Contents: November 2001, Volume 67, Issue 11        Microbial Ecology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Food Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Mycology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Geomicrobiology        Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Errata Other Issues

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Microbial Ecology:

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Sphingomonas alaskensis Strain AFO1, an Abundant Oligotrophic Ultramicrobacterium from the North Pacific Mitsuru Eguchi, Martin Ostrowski, Fitri Fegatella, John Bowman, David Nichols, Tomohiko Nishino, and Ricardo Cavicchioli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4945-4954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Input of Protein to Lake Water Microcosms Affects Expression of Proteolytic Enzymes and the Dynamics of Pseudomonas spp. Jakob Worm and Ole Nybroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4955-4962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antagonistic Interactions among Marine Pelagic Bacteria Richard A. Long and Farooq Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4975-4983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Oligopeptide Diversity within a Natural Population of Microcystis spp. (Cyanobacteria) by Typing Single Colonies by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Jutta Fastner, Marcel Erhard, and Hans von Döhren Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5069-5076; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Novel Pelagic Bacteria from the German Bight and Their Seasonal Contributions to Surface Picoplankton Heike Eilers, Jakob Pernthaler, Jörg Peplies, Frank Oliver Glöckner, Gunnar Gerdts, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5134-5142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Signature Lipids and Stable Carbon Isotope Analyses of Octopus Spring Hyperthermophilic Communities Compared with Those of Aquificales Representatives Linda L. Jahnke, Wolfgang Eder, Robert Huber, Janet M. Hope, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, John M. Hayes, David J. Des Marais, Sherry L. Cady, and Roger E. Summons Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5179-5189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Cellular and Biomass Specific Activities of Dominant Bacterioplankton Groups in Stratified Waters of the Celtic Sea Mikhail V. Zubkov, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Peter H. Burkill, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5210-5218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Altered Pseudomonas Diversity Is Recovered from Soil by Using Nutrient-Poor Pseudomonas-Selective Soil Extract Media Nina Aagot, Ole Nybroe, Preben Nielsen, and Kaare Johnsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5233-5239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cassette PCR: Sequence-Independent Recovery of Entire Genes from Environmental DNA H. W. Stokes, Andrew J. Holmes, Blair S. Nield, Marita P. Holley, K. M. Helena Nevalainen, Bridget C. Mabbutt, and Michael R. Gillings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5240-5246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of the isiA Gene across Cyanobacterial Strains: Potential for Probing Iron Deficiency U. Geiß, J. Vinnemeier, A. Kunert, I. Lindner, B. Gemmer, M. Lorenz, M. Hagemann, and A. Schoor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5247-5253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Detection by In Situ PCR of the amoA Gene in Biofilm Resulting from a Nitrogen Removal Process Tatsuhiko Hoshino, Naohiro Noda, Satoshi Tsuneda, Akira Hirata, and Yuhei Inamori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5261-5266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Characterization of Nitrospira-Like Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria Active in Wastewater Treatment Plants Holger Daims, Jeppe L. Nielsen, Per H. Nielsen, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, and Michael Wagner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5273-5284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery and Phylogenetic Analysis of nifH Sequences from Diazotrophic Bacteria Associated with Dead Aboveground Biomass of Spartina alterniflora Charles R. Lovell, Michael J. Friez, John W. Longshore, and Christopher E. Bagwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5308-5314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Detection of Nitrate Assimilation Genes in Marine Bacteria Andrew E. Allen, Melissa G. Booth, Marc E. Frischer, Peter G. Verity, Jonathan P. Zehr, and Sabino Zani Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5343-5348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Accumulation of Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acid Containing Large Amounts of Unsaturated Monomers in Pseudomonas fluorescens BM07 Utilizing Saccharides and Its Inhibition by 2-Bromooctanoic Acid Ho-Joo Lee, Mun Hwan Choi, Tae-Un Kim, and Sung Chul Yoon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4963-4974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Distinct Monooxygenases for Alkane Oxidation in Nocardioides sp. Strain CF8 Natsuko Hamamura, Chris M. Yeager, and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4992-4998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glucose Uptake in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 and the Solvent-Hyperproducing Mutant BA101 Jieun Lee and H. P. Blaschek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5025-5031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Reduction of Selenate and Tellurite by Nitrate Reductases Monique Sabaty, Cécile Avazeri, David Pignol, and André Vermeglio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5122-5126; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clostridium beijerinckii Cells Expressing Neocallimastix patriciarum Glycoside Hydrolases Show Enhanced Lichenan Utilization and Solvent Production Ana M. López-Contreras, Hauke Smidt, John van der Oost, Pieternel A. M. Claassen, Hans Mooibroek, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5127-5133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate in the Peroxisome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Using Intermediates of Fatty Acid -Oxidation Yves Poirier, Nadine Erard, and Jean MacDonald-Comber Petétot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5254-5260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Concentrations of Copper Thought To Be Toxic to Escherichia coli Can Induce the Viable but Nonculturable Condition Brian Grey and Todd R. Steck Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5325-5327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Identification by Subtractive Hybridization of Sequences Specific for Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Peter G. Agron, Richard L. Walker, Hailu Kinde, Sherilyn J. Sawyer, Dawn C. Hayes, Jessica Wollard, and Gary L. Andersen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4984-4991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibition of Giardia intestinalis by Extracellular Factors from Lactobacilli: an In Vitro Study Pablo F. Pérez, Jessica Minnaard, Martine Rouvet, Christian Knabenhans, Dominique Brassart, Graciela L. De Antoni, and Eduardo J. Schiffrin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5037-5042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene V1 Region To Monitor Dynamic Changes in the Bacterial Population during Fermentation of Italian Sausages Luca Cocolin, Marisa Manzano, Carlo Cantoni, and Giuseppe Comi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5113-5121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cold Shock Proteins of Lactococcus lactis MG1363 Are Involved in Cryoprotection and in the Production of Cold-Induced Proteins Jeroen A. Wouters, Hélène Frenkiel, Willem M. de Vos, Oscar P. Kuipers, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5171-5178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyrosequencing as a Method for Grouping of Listeria monocytogenes Strains on the Basis of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the inlB Gene Helle Unnerstad, Henrik Ericsson, Anders Alderborn, Wilhelm Tham, Marie-Louise Danielsson-Tham, and Jens G. Mattsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5339-5342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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DNA Sequence and Mutational Analysis of Rhizobitoxine Biosynthesis Genes in Bradyrhizobium elkanii Tsuyoshi Yasuta, Shin Okazaki, Hisayuki Mitsui, Ken-Ichi Yuhashi, Hiroshi Ezura, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 4999-5009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Properties of a Glucuronan Lyase from Sinorhizobium meliloti M5N1CS (NCIMB 40472) Alexandre Da Costa, Philippe Michaud, Emmanuel Petit, Alain Heyraud, Philippe Colin-Morel, Bernard Courtois, and Josiane Courtois Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5197-5203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endophytic Colonization and In Planta Nitrogen Fixation by a Herbaspirillum sp. Isolated from Wild Rice Species Adel Elbeltagy, Kiyo Nishioka, Tadashi Sato, Hisa Suzuki, Bin Ye, Toru Hamada, Tsuyoshi Isawa, Hisayuki Mitsui, and Kiwamu Minamisawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5285-5293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Pathogenicity of Moraxella osloensis, a Bacterium Associated with the Nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, to the Slug Deroceras reticulatum Li Tan and Parwinder S. Grewal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5010-5016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Toxicity of Photorhabdus luminescens W14 Toxin Complexes in Escherichia coli Nicholas Waterfield, Andrea Dowling, Sadhana Sharma, Phillip J. Daborn, Ursula Potter, and Richard H. Ffrench-Constant Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5017-5024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of the Packaging of Bacillus thuringiensis -Endotoxins into Inclusions Lily Chang, Rian Grant, and Arthur Aronson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5032-5036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Genetic Variability for Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins in a Single Population of Diamondback Moth Joel González-Cabrera, Salvador Herrero, and Juan Ferré Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5043-5048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Various Levels of Cross-Resistance to Bacillus sphaericus Strains in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Colonies Resistant to B. sphaericus Strain 2362 Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, D. Raghunatha Rao, Jittawadee Rodcharoen Murphy, Alexandre Carron, T. R. Mani, Sylviane Hamon, and Mir S. Mulla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5049-5054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Soil-to-Plant Transport of Recombinant Nucleopolyhedrovirus: Effects of Soil Type and Moisture, Air Currents, and Precipitation James R. Fuxa and Arthur R. Richter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5166-5170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of an Occlusion-Negative Recombinant Nucleopolyhedrovirus in Trichoplusia ni Indicates High Multiplicity of Cellular Infection James C. Bull, H. C. J. Godfray, and David R. O'Reilly Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5204-5209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secondary Intracellular Symbiotic Bacteria in Aphids of the Genus Yamatocallis (Homoptera: Aphididae: Drepanosiphinae) Takema Fukatsu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5315-5320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus thuringiensis Delta-Endotoxin Cry1 Hybrid Proteins with Increased Activity against the Colorado Potato Beetle Samir Naimov, Mieke Weemen-Hendriks, Stefan Dukiandjiev, and Ruud A. de Maagd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5328-5330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Peptide Synthetase Gene in Trichoderma virens S. E. Wilhite, R. D. Lumsden, and D. C. Straney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5055-5062; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fungal Growth, Production, and Sporulation during Leaf Decomposition in Two Streams Keller Suberkropp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5063-5068; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Regulatory Gene, Tri10, Controls Trichothecene Toxin Production and Gene Expression Andrew G. Tag, Gulnara F. Garifullina, Andrew W. Peplow, Charles Ake, Jr., T. D. Phillips, Thomas M. Hohn, and Marian N. Beremand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5294-5302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Anaerobic Cometabolic Conversion of Benzothiophene by a Sulfate-Reducing Enrichment Culture and in a Tar-Oil-Contaminated Aquifer Eva Annweiler, Walter Michaelis, and Rainer U. Meckenstock Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5077-5083; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Disulfides from the Biodegradation of Dibenzothiophene David C. Bressler and Phillip M. Fedorak Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5084-5093; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Low Temperature and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in Arctic Tundra Soil Mikael Eriksson, Jong-Ok Ka, and William W. Mohn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5107-5112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether-Degrading Strain PM1 by Real-Time TaqMan PCR Krassimira R. Hristova, Christian M. Lutenegger, and Kate M. Scow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5154-5160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of a Pseudomonas putida Aminotransferase Involved in Lysine Catabolism Is Induced in the Rhizosphere Manuel Espinosa-Urgel and Juan-Luis Ramos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5219-5224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlorine-Susceptible and Chlorine-Resistant Type 021N Bacteria Occurring in Bulking Activated Sludges M. A. Séka, Y. Kalogo, F. Hammes, J. Kielemoes, and W. Verstraete Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5303-5307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Enhanced Uptake and Bioaccumulation of Mercury Weon Bae, Rajesh K. Mehra, Ashok Mulchandani, and Wilfred Chen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5335-5338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Characterization of Two New Glycosyl Hydrolases from the Lactic Acid Bacterium Carnobacterium piscicola Strain BA Jonna Coombs and Jean E. Brenchley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5094-5099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of the Three Chitin-Binding Domains within the Multidomain Chitinase Chi92 from Aeromonas hydrophila JP101 Mei Li Wu, Yin Ching Chuang, Jen Pin Chen, Chin Shuh Chen, and Ming Chung Chang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5100-5106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Bacteria and Archaea Physically Associated with Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Brian D. Lanoil, Roger Sassen, Myron T. La Duc, Stephen T. Sweet, and Kenneth H. Nealson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5143-5153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Lyme Disease Borrelia spp. in Ticks and Rodents from Northwestern China Nobuhiro Takada, Toshiyuki Masuzawa, Fubito Ishiguro, Hiromi Fujita, Midori Kudeken, Harumi Mitani, Masahito Fukunaga, Kimiyuki Tsuchiya, Yasuhiro Yano, and Xiao-Hang Ma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5161-5165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Extraction of DNA From Escherichia coli and Cryptosporidium parvum for Use in PCR James A. Higgins, Mark C. Jenkins, Daniel R. Shelton, Ron Fayer, and Jeffrey S. Karns Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5321-5324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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An rpsL Cassette, Janus, for Gene Replacement through Negative Selection in Streptococcus pneumoniae C. K. Sung, H. Li, J. P. Claverys, and D. A. Morrison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5190-5196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a New Abortive Infection System (AbiU) from Lactococcus lactis LL51-1 Gang Dai, Ping Su, Gwen E. Allison, Bruce L. Geller, Ping Zhu, Woojin S. Kim, and Noel W. Dunn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5225-5232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis Genes in Azotobacter sp. Strain FA8 M. Julia Pettinari, Gustavo J. Vázquez, Daniel Silberschmidt, Bernd Rehm, Alexander Steinbüchel, and Beatriz S. Méndez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5331-5334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Detection and Quantification of Snow Algae with an Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Thomas H. Painter, Brian Duval, William H. Thomas, Maria Mendez, Sara Heintzelman, and Jeff Dozier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5267-5272; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Development and Characterization of a Xylose-Dependent System for Expression of Cloned Genes in Bacillus subtilis: Conditional Complementation of a Teichoic Acid Mutant Amit P. Bhavsar, Xumei Zhao, and Eric D. Brown Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5349 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biosorption of Copper by a Bacterial Biofilm on a Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit Fouad M. Qureshi, Uzma Badar, and Nuzhat Ahmed Appl. Environ. Microbiol. November 2001 67: 5349 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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