Contents: May 2000, Volume 66, Issue 5        Food Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Methods        Mycology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Plant Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Errata Other Issues

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Food Microbiology:

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Immobilization with Metal Hydroxides as a Means To Concentrate Food-Borne Bacteria for Detection by Cultural and Molecular Methods Lisa A. Lucore, Mark A. Cullison, and Lee-Ann Jaykus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1769-1776; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactic Acid Permeabilizes Gram-Negative Bacteria by Disrupting the Outer Membrane H.-L. Alakomi, E. Skyttä, M. Saarela, T. Mattila-Sandholm, K. Latva-Kala, and I. M. Helander Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2001-2005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Structural Changes and Interactions Involved in the Ca2+-Triggered Stabilization of the Cell-Bound Cell Envelope Proteinase in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris SK11 Fred A. Exterkate Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2021-2028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Pseudomonas spp. Isolated from Milk Martin Wiedmann, Denise Weilmeier, Sean S. Dineen, Robert Ralyea, and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2085-2095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Lactobacillus pontis and Two Related Species in a Sourdough Fermentation Martin R. A. Müller, Matthias A. Ehrmann, and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2113-2116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of the Relationship between Lysogeny and Lysis of Lactococcus lactis in Cheese Using Prophage-Targeted PCR David O'Sullivan, R. Paul Ross, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Aidan Coffey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2192-2198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Immunofluorescent Detection of Coentrapped Cells in Gel Beads Guenolee Prioult, Christophe Lacroix, Carl Turcotte, and Ismaïl Fliss Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2216-2219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design and Evaluation of a Lactobacillus manihotivorans Species-Specific rRNA-Targeted Hybridization Probe and Its Application to the Study of Sour Cassava Fermentation Frédéric Ampe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2224-2226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Single, Triplicate Arbitrarily Primed-PCR Procedure for Molecular Fingerprinting of Lactic Acid Bacteria Sean M. Cusick and Daniel J. O'Sullivan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2227-2231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of the Glutamate Decarboxylase Gene in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Masaru Nomura, Miho Kobayashi, Sadahiro Ohmomo, and Takashi Okamoto Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2235-2237; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Damage in Bacterial Cells by Microwave Radiation on the Basis of Cell Wall Structure Im-Sun Woo, In-Koo Rhee, and Heui-Dong Park Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2243-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Garlic Oil, Garlic Powder, and Their Diallyl Constituents against Helicobacter pylori E. A. O'Gara, D. J. Hill, and D. J. Maslin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2269-2273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies against Vegetative Cells of Bacillus cereus Nadine Charni, Claude Perissol, Jean Le Petit, and Nathalie Rugani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2278-2281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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A Few Cosmopolitan Phylotypes Dominate Planktonic Archaeal Assemblages in Widely Different Oceanic Provinces Ramon Massana, Edward F. DeLong, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1777-1787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analyses of Novel Methanotrophic Communities in Forest Soil That Oxidize Atmospheric Methane Thilo Henckel, Udo Jäckel, Sylvia Schnell, and Ralf Conrad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1801-1808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viral Density and Virus-to-Bacterium Ratio in Deep-Sea Sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Roberto Danovaro and Michela Serresi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1857-1861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Distribution of DNA Sequences with Affinity to Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria of the  Subdivision of the Class Proteobacteria in the Arctic Ocean Nasreen Bano and James T. Hollibaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1960-1969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Horizontal Heterogeneity of Denitrifying Bacterial Communities in Marine Sediments by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis David J. Scala and Lee J. Kerkhof Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1980-1986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrite Reductase Genes (nirK and nirS) as Functional Markers To Investigate Diversity of Denitrifying Bacteria in Pacific Northwest Marine Sediment Communities Gesche Braker, Jizhong Zhou, Liyou Wu, Allan H. Devol, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2096-2104; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring Precursor 16S rRNAs of Acinetobacter spp. in Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Systems Daniel B. Oerther, Jakob Pernthaler, Andreas Schramm, Rudolf Amann, and Lutgarde Raskin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2154-2165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Ecological Analysis of the Succession and Diversity of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract B. Deplancke, K. R. Hristova, H. A. Oakley, V. J. McCracken, R. Aminov, R. I. Mackie, and H. R. Gaskins Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2166-2174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Bacterial Groups within Human Fecal Flora by Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridization Abdelghani Sghir, Genevieve Gramet, Antonia Suau, Violaine Rochet, Philippe Pochart, and Joel Dore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2263-2266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Purification to Homogeneity and Characterization of a Novel Pseudomonas putida Chromate Reductase C. H. Park, M. Keyhan, B. Wielinga, S. Fendorf, and A. Matin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1788-1795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutagenesis of Asp-569 of Glucosyltransferase I Glucansucrase Modulates Glucan and Oligosaccharide Synthesis Vincent Monchois, Michel Vignon, and Roy R. B. Russell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1923-1927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Amidase (Half-Amidase) for Half-Amide Hydrolysis Involved in the Bacterial Metabolism of Cyclic Imides Chee-Leong Soong, Jun Ogawa, and Sakayu Shimizu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1947-1952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Redox Chemistry in Laccase-Catalyzed Oxidation of N-Hydroxy Compounds Feng Xu, Juozas J. Kulys, Kyle Duke, Kaichang Li, Kastis Krikstopaitis, Heinz-Josef W. Deussen, Eric Abbate, Vilija Galinyte, and Palle Schneider Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2052-2056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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In Situ Reverse Transcription-PCR for Monitoring Gene Expression in Individual Methanosarcina mazei S-6 Cells Marianne Lange, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Søren Molin, and Birgitte K. Ahring Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1796-1800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of an Enzyme-Linked Lectinsorbent Assay To Monitor the Shift in Polysaccharide Composition in Bacterial Biofilms V. Leriche, P. Sibille, and B. Carpentier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1851-1856; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Fluorescent Lectin-Based Staining Technique for Some Acidophilic Mining Bacteria Dee Jay Fife, Debby F. Bruhn, Karen S. Miller, and Daphne L. Stoner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2208-2210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Direct Counting of Total and Specific Microbial Cells in Seawater, Using a Deep-Sea Microbe as Target Akihiko Maruyama and Michinari Sunamura Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2211-2215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New System for Three-Dimensional Tracking of Motile Microorganisms Roland Thar, Nicholas Blackburn, and Michael Kühl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2238-2242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fortified Sera and Their Use in Environmental Virology Jonathan L. Hoyt and Aaron B. Margolin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2259-2262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Directed Transfer of Large DNA Fragments between Streptomyces Species Zhihao Hu, David A. Hopwood, and Chaitan Khosla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2274-2277; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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(16)--D-Glucan as Cell Wall Receptor for Pichia membranifaciens Killer Toxin A. Santos, D. Marquina, J. A. Leal, and J. M. Peinado Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1809-1813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization and Identification of Biocontrol Isolates of Trichoderma spp. M. R. Hermosa, I. Grondona, E. A. Iturriaga, J. M. Diaz-Minguez, C. Castro, E. Monte, and I. Garcia-Acha Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1890-1898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycotoxins in Crude Building Materials from Water-Damaged Buildings Tapani Tuomi, Kari Reijula, Tom Johnsson, Kaisa Hemminki, Eeva-Liisa Hintikka, Outi Lindroos, Seija Kalso, Pirkko Koukila-Kähkölä, Helena Mussalo-Rauhamaa, and Tari Haahtela Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1899-1904; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered Regulation of 15-Acetyldeoxynivalenol Production in Fusarium graminearum Lifeng Chen, Susan P. McCormick, and Thomas M. Hohn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2062-2065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme Diffusion from Trichoderma atroviride (= T. harzianum P1) to Rhizoctonia solani Is a Prerequisite for Triggering of Trichoderma ech42 Gene Expression before Mycoparasitic Contact Cornelia Kullnig, Robert L. Mach, Matteo Lorito, and Christian P. Kubicek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2232-2234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Quantification of phnAc and nahAc in Contaminated New Zealand Soils by Competitive PCR Andrew D. Laurie and Gareth Lloyd-Jones Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1814-1817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Adherent Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-Degrading Bacteria Using PAH-Sorbing Carriers Leen Bastiaens, Dirk Springael, Pierre Wattiau, Hauke Harms, Rupert deWachter, Hubert Verachtert, and Ludo Diels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1834-1843; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enantiomeric Degradation of 2-(4-Sulfophenyl)Butyrate via 4-Sulfocatechol in Delftia acidovorans SPB1 Saskia Schulz, Wenbo Dong, Ulrich Groth, and Alasdair M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1905-1910; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An -Proteobacterium Converts Linear Alkylbenzenesulfonate Surfactants into Sulfophenylcarboxylates and Linear Alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonate Surfactants into Sulfodiphenylethercarboxylates David Schleheck, Wenbo Dong, Karin Denger, Elmar Heinzle, and Alasdair M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1911-1916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Products from the Incomplete Metabolism of Pyrene by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Chikoma Kazunga and Michael D. Aitken Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1917-1922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Peptides Protect Coho Salmon from Vibrio anguillarum Infections X. Jia, A. Patrzykat, R. H. Devlin, P. A. Ackerman, G. K. Iwama, and R. E. W. Hancock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1928-1932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Importance of Passive Diffusion in the Uptake of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Phagotrophic Protozoa Elizabeth B. Kujawinski, John W. Farrington, and James W. Moffett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1987-1993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aerobic Degradation of Dinitrotoluenes and Pathway for Bacterial Degradation of 2,6-Dinitrotoluene Shirley F. Nishino, George C. Paoli, and Jim C. Spain Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2139-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Fluoropyrogallols as New Intermediates in Biotransformation of Monofluorophenols in Rhodococcus opacus 1cp Zoya I. Finkelstein, Boris P. Baskunov, Marelle G. Boersma, Jacques Vervoort, Eugene L. Golovlev, Willem J. H. van Berkel, Ludmila A. Golovleva, and Ivonne M. C. M. Rietjens Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2148-2153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Characterization of Plasmid-Borne and Chromosome-Encoded Traits of Agrobacterium Biovar 1, 2, and 3 Strains from France Michel Ridé, Suzanne Ridé, Annik Petit, Claude Bollet, Yves Dessaux, and Louis Gardan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1818-1825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Killing of Bacillus subtilis on the Hair Roots of Transgenic T4 Lysozyme-Producing Potatoes Ingrid Ahrenholtz, Klaus Harms, Johann de Vries, and Wilfried Wackernagel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1862-1865; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase Activity in Bradyrhizobium japonicum María J. Lorite, Jörg Tachil, Juán Sanjuán, Ortwin Meyer, and Eulogio J. Bedmar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1871-1876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic and Phenotypic Diversity of phlD-Containing Pseudomonas Strains Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Wheat B. B. McSpadden Gardener, K. L. Schroeder, S. E. Kalloger, J. M. Raaijmakers, L. S. Thomashow, and D. M. Weller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1939-1946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Highly Sensitive Nested-PCR Procedure Using a Single Closed Tube for Detection of Erwinia amylovora in Asymptomatic Plant Material Pablo Llop, Anna Bonaterra, Javier Peñalver, and María M. López Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2071-2078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutants with Enhanced Nitrogenase Activity in Hydroponic Azospirillum brasilense-Wheat Associations Lily Pereg Gerk, Kate Gilchrist, and Ivan R. Kennedy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2175-2184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Glucosinolates and Flavonoids on Colonization of the Roots of Brassica napus by Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571 Kenneth J. O'Callaghan, Philip J. Stone, Xiaojia Hu, D. Wynne Griffiths, Michael R. Davey, and Edward C. Cocking Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2185-2191; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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The Chromosomal Arsenic Resistance Genes of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Have an Unusual Arrangement and Confer Increased Arsenic and Antimony Resistance to Escherichia coli Bronwyn G. Butcher, Shelly M. Deane, and Douglas E. Rawlings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1826-1833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitotic Recombination and Genetic Changes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae during Wine Fermentation Sergi Puig, Amparo Querol, Eladio Barrio, and José E. Pérez-Ortín Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2057-2061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Three Differentially Expressed Genes, Encoding S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase, Methionine Aminopeptidase, and a Histone-Like Protein, in the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg and Donald M. Anderson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2105-2112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coexistence of Two Different O Demethylation Systems in Lignin Metabolism by Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6: Cloning and Sequencing of the Lignin Biphenyl-Specific O-Demethylase (LigX) Gene Tomonori Sonoki, Takahiro Obi, Sachiko Kubota, Motoo Higashi, Eiji Masai, and Yoshihiro Katayama Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2125-2132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Metabolic Analysis of Escherichia coli in the Presence and Absence of the Carboxylating Enzymes Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase and Pyruvate Carboxylase R. R. Gokarn, M. A. Eiteman, and E. Altman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1844-1850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toluene Monooxygenase-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Alkenes Kevin McClay, Brian G. Fox, and Robert J. Steffan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1877-1882; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Sequencing of the Gene Encoding an Aldehyde Dehydrogenase That Is Induced by Growing Alteromonas sp. Strain KE10 in a Low Concentration of Organic Nutrients Toshimichi Maeda, Ikuo Yoshinaga, Tsuneo Shiba, Masatada Murakami, Akira Wada, and Yuzaburou Ishida Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1883-1889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Wall Chemical Composition of Enterococcus faecalis in the Viable but Nonculturable State Caterina Signoretto, Maria del Mar Lleò, Maria Carla Tafi, and Pietro Canepari Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1953-1959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Redirection of the Respiro-Fermentative Flux Distribution in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Overexpression of the Transcription Factor Hap4p Jolanda Blom, M. Joost Teixeira De Mattos, and Leslie A. Grivell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1970-1973; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thermostabilization of Proteins by Diglycerol Phosphate, a New Compatible Solute from the Hyperthermophile Archaeoglobus fulgidus Pedro Lamosa, Anthony Burke, Ralf Peist, Robert Huber, Ming-Y. Liu, Gabriela Silva, Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada, Jean LeGall, Christopher Maycock, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1974-1979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interactions between Pyruvate and Lactate Metabolism in Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii: In Vivo 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies Catherine Deborde and Patrick Boyaval Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2012-2020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Targeted Disruption of the kstD Gene Encoding a 3-Ketosteroid 1-Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme of Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain SQ1 R. van der Geize, G. I. Hessels, R. van Gerwen, J. W. Vrijbloed, P. van der Meijden, and L. Dijkhuizen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2029-2036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Physiological Responses to Starvation in the Marine Oligotrophic Ultramicrobacterium Sphingomonas sp. Strain RB2256 Fitri Fegatella and Ricardo Cavicchioli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2037-2044; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro ATP Regeneration from Polyphosphate and AMP by Polyphosphate:AMP Phosphotransferase and Adenylate Kinase from Acinetobacter johnsonii 210A Sol M. Resnick and Alexander J. B. Zehnder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2045-2051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PhaG-Mediated Synthesis of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates) Consisting of Medium-Chain-Length Constituents from Nonrelated Carbon Sources in Recombinant Pseudomonas fragi Silke Fiedler, Alexander Steinbüchel, and Bernd H. A. Rehm Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2117-2124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Evaluation of a Novel Bifunctional N-Carbamylase-D-Hydantoinase Fusion Enzyme Geun-Joong Kim, Dong-Eun Lee, and Hak-Sung Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2133-2138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the pgmG Gene, Encoding a Bifunctional Protein with Phosphoglucomutase and Phosphomannomutase Activities, in the Gellan Gum-Producing Strain Sphingomonas paucimobilis ATCC 31461 Paula A. Videira, Luísa L. Cortes, Arsénio M. Fialho, and Isabel Sá-Correia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2252-2258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Detection of Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Cockles (Cerastoderma edule) M. Gomez-Bautista, L. M. Ortega-Mora, E. Tabares, V. Lopez-Rodas, and E. Costas Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1866-1870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fecal Shedding of Campylobacter and Arcobacter spp. in Dairy Cattle I. V. Wesley, S. J. Wells, K. M. Harmon, A. Green, L. Schroeder-Tucker, M. Glover, and I. Siddique Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1994-2000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Methods for Detection of Erysipelothrix spp. and Their Distribution in Some Australasian Seafoods S. G. Fidalgo, Q. Wang, and T. V. Riley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2066-2070; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptosporidium spp. in Domestic Dogs: the "Dog" Genotype Una M. Morgan, Lihua Xiao, Paul Monis, Abbie Fall, Peter J. Irwin, Ronald Fayer, Karen M. Denholm, Josef Limor, Altaf Lal, and R. C. Andrew Thompson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2220-2223; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Integrated Cell Culture-PCR To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Poliovirus Inactivation by Chlorine Felisa Blackmer, Kelly A. Reynolds, Charles P. Gerba, and Ian L. Pepper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2267-2268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Detection and Identification of Leishmania DNA within Naturally Infected Sand Flies by Seminested PCR on Minicircle Kinetoplastic DNA Ana M. Aransay, Efstathia Scoulica, and Yannis Tselentis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 1933-1938; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Luminescence and Virulence in the Black Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon) Pathogen Vibrio harveyi by Intercellular Signal Antagonists Michael Manefield, Lachlan Harris, Scott A. Rice, Rocky de Nys, and Staffan Kjelleberg Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2079-2084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Localization of Symbiotic Clostridia in the Mixed Segment of the Termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis (Shiraki) Gaku Tokuda, Ikuo Yamaoka, and Hiroaki Noda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2199-2207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Reduction of Fe(III), Cr(VI), U(VI), and Tc(VII) by Deinococcus radiodurans R1 J. K. Fredrickson, H. M. Kostandarithes, S. W. Li, A. E. Plymale, and M. J. Daly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2006-2011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lack of Production of Electron-Shuttling Compounds or Solubilization of Fe(III) during Reduction of Insoluble Fe(III) Oxide by Geobacter metallireducens Kelly P. Nevin and Derek R. Lovley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2248-2251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Dynamics of Bacterial Community Composition and Activity during a Mesocosm Diatom Bloom Lasse Riemann, Grieg F. Steward, and Farooq Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2000 66: 2282 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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