Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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  Año 2002, Vol. 68, Número 7

  • Characterization of a Listeria monocytogenes Scott A Isolate with High Tolerance towards High Hydrostatic Pressure

    Kimon A.G. Karatzas, Marjon H.J. Bennik

    págs. 3183-3189

    

  • Secondary (¿-Proteobacteria) Endosymbionts Infect the Primary (¿-Proteobacteria) Endosymbionts of Mealybugs Multiple Times and Coevolve with Their Hosts

    Penny J. Gullan, Paul Baumann, Mylo Ly Thao

    págs. 3190-3197

    

  • The Genetic Properties of the Primary Endosymbionts of Mealybugs Differ from Those of Other Endosymbionts of Plant Sap-Sucking Insects

    Mylo Ly Thao, Marshall W. Johnson, Paul Baumann, Linda Baumann, Justin M. Hess

    págs. 3198-3205

    

  • Members of the Family Comamonadaceae as Primary Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate)-Degrading Denitrifies in Activated Sludge as Revealed by a Polyphasic Approach

    Shams Tabrez Khan, Masamitsu Yamamoto, Akira Hiraishi, Yoko Horiba

    págs. 3206-3214

    

  • Parallel Characterization of Anaerobic Toluene- and Ethylbenzene-Degrading Microbial Consortia by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, RNA-DNA Membrane Hybridization, and DNA Microarray Technology

    Saleh Al-Muzaini, David A. Stahl, Tatsunori Nakagawa, Yoshikuni Urushigawa, Manabu Fukui, Hidetoshi Urakawa, Saïd El-Fantroussi, Yoshikazu Koizumi, John J. Kelly

    págs. 3215-3225

    

  • Differential Ability of Genotypes of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Pseudomonas fluorescens Strains To Colonize the Roots of Pea Plants

    Linda S. Thomashow, Brian B. McSpadden Gardener, Jos M. Raaijmakers, David M. Weller, Olga V. Mavrodi, Blanca Beatriz Landa del Castillo

    págs. 3226-3237

    

  • Airborne Microbial Flora in a Cattle Feedlot

    S.C. Wilson, D.C. Strauss, W.C. Wong, F.M. Mitlöhner, J.D. Cooley, J. Morrow-Tesch, J.J. McGlone

    págs. 3238-3242

    

  • Analysis of Bacterial Community Composition by OIigonucleotide Fingerprinting of rRNA Genes

    Marek Chrobak, R. Jack Hartin, Andres Figueroa, David E. Crowley, Lea Valinsky, Alexandra J. Scupham, Gianluca Della Vedova, Sam Alvey, James Borneman

    págs. 3243-3250

    

  • Molecular Characterization of the S-Layer Gene, sbpA, of Bacillus sphaericus CCM 2177 and Production of a Functional S-Layer Fusion Protein with the Ability To Recrystallize in a Defined Orientation while Presenting the Fused Allergen

    Christine Völlenkle, Margit Sára, Andreas Breitwieser, Uwe B. Sleytr, Eva M. Egelseer, Nicola Ilk

    págs. 3251-3260

    

  • Functional Production and Characterization of a Fibrin-Specific Single-Chain Antibody Fragment from Bacillus subtilis: Effects of Molecular Chaperones and a Wall-Bound Protease on Antibody Fragment Production

    Steven J. Szarka, Jonathan C. Yeung, Hamid R. Habibi

    págs. 3261-3269

    

  • Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Rhodococcus sp. Strain DK17

    Gerben J. Zylstra

    págs. 3270-3278

    

  • Cloning and Heterologous Expression of an Enantioselective Amidase from Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain MP50

    Andreas Stolz, Sibylle Bürger, Carsten Calaminus, Sandra Trott

    págs. 3279-3286

    

  • Process and Metabolic Strategies for Improved Production of Escherichia coli-Derived 6-Deoxyerythronolide B

    Peter Licari, Blaine Pfeifer, Chaitan Khosla

    págs. 3287-3292

    

  • Potential Repair of Escherichia coli DNA following Exposure to UV Radiation from Both Medium- and Low-Pressure UV Sources Used in Drinking Water Treatment

    J.L. Zimmer, Robin M. Slawson

    págs. 3293-3299

    

  • Tightly Bound Binary Toxin in the Cell Wall of Bacillus sphaericus

    Igor Uspensky, Daniela Klein, Sergei Braun

    págs. 3300-3307

    

  • Survival of GacS/GacA Mutants of the Biological Control Bacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30¿84 in the Wheat Rhizosphere

    Elizabeth A. Pierson, Scott T. Chancey, Leland S. Pierson III, Derek W. Wood

    págs. 3308-3314

    

  • Phage-Displayed Peptides as Developmental Agonists for Phytophthora capsici Zoospores

    Sarah A. Mounter, James T. English, James Laskey, Chris Rouse, Sharon L. Bishop-Hurley, Philip Roop, Francis J. Schmidt, Roy O. Morris, Jim Elder

    págs. 3315-3320

    

  • Identification of glyA (Encoding Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase) and Its Use Together with the Exporter ThrE To Increase L-Threonine Accumulation by Corynebacterium glutamicum

    Petra Simic, Juliane Willuhn, Hermann Sahm, Lothar Eggeling

    págs. 3321-3327

    

  • Plant-Dependent Genotype and Phenotypic Diversity of Antagonistic Rhizobacteria Isolated from Different Verticillium Host Plants

    Nicolle Roskot, Leo Eberl, Gabriele Berg, Angela Zock, Kornelia Smalla, Anette Steidle

    págs. 3328-3338

    

  • Wine Yeast Strains Engineered for Glycogen Overproduction Display Enhanced Viability under Glucose Deprivation Conditions

    Emilia Matallana Redondo, Roberto Pérez Torrado, José V. Gimeno-Alcañiz

    págs. 3339-3344

    

  • In Situ Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Transgenic (Transplastomic) Tobacco Plants to Bacteria

    Timothy M. Vogel, Pascal Simonet, Renaud Nalin, Elisabeth Kay, Frank Bertolla

    págs. 3345-3351

    

  • Molecular Characterization and Expression of Pyruvate Formate-Lyase-Activating Enzyme in a Ruminal Bacterium, Streptoccus bovis

    Narito Asanuma, Tsuneo Hino

    págs. 3352-3357

    

  • Seasonal Fluctuations and Long-Term Persistence of Pathogenic Populations of Agrobacterium spp. in Soils

    Y. Dessaux, Xavier Nesme, C. Mougel, A. Petit, Z. Krimi

    págs. 3358-3365

    

  • Prevalence and Fingerprinting of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Raw Whole Milk in Farm Bulk Tanks and in Dairy Plant Receiving Tanks

    Elisabet Waak, Marie-Louise Danielsson-Tham, Wilhelm Tham

    págs. 3366-3370

    

  • Identification of an opd (Organophosphate Degradation) Gene in an Agrobacterium Isolate

    John G. Oakeshott, Tara D. Sutherland, Robyn J. Russell, Rebecca L. Harcourt, Irene Horne

    págs. 3371-3376

    

  • Technical-Scale Production of Cyanophycin with Recombinant Strains of Escherichia coli

    Holger Schmidt, Fred B. Oppermann-Sanio, Kay M. Frey, Alexander Steinbüchel

    págs. 3377-3384

    

  • Expression of a Fungal Hydrophobin in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall: Effect on Cell Surface Properties and Immobilization

    Rosário Oliveria, Joana Azeredo, Tiina Nakari-Setälä, José Teixeira, Mariana Henriques, Markus Linder, Merja Penttilä

    págs. 3385-3391

    

  • Heterologous Expression of the Lactococcus Bacteriocin, Nisin, in a Dairy Enterococcus Strain

    Daniel J. O'Sullivan

    págs. 3392-3400

    

  • Mucosa-Associated Bacteria in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract Are Uniformly Distributed along the Colon and Differ from the Community Recovered from Feces

    Atte von Wright, Antoon D. L. Akkermans, Willem M. de Vos, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Terttu Vilpponen-Salmela, Kaouther Ben-Amor

    págs. 3401-3407

    

  • Improving the Pathogenicity of a Nematode-Trapping Fungus by Genetic Engineering of a Subtilisin with Nematotoxic Activity

    Anders Tunlid, Peter J. Punt, Cees A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Johan Åhman, Maja Olsson, Tomas Johansson

    págs. 3408-3415