Contents: February 2003, Volume 69, Issue 2        Genetics and Molecular Biology        Food Microbiology        Physiology and Biotechnology        Public Health Microbiology        Methods        Microbial Ecology        Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation        Invertebrate Microbiology        Plant Microbiology        Enzymology and Protein Engineering        Mycology        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Genetics and Molecular Biology:

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Isolation and Molecular Characterization of pMG160, a Mobilizable Cryptic Plasmid from Rhodobacter blasticus Masayuki Inui, Kaori Nakata, Jung Hyeob Roh, Alain A. Vertès, and Hideaki Yukawa Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 725-733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a High-Affinity Phosphate Transporter Gene in a Prasinophyte Alga, Tetraselmis chui, and Its Expression under Nutrient Limitation Chih-Ching Chung, Sheng-Ping L. Hwang, and Jeng Chang Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 754-759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a New Operon, as-48EFGH, from the as-48 Gene Cluster Involved in Immunity to Enterocin AS-48 Marta Diaz, Eva Valdivia, Manuel Martínez-Bueno, Matilde Fernández, Andrés Santos Soler-González, Hilario Ramírez-Rodrigo, and Mercedes Maqueda Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1229-1236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Analysis of a DNA Fragment Stimulating Avermectin Production in Various Streptomyces avermitilis Strains Yong-Soon Hwang, Eung-Soo Kim, Sándor Biró, and Cha-Yong Choi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1263-1269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression Analysis of the pcbAB-pcbC ß-Lactam Genes in the Marine Fungus Kallichroma tethys Chi-fai Kim, Simon K. Y. Lee, Jackie Price, Ralph W. Jack, Geoffrey Turner, and Richard Y. C. Kong Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1308-1314; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Food Microbiology:

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Cooperation between Lactococcus lactis and Nonstarter Lactobacilli in the Formation of Cheese Aroma from Amino Acids Agnieszka Kieronczyk, Siv Skeie, Thor Langsrud, and Mireille Yvon Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 734-739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Computer Simulation of Clostridium botulinum Strain 56A Behavior at Low Spore Concentrations L. Zhao, T. J. Montville, and D. W. Schaffner Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 845-851; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heat and Osmotic Stress Responses of Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 (DR20) in Relation to Viability after Drying Jaya Prasad, Paul McJarrow, and Pramod Gopal Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 917-925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Situ Production of Exopolysaccharides during Sourdough Fermentation by Cereal and Intestinal Isolates of Lactic Acid Bacteria Markus Tieking, Maher Korakli, Matthias A. Ehrmann, Michael G. Gänzle, and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 945-952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Transporters Mediate Uptake of Glycine Betaine and Carnitine by Listeria monocytogenes in Response to Hyperosmotic Stress Apostolos S. Angelidis and Gary M. Smith Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1013-1022; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Listeria monocytogenes from a Model Food by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based PCR with an Asymmetric Fluorogenic Probe Set Kai Koo and Lee-Ann Jaykus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1082-1088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Manipulation of Lactococcus lactis by Using Targeted Group II Introns: Generation of Stable Insertions without Selection Courtney L. Frazier, Joseph San Filippo, Alan M. Lambowitz, and David A. Mills Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1121-1128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring the Production of Aflatoxin B1 in Wheat by Measuring the Concentration of nor-1 mRNA Zsuzsanna Mayer, Paul Färber, and Rolf Geisen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1154-1158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of tet(M) Genes in Lactobacillus Isolates from Different Types of Fermented Dry Sausage Dirk Gevers, Morten Danielsen, Geert Huys, and Jean Swings Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1270-1275; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Lactobacillus helveticus PepO2, an Endopeptidase with Post-Proline Specificity Yo-Shen Chen, Jeffrey E. Christensen, Jeffery R. Broadbent, and James L. Steele Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1276-1282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hydrolysis of Casein-Derived Peptides S1-Casein(f1-9) and ß-Casein(f193-209) by Lactobacillus helveticus Peptidase Deletion Mutants Indicates the Presence of a Previously Undetected Endopeptidase Jeffrey E. Christensen, Jeffery R. Broadbent, and James L. Steele Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1283-1286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Studies on the Mode of Action of Reutericyclin Michael G. Gänzle and Rudi F. Vogel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1305-1307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Physiology and Biotechnology:

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Molecular Analysis of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutant with Improved Ability To Utilize Xylose Shows Enhanced Expression of Proteins Involved in Transport, Initial Xylose Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway C. Fredrik Wahlbom, Ricardo R. Cordero Otero, Willem H. van Zyl, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, and Leif J. Jönsson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 740-746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaerobic Degradation of Ethylbenzene by a New Type of Marine Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Olaf Kniemeyer, Thomas Fischer, Heinz Wilkes, Frank Oliver Glöckner, and Friedrich Widdel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 760-768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Integrative Transformation System for the Metabolic Engineering of the Sphingoid Base-Producing Yeast Pichia ciferrii Jung-Hoon Bae, Jung-Hoon Sohn, Chang-Seo Park, Joon-Shick Rhee, and Eui-Sung Choi Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 812-819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 of CelG, a Cellulosomal Glycoside Hydrolase Belonging to Family 9 Ana M. López-Contreras, Aernout A. Martens, Nora Szijarto, Hans Mooibroek, Pieternel A. M. Claassen, John van der Oost, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 869-877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Chitinase Genes from an Alkaliphilic Actinomycete, Nocardiopsis prasina OPC-131 Hiroshi Tsujibo, Takahiro Kubota, Mitsugu Yamamoto, Katsushiro Miyamoto, and Yoshihiko Inamori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 894-900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of a Doubly Chiral Compound, (4R,6R)-4-Hydroxy-2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanone, by Two-Step Enzymatic Asymmetric Reduction Masaru Wada, Ayumi Yoshizumi, Yumiko Noda, Michihiko Kataoka, Sakayu Shimizu, Hiroshi Takagi, and Shigeru Nakamori Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 933-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Thermostable D-Stereospecific Alanine Amidase from Brevibacillus borstelensis BCS-1 Dae Heoun Baek, Seok-Joon Kwon, Seung-Pyo Hong, Mi-Sun Kwak, Mi-Hwa Lee, Jae Jun Song, Seung-Goo Lee, Ki-Hong Yoon, and Moon-Hee Sung Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 980-986; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Engineering of Carbon Distribution between Glycolysis and Sugar Nucleotide Biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis Ingeborg C. Boels, Michiel Kleerebezem, and Willem M. de Vos Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1129-1135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impaired Temperature Stress Response of a Streptococcus thermophilus deoD Mutant Mario Varcamonti, Maria R. Graziano, Romilde Pezzopane, Gino Naclerio, Slavica Arsenijevic, and Maurilio De Felice Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1287-1289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Production of Recombinant Proteins in Escherichia coli by Filamentation Suppression Ki Jun Jeong and Sang Yup Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1295-1298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Public Health Microbiology:

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Molecular Characterization of Astroviruses by Reverse Transcriptase PCR and Sequence Analysis: Comparison of Clinical and Environmental Isolates from South Africa S. Nadan, J. E. Walter, W. O. K. Grabow, D. K. Mitchell, and M. B. Taylor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 747-753; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Sensitive and Inexpensive Yeast Bioassay for the Mycotoxin Zearalenone and Other Compounds with Estrogenic Activity Rudolf Mitterbauer, Hanna Weindorfer, Naser Safaie, Rudolf Krska, Marc Lemmens, Peter Ruckenbauer, Karl Kuchler, and Gerhard Adam Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 805-811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Broiler Litter with Reference to the Microbial Composition as Assessed by Using 16S rRNA and Functional Gene Markers Jingrang Lu, Susan Sanchez, Charles Hofacre, John J. Maurer, Barry G. Harmon, and Margie D. Lee Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 901-908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Method 1623 and Cell Culture-PCR for Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in Source Waters Mark W. LeChevallier, George D. Di Giovanni, Jennifer L. Clancy, Zia Bukhari, Shan Bukhari, Jeffrey S. Rosen, Jose Sobrinho, and Michelle M. Frey Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 971-979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Shiga Toxin Production by Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome-Associated and Bovine-Associated Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates Jenny M. Ritchie, Patrick L. Wagner, David W. K. Acheson, and Matthew K. Waldor Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1059-1066; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analyses of Salmonella enterica Isolates from Fish Feed Factories and Fish Feed Ingredients Live L. Nesse, Kerstin Nordby, Even Heir, Bjarne Bergsjoe, Traute Vardund, Halvor Nygaard, and Gudmund Holstad Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1075-1081; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geographical Variation in Ribotype Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans, Swine, Poultry, Beef, and Dairy Cattle in Florida Troy M. Scott, Salina Parveen, Kenneth M. Portier, Joan B. Rose, Mark L. Tamplin, Samuel R. Farrah, Andrew Koo, and Jerzy Lukasik Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1089-1092; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Small, Acid-Soluble Proteins as Biomarkers in Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Bacillus Spores Yetrib Hathout, Barbara Setlow, Rosa-Martha Cabrera-Martinez, Catherine Fenselau, and Peter Setlow Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1100-1107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Incidence of Enteric Viruses in Groundwater from Household Wells in Wisconsin Mark A. Borchardt, Phil D. Bertz, Susan K. Spencer, and David A. Battigelli Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1172-1180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlorine Inactivation of Spores of Encephalitozoon spp. C. H. Johnson, M. M. Marshall, L. A. DeMaria, J. M. Moffet, and D. G. Korich Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1325-1326; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

UV Resistance of Bacillus anthracis Spores Revisited: Validation of Bacillus subtilis Spores as UV Surrogates for Spores of B. anthracis Sterne Wayne L. Nicholson and Belinda Galeano Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1327-1330; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Methods:

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Monitoring Gene Expression in Mixed Microbial Communities by Using DNA Microarrays Philip Dennis, Elizabeth A. Edwards, Steven N. Liss, and Roberta Fulthorpe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 769-778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin Detection from Whole Bacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Thomas Hindré, Sandrine Didelot, Jean-Paul Le Pennec, Dominique Haras, Alain Dufour, and Karine Vallée-Réhel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1051-1058; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Combined Model To Predict the Functionality of the Bacteriocin-Producing Lactobacillus sakei Strain CTC 494 Frédéric Leroy and Luc De Vuyst Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1093-1099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Detection of Arcobacter and Campylobacter Strains in Water and Sewage by PCR and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Yolanda Moreno, Salut Botella, José Luis Alonso, María A. Ferrús, Manuel Hernández, and Javier Hernández Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1181-1186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Promoter Trap To Identify Bacillus cereus Genes Regulated by Tomato Seed Exudate and a Rhizosphere Resident, Pseudomonas aureofaciens Anne K. Dunn, Amy K. Klimowicz, and Jo Handelsman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1197-1205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Sinorhizobium meliloti Pilot Macroarrays for Transcriptome Analysis Hélène Bergès, Emmanuelle Lauber, Carine Liebe, Jacques Batut, Daniel Kahn, Frans J. de Bruijn, and Frédéric Ampe Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1214-1219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of New Primer-Enzyme Combinations to Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiling of Bacterial Populations in Human Feces Koji Nagashima, Takayoshi Hisada, Maremi Sato, and Jun Mochizuki Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1251-1262; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Ecology:

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Hydrogen-Dependent Oxygen Reduction by Homoacetogenic Bacteria Isolated from Termite Guts Hamadi I. Boga and Andreas Brune Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 779-786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Abundance of Microcystin-Producing Genotypes Correlates Positively with Colony Size in Microcystis sp. and Determines Its Microcystin Net Production in Lake Wannsee Rainer Kurmayer, Guntram Christiansen, and Ingrid Chorus Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 787-795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Community Composition Affects Soil Fungistasis Wietse de Boer, Patrick Verheggen, Paulien J. A. Klein Gunnewiek, George A. Kowalchuk, and Johannes A. van Veen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 835-844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Population Changes in a Membrane Bioreactor for Graywater Treatment Monitored by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoretic Analysis of 16S rRNA Gene Fragments David M. Stamper, Marianne Walch, and Rachel N. Jacobs Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 852-860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Data Analysis for Quantitative Comparison of Microbial Communities Christopher B. Blackwood, Terry Marsh, Sang-Hoon Kim, and Eldor A. Paul Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 926-932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Diversity of Nitrogenase (nifH) Genes in Deep-Sea and Hydrothermal Vent Environments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge Mausmi P. Mehta, David A. Butterfield, and John A. Baross Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 960-970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Depth Distribution of Microbial Diversity in Mono Lake, a Meromictic Soda Lake in California Shaheen B. Humayoun, Nasreen Bano, and James T. Hollibaugh Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1030-1042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Alternative Dietary Substrates on Competition between Human Colonic Bacteria in an Anaerobic Fermentor System Sylvia H. Duncan, Karen P. Scott, Alan G. Ramsay, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Gjalt W. Welling, Colin S. Stewart, and Harry J. Flint Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1136-1142; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oligonucleotide Microarray for the Study of Functional Gene Diversity in the Nitrogen Cycle in the Environment Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg, Erin M. Griner, Chris A. Francis, and Bess B. Ward Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1159-1171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Rate of Uptake of Organic Nitrogen Compounds by Prochlorococcus Cyanobacteria as a Key to Their Dominance in Oligotrophic Oceanic Waters Mikhail V. Zubkov, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Glen A. Tarran, Peter H. Burkill, and Rudolf Amann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1299-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation:

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Characterization of the Initial Reactions during the Cometabolic Oxidation of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether by Propane-Grown Mycobacterium vaccae JOB5 Christy A. Smith, Kirk T. O'Reilly, and Michael R. Hyman Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 796-804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In-Field Spatial Variability in the Degradation of the Phenyl-Urea Herbicide Isoproturon Is the Result of Interactions between Degradative Sphingomonas spp. and Soil pH Gary D. Bending, Suzanne D. Lincoln, Sebastian R. Sørensen, J. Alun W. Morgan, Jens Aamand, and Allan Walker Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 827-834; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tin-Carbon Cleavage of Organotin Compounds by Pyoverdine from Pseudomonas chlororaphis Hiroyuki Inoue, Osamu Takimura, Ken Kawaguchi, Teruhiko Nitoda, Hiroyuki Fuse, Katsuji Murakami, and Yukiho Yamaoka Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 878-883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Arthrobacter Strain VAI-A Utilizes Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Inactivation Products and Stimulates Quorum Signal Biodegradation by Variovorax paradoxus Suvi Flagan, Weng-Ki Ching, and Jared R. Leadbetter Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 909-916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Desulfonation and Degradation of the Disulfodiphenylethercarboxylates from Linear Alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonate Surfactants David Schleheck, Melanie Lechner, René Schönenberger, Marc J.-F. Suter, and Alasdair M. Cook Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 938-944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth of a Dehalococcoides-Like Microorganism on Vinyl Chloride and cis-Dichloroethene as Electron Acceptors as Determined by Competitive PCR Alison M. Cupples, Alfred M. Spormann, and Perry L. McCarty Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 953-959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complete Detoxification of Vinyl Chloride by an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture and Identification of the Reductively Dechlorinating Population as a Dehalococcoides Species Jianzhong He, Kirsti M. Ritalahti, Michael R. Aiello, and Frank E. Löffler Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 996-1003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Invertebrate Microbiology:

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Contribution of pilA to Competitive Colonization of the Squid Euprymna scolopes by Vibrio fischeri Eric V. Stabb and Edward G. Ruby Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 820-826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of the Chitinase Gene chiA74 from Bacillus thuringiensis J. Eleazar Barboza-Corona, Elizabeth Nieto-Mazzocco, Rocio Velázquez-Robledo, Rubén Salcedo-Hernandez, Mayela Bautista, Beatriz Jiménez, and Jorge E. Ibarra Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1023-1029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Producing Cyt1A, Cry11B, and the Bacillus sphaericus Binary Toxin Hyun-Woo Park, Dennis K. Bideshi, and Brian A. Federici Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1331-1334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Plant Microbiology:

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Production of Cyclic Lipopeptides by Pseudomonas fluorescens Strains in Bulk Soil and in the Sugar Beet Rhizosphere Tommy Harder Nielsen and Jan Sørensen Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 861-868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rhizobium etli and Rhizobium gallicum Nodulate Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in a Traditionally Managed Milpa Plot in Mexico: Population Genetics and Biogeographic Implications Claudia Silva, Pablo Vinuesa, Luis E. Eguiarte, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, and Valeria Souza Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 884-893; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Genetic Diversity of the narG, nosZ, and 16S rRNA Genes in Fluorescent Pseudomonads Sandrine Delorme, Laurent Philippot, Veronique Edel-Hermann, Chrystel Deulvot, Christophe Mougel, and Philippe Lemanceau Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1004-1012; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Symbiotic and Genetic Diversity of Rhizobium galegae Isolates Collected from the Galega orientalis Gene Center in the Caucasus E. E. Andronov, Z. Terefework, M. L. Roumiantseva, N. I. Dzyubenko, O. P. Onichtchouk, O. N. Kurchak, A. Dresler-Nurmi, J. P. W. Young, B. V. Simarov, and K. Lindström Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1067-1074; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Inactivation of Seed Exudate Stimulation of Pythium ultimum Sporangium Germination by Enterobacter cloacae Influences Biological Control Efficacy on Different Plant Species Koji Kageyama and Eric B. Nelson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1114-1120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Analyses of Pyoverdin Siderophores Differentiate among Phytopathogenic Fluorescent Pseudomonas Species Alain Bultreys, Isabelle Gheysen, Bernard Wathelet, Henri Maraite, and Edmond de Hoffmann Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1143-1153; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biotin Limitation in Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain 1021 Alters Transcription and Translation Elke B. Heinz and Wolfgang R. Streit Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1206-1213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences between Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a and Pantoea agglomerans BRT98 in Epiphytic and Endophytic Colonization of Leaves Siva Sabaratnam and Gwyn A. Beattie Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1220-1228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancement of Population Size of a Biological Control Agent and Efficacy in Control of Bacterial Speck of Tomato through Salicylate and Ammonium Sulfate Amendments Pingsheng Ji and Mark Wilson Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1290-1294; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Differences between Two Strains of Xylella fastidiosa Revealed by Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Ricardo Harakava and Dean W. Gabriel Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1315-1319; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Enzymology and Protein Engineering:

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Functional Expression of a Fungal Laccase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Directed Evolution Thomas Bulter, Miguel Alcalde, Volker Sieber, Peter Meinhold, Christian Schlachtbauer, and Frances H. Arnold Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 987-995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Single Mutation in the Activation Site of Bovine Trypsinogen Enhances Its Accumulation in the Fermentation Broth of the Yeast Pichia pastoris José Hanquier, Yannick Sorlet, Dominique Desplancq, Laurence Baroche, Marc Ebtinger, Jean-François Lefèvre, Franc Pattus, Charles L. Hershberger, and Alain A. Vertès Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1108-1113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improvement of Posttranslational Bottlenecks in the Production of Penicillin Amidase in Recombinant Escherichia coli Strains Z. Ignatova, A. Mahsunah, M. Georgieva, and V. Kasche Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1237-1245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Seasonal Changes in Fungal Production and Biomass on Standing Dead Scirpus lacustris Litter in a Northern Prairie Wetland Brij Verma, Richard D. Robarts, and John V. Headley Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1043-1050; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Involvement of Calcium/Calmodulin Signaling in Cercosporin Toxin Biosynthesis by Cercospora nicotianae Kuang-Ren Chung Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1187-1196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aminopeptidase C of Aspergillus niger Is a Novel Phenylalanine Aminopeptidase Daniëlle E. J. W. Basten, Peter J. T. Dekker, and Peter J. Schaap Appl. Environ. Microbiol. February 2003 69: 1246-1250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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