Contents: January 2003, Volume 69, Issue 1        Minireviews        Public Health Microbiology        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Methods        Mycology        Microbial Ecology        Food Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Plant Microbiology        Geomicrobiology        Invertebrate Microbiology        Letters to the Editor        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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A Postgenomic Appraisal of Osmotolerance in Listeria monocytogenes Roy D. Sleator, Cormac G. M. Gahan, and Colin Hill Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 1-9; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nodulation Gene Regulation in Bradyrhizobium japonicum: a Unique Integration of Global Regulatory Circuits John Loh and Gary Stacey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2002 69: 10-17; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Bacterial Competition for Human Nasal Cavity Colonization: Role of Staphylococcal agr Alleles Gerard Lina, Florent Boutite, Anne Tristan, Michèle Bes, Jerome Etienne, and Francois Vandenesch Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 18-23; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterococci as Indicators of Lake Michigan Recreational Water Quality: Comparison of Two Methodologies and Their Impacts on Public Health Regulatory Events Julie Kinzelman, Clement Ng, Emma Jackson, Stephen Gradus, and Robert Bagley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 92-96; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development and Application of Different Methods for the Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Water Christina Kourenti, Anja Heckeroth, Astrid Tenter, and Panagiotis Karanis Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 102-106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Raw-Milk Cheese Consumption on the Enterococcal Flora of Human Feces Roberto Gelsomino, Marc Vancanneyt, Timothy M. Cogan, and Jean Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 312-319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity, Frequency, and Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Range Cattle Environments David G. Renter, Jan M. Sargeant, Richard D. Oberst, and Mansour Samadpour Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 542-547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Study of Escherichia coli O157 in a Cattle Finishing Unit Elina Lahti, Olli Ruoho, Leila Rantala, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, and Tuula Honkanen-Buzalski Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 554-561; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Feline Calicivirus and Adenovirus Type 40 by UV Radiation Jeanette A. Thurston-Enriquez, Charles N. Haas, Joseph Jacangelo, Kelley Riley, and Charles P. Gerba Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 577-582; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Field Investigation of Bacillus anthracis Contamination of U.S. Department of Agriculture and Other Washington, D.C., Buildings during the Anthrax Attack of October 2001 James A. Higgins, Mary Cooper, Linda Schroeder-Tucker, Scott Black, David Miller, Jeffrey S. Karns, Erlynn Manthey, Roger Breeze, and Michael L. Perdue Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 593-599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and Growth of Francisella tularensis in Acanthamoeba castellanii Hadi Abd, Thorsten Johansson, Igor Golovliov, Gunnar Sandström, and Mats Forsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 600-606; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of UV Inactivation of Spores of Three Encephalitozoon Species with That of Spores of Two DNA Repair-Deficient Bacillus subtilis Biodosimetry Strains Marilyn M. Marshall, Samuel Hayes, Jackie Moffett, Charles R. Sterling, and Wayne L. Nicholson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 683-685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of a Novel Type of Bovine Cryptosporidium andersoni Masaaki Satoh, Kenji Hikosaka, Takako Sasaki, Yoshihisa Suyama, Tokuma Yanai, Minoru Ohta, and Yutaka Nakai Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 691-692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Typing of Aeromonas Isolates in Natural Mineral Waters P. Villari, M. Crispino, P. Montuori, and S. Boccia Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 697-701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival and Resuscitation of Ten Strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli under Acid Conditions P. Chaveerach, A. A. H. M. ter Huurne, L. J. A. Lipman, and F. van Knapen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 711-714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Induction of Sucrose Utilization Genes from Bifidobacterium lactis by Sucrose and Raffinose Marla I. Trindade, Valerie R. Abratt, and Sharon J. Reid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 24-32; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ACEI of Trichoderma reesei Is a Repressor of Cellulase and Xylanase Expression Nina Aro, Marja Ilmén, Anu Saloheimo, and Merja Penttilä Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 56-65; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intergeneric Conjugation in Streptomyces peucetius and Streptomyces sp. Strain C5: Chromosomal Integration and Expression of Recombinant Plasmids Carrying the chiC Gene Senthamaraikannan Paranthaman and Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 84-91; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Approach to the Improvement of Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degradation Activity: Promoter Implantation by Homologous Recombination Yoshiyuki Ohtsubo, Minoru Shimura, Mina Delawary, Kazuhide Kimbara, Masamichi Takagi, Toshiaki Kudo, Akinori Ohta, and Yuji Nagata Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 146-153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Pfiesteria piscicida and Its Growth Rate-Related Expression Senjie Lin and Huan Zhang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 343-349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Genetic Characterization of Plantaricin NC8, a Novel Coculture-Inducible Two-Peptide Bacteriocin from Lactobacillus plantarum NC8 Antonio Maldonado, José Luis Ruiz-Barba, and Rufino Jiménez-Díaz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 383-389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genes for Chlorogenate and Hydroxycinnamate Catabolism (hca) Are Linked to Functionally Related Genes in the dca-pca-qui-pob-hca Chromosomal Cluster of Acinetobacter sp. Strain ADP1 Michael A. Smith, Valerie B. Weaver, David M. Young, and L. Nicholas Ornston Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 524-532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Colonization Factor (Production of Lateral Flagella) of Mesophilic Aeromonas spp. Is Inactive in Aeromonas salmonicida Strains Susana Merino, Rosalina Gavín, Silvia Vilches, Jonathan G. Shaw, and Juan M. Tomás Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 663-667; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Food-Grade Approach for Functional Analysis and Modification of Native Plasmids in Lactococcus lactis Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill, and R. Paul Ross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 702-706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Bacillus anthracis Diverges from Related Clades of the Bacillus cereus Group in 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Transcribed Spacers Containing tRNA Genes Ameur Cherif, Sara Borin, Aurora Rizzi, Hadda Ouzari, Abdellatif Boudabous, and Daniele Daffonchio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 33-40; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Environmental Libraries Provide Access to Microbial Diversity for Drug Discovery from Natural Products Sophie Courtois, Carmela M. Cappellano, Maria Ball, Francois-Xavier Francou, Philippe Normand, Gérard Helynck, Asuncion Martinez, Steven J. Kolvek, Joern Hopke, Marcia S. Osburne, Paul R. August, Renaud Nalin, Michel Guérineau, Pascale Jeannin, Pascal Simonet, and Jean-Luc Pernodet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 49-55; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oxygen Consumption by Anaerobic Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Enological Conditions: Effect on Fermentation Kinetics Eric Rosenfeld, Bertrand Beauvoit, Bruno Blondin, and Jean-Michel Salmon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 113-121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coevolution of Bacteriophage PP01 and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Continuous Culture Katsunori Mizoguchi, Masatomo Morita, Curt R. Fischer, Masatoshi Yoichi, Yasunori Tanji, and Hajime Unno Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 170-176; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

L-Proline Accumulation and Freeze Tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Are Caused by a Mutation in the PRO1 Gene Encoding -Glutamyl Kinase Yuko Morita, Shigeru Nakamori, and Hiroshi Takagi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 212-219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Synthesis of GDP-Mannose and Mannosylglycerate from Labeled Mannose by Genetically Engineered Escherichia coli without Loss of Specific Isotopic Enrichment Maria-Manuel Sampaio, Helena Santos, and Winfried Boos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 233-240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capsid Functions of Inactivated Human Picornaviruses and Feline Calicivirus Suphachai Nuanualsuwan and Dean O. Cliver Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 350-357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretion of Active-Form Streptoverticillium mobaraense Transglutaminase by Corynebacterium glutamicum: Processing of the Pro-Transglutaminase by a Cosecreted Subtilisin-Like Protease from Streptomyces albogriseolus Yoshimi Kikuchi, Masayo Date, Kei-ichi Yokoyama, Yukiko Umezawa, and Hiroshi Matsui Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 358-366; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Labeling Study To Elucidate the Biosynthesis of 4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-Butan-2-one (Raspberry Ketone) by Nidula niveo-tomentosa H. Zorn, M. Fischer-Zorn, and R. G. Berger Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 367-372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Heterologous Expression of Two Streptomyces griseolus Cytochrome P450s and Streptomyces coelicolor Ferredoxin Reductase as Potentially Efficient Hydroxylation Catalysts Haitham A. Hussain and John M. Ward Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 373-382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Optically Pure D-Lactic Acid in Mineral Salts Medium by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli W3110 Shengde Zhou, T. B. Causey, A. Hasona, K. T. Shanmugam, and L. O. Ingram Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 399-407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Online Monitoring of Escherichia coli Ghost Production W. Haidinger, M. P. Szostak, W. Jechlinger, and W. Lubitz Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 468-474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Toxic Metal Accumulation in Engineered Bacterial Cells Expressing Arabidopsis thaliana Phytochelatin Synthase Sandrine Sauge-Merle, Stéphan Cuiné, Patrick Carrier, Catherine Lecomte-Pradines, Doan-Trung Luu, and Gilles Peltier Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 490-494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimal Growth and Ethanol Production from Xylose by Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Require Moderate D-Xylulokinase Activity Yong-Su Jin, Haiying Ni, Jose M. Laplaza, and Thomas W. Jeffries Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 495-503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variability within Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genospecies Established by PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of the rrfA-rrlB Intergenic Spacer in Ixodes ricinus Ticks from the Czech Republic Markéta Derdáková, Lorenza Beati, Branislav Pet'ko, Michal Stanko, and Durland Fish Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 509-516; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Replacement in Mycobacteria by Using Incompatible Plasmids Carey A. Pashley, Tanya Parish, Ruth A. McAdam, Ken Duncan, and Neil G. Stoker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 517-523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Legionella Populations Present within Slow Sand Filters Used for Fungal Plant Pathogen Suppression in Horticultural Crops Leo A. Calvo-Bado, J. Alun W. Morgan, Martin Sergeant, Tim R. Pettitt, and John M. Whipps Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 533-541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disruption of the CAR1 Gene Encoding Arginase Enhances Freeze Tolerance of the Commercial Baker's Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Jun Shima, Yuko Sakata-Tsuda, Yasuo Suzuki, Ryouichi Nakajima, Hajime Watanabe, Shinichi Kawamoto, and Hiroyuki Takano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 715-718; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Use of Real-Time Quantitative PCR for the Analysis of LC3 Prophage Stability in Lactococci Merete Lunde, Janet Martha Blatny, Dag Lillehaug, Are Halvor Aastveit, and Ingolf F. Nes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 41-48; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Large-Scale Cultivation of Acidophilic Hyperthermophiles for Recovery of Secreted Proteins Penny Worthington, Paul Blum, Francisco Perez-Pomares, and Tom Elthon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 252-257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modifications to United States Environmental Protection Agency Methods 1622 and 1623 for Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts in Water Randi M. McCuin and Jennifer L. Clancy Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 267-274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorigenic Substrates for the Protease Activities of Botulinum Neurotoxins, Serotypes A, B, and F James J. Schmidt and Robert G. Stafford Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 297-303; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR Amplification Bias by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Small-Subunit rRNA and mcrA Genes by Using Defined Template Mixtures of Methanogenic Pure Cultures and Soil DNA Extracts Tillmann Lueders and Michael W. Friedrich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 320-326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Redox Dye 5-Cyano-2,3-Tolyl-Tetrazolium Chloride for Activity Studies by Simultaneous Use of Microautoradiography and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Jeppe Lund Nielsen, Marilena Aquino de Muro, and Per Halkjær Nielsen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 641-643; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Enzymatic Conversion of Averufin to Hydroxyversicolorone and Elucidation of a Novel Metabolic Grid Involved in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Kimiko Yabe, Naomi Chihaya, Shioka Hamamatsu, Emi Sakuno, Takashi Hamasaki, Hiromitsu Nakajima, and J. W. Bennett Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 66-73; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Isolates of Glomus mosseae from Different Geographic Areas Detected by Vegetative Compatibility Testing and Biochemical and Molecular Analysis Manuela Giovannetti, Cristiana Sbrana, Patrizia Strani, Monica Agnolucci, Valeria Rinaudo, and Luciano Avio Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 616-624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Spoilage Yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii Forms Mitotic Spores: a Screening Method for Haploidization Fernando Rodrigues, Paula Ludovico, Maria João Sousa, H. Yde Steensma, Manuela Côrte-Real, and Cecília Leão Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 649-653; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis by Moderately Acid-Tolerant Methanogens of a Methane-Emitting Acidic Peat Marcus A. Horn, Carola Matthies, Kirsten Küsel, Andreas Schramm, and Harold L. Drake Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 74-83; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Understanding of the Bacterial Vaginal Microbiota of Women before and after Probiotic Instillation Jeremy P. Burton, Peter A. Cadieux, and Gregor Reid Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 97-101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Sulfur-Oxidizing Chemolithotroph Growing on Crude Oil under Anaerobic Conditions Yumiko Kodama and Kazuya Watanabe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 107-112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Characterization of Biofilms in Domestic Drains and the Establishment of Stable Biofilm Microcosms Andrew J. McBain, Robert G. Bartolo, Carl E. Catrenich, Duane Charbonneau, Ruth G. Ledder, Alexander H. Rickard, Sharon A. Symmons, and Peter Gilbert Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 177-185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Growth Response of Colony-Forming - and -Proteobacteria in Dilution Culture and Nutrient Addition Experiments from Lake Kinneret (Israel), the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, and the Gulf of Eilat Jarone Pinhassi and Tom Berman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 199-211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Elevated Abundance of Bacteriophage Infecting Bacteria in Soil Kevin E. Ashelford, Martin J. Day, and John C. Fry Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 285-289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Morphological and Phylogenetic Characterizations of Freshwater Thioploca Species from Lake Biwa, Japan, and Lake Constance, Germany Hisaya Kojima, Andreas Teske, and Manabu Fukui Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 390-398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Potential Rates of Fermentation in Digesta from the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pigs: Effect of Feeding Fermented Liquid Feed Ole Højberg, Nuria Canibe, Bettina Knudsen, and Bent Borg Jensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 408-418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Diversity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Associated with Paddy Rice Silage as Determined by 16S Ribosomal DNA Analysis Saïd Ennahar, Yimin Cai, and Yasuhito Fujita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 444-451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acetic Acid Increases Stability of Silage under Aerobic Conditions H. Danner, M. Holzer, E. Mayrhuber, and R. Braun Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 562-567; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2-n-Pentyl-4-Quinolinol Produced by a Marine Alteromonas sp. and Its Potential Ecological and Biogeochemical Roles Richard A. Long, Asfia Qureshi, D. John Faulkner, and Farooq Azam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 568-576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enumeration of Bifidobacteria in Gastrointestinal Samples from Piglets Lene Lind Mikkelsen, Christian Bendixen, Mogens Jakobsen, and Bent Borg Jensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 654-658; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Associated Bacteria on the Growth and Toxicity of Alexandrium catenella Paulina Uribe and Romilio T. Espejo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 659-662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effect of Stress on the Ability of a phlA-Based Quantitative Competitive PCR Assay To Monitor Biocontrol Strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Fabio Rezzonico, Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, and Geneviève Défago Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 686-690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Formyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase Sequences from Salt Marsh Plant Roots Reveal a Diversity of Acetogenic Bacteria and Other Bacterial Functional Groups A. B. Leaphart, M. J. Friez, and C. R. Lovell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2002 69: 693-696; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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High pH during Trisodium Phosphate Treatment Causes Membrane Damage and Destruction of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Balamurugan Sampathkumar, George G. Khachatourians, and Darren R. Korber Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 122-129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Spoilage Potentials among Pseudomonas spp. Isolated from Fluid Milk Products and Dairy Processing Plants Belgin Dogan and Kathryn J. Boor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 130-138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of ctc from Listeria monocytogenes in Osmotolerance Rozenn Gardan, Ophélie Duché, Sabine Leroy-Sétrin, the European Listeria Genome Consortium,, and Jean Labadie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 154-161; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Culture-Independent Analysis of Probiotic Products by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis R. Temmerman, I. Scheirlinck, G. Huys, and J. Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 220-226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Attachment of Listeria monocytogenes to Radish Tissue Is Dependent upon Temperature and Flagellar Motility Lisa Gorski, Jeffrey D. Palumbo, and Robert E. Mandrell Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 258-266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Validation of the Analytical Accuracy of Salmonella PCR: towards an International Standard Burkhard Malorny, Jeffrey Hoorfar, Cornelia Bunge, and Reiner Helmuth Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 290-296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmid-Encoded Diacetyl (Acetoin) Reductase in Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides Fergal P. Rattray, Dorte Myling-Petersen, Dianna Larsen, and Dan Nilsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 304-311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring the Bacterial Population Dynamics in Sourdough Fermentation Processes by Using PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Christiane B. Meroth, Jens Walter, Christian Hertel, Markus J. Brandt, and Walter P. Hammes Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 475-482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Activity of Phenyllactic Acid against Molds Isolated from Bakery Products Paola Lavermicocca, Francesca Valerio, and Angelo Visconti Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 634-640; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis by Ultrasonic Waves under Pressure at Different Water Activities I. Álvarez, P. Mañas, F. J. Sala, and S. Condón Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 668-672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Thermostabilization of Bacterial Fructosyl-Amino Acid Oxidase by Directed Evolution Ryoichi Sakaue and Naoki Kajiyama Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 139-145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Collagenolytic Serine-Carboxyl Proteinase from Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis Strain NTAP-1: Purification, Characterization, Gene Cloning, and Heterologous Expression Naoki Tsuruoka, Toru Nakayama, Masako Ashida, Hisashi Hemmi, Masahiro Nakao, Hiroyuki Minakata, Hiroshi Oyama, Kohei Oda, and Tokuzo Nishino Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 162-169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of a Prolyl Aminopeptidase from Debaryomyces hansenii Tomás Bolumar, Yolanda Sanz, M.-Concepción Aristoy, and Fidel Toldrá Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 227-232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Substrate Specificity and Enantioselectivity of 4-Hydroxyacetophenone Monooxygenase Nanne M. Kamerbeek, Arjen J. J. Olsthoorn, Marco W. Fraaije, and Dick B. Janssen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 419-426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gene Cloning, Purification, and Characterization of a Phosphodiesterase from Delftia acidovorans Sundiep K. Tehara and Jay D. Keasling Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 504-508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Glutathione S-Transferase Isoenzymes from Streptomyces griseus Kajari Dhar, Alok Dhar, and John P. N. Rosazza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 707-710; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Degradation of Anthracene by Mycobacterium sp. Strain LB501T Proceeds via a Novel Pathway, through o-Phthalic Acid René van Herwijnen, Dirk Springael, Pieter Slot, Harrie A. J. Govers, and John R. Parsons Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 186-190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Fractionation during Anaerobic Biodegradation of Benzene Silvia A. Mancini, Ania C. Ulrich, Georges Lacrampe-Couloume, Brent Sleep, Elizabeth A. Edwards, and Barbara Sherwood Lollar Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 191-198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Metabolic Pathway for Propionate Utilization by Phosphorus-Accumulating Organisms in Activated Sludge: 13C Labeling and In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Paulo C. Lemos, Luísa S. Serafim, Margarida M. Santos, Maria A. M. Reis, and Helena Santos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 241-251; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at Low Temperature under Aerobic and Nitrate-Reducing Conditions in Enrichment Cultures from Northern Soils Mikael Eriksson, Erik Sodersten, Zhongtang Yu, Gunnel Dalhammar, and William W. Mohn Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 275-284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

mRNA Differential Display in a Microbial Enrichment Culture: Simultaneous Identification of Three Cyclohexanone Monooxygenases from Three Species Patricia C. Brzostowicz, Dana M. Walters, Stuart M. Thomas, Vasantha Nagarajan, and Pierre E. Rouvière Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 334-342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate Metabolic Pathway Genes in a Strong Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degrader, Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1 Masayuki Sakai, Keisuke Miyauchi, Noboru Kato, Eiji Masai, and Masao Fukuda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 427-433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biodegradation of an Alicyclic Hydrocarbon by a Sulfate-Reducing Enrichment from a Gas Condensate-Contaminated Aquifer Luis A. Rios-Hernandez, Lisa M. Gieg, and Joseph M. Suflita Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 434-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Exposure to Low Herbicide Concentrations Affects Microbial Population Composition and Catabolic Gene Frequency in an Aerobic Shallow Aquifer Julia R. de Lipthay, Nina Tuxen, Kaare Johnsen, Lars H. Hansen, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen, Poul L. Bjerg, and Jens Aamand Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2002 69: 461-467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Microbial Community Composition and Function during a Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Phytoremediation Field Trial Steven D. Siciliano, James J. Germida, Kathy Banks, and Charles W. Greer Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2002 69: 483-489; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Molecular Identification of Ectomycorrhizal Mycelium in Soil Horizons Renske Landeweert, Paula Leeflang, Thom W. Kuyper, Ellis Hoffland, Anna Rosling, Karel Wernars, and Eric Smit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 327-333; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Compost-Induced Suppression of Pythium Damping-Off Is Mediated by Fatty-Acid-Metabolizing Seed-Colonizing Microbial Communities Mary E. McKellar and Eric B. Nelson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 452-460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth Dynamics of Salmonella enterica Strains on Alfalfa Sprouts and in Waste Seed Irrigation Water Michael B. Howard and Steven W. Hutcheson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 548-553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Degradation and Transformability of DNA from Transgenic Leaves MariaTeresa Ceccherini, John Poté, Elisabeth Kay, Van Tran Van, Joëlle Maréchal, Giacomo Pietramellara, Paolo Nannipieri, Timothy M. Vogel, and Pascal Simonet Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 673-678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Natural Erwinia pyrifoliae Strains Deficient in Hypersensitive Response Susanne Jock, Won-Sik Kim, Marie-Anne Barny, and Klaus Geider Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 679-682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Geomicrobiology:

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Influences of Pond Geochemistry, Temperature, and Freeze-Thaw on Terminal Anaerobic Processes Occurring in Sediments of Six Ponds of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, near Bratina Island, Antarctica Douglas O. Mountfort, Heinrich F. Kaspar, Rodney A. Asher, and Donna Sutherland Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 583-592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Microorganisms in the Subsurface of the Manus Basin Hydrothermal Vent Field in Papua New Guinea Hiroyuki Kimura, Ryuji Asada, Andrew Masta, and Takeshi Naganuma Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 644-648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Bacteria Associated with Cysts of the Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) Sarah M. Nour, John R. Lawrence, Hong Zhu, George D. W. Swerhone, Martha Welsh, Tom W. Welacky, and Edward Topp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 607-615; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Position and In Situ Identification of Ectosymbiotic Spirochetes on Protists in the Termite Gut Satoko Noda, Moriya Ohkuma, Akinori Yamada, Yuichi Hongoh, and Toshiaki Kudo Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 625-633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Savinase Is a Bactericidal Enzyme Edward M. Smith, Laura E. Green, David Mason, Thusitha S. Gunasekera, and Duncan A. Veal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 719-721; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Functional Genomics Approach to Identifying Genes Required for Biofilm Development by Streptococcus mutans Zezhang T. Wen and Robert A. Burne Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 722 [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. January 2002 69: 723 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain Variation in Mycobacterium marinum Fish Isolates M. Ucko, A. Colorni, H. Kvitt, A. Diamant, A. Zlotkin, and W. R. Knibb Appl. Environ. Microbiol. January 2003 69: 724 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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