Contents: September 2002, Volume 68, Issue 9        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Invertebrate Microbiology        Food Microbiology        Microbial Ecology        Public Health Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Physiology and Biotechnology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Plant Microbiology        Mycology        Geomicrobiology        Letters to the Editor Other Issues

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Biodegradation of the Polyketide Toxin Cercosporin Thomas K. Mitchell, William Scott Chilton, and Margaret E. Daub Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4173-4181; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Quinoide Redox Mediators That Are Formed during the Degradation of Naphthalene-2-Sulfonate by Sphingomonas xenophaga BN6 Andreas Keck, Jörg Rau, Thorsten Reemtsma, Ralf Mattes, Andreas Stolz, and Joachim Klein Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4341-4349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Factors That Control Microbial Perchlorate Reduction Swades K. Chaudhuri, Susan M. O'Connor, Ruth L. Gustavson, Laurie A. Achenbach, and John D. Coates Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4425-4430; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for Natural Horizontal Transfer of the pcpB Gene in the Evolution of Polychlorophenol-Degrading Sphingomonads Marja A. Tiirola, Hong Wang, Lars Paulin, and Markku S. Kulomaa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4495-4501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Tellurite- and Selenite-Resistant Bacteria from Hydrothermal Vents of the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific Ocean Christopher Rathgeber, Natalia Yurkova, Erko Stackebrandt, J. Thomas Beatty, and Vladimir Yurkov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4613-4622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Degradation of an Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical, Butyl Benzyl Phthalate, by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Cutinase Yang-Hoon Kim, Jeewon Lee, Ji-Young Ahn, Man Bock Gu, and Seung-Hyeon Moon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4684-4688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Correspondence of High Levels of Beta-Exotoxin I and the Presence of cry1B in Bacillus thuringiensis Sylvain Espinasse, Michel Gohar, Josette Chaufaux, Christophe Buisson, Stéphane Perchat, and Vincent Sanchis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4182-4186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tissue Localization of the Endosymbiotic Bacterium "Candidatus Blochmannia floridanus" in Adults and Larvae of the Carpenter Ant Camponotus floridanus Christina Sauer, Dieter Dudaczek, Bert Hölldobler, and Roy Gross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4187-4193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evidence for a Uniform Microbial Community in Sponges from Different Oceans Ute Hentschel, Jörn Hopke, Matthias Horn, Anja B. Friedrich, Michael Wagner, Jörg Hacker, and Bradley S. Moore Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4431-4440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rickettsia monacensis sp. nov., a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia, from Ticks (Ixodes ricinus) Collected in a European City Park Jason A. Simser, Ann T. Palmer, Volker Fingerle, Bettina Wilske, Timothy J. Kurtti, and Ulrike G. Munderloh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4559-4566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Interaction of Gene-Cloned and Insect Cell-Expressed Aminopeptidase N of Spodoptera litura with Insecticidal Crystal Protein Cry1C Neema Agrawal, Pawan Malhotra, and Raj K. Bhatnagar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4583-4592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Endosymbiotic Bacteria in the Esophageal Organ of Glossiphoniid Leeches Yoshitomo Kikuchi and Takema Fukatsu Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4637-4641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Development of a Standard Test To Assess the Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Cells to Disinfectants Suzanne B. I. Luppens, Martine W. Reij, Rob W. L. van der Heijden, Frank M. Rombouts, and Tjakko Abee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4194-4200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Heterogeneity in Bacillus sporothermodurans as Demonstrated by Ribotyping and Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic-PCR Fingerprinting Olivier Guillaume-Gentil, Patsy Scheldeman, Joey Marugg, Lieve Herman, Han Joosten, and Marc Heyndrickx Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4216-4224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactobacillus plantarum MiLAB 393 Produces the Antifungal Cyclic Dipeptides Cyclo(L-Phe-L-Pro) and Cyclo(L-Phe-trans-4-OH-L-Pro) and 3-Phenyllactic Acid Katrin Ström, Jörgen Sjögren, Anders Broberg, and Johan Schnürer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4322-4327; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of High Pressure on the Viability, Morphology, Lysis, and Cell Wall Hydrolase Activity of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris A. S. Malone, T. H. Shellhammer, and P. D. Courtney Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4357-4363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Exopolysaccharides on Phage-Host Interactions in Lactococcus lactis Hélène Deveau, Marie-Rose Van Calsteren, and Sylvain Moineau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4364-4369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Novel Fructosyltransferase from Lactobacillus reuteri That Synthesizes High-Molecular-Weight Inulin and Inulin Oligosaccharides S. A. F. T. van Hijum, G. H. van Geel-Schutten, H. Rahaoui, M. J. E. C. van der Maarel, and L. Dijkhuizen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4390-4398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Determination of the Intracellular pH of Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus plantarum during Pressure Treatment Adriana Molina-Gutierrez, Volker Stippl, Antonio Delgado, Michael G. Gänzle, and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4399-4406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Modified Atmosphere Composition on the Metabolism of Glucose by Brochothrix thermosphacta Carmen Pin, Gonzalo D. García de Fernando, and Juan A. Ordóñez Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4441-4447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimization of Bacteriocin Production by Batch Fermentation of Lactobacillus plantarum LPCO10 M. V. Leal-Sánchez, R. Jiménez-Díaz, A. Maldonado-Barragán, A. Garrido-Fernández, and J. L. Ruiz-Barba Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4465-4471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Weissella confusa Strain PL9001 on the Adherence and Growth of Helicobacter pylori Hyeran Nam, Misun Ha, On Bae, and Yeonhee Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4642-4645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quorum Sensing and Production of Autoinducer-2 in Campylobacter spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Foods Orla M. Cloak, Barbara T. Solow, Connie E. Briggs, Chin-Yi Chen, and Pina M. Fratamico Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4666-4671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli O157 and Non-O157 Isolates Are More Susceptible to L-Lactate than to D-Lactate E. C. McWilliam Leitch and C. S. Stewart Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4676-4678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cholesterol Assimilation by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria Isolated from the Human Gut Dora I. A. Pereira and Glenn R. Gibson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4689-4693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Effect of a Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain with a Modified putA Gene on the Rhizosphere Microbial Community of Alfalfa Pieter van Dillewijn, Pablo J. Villadas, and Nicolás Toro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4201-4208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Uncultured Ruminococcus obeum-Like Bacteria in Human Fecal Samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization and Flow Cytometry Using 16S rRNA-Targeted Probes Erwin G. Zoetendal, Kaouther Ben-Amor, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Frits Schut, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4225-4232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Evidence for Formate Transfer in Syntrophic Propionate-Oxidizing Cocultures of Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans and Methanospirillum hungatei Frank A. M. de Bok, Maurice L. G. C. Luijten, and Alfons J. M. Stams Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4247-4252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Nonphotosynthetic and Slightly Thermophilic Bacterium from a Marine Hot Spring That Is Very Closely Related to Members of the Photosynthetic Genus Rhodovulum Luciana Albuquerque, João Santos, Pedro Travassos, M. Fernanda Nobre, Fred A. Rainey, Robin Wait, Nuno Empadinhas, Manuel T. Silva, and Milton S. da Costa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4266-4273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Antibiotics Turbomycin A and B from a Metagenomic Library of Soil Microbial DNA Doreen E. Gillespie, Sean F. Brady, Alan D. Bettermann, Nicholas P. Cianciotto, Mark R. Liles, Michelle R. Rondon, Jon Clardy, Robert M. Goodman, and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4301-4306; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seasonal Variation in Lysogeny as Depicted by Prophage Induction in Tampa Bay, Florida S. J. Williamson, L. A. Houchin, L. McDaniel, and J. H. Paul Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4307-4314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Elevated CO2 on the Fungal Community in a Coastal Scrub Oak Forest Soil Investigated with Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Morten Klamer, Michael S. Roberts, Lanfang H. Levine, Bert G. Drake, and Jay L. Garland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4370-4376; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Hydrodynamics and Cell Signaling on the Structure and Behavior of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms B. Purevdorj, J. W. Costerton, and P. Stoodley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4457-4464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Soil-Atmosphere CO Exchanges and Microbial Biogeochemistry of CO Transformations in a Brazilian Agricultural Ecosystem Gary M. King and M. Hungria Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4480-4485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Tracing, by Taq Nuclease Assays, of a Synechococcus Ecotype in a Highly Diversified Natural Population Sven Becker, Michael Fahrbach, Peter Böger, and Anneliese Ernst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4486-4494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unveiling the Organisms behind Novel Eukaryotic Ribosomal DNA Sequences from the Ocean Ramon Massana, Laure Guillou, Beatriz Díez, and Carlos Pedrós-Alió Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4554-4558; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microscopic Examination of Distribution and Phenotypic Properties of Phylogenetically Diverse Chloroflexaceae-Related Bacteria in Hot Spring Microbial Mats Ulrich Nübel, Mary M. Bateson, Verona Vandieken, Andrea Wieland, Michael Kühl, and David M. Ward Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4593-4603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction and Characterization of a proU-gfp Transcriptional Fusion That Measures Water Availability in a Microbial Habitat Catherine A. Axtell and Gwyn A. Beattie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4604-4612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Abundance and Phylogenetic Affiliation of Iron Reducers in Activated Sludge as Assessed by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Microautoradiography Jeppe Lund Nielsen, Stefan Juretschko, Michael Wagner, and Per Halkjær Nielsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4629-4636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Models Describing Light Dependence of N2 Fixation in Heterocystous Cyanobacteria Marc Staal, Sacco te Lintel Hekkert, Peter Herman, and Lucas J. Stal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4679-4683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Environmental Regulation of Campylobacter jejuni Major Outer Membrane Protein Porin Expression in Escherichia coli Monitored by Using Green Fluorescent Protein Luc Dedieu, Jean-Marie Pagès, and Jean-Michel Bolla Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4209-4215; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Environmental Factors Influencing Human Viral Pathogens and Their Potential Indicator Organisms in the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis: the First Scandinavian Report Bodil E. Hernroth, Ann-Christine Conden-Hansson, Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm, Rosina Girones, and Annika K. Allard Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4523-4533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aquatic Insects as a Vector for Mycobacterium ulcerans Laurent Marsollier, Raymond Robert, Jacques Aubry, Jean-Paul Saint André, Henri Kouakou, Pierre Legras, Anne-Lise Manceau, Chetaou Mahaza, and Bernard Carbonnelle Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4623-4628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Mice with Aerosolized Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Use of a Nose-Only Apparatus for Delivery of Low Doses of Inocula and Design of an Ultrasafe Facility J. Reid Schwebach, Bing Chen, Aharona Glatman-Freedman, Arturo Casadevall, John D. McKinney, John L. Harb, Patrick J. McGuire, W. Emmett Barkley, Barry R. Bloom, and William R. Jacobs, Jr. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4646-4649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Cyclization Reaction Catalyzed by Glycogen Debranching Enzyme (EC 2.4.1.25/EC 3.2.1.33) and Its Potential for Cycloamylose Production Michiyo Yanase, Hiroki Takata, Takeshi Takaha, Takashi Kuriki, Steven M. Smith, and Shigetaka Okada Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4233-4239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzymatic Degradation of Chlorodiamino-s-Triazine Jennifer L. Seffernick, Nir Shapir, Michael Schoeb, Gilbert Johnson, Michael J. Sadowsky, and Lawrence P. Wackett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4672-4675; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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A Stationary-Phase Acyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) Is Necessary for the Normal Onset of Antibiotic Production C. Banchio and H. Gramajo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4240-4246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hxt-Carrier-Mediated Glucose Efflux upon Exposure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Excess Maltose Mickel L. A. Jansen, Johannes H. De Winde, and Jack T. Pronk Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4259-4265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Genes Encoding F1-ATPase Results in Uncoupling of Glycolysis from Biomass Production in Lactococcus lactis Brian J. Koebmann, Christian Solem, Martin B. Pedersen, Dan Nilsson, and Peter R. Jensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4274-4282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Fibronectin Type 3-Like Repeat from the Clostridium thermocellum Cellobiohydrolase CbhA Promotes Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Modifying Its Surface Irina A. Kataeva, Ronald D. Seidel, III, Ashit Shah, Larry T. West, Xin-Liang Li, and Lars G. Ljungdahl Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4292-4300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biotransformation of Eugenol to Ferulic Acid by a Recombinant Strain of Ralstonia eutropha H16 Jörg Overhage, Alexander Steinbüchel, and Horst Priefert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4315-4321; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydroxyectoine Is Superior to Trehalose for Anhydrobiotic Engineering of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 M. Manzanera, A. García de Castro, A. Tøndervik, M. Rayner-Brandes, A. R. Strøm, and A. Tunnacliffe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4328-4333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formation and Conversion of Oxygen Metabolites by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ATCC 19435 under Different Growth Conditions Ed W. J. van Niel, Karin Hofvendahl, and Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4350-4356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Control Analysis of Glycerol Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Garth R. Cronwright, Johann M. Rohwer, and Bernard A. Prior Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4448-4456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhamnolipid Stimulates Uptake of Hydrophobic Compounds by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Wouter H. Noordman and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4502-4508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Construction of Yeast Strains with High Cell Surface Lipase Activity by Using Novel Display Systems Based on the Flo1p Flocculation Functional Domain Takeshi Matsumoto, Hideki Fukuda, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Atsuo Tanaka, and Akihiko Kondo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4517-4522; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fumarate-Mediated Inhibition of Erythrose Reductase, a Key Enzyme for Erythritol Production by Torula corallina Jung-Kul Lee, Bong-Seong Koo, and Sang-Yong Kim Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4534-4538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Bacterivorous Soil Flagellate Heteromita globosa Reduces Bacterial Clogging under Denitrifying Conditions in Sand-Filled Aquifer Columns Richard G. Mattison, Hironori Taki, and Shigeaki Harayama Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4539-4545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Purification and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Bordetella pertussis S1S3FHA Fusion Protein Expressed by Streptococcus gordonii Song F. Lee, Scott A. Halperin, Jennifer B. Knight, and Aaron Tait Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4253-4258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a Novel Glucosyltransferase from Lactobacillus reuteri Strain 121 Synthesizing a Unique, Highly Branched Glucan with -(14) and -(16) Glucosidic Bonds S. Kralj, G. H. van Geel-Schutten, H. Rahaoui, R. J. Leer, E. J. Faber, M. J. E. C. van der Maarel, and L. Dijkhuizen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4283-4291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of tfxE, but Not tfxG, in Trifolitoxin Resistance Alexandra J. Scupham, Yuemei Dong, and Eric W. Triplett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4334-4340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the 5-Carboxyvanillate Decarboxylase Gene and Its Role in Lignin-Related Biphenyl Catabolism in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Xue Peng, Eiji Masai, Hirotaka Kitayama, Kyo Harada, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4407-4415; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of the Ferulic Acid Catabolic Genes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Eiji Masai, Kyo Harada, Xue Peng, Hirotaka Kitayama, Yoshihiro Katayama, and Masao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4416-4424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evolution of Aromatic Polyketides and Comparative Sequence Analysis of Polyketide Ketosynthase and 16S Ribosomal DNA Genes from Various Streptomyces Species Mikko Metsä-Ketelä, Laura Halo, Eveliina Munukka, Juha Hakala, Pekka Mäntsälä, and Kristiina Ylihonko Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4472-4479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Disruption by Homologous Recombination in the Xylella fastidiosa Citrus Variegated Chlorosis Strain Patrice Gaurivaud, Leonardo C. A. Souza, Andrea C. D. Virgílio, Anelise G. Mariano, Renê R. Palma, and Patrícia B. Monteiro Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4658-4665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Influence of Tropolone on Poria placenta Wood Degradation P. N. Diouf, N. Delbarre, D. Perrin, P. Gérardin, C. Rapin, J. P. Jacquot, and E. Gelhaye Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4377-4382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of the Importance of Similarity in Carbon Source Utilization Profiles between the Biological Control Agent and the Pathogen in Biological Control of Bacterial Speck of Tomato Pingsheng Ji and Mark Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4383-4389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopeptide Production in Pseudomonas sp. Strain DSS73 Is Regulated by Components of Sugar Beet Seed Exudate via the Gac Two-Component Regulatory System Birgit Koch, Tommy H. Nielsen, Dan Sørensen, Jens Bo Andersen, Carsten Christophersen, Søren Molin, Michael Givskov, Jan Sørensen, and Ole Nybroe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4509-4516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Isolation of Two Ascomycete Fungi from Spores of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Scutellospora castanea Mohamed Hijri, Dirk Redecker, Jean A. MacDonald-Comber Petetot, Kerstin Voigt, Johannes Wöstemeyer, and Ian R. Sanders Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4567-4573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential for Misidentification of a Spore-Forming Paenibacillus polymyxa Isolate as an Endophyte by Using Culture-Based Methods Elizabeth Bent and Christopher P. Chanway Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4650-4652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Sinorhizobium meliloti from the Central Asian Alfalfa Gene Center Marina L. Roumiantseva, Evgeny E. Andronov, Larissa A. Sharypova, Tatjana Dammann-Kalinowski, Mathias Keller, J. Peter W. Young, and Boris V. Simarov Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4694-4697; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Enzymatic Properties and Intracellular Localization of the Novel Trichoderma reesei ß-Glucosidase BGLII (Cel1A) Markku Saloheimo, Juha Kuja-Panula, Erkko Ylösmäki, Michael Ward, and Merja Penttilä Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4546-4553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Differentially Expressed Genes in the Mycelium and Fruit Body of Tuber borchii Isabelle Lacourt, Sébastien Duplessis, Simona Abbà, Paola Bonfante, and Francis Martin Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4574-4582; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Characterization of the Lipopolysaccharides and Capsules of Shewanella spp. Anton A. Korenevsky, Evgeny Vinogradov, Yuri Gorby, and Terry J. Beveridge Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4653-4657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Tracing Contamination and Escherichia coli Diversity Gary A. Dykes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. September 2002 68: 4698 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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