Contents: May 2001, Volume 67, Issue 5        Minireviews        Food Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Public Health Microbiology        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Green Fluorescent Protein Is Lighting Up Fungal Biology J. M. Lorang, R. P. Tuori, J. P. Martinez, T. L. Sawyer, R. S. Redman, J. A. Rollins, T. J. Wolpert, K. B. Johnson, R. J. Rodriguez, M. B. Dickman, and L. M. Ciuffetti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 1987-1994; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Microorganisms with a Taste for Vanilla: Microbial Ecology of Traditional Indonesian Vanilla Curing Wilfred F. M. Röling, Josef Kerler, Martin Braster, Anton Apriyantono, Hein Stam, and Henk W. van Verseveld Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 1995-2003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Non-Starter Lactic Acid Bacteria from Italian Ewe Cheeses Based on Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Cell Wall Protein Analyses M. De Angelis, A. Corsetti, N. Tosti, J. Rossi, M. R. Corbo, and M. Gobbetti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2011-2020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Protein Synthesis and Morphology during Acid Adaptation of Propionibacterium freudenreichii Gwénaël Jan, Pauline Leverrier, Vianney Pichereau, and Patrick Boyaval Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2029-2036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Logistic Regression and Linear Regression in Modeling Percentage Data Lihui Zhao, Yuhuan Chen, and Donald W. Schaffner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2129-2135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of the Bacteriocin Propionicin PLG-1 with Polyvalent Anti-PLG-1 Antiserum Jay A. Leversee and Bonita A. Glatz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2235-2239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Morphological and Physiological Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Subjected to High Hydrostatic Pressure M. Ritz, J. L. Tholozan, M. Federighi, and M. F. Pilet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2240-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Campylobacter jejuni during Stationary Phase: Evidence for the Absence of a Phenotypic Stationary-Phase Response Alison F. Kelly, Simon F. Park, Richard Bovill, and Bernard M. Mackey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2248-2254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Shewanella putrefaciens Adhesion and Biofilm Formation on Food Processing Surfaces Dorthe Bagge, Mette Hjelm, Charlotte Johansen, Ingrid Huber, and Lone Gram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2319-2325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometric Assessment of Viability of Lactic Acid Bacteria Christine J. Bunthof, Karen Bloemen, Pieter Breeuwer, Frank M. Rombouts, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2326-2335; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Clostridium beijerinckii and Clostridium difficile Detoxify Methylglyoxal by a Novel Mechanism Involving Glycerol Dehydrogenase Hemachandra Liyanage, Shelby Kashket, Michael Young, and Eva R. Kashket Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2004-2010; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the 450-kb Linear Plasmid in a Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degrader, Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 Satoru Shimizu, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Eiji Masai, and Masao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2021-2028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brachyspira (Serpulina) hyodysenteriae gyrB Mutants and Interstrain Transfer of Coumermycin A1 Resistance Thaddeus B. Stanton, Eric G. Matson, and Samuel B. Humphrey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2037-2043; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Organization and Transcriptional Analysis of a Six-Gene Cluster around the rplK-rplA Operon of Corynebacterium glutamicum Encoding the Ribosomal Proteins L11 and L1 Carlos Barreiro, Eva González-Lavado, and Juan F. Martín Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2183-2190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissimilatory Nitrite Reductase Genes from Autotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria Karen L. Casciotti and Bess B. Ward Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2213-2221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intra- and Extracellular -Galactosidases from Bifidobacterium bifidum and B. infantis: Molecular Cloning, Heterologous Expression, and Comparative Characterization Peter L. Møller, Flemming Jørgensen, Ole C. Hansen, Søren M. Madsen, and Peter Stougaard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2276-2283; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Applications of Gene Replacement Technology to Streptomyces clavuligerus Strain Development for Clavulanic Acid Production A. S. Paradkar, R. H. Mosher, C. Anders, A. Griffin, J. Griffin, C. Hughes, P. Greaves, B. Barton, and S. E. Jensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2292-2297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the csgD Promoter Associated with Variations in Curli Expression in Certain Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Gaylen A. Uhlich, James E. Keen, and Robert O. Elder Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2367-2370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Characterization of Glycine Sarcosine N-Methyltransferase and Sarcosine Dimethylglycine N-Methyltransferase Antti Nyyssölä, Tapani Reinikainen, and Matti Leisola Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2044-2050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Export of Cytochrome P450 105D1 to the Periplasmic Space of Escherichia coli Mustak A. Kaderbhai, Cynthia C. Ugochukwu, Steven L. Kelly, and David C. Lamb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2136-2138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Effect of Culture Conditions on Ergosterol as an Indicator of Biomass in the Aquatic Hyphomycetes Jean-Yves Charcosset and Eric Chauvet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2051-2055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Two Different -L-Rhamnosidases, RhaA and RhaB, from Aspergillus aculeatus Paloma Manzanares, Hetty C. van den Broeck, Leo H. de Graaff, and Jaap Visser Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2230-2234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The cel4 Gene of Agaricus bisporus Encodes a -Mannanase C. M. Tang, L. D. Waterman, M. H. Smith, and C. F. Thurston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2298-2303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Yeast Population Dynamics during the Fermentation and Biological Aging of Sherry Wines B. Esteve-Zarzoso, M. J. Peris-Torán, E. García-Maiquez, F. Uruburu, and A. Querol Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2056-2061; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isoenzyme Multiplicity and Characterization of Recombinant Manganese Peroxidases from Ceriporiopsis subvermispora and Phanerochaete chrysosporium Luis F. Larrondo, Sergio Lobos, Phillip Stewart, Dan Cullen, and Rafael Vicuña Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2070-2075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetically Controlled Self-Aggregation of Cell-Surface-Engineered Yeast Responding to Glucose Concentration Wen Zou, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, and Atsuo Tanaka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2083-2087; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen Requirements of the Food Spoilage Yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii in Synthetic and Complex Media Fernando Rodrigues, Manuela Côrte-Real, Cecília Leão, Johannes P. van Dijken, and Jack T. Pronk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2123-2128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC6308 Cyanophycin Synthetase and Its Characterization with Respect to Substrate and Primer Specificity Elsayed Aboulmagd, Fred B. Oppermann-Sanio, and Alexander Steinbüchel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2176-2182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vivo Regulation of Glutamine Synthetase Activity in the Marine Chlorophyll b-Containing Cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus sp. Strain PCC 9511 (Oxyphotobacteria) Sabah El Alaoui, Jesús Diez, Lourdes Humanes, Fermín Toribio, Frédéric Partensky, and José Manuel García-Fernández Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2202-2207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Pulp Biobleaching System Involving Manganese Peroxidase Immobilized in a Silica Support with Controlled Pore Sizes Toshiya Sasaki, Tsutomu Kajino, Bo Li, Hidehiko Sugiyama, and Haruo Takahashi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2208-2212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Zeamatin Inhibits Trypsin and -Amylase Activities Rebecca Schimoler-O'Rourke, Michael Richardson, and Claude P. Selitrennikoff Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2365-2366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Sequence Analysis of Insecticidal Genes from Xenorhabdus nematophilus PMFI296 J. Alun W. Morgan, Martin Sergeant, Debbie Ellis, Margaret Ousley, and Paul Jarrett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2062-2069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Acute Bee Paralysis Virus and Black Queen Cell Virus from Honeybees by Reverse Transcriptase PCR Mongi Benjeddou, Neil Leat, Mike Allsopp, and Sean Davison Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2384-2387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Case of Localized Recombination in 23S rRNA Genes from Divergent Bradyrhizobium Lineages Associated with Neotropical Legumes Matthew A. Parker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2076-2082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of Laccase Activity in Rhizoctonia solani by Antagonistic Pseudomonas fluorescens Strains and a Range of Chemical Treatments Jonathan D. Crowe and Stefan Olsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2088-2094; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Specificity of Frankia Strains in Nodules of Sympatric Myrica gale, Alnus incana, and Shepherdia canadensis Determined by rrs Gene Polymorphism Valerie Huguet, Janet Mccray Batzli, Jeff F. Zimpfer, Philippe Normand, Jeffrey O. Dawson, and Maria P. Fernandez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2116-2122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of an Endopolygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum Expressed during Early Stages of Infection Fé I. García-Maceira, A. Di Pietro, M. Dolores Huertas-González, M. Carmen Ruiz-Roldán, and M. Isabel G. Roncero Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2191-2196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stable Transformation of the Xylella fastidiosa Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Strain with oriC Plasmids Patrícia B. Monteiro, Diva C. Teixeira, Renê R. Palma, Monique Garnier, Joseph-Marie Bové, and Joël Renaudin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2263-2269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

16S Ribosomal DNA Characterization of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Isolated from Banana (Musa spp.) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril) Leonardo Magalhães Cruz, Emanuel Maltempi de Souza, Olmar Baler Weber, José Ivo Baldani, Johanna Döbereiner, and Fábio de Oliveira Pedrosa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2375-2379; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The celA Gene, Encoding a Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 3 -Glucosidase in Azospirillum irakense, Is Required for Optimal Growth on Cellobiosides Denis Faure, Bernard Henrissat, David Ptacek, My Ali Bekri, and Jos Vanderleyden Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2380-2383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Attached and Unattached Bacterial Communities in a 120-Meter Corehole in an Acidic, Crystalline Rock Aquifer R. Michael Lehman, Francisco F. Roberto, Drummond Earley, Debby F. Bruhn, Susan E. Brink, Sean P. O'Connell, Mark E. Delwiche, and Frederick S. Colwell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2095-2106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Cytotoxicity Associated with Trichloroethylene Oxidation in Burkholderia cepacia G4 Chris M. Yeager, Peter J. Bottomley, and Daniel J. Arp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2107-2115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Alkylphosphates and Nitrous Oxide on Microbial Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Bill W. Bogan, Lisa M. Lahner, Vesna Trbovic, Ann M. Szajkovics, and J. Robert Paterek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2139-2144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kinetics of Methyl t-Butyl Ether Cometabolism at Low Concentrations by Pure Cultures of Butane-Degrading Bacteria Catherine Y. Liu, Gerald E. Speitel, Jr., and George Georgiou Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2197-2201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium Diversity and Pyrene Mineralization in Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Pui-Yi Cheung and Brian K. Kinkle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2222-2229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Substituted Phenylurea Herbicides by Arthrobacter globiformis Strain D47 and Characterization of a Plasmid-Associated Hydrolase Gene, puhA Gillian A. Turnbull, Margaret Ousley, Allan Walker, Eve Shaw, and J. Alun W. Morgan Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2270-2275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2-Bromoethanesulfonate Affects Bacteria in a Trichloroethene-Dechlorinating Culture Pei C. Chiu and Minho Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2371-2374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Predator-Specific Enrichment of Actinobacteria from a Cosmopolitan Freshwater Clade in Mixed Continuous Culture Jakob Pernthaler, Thomas Posch, Karel Simek, Jaroslav Vrba, Annelie Pernthaler, Frank Oliver Glöckner, Ulrich Nübel, Roland Psenner, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2145-2155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology of Rhodococcus equi Strains on Thoroughbred Horse Farms Anna C. Morton, Angela P. Begg, Garry A. Anderson, Shinji Takai, Christoph Lämmler, and Glenn F. Browning Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2167-2175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of nifH Gene Pools in Soils and Soil Microenvironments with Contrasting Properties Franck Poly, Lionel Ranjard, Sylvie Nazaret, François Gourbière, and Lucile Jocteur Monrozier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2255-2262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity and Seasonal Fluctuations of the Dominant Members of the Bacterial Soil Community in a Wheat Field as Determined by Cultivation and Molecular Methods Eric Smit, Paula Leeflang, Suzanne Gommans, Jan van den Broek, Saskia van Mil, and Karel Wernars Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2284-2291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Natural Communities of Novel Archaea and Bacteria Growing in Cold Sulfurous Springs with a String-of-Pearls-Like Morphology Christian Rudolph, Gerhard Wanner, and Robert Huber Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2336-2344; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biotransformations of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins by Bacteria Isolated from Bivalve Molluscs Elizabeth A. Smith, Faye Grant, Carolyn M. J. Ferguson, and Susan Gallacher Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2345-2353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Comparison of Statistical Methods for Identification of Streptococcus thermophilus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Enterococcus faecium from Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Patterns Giancarlo Moschetti, Giuseppe Blaiotta, Francesco Villani, Salvatore Coppola, and Eugenio Parente Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2156-2166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Validation of Corynebacterium DNA Microarrays Andrea Loos, Christoph Glanemann, Laura B. Willis, Xian M. O'Brien, Philip A. Lessard, Robert Gerstmeir, Stéphane Guillouet, and Anthony J. Sinskey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2310-2318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Extraction from Soils: Old Bias for New Microbial Diversity Analysis Methods F. Martin-Laurent, L. Philippot, S. Hallet, R. Chaussod, J. C. Germon, G. Soulas, and G. Catroux Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2354-2359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Stress and Stress-Induced Neuroendocrine Changes Increase the Susceptibility of Juvenile Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to Vibrio splendidus Arnaud Lacoste, Fabienne Jalabert, Shelagh K. Malham, Anne Cueff, and Serge A. Poulet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2304-2309; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Environmental and Clinical Isolates of Vibrio mimicus from Vibrio cholerae by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis Verônica V. Vieira, Luiz Fernando M. Teixeira, Ana Carolina P. Vicente, Hooman Momen, and Carlos André Salles Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2360-2364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Study of the Infectivity of Saline-Stored Campylobacter jejuni for Day-Old Chicks Birthe Hald, Katrine Knudsen, Peter Lind, and Mogens Madsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2388-2392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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No Ability To Produce Tetrodotoxin in Bacteria Kendo Matsumura, Dong-Soo Kim, and Cheorl-Ho Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. May 2001 67: 2393-2394; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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