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Contents No. 1 1 Characterization of soluble rifamycin oxidase from Curvularia lunata var. aeria U. C. BANERJEE 4 Evaluation of the TECRA immunocapture ELISA for the detection of Salmonella typhimurium in foods S. H. FLINT & N. J. HARTLEY 7 Mould growth and conidiation in cereal grains as affected by water activity and temperature B. CAHAGNIER, LAURENCE LESAGE & D. RICHARD-MOLARD 14 The effect of pH and temperature on haemolysin production by Listeria species SHAKEEL A. KHAN, S. M. KHALID & ROQUYA SIDDIQUl 17 Comparison of Colilert with Dutch standard enumeration methods for Escherichia coli and total conforms in water F. M. SCHETS, G. J. MEDEMA & A. H. HAVELAAR 20 Biodegradation of phenanthrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: on the role of lignin peroxidase M. TATARKO & J. A. BUMPUS 25 The nucleotide sequence for the replication region of pVS40, a lactococcal food grade cloning vector ATTE VON WRIGHT & KAJ RATY 29 Growth inhibition of selected food-borne bacteria by tannic acid, propyl gallate and related compounds K. -T. CHUNG, S. E. STEVENS, W.-F. LIN & C. 1. WEI 33 Inhibition of mycolic acid biosynthesis in a cell-wall preparation from Mycobacterium smegmatis by methyl 4-(2-octadecylcyclopropen-l-yl) butanoate, a structural analogue of a key precursor P. R. WHEELER, G. S. BESRA, D. E. MINNIKIN & C. RATLEDGE 37 Preservation of Listeria monocytogenes and other pathogenic foodborne bacteria on silica gel L. K. BAGI & R. L. BUCHANAN 40 Formation of histamine and tyramine by some lactic acid bacteria in MRS-broth and modified decarboxylation agar R. L. MAIJALA 44 Restriction analysis of an amplified polygalacturonase gene fragment differentiates strains of the phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum M. GILLINGS, P. FAHY & C. DAVIES No. 2 49 Effect of spice essential oils on growth and aflatoxin B, production by Aspergillus flavus K. L. PATKAR, C. M. USHA, H. S. SHETTY, N. PASTER & J. LACEY 52 Destruction of phagocytosis-suppressing activity of aflatoxin B, by ozone D. CHATTERJEE & S. K. MUKHERJEE iii Contents 55 Comparison of the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in unirradiated and irradiated cook-chill roast beef and gravy at refrigeration temperatures IRENE R. GRANT, CAROLYN R. NIXON & MARGARET F. PATTERSON 58 An evaluation of media for the membrane filtration enumeration of Aeromonas from drinking water P. HOLMES & D. P. SARTORY 61 Cloning of the gene for cholesterol oxidase in Bacillus spp., Lactobacillus reuteri and its expression in Escherichia coli P. BRIGIDI, F. BOLOGNANI, M. ROSSI, C. CERRE & D. MATTEUZZI 65 An in vitro model for studies on bacterial interactions in the avian caecum L. NUOTIO & G. C. MEAD 68 High activity xylanase from Aspergillus sydowii MG49 during growth on jute stalk lignocellulose MOUSUMI GHOSH & GEETA NANDA 72 A new simple medium for the detection of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium by measurement of conductance changes MONICA GATTI & ERASMO NEVIANI 75 Stable j?-glucosidase from Aureobasidium S. HAYASHI, K. MATSUMOTO, Y. WADA, Y. TAKASAKI & K. IMADA 78 Methods to demonstrate the bactericidal activity of bacteriocins N. BENKERROUM, Y. GHOUATI, W. E. SANDINE & A. TANTAOUI-ELARAKI 82 Isolation of Penicillium strains producing ochratoxin A, citrinin, xanthomegnin, viomellein and vioxanthin from stored cereal grains K. A. SCUDAMORE, J. H. CLARKE & M. T. HETMANSKI 88 Tetracycline resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius S. SCHWARZ & Z. WANG 92 The regulation of expression of the Lactococcus lactis lactose operon H. G. GRIFFIN & M. J. GASSON No.3 97 Investigation of cheese and other foodstuff samples with the Listeria-Tek ELISA K. MEIER & G. TERPLAN 101 Storage of a mixed microbial consortium capable of growth on biphenyl ANNETTE D. DAVISON & D. A. VEAL 104 Study of ^-1,3-glucanase activity during autolysis of Aspergillus nidulans by FPLC ion-exchange chromatography O. M. NUERO, C. ALFONSO, F. DEL AMO & F. REYES 109 Ibuprofen, a unique anti-inflammatory compound with antifungal activity against dermatophytes A. K. SANYAL, D. ROY, B. CHOWDHURY & A. B. BANERJEE 112 Occurrence of aflatoxin in some liver curative herbal medicines S. KUMAR & A. K. ROY 115 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a dibenzo-p- dioxin-degrading isolate within the new genus Sphingomonas E. R. B. MOORE, R.-M. WITTICH, P. FORTNAGEL & K. N. TIMMIS Contents V 119 Comparative testing of disinfectants using proposed European surface test methods SALLY F. BLOOMFIELD, M. ARTHUR, K. BEGUN & H. PATEL 126 A rapid method for the determination of bacterial fatty acid composition N. ROZES, SANDRINE GARBAY, MURIEL DENAYROLLES & ALINE LONVAUD-FUNEL 132 Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by bavaricin A, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus bavaricus MI401 ANETTE G. LARSEN & BIRGIT N0RRUNG 135 The utilization of aminoalkylphosphonic acids as sole nitrogen source by an environmental bacterial isolate G. McMULLAN & J. P. QUINN 139 Adaptation of Escherichia coli growth rates to the presence of pBR322 P. J. MCDERMOTT, PAULINE GOWLAND & P. C. GOWLAND 144 Letters to the Editor No.4 145 Enhanced polygalacturonase production by Aspergillus niger NRRL-364 grown on supplemented citrus pectin M. GALIOTOU-PANAYOTOU, P. RODIS & M. KAPANTAI 149 A rapid method of evaluating permeabilizing activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa HELEN AYRES, J. R. FURR & A. D. RUSSELL 152 Morphological changes of Campylobacter jejuni growing in liquid culture P. L. GRIFFITHS 156 Thermophilic glucoamylase from Talaromyces flavus Y. D. HANG & E. E. WOODAMS 158 Efficacy of biocides on laboratory-generated Legionella biofilms P. N. GREEN 162 Comparison of immunological and molecular hybridization detection methods for the detection of hepatitis A virus in sewage CHANTAL JEHL-PIETRI, B. HUGUES, M. ANDRE, J. M. DIEZ & A. BOSCH 167 Effect of biocides on Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage FI 16 J.-Y. MAILLARD, T. S. BEGGS, M. J. DAY, R. A. HUDSON & A. D. RUSSELL 171 Quantitative assessment of sterilization efficiency using lyophilized calcium alginate biological indicators G. W. HANLON & N. A. HODGES 174 Comparison of the MSRV method with an in-house conventional method for the detection of Salmonella in various high and low moisture foods D. O’DONOGHUE & ELINOR WINN 178 A comparative study of the Gene-Trak Listeria assay, the Listeria-Tek ELISA test and the FDA method for the detection of Listeria species in raw milk J. L. RODRIGUEZ, P. GAYA, M. MEDINA & M. NUNEZ 182 Plasmid profiles of lactic acid bacteria associated with vacuum-packaged Vienna sausage manufacture and spoilage G. A. DYKES, A. Y. BURGESS & A. VON HOLY Contents 185 The effect of temperature on culturability and detection of Listeria innocua in water A. M. McKAY 188 Book reviews No.5 193 A Review: ‘Containment’—recent developments and BS 5726-1992 (microbiological safety cabinets) R. P. CLARK 200 Evaluation of a rapid, defined substrate technology method for enumeration of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in chlorinated drinking water P. GALE & P. J. BROBERG 204 Growth, sclerotia and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus parasiticus: influence of food preservatives H. K. CHOURASIA 208 Exotoxin production by Aeromonas spp. in foods SYLVIA M. KIROV & FIONA BRODRIBB 212 Transformation of alpha-santonin via two independent pathways by Pseudomonas strain S ATCC 43388 D. COLACO, 1. FURTADO, U. P. NAIK, S. MAVINKURVE & S. K. PAKNIKAR 215 Cellular fatty acid composition in film-forming strains of two physiological races of Saccharomyces cerevisiae G. A. FARRIS, MILENA SINIGAGLIA, MARILENA BUDRONI & MARIA ELISABETTA GUERZONI 220 Removal of anaerobic fungi from the rumen of sheep by chemical treatment and the effect on feed consumption and in vivo fibre digestion G. L. R. GORDON & M. W. PHILLIPS 224 Use of transposon Tn916 as a genetic marker in the rumen J. D. BROOKER & DEANNE K. LUM 228 A rapid method for the enumeration of coliforms in processed foods by ion mobility spectrometry N. J. C. STRACHAN & 1. D. OGDEN 231 Recognition of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica by crystal violet binding and polymerase chain reaction ESTHER KOEPPEL, R. MEYER, J. LUETHY & U. CANDRIAN 235 PCR for the detection and typing of Campylobacters D. BIRKENHEAD, P. M. HAWKEY, J. HERITAGE, DEBORAH M. GASCOYNE-BINZI & P. KITE 238 The effect of incubation temperature, sodium chloride and ascorbic acid on the growth kinetics of Aeromonas hydrophila MARA LUCIA STECCHINI, ILEANA SARAIS & S. MILANI 242 Anaerobic bacterial reductions of aldehydes and ketones: a rapid screening procedure E. C. TIDSWELL & J. G. MORRIS 248 Book reviews No. 6 253 A novel system for monitoring the influence of oxygen tension on the microflora of grass silage SHEILA DONALD, D. R. FENLON & B. SEDEKDN Contents 256 Effects of nisin addition on the ethanol fermentation of casein whey permeate A. J. MAWSON & KAREN COSTAR 259 Genetic diversity among Rhizobium strains from Cicer arietinum L. L. D. KUYKENDALL, Y. D. GAUR & S. K. DUTTA 264 The incidence of inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance in methicillin-resistant staphylococci in clinical isolates from the Eastern Cape area of South Africa Y. GARDEE & R. KIRBY 269 Efficacy of leaf extracts of some medicinal plants against disease development in banana H. N. P. SINGH, M. M. PRASAD & K. K. SINHA 272 Acid sensitivity induction (ASI) at alkaline pH in Escherichia coli involves two major sensitization components, induction of both being switched on by increased internal pH R. J. ROWBURY, MARGARET GOODSON & T. J. HUMPHREY 276 Evaluation of recovery of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts using membrane filtration D. J. DAWSON, M. MADDOCKS, J. ROBERTS & J. S. VIDLER 280 Rapid preparation of DNA from phytopathogenic mycoplasma-like organisms for polymerase chain reaction analysis G. FIRRAO & R. LOCCI 282 The effect of colony age on PCR fingerprinting H. L. C. COUTINHO, B. A. HANDLEY, H. E. KAY, L. STEVENSON & 1. E. BERINGER 285 Distribution and typology of glucose oxidase activity in the genus Penicillium M. PETRUCCIOLI, M. FENICE & P. PICCIONI 289 Bioactivity of immobilized microalgal cells: application potential of vegetable sponge in microbial biotechnology M. IQBAL & S. 1. ZAFAR 292 Enumeration of Obesumbacterium proteus in brewery yeasts and characterization of isolated strains using Biolog GN microplates and protein fingerprinting JACQUELINE L. FERNANDEZ, W. J. SIMPSON & T. M. DOWHANICK 297 Shpl restriction endonuclease from Streptococcus bovis I. VANAT, P. PRISTAS, E. KUTEJOVA, J. JUDOVA, A. GODANY & P. JAVORSKY 300 Antimicrobial effect of some olive phenols in a laboratory medium G. TUNQEL & C. NERGIZ 303 Mapping of three plasmids from Lactobacillus helveticus ATCC 15009 M. GRAZIA FORTINA, C. PARINI, PAOLA ROSSI & P. L. MANACHINI 307 Letter to the Editor 309 Index