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Contents: February 2002, Volume 68, Issue 2

       Genetics and Molecular Biology

       Food Microbiology

       Enzymology and Protein Engineering

       Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation

       Plant Microbiology

       Microbial Ecology

       Physiology and Biotechnology

       Mycology

       Public Health Microbiology

       Methods

       Invertebrate Microbiology

       Geomicrobiology

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Multiple Alternate Transcripts Direct the Biosynthesis of Microcystin, a Cyanobacterial
Melanie Kaebernick, Elke Dittmann, Thomas Börner, and Brett A. Neilan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 449-455;
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Characterization of the norB Gene, Encoding Nitric Oxide Reductase, in the Nondenitrifying Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC6803
Andrea Büsch, Bärbel Friedrich, and Rainer Cramm
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 668-672;
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Culture-Independent Analysis of Gut Bacteria: the Pig Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota Revisited
Thomas D. Leser, Joanna Z. Amenuvor, Tim K. Jensen, Rikke H. Lindecrona, Mette Boye, and Kristian Møller
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 673-690;
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Chemostat Approach for the Directed Evolution of Biodesulfurization Gain-of-Function Mutants
Joseph J. Arensdorf, A. Katrina Loomis, Philip M. DiGrazia, Daniel J. Monticello, and Philip T. Pienkos
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 691-698;
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Identification, Characterization, and Expression of a Second, Bicistronic, Operon Involved in the Production of Lactocin S in Lactobacillus sakei L45
Morten Skaugen, Elizabeth L. Andersen, Vigdis H. Christie, and Ingolf F. Nes
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 720-727;
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Molecular Analyses of the Natural Transformation Machinery and Identification of Pilus Structures in the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Thermus thermophilus Strain HB27
Alexandra Friedrich, Christina Prust, Thomas Hartsch, Anke Henne, and Beate Averhoff
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 745-755;
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Calnexin Overexpression Increases Manganese Peroxidase Production in Aspergillus niger
Ana Conesa, David Jeenes, David B. Archer, Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel, and Peter J. Punt
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 846-851;
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Transcriptional and Proteomic Analysis of a Ferric Uptake Regulator (Fur) Mutant of Shewanella oneidensis: Possible Involvement of Fur in Energy Metabolism, Transcriptional Regulation, and Oxidative Stress
Dorothea K. Thompson, Alexander S. Beliaev, Carol S. Giometti, Sandra L. Tollaksen, Tripti Khare, Douglas P. Lies, Kenneth H. Nealson, Hanjo Lim, John Yates, III, Craig C. Brandt, James M. Tiedje, and Jizhong Zhou
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 881-892;
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Production of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E7 Protein in Lactococcus lactis
L. G. Bermúdez-Humarán, P. Langella, A. Miyoshi, A. Gruss, R. Tamez Guerra, R. Montes de Oca-Luna, and Y. Le Loir
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 917-922;
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Alkaline Phosphatase Reporter Transposon for Identification of Genes Encoding Secreted Proteins in Gram-Positive Microorganisms
Carmela M. Gibson and Michael G. Caparon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 928-932;
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Coexistence of Two Distinct Copies of Naphthalene Degradation Genes in Pseudomonas Strains Isolated from the Western Mediterranean Region
Marcela Ferrero, Enrique Llobet-Brossa, Jorge Lalucat, Elena García-Valdés, Ramón Rosselló-Mora, and Rafael Bosch
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 957-962;
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Involvement of glnB, glnZ, and glnD Genes in the Regulation of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate Biosynthesis by Ammonia in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7
Jun Sun, Anne Van Dommelen, Jan Van Impe, and Jos Vanderleyden
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 985-988;
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Food Microbiology:

Enhanced Levels of Cold Shock Proteins in Listeria monocytogenes LO28 upon Exposure to Low Temperature and High Hydrostatic Pressure
Henrike H. Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Andreas K. Karatzas, Jeroen A. Wouters, and Tjakko Abee
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 456-463;
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Expression of Antisense RNA Targeted against Streptococcus thermophilus Bacteriophages
Joseph M. Sturino and Todd R. Klaenhammer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 588-596;
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Effect of Commercial-Scale High-Temperature, Short-Time Pasteurization on the Viability of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Naturally Infected Cows' Milk
Irene R. Grant, Edward I. Hitchings, Alan McCartney, Fiona Ferguson, and Michael T. Rowe
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 602-607;
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Conversion of L-Leucine to Isovaleric Acid by Propionibacterium freudenreichii TL 34 and ITGP23
Anne Thierry, Marie-Bernadette Maillard, and Mireille Yvon
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 608-615;
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Proteolysis by Sourdough Lactic Acid Bacteria: Effects on Wheat Flour Protein Fractions and Gliadin Peptides Involved in Human Cereal Intolerance
Raffaella Di Cagno, Maria De Angelis, Paola Lavermicocca, Massimo De Vincenzi, Claudio Giovannini, Michele Faccia, and Marco Gobbetti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 623-633;
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Impact of Transport Crate Reuse and of Catching and Processing on Campylobacter and Salmonella Contamination of Broiler Chickens
J. Slader, G. Domingue, F. Jørgensen, K. McAlpine, R. J. Owen, F. J. Bolton, and T. J. Humphrey
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 713-719;
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Listeria monocytogenes LO28: Surface Physicochemical Properties and Ability To Form Biofilms at Different Temperatures and Growth Phases
Patrick Chavant, Brigitte Martinie, Thierry Meylheuc, Marie-Noëlle Bellon-Fontaine, and Michel Hebraud
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 728-737;
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Frequency of Bacteriocin Resistance Development and Associated Fitness Costs in Listeria monocytogenes
A. Gravesen, A.-M. Jydegaard Axelsen, J. Mendes da Silva, T. B. Hansen, and S. Knøchel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 756-764;
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Genomic Diversity within the Genus Pediococcus as Revealed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
P. J. Simpson, C. Stanton, G. F. Fitzgerald, and R. P. Ross
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 765-771;
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Optimization of Reverse Transcriptase PCR To Detect Viable Shiga-Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
S. C. McIngvale, D. Elhanafi, and M. A. Drake
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 799-806;
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Characterization of Glycine Betaine Porter I from Listeria monocytogenes and Its Roles in Salt and Chill Tolerance
Mary Lou Mendum and Linda Tombras Smith
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 813-819;
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Biodiversity of the Bacterial Flora on the Surface of a Smear Cheese
Noelle M. Brennan, Alan C. Ward, Thomas P. Beresford, Patrick F. Fox, Michael Goodfellow, and Timothy M. Cogan
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 820-830;
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Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages from Fermenting Sauerkraut
S. S. Yoon, R. Barrangou-Poueys, F. Breidt, Jr., T. R. Klaenhammer, and H. P. Fleming
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 973-976;
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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

FK506 Binding Protein from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii Suppresses the Aggregation of Proteins in Escherichia coli
Akira Ideno, Masahiro Furutani, Yoshitaka Iba, Yoshikazu Kurosawa, and Tadashi Maruyama
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 464-469;
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Molecular Characterization and Substrate Specificity of Nitrobenzene Dioxygenase from Comamonas sp. Strain JS765
Daniel J. Lessner, Glenn R. Johnson, Rebecca E. Parales, Jim C. Spain, and David T. Gibson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 634-641;
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Two Forms of NAD-Dependent D-Mandelate Dehydrogenase in Enterococcus faecalis IAM 10071
Yusuke Tamura, Atsuko Ohkubo, Saho Iwai, Yoichiro Wada, Takeshi Shinoda, Kazuhito Arai, Shigeru Mineki, Mitsugi Iida, and Hayao Taguchi
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 947-951;
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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

Occurrence and Phenotypic Characterization of Yersinia ruckeri Strains with Biofilm-Forming Capacity in a Rainbow Trout Farm
L. Coquet, P. Cosette, L. Quillet, F. Petit, G.-A. Junter, and T. Jouenne
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 470-475;
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Molecular Analysis of Dehalococcoides 16S Ribosomal DNA from Chloroethene-Contaminated Sites throughout North America and Europe
Edwin R. Hendrickson, Jo Ann Payne, Roslyn M. Young, Mark G. Starr, Michael P. Perry, Stephen Fahnestock, David E. Ellis, and Richard C. Ebersole
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 485-495;
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Tetrachloroethene Dehalorespiration and Growth of Desulfitobacterium frappieri TCE1 in Strict Dependence on the Activity of Desulfovibrio fructosivorans
Oliver Drzyzga and Jan C. Gottschal
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 642-649;
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Identification and Characterization of Pathogenic Aeromonas veronii Biovar Sobria Associated with Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome in Fish in Bangladesh
Mokhlasur Rahman, Patricia Colque-Navarro, Inger Kühn, Geert Huys, Jean Swings, and Roland Möllby
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 650-655;
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16S Ribosomal DNA-Based Analysis of Bacterial Diversity in Purified Water Used in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes by PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Mako Kawai, Eiichi Matsutera, Hisashi Kanda, Nobuyasu Yamaguchi, Katsuji Tani, and Masao Nasu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 699-704;
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Identification of a Bacterium That Specifically Catalyzes the Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls with Doubly Flanked Chlorines
Qingzhong Wu, Joy E. M. Watts, Kevin R. Sowers, and Harold D. May
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 807-812;
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Identical Ring Cleavage Products during Anaerobic Degradation of Naphthalene, 2-Methylnaphthalene, and Tetralin Indicate a New Metabolic Pathway
Eva Annweiler, Walter Michaelis, and Rainer U. Meckenstock
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 852-858;
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Biotransformation and Bioconcentration of Steroid Estrogens by Chlorella vulgaris
K. M. Lai, M. D. Scrimshaw, and J. N. Lester
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 859-864;
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Plant Microbiology:

Bacteria Associated with Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Decline Are of Two Groups: Pseudomonas avellanae and Strains Resembling P. syringae pv. syringae
Marco Scortichini, Ugo Marchesi, Maria Pia Rossi, and Paola Di Prospero
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 476-484;
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Horizontal Transfer of the Plant Virulence Gene, nec1, and Flanking Sequences among Genetically Distinct Streptomyces Strains in the Diastatochromogenes Cluster
R. A. Bukhalid, T. Takeuchi, D. Labeda, and R. Loria
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 738-744;
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Heavy Metal Resistance Patterns of Frankia Strains
Joel W. Richards, Glenn D. Krumholz, Matthew S. Chval, and Louis S. Tisa
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 923-927;
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Microbial Ecology:

Numerical Dominance and Phylotype Diversity of Marine Rhodobacter Species during Early Colonization of Submerged Surfaces in Coastal Marine Waters as Determined by 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Hongyue Dang and Charles R. Lovell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 496-504;
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Phylogenetic Composition of Bacterioplankton Assemblages from the Arctic Ocean
Nasreen Bano and James T. Hollibaugh
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 505-518;
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Displacement of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Rumen Medium Containing Prebiotic Sugars
Albane de Vaux, Mark Morrison, and Robert W. Hutkins
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 519-524;
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Competitive Exclusion of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis by Lactobacillus crispatus and Clostridium lactatifermentans in a Sequencing Fed-Batch Culture
Paul W. J. J. van der Wielen, Len J. A. Lipman, Frans van Knapen, and Steef Biesterveld
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 555-559;
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Molecular Relationship between Two Groups of the Genus Leptospirillum and the Finding that Leptospirillum ferriphilum sp. nov. Dominates South African Commercial Biooxidation Tanks That Operate at 40°C
Nicolette J. Coram and Douglas E. Rawlings
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 838-845;
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Highly Different Levels of Natural Transformation Are Associated with Genomic Subgroups within a Local Population of Pseudomonas stutzeri from Soil
Johannes Sikorski, Nicole Teschner, and Wilfried Wackernagel
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 865-873;
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Natural Communities of Novel Archaea and Bacteria with a String-of-Pearls-Like Morphology: Molecular Analysis of the Bacterial Partners
Christine Moissl, Christian Rudolph, and Robert Huber
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 933-937;
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Streptococcus thermophilus Is Able To Produce a ß-Galactosidase Active during Its Transit in the Digestive Tract of Germ-Free Mice
Sophie Drouault, Jamila Anba, and Gérard Corthier
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 938-941;
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Genetic and Immunochemical Characterization of Thiocyanate-Degrading Bacteria in Lake Water
Manabu Yamasaki, Yasuhiko Matsushita, Motonobu Namura, Hiroshi Nyunoya, and Yoko Katayama
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 942-946;
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Physiology and Biotechnology:

Novel Bacterial Membrane Surface Display System Using Cell Wall-Less L-Forms of Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli
Christian Hoischen, Christine Fritsche, Johannes Gumpert, Martin Westermann, Katleen Gura, and Beatrix Fahnert
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 525-531;
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Regulation of Endo-Acting Glycosyl Hydrolases in the Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga maritima Grown on Glucan- and Mannan-Based Polysaccharides
Swapnil R. Chhabra, Keith R. Shockley, Donald E. Ward, and Robert M. Kelly
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 545-554;
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Characterization and Application of Xylene Monooxygenase for Multistep Biocatalysis
Bruno Bühler, Bernard Witholt, Bernhard Hauer, and Andreas Schmid
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 560-568;
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L-Glucitol Catabolism in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Ac
Elke Brechtel, Alexander Huwig, and Friedrich Giffhorn
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 582-587;
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Osmotically Regulated Synthesis of the Compatible Solute Ectoine in Bacillus pasteurii and Related Bacillus spp.
Anne U. Kuhlmann and Erhard Bremer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 772-783;
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Enhanced Exopolysaccharide Production by Metabolic Engineering of Streptococcus thermophilus
Fredrik Levander, Malin Svensson, and Peter Rådström
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 784-790;
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Expression of the Xylulose 5-Phosphate Phosphoketolase Gene, xpkA, from Lactobacillus pentosus MD363 Is Induced by Sugars That Are Fermented via the Phosphoketolase Pathway and Is Repressed by Glucose Mediated by CcpA and the Mannose Phosphoenolpyruvate Phosphotransferase System
Clara C. Posthuma, Rechien Bader, Roswitha Engelmann, Pieter W. Postma, Wolfgang Hengstenberg, and Peter H. Pouwels
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 831-837;
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Characterization and Description of Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans gen. nov., sp. nov., an Aryl-Halorespiring Facultative Anaerobic Myxobacterium
Robert A. Sanford, James R. Cole, and James M. Tiedje
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 893-900;
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Chemotaxis of Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4) to the Herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetate
Andrew C. Hawkins and Caroline S. Harwood
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 968-972;
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Tolerance and Metabolic Response of Acetogenic Bacteria toward Oxygen
Arno Karnholz, Kirsten Küsel, Anita Gößner, Andreas Schramm, and Harold L. Drake
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 1005-1009;
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Mycology:

Osmoregulation and Fungicide Resistance: the Neurospora crassa os-2 Gene Encodes a HOG1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Homologue
Yan Zhang, Randy Lamm, Christian Pillonel, Stephen Lam, and Jin-Rong Xu
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 532-538;
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Public Health Microbiology:

Marine Bacteria Cause False-Positive Results in the Colilert-18 Rapid Identification Test for Escherichia coli in Florida Waters
John M. Pisciotta, Damon F. Rath, Paul A. Stanek, D. Michael Flanery, and Valerie J. Harwood
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 539-544;
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Sources and Species of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in the Wachusett Reservoir Watershed
Kristen L. Jellison, Harold F. Hemond, and David B. Schauer
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 569-575;
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli O157 Isolated from Humans, Cattle, Swine, and Food
Carl M. Schroeder, Cuiwei Zhao, Chitrita DebRoy, Jocelyn Torcolini, Shaohua Zhao, David G. White, David D. Wagner, Patrick F. McDermott, Robert D. Walker, and Jianghong Meng
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 576-581;
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Expression of ActA, Ami, InlB, and Listeriolysin O in Listeria monocytogenes of Human and Food Origin
C. Jacquet, E. Gouin, D. Jeannel, P. Cossart, and J. Rocourt
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 616-622;
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Use of a Marker Organism To Model the Spread of Central Nervous System Tissue in Cattle and the Abattoir Environment during Commercial Stunning and Carcass Dressing
D. J. Daly, D. M. Prendergast, J. J. Sheridan, I. S. Blair, and D. A. McDowell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 791-798;
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Production and Targeting of the Brucella abortus Antigen L7/L12 in Lactococcus lactis: a First Step towards Food-Grade Live Vaccines against Brucellosis
Luciana A. Ribeiro, Vasco Azevedo, Yves Le Loir, Sergio C. Oliveira, Yakhya Dieye, Jean-Christophe Piard, Alexandra Gruss, and Philippe Langella
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 910-916;
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Microbial Growth Inside Insulated External Walls as an Indoor Air Biocontamination Source
Anna-Mari Pessi, Jommi Suonketo, Matti Pentti, Mika Kurkilahti, Kaija Peltola, and Auli Rantio-Lehtimäki
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 963-967;
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Effect of Oxidizing Disinfectants (Chlorine, Monochloramine, and Ozone) on Helicobacter pylori
Katherine H. Baker, John P. Hegarty, Brady Redmond, Nathan A. Reed, and Diane S. Herson
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 981-984;
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Simple Procedure for Rapid Identification of Vibrio cholerae from the Aquatic Environment
Nipa Choopun, Valérie Louis, Anwar Huq, and Rita R. Colwell
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 995-998;
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Methods:

Novel Fungitoxicity Assays for Inhibition of Germination-Associated Adhesion of Botrytis cinerea and Puccinia recondita Spores
Richard A. Slawecki, Eileen P. Ryan, and David H. Young
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 597-601;
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Comparison of Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotide and Polynucleotide Probes for the Detection of Pelagic Marine Bacteria and Archaea
Annelie Pernthaler, Christina M. Preston, Jakob Pernthaler, Edward F. DeLong, and Rudolf Amann
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 661-667;
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Efficient Insertion Mutagenesis Strategy for Bacterial Genomes Involving Electroporation of In Vitro-Assembled DNA Transposition Complexes of Bacteriophage Mu
Arja Lamberg, Sari Nieminen, Mingqiang Qiao, and Harri Savilahti
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 705-712;
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Assessment of Fluorochromes for Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of Biofilms
Thomas R. Neu, Ute Kuhlicke, and John R. Lawrence
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 901-909;
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Rapid Two-Step Procedure for Large-Scale Purification of Pediocin-Like Bacteriocins and Other Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides from Complex Culture Medium
Marianne Uteng, Håvard Hildeng Hauge, Ilia Brondz, Jon Nissen-Meyer, and Gunnar Fimland
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 952-956;
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Rapid Identification of Probiotic Lactobacillus Biosurfactant Proteins by ProteinChip Tandem Mass Spectrometry Tryptic Peptide Sequencing
Gregor Reid, Bing Siang Gan, Yi-Min She, Werner Ens, Scot Weinberger, and Jeffrey C. Howard
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 977-980;
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Detection and Quantification of Pfiesteria piscicida by Using the Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene
Huan Zhang and Senjie Lin
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 989-994;
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Quantitation of DNA Sequences in Environmental PCR Products by a Multiplexed, Bead-Based Method
Alexander Spiro and Mary Lowe
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2002 68: 1010-1013;
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Invertebrate Microbiology:

Characterization of Wolbachia Host Cell Range via the In Vitro Establishment of Infections
Stephen L. Dobson, Eric J. Marsland, Zoe Veneti, Kostas Bourtzis, and Scott L. O'Neill
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