Journal of Applied Microbiology Edited by A. F. Godfree Volume 92, 2002 Copyright ©2002 by The Society for Applied Microbiology ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this volume may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the Society ISSN 1364-5072 Published by Blackwell Science Ltd (a Blackwell Publishing company) OXFORD LONDON F.DINBURG BOSTON MF.LBOURNE BERLIN VIENNA Printed in Great Britain Contents Volume 92, Issue 1, January 2002 118 Detection of root mat associated Agrobacterium strains from plant material and other types by post-enrichment 1 Instructions for authors TaqMan PCR S.A. Weller (5 D.E. Stead 7 A REVIEW; The impact of genomics and related 127 Successive rapid reductive dehalogenation and miner¬ technologies on the search for new antibiotics A. Allsop £5’ alization of pentachlorophenol by the indigenous micro¬ R. Illingworth flora of farmyard manure compost C.J. Jaspers, 13 Bradyrhizobium sp. nodulating the Mediterranean G. Embank, A.J. AlcCarthy (5 M.J. Penninckx shrub Spanish broom {Spartium jiinceum L.) P. Quatrini, 134 mlpB, a gene encoding a new lipoprotein in Myxococcus G. Scaglione, M. Cardinale, F. Caradonna 15 A.AI. Puglia xanthus AI. Alartinez-Canamero, C. Ortiz-Codorniu, A.L. Extremera, J. Munoz-Dorado (5 jf.AI. Arias 22 Mechanisms for enhanced biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by microbe-colonised gas-liquid foam. 140 Assessment of the fructanolytic activites in the rumen M.B. Ripley, A.B. Harrison, W.B. Betts (5 R.K. Dart bacterium Treponema saccharophilum strain S A. Kasper- owicz 15 T. AUchalowski 32 Aerobic and facultatively anaerobic cellulolytic bacteria from the gut of the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis 147 Microbial analysis of Malaysian tempeh, and character¬ M. Wenzel, I. Sehdnig, M. Berchtold, P. Kdmpfer ization of two bacteriocins produced by isolates of 15 H. Kdnig Enterococcus faecium Al.R.F. Aloreno, J.J. Leisner, L.K. Tee, C. Ley, S. Radu, G. Rusul, .VI. Vancanneyt 41 Enhancement of bile tolerance in lactococci by Tween 80 (5 L. de Vuyst H. Kimoto, S. Ohmomo 15 T. Okamoto 158 .Monitoring of Staphylococcus xylosus DS.M 20266 47 Validation of a polymerase chain reaction/restriction added as starter during fermentation and ripening of enzyme analysis method for species identification of soppressata molisana, a typical Italian sausage thermophilic Campylobacters isolated from domestic and 5. Di Aiaria, A.L. Basso, E. Santoro, L. Grazia wild animals. E.O. Engvall, B. Brandstrdm, A. Gunnarsson, (5 R. Coppola T. Mdrner, H. Whalstrom (5 C. Ferme'r 165 Early detection of spoilage moulds in bread using volatile 55 Genetic diversity of lactococci and enterococci isolated production patterns and quantitative enzyme assays from home-made Pecorino Sardo ewes’ milk cheese G. Keshri, P. Toysey (5 Aiagan L. Mannu 15 A. Paha 173 Isolation and characterization of Lactococcus piscium 63 Characterization of an antibacterial peptide produced by strains from vacuum-packaged refrigerated beef Brevihacteriiim linens A.S. Motta (5 A. Brandelli R..\\. Sakala, H. Hayashidani, Y. Kato, C. Kaneuchi 71 Survival of Listeria monocytogenes in commercial food¬ (5 AI. Ogawa processing equipment cleaning solutions and subsequent 180 Identification of Salmonella Enteritidis outer membrane sensitivity to sanitizers and heat P.J. Taormina 15 proteins expressed during attachment to human intestinal L.R. Beuchat epithelial cells A..-1. Fadl, K.S. Venkitanarayanan 81 Adaptation of a neutrophilic dairy-associated Bacillus (5 .\i.I. Khan ceretts isolate to alkaline pH. D. Lindsay, AI.C. Oosthuizen, 187 Erratum I .S. Brdzel (5 A. von Holy 90 Evaluation of the international phage typing set and some Volume 92, Issue 2, February 2002 experimental phages for typing of Listeria monocytogenes from poultry in Spain R. Capita, C. Alonso-Calleja, L. Alereghetti, B. Moreno (5 M. del Camino Garcta- 189 .A REVIEW: Strategies for the transformation of Lerndndez filamentous fungi B. Ruiz-Diez 97 Evaluation of ribosomal RNA gene restriction patterns 196 Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis phage types 4, 7, for the classification of Bacillus species and related genera 6, 8, 13a, 29 and 34: a comparative analysis of genomic K.-B. Joung & J.-C. Cote fingerprints from geographically distinct isolates E. Liebana, L. Garcia-.Migura, J. Guard-Petter, S.H.J. 109 Comparison of molecular and antibiotic resistance profile AlcDowell, S. Rankin, H..M. Opitz, F.A. Clifton-Hadley methods for the population analysis of Bradyrhizobium (5 R.H. Davies spp. (TGx) isolates that nodulate the new TGx soybean cultivars in Africa R.C. Abaidoo, H.H. Kcyser, 210 The effect of a sewage treatment plant effluent on the PAV. Singleton 15 D. Borthakur faecal coliforms and enterococci populations of the [iii] [iv] CONTENTS reception river waters X. Vilannva, A. Alanero, 338 Removal and inactivation of indicator bacteriophages M. Cerdd-Cuellar A.R. Blanch in fresh waters A.E. Durdn, M. Muniesa, X. Mendez, 215 The amino acid requirements of Corymebacterium F. Valero, F. Lucena £5" J. Jofre diphtheriae PW 8 substrain CN 2000 P.P. Nagarkar, 348 Composition of enterococcal and streptococcal flora from S.D. Ravetkar, & Al.G. Waive pigeon intestines M. Baele, L.A. Devriese, P. Butaye 221 Distribution of virulence genes in Aeromonas spp. isolated ^ F. Haesebrouck from Sardinian waters and from patients with diarrhoea. 352 Differential efficacy of a chlorine dioxide-containing L.A. Sechi, A. Deriu, M.P. Falchi, G. Fadda £5" S. Zanetti sanitizer against single species and binary biofilms 228 Colonization of the developing rhizosphere of sugar beet of a dairy-associated Bacillus cereus and a Pseudomonas seedlings by potential biocontrol agents applied as seed fluorescens isolate D. Lindsay, V.S. Brozel, treatments R. Walker, S. Rossall £5" M.J.C. Asher J.F. Mostert £? A. von Holy 238 Use of lacticin 481 to facilitate delivery of the 362 Mechanisms of killing spores of Bacillus subtilis by acid, bacteriophage resistance plasmid, pCBG104 to cheese alkali and ethanol B. Setlow, C.A. Loshon, P.C. Genest, starters 5. Mills, A. Coffey, L. O'Sullivan, D. Stokes, A.E. Cowan, C. Setlow £5' P. Setlow C. Hill, G.F. Fitzgerald ^ R.P. Ross Volume 92, Issue 3, March 2002 247 Post-harvest biological control by Pantoea agglomerans (CPA-2) on Golden Delicious apples C. Nunes, J. Usall, 377 OPINION: A role for intestinal mycoplasmas in the N. Teixido, E. Fons £5' I. Vinas aetiology of Crohn’s disease.^ W.E.W. Roediger 256 Metabolism of Alcaligenes denitrificans in biofilm vs £5" G. T. Macfarlane planktonic cells P. Teixeira £5" R. Oliveira 382 Combined effects of water activity, temperature and 261 Characterization of a cationic surfactant-resistant mutant chemical treatments on the survival of Salmonella and isolated spontaneously from Escherichia coli, S. Ishikawa, Escherichia coli 0157:H7 on alfalfa seeds L.R. Beuchat y. Matsumura, F. Yoshizako £? T. Tsuchido £?’ A.J. Scouten 269 Mild heat treatment of lettuce enhances growth of Listeria 396 Inhibition of the adherence of Escherichia coli strains to monocytogenes during subsequent storage at 5°C or 15°C basement membrane by Lactobacillus crispatus expressing Y. Li, R.E. Brackett, J. Chen L.R. Beuchat an S-layer M. Horie, A. Ishiyama, Y. Fujihira-Ueki, 276 Microbial communities in different soil types do not J. Sillanpdd, T.K. Korhonen £5' T. Toba converge after diesel contamination J. G. Bundy, 404 Acid stress in the food pathogen Bacillus cereus N. Browne G.I. Paton £? C.D. Campbell £5' B.C.A. Dowds 289 The cloning and characterization of a second a-amylase of 415 Changes in activity of extracellular enzymes in dual A. hydrophila JMP636 S.P. Kidd & J-M. Pemberton cultures of Lentinula edodes and mycoparasitic Trichoderma 297 Exopolysaccharide production by Streptococcus thermo- strains N. Hatvani, L. Kredics, Z. Antal £5' 1. Me'cs philus SY: production and preliminary characterization of 424 Sources of salmonella on broiler carcasses during the polymer A. Ricciardi, E. Parente, M.A. Crudele, transportation and processing: modes of contamination F. Zanetti, G. Scolari & L Mannazzu and methods of control J.£.L. Corry, V.M. Allen, 307 Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of garlic- W.R. Hudson, M.F. Breslin R.H. Davies fermenting lactic acid bacteria isolated from som-fak, a 433 Culturability, injury and morphological dynamics of Thai low-salt fermented fish product C. Paludan-Mtiller, thermophilic Campylobacter spp. within a laboratory- R. Valyasevi, H.H. Huss £5' L. Gram based aquatic model system C. Thomas, D. Hill 315 Reduction of ferric iron by acidophilic heterotrophic & M. Mabey bacteria: evidence for constitutive and inducible enzyme 443 Bacteria in heart and lungs of young chicks J.Z). Tankson, systems in Acidiphilium spp. D.B. Johnson J.P. Thaxton £5' Y. Vizzier-Thaxton £? T.A.M. Bridge 451 Genetic diversity of vaginal lactobacilli from women in 322 Isolation and preliminary characterization of bacteriocins different countries based on 16S rRNA gene sequences produced by Vibrio vulnificus S.D. Shehane S.l. Pavlova, A.O. Kilic, S.S. Kilic, J.-S. So, £5' R.K. Sizemore M.E. Nader-Macias, J.A. Simoes £5" L. Tao 329 Effects of temperature, pH, water activity and CO2 460 Effects of depuration of molluscs experimentally con¬ concentration on growth of Rhizopus oligosporus NRRL taminated with Escherichia coli. Vibrio cholerae 01 and 2710 R.A. Sparringa, M. Kendall, A. Westby Vibrio parahaemolyticus L. Croci, E. Suffredini, L. Cozzi (5 J.D. Owens & L. Toti CONTENTS [V] 466 Diversity of Bacillus thiiringiensis strains from Colombia Volume 92, Issue 4, April 2002 with insecticidal activity against Spodoptera frugiperda (LepidopteraiNoctuidae) J.A. Arango, M. Romero 589 A REVIEW: Malolactic fermentation in wine - beyond S. Orduz deacidification S.-Q. Liu 475 Cytometric monitoring of growth, sporogenesis and spore 602 Selenium incorporation into Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell sorting in Paenihacillus polymyxa (formerly Bacillus cells: a study of different incorporation methods C.A. polymyxa) J. Comas-Riu J. Vives-Rego Ponce de Leon, M.M. Baydn, C. Paquin J.A. Caruso 482 Proteolytic activity of Staphylococcus xylosus strains on 611 Production of biogenic amines and divercin V41 in cold pork myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic proteins and use of smoked salmon inoculated with Carnobacteriim divergens selected strains in the production of “Naples type” salami V41, and specific detection of this strain by multiplex- G. Alauriello, A. Casahuri £5' F. Viliam PCR N. Connil, H. Pre'vost £5' X. Dousset 491 Genetic diversity among Geotrichum candtdum strains 618 Factors influencing the susceptibility of Gram-negative from various substrates studied using RAM and RAPD- bacteria to toluidine blue O-mediated lethal photosensi¬ PCR 5. Gente, N. Desmasures, J.-M. Panojf S' tization N. Kdmerik £5" AI. Wilson M. Gue'guen 624 In vitro control of growth and fumonisin production by 502 Phenotypic diversity of Campylobacter isolates from Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum using antiox¬ sporadic cases of human enteritis in the UK D.R.A. idants under different water availability and temperature fVareing, F.J. Bolton, A.J. Fox, P.A. Wright regimes .W. Etcheverry, A. Torres, .M.L. Ramirez, S D.L.A. Greenway S. Chulze S' iV. .Magan 510 Development and application of a nested PCR to monitor 633 A reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay brood stock salmonid ovarian fluid and spleen for for detection of viable Escherichia coli 0157:H7: investi¬ detection of the fish pathogen Flavohacterium psychro- gation of specific target genes S. Yaron S K.R. Matthews philum A. Baliarda, D. Faure S M.C. Urdaci 641 Combining chlorination and chloramination processes for 517 Pyrimidine biosynthesis in Pseudomonas oleovorans the inhibition of biofilm formation in drinking surface L.E. Haugaard S T.P. West water system models M.N.B. .Momba S .M.A. Binda 526 The detection of Bifidobacterium adolescentis by colony 649 Concentration of Cryptosporidium, microsporidia and hybridization as an indicator of human faecal other water-borne pathogens by continuous separation pollution P.A. Lynch, B.J. Gilpin, L.W. Sinton channel centrifugation .M.A. Borchardt S S.K. Spencer S M.G. Savtll 657 Distribution of genotypes of F'-specific RNA bacterio¬ 534 Isolation and identification of synthetic pyrethroid- phages in human and non-human sources of faecal degrading bacteria R.J. Grant, T.jf. Daniell S W.B. Betts pollution in South Africa and Spain .VI. Schaper, J. Jofire, 541 Enrichment of a microbial culture capable of degrading AI. Uys IV.O.K. Grabow endosulphate, the toxic metabolite of endosulfan T.D. 668 Combined effects of chemical, heat and ultrasound Sutherland, K..\l. Weir, Ai.J. Lacey, I. Horne, R.J. Russell treatments to kill Salmonella and Escherichia coli 0157:H7 S J. G. Oakeshott on alfalfa seeds .A.J. Scouten (S L.R. Beuchat 549 A quantitative study of the survival of two species of 675 Studies on the mechanisms of the sporicidal action of Candida on porous and non-porous environmental ort/jw-phthalaldehyde R.-.M. Cabrera-Aiartinez, B. Setlow surfaces and hands O. Traore, V.S. Springthorpe £3* P. Setlow S S.A. Sattar 681 Use of a novel method to characterize the response of 556 Growth, morphology and surface properties of Listeria spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types B, E monocytogenes Scott A and L028 under saline and acid and F to a wide range of germinants and conditions environments N. Bereksi, F. Gavini, T. Be'ne'zech J. Plowman £5' Ai. W. Peck £5" C. Faille 695 W idespread distribution of the bacteriocin-producing 566 Mechanisms contributing to hypochlorous acid resistance lactic acid cocci in .Wwo-paste products T. Onda, F. of a Salmonella isolate from a poultry-processing plant Yanagida, T. Uchimura, .M. Tsuji, S. Ogino, T. Shinohara R.M. Mokgatla, P.A. Gouws (5 V.S. Brozel £5' K. Yokotsuka 574 Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in turkey samples: 706 Stimulation o( .Alexandrium fundyense growth by bacterial evaluation of two automated enzyme immunoassays and assemblages from the Bay of Fundy AI. Ferrier, conventional microbiological techniques B. Borck, J.L. Alartin & J.N. Rooney-Varga H. Stryhn, A.K. Ersboll £5' K. Pedersen 717 Campylobacter hyointestinalis subsp. hyointestinalis, a 583 Letters to the Editor common Campylobacter species in reindeer [vi] CONTENTS M.-L. Hdnninen, L. Sarelli, A. Sukura, S.L.W. On, G. Morace, F.A. Aulicino, C. Angelozzi, L. Costanzo, C.S. Harrington, P. Matero S' V. Hirveld-Koski F. Donadio M. Rapicetta 724 Evaluation of a selective medium for Brucella isolation 837 Diversity of chromium-resistant and -reducing bacteria in using natamycin J.A. Stack, M. Harrison & L.L. Ferrett a chromium-contaminated activated sludge R. Francisco, 729 Antimicrobial susceptibility changes and T-OMP shifts M.C. Alpoim P.V. Morais in pyrithione-passaged planktonic cultures of Pseudomo¬ 844 The detection and recovery of Erysipelothrix spp. in meat nas aeruginosa PAOl S.M.A. Abdel Malek, I.S.I. and abattoir samples in Western Australia Q. Wang, Al-Adham, C.L. Winder, T.E.J. Buultjens S. Fid algo, B.J. Chang, B.J. Mee S' T. V. Riley (5 K.M.A. Gartland, P.J. Collier 851 Growth studies of potentially probiotic lactic acid bacteria 737 Yarrowia lipolytica as a potential producer of citric acid in cereal-based substrates D. Charalampopoulos, from raw glycerol S. Papanikolaou, L. Muniglia, S. S. Pandiella S C. Webb I. Chevalot, G. Aggelis C /. Marc 860 Inactivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in solution by 745 Contents of cry genes and insecticidal toxicity of Bacillus low-amperage electric treatment S. Guillou S N. El Murr thuringiensis strains from terrestrial and aquatic habitats 866 The antibacterial activity of vancomycin towards C. Martinez P. Caballero Staphylococcus aureus under aerobic and anaerobic 753 Enumeration of Megasphaera elsdenii in rumen contents conditions M.T.E. Sidler S D. Lloyd by real-time Taq nuclease assay D. Ouwerkerk, 873 Effect of package and storage conditions on viability and A. V. Klieve R.jf. Forster efficacy of the freeze-dried biocontrol agent Pantoea 759 A Note: Gut bacteria produce components of a locust agglomerans strain CPA-2 E. Costa, J. Usall, N. Teixidd, cohesion pheromone R.J. Dillon, C. T. Vennard R. Torres S 1. Vinas S' A.K. Charnley 879 Bacillus megaterium spore germination is influenced 764 Evolution of extracellular enzyme activities during by inoculum size M.L. Caipo, S. Duffy, L. Zhao S manure composting S.M. Tiquia D.W. Schaffner 776 The influence of nutritional and environmental condi¬ 885 Achieving hygiene in the domestic kitchen: the effect¬ tions on the accumulation of poly-^-hydroxybutyrate in iveness of commonly used cleaning procedures Bacillus mycoides RLJ B-017 B. Borah, P.S. Thakur T. A. Cogan, J. Slader, S.F. Bloomfield S T.J. Humphrey y.N. Nigam 893 Washing and chilling as critical control points in pork 784 A rapid method for assessing the suitability of quenching slaughter hazard analysis and critical control point agents for individual biocides as well as combinations (HACCP) systems D.J. Bolton, R.A. Pearce, J.J. M.D. Johnston, R.J.W. Lambert, G.IV. Hanlon Sheridan, LS. Blair, D.A. McDowell S' D. Harrington £5" S.P. Denyer 903 Comparison of adhesion of the food spoilage bacterium 790 Microbial spoilage and formation of biogenic amines in Shewanella putrefaciens to stainless steel and silver fresh and thawed modified atmosphere-packed salmon surfaces M. Hjelm, L.R. Hilbert, P. Mailer S L. Gram {Salmo salar) at 2°Q J. Emborg, B.G. Laursen, T. Rathjen 912 Discrimination of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis P. Dalgaard with 16S rRNA and gyrB gene based PCR primers and sequencing of their annealing sites M.L. Chen Volume 92, Issue 5, May 2002 S H. Y. Tsen 920 Enhancement of solar inactivation of Escherichia coli by 801 Influence of ciliate protozoa on biochemical changes and titanium dioxide photocatalytic oxidation F.M. Salih hydrolytic enzyme profile in the rumen ecosystem 927 Improvement of Candida sake biocontrol activity against A. Santra (5 S.A. Karim post-harvest decay by the addition of ammonium 812 Autolytic phenotype of Lactococcus lactis strains isolated molybdate C. Nunes, J. Usall, N. Teixido S 1. Vinas from traditional 'Tunisian dairy products H. Ouzari, 936 Production of a monoclonal antibody against Aeromonas A. Cherif D. Mora hydrophila and its application to bacterial identification 821 Differentiation and identification of Enterococcus durans, A.P.L. Delamare, S. Echeverrigaray, K.R. Duarte, E. hirae and E. villorum L.A. Devriese, M. V'ancanneyt, L.H. Gomes S S.O.P. Costa P. Descheemaeker, M. Baele, H.W. Van Landuyt, 941 Sensory, chemical and bacteriological changes during B. Gordts, P. Butaye, J. Swings F. Haesebrouck storage of iced squid (Todaropsis eblanae) T. Paarup, 828 Microbial quality of wastewater: detection of hepatitis A J.A. Sanchez, A. Moral, H. Christensen, M. Bisgaard virus by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction £5' L. Gram CONTENTS [vii] 951 Characterization of yellow-pigmented and motile and food stimulation matrices K. Warriner, J. Kolstad, enterococci isolated from intestines of the garden P. Rumsby id IV. Al. Waites snail Helix aspersa P. Svec, L.A Devriese, I. Sedldcek, 1058 Survival and naphthalene-degrading activity of Rhodo- M. Baele, M. Vancanneyt, F. Haesehrouck, coccus sp. strain IBN in soil microcosms L. Cavalca, J. Swings £5' J. Doskaf .M. Colombo, S. Larcher, C. Gigliotti, E. Collina 958 Metabolism by bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria of id V. Andreoni polysaccharides from wheat and rye, and exopolysac¬ 1066 An investigation into the changed physiological state of charides produced by Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis Vibrio bacteria as a survival mechanism in response to Al. Korakli, M.G. Gdnzle S' R.F. Vogel cold temperatures and studies on their sensitivity to 966 Characterization of lactobacilli towards their use as heating and freezing Al.D. Johnston id M.H. Brown probiotic adjuncts in poultry cM.A. Ehrmann, P. Kurzak, 1078 Biological control of cucumber and sugar beet damping- J. Bauer £5’ R.F. Vogel off caused by Pythium ultimum with bacterial and fungal 976 The enrichment of a ruminal bacterium {Alegasphaera antagonists D.G. Georgakopoulos, P. Fiddaman, C. Leifert elsdenii YJ-4) that produces the trans-XD, cis-\l isomer of id N.E Alalathrakis conjugated linoleic acid Y.J. Km, R.H. Liu, 1087 Relevance of incubation temperature for Vibrio salmo- J.L. Rychhk J.B. Russell nicida vaccine production D.J. Colquhoun, K. Alvheim, 983 Polymerase chain reaction identification of Bacillus K. Dommarsnes, C. Syvertsen id H. Sorum sporotherniodurans from dairy sources P. Scheldeman, 1097 The effect of toluidine blue on the survival, dormancy L. Herman, J. Goris, P. De Vos (d M. Heyndrickx and outer membrane porin proteins (OmpC and OmpF) 992 Molecular epidemiology of cystic fibrosis-linked of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 in seawater R. Ozkanca, Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates from three national N. Sahin, K. Isik, E. Kariptas id K.P. Flint referral centres in Ireland D. Crowley, AI. Daly, B. Lucey, 1105 Analysis of the properties of spores of Bacillus subtilis P. Shine, J.J. Collins, B. Cryan, Jf.E. Aioore, P. Alurphy, prepared at different temperatures E. Alelly, G. Buckley & S. Fanning P.C. Genest, M.E. Gilmore, S. Little, D.L. Popham, 1005 The occurrence of malolactic fermentation in brandy A. Driks id P. Setlow base wine and its influence on brandy quality H. XV. du 1116 Novel intercellular communication system in Escherichia Plessis, C.L.C. Steger, Ai. du Toil id M.G. Lamhrechts coli that confers antibiotic resistance between physically separated populations R.D. Heal id A.T. Parsons Volume 92, Issue 6, June 2002 1123 Occurrence of pathogenic vibrios in coastal areas of France D. Hervio-Heath, R.R. Colwell, A. Derrien, 1015 Comparison of the sensitivity of manual and automated A. Rohert-Pillot, J.Al. Fournier id Al. Pommepuy immunomagnetic separation methods for detection of 1136 Purification and properties of a histidine decarboxylase Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in milk from Tetragenococcus muriaticus, a halophilic lactic acid R.D. Reinders, A. Barna, L.J.A. Lipman id P.G.H. bacterium Y. Konagaya, B. Kimura, Al. Ishida Bijker id T. Fujii 1021 Comparison of ATP and in vivo bioluminescence for 1143 Strategies for evaluating the sanitary quality of com¬ assessing the efficiency of immunomagnetic sorbents for posting K.K. Christensen, Al. Carlsbk id E. Kron live Escherichia coli 0157: H7 cells fV. Sun, E. Khosravi, 1159 Recombinant Lactococcus starters as a potential source of H. Alhrechtsen, L. Y. Brovko id Al. W. Griffiths additional peptidolytic activity in cheese ripening 1028 D,L-Hydantoinase activity of an Ochrohactrum anthropi V. Joutsjoki, S. Luoma, Al. Tamminen, Al. Kilpi, strain C. Pozo, B. Rode las, S. de la Escalera E. Johansen id A. Palva (d J. Gonzalez Lopez 1167 Genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Para¬ 1035 Plasma membrane injury induced by nonyl gallate in typhi A from different geographical regions in Asia Saccharomyces cerevisiae K. Fujita (d 1. Kubo Y.-L. Goh, S.D. Puthucheary. R. Chaudhr\>, Z.A. Bhutta, 1043 Comparison of chickpea rhizobia isolates from diverse Al. Lesmana, B.A. Oyofo, N.H. Punjabi, A. Ahmed Portuguese natural populations based on symbiotic id K.-L. Thong effectiveness and DNA fingerprint Al. Laranjo, 1172 Occurrence of Staphylococcus and enteropathogens in C. Branco, R. Soares, L. Alho, M.D.E. Carvalho soft cheese commercialized in the city of Rio de Janeiro, (d S. Oliveira Brazil 1 .S. Araujo, V.A. Pagliares, Al.L.P. Qiceiroz 1051 Carton sterilization by u.v.-C excimer laser light: id A.G. Freitas-Almeida recovery of Bacillus subtilis spores on vegetable extracts 1179 Index i 1