Contents: August 2001, Volume 67, Issue 8        Physiology and Biotechnology        Microbial Ecology        Methods        Plant Microbiology        Mycology        Public Health Microbiology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Food Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering Other Issues

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Biotransformation of Various Substituted Aromatic Compounds to Chiral Dihydrodihydroxy Derivatives Henning Raschke, Michael Meier, Joel G. Burken, Roland Hany, Markus D. Müller, Jan Roelof Van Der Meer, and Hans-Peter E. Kohler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3333-3339; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altered Protein Expression of Streptococcus oralis Cultured at Low pH Revealed by Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Joanna C. Wilkins, Karen A. Homer, and David Beighton Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3396-3405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decrease in Cell Surface Galactose Residues of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Enhances Its Coflocculation with Pediococcus damnosus Xuan Peng, Jun Sun, Chris Michiels, Dirk Iserentant, and Hubert Verachtert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3413-3417; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Location Effects of a Reporter Gene on Expression Levels and on Native Protein Synthesis in Lactococcus lactis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Arthur Thompson and Michael J. Gasson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3434-3439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiphasic Kinetics of Transformation of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene at Nano- and Micromolar Concentrations by Burkholderia sp. Strain PS14 Peter Rapp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3496-3500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Effect of Pentachlorophenol (PCP) on the Physiologies of PCP-Degrading Microorganisms Elke M. Lohmeier-Vogel, Kam T. Leung, Hung Lee, Jack T. Trevors, and Hans J. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3549-3556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of Pyranose Oxidase from the White Rot Fungus Trametes multicolor Christian Leitner, Jindrich Volc, and Dietmar Haltrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3636-3644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L-Pyroglutamate Spontaneously Formed from L-Glutamate Inhibits Growth of the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Chan B. Park, Sun Bok Lee, and Dewey D. Y. Ryu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3650-3654; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cluster Structure of Anaerobic Aggregates of an Expanded Granular Sludge Bed Reactor G. Gonzalez-Gil, P. N. L. Lens, A. Van Aelst, H. Van As, A. I. Versprille, and G. Lettinga Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3683-3692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Induction of a Mitosis Delay and Cell Lysis by High-Level Secretion of Mouse -Amylase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bi-Dar Wang and Tsong-Teh Kuo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3693-3701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Vulnificolysin-Like Cytolysin Produced by Vibrio tubiashii Mahendra H. Kothary, Rachel B. Delston, Sherill K. Curtis, Barbara A. McCardell, and Ben D. Tall Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3707-3711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transformation of 2,2'-Bimorphine to the Novel Compounds 10--S-Monohydroxy-2,2'-Bimorphine and 10,10'-,'-S,S'-Dihydroxy-2,2'-Bimorphine by Cylindrocarpon didymum Peter J. Stabler, Peter J. Holt, and Neil C. Bruce Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3716-3719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Iron-Dependent Nitrate Respiration in the Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacterium Geobacter metallireducens John M. Senko and John F. Stolz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3750-3752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Ecological Aspects of ntcA Gene Expression and Its Use as an Indicator of the Nitrogen Status of Marine Synechococcus spp. Debbie Lindell and Anton F. Post Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3340-3349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of Chitinolytic Dune Soil -Subclass Proteobacteria in Response to Invading Fungal Hyphae Wietse De Boer, Paulien J. A. Klein Gunnewiek, George A. Kowalchuk, and Johannes A. Van Veen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3358-3362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Genetically Modified Pseudomonas putida WCS358r on the Fungal Rhizosphere Microflora of Field-Grown Wheat Debora C. M. Glandorf, Patrick Verheggen, Timo Jansen, Jan-Willem Jorritsma, Eric Smit, Paula Leeflang, Karel Wernars, Linda S. Thomashow, Eric Laureijs, Jane E. Thomas-Oates, Peter A. H. M. Bakker, and Leendert C. van Loon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3371-3378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Effluent Irrigation on Community Composition and Function of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Soil Tamar Oved, Avi Shaviv, Tal Goldrath, Raphi T. Mandelbaum, and Dror Minz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3426-3433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laboratory-Scale Evidence for Lightning-Mediated Gene Transfer in Soil Sandrine Demanèche, Franck Bertolla, François Buret, Renaud Nalin, Alain Sailland, Philippe Auriol, Timothy M. Vogel, and Pascal Simonet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3440-3444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Nitrate-Accumulating Sulfur Bacteria and Their Influence on Nitrogen Cycling in a Shallow Coastal Marine Sediment Mikio Sayama Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3481-3487; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Evolution of a Sexual Reproduction Gene in Centric Diatoms of the Genus Thalassiosira E. Virginia Armbrust and H. M. Galindo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3501-3513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methane Oxidation and the Competition for Oxygen in the Rice Rhizosphere Peter van Bodegom, Fons Stams, Liesbeth Mollema, Sara Boeke, and Peter Leffelaar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3586-3597; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Archaea in a Black Smoker Chimney Structure Ken Takai, Tetsushi Komatsu, Fumio Inagaki, and Koki Horikoshi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3618-3629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enrichment of High-Affinity CO Oxidizers in Maine Forest Soil Kathleen R. Hardy and Gary M. King Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3671-3676; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utilization of the rpoB Gene as a Specific Chromosomal Marker for Real-Time PCR Detection of Bacillus anthracis Yuan Qi, Guy Patra, Xudong Liang, Leanne E. Williams, Sharon Rose, Rajendra J. Redkar, and Vito G. DelVecchio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3720-3727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Horizontal Transfer of a Multi-Drug Resistance Plasmid between Coliform Bacteria of Human and Bovine Origin in a Farm Environment Hanne Oppegaard, Terje M. Steinum, and Yngvild Wasteson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3732-3734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Quantitative Analysis of Bacterial Gene Expression by Using the gusA Reporter Gene System Jun Sun, Ilse Smets, Kristel Bernaerts, Jan Van Impe, Jos Vanderleyden, and Kathleen Marchal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3350-3357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Lactobacillus plantarum, L. pentosus, and L. paraplantarum by recA Gene Sequence Analysis and Multiplex PCR Assay with recA Gene-Derived Primers Sandra Torriani, Giovanna E. Felis, and Franco Dellaglio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3450-3454; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Primers Hybridizing to Different Evolutionarily Conserved Regions of the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene in PCR-Based Microbial Community Analyses and Genetic Profiling Achim Schmalenberger, Frank Schwieger, and Christoph C. Tebbe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3557-3563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Region-Specific Transcriptional Activity in the Genome of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Bertolt Gust, Kerstin Spatz, Alexander Spychaj, and Matthias Redenbach Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3598-3602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Evolution of Novel Traits in Microorganisms Olga Selifonova, Fernando Valle, and Volker Schellenberger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3645-3649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus Spore Inactivation Methods Affect Detection Assays Jessica L. Dang, Karen Heroux, John Kearney, Ameneh Arasteh, Mark Gostomski, and Peter A. Emanuel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3665-3670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Species Determination from DNA-DNA Hybridization by Using Genome Fragments and DNA Microarrays Jae-Chang Cho and James M. Tiedje Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3677-3682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Annealing Temperature To Reduce Bias Caused by a Primer Mismatch in Multitemplate PCR Kousuke Ishii and Manabu Fukui Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3753-3755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Carbon Limitation Induces S-Dependent Gene Expression in Pseudomonas fluorescens in Soil Birgit Koch, Jakob Worm, Linda E. Jensen, Ole Højberg, and Ole Nybroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3363-3370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of the Genetic Diversity among Strains of Xanthomonas cynarae by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis and Development of Specific Characterized Amplified Regions for the Rapid Identification of X. cynarae Gaëlle Trébaol, Charles Manceau, Yves Tirilly, and Stéphane Boury Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3379-3384; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fate of the Biological Control Agent Pseudomonas aureofaciens TX-1 after Application to Turfgrass William V. Sigler, Cindy H. Nakatsu, Zachary J. Reicher, and Ronald F. Turco Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3542-3548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Detection of Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium Strains Colonizing Rice (Oryza sativa) Roots by 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer-Targeted PCR Zhiyuan Tan, Thomas Hurek, Pablo Vinuesa, Peter Müller, Jagdish K. Ladha, and Barbara Reinhold-Hurek Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3655-3664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Regulation of Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 Loci Induced by Oxygen Limitation Jodi R. Trzebiatowski, Daniel M. Ragatz, and Frans J. de Bruijn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3728-3731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of an Intergenic Region in Pseudomonas syringae pv. Syringae B728a for Site-Directed Genomic Marking of Bacterial Strains for Field Experiments Susan S. Hirano, David K. Willis, Murray K. Clayton, and Christen D. Upper Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3735-3738; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and In Vivo and In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Phenylacetic Acid and Sodium Phenylacetate from Streptomyces humidus Byung Kook Hwang, Song Won Lim, Beom Seok Kim, Jung Yeop Lee, and Surk Sik Moon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3739-3745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sinorhizobium meliloti Cells Require Biotin and either Cobalt or Methionine for Growth Robert J. Watson, Roselyn Heys, Teresa Martin, and Marc Savard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3767-3770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Relationship between Monokaryotic Growth Rate and Mating Type in the Edible Basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus Luis M. Larraya, Gúmer Pérez, Iñaki Iribarren, Juan A. Blanco, Mikel Alfonso, Antonio G. Pisabarro, and Lucía Ramírez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3385-3390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The P450-4 Gene of Gibberella fujikuroi Encodes ent-Kaurene Oxidase in the Gibberellin Biosynthesis Pathway Bettina Tudzynski, Peter Hedden, Esther Carrera, and Paul Gaskin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3514-3522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Characterization of Ochratoxin A-Producing Strains of the Genus Penicillium Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen, Anne Svendsen, and Jørn Smedsgaard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3630-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effectiveness of Germicidal UV Radiation for Reducing Fungal Contamination within Air-Handling Units Estelle Levetin, Richard Shaughnessy, Christine A. Rogers, and Robert Scheir Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3712-3715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Effects of Nondigestible Oligosaccharides on Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli in the Pig Small Intestine In Vitro Patrick J. Naughton, Lene Lind Mikkelsen, and Bent Borg Jensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3391-3395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Nucleotide Sequences for the Specific and Rapid Detection of Yersinia pestis Lyndsay Radnedge, Silvia Gamez-Chin, Paula M. McCready, Patricia L. Worsham, and Gary L. Andersen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3759-3762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Effects of Iron Limitation on the Degradation of Toluene by Pseudomonas Strains Carrying the TOL (pWWO) Plasmid Inez J. T. Dinkla, Esther M. Gabor, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3406-3412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 on Intraspecific Diversity of Resident Culturable Fluorescent Pseudomonads Associated with the Roots of Field-Grown Sugar Beet Seedlings Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, Hans-Volker Tichy, Anne O'Donnell, Reinhard Simon, and Fergal O'Gara Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3418-3425; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Expression of Genes Encoding a Polycyclic Aromatic Ring Dioxygenase from Mycobacterium sp. Strain PYR-1 Ashraf A. Khan, Rong-Fu Wang, Wei-Wen Cao, Daniel R. Doerge, David Wennerstrom, and Carl E. Cerniglia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3577-3585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery of Streptococcus iniae from Diseased Fish Previously Vaccinated with a Streptococcus Vaccine Gilad Bachrach, Amir Zlotkin, Avshalom Hurvitz, Donald L. Evans, and Avi Eldar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3756-3758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Three Glycoproteins with Antimutagenic Activity Identified in Lactobacillus plantarum KLAB21 Chang-Ho Rhee and Heui-Dong Park Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3445-3449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brown Pigments Produced by Yarrowia lipolytica Result from Extracellular Accumulation of Homogentisic Acid Alexandra Carreira, Luísa M. Ferreira, and Virgílio Loureiro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3463-3468; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adhesion of Bifidobacteria to Granular Starch and Its Implications in Probiotic Technologies R. Crittenden, A. Laitila, P. Forssell, J. Mättö, M. Saarela, T. Mattila-Sandholm, and P. Myllärinen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3469-3475; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bile Salt Hydrolase Activity and Resistance to Toxicity of Conjugated Bile Salts Are Unrelated Properties in Lactobacilli Scott A. Moser and Dwayne C. Savage Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3476-3480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Isolation and Characterization of a Gene Specific to Lager Brewing Yeast That Encodes a Branched-Chain Amino Acid Permease Yukiko Kodama, Fumihiko Omura, and Toshihiko Ashikari Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3455-3462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the 13-Kilobase ermF Region of the Bacteroides Conjugative Transposon CTnDOT Gabrielle Whittle, Bonnie D. Hund, Nadja B. Shoemaker, and Abigail A. Salyers Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3488-3495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Functional Characterization of CbaR, a MarR-Like Modulator of the cbaABC-Encoded Chlorobenzoate Catabolism Pathway Miguel A. Providenti and R. Campbell Wyndham Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3530-3541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis and Molecular Characterization of the Lactococcus lactis Temperate Bacteriophage BK5-T Chitladda Mahanivong, John D. Boyce, Barrie E. Davidson, and Alan J. Hillier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3564-3576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Phosphinomethylmalate Isomerase Gene pmi, Encoding an Aconitase-Like Enzyme, Is Involved in the Synthesis of Phosphinothricin Tripeptide in Streptomyces viridochromogenes E. Heinzelmann, G. Kienzlen, S. Kaspar, J. Recktenwald, W. Wohlleben, and D. Schwartz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3603-3609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exposed to Microcin-Producing Escherichia coli Steve A. Carlson, Timothy S. Frana, and Ronald W. Griffith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3763-3766; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Effects of Cell-Bound Microcystins on Survival and Feeding of Daphnia spp. Thomas Rohrlack, Elke Dittmann, Thomas Börner, and Kirsten Christoffersen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3523-3529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Granulovirus Isolated from Epinotia aporema Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Larvae Alicia Sciocco-Cap, Alejandro D. Parola, Alina V. Goldberg, Pablo D. Ghiringhelli, and Víctor Romanowski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3702-3706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Degradation of Chlorinated Dibenzofurans and Dibenzo-p-Dioxins by Two Types of Bacteria Having Angular Dioxygenases with Different Features Hiroshi Habe, Jin-Sung Chung, Jong-Hoon Lee, Kano Kasuga, Takako Yoshida, Hideaki Nojiri, and Toshio Omori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3610-3617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Dimethoate-Degrading Enzyme of Aspergillus niger ZHY256, Isolated from Sewage Yu-Huan Liu, Ying-Cheng Chung, and Ya Xiong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. August 2001 67: 3746-3749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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