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VOLUME 40 THE JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY EXECUTIVE EDITORS (1993-1995): JUNTA SUGIYAMA (Chief) EIICHI OHTSUBO MICHIO OISHI HARUO SETO HIDEO TAKAHASHI KIYOSHI TODA EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS (1993-1995): TAKAYUKI EZAKI TORU HASEGAWA HIROSHI HORI KOKI HORIKOSHI KATSUMI ISONO TAKESHI KOBAYASHI TOHRU KODAMA TERUYA KOMANO KIYOSHI MIZOBUCHI TAKESHI MIZUNO HARUO MOMOSE SHIRO NAGAI TAKASHI NAKASE MAKARI YAMASAKI ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS (1993-1995): TAKEJI HASEGAWA MOTOYOSHI HONGO YONOSUKE IKEDA BUNJI MARUO HIUGA SAITO GAKUZO TAMURA TOMOMICHI YANAGITA Published Bimonthly By THE MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION clo JAPAN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES CENTER BLDG. 4-16, YAYOI 2-CHOME, BUNKYO-KU TOKYO CONTENTS Volume 40 Number 1, February 1994 I. Miyakawa, K. Higo, F. Osaki, and N. Sando: Double staining of mitochondria and mitochon- drial nucleoids in the living yeast during the life cycle E. Becares and S. Romo: Selective predation of Thecamoeba sphaeronucleolus (Greeff, 1891) on filamentous algae in natural condition M. Pintor, C. M. Ferreirés, and M. T. Criado: Energy-independent binding of iron complexed to small organic chelants by Neisseria meningitidis A. Ishida, Y. Kawatake, and N. Ono: Osmotic stress conditioning for induction of acquired osmotolerance in Escherichia coli T. Hoshino, A. Mizutani, T. Sasaki, H. Hidaka, and T. Yamane: Purification and partial amino acid sequence of calmodulin from Fusarium oxysporum J. Kricke, A. Varma, D. Miller, and F. Mayer: Carboxymethyl cellulase from Bacillus sp.: Isolation, macromolecular organization, and cellular location Short Communication H.-C. Wong, L.-W. Ku, C.-M. Yu, and W.-L. Chao: Molecular characterization of listeriolysin O gene of Listeria monocytogenes isolated in Taiwan Y. Nishida, M. Hisamatsu, and T. Yamada: Preparation and some properties of yeast lytic enzyme of Actinomadura sp K. Hamana, T. Sakane, and A. Yokota: Polyamine analysis of the genera Aquaspirillum, Magnetospirillum, Oceanospirillum and Spirillum Number 2, April 1994 M. Kishimoto, E. Soma, and S. Goto: Classification of cryophilic wine yeasts based on elec- trophoretic karyotype, G+C content and DNA similarity T. Nakase, M. Takashima, and M. Hamamoto: Sporobolomyces linderae, a new ballistosporous anamorphic yeast found on a dead leaf of Lindera obtusiloba collected at Mt. Fuji P. Chappe, A. Mourey, and G. Kilbertus: Variation of lipolytic activity in the genus Acinetobacter M. Suzuki, T. Nakase, and K. Komagata: Candida stellimalicola, a new species of anamorphic yeast isolated from star apple in Thailand N. Mallick and L. C. Rai: Kinetic studies of mineral uptake and enzyme activities of Anabaena doliolum under metal stress M. Kishimoto, A. Oshida, T. Shinohara, E. Soma, and S. Goto: Effect of temperature on ethanol productivity and resistance of cryophilic wine yeasts N. Wakao, N. Nagasawa, T. Matsuura, H. Matsukura, T. Matsumoto, A. Hiraishi, Y. Sakurai, and H. Shiota: Acidiphilium multivorum sp. nov., an acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium from pyritic acid mine drainage T. Nakase, M. Suzuki, M. Takashima, Y. Miyakawa, K. Kagaya, Y. Fukazawa, and K. Komagata: Candida sojae, a new species of yeast isolated from an extraction process of water-soluble substances of defatted soybean flakes Short Communication S. Yamanaka, N. Tsuyoshi, R. Kikuchi, §S. Takayama, S. Sakuda, and Y. Yamada: Effect of demethylallosamidin, a chitinase inhibitor, on morphology of fungus Geotrichum candidum L. Simon, G. Billon-Grand, and C. Caye-Vaugien: The relationship between coenzyme Q system and morphological states in Aureobasidium pullulans Number 3, June 1994 K. Hamana: Polyamine distribution patterns in aerobic Gram-positive cocci and some radio- resistant bacteria T. Kishi, K. Miura, K. Matsumoto, and H. Hirokawa: Effects of altered RGD (ARG-GLY-ASP) sequences in the primer protein on the protein primed DNA replication of bacteriophage M2 in vitro P. Kampfer and R. M. Kroppenstedt: Enzymatic profiles of Mycobacterium spp. and their value for species differentiation C. Arakaki, M. Mitsumori, H. Itabashi, S. Shirasaka, and H. Minato: Influence of the presence of protozoa on the rumen microbial population of cattle C. M. L. M. Coutinho, F. C. Magalhaes, and T. C. Araijo-Jorge: Ultrastructure of sulphidogenic biofilms rich in sulphate-reducing bacteria causing corrosion in the offshore oil extraction platforms off Brazil’s atlantic coast J.-B. Peng, W.-M. Yan, and X.-Z. Bao: Solid medium for the genetic manipulation of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Short Communication R. Gupta, R. Singal, A. Shankar, R. C. Kuhad, and R. K. Saxena: A modified plate assay for screening phosphate solubilizing microorganisms A. Dwivedi, U. K. Srinivas, H. N. Singh, and H. D. Kumar: Regulatory effect of external pH on the intracellular pH in alkalophilic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and Hapalosiphon welwitschii R. Bhagat and S. Srivastava: Effect of zinc on morphology and ultrastructure of Pseudomonas stutzeri RS34 C. M. L. M. Coutinho, F. C. Magalhaes, and T. C. Aratjo-Jorge: Morphology of the surface coat and extracellular matrix of sulphidogenic biofilms enriched in sulphate-reducing bacteria involved in biocorrosion processes in the offshore oil extraction industry off Brazil’s coast .. Number 4, August 1994 H. Nagao, D. Wakatabe, and T. Iijima: Difficulty to establish vegetative compatibility of Japanese isolates of Verticillium dahliae Kleb. using melanin-synthesis deficient mutants Y. Nishimura, Y. Muroga, S. Saito, T. Shiba, K. Takamiya, and Y. Shioi: DNA relatedness and chemotaxonomic feature of aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacteria isolated from coasts of Australia M. Mochizuki and T. Hattori: Effect of culture age on the kinetics of microcolony formation using a soil oligotrophic bacterium F. O. Asiegbu, I. M. Morrison, A. Paterson, and J. E. Smith: Analyses of fungal fermentation of lignocellulosic substrates using continuous culture rumen simulation A. Stevens, M. Gunasekaran, and P. Sangan: Purification and properties of amylase from Nocardia asteroides J. P. van der Walt, T. Nakase, M. Suzuki, M. Takashima, and Y. Yamada: Debaryomyces polymorphus var. africanus, a new variety of ascosporogenous yeast found in South Africa. . L. Singh, M. S. Ram, M. K. Aggarwal, and S. I. Alam: Simultaneous production of amylase and protease by Aeromonas hydrophila PCS, a psychrotrophic bacterium N. Wakao, K. Endo, K. Mino, Y. Sakurai, and H. Shiota: Immobilization of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans using various polymers as matrix Short Communication G. Miloshev and J. Zlatanova: Existence of yeast genomic fragments hybridizing with the sea urchin histone H1 gene Number 5, October 1994 E. Ozaki, H. Yasukawa, and Y. Masamune: Purification of pKY M-encoded RepK, a protein required for the initiation of plasmid replication H. Yasukawa, E. Ozaki, S. Morito, and Y. Masamune: Initiation and termination of DNA replication of plasmid pK YM via a rolling-circle mechanism Y. Tahara, T. Yamashita, A. Sogabe, and Y. Ogawa: Isolation and characterization of Zymomonas mobilis mutant defective in phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, and T. Shinoda: Reclassification of Trichosporon cutaneum by DNA relatedness by the spectrophotometric method and the chemiluminometric method T. Tanaka, K. Maeda, K. Fujita, M. Taniguchi, and S. Oi: A bacteriocidal effect of 2-deoxy-p- galactose on Escherichia coli due to inhibition of amino sugar metabolism T. Vancov and N. W. Dunn: Characterization of a gene encoding a major 6-endoglucanase from Xanthomonas albilineans T. Handelsman and Y. Shoham: Production and characterization of an extracellular thermostable lipase from: a thecwcpnic: Tiss O. o.5 osccciccnsvehteecwstarndacispadidaessduasaatestedseeesavaneents G. Vallini, A. Corti, A. Pera, R. Solaro, F. Cioni, and E. Chiellini: Effects of intensive microbial metabolism on starch-filled polyethylene films in controlled composting windrows Short Communication A. K. Hilaly, M. N. Karim, and J. C. Linden: Comparison of ethanol production from xylose by a recombinant Escherichia coli in batch, fedbatch and continuous fermentations Number 6, December 1994 R. Shingaki, K. Gorlach, T. Hattori, K. Samukawa, and H. Morisaki: The cell surface charge of fast- and slow-growing bacteria isolated from a paddy soil 469 T. Koga and K. Takumi: Comparison of chemical and permeable properties of porin-like proteins b and b’ of Vibrio parahaemolyticus 477 H. Kurosawa, K. Maeda, E. Yamamoto, K. Nakamura, and Y. Amano: Growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans utilized thiosulfate through the oxidation route with iron recycling S. Takamoto, K. Yamada, and Y. Ezura: Production of bacteriolytic enzymes during the growth of a marine bacterium Alteromonas sp. No. 8-R