, Nokuthula F. Kunene, Alexander von Holy, and John W. Hastings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3828-3833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Ribotyping, Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Typing of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L. casei Strains Soile Tynkkynen, Reetta Satokari, Maria Saarela, Tiina Mattila-Sandholm, and Maija Saxelin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3908-3914; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Chain Polyphosphate Causes Cell Lysis and Inhibits Bacillus cereus Septum Formation, Which Is Dependent on Divalent Cations Simon K. Maier, Siegfried Scherer, and Martin J. Loessner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3942-3949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

D-Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene (ldhD) Inactivation and Resulting Metabolic Effects in the Lactobacillus johnsonii Strains La1 and N312 Luciane Lapierre, Jacques-Edouard Germond, Andreas Ott, Michele Delley, and Beat Mollet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4002-4007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an ATP-Driven, Osmoregulated Glycine Betaine Transport System in Listeria monocytogenes Rinkei Ko and Linda Tombras Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4040-4048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synergistic Actions of Nisin, Sublethal Ultrahigh Pressure, and Reduced Temperature on Bacteria and Yeast Pieter F. ter Steeg, Johan C. Hellemons, and Anja E. Kok Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4148-4154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genus- and Species-Specific PCR-Based Detection of Dairy Propionibacteria in Environmental Samples by Using Primers Targeted to the Genes Encoding 16S rRNA Franca Rossi, Sandra Torriani, and Franco Dellaglio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4241-4244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Temperature-Dependent Fermentation of D-Sorbitol in Escherichia coli O157:H7 O. M. M. Bouvet, S. Pernoud, and P. A. D. Grimont Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4245-4257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Resistance to Hydrostatic Pressure among Strains of Food-Borne Pathogens H. Alpas, N. Kalchayanand, F. Bozoglu, A. Sikes, C. P. Dunne, and B. Ray Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4248-4251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Efficacy of Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water for Inactivating Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes Kumar S. Venkitanarayanan, Gabriel O. Ezeike, Yen-Con Hung, and Michael P. Doyle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4276-4279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Role of N-Acetyldiaminobutyrate as an Enzyme Stabilizer and an Intermediate in the Biosynthesis of Hydroxyectoine David Cánovas, Nuno Borges, Carmen Vargas, Antonio Ventosa, Joaquín J. Nieto, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3774-3779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Characterization of a Gene Expression Reporter System for Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 Seshu B. Tummala, Neil E. Welker, and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3793-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolism by White Rot Fungi and Oxidation by Coriolopsis gallica UAMH 8260 Laccase Michael A. Pickard, Rosa Roman, Raunel Tinoco, and Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3805-3809; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of MXR1 Abolishes Formation of Dimethyl Sulfide from Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Jørgen Hansen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3915-3919; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Proline 4-Hydroxylase Screening and Gene Cloning Takeshi Shibasaki, Hideo Mori, Shigeru Chiba, and Akio Ozaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4028-4031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced (+)-Catechin Transglucosylating Activity of Streptococcus mutans GS-5 Glucosyltransferase-D due to Fructose Removal Gerwin H. Meulenbeld, Han Zuilhof, Adelbertus van Veldhuizen, Robert H. H. van den Heuvel, and Sybe Hartmans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4141-4147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Growth State Distinguished by Single-Cell Protein Profiling: Does Chlorination Kill Coliforms in Municipal Effluent? David Rockabrand, Teresa Austin, Robyn Kaiser, and Paul Blum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4181-4188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Polyphosphate Kinase of Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1: Purification and Characterization of the Enzyme and Its Role during Changes in Extracellular Phosphate Levels Piper L. Trelstad, Pooja Purdhani, Walter Geißdörfer, Wolfgang Hillen, and J. D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3780-3786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of the Soluble Methane Monooxygenase of the Type II Methanotrophic Bacterium Methylocystis sp. Strain WI 14 Stephan Grosse, Louise Laramee, Karin-Dagmar Wendlandt, Ian R. McDonald, Carlos B. Miguez, and Hans-Peter Kleber Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3929-3935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the Gene Encoding a Novel Thermostable -Galactosidase from Thermus brockianus ITI360 Olafur Fridjonsson, Hildegard Watzlawick, Axel Gehweiler, Thilo Rohrhirsch, and Ralf Mattes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3955-3963; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An -L-Arabinofuranosidase from Trichoderma reesei Containing a Noncatalytic Xylan-Binding Domain Masahiro Nogawa, Kenji Yatsui, Akiko Tomioka, Hirofumi Okada, and Yasushi Morikawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3964-3968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of an Extracellular Protease from the Fish Pathogen Yersinia ruckeri and Effect of Culture Conditions on Production P. Secades and J. A. Guijarro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3969-3975; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of an Acetyl Xylan Esterase from the Anaerobic Fungus Orpinomyces sp. Strain PC-2 David L. Blum, Xin-Liang Li, Huizhong Chen, and Lars G. Ljungdahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3990-3995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cold-Adapted Alanine Dehydrogenases from Two Antarctic Bacterial Strains: Gene Cloning, Protein Characterization, and Comparison with Mesophilic and Thermophilic Counterparts Andrey Galkin, Ljudmila Kulakova, Hiroyuki Ashida, Yoshihiro Sawa, and Nobuyoshi Esaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4014-4020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of the Isoamylase Gene of Flavobacterium odoratum KU in Escherichia coli and Identification of Essential Residues of the Enzyme by Site-Directed Mutagenesis Jun-ichi Abe, Chiaki Ushijima, and Susumu Hizukuri Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4163-4170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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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. September 1999 65: 3800-3804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria with Monoclonal Antibodies Recognizing the Nitrite Oxidoreductase Sabine Bartosch, Iris Wolgast, Eva Spieck, and Eberhard Bock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4126-4133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Methodology on the Tuberculocidal Activity of a Glutaraldehyde-Based Disinfectant J. N. Dauendorffer, C. Laurain, M. Weber, and M. Dailloux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4239-4240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Lactobacillus Isolates from the Gastrointestinal Tract, Silage, and Yoghurt by 16S-23S rRNA Gene Intergenic Spacer Region Sequence Comparisons G. W. Tannock, A. Tilsala-Timisjarvi, S. Rodtong, J. Ng, K. Munro, and T. Alatossava Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4264-4267; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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General Microbial Ecology:

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Transformation of Sulfur Compounds by an Abundant Lineage of Marine Bacteria in the -Subclass of the Class Proteobacteria José M. González, Ronald P. Kiene, and Mary Ann Moran Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3810-3819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Marine Bacterial Isolates Display Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation Fabien Joux, Wade H. Jeffrey, Philippe Lebaron, and David L. Mitchell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3820-3827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spatial Heterogeneity of Bacterial Populations along an Environmental Gradient at a Shallow Submarine Hydrothermal Vent near Milos Island (Greece) Stefan M. Sievert, Thorsten Brinkhoff, Gerard Muyzer, Wiebke Ziebis, and Jan Kuever Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3834-3842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution and Diversity of Sulfur-Oxidizing Thiomicrospira spp. at a Shallow-Water Hydrothermal Vent in the Aegean Sea (Milos, Greece) Thorsten Brinkhoff, Stefan M. Sievert, Jan Kuever, and Gerard Muyzer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3843-3849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of Environmental DNA Libraries in Escherichia coli and Screening for the Presence of Genes Conferring Utilization of 4-Hydroxybutyrate Anke Henne, Rolf Daniel, Ruth A. Schmitz, and Gerhard Gottschalk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3901-3907; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucose Metabolism and Kinetics of Phosphorus Removal by the Fermentative Bacterium Microlunatus phosphovorus Margarida M. Santos, Paulo C. Lemos, Maria A. M. Reis, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3920-3928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Affiliation and Quantification of Psychrophilic Sulfate-Reducing Isolates in Marine Arctic Sediments Kerstin Sahm, Christian Knoblauch, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3976-3981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Bacterial Diversity in Permanently Cold Marine Sediments Katrin Ravenschlag, Kerstin Sahm, Jakob Pernthaler, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3982-3989; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrification and Autotrophic Nitrifying Bacteria in a Hydrocarbon-Polluted Soil Jamal Deni and Michel J. Penninckx Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4008-4013; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fraction of Electrons Consumed in Electron Acceptor Reduction and Hydrogen Thresholds as Indicators of Halorespiratory Physiology Frank E. Löffler, James M. Tiedje, and Robert A. Sanford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4049-4056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Radioactive Fingerprinting of Microorganisms That Oxidize Atmospheric Methane in Different Soils Peter Roslev and Niels Iversen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4064-4070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen-Sensing Reporter Strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens for Monitoring the Distribution of Low-Oxygen Habitats in Soil Ole Højberg, Ursula Schnider, Harald V. Winteler, Jan Sørensen, and Dieter Haas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4085-4093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Molecular and Isotopic Techniques To Monitor the Response of Autotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Populations of the  Subdivision of the Class Proteobacteria in Arable Soils to Nitrogen Fertilizer T. A. Mendum, R. E. Sockett, and P. R. Hirsch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4155-4162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

On the Occurrence of Anoxic Microniches, Denitrification, and Sulfate Reduction in Aerated Activated Sludge Andreas Schramm, Cecilia M. Santegoeds, Helle K. Nielsen, Helle Ploug, Michael Wagner, Milan Pribyl, Jiri Wanner, Rudolf Amann, and Dirk de Beer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4189-4196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Polycarbonate by a Polyester-Degrading Strain, Amycolatopsis sp. Strain HT-6 Hardaning Pranamuda, Rungsima Chollakup, and Yutaka Tokiwa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4220-4222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Containing Molybdenum-Independent Nitrogenases from Natural Environments Telisa M. Loveless, J. Royden Saah, and Paul E. Bishop Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4223-4226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Community Size and Metabolic Rates of Psychrophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Arctic Marine Sediments Christian Knoblauch, Bo Barker Jørgensen, and Jens Harder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4230-4233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Humic-Bound Iron as an Electron Transfer Agent in Dissimilatory Fe(III) Reduction Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth L. Blunt-Harris Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4252-4254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Heterogeneity of Epibiotic Bacterial Communities on the Marine Nematode Eubostrichus dianae Martin F. Polz, Christopher Harbison, and Colleen M. Cavanaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4271-4275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Verrucomicrobia in a Pasture Soil by PCR-Mediated Amplification of 16S rRNA Genes Katrina A. O'Farrell and Peter H. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4280-4284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Bacteria and Yeasts in Hot Springs Eugene G. Rikhvanov, Nina N. Varakina, Dmitri Yu. Sozinov, and Viktor K. Voinikov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4292-4293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Development and Use of a Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay To Study Expression of Tri5 by Fusarium Species In Vitro and In Planta F. M. Doohan, G. Weston, H. N. Rezanoor, D. W. Parry, and P. Nicholson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3850-3854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an NADH-Cytochrome b5 Reductase Gene from an Arachidonic Acid-Producing Fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4, by Sequencing of the Encoding cDNA and Heterologous Expression in a Fungus, Aspergillus oryzae Eiji Sakuradani, Michihiko Kobayashi, and Sakayu Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3873-3879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification of Mutacin III from Group III Streptococcus mutans UA787 and Genetic Analyses of Mutacin III Biosynthesis Genes Fengxia Qi, Ping Chen, and Page W. Caufield Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3880-3887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Gene Family Encoding Lipases in Candida rugosa by Competitive Reverse Transcription-PCR Guan-Chiun Lee, Shye-Jye Tang, Kuang-Hui Sun, and Jei-Fu Shaw Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3888-3895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 Toluene-o-Xylene Monooxygenase Regulatory Gene (touR) and of Its Cognate Promoter Fabio L. G. Arenghi, Marcello Pinti, Enrica Galli, and Paola Barbieri Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4057-4063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Two Xylanase-Encoding Genes from Cellulomonas pachnodae Anne E. Cazemier, Jan C. Verdoes, Albert J. J. van Ooyen, and Huub J. M. Op den Camp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4099-4107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Bacterial Growth Activity in Flow-Chamber Biofilms Claus Sternberg, Bjarke B. Christensen, Tove Johansen, Alex Toftgaard Nielsen, Jens Bo Andersen, Michael Givskov, and Søren Molin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4108-4117; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Surface Display of Immunoglobulin A (IgA)- and IgE-Specific In Vitro-Selected Binding Proteins (Affibodies) Based on Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Elin Gunneriusson, Patrik Samuelson, Jenny Ringdahl, Hans Grönlund, Per-Åke Nygren, and Stefan Ståhl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4134-4140; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Replacement of a Metabolic Pathway for Large-Scale Production of Lactic Acid from Engineered Yeasts Danilo Porro, Michele M. Bianchi, Luca Brambilla, Rossella Menghini, Davide Bolzani, Vittorio Carrera, Jefferson Lievense, Chi-Li Liu, Bianca Maria Ranzi, Laura Frontali, and Lilia Alberghina Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4211-4215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation, Nucleotide Sequence, and Physiological Relevance of the Gene Encoding Triose Phosphate Isomerase from Kluyveromyces lactis Concetta Compagno, Francesco Boschi, Agnese Daleffe, Danilo Porro, and Bianca Maria Ranzi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4216-4219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of rpoS Deletion on Escherichia coli Biofilms Jennifer L. Adams and Robert J. C. McLean Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4285-4287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology:

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Transduction of Enteric Escherichia coli Isolates with a Derivative of Shiga Toxin 2-Encoding Bacteriophage 3538 Isolated from Escherichia coli O157:H7 Herbert Schmidt, Martina Bielaszewska, and Helge Karch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3855-3861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generalized Transduction of Small Yersinia enterocolitica Plasmids Stefan Hertwig, Andreas Popp, Barbara Freytag, Rudi Lurz, and Bernd Appel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3862-3866; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Shewanella algae in Danish Coastal Water and Effects of Water Temperature and Culture Conditions on Its Survival Lone Gram, Anemone Bundvad, Jette Melchiorsen, Charlotte Johansen, and Birte Fonnesbech Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3896-3900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Most-Probable-Number Assay for Enumeration of Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts Theresa R. Slifko, Debra E. Huffman, and Joan B. Rose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3936-3941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of 4-Fluorobiphenyl by Mycorrhizal Fungi as Determined by 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and 14C Radiolabelling Analysis N. A. Green, A. A. Meharg, C. Till, J. Troke, and J. K. Nicholson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4021-4027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Some of the Major Groups of Bacteria in Efficient and Nonefficient Biological Phosphorus Removal Activated Sludge Systems Philip L. Bond, Robert Erhart, Michael Wagner, Jürg Keller, and Linda L. Blackall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4077-4084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bactericidal Activity of Photocatalytic TiO2 Reaction: toward an Understanding of Its Killing Mechanism Pin-Ching Maness, Sharon Smolinski, Daniel M. Blake, Zheng Huang, Edward J. Wolfrum, and William A. Jacoby Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4094-4098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Viral Pathogens by Reverse Transcriptase PCR and of Microbial Indicators by Standard Methods in the Canals of the Florida Keys Dale W. Griffin, Charles J. Gibson, III, Erin K. Lipp, Kelley Riley, John H. Paul, III, and Joan B. Rose Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4118-4125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium difficile Cell Attachment Is Modified by Environmental Factors Anne-Judith Waligora, Marie-Claude Barc, Pierre Bourlioux, Anne Collignon, and Tuomo Karjalainen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4234-4238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Spores Survive Treatment with Commercial Sterilants and Disinfectants Jose-Luis Sagripanti and Aylin Bonifacino Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4255-4260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(Aspartic Acid) Degradation by a Sphingomonas sp. Isolated from Freshwater Kenji Tabata, Ken-Ichi Kasuya, Hideki Abe, Kozue Masuda, and Yoshiharu Doi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4268-4270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Two Bacillus Probiotics David H. Green, Phil R. Wakeley, Anthony Page, Andrew Barnes, Loredana Baccigalupi, Ezio Ricca, and Simon M. Cutting Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4288-4291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Enzymatic Formation of G-Group Aflatoxins and Biosynthetic Relationship between G- and B-Group Aflatoxins Kimiko Yabe, Miki Nakamura, and Takashi Hamasaki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3867-3872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nested Allele-Specific PCR Primers Distinguish Genetic Groups of Uncinula necator Christophe Délye, Valérie Ronchi, Frédéric Laigret, and Marie-France Corio-Costet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3950-3954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Standardization of Mating Type Terminology in the Gibberella fujikuroi Species Complex Z. Kerényi, K. Zeller, L. Hornok, and J. F. Leslie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4071-4076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Identification of Amanitins in the Wood-Rotting Fungi Galerina fasciculata and Galerina helvoliceps Shinjiro Muraoka, Nobuko Fukamachi, Kiyohisa Mizumoto, and Takao Shinozawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4207-4210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Comparison of Bacterial Community Structures in the Rhizoplane of Tomato Plants Grown in Soils Suppressive and Conducive towards Bacterial Wilt Yoshitaka Shiomi, Masaya Nishiyama, Tomoko Onizuka, and Takuya Marumoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 3996-4001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Application of Pathovar-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies That Recognize the Lipopolysaccharide O Antigen and the Type IV Fimbriae of Xanthomonas hyacinthi J. van Doorn, T. Ojanen-Reuhs, T. C. Hollinger, B. L. Reuhs, A. Schots, P. M. Boonekamp, and B. Oudega Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4171-4180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ti Plasmids from Agrobacterium Characterize Rootstock Clones That Initiated a Spread of Crown Gall Disease in Mediterranean Countries Sandrine Pionnat, Harald Keller, Delphine Héricher, Andrée Bettachini, Yves Dessaux, Xavier Nesme, and Christine Poncet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4197-4206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Development and Field Performance of a Broad-Spectrum Nonviable Asporogenic Recombinant Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis with Greater Potency and UV Resistance Vincent Sanchis, Michel Gohar, Josette Chaufaux, Olivia Arantes, Alain Meier, Hervé Agaisse, Jane Cayley, and Didier Lereclus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4032-4039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacterial Species Associated with the Sheep Scab Mite (Psoroptes ovis) by Using Amplified Genes Coding for 16S rRNA J. C. Hogg and M. J. Lehane Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4227-4229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Perkinsus marinus Extracellular Protease Modulates Survival of Vibrio vulnificus in Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Hemocytes B. D. Tall, J. F. La Peyre, J. W. Bier, M. D. Miliotis, D. E. Hanes, M. H. Kothary, D. B. Shah, and M. Faisal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4261-4263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Differentiation of Cryptosporidium parvum Isolates by a Simplified Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique Ming Qi Deng and Dean O. Cliver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 1999 65: 4294 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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