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Journal of Applied Microbiology Edited by A. F. Godfree Volume 96, 2004 Copyright ©2004 by The Society for Applied Microbiologt 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 Societv Print ISSN 1364-5072 Online ISSN 1365-2672 Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd OXFORD BOSTON MKI.BOURNK BKRI.IN <X)PKNHAGKN Tt)KYO AMKS Printed in Great Britain Contents Volume 96, Issue 1, January 2004 144 Characterization of closely related lactococcal starter strains which show differing patterns of bacteriophage 1 Editorial .J. Godfree sensitivity L.J.H. Ward, H.A. Heap £5" W.J. Kelly t 3 Author Guidelines 149 Comparison of contamination and grow th of .Mycobac¬ I i 9 Preface P. Borriello terium avium subsp. paratuberculosis on two different media S.S. Nielsen, B. Kolmos £? A.B. ChristoJJersen 10 Serodiagnosis of infectious diseases with antigen 154 Influence of the grow th phase and culture medium on the microarrays T. Bacarese-Hamilton, L. Mezzasotna, survival of Mannheimia haemolytica during storage at Ardizzoni, F. Bhtoni (S A. Crisanti different temperatures E. van Rensburg, J.C. du Preez 18 Molecular signatures for diagnosis of infection; applica¬ £5^ S.G. Kilian tion of microarrav technology C.7. Campbell 162 Dormant ascospores of Talaromyces macrosporus are P. Ghazal activated to germinate after treatment with ultra high 24 Analysis of parasites by electrorotation C. Dalton, pressure J. Dijksterhuis £5' P.G.M. Teunissen A.D. Goater, J.P.H. Burt (5 HA'. Smith 170 Evaluation of novel /i-ribosidase substrates for the 33 Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits: poten¬ differentiation of Gram-negative bacteria L.A. Butter- tially small, rugged and inexpensive whole-cell biosensors worth, J.D. Perry, G. Davies, Al. Burton, R.H. Reed for remote environmental monitoring D.E. Nivens, F.K. Gould T.E. McKniglit, S.A. Moser, S.J. Osbourn, .M.L. Simpson 177 Biofilm formation and cell-to-cell signalling in Gram¬ ^ G.S. Sayler negative bacteria isolated from a food processing 47 Fluorescence-based array biosensors for detection of environment R. Van Houdt, .4. .kertsen, A. Jansen, biohazards N.E. Sapsford, Y.S. Shubin, J.B. Delehanty, A.L. Qiiintana £5" C.W. .Michiels J. P. Golden, C.R. Taitt, L. C. Shriver-Lake £5" F.S. Ligler 185 Expression analysis of putative arc.A, arcB and arcC genes 59 Species differentiation and antibiotic susceptibility testing partially cloned from Lactobacillus plantarum isolated with DNA microarrays G. Vernet, C. Jay, M. Rodrigue from wine G. Spano, G. Chieppa, L. Beneduce A. Troesch £5" S. .\iassa 69 Suppression of Rhizoctonia solani diseases of sugar beet 194 Inorganic compounds have dual effect on recombinant by antagonistic and plant growth-promoting yeasts protein production: influence of anions and cations on K. .E El-Tarabily serine alkaline protease production P. (^alik, E. Bilir, 76 Effect of wine yeast moncKulture practice on the /.,V. Ozeehk, G. Qilik £5" T.H. Ozdamar biodiversity of mm-Saccharomyces yeasts AI.A. Ganga 201 Cross-resistance to antibiotics of Escherichia coli adapted CT C. Martinez to benzalkonium chloride or exposed to stress-indu¬ 84 Screening and typing of Patagonian wine yeasts for cers S. Langsrud, G. Sundheim £5" .4.L. Hoick glycosidase activities M.E. Rodriguez, C.A. Lopes, 209 C'.haracterization of urease genes cluster of Streptococcus M. van Broock, S. Valles, D. Ramon d A.C. Caballero thermophilus D. Mora, E. .Maguin, Al. Aiasiero, C. Parini, 96 Modelling and predicting the simultaneous growth of G. Ricci, P.L. Manachini £5' D. DafJ'onchio Listeria monocytogenes and spoilage micro-organisms in cold-smoked salmon B. Gimenez P. Dalgaard 110 Evaluation of the effect of cleaning regimes on biofilms of thermophilic bacilli on stainless steel S.G. Parkar, Volume 96, Issue 2, Februatv 2004 S.H. Flint (5 J.D. Brooks 117 Phylogenetic analysis and in situ identification of the 221 Letter to the Editor J. Hoorfar, N. Cook, B. Alalorny, intestinal microbial community of rainbow trout {Oncor- Ai. Wagner, D. De Medici, A. .-ihdulmawjood P. Each hynchus mykiss, V\ albaum) L Huber, B. Spanggaard, 223 Peptidase activity in various species of dairy thermophilic K.F. Appel, L. Rossen, T. Nielsen {S' L. Gram lactobacilli AI. Gatti, M.E. Fornasari, C. Lazzi, 133 I'he contribution of bacteriocin to inhibition oi Listeria G. .Mucchetti E. Neviani monocytogenes by Carnobacterium piscicola strains in cold- 230 Relationship between interaction sites in the gut, smoked salmon systems L. Nilsson, Y. Y. Ng, hydrophobicity, mucosal immunomodulating capacities jf.N. Christiansen, B.L. Jorgensen, D. Grdtinum and cell wall protein profiles in indigenous and exogenous C L. Gram bacteria C.G. Vinderola, Ai. Aledici G. Perdigon [iii] [iv] CONTENTS 244 The synergistic effect of EDTA/antimicrobial combina¬ 384 Microbiological characterization and probiotic potential tions on Pseudomonas aeruginosa R.J. W. Lambert, of koko and koko sour water, African spontaneously G.fV. Hanlon (5 S.P. Denyer fermented millet porridge and drink V. Lei £5" M. Jakobsen 254 Formation and regeneration of protoplasts in Sclerotium rolfsii ATCC 201126 J.I. Farina, O.E. Molina (5 L.I.C. 398 Effects of high-pressure processing on Listeria mono¬ Figueroa cytogenes, spoilage microflora and multiple compound quality indices in chilled cold-smoked salmon 263 PCR-DGGE fingerprints of microbial succession during R. Lakshmanan (5 P. Dalgaard a manufacture of traditional water buffalo mozzarella cheese D. Ercolini, G. Mauriello, G. Blaiotta, 409 Determination of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability G. Moschetti (S S. Coppola by fluorescence in situ hybridization using a ribosomal RNA-directed probe J.J. Smith, T.S. Gunasekera, 271 Oxidation-reduction potential regulates RpoS levels in C.R.M. Barardi, D. Veal £5" G. Vesey Salmonella Typhimurium E. Komitopoulou, N.J. Bainton £5' M.R. Adams 279 T he composition and persistence of faecal coliforms and enterococcal populations in sewage treatment plants Volume 96, Issue 3, March 2004 X. Vilanova, A. Manero, M. Cerdd-Cuellar £$ A.R. Blanch 419 Strategies for the detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in 289 Mechanisms of killing of Bacillus subtilis spores by Decon foods A.K. Deisingh £5' M. Thompson and Oxone^”, two general decontaminants for biological agents S.B. Young (5 P. Set low 430 Efficiency of chlorocatechol metabolism in natural and constructed chlorobenzoate and chlorobiphenyl degra¬ 302 Genetic characterization of Erwinia amylovora strains by ders V. Brenner, L. Ruckd, S. Totevovd, amplified fragment length polymorphism A. Rico, K. Tomeraas K. Demnerovd A. Ortiz-Barredo, E. Ritter (S J. Murillo 437 The use of a marked strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens 311 Evaluation of an indirect serum ELISA and a bacter¬ to model the spread of brain tissue to the musculature iological faecal culture test for diagnosis of Salmonella of cattle after shooting with a captive bolt gun serotype Dublin in cattle using latent class models D.M. Prendergast, J.f. Sheridan, D.f. Daly, L.R. 'Nielsen, N. Toft (S A.K. Ersboll D. A. McDowell £5' I.S. Blair 320 Newly isolated Bacillus clausii GMBAE 42: an alkaline 447 Evaluation of a RAPD-based typing scheme in a protease producer capable to grow under higly alkaline molecular epidemiology study of Vibrio cholerae Ol, conditions A.A. Denizci, D. Kazan, E.C.A. Abeln Brazil N.C. Leal, M. Sobreira, TC. Leal-Balbino, £5" A. Erarslan A.M.P. de Almeida, M.J.B. da Silva, D.M. Mello, 328 The rapid identification of Acinetobacter species using L. M. Seki £5“ E. Hofer Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy C.L. Winder, 455 Immigration and emigration of Burkholderia cepacia and E. Carr, R. Goodacre CS" R. Seviour Pseudomonas aeruginosa between and within mixed biofilm 340 Characterization of three Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. communities A.G. Al-Bakri, P. Gilbert £5" D.G. Allison bulgaricus phages and the physicochemical analysis of 464 Inactivation of indicator micro-organisms from various phage adsorption A. Quiberoni, D. Guglielmotti, A. Binetti sources of faecal contamination in seawater and fresh¬ £5' J. Reinheimer water R.T. Noble, I.M. Lee ^ K.C. Schtjf 352 A potent feed preservative candidate produced by 473 Screening plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for Calcarisporium sp., an endophyte residing in stargrass improving growth and yield of wheat A. Khalid, {Cynodon dactylon) L.L. Ji, Y.C. Song £? R.X. Tan M. Arshad £5" Z.A. Zahir 359 Induction of viable but nonculturable state in Vibrio 481 Evaluation of bacterial communities belonging to natural parahaemolyticus and its susceptibility to environmental whey starters for Grana Padano cheese by length stresses H.C. Wong P. Wang heterogeneity-PCR C. Lazzi, L. Rossetti, M. Zago, 367 Identification and characterization of a conserved nucle¬ E. Neviani ^ G. Giraffa ase secreted by strains of the Lactobacillus casei group 491 In vitro water activity and pH dependence of mycelial B. Peant £5" G. LaPointe growth and extracellular enzyme activities of Trichoderma 375 A comparison of methods used to enumerate Escherichia strains with biocontrol potential L. Kredics, coli in conventionally treated sewage sludge J.P. Eccles, L. Manczinger, Z. Antal, Z. Penzes, A. Szekeres, F. Kevei R. Searle, D. Holt £5^ P.J. Dennis £5’ E. Nagy CONTENTS [V] 499 Microbiological examination of ready-to-eat cold 623 Factorial analysis of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates sliced meats and pate from catering and retail premises for optimization of zeaxanthin production from in the UK R. Elson, F. Burgess, C.L. Little Flavobacterium multivorum P. Bhosale, A.J. Larson R. T. Mitchell on behalf of the Local Authorities £5" P.S. Bernstein Co-ordinators of Regulator)’ Services, the Health 630 Parvibaculum lavamentivorans converts linear alkylbenze- Protection Agency nesulphonate surfactant to sulphophenylcarboxylates, 510 Bioremediation of creosote-contaminated soil in South a,/?-unsaturated sulphophenylcarboxylates and sulpho- Africa by landfarming H.I. Atagana phenyldicarboxylates, which are degraded in commu¬ nities W. Dong, P. Eichhom, S. Radajewski, D. Schleheck, 521 Characterization of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances K. Denger, T.P. Knepper, J.C. Murrell £5" A.M. Cook (BLIS) from sourdough lactic acid bacieria and evaluation of their in vitro and tn situ activity A. Corsetti, L. Settanni D. Van Sinderen Volume 96, Issue 4, April 2004 535 Characterization of atypical Erwinia carotovora strains causing blackleg of potato in Brazil V. Duarte, 641 Microbiological monitoring in the biodegradation of S. H. De Boer, LJ. Ward (2 A.M.R. de Oliveira sewage sludge and food waste V.N. Ivanov, J.-Y. Wang, 546 A nested-PCR assay for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in O. V. Stabnikova, S. T.-L. Tay £5" J.-H. Tay citrus plants and sharpshooter leafhoppers L.P. Ciapina, 648 Characterization of a broad range antimicrobial substance L. M. Carareto Alves E.G.M. Lemos from Bacillus cereus P.A. Risoen, P. Running, l.K. Hegna 552 Modulation of anti-pathogenic activity in canine- £5" A.-B. Kolsto derived Lactobacillus species by carbohydrate growth 656 Improvement of human faecal flora-associated mouse substrate G. Tzortzis, M.-L.A. Baillon, G.R. Gibson model for evaluation of the functional foods A. Intaoka, £5" R.A. Rastall H. Setoyama, A. Takagi, S. Matsumoto £5" Y. Umesaki 560 Identification of the culturable and nonculturable bac¬ 664 Enhanced recovery and isolation of Campylobacter spp. terial population in ground water of a municipal water from water using a novel device M. Baserisalehi, supply in Germany A. Ultee, N. Souvatzi, K. Mamadi N. Bahador, S.K. Augustine, A. Y. Al-Mahdi (5 H. Konig £5' B.P. Kapadnis 569 Engineering of quorum-sensing systems for improved 671 Disruption of the Zymomonas mobilis extracellular sucrase production of alkaline protease by Bacillus subtilis gene (sacC) improves levan production K Senthilkumar, H. Tjalsma, E.J. Koetje, R. Kiemiet, O.P. Kuipers, N. Rameshkumar, S.J.W. Busby £5" P. Gunasekaran M. Kolkman, f. van der Laan, R. Daskin, E. Ferrari £5" S. Bron fill Genetic characterization and specific detection of beer- spoilage Lactobacillus sp. LA2 and related strains 579 Internal transcribed spacer 2 amplicon as a molecular K. Suzuki, M. Koyanagi £5" H. Yamashita marker for identification of Peronospora parasitica (cruci¬ fer downy mildew) S. Casimiro, M. Moura, L. Ze-Ze, 684 Assessment of bacterial endospore viability with fluor¬ R. Tenreiro £5' A.A. Monteiro escent dyes C. Laflamme, S. Lavigne, J. Ho 15 C. Duchaine 588 Monoacylglycerols: glycolipid biosurfactants produced by a thermotolerant yeast, Candida ishiwadae 693 \nt\-Salmonella activity of (2£)-alkenals /. Kubo, B. Thanomsub, T. Watcharachaipong, K. Chotelersak, K. Fujita, K. Nihei (5 A. Kubo P. Arunrattiyakom, T. Nitoda £5" H. Kanzaki 700 Adhesive properties of a LamB-like outer-membrane 593 Purification and characterization of a branched-chain protein and its contribution to Aeromonas veronii amino acid aminotransferase from Lactobacillus paracasei adhesion R.C. Vdzquez-Judrez, MJ. Romero subsp. paracasei CHCC 2115 B.V. Thage, F.P. Rattray, (5 F. Ascencio M.W. Laustsen, Y. Ardii, V. Barkholt U. Houlberg 709 Isolation of Salmonella strains from reptile faeces and 603 Adaptative responses in yeast to the herbicide comparison of different culture media M. Corrente, 2-methyl-4-chIorophenoxyacetic acid at the level of A. Madio, K.G. Friedrich, G. Greco, C. Desario, intracellular pH homeostasis M. Guadalupe Cabral, S. Tagliabue, M. D'Incau, M. Campolo (5 C. Buonavoglia J. Sd-Correia £5" C.A. Viegas 716 Impact of essential oils on growth rate, zearalenone and 613 Monitoring the efficacy of steam and formaldehyde deoxynivalenol production by Fusarium graminearum treatment of naturally 5a/wjone//a-infected layer house- under different temperature and water activity conditions s K.O. Gradel, J.Chr. Jorgensen, J.S. Andersen in maize grain A. Velluti, V. Sane his, A.J. Ramos, £5' J.E.L. Cony C. Turon (5 S. Marin [vi] CONTENTS 725 Analysis of the action of compounds that inhibit the 853 Application of molecular methods for the differentiation germination of spores of Bacillus species D.E. Cortezzo, of acetic acid bacteria in a red wine fermentation B. Setlow P. Setlow A. Gonzalez, N. Hierro, Ai. Poblet, N. Rozes, A. Mas 742 Carbon and nitrogen sources modulate lipase production £5' jf.M. Guillamon in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica P. Pickers, J.M. Nicaud, 861 Molecular monitoring and evaluation of the application C. Gaillardin, J. Destain P. Thonart of the insect-pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana 750 National survey for Salmonella in pigs, cattle and sheep at in southeast China C. Wang, M. Fan, Z. Li slaughter in Great Britain (1999-2000) R.H. Davies, £5" T.M. Butt R. Dalziel, Jf.C. Gihhens, J.W. Wilesmith, J.M.B. Ryan, 871 Intraspecific diversity of the marine fish pathogen S. jf. Evans, C. Byrne, G.A. Paiha, S.jf.S. Pascoe Tenacibaculum maritimum as determined by randomly- C.J. Teak amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR R. Avendaho- 761 Characterization of faecal enterococci from rabbits for the Herrera, J. Rodriguez, B. Alagarihos, J.L. Romalde selection of probiotic strains R. Linaje, Al.D. Coloma, £? A.E. Toranzo G. Perez-Marhnez £5" M. Zuniga 878 Molecular and phenotypic characterization of nonmotile Gram-negative bacteria associated with spoilage 111 Volumetric productivity improvement for endoglucanase of Trichoderma pseudokoingii S-38 X. Y. Duan, S. Y. Liu, of freshwater fish /. Garcta-Ldpez, A. Otero, IV.C. Zhang, Q.X. Zhang £5" P.J. Gao Al.-L. Garcta-Ldpez £5" J.A. Santos 111 Identification method based on PCR combined with 887 Cximparison of 40 Salmonella enterica serovars injured by thermal, high-pressure and irradiation stress automated ribotyping for tracking probiotic Lactobacillus strains colonizing the human gut and vagina M. Massi, A. E. Sherry, Al.F. Patterson £5" R.H. .Madden B. Vitali, F. Federici, D. Matteuzzi (5 P. Brigidi 894 Calibration of the impedance method for rapid quanti¬ 787 Influence of bovine manure as fertilizer on the bacter¬ tative estimation of Escherichia coli in live marine bivalve iological quality of organic Iceberg lettuce molluscs J. Dupont, F. Dumont, C. Aienanteau £5" .M. Pommepuy G.S. jfohannessen, R.B. Froseth, L. Solemdal, J. Jarp, Y. IVasteson (5 L. M. Rorvik 795 Genetic relatedness among Campylobacter jejuni serotyped Volume 96, Issue 5, May 2004 isolates of diverse origin as determined by numerical analysis of amplified fragment length polymorphism 903 Cellular effects of monohydrochloride of l-arginine, (AFLP) profiles B.L. Sterner, G.S. Harrington, N*-lauroyl ethylester (LAE) on exposure to Salmonella E.M. Nielsen, B. Borck, N.L. Nielsen, J. Engherg typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus E. Rodriguez, £5" S.L.n. On J. Seguer, X. Rocabayera £5" .4. .Manresa 803 Quantitative evaluation of antifungal activity of metallic 913 I'he diversity of Listeria monocytogenes strains from 10 oxide powders (MgO, CaO and ZnO) by an indirect Icelandic sheep farms K.B. Gudmundsdottir, B. .Aalbiek, conductimetric assay J. Sawai £5’ T. Yoshikawa S. Sigurdarson £5" E. Gunnarsson 810 An Aneurinihacillus sp. strain AM-1 produces a proline- 922 Use of microcosms to determine persistence of Escherichia specific aminopeptidase useful for collagen degradation coli in recreational coastal water and sediment and A. Murai, Y. Tsujimoto, H. Alatsui £5" A'. Watanahe validation with in situ measurements D.L. Craig, 819 Use of bacteriocin promoters for gene expression in H.J. Falloipjield £5^ N.J. Cromar Lactobacillus plantarum Cl 1 G. Mathiesen, H.At. Namlos, 931 Effects of divercin \ 41 combined to NaCd content, P.A. Risoen, L. Axelsson (5 l .G.H. Eijsink phenol (liquid smoke) concentration and pH on Listeria 828 Functional significance of a periplasmic Mn-superoxide monocytogenes Scott A growth in Bill broth by an dismutase from Aeromonas hydrophila V. Leclere, experimental design approach ,Vf. Lebois, N. Connil, M. Bechet £5' R. Blondeau B. Onno, H. Prevost (5 X. Dousset 834 Diversities and similarities in PFGE profiles of Campy¬ 938 Effect of oxygen on survival of faecal pollution indicators lobacter jejuni isolated from migrating birds and in drinking water P. Roslev, L.A. Bjergb<jek humans T. Broman, jf. Waldenstrom, D. Dahlgren, a .M. Hesselsoe I. Carlsson, 1. Eliasson (5 B. Olsen 946 Genetic characterization of non-spoilage variant 844 Degradation of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by bacterial cells isolated from beer-spoilage Lactobacillus brevis attached to chalk collected from a contaminated ABBC>45^' K. Suzuki, Ai. Koyanagi aquifer A. Nejidat, 1. Saadi £5' Z. Ronen (5 H. Yamashita CONTENTS [vil] 954 Phylogenetic diversity of drinking water bacteria in a 1074 Beta-glucan production by Botryosphaeria rhodina in distribution system simulator M.M. Williams, different bench-top bioreactors L. Selbmann, S. Crognale J. W.S. Domingo, M.C. Meckes, C.A. Kelly (5 M. Petruccioli H.S. Rochon 1082 Characterization and purification of acidocin CH5, a 965 Osmotic and matric potential effects on growth, sugar bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus CH5 alcohol and sugar accumulation by Aspergillus section J. Chumchalovd, J. Stiles, J. Josephsen (5 .M. Plockovd Flavi strains from Argentina A. Nesci, M. Etcheverry 1090 PCR-based detection of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus (5 N. Magan aureus in the early stages of raw milk cheese making 973 Selective isolation of bioactive soil actinomycetes D. Ercolini, G. Blaiotta, V. Fusco (5 S. Coppola belonging to the Streptomyces violaceusniger phenotypic 1097 Validating the use of green fluorescent-marked Escher¬ cluster M. Hayakawa, Y. Yoshida (5 Y. limura ichia coli 0157;H7 for assessing the organism behaviour 982 The expression of an R3 lipopolysaccharide-core by in foods AI. Vialette, .^.-M. Jandos-Rudnik, C. Guyard, pathotypes of Escherichia coli H. Chart, N. T. Perry O. Legeay, A. Pinon (5 M. Lange ($ C. Jenkins 1105 Optimization of submerged culture requirements for the 987 Cytotoxic Bacillus spp. belonging to the B. cereus and production of mycelial growth and exopolysaccharide by B. suhtilis groups in Norwegian surface waters Cordyceps ywnjf.v/ewi/.v JXPJ0109 J.H. Xiao, D.X. Chen, O. Ostensvik, C. From, B. Heidenreich, K. O’Sullivan J.W. Liu, Z.L. Liu, W.H. Wan, N. Fang, Y. Xiao, Y. Qi P.E. Granum (5 Z.Q. Liang 994 Secretion of haemolysins and proteases by Aeromonas 1117 Carbohydrate carbon sources induce loss of flocculation hydrophila E063: separation and characterization of the of an ale-brewing yeast strain E. V'. Soares, .4. Vroman, serine protease (caseinase) and the metalloprotease J. Aiortier, K. Rijsbrack (5 M. Alota (elastase) C. Esteve £5" T.H. Birkheck 1124 A rapid method for the evaluation of both extrinsic and 1(M)2 In vitro activity of nitrofuran derivatives on growth and intrinsic contamination and resulting spoilage of water- morphology of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritid- in-oil emulsions G.A. O’Aiay, D.G. .-illison (5 P. Gilbert is Ai.S. Chadjield M.H. Hinton 1133 Mechanisms of Bacillus subtilis spore resistance to and 1013 RAPID detection and quantification of E. coli killing by aqueous ozone S.B. Young (5 P. Setlow 0157/026/0111 in minced beef by real-time PCR 1143 Phenotypic properties, drug susceptibility and genetic K. A. O’Hanlon, T.M.G. Catarame,'G. Dujfy, relatedness of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia clinical strains I. S. Blair D.A. McDowell from seven hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil L.H. 1024 Comparative survival of probiotic lactobacilli spray-dried Travassos, Al.N. Pinheiro, F.S. Coelho, J.L.M. Sampaio, in the presence of prebiotic substances B.M. Corcoran, V.L.C. Aierquior (5 E.A. .Marques R.P. Ross, G.F. Fitzgerald C. Stanton 1151 Role of lipopeptides produced by Bacillus subtilis GAl in 1040 Analysis of gyrA mutations in quinolone-resistant and - the reduction of grey mould disease caused by Botrytis susceptible Campylobacter jejuni isolates from retail cinerea on apple Y. Toure, .M. Ongena, P. Jacques, poultry and human clinical isolates by non-radioactive A. Guiro (5 P. Thonart single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and 1161 Genomic characterization oi Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA sequencing L. Beckmann, Al. Aiiiller, P. Luher, strains isolated from wine-producing areas in South C. Schrader, E. Bartelt £5" G. Klein .America C. Alarti'nez, S. Gac, .4. Lavin 1048 Bacillus anthracis contamination and inhalational (5 M. Ganga anthrax in a mail processing and distribution center 1169 Genetic segregation of natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae W.T. Sanderson, R.R. Stoddard, A.S. Echt, strains derived from spontaneous fermentation of Aglia- C.A. Piacitelli, D. Kim, J. Horan, Ai.M. Davies, nico wine M. Sipiezki, P. Romano, A. Capece R.E. .McCleery, P. Muller, T.M. Schnorr, E..\4. Ward S5 At. Paraggio £? T.R. Hales 1176 Methionine catabolism and production of volatile sulphur 1057 Production of exopolysaccharides by Antarctic marine compounds by (Enococcus wni L. Pripis-Nicolau, bacterial isolates C.A. .Mancuso Nichols, S. Garon, G. de Revel, A. Bertrand (5 A. Lonvaud-Funel J. P. Bowman, G. Raguenes £5" J. Guezennec 1185 Catabolism of leucine to branched-chain fatty acids in 1067 Interactions of Candida albicans with other Candida spp. Staphylococcus xylosus H.C. Beck, A..M. Hansen and bacteria in the biofilms M.A. El-Azizi, S.E. Starks (5 F.R. Lauritsen 15 N. Khardori [viii] CONTENTS 1194 Assessment of discriminatory power of three different 1287 Resistance, biguanide sorption and biguanide-induced fingerprinting methods based on killer toxin sensitivity pentose leakage during encystment of Acanthamoeha I for the differentiation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae castellanii N.A. Turner, A.D. Russell, J.R. Furr | strains P. Buzzini, B. Turchetti A. Martini S' D. Lloyd t 1202 Letters to the Editor 1296 Morphological and rheological properties of the three j different species of basidiomycetes Phellinus in sub- I merged cultures H.J. Hwang, S.fV. Kim, C.P. Xu, j J.W. Choi S'J.lf. Yun Volume 96, Issue 6, June 2004 1306 Cloning and expression of a novel esterase gene cpoA 1205 Stationary-phase acid and heat treatments for improve¬ from Burkholderia cepacia C.H. Kim, J.H. Lee, ment of the viability of probiotic lactobacilli and y.H. Heo, O.S. Kwon, H.A. Kang S S.K. Rhee bifidobacteria M. Saarela, M. Rantala, K. Hallamaa, 1317 Mutation of Gluconobacter oxydans and Bacillus megater- L. Nohynek, I. Vtrkajarvi (5 J. Mdtto ium in a two-step process of I.-ascorbic acid manufacture j 1215 Effect of culture conditions on lactic acid production of by ion beam A. Xu, J. Yao, L. Yu, S. Lv, < Tetragenococcus species T. Kohayashi, M. Kajiwara, y Wang, B. Yan (S Z. Yu \ M. Wahyuni, N. Hamada-Sato, C. Imada E. Watanabe 1324 Detection of resistance of lactic acid bacteria to a mixture ' of the hop analogue compounds tetrahydroiso-a-acids by 1222 Survival of Cryptosporidium species in environments relevant to foods and beverages D.J. Dawson, noninvasive measurement of intracellular pH A. Yan- sanjav, H. Siegumfeldt, L. Jespersen, M. Vancanneyt, , C.M. Samuel, V. Scrannage C.J. Atherton y. Swings, I. Hollerovd S' J.J. Leisner I 1230 Virulence characteristics and epidemiology of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersiniae other than Y. pseudotuhercu- 1333 Screening of bacterial contamination during gelatine \ production by means of denaturing gradient gel electro- | losis and Y. pestis isolated from water and sewage phoresis, focussed on Bacillus and related endospore- i JP- Falcao, M. Brocchi, J.L. Proenga-Modena, forming genera E. De Clerck, D. Gevers, K. De Bidder | G. O. Acrani, E.F. Correa D P. Falcao S P. De Vos I 1237 Comparison of the glutamate-, arginine- and lysine- 1342 Preparation of milk samples for PCR analysis using a fl dependent acid resistance systems in Escherichia coli 0157:H7 F. Diez-Gonzalez £5" Y. Karaihrahimoglu rapid filtration technique S.-J. Wu S C.I. 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