Applied and Environmental Microbiology: 66 (4)

April 1, 2000; Volume 66,Issue 4

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Genetics and Molecular Biology
A Food-Grade Cloning System for Industrial Strains of Lactococcus lactis
Kim I. Sørensen, Rasmus Larsen, Annette Kibenich, Mette P. Junge, Eric Johansen
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Characterization and Cloning of the Genes Encoding Enterocin 1071A and Enterocin 1071B, Two Antimicrobial Peptides Produced by Enterococcus faecalis BFE 1071
E. Balla, L. M. T. Dicks, M. Du Toit, M. J. Van Der Merwe, W. H. Holzapfel
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Physiological Analysis of the Expression of the Styrene Degradation Gene Cluster in Pseudomonas fluorescensST
Pedro Miguel Santos, Janet Martha Blatny, Ilaria Di Bartolo, Svein Valla, Elisabetta Zennaro
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cloning, Characterization, Controlled Overexpression, and Inactivation of the Major Tributyrin Esterase Gene of Lactococcus lactis
Leonides Fernández, Marke M. Beerthuyzen, Julie Brown, Roland J. Siezen, Tim Coolbear, Ross Holland, Oscar P. Kuipers
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Characterization of the Protocatechuic Acid Catabolic Gene Cluster from Streptomyces sp. Strain 2065
Sakura G. Iwagami, Keqian Yang, Julian Davies
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Compatible-Solute-Supported Periplasmic Expression of Functional Recombinant Proteins under Stress Conditions
S. Barth, M. Huhn, B. Matthey, A. Klimka, E. A. Galinski, A. Engert
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Inactivation of a Novel Gene Produces a Phenotypic Variant Cell and Affects the Symbiotic Behavior of Xenorhabdus nematophilus
Antonia Volgyi, Andras Fodor, Steven Forst
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Phylogenetic Relationships of Butyrate-Producing Bacteria from the Human Gut
Adela Barcenilla, Susan E. Pryde, Jennifer C. Martin, Sylvia H. Duncan, Colin S. Stewart, Colin Henderson, Harry J. Flint
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression inEscherichia coli of the New Gene Encoding β-1,3-Xylanase from a Marine Bacterium, Vibrio sp. Strain XY-214
Toshiyoshi Araki, Shinnosuke Hashikawa, Tatsuo Morishita
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Characterization of a Novel Integrative Element, ICESt1, in the Lactic Acid BacteriumStreptococcus thermophilus
Vincent Burrus, Yvonne Roussel, Bernard Decaris, Gérard Guédon

Food Microbiology

Food Microbiology
Molecular Diversity within Lactobacillus helveticus as Revealed by Genotypic Characterization
Giorgio Giraffa, Monica Gatti, Lia Rossetti, Lucia Senini, Erasmo Neviani
Food Microbiology
Survival and Filamentation of Salmonella entericaSerovar Enteritidis PT4 and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 at Low Water Activity
K. L. Mattick, F. Jørgensen, J. D. Legan, M. B. Cole, J. Porter, H. M. Lappin-Scott, T. J. Humphrey
Food Microbiology
Evaluation of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophage as a Candidate Human Enteric Virus Indicator for Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish
William J. Doré, Kathleen Henshilwood, David N. Lees
Food Microbiology
Degradation of Pectins with Different Degrees of Esterification by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Isolated from Human Gut Flora
Gerhard Dongowski, Angelika Lorenz, Horst Anger
Food Microbiology
Effect of Three Factors in Cheese Production (pH, Salt, and Heat) on Mycobacterium avium subsp.paratuberculosis Viability
Nackmoon Sung, Michael T. Collins
Food Microbiology
Expression of a Heterologous Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene inLactococcus lactis Highly Improves the Conversion of Amino Acids to Aroma Compounds
Liesbeth Rijnen, Pascal Courtin, Jean-Claude Gripon, Mireille Yvon
Food Microbiology
Characterization of a Novel β-Galactosidase fromBifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 Active towards Transgalactooligosaccharides
Katrien M. J. Van Laere, Tjakko Abee, Henk A. Schols, Gerrit Beldman, Alphons G. J. Voragen
Food Microbiology
Influence of Catalase and Superoxide Dismutase on Ozone Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes
Christopher W. Fisher, Dongha Lee, Beth-Anne Dodge, Kristen M. Hamman, Justin B. Robbins, Scott E. Martin
Food Microbiology
Quantification of Clostridium botulinumToxin Gene Expression by Competitive Reverse Transcription-PCR
S. McGrath, J. S. G. Dooley, R. W. Haylock
Food Microbiology
Development of a Fluorogenic Probe-Based PCR Assay for Detection of Bacillus cereus in Nonfat Dry Milk
Young-Rok Kim, John Czajka, Carl A. Batt
Food Microbiology
Effects of Acid Adaptation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Efficacy of Acetic Acid Spray Washes To Decontaminate Beef Carcass Tissue
Elaine D. Berry, Catherine N. Cutter
Food Microbiology
Development and Evaluation of a Model Predicting the Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 NCTC 12900 in Homemade Eggplant Salad at Various Temperatures, pHs, and Oregano Essential Oil Concentrations
Panagiotis N. Skandamis, George-John E. Nychas
Food Microbiology
A Tetrodotoxin-Producing Vibrio Strain, LM-1, from the Puffer Fish Fugu vermicularis radiatus
Myoung-Ja Lee, Dong-Youn Jeong, Woo-Seong Kim, Hyun-Dae Kim, Cheorl-Ho Kim, Won-Whan Park, Yong-Ha Park, Kyung-Sam Kim, Hyung-Min Kim, Dong-Soo Kim
Food Microbiology
Significance of Inoculum Size in the Lag Time ofListeria monocytogenes
Jean-Christophe Augustin, Agnès Brouillaud-Delattre, Laurent Rosso, Vincent Carlier
Food Microbiology
Effects of Acid Adaptation, Product pH, and Heating on Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Pepperoni
Denise C. R. Riordan, Geraldine Duffy, James J. Sheridan, Richard C. Whiting, Ian S. Blair, David A. McDowell
Food Microbiology
Pathogenic Role of SEF14, SEF17, and SEF21 Fimbriae in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Infection of Chickens
Gireesh Rajashekara, Shirin Munir, Mikhail F. Alexeyev, David A. Halvorson, Carol L. Wells, Kakambi V. Nagaraja

Public Health Microbiology

Public Health Microbiology
A Spore Counting Method and Cell Culture Model for Chlorine Disinfection Studies of Encephalitozoon syn.Septata intestinalis
D. M. Wolk, C. H. Johnson, E. W. Rice, M. M. Marshall, K. F. Grahn, C. B. Plummer, C. R. Sterling
Public Health Microbiology
Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation ofEscherichia coli Populations from Environmental Freshwaters by Means of Sequence Variations in a Fragment of the β-d-Glucuronidase Gene
Andreas H. Farnleitner, Norbert Kreuzinger, Gerhard G. Kavka, Sonja Grillenberger, Johannes Rath, Robert L. Mach
Public Health Microbiology
Development of a Single-Reaction Multiplex PCR Toxin Typing Assay for Staphylococcus aureusStrains
Naresh K. Sharma, Catherine E. D. Rees, Christine E. R. Dodd
Public Health Microbiology
Selective Accumulation May Account for Shellfish-Associated Viral Illness
William Burkhardt, Kevin R. Calci
Public Health Microbiology
Isolation of Bacteriophages Specific to a Fish Pathogen, Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, as a Candidate for Disease Control
Se Chang Park, Ichiro Shimamura, Minoru Fukunaga, Koh-Ichiro Mori, Toshihiro Nakai
Public Health Microbiology
Diversity of Salmonella Strains Isolated from the Aquatic Environment as Determined by Serotyping and Amplification of the Ribosomal DNA Spacer Regions
Julia Baudart, Karine Lemarchand, Anne Brisabois, Philippe Lebaron
Public Health Microbiology
Chlorine, Chloramine, Chlorine Dioxide, and Ozone Susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium
Robert H. Taylor, Joseph O. Falkinham, Cheryl D. Norton, Mark W. LeChevallier
Public Health Microbiology
Effect of Sample Holding Time on Recovery ofCryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts from Water Samples
L. J. Robertson, B. Gjerde

Environmental Microbiology and Biodegradation

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Isolation and Characterization of a New Denitrifying Spirillum Capable of Anaerobic Degradation of Phenol
Yoshifumi Shinoda, Yasuyoshi Sakai, Makiko Ué, Akira Hiraishi, Nobuo Kato
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Sediment Microbial Community Structure and Mercury Methylation in Mercury-Polluted Clear Lake, California
J. L. Macalady, E. E. Mack, D. C. Nelson, K. M. Scow
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Anaerobic Naphthalene Degradation by Microbial Pure Cultures under Nitrate-Reducing Conditions
Karl J. Rockne, Joanne C. Chee-Sanford, Robert A. Sanford, Brian P. Hedlund, James T. Staley, Stuart E. Strand
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Role oftfdC_ID_IE_IF_IandtfdD_IIC_IIE_IIF_IIGene Modules in Catabolism of 3-Chlorobenzoate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4)
D. Pérez-Pantoja, L. Guzmán, M. Manzano, D. H. Pieper, B. González
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Effect of Copper Speciation on Whole-Cell Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Activity in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b
John D. Morton, Kim F. Hayes, Jeremy D. Semrau
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIODEGRADATION
Involvement of Two Plasmids in Fenitrothion Degradation by Burkholderia sp. Strain NF100
Masahito Hayatsu, Motoko Hirano, Shinichi Tokuda

Physiology and Biotechnology

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Electricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Neutral Red as an Electronophore
Doo Hyun Park, J. Gregory Zeikus
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Properties of Engineered Poly-3-Hydroxyalkanoates Produced in Recombinant Escherichia coliStrains
Qun Ren, Nicolas Sierro, Michele Kellerhals, Birgit Kessler, Bernard Witholt
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Poly(3-Hydroxyvalerate) Depolymerase ofPseudomonas lemoignei
Ute Schöber, Christian Thiel, Dieter Jendrossek
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Glutathione-Dependent Conversion ofN-Ethylmaleimide to the Maleamic Acid by Escherichia coli: an Intracellular Detoxification Process
D. McLaggan, H. Rufino, M. Jaspars, I. R. Booth
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Mechanism of the Incidental Production of a Melanin-Like Pigment during 6-Demethylchlortetracycline Production inStreptomyces aureofaciens
Tetsuo Nakano, Koichiro Miyake, Masato Ikeda, Toru Mizukami, Ryoichi Katsumata
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Function of Cytoplasmic Flavin Reductases in the Reduction of Azo Dyes by Bacteria
Rainer Russ, Jörg Rau, Andreas Stolz
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Increased Growth of the Microalga Chlorella vulgariswhen Coimmobilized and Cocultured in Alginate Beads with the Plant-Growth-Promoting Bacterium Azospirillum brasilense
Luz E. Gonzalez, Yoav Bashan
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Sequencing and Expression of Additional Xylanase Genes from the Hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritimaFjSS3B.1
Rosalind A. Reeves, Moreland D. Gibbs, Daniel D. Morris, Katherine R. Griffiths, David J. Saul, Peter L. Bergquist
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Production of Pectate Lyases and Cellulases by Chryseomonas luteola Strain MFCL0 Depends on the Growth Temperature and the Nature of the Culture Medium: Evidence for Two Critical Temperatures
P. Laurent, L. Buchon, J. F. Guespin-Michel, N. Orange
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Biodegradation of cis-1,4-Polyisoprene Rubbers by Distinct Actinomycetes: Microbial Strategies and Detailed Surface Analysis
Alexandros Linos, Mahmoud M. Berekaa, Rudolf Reichelt, Ulrike Keller, Jürgen Schmitt, Hans-Curt Flemming, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Alexander Steinbüchel
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Engineering Desiccation Tolerance inEscherichia coli
Daniela Billi, Deborah J. Wright, Richard F. Helm, Todd Prickett, Malcolm Potts, John H. Crowe
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Efficient Heterologous Expression inAspergillus oryzae of a Unique Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase, DyP, of Geotrichum candidum Dec 1
Yasushi Sugano, Ryosuke Nakano, Katsuya Sasaki, Makoto Shoda

Microbial Ecology

Microbial Ecology
rRNA Operon Copy Number Reflects Ecological Strategies of Bacteria
Joel A. Klappenbach, John M. Dunbar, Thomas M. Schmidt
Microbial Ecology
16S rRNA Gene-Based Detection of Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Desulfuromonas andDehalococcoides Species
Frank E. Löffler, Qing Sun, Jieran Li, James M. Tiedje
Microbial Ecology
Efficient Improvement of Silage Additives by Using Genetic Algorithms
Zoe S. Davies, Richard J. Gilbert, Roger J. Merry, Douglas B. Kell, Michael K. Theodorou, Gareth W. Griffith
Microbial Ecology
Interspecific Variability in Sensitivity to UV Radiation and Subsequent Recovery in Selected Isolates of Marine Bacteria
Jesús María Arrieta, Markus G. Weinbauer, Gerhard J. Herndl
Microbial Ecology
Ionizing-Radiation Resistance in the Desiccation-Tolerant CyanobacteriumChroococcidiopsis
Daniela Billi, E. Imre Friedmann, Kurt G. Hofer, Maria Grilli Caiola, Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann
Microbial Ecology
Comparison of Methods for Quantification of Cytochrome cd₁-Denitrifying Bacteria in Environmental Marine Samples
Valérie Michotey, Vincent Méjean, Patricia Bonin
Microbial Ecology
Identification of Nonpoint Sources of Fecal Pollution in Coastal Waters by Using Host-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Genetic Markers from Fecal Anaerobes
Anne E. Bernhard, Katharine G. Field
Microbial Ecology
Expanding the Known Diversity and Environmental Distribution of an Uncultured Phylogenetic Division of Bacteria
Michael A. Dojka, J. Kirk Harris, Norman R. Pace
Microbial Ecology
Use of Length Heterogeneity PCR and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles To Characterize Microbial Communities in Soil
Nancy J. Ritchie, Mary E. Schutter, Richard P. Dick, David D. Myrold
Microbial Ecology
Natural Assemblages of Marine Proteobacteria and Members of the Cytophaga-Flavobacter Cluster Consuming Low- and High-Molecular-Weight Dissolved Organic Matter
Matthew T. Cottrell, David L. Kirchman
Microbial Ecology
Prokaryotic Diversity in Zostera noltii-Colonized Marine Sediments
Ana Cifuentes, Josefa Antón, Susana Benlloch, Andrew Donnelly, Rodney A. Herbert, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera
Microbial Ecology
An In Vitro Study of the Effect of Fluoridated Milk on Oral Bacterial Biofilms
J. Pratten, R. Bedi, M. Wilson

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

Enzymology and Protein Engineering
The Complete Amino Acid Substitutions at Position 131 That Are Positively Involved in Cold Adaptation of Subtilisin BPN′
Seiichi Taguchi, Shingo Komada, Haruo Momose
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Imaging the Enzymatic Digestion of Bacterial Cellulose Ribbons Reveals the Endo Character of the Cellobiohydrolase Cel6A from Humicola insolens and Its Mode of Synergy with Cellobiohydrolase Cel7A
Claire Boisset, Carole Fraschini, Martin Schülein, Bernard Henrissat, Henri Chanzy
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Reduction by Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum
Shouqin Huang, Paul A. Lindahl, Chuanyue Wang, George N. Bennett, Frederick B. Rudolph, Joseph B. Hughes
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Nitrile Hydratase and Amidase fromRhodococcus rhodochrous Hydrolyze Acrylic Fibers and Granular Polyacrylonitriles
M. M. Tauber, A. Cavaco-Paulo, K.-H. Robra, G. M. Gübitz
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of a Highly Thermostable α-l-Arabinofuranosidase fromThermobacillus xylanilyticus
Takoua Debeche, Nicola Cummings, Ian Connerton, Philippe Debeire, Michael J. O'Donohue

Plant Microbiology

Plant Microbiology
Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Pseudomonas putida Affects Utilization of Sugars and Growth on Root Surfaces
Young Cheol Kim, Charles D. Miller, Anne J. Anderson
Plant Microbiology
Role of Molybdate and Other Transition Metals in the Accumulation of Protochelin by Azotobacter vinelandii
Anthony S. Cornish, William J. Page
Plant Microbiology
Genetic Diversity and Biological Control Activity of Novel Species of Closely Related Pseudomonads Isolated from Wheat Field Soils in South Australia
Ian L. Ross, Younes Alami, Paul R. Harvey, Wafa Achouak, Maarten H. Ryder
Plant Microbiology
The Viable-but-Nonculturable State Induced by Abiotic Stress in the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 Does Not Promote Strain Persistence in Soil
Fabio Mascher, Carsten Hase, Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, Geneviève Défago

Invertebrate Microbiology

Invertebrate Microbiology
Genetic and Biochemical Approach for Characterization of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac in a Field Population of the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella
Ali H. Sayyed, Robert Haward, Salvador Herrero, Juan Ferré, Denis J. Wright
Invertebrate Microbiology
A Binding Site for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab Toxin Is Lost during Larval Development in Two Forest Pests
Carolina Rausell, Amparo Consuelo Martínez-Ramírez, Inmaculada García-Robles, María Dolores Real
Invertebrate Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis Delta-Endotoxin Cry1C Domain III Can Function as a Specificity Determinant forSpodoptera exigua in Different, but Not All, Cry1-Cry1C Hybrids
Ruud A. de Maagd, Mieke Weemen-Hendriks, Willem Stiekema, Dirk Bosch
Invertebrate Microbiology
Bacterial Symbiont Transmission in the Wood-Boring Shipworm Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae)
Alison R. Sipe, Ami E. Wilbur, S. Craig Cary
Invertebrate Microbiology
Expression of the Antifeeding Gene anfA1in Serratia entomophila Requires RpoS
Stephen R. Giddens, Antonio Tormo, H. Khris Mahanty

Mycology

Mycology
Novel Scheme for Biosynthesis of Aryl Metabolites from l-Phenylalanine in the FungusBjerkandera adusta
Carmen Lapadatescu, Christian Giniès, Jean-Luc Le Quéré, Pascal Bonnarme
Mycology
Molecular Identification of Species from thePenicillium roqueforti Group Associated with Spoiled Animal Feed
Marianne E. Boysen, Karl-Gustav Jacobsson, Johan Schnürer
Mycology
A Homokaryotic Derivative of a Phanerochaete chrysosporium Strain and Its Use in Genomic Analysis of Repetitive Elements
Philip Stewart, Jill Gaskell, Daniel Cullen

Methods

Methods
Design and Application of a Biosensor for Monitoring Toxicity of Compounds to Eukaryotes
R. P. Hollis, K. Killham, L. A. Glover
Methods
Method for Rapid Purification of Class IIa Bacteriocins and Comparison of Their Activities
D. Guyonnet, C. Fremaux, Y. Cenatiempo, J. M. Berjeaud
Methods
Identification of Motile AeromonasStrains with the MicroScan WalkAway System in Conjunction with the Combo Negative Type 1S Panels
J. Vivas, A. I. Sáa, A. Tinajas, L. Barbeyto, L. A. Rodríguez

Errata

Erratum
Molecular Characterization of Irish Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium: Detection of Class I Integrons and Assessment of Genetic Relationships by DNA Amplification Fingerprinting
M. Daly, J. Buckley, E. Power, C. O'Hare, M. Cormican, B. Cryan, P. G. Wall, S. Fanning

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Physiology and Biotechnology

Microbial Ecology

Enzymology and Protein Engineering

Plant Microbiology

Invertebrate Microbiology

Mycology

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