Contents: February 2001, Volume 67, Issue 2        Minireviews        Plant Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Methods        Mycology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Public Health Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Electrophoretic Mobility Distributions of Single-Strain Microbial Populations Henny C. van der Mei and Henk J. Busscher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 491-494; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Management of Indigenous Plant-Microbe Symbioses Aids Restoration of Desertified Ecosystems Natalia Requena, Estefania Perez-Solis, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar, Peter Jeffries, and José-Miguel Barea Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 495-498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Tomato Genotype on Growth of Inoculated and Indigenous Bacteria in the Spermosphere Holly M. Simon, Kevin P. Smith, Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Bobbi Guenthner, Jo Handelsman, and Robert M. Goodman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 514-520; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Type IV Fimbrial-Subunit Gene fimA of Xanthomonas hyacinthi: Application in PCR-Mediated Detection of Yellow Disease in Hyacinths J. van Doorn, T. C. Hollinger, and B. Oudega Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 598-607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Iron-Binding Compounds from Agrobacterium spp.: Biological Control Strain Agrobacterium rhizogenes K84 Produces a Hydroxamate Siderophore Ramón Penyalver, Philippe Oger, María M. López, and Stephen K. Farrand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 654-664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrogen Fixation Genes in an Endosymbiotic Burkholderia Strain Daniela Minerdi, Renato Fani, Romina Gallo, Alessandra Boarino, and Paola Bonfante Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 725-732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Pierce's Disease Strains and Other Pathotypes of Xylella fastidiosa Mavis Hendson, Alexander H. Purcell, Deqiao Chen, Chris Smart, Magalie Guilhabert, and Bruce Kirkpatrick Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 895-903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar III Is a Common Plant-Associated Bacterium Jacques Balandreau, Veronique Viallard, Benoit Cournoyer, Tom Coenye, Severine Laevens, and Peter Vandamme Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 982-985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Rhizobial Isolates of Phaseolus vulgaris by Staircase Electrophoresis of Low-Molecular-Weight RNA Encarna Velázquez, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Dulce Nombre Rodríguez-Navarro, Martha E. Trujillo, Antonio Daza, Pedro F. Mateos, Eustoquio Martínez-Molina, and Peter van Berkum Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1008-1010; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of a Low-Molecular-Weight Form of Exopolysaccharide by Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 Heather A. Louch and Karen J. Miller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1011-1014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Efficient Transformation System for Propionibacterium freudenreichii Based on a Novel Vector J. P. M. Jore, N. van Luijk, R. G. M. Luiten, M. J. van der Werf, and P. H. Pouwels Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 499-503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

gfp-Based N-Acyl Homoserine-Lactone Sensor Systems for Detection of Bacterial Communication Jens Bo Andersen, Arne Heydorn, Morten Hentzer, Leo Eberl, Otto Geisenberger, Bjarke Bak Christensen, Søren Molin, and Michael Givskov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 575-585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Characterization of a Gene Cluster Involved in EDTA Degradation from the Bacterium BNC1 Jan Bohuslavek, Jason W. Payne, Yong Liu, Harvey Bolton, Jr., and Luying Xun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 688-695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Replication Protein and Repeats Essential for DNA Replication of the Temperate Lactococcal Bacteriophage TP901-1 Solvej Østergaard, Lone Brøndsted, and Finn K. Vogensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 774-781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization and Identification of Bacillus clausii Strains Marketed for Use in Oral Bacteriotherapy Sonia Senesi, Francesco Celandroni, Arianna Tavanti, and Emilia Ghelardi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 834-839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Intermolecular Disulfide Bonds of the Organic Solvent-Stable PST-01 Protease in Its Organic Solvent Stability Hiroyasu Ogino, Takeshi Uchiho, Jyunko Yokoo, Reina Kobayashi, Rikiya Ichise, and Haruo Ishikawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 942-947; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of the Iron-Hydroxamate Uptake System in Staphylococcus aureus Guillermo Cabrera, Anming Xiong, Michelle Uebel, Vineet K. Singh, and Radheshyam K. Jayaswal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1001-1003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Bifidobacterial Diversity in Human Feces Detected by Genus-Specific PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Reetta M. Satokari, Elaine E. Vaughan, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, Maria Saarela, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 504-513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of Digital Image Analysis and Flow Cytometry To Enumerate Marine Viruses Stained with SYBR Gold Feng Chen, Jing-rang Lu, Brian J. Binder, Ying-chun Liu, and Robert E. Hodson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 539-545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Gene Cloning and Inactivation System for Halorespiring Desulfitobacterium dehalogenans Hauke Smidt, John van der Oost, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 591-597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR-Generated Chimeras, Mutations, and Heteroduplexes with 16S rRNA Gene-Based Cloning Xiaoyun Qiu, Liyou Wu, Heshu Huang, Patrick E. McDonel, Anthony V. Palumbo, James M. Tiedje, and Jizhong Zhou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 880-887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colorimetric Immuno-Protein Phosphatase Inhibition Assay for Specific Detection of Microcystins and Nodularins of Cyanobacteria James S. Metcalf, Steven G. Bell, and Geoffrey A. Codd Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 904-909; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Portable System for Microbial Sample Preparation and Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis Sergei G. Bavykin, James P. Akowski, Vladimir M. Zakhariev, Viktor E. Barsky, Alexander N. Perov, and Andrei D. Mirzabekov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 922-928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Dekkera bruxellensis (Brettanomyces) from Wine by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes Henrik Stender, Cletus Kurtzman, Jens J. Hyldig-Nielsen, Ditte Sørensen, Adam Broomer, Kenneth Oliveira, Heather Perry-O'Keefe, Andrew Sage, Barbara Young, and James Coull Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 938-941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Accessibility of Escherichia coli 23S rRNA to Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotide Probes Bernhard M. Fuchs, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Wolfgang Ludwig, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 961-968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Capsular Polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 14 and Its Purification by Affinity Chromatography Norma Suárez, Laura Franco Fraguas, Esther Texeira, Hugo Massaldi, Francisco Batista-Viera, and Fernando Ferreira Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 969-971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Arable Soil by Real-Time PCR Anna Hermansson and Per-Eric Lindgren Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 972-976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Combined Molecular and Biochemical Approach Identifies Aspergillus japonicus and Aspergillus aculeatus as Two Species Lucie Parenicová, Pernille Skouboe, Jens Frisvad, Robert A. Samson, Lone Rossen, Marjon ten Hoor-Suykerbuyk, and Jaap Visser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 521-527; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of cmg1, an Exo--1,3-Glucanase Gene from Coniothyrium minitans, Increases during Sclerotial Parasitism Gábor Giczey, Zoltán Kerényi, László Fülöp, and László Hornok Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 865-871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Green Fluorescent Protein Gene Functions as a Reporter of Gene Expression in Phanerochaete chrysosporium Biao Ma, Mary B. Mayfield, and Michael H. Gold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 948-955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Microbial Thiocyanate Utilization under Highly Alkaline Conditions Dimitry Y. Sorokin, Tatyana P. Tourova, Anatoly M. Lysenko, and J. Gijs Kuenen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 528-538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Viability of Giardia intestinalis Cysts and Viability and Sporulation State of Cyclospora cayetanensis Oocysts Determined by Electrorotation C. Dalton, A. D. Goater, R. Pethig, and H. V. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 586-590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissection of Central Carbon Metabolism of Hemoglobin-Expressing Escherichia coli by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Flux Distribution Analysis in Microaerobic Bioprocesses Alexander D. Frey, Jocelyne Fiaux, Thomas Szyperski, Kurt Wüthrich, James E. Bailey, and Pauli T. Kallio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 680-687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Characterization of the Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum Elizabeth M. Crump, Malcolm B. Perry, Sharon C. Clouthier, and William W. Kay Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 750-759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Cycle Regulation by Light in Prochlorococcus Strains Stéphan Jacquet, Frédéric Partensky, Dominique Marie, Raffaella Casotti, and Daniel Vaulot Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 782-790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chromatic Adaptation in Marine Synechococcus Strains Brian Palenik Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 991-994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulation of Polyglutamic Acid Synthesis by Glutamate in Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis Margarita Kambourova, Martin Tangney, and Fergus G. Priest Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1004-1007; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Isolation of a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia, Rickettsia peacockii, in a Rocky Mountain Wood Tick, Dermacentor andersoni, Cell Line Jason A. Simser, Ann T. Palmer, Ulrike G. Munderloh, and Timothy J. Kurtti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 546-552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding Analyses of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry -Endotoxins Using Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Ostrinia nubilalis Gang Hua, Luke Masson, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, George Schwab, and Michael J. Adang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 872-879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mannose Phosphate Isomerase Isoenzymes in Plutella xylostella Support Common Genetic Bases of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins in Lepidopteran Species Salvador Herrero, Juan Ferré, and Baltasar Escriche Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 979-981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Riboprinting and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Identification of Brewery Pediococcus Isolates Michael Barney, Antonia Volgyi, Alfonso Navarro, and David Ryder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 553-560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement and Optimization of Two Engineered Phage Resistance Mechanisms in Lactococcus lactis Stephen McGrath, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, and Douwe van Sinderen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 608-616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization and Pathogenic Potential of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from the Smoked Fish Industry Dawn M. Norton, Janet M. Scarlett, Kelly Horton, David Sue, Joanne Thimothe, Kathryn J. Boor, and Martin Wiedmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 646-653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Two Direct Plating Methods Using Nonradioactive Probes for Enumeration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Oysters J. A. Gooch, A. DePaola, C. A. Kaysner, and D. L. Marshall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 721-724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of Genomic DNA of Lactococcus lactis That Restores Phage Sensitivity to an Unusual Bacteriophage sk1-Resistant Mutant Jennifer Kraus and Bruce L. Geller Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 791-798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Recurrent and Sporadic Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Raw Milk and Nondairy Foods by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Monocin Typing, Plasmid Profiling, and Cadmium and Antibiotic Resistance Determination J. Harvey and A. Gilmour Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 840-847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Mur, an Atypical Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Derived from Leuconostoc citreum Recep Cibik, Patrick Tailliez, Philippe Langella, and Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 858-864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Naturally Occurring Lactococcal Plasmid pAH90 Links Bacteriophage Resistance and Mobility Functions to a Food-Grade Selectable Marker David O' Sullivan, R. Paul Ross, Denis P. Twomey, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, Colin Hill, and Aidan Coffey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 929-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Twelve-Hour PCR-Based Method for Detection of Salmonella spp. in Food R. Ferretti, I. Mannazzu, L. Cocolin, G. Comi, and F. Clementi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 977-978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Acetic Acid Bacteria in Traditional Acetic Acid Fermentation of Rice Vinegar (Komesu) and Unpolished Rice Vinegar (Kurosu) Produced in Japan Kumiko Nanda, Mariko Taniguchi, Satoshi Ujike, Nobuhiro Ishihara, Hirotaka Mori, Hisayo Ono, and Yoshikatsu Murooka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 986-990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Evidence for Extensive Resistance Gene Transfer among Bacteroides spp. and among Bacteroides and Other Genera in the Human Colon N. B. Shoemaker, H. Vlamakis, K. Hayes, and A. A. Salyers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 561-568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitors from Rumen Streptococcus spp. and Isolation and Characterization of Bovicin 255 M. F. Whitford, M. A. McPherson, R. J. Forster, and R. M. Teather Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 569-574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Bacterial Lineages at the (Sub)Division Level as Detected by Signature Nucleotide-Targeted Recovery of 16S rRNA Genes from Bulk Soil and Rice Roots of Flooded Rice Microcosms Manigee Derakshani, Thomas Lukow, and Werner Liesack Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 623-631; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

- and -Proteobacteria Control the Consumption and Release of Amino Acids on Lake Snow Aggregates Bernhard Schweitzer, Ingrid Huber, Rudolf Amann, Wolfgang Ludwig, and Meinhard Simon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 632-645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of UV Radiation on Bacterioplankton Community Composition Christian Winter, Markus M. Moeseneder, and Gerhard J. Herndl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 665-672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Dilution on Microbial Community Structure and Functional Potential: Comparison of Numerical Simulations and Batch Culture Experiments Rima B. Franklin, Jay L. Garland, Carl H. Bolster, and Aaron L. Mills Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 702-712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudomonas stutzeri Nitrite Reductase Gene Abundance in Environmental Samples Measured by Real-Time PCR Verónica Grüntzig, Stephen C. Nold, Jizhong Zhou, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 760-768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic and Functional Heterogeneity of Sediment Biofilms along Environmental Gradients in a Glacial Stream Tom J. Battin, Anton Wille, Birgit Sattler, and Roland Psenner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 799-807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nisin Resistance of Streptococcus bovis Hilário C. Mantovani and James B. Russell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 808-813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Hydrophobic and Electrostatic Cell Surface Properties of Bacteria on Feeding Rates of Heterotrophic Nanoflagellates Carsten Matz and Klaus Jürgens Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 814-820; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Competitive Exclusion of Heterologous Campylobacter spp. in Chicks Hui-Cheng Chen and Norman J. Stern Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 848-851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The adnA Transcriptional Factor Affects Persistence and Spread of Pseudomonas fluorescens under Natural Field Conditions Bonnie Marshall, Eduardo A. Robleto, Richard Wetzler, Peter Kulle, Paul Casaz, and Stuart B. Levy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 852-857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Mode of Action of the Antifungal Fatty Acid cis-9-Heptadecenoic Acid Produced by Pseudozyma flocculosa Tyler J. Avis and Richard R. Bélanger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 956-960; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Cultivation of Bacteria Producing Polyamino Acids with Liquid Manure as Carbon and Nitrogen Source Markus Pötter, Fred Bernd Oppermann-Sanio, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 617-622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification, Stability, and Mineralization of 3-Hydroxy-2- Formylbenzothiophene, a Metabolite of Dibenzothiophene David C. Bressler and Phillip M. Fedorak Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 821-826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nickel-Resistance-Based Minitransposons: New Tools for Genetic Manipulation of Environmental Bacteria Safieh Taghavi, Hilde Delanghe, Cindy Lodewyckx, Max Mergeay, and Daniël van der Lelie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1015-1019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Novel Bifunctional Hyperthermostable Carboxypeptidase/Aminoacylase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Hiroyasu Ishida, Ikuo Matsui, Yutaka Kawarabayasi, and Hisasi Kikuchi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 673-679; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification, Purification, and Characterization of Iminodiacetate Oxidase from the EDTA-Degrading Bacterium BNC1 Yong Liu, Tai Man Louie, Jason Payne, Jan Bohuslavek, Harvey Bolton, Jr., and Luying Xun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 696-701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Polysaccharide Lyase: Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, and Overexpression of the Xanthan Lyase Gene of Bacillus sp. Strain GL1 Wataru Hashimoto, Hikaru Miki, Noriaki Tsuchiya, Hirokazu Nankai, and Kousaku Murata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 713-720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Monoterpene -Lactone Hydrolase from Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 Cécile J. B van der Vlugt-Bergmans and Mariët J. van der Werf Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 733-741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Cycloinulooligosaccharide Fructanotransferase from Bacillus macerans Hwa-Young Kim and Yong-Jin Choi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 995-1000; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Development of a Reverse Transcription-PCR-DNA Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of "Norwalk-Like" Viruses and Hepatitis A Virus in Stool and Shellfish Kellogg J. Schwab, Frederick H. Neill, Françoise Le Guyader, Mary K. Estes, and Robert L. Atmar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 742-749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, non-O1, and non-O139 Strains: Clonal Relationships between Clinical and Environmental Isolates D. V. Singh, Maria H. Matte, G. R. Matte, Sunny Jiang, F. Sabeena, B. N. Shukla, S. C. Sanyal, A. Huq, and R. R. Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 910-921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Mobilization of Selenite by Ralstonia metallidurans CH34 Murielle Roux, Géraldine Sarret, Isabelle Pignot-Paintrand, Marc Fontecave, and Jacques Coves Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 769-773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discovery and Description of Giant Submarine Smectite Cones on the Seafloor in Eyjafjordur, Northern Iceland, and a Novel Thermal Microbial Habitat Viggó Thór Marteinsson, Jakob K. Kristjánsson, Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir, Maria Dahlkvist, Kristján Sæmundsson, Mark Hannington, Sólveig K. Pétursdóttir, Alfred Geptner, and Peter Stoffers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 827-833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Sulfur Isotope Fractionations by Sulfate-Reducing Prokaryotes Jan Detmers, Volker Brüchert, Kirsten S. Habicht, and Jan Kuever Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 888-894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Trichlorobacter thiogenes Should Be Renamed as a Geobacter Species Oona Snoeyenbos-West, Catherine Gaw Van Praagh, Derek R. Lovley, Helene De Wever, James R. Cole, Michael R. Fettig, Deborah A. Hogan, and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1020-1022; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Marine Planktonic Archaea Take Up Amino Acids Cleber C. Ouverney and Jed A. Fuhrman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1023 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Characterization of pRGO1, a Plasmid from Propionibacterium acidipropionici, and Its Use for Development of a Host-Vector System in Propionibacteria Pornpimon Kiatpapan, Yoshiteru Hashimoto, Hisako Nakamura, Yong-Zhe Piao, Hisayo Ono, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Yoshikatsu Murooka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2001 67: 1024 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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