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Volume 64(7);  July 1998
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of a Chemoreceptor Gene from Leptospirillum ferrooxidans
Mónica Delgado, Héctor Toledo, Carlos A. Jerez
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2380–2385.
PMCID:
PMC106399
Abstract Full Text PDF–557K
Construction and Use of an ipb DNA Module To Generate Pseudomonas Strains with Constitutive Trichloroethene and Isopropylbenzene Oxidation Activity
Frank Berendes, Nicolas Sabarth, Beate Averhoff, Gerhard Gottschalk
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2454–2462.
PMCID:
PMC106411
Abstract Full Text PDF–437K
Cloning of a Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 Gene Encoding a Novel Oxygenase That Cleaves Lignin-Related Biphenyl and Characterization of the Enzyme
Xue Peng, Takashi Egashira, Kaoru Hanashiro, Eiji Masai, Seiji Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Katayama, Kazuhide Kimbara, Masao Fukuda
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2520–2527.
PMCID:
PMC106420
Abstract Full Text PDF–487K
Cloning of Phanerochaete chrysosporium leu2 by Complementation of Bacterial Auxotrophs and Transformation of Fungal Auxotrophs
Laura Schick Zapanta, Takefumi Hattori, Magarita Rzetskaya, Ming Tien
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2624–2629.
PMCID:
PMC106435
Abstract Full Text PDF–481K
Enzymology and Protein Engineering
Structure-Activity Study of the Lantibiotic Mutacin II from Streptococcus mutans T8 by a Gene Replacement Strategy
Ping Chen, Jan Novak, Marion Kirk, Stephen Barnes, FengXia Qi, Page W. Caufield
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2335–2340.
PMCID:
PMC106391
Abstract Full Text PDF–171K
Thermotoga neapolitana Homotetrameric Xylose Isomerase Is Expressed as a Catalytically Active and Thermostable Dimer in Escherichia coli
J. Michael Hess, Vladimir Tchernajenko, Claire Vieille, J. Gregory Zeikus, Robert M. Kelly
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2357–2360.
PMCID:
PMC106395
Abstract Full Text PDF–115K
Isolation and Entomotoxic Properties of the Xenorhabdus nematophilus F1 Lecithinase
Jacques-Olivier Thaler, Bernard Duvic, Alain Givaudan, Noël Boemare
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2367–2373.
PMCID:
PMC106397
Abstract Full Text PDF–172K
Analysis of Molecular Size Distributions of Cellulose Molecules during Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Recombinant Cellulomonas fimi β-1,4-Glucanases
Henrik Stålbrand, Shawn D. Mansfield, John N. Saddler, Douglas G. Kilburn, R. Antony J. Warren, Neil R. Gilkes
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2374–2379.
PMCID:
PMC106398
Abstract Full Text PDF–213K
Cloning and Expression of the Inositol Monophosphatase Gene from Methanococcus jannaschii and Characterization of the Enzyme
Liangjing Chen, Mary F. Roberts
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2609–2615.
PMCID:
PMC106433
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K
Gene Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Cellulose-Binding β-Glucosidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Bin Li, V. Renganathan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2748–2754.
PMCID:
PMC106459
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Physiology and Biotechnology
Growth on Urea Can Trigger Death and Peroxidation of the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC 7002
Toshio Sakamoto, Victoria B. Delgaizo, Donald A. Bryant
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2361–2366.
PMCID:
PMC106396
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.1M
Role of Organic Acids in the Manganese-Independent Biobleaching System of Bjerkandera sp. Strain BOS55
María Teresa Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo, Tünde Mester, Pablo Mayorga, Reyes Sierra-Alvarez, Jim A. Field
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2409–2417.
PMCID:
PMC106404
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Cytoplasmic Membrane Lipoprotein LppC of Streptococcus equisimilis Functions as an Acid Phosphatase
Horst Malke
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2439–2442.
PMCID:
PMC106408
Abstract Full Text PDF–311K
Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Communities in a Three-Compartment Granular Activated Sludge System Indicates Community-Level Control by Incompatible Nitrification Processes
William E. Holben, Kazuhiko Noto, Tatsuo Sumino, Yuichi Suwa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2528–2532.
PMCID:
PMC106421
Abstract Full Text PDF–182K
Biodegradation of Variable-Chain-Length Alkanes at Low Temperatures by a Psychrotrophic Rhodococcus sp.
Lyle G. Whyte, Jalal Hawari, Edward Zhou, Luc Bourbonnière, William E. Inniss, Charles W. Greer
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2578–2584.
PMCID:
PMC106429
Abstract Full Text PDF–340K
phnE and glpT Genes Enhance Utilization of Organophosphates in Escherichia coli K-12
Ilya Elashvili, Joseph J. DeFrank, Valeria C. Culotta
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2601–2608.
PMCID:
PMC106432
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Development of a Lipase Fermentation Process That Uses a Recombinant Pseudomonas alcaligenes Strain
Gijs Gerritse, Ronald W. J. Hommes, Wim J. Quax
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2644–2651.
PMCID:
PMC106439
Abstract Full Text PDF–344K
Phanerochaete flavido-alba Laccase Induction and Modification of Manganese Peroxidase Isoenzyme Pattern in Decolorized Olive Oil Mill Wastewaters
J. Pérez, T. de la Rubia, O. Ben Hamman, J. Martínez
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2726–2729.
PMCID:
PMC106454
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M
A Chromosomally Based tod-luxCDABE Whole-Cell Reporter for Benzene, Toluene, Ethybenzene, and Xylene (BTEX) Sensing
B. M. Applegate, S. R. Kehrmeyer, G. S. Sayler
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2730–2735.
PMCID:
PMC106455
Abstract Full Text PDF–161K
Mycology
Increase in Endogenous and Exogenous Cyclic AMP Levels Inhibits Sclerotial Development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Jeffrey A. Rollins, Martin B. Dickman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2539–2544.
PMCID:
PMC106423
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.5M
Environmental and Public Health Microbiology
Epidemiological Typing of Campylobacter Isolates from Meat Processing Plants by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Fatty Acid Profile Typing, Serotyping, and Biotyping
M. Steele, B. McNab, L. Fruhner, S. DeGrandis, D. Woodward, J. A. Odumeru
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2346–2349.
PMCID:
PMC106393
Abstract Full Text PDF–145K
Degradation and Fate of Carbon Tetrachloride in Unadapted Methanogenic Granular Sludge
Miriam H. A. Van Eekert, Thomas J. Schröder, Alfons J. M. Stams, Gosse Schraa, Jim A. Field
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2350–2356.
PMCID:
PMC106394
Abstract Full Text PDF–180K
Isolation and Characterization of Phenol-Degrading Denitrifying Bacteria
Paula M. van Schie, L. Y. Young
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2432–2438.
PMCID:
PMC106407
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
Abundance in Sewage of Bacteriophages That Infect Escherichia coli O157:H7 and That Carry the Shiga Toxin 2 Gene
Maite Muniesa, Juan Jofre
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2443–2448.
PMCID:
PMC106409
Abstract Full Text PDF–663K
Detection of Hemolysin Variants of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli by PCR and Culture on VancomycinCefixime-Cefsulodin Blood Agar
Anselm Lehmacher, Heidi Meier, Stojanka Aleksic, Jochen Bockemühl
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2449–2453.
PMCID:
PMC106410
Abstract Full Text PDF–454K
Aerobic Mineralization of 2,6-Dichlorophenol by Ralstonia sp. Strain RK1
Patrick Steinle, Gerhard Stucki, Rolf Stettler, Kurt W. Hanselmann
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2566–2571.
PMCID:
PMC106427
Abstract Full Text PDF–174K
Distribution of Clostridium perfringens and Fecal Sterols in a Benthic Coastal Marine Environment Influenced by the Sewage Outfall from McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Diane D. Edwards, Gordon A. McFeters, M. Indira Venkatesan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2596–2600.
PMCID:
PMC106431
Abstract Full Text PDF–123K
Specific Detection of Legionella pneumophila: Construction of a New 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe
Dorothee Grimm, Hilde Merkert, Wolfgang Ludwig, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, Jörg Hacker, Bettina C. Brand
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2686–2690.
PMCID:
PMC106445
Abstract Full Text PDF–584K
Enhanced Broth Media for Selective Growth of Vibrio vulnificus
Wei-Yea Hsu, Cheng-i Wei, Mark L. Tamplin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2701–2704.
PMCID:
PMC106448
Abstract Full Text PDF–151K
Lyme Disease Borrelia Species in Northeastern China Resemble Those Isolated from Far Eastern Russia and Japan
Muqing Li, Toshiyuki Masuzawa, Nobuhiro Takada, Fubito Ishiguro, Hiromi Fujita, Atsue Iwaki, Haipeng Wang, Jichun Wang, Masato Kawabata, Yasutake Yanagihara
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2705–2709.
PMCID:
PMC106449
Abstract Full Text PDF–584K
Giardia sp. Cysts and Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in the Feces of Migratory Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
Thaddeus K. Graczyk, Ronald Fayer, James M. Trout, Earl J. Lewis, C. Austin Farley, Irshad Sulaiman, Altaf A. Lal
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2736–2738.
PMCID:
PMC106456
Abstract Full Text PDF–94K
Microbial Characterization of Biological Filters Used for Drinking Water Treatment
Deborah M. Moll, R. Scott Summers, Alec Breen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2755–2759.
PMCID:
PMC106460
Abstract Full Text PDF–110K
General Microbial Ecology
Atmospheric Methane Consumption by Forest Soils and Extracted Bacteria at Different pH Values
John A. Amaral, Tie Ren, Roger Knowles
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2397–2402.
PMCID:
PMC106402
Abstract Full Text PDF–169K
Quantification of Gordona amarae Strains in Foaming Activated Sludge and Anaerobic Digester Systems with Oligonucleotide Hybridization Probes
M. Fiorella de los Reyes, Francis L. de los Reyes, III, Mark Hernandez, Lutgarde Raskin
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2503–2512.
PMCID:
PMC106418
Abstract Full Text PDF–988K
Kinetic Parameters of Denitrification in a River Continuum
Roberto García-Ruiz, Sarah N. Pattinson, Brian A. Whitton
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2533–2538.
PMCID:
PMC106422
Abstract Full Text PDF–161K
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Phenanthrene-Degrading Bacteria in Intertidal Sediments
Gina Berardesco, Sonya Dyhrman, Eugene Gallagher, Michael P. Shiaris
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2560–2565.
PMCID:
PMC106426
Abstract Full Text PDF–152K
Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Bacterial and Archaeal Assemblages in the Coastal Waters near Anvers Island, Antarctica
A. E. Murray, C. M. Preston, R. Massana, L. T. Taylor, A. Blakis, K. Wu, E. F. DeLong
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2585–2595.
PMCID:
PMC106430
Abstract Full Text PDF–759K
Effect of Insertion Site and Metabolic Load on the Environmental Fitness of a Genetically Modified Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolate
Frans A. A. M. De Leij, Catherine E. Thomas, Mark J. Bailey, John M. Whipps, James M. Lynch
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2634–2638.
PMCID:
PMC106437
Abstract Full Text PDF–110K
In Situ Detection of High Levels of Horizontal Plasmid Transfer in Marine Bacterial Communities
Cecilia Dahlberg, Maria Bergström, Malte Hermansson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2670–2675.
PMCID:
PMC106442
Abstract Full Text PDF–565K
Microbial Community Composition of Wadden Sea Sediments as Revealed by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Enric Llobet-Brossa, Ramon Rosselló-Mora, Rudolf Amann
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2691–2696.
PMCID:
PMC106446
Abstract Full Text PDF–465K
Microbial Community Changes in a Perturbed Agricultural Soil Investigated by Molecular and Physiological Approaches
Lise Øvreås, Sigmund Jensen, Frida Lise Daae, Vigdis Torsvik
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2739–2742.
PMCID:
PMC106457
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Importance of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans for Bioleaching
Tilman Gehrke, Judit Telegdi, Dominique Thierry, Wolfgang Sand
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2743–2747.
PMCID:
PMC106458
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.6M
Food Microbiology
Cloning and Characterization of the Lactococcal Plasmid-Encoded Type II Restriction/Modification System, LlaDII
Annette Madsen, Jytte Josephsen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2424–2431.
PMCID:
PMC106406
Abstract Full Text PDF–803K
Molecular Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Expression in Escherichia coli of a Hemolytic Toxin (Aerolysin) Gene from Aeromonas trota
Ashraf A. Khan, Eungbin Kim, Carl E. Cerniglia
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2473–2478.
PMCID:
PMC106413
Abstract Full Text PDF–653K
Glutamate Biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis NCDO 2118
P. Lapujade, M. Cocaign-Bousquet, P. Loubiere
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2485–2489.
PMCID:
PMC106415
Abstract Full Text PDF–151K
Construction and Expression of a Bifunctional Single-Chain Antibody against Bacillus cereus Spores
Kai Koo, Peggy M. Foegeding, Harold E. Swaisgood
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2490–2496.
PMCID:
PMC106416
Abstract Full Text PDF–377K
Development of a Streptavidin-Conjugated Single-Chain Antibody That Binds Bacillus cereus Spores
Kai Koo, Peggy M. Foegeding, Harold E. Swaisgood
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2497–2502.
PMCID:
PMC106417
Abstract Full Text PDF–799K
Sequencing and Characterization of the xyl Operon of a Gram-Positive Bacterium, Tetragenococcus halophila
Yasuo Takeda, Kazuma Takase, Ichiro Yamato, Keietsu Abe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2513–2519.
PMCID:
PMC106419
Abstract Full Text PDF–183K
Modeling of Growth of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis and Candida milleri in Response to Process Parameters of Sourdough Fermentation
Michael G. Gänzle, Michaela Ehmann, Walter P. Hammes
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2616–2623.
PMCID:
PMC106434
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Increased Carotenoid Production by the Food Yeast Candida utilis through Metabolic Engineering of the Isoprenoid Pathway
Hiroshi Shimada, Keiji Kondo, Paul D. Fraser, Yutaka Miura, Toshiko Saito, Norihiko Misawa
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2676–2680.
PMCID:
PMC106443
Abstract Full Text PDF–484K
Plant Microbiology
Root Colonization by Agrobacterium tumefaciens Is Reduced in cel, attB, attD, and attR Mutants
Ann G. Matthysse, Susan McMahan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2341–2345.
PMCID:
PMC106392
Abstract Full Text PDF–207K
Trifolitoxin Production Increases Nodulation Competitiveness of Rhizobium etli CE3 under Agricultural Conditions
Eduardo A. Robleto, Kenneth Kmiecik, Edward S. Oplinger, James Nienhuis, Eric W. Triplett
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2630–2633.
PMCID:
PMC106436
Abstract Full Text PDF–141K
Invertebrate Microbiology
Intergeneric Transfer of Conjugative and Mobilizable Plasmids Harbored by Escherichia coli in the Gut of the Soil Microarthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola)
Andrea Hoffmann, Torsten Thimm, Marcus Dröge, Edward R. B. Moore, Jean Charles Munch, Christoph C. Tebbe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2652–2659.
PMCID:
PMC106440
Abstract Full Text PDF–162K
The Gut of the Soil Microarthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola) Is a Frequently Changeable but Selective Habitat and a Vector for Microorganisms
Torsten Thimm, Andrea Hoffmann, Heinz Borkott, Jean Charles Munch, Christoph C. Tebbe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2660–2669.
PMCID:
PMC106441
Abstract Full Text PDF–918K
Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus laterosporus
Margarita V. Orlova, Tatyana A. Smirnova, Lyudmila A. Ganushkina, Victoria Y. Yacubovich, Roudolf R. Azizbekyan
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2723–2725.
PMCID:
PMC106453
Abstract Full Text PDF–143K
Methods
Flow Cytometry Detection of Infectious Rotaviruses in Environmental and Clinical Samples
F. Xavier Abad, Rosa M. Pintó, Albert Bosch
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2392–2396.
PMCID:
PMC106401
Abstract Full Text PDF–318K
Differentiation of Lactobacillus Species by Molecular Typing
Wei Zhong, Kevin Millsap, Hanna Bialkowska-Hobrzanska, Gregor Reid
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2418–2423.
PMCID:
PMC106405
Abstract Full Text PDF–314K
Small-Scale DNA Sample Preparation Method for Field PCR Detection of Microbial Cells and Spores in Soil
Cheryl R. Kuske, Kaysie L. Banton, Dante L. Adorada, Peter C. Stark, Karen K. Hill, Paul J. Jackson
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2463–2472.
PMCID:
PMC106412
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
A Highly Selective PCR Protocol for Detecting 16S rRNA Genes of the Genus Pseudomonas (Sensu Stricto) in Environmental Samples
Franco Widmer, Ramon J. Seidler, Patrick M. Gillevet, Lidia S. Watrud, George D. Di Giovanni
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2545–2553.
PMCID:
PMC106424
Abstract Full Text PDF–641K
Use of Green Fluorescent Protein To Tag and Investigate Gene Expression in Marine Bacteria
Serina Stretton, Somkiet Techkarnjanaruk, Alan M. McLennan, Amanda E. Goodman
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2554–2559.
PMCID:
PMC106425
Abstract Full Text PDF–421K
Capillary Electrophoresis Measurements of Electrophoretic Mobility for Colloidal Particles of Biological Interest
J. R. Glynn, Jr., B. M. Belongia, R. G. Arnold, K. L. Ogden, J. C. Baygents
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2572–2577.
PMCID:
PMC106428
Abstract Full Text PDF–165K
Quantification of Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water by Use of Competitive PCR Followed by Sequence-Specific Labeling of Oligonucleotide Probes
Knut Rudi, Olav M. Skulberg, Frank Larsen, Kjetill S. Jakobsen
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2639–2643.
PMCID:
PMC106438
Abstract Full Text PDF–425K
A Fluorescent Gram Stain for Flow Cytometry and Epifluorescence Microscopy
David J. Mason, Subo Shanmuganathan, Fiona C. Mortimer, Vanya A. Gant
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2681–2685.
PMCID:
PMC106444
Abstract Full Text PDF–210K
Effectiveness of SYTOX Green Stain for Bacterial Viability Assessment
P. Lebaron, P. Catala, N. Parthuisot
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2697–2700.
PMCID:
PMC106447
Abstract Full Text PDF–113K
Plasposons: Modular Self-Cloning Minitransposon Derivatives for Rapid Genetic Analysis of Gram-Negative Bacterial Genomes
Jonathan J. Dennis, Gerben J. Zylstra
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2710–2715.
PMCID:
PMC106450
Abstract Full Text PDF–156K
Design and Application of Two Rapid Screening Techniques for Isolation of Mn(IV) Reduction-Deficient Mutants of Shewanella putrefaciens
Brian S. Burnes, Michael J. Mulberry, Thomas J. DiChristina
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2716–2720.
PMCID:
PMC106451
Abstract Full Text PDF–340K
Use of Luciferase Genes as Biosensors To Study Bacterial Physiology in the Digestive Tract
G. Corthier, C. Delorme, S. D. Ehrlich, P. Renault
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2721–2722.
PMCID:
PMC106452
Abstract Full Text PDF–109K
Letter to the Editor
Does Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Survive Current Pasteurization Conditions?
Irene R. Grant
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 July; 64(7): 2760–2761.
Includes additional comments & authors
PMCID:
PMC106461
Full Text PDF–90K
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