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Letters in Applied Microbiology Edited by D.E.S. Stewart-Tull, MJ.B. Paynter, C.R. Harwood & P.J. Blackall Volume 29, 1999 (!()p\right S? lyW, by The Society for Applied Microbiology AM.RI(JHTSRKSKR\KI) No part of this volume may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the Society CODKN I.AM1K7 ISSN 0266-8254 Published by Blackwell Science l.td OMORI) l.()M)()\ KDlNHLRtill EtOSION MI I.UOL R\t HI RI.IN \II.\N\ Printed in Great Ikitain Contents Volume 29, Number 1, July 1999 Volume 29, Number 2, August 1999 1 Identification by a multiplex PC.R-based assa\ of 77 .Molybdate induces thermotolerance in yeast E. Tiliyada, Salmonella 1 yphimurium and Salmonella Knteritidis I . Miliykos, E. ) psilantis, K. Papaniichael £y /. Delitbeos strains from environmental swabs of poultry bouses C. Soiimet, C. Ennel, IRose, A. Rose, P. Droiiin, (SI The occurrence of fungi in hospital and community G. Salial P. Golin potable waters M. . irvanitidoii, K. Kanelloii, 1 Urease-positive thermophilic strains of Campylobacter E.C. Constantinides cy 1 . Katsoiiyannopoiilos isolated from seasjulls (Larus spp.) L Kaneko, S5 Dynamics of .Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli M. Matsinla, M. Miyajima, jf.P. Moore <5 P.C. Murphy (.S EEG) in feedlot cattle 7 -Midyley, \. Eeyan ty 10 An extracellular stress-sensing protein is activated by P. Desmarchelier heat and u.v. irradiation as well as by mild acidity, the activatitm producing an acid tolerance-inducing protein 90 Differentiation of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus R. y. Roirbury A/. Goodson paracasei and Lactobacillus rhamnosits b\ PCiR I, .J.IL H ard £5" 4/..7 Timmins 15 PCiR detection ot' Clostridium perfrinyens type D in formalin-hxed, paraffin-embedded tissues of goats and 95 Inhibition of the tempe mould, Rbizopiis oligosporus, by sheep . /./,, ll arren, /■'../. I zal, L.I.. Illaekall ammonia R. \. Sparrinya J.D. Owens W.R. Kelly 97 Enhanced sporulation in Bacillus siibtilis grown on 20 Phytase activity oi' Selenomonas riiminantinm: a medium containing glucose:ribose K. ll arriner £y preliminary characterization L. J. Yanke, L.B. ,Selinyer ty II. 11. H anes K. J. Clieny 26 chromogenic plating medium for isolating Pseheriehia 105 (.loning and sequencing of the gene encoding universal aV/Ol57:117 from beef/,. Restaino, /:.//. Prampton, stress protein from Escherichia coli 0157:117 isolated from K.M. Turner D.R.K. Allison Jack-in-a-Hox outbreak 7 Chen £y 11.11. GriJ/iths .51 Effect of environmental haemin upon the physiology and IDS Genetic homogeneitx and phage susceptibility of ruminal biochemistry oi' Prevotella intermedia R7.S S. Stubbs, strains of Streptococcus bovis isolated in .Australia J. A. llobot, R.Jf. W addinyton, G. Enibery Cj M. 1.0. Lewis .1.1. Klieve, G.L. fleck, l/. l. Prance £y f). Shu .57 (iolicin \ can be produced by lactic acid bacteria J.K. McGormiek, T.R. Klaenhammer ty M.L. Stiles 115 Alterations in macromolecular composition and cell wall integrity by ciprofloxacin in .Mycobacterium smeymatis 42 Ehe use of multiple indices of physiological activity to L I ernia. ./. Rohilla £y G.K. Khiiller access viability in chlorine disinfected Lselierieliia eoU 0157:117.7.7; lasle, B.H. Pyle ^ G. A. McTeters 1 IS Isolation and molecular characterization of vancomycin- 4S Diversity of streptomycetes among specific Greek resistant Enterococcus faecium in Malax sia R. .Son. terrestrial ecosystems /;'.. /. Katsifas, E.P. Giannoiitson cy E. .\iniita, G. Rttstil, E. .\asreldin, L. Samuel cy - t.l). Karayoiini .11. \ishibuchi 52 Conianionas acidovorans contamination of dental unit 125 The effect of hlters on aseptic pipetting lifetime of waters .S'. Stanipi, E. Zanetti. .1. Beryamaschi mechanical and electronic pipettors and carrxover during G. I)e Luca pipetting .11. Kolari, .S’. Mannonen, T. Takala, P. .Saris, 56 E.ffect of galvanically induced surface potentials on O. Souvanienii £y .1/..S'. .Salkinoja-.Salonen marine fouling .4. Kerr, T. flodykiess, .\I.jf. Gowliny, MJ. Smith S' C.M. Beveridye 150 In-vitro antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of .Sardinian Thymus essential oils .S’. Cosentino. 61 F.ffect on cultivation conditions on growth and a-amylase C.I.G. Tiiberoso, B. Pisano, M. .Satta. I . Mascia, production by a thermophilic BaeiUns sp. G. .Wanio S' , -/. Gessesse E. Arzedi <5 /’. Palmas 66 Effect of vegetable oils in the secretion of lipase from 156 1 leat resistance of Lactobacillus spp. isolated from Candida riiyosa (1)S.\1 2051) B.S. faikshmi, P. Kanyiieane, Cheddar cheese A. A. ^ /..ll. Coyan B. .Abraham cif G. Pennathiir 141 (A-lluIar lysis in Bacillus siibtilis; the affect of multiple 71 Isolation and characterisation of an unusual bacterium, extracellular protease dehciencies K. Stephenson, .S’. Bron allied to the soil bacterium Bacillus benzoevorans, from £y C.R. Harwood feedlot manure pads in .Australia A. I . Klieve, .7.7 Plumb cfT E.L. Blackall 146 Eetter to the Editor liii] [iv] CONTENTS Volume 29, Number 3, September 1999 221 Formation of I .-malic acid by yeasts of the genus Dipodascus .11. Rosenberg, H. .Wikoid S' L. Kristqfikovd 147 Kcological approach of macrolidc-lincosamides- 224 .Morphological changes (including filamentation) in strcptogramin producing Actinomyces from Cuban soils Escherichia coli grown under starvation conditions on I. Gonzalez, . Xiehia, M. Lemus, />. Gonzalez, I. Otero, silicon wafers and other surfaces .11. iVainwright, Y. Iznaga, W.K. Perez (5 C. f allin E.T. Canham, A. .-il-Uajeeh z5 C.L. Reeves 151 Novel non-toxic isolates of Bacillus thnringiensis 228 F.ffects of temperature and heat activation on germination G.B. Benintende, J.E. Ldpez-Meza, J.G. Cozzi of individul spores of Bacillus subtilis R.G.K. Eeuschner J. IL Iharra er P. J. ]Allford 156 Molecular fingerprinting oi Salmonella serotype Glostrup 233 Pressure- vs. heat-induced bacterial stress in cooked D. C. Old, S..4. Ghishohn P.B. Crichton poultry sausages; a preliminary stud\\7. Yuste, 160 hi situ analysis of the bacterial communities associated to .11. .\lor-.\Iur, .11. Capellas z^ R. Pla farmed eel by whole-cell hybridization ) . Moreno, 238 Inhibitory effects of some spice essential oils on G.R. Arias, //. Meier, E. Garay R. Aznar .Aspergillus ochraceus NRRL 3174 growth and ochratoxin 166 C.ombined action of nisin and carvacrol on Bacillus cereus .A production ll.Z. Basilico ^ J.G. Basilico and Eisteria monocytogenes EE. Pol £5" E.J. Smid 242 Enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene by a marine 171 Knhancement of growth and poly 3-hydroxybutyrate bacterium in presence of a synthetic surfactant P. Cuny, production from Methylobactenum sp. ZP24 by formate J. Eaucet, .11. .Acijuaviva, J.-C. Bertrand z^ .11. Gileiricz and other organic acids / .S. Vellore, \.B. Tbakur 246 'I'he same species of sulphate-reducing Desulfomicrobiuin A.y. Desai occur in different oil field environments in the North Sea 176 Production of bacteriocin jensiniin G by J.-Y. Leu, C.P. .WcGovern-Traa, A.J.R. Porter zj Propionihactenum is pi 1 sensitive E. Y. Ekinct If ..A. Hamilton S.E. Barefoot 253 A comparison of different culture media for the 1S1 lolecular characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa membrane filter quantification oi aeromonas in water 2NR degrading naphthalene .11. Givilini, .11. de Bertoldi P. I iliari, A. Pucino, .V. Santagata z^ I. Torre er G. Tell 258 ('.haracterization of ‘faecal streptococci’ as indicators of 187 I’he role of the rumen ciliate protozoa for methane faecal pollution and distribution in the environment suppression caused by coconut oil /’. Dohme, B. Pinto, R. Pierotti, G. Canale z^ D. Reali A. MachmiiUer, B.J.. Estermann, P. Pfister, ll asserfallen 264 Production of bacteriocin by Bacteroides fragilis and £5" .11. Kreuzer partial characterization K.E.S. .Avelar, E.J.E. Pinto, 193 Hydrogeneration of polyunsaturated fatty acids by E.C.M. .Antunes, L..A. Eobo, .W.C.E. Bastos, human colonic bacteria E.A.C. Howard C. Henderson R..M.C.P. Domingues z5 ll.C de Souza Ferreira 197 Resistance to gentamicin and related aminoglycosides in 269 Rapid detection of Salmonella in field samples by nested Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Hrazil E.I.S. Ereitas, PGR I. Rychlik, L. van Kesteren, A. Cardovd, E. Guedes-Stehling jf P. Siqueira-funior A. Svestkovd, R. .Martinkovd z5 F. Sisak 202 Inactivation of afiatoxigenic .\spergilli by treatment with ozone/,./?. Beuchat, R. Chmielewski, J. Keswani, S.E. Eaw f.E. Erank Volume 29, Number 5, November 1999 206 Reduction of Escherichia coli 0157:117 by stimulated Pediococcus acidilactici D.H. Kang zj D.Y.C. Fung 273 Cdoning and expression of single chain antibody fragments in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris Volume 29, Number 4, October 1999 /A. 11. Cupit,J..A. Whyte, .A.J. Porter, .\l.J. Browne, S.D. Holmes, If .J. Harris z5 C. Cunningham 211 Surv ival ability of cytotoxic strains of motile .Kromonas 278 (3-l)-glucuronidase gene from Escherichia coli is a spp in different types of water G’. Brandi, .11. Sisti, functional reporter in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia E. Giardini, G.E. Schiavano z^ . .-Ilhano pastoris C. Ayra-Pardo, C. Garcia-.Martinez, 216 .An automated method for the detection of staphylococcal EL. .\lontejo-Sierra R.E f dzijuez-Padrdn heat stable deoxyribonuclease in dairy products 284 Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies A. Meyrand, I . .ktrache, C. Bavai, M.P. Montet S' for afiatoxin B1 K.T. Devi, .VI. A. .Mayo, K.L.X. Reddy, C. I ernozy-Rozand P. De!fosse, G. Reddy, S. 1'. Reddy z^ D. I .R. Reddy CONTENTS [v] 289 Inhibition of aflatoxin biosynthesis by phenolic 364 'Ehe role of the rodlet structure on the physicochemical compounds .S',-5. r Him, O.-K. Grosjean J.L. Baker properties of Aspergillus conidia H. Girardin, S. Pans, 292 Cell surface display of hepatitis B virus surface antigen f. Rault, l/.-A. Bellon-Eontaine f.-P. Latge by using Psetidomotuis syringae ice nucleation protein 370 Molecular characterization of the diversity of E.-jf. Kim S' S.-K. Yoo Campylobacter spp. isolates collected from a poultry 298 ppGpp accumulation in Pseiulomoims aeruginosa and slaughterhouse: analysis of cross-contamination Pseudomonas fliiorescetis subjected to nutrient limitation A. Rivoal, .\I. Denis, C. Salvat, P. Cohn tS G. Ermel and biocide exposure D.L.A. Greenway R.R. England 375 Effect of post-treatment holding conditions on detection 303 Selection o( Salmonella Typhimurium as an indicator for of tiijA mRNA in ethanol-treated Escherichia coli: pathogen regrowth potential in composted biosolids implications for RT-PGR-based indirect viability tests % Sidliu. R.A. Gibbs, G.E. Ho I. i 'nkovieh G.E.C. Sheridan, E.A. Szabo B..M. .Mackey 308 Efficient subtyping of Yersinia enteroeolitiea bioserotype 380 Studies on catabolite repression in solid state 4/0:3 with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis fermentation for biosynthesis of fungal amylases .1/. Eredriksson-Abomaa, T. Autio H. Korkeala M.P. Sandakiimar, .M.S. Thakiir, K.S..M.S. Raghavarao 313 Lactococci as probiotic strains: adhesion to human \ .P. Gbildyal enterocyte-like Ciaco-2 cells and tolerance to low pH and 385 Ghange in riverine epilithic extracellular enzyme activity bile //. Kimoto, J. Kurisaki, A..I/. Tsuji, S. Olimomo (5 in response to fish farm effluent S.E. Brown (S T. Ok a mo to R. Goulder 317 Analysis of brevibacteria on the surface of Gruyere 389 (iloning and sequencing of (3-1,4-endoglucanase gene cheese detected by in situ hybridization and by colony hybridization B. KolloJJ'el, L. Meile .1/. Eeuber (celA) from Pseudomonas sp. YD-15 S. Her, H.-S. Lee, S. -J. Choi, S.-lf. Choi, H.-f. Choi, S.-S. Yoon 323 The intrinsic resistance of Escherichia coli to various D.-H. Oh antimicrobial agents requires ppGpp and DA,.A. Greenway R.R. England 396 In situ reverse transcription for the specific detection of bacteria and protozoa .4.4/. Prescott C.R. Pricker 327 Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci recovered from commercial swine carcasses: effect of feed additives 401 Effect of disk rotational speed on heavy metal R. Davies T.A. Roberts accumulation by rotating biological contactor (RBG) 334 Inhibition of growth and aflatoxin biosynthesis of biofilms A. C. Cost ley £? E..M. Wallis .■ispergillus flavus by extracts of some Egyptian plants 406 Development of a m-PGR assa\ for simultaneous .A.-L.E. .Mahmoud identification of Campylobacter jejuni imi C. coli .M. Denis, 337 Synthesis of glucose oxidase and catalase by Aspergillus C. Souniet, A. Rivoal, G. Ermel, D. Blivet, G. Salvat S' niger in resting cell culture svstem J.-Z. Liu, LL-Y. Yang, P. Colin L.-PWeng L.-S.Ji 411 Ecology of spontaneous fermentation in one winery 342 Exopolysaccharides of Pseudomonas mendocina P^d during 5 consecutive years .4./?. Gutierrez, P. Santaniaria, S. Royan, C. Parulekar S. .Mavinkurve S. Epifanio, P. Garijo IS R. Lopez 347 Production of enterotoxins and toxic shock syndrome 416 Rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes by PG.R-ELISA toxin by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine P. Schell, .4. Gasch (j A. Berghof mastitis in Brazil H.E.T. Cardoso, A. Silva, .M.J. Sena & 421 Occurrence and numbers of bacteriophages and bacterial L.S. Carnio indicators in faeces of yellow-legged seagull (Lams 350 Simple method to observe the adaptive response of cachinnans) .M. Muniesa, f. fofre S' E. Liicena Listeria monocytogenes in food L.E. Bolton cs J.E. Erank 424 I'he effect of citric acid, lactic acid, sodium citrate and 354 Ehe effectiveness of hygiene procedures for prevention of sodium lactate, alone and in combination with nisin, on cross-contamination from chicken carcases in the the growth of .Arcobacter biitzleri C..4. Phillips domestic kitchen T.A. Cogan, S.E. Bloomfield E. J. Humphrey 429 .Metabolism of pectin in rumen bacteria Biityrivibrio Jibrisolvens and Prevotella runiinicola .M. Marounek 15 D. Duskovd Volume 29, Number 6, December 1999 434 Evaluation of a latex agglutination kit for the detection of human antibodies to the lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia 359 P'ed-batch culture of Candida guillierniondii Fl'I 20037 coli 0157, following infection with verocytotoxin- for xylitol production from sugar cane bagasse producing E. coli 0157 H. Chart hydrolvsate D.C.G.A. Rodrigues, S.S. da Silva £5" .M.G..I Eehpe 437 Index