Letters in Applied Microbiology Edited by C.R. Harwood Volume 38, 2004 Q)pyright ©2004, by The Society for Applied Microbiology ALL RIGHTS RKSKR\ KD 1 No part of this volume may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the Society Print ISSN 0266-8254 Online ISSN I472-765X Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd OXR)RI) BOS TON MKMK)URNK BKRI.IN CX)PKNftAGKN TOKYO AMKS Printed in Great Britain Contents Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2004 Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2004 1 Editorial C. Harwood 79 Letter to the Editor J. Hoorfar, N. Cook, B. Malomy, 2 Author Guidelines .VI. If'agner, D. De Medici, A. Abdulmawjood £5" P. Each 81 Regulation of pyrimidine nucleotide formation in 8 'I'he effect of copper on the death rate of Salmonella typhimurium DTI04:30 in f(K)d substrates acidified with Pseudomonas reptilivora T.P. H est organic acids J.D. Beal, S.J. Niven, A. Campbell 87 Chemical composition and microbicidal activity of (5 P.H. Brooh extracts from Brazilian and Bulgarian propolis 13 Rhodovulum suljidophilum in the treatment and utilization K. Salomdo, A.P. Dantas, C.M. Borba, L.C. Campos, of sardine processing wastewater S.A. Azad, D.G. Machado, F.R. Aquino Neto £5' S.L. de Castro S. l ikineswary, V.C. Chong K.B. Ramachandran 93 Influence of petroleum contamination and biostimulation 19 Isolation of endophytic diazotroph Pantoea agglomeram treatment on the diversity of Pseudomonas spp. in soil micr(K’osms as evaluated by 16S rR\.\ based-PCR and and nondiazotroph Enterobacter asburiae from sweetpotato stem in Japan C.A. Asis £5" K. Adachi DGGf^ F.F. Evans, L. Seldin, G. I ’. Sebastian, S. Kjelleberg, C. Holmstrom £? A.S. Rosado 24 Difference and consensus of whole cell Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars matrix-assisted laser 99 Study of two bacteriocins produced by Enterococcus desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry casseliflavus and Ent. Jaecalis C. Sabia, P. Messi, spectra R.C.K. Leuschner, N. Beresford-Jones S. de Niederhdusern, G. Manicardt iS .VI. Bondi (5 C. Robinson 106 Growth kinetics of aerobic granules developed in 32 Streptomyces sp. 173, an insecticidal micro-organism from sequencing batch reactors S.-F. Yang, Q.-S. Liu, marine L. Xiong, J. Li F. Kong J.-H. Tay £? Y. Liu 113 Occurrence and dominance of yeast species in sourdough 38 Impact of cultivation conditions on haemolytic activity of Pseudoalteromonas issachenkonii KMM 3549* A. Pulvirenti, L. Solieri, .VI. Gullo, L. De I ero £? P. Giudici YA '. Alexeeva, N.I. Kalinovskaya, T.A. Kuznetsova 118 Rapid detection of Oenococcus oeni in wine by real-time ^ E.P. Ivanova quantitative PCR P. Pinzani, L. Bonciani, .VI. Pazzagli, 43 Molecular approach for analysis of model fungal genes C. Orlando, S. Guerrini £5" L. Granchi encoding ligninolytic peroxidases in wood-decaying soil 125 Species-specific PC^R method for identification of systems .VI. Stuardo, .VI. I dstpiez, R. I 'icuha Streptococcus doirnei T. Igarashi, E. Asaga, C. Murai, (5 B. Conzdlez R. Sasa £5' N. Goto 50 Effect of the nitrogen source on caffeine degradation by 130 r/)«fi-PCR amplified gene and temporal temperature Aspergillus lamarii G. Gutierrez-Sdnchez, S. Roussos gradient gel electrophoresis: a rapid tool to analyse tST C. Augur bacterial strains representative of cold-smoked salmon 56 Enumeration of Escherichia coli 0157 in cattle faeces microflora S. Giaconiazzi, F. Leroi, C. L’HenaJf ^ J -J- JoJJ'rttuJ using most probable number technique and automated immunomagnetic separation N. Began, G. Higgs, 135 'I'hermal characteristics of recombinant green fluorescent P. I under Unde P. Desmarchelier protein (GI'Puv) extracted from Escherichia coli T.C. 60 In vitro inhibition of microbial flora of fish by nisin l essoni Penna, .VI. Ishii, O. Cholewa £? L.C. de Souza and lactoperoxidase system F. Elotmani 140 C^haracterization of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella £5' O. Assobhei Kinshasa from dairy calves in Texas A’..VI. BischoJJ, 66 (thicken juice, a food-based model system suitable to T. S. Edrington, T.R. Callaway, K.J. Genovese study survival of Campylobacter jejuni T. Birk, £5" D.J. .Nisbet //. Ingmer, M.T. Andersen, K. Jorgensen 146 Identification of heat stable protease of Klebsiella oxytoca £5" L. Brondsted isolated from raw milk E.C. Tondo, F.R. Lakus, 11 Incubation time and water activity effects on ochratoxin \ F..-i. Oliveira £5' A. Brandelli production by Aspergillus section Nigri strains isolated 151 Identification of a gene encoding a putative phospho¬ from grapes N. Belli, A.J. Ramos, I '. Sanchis S. Marin transferase system enzyme IIBC in Listeria welshimeri and 78 Corrigendum its application for diagnostic PC^R D. Liu, .A.J. .Ainsworth, F.H. .Austin £5' .VI.A. Lawrence [iii] [Iv] CONTENTS 158 The effect of hydraulic retention time on the stability of 233 The glucose oxidase of Penicillium variabile PI6: gene aerobically grown microbial granules S. Pan, J.-H. Tay, cloning, sequencing and expression V. Pulci, Y.-X. He (5 S.T.-L. Tay R. D'Ovidio, M. Petruccioli (5 F. Federici 164 A cryopreservation procedure for the rumen protozoon 239 Rapid identification and differentiation of Saccharomyces Entodinium caudalum: estimation of its viability by cerevisiae, Saccharomyces hayanus and their hybrids by fluorescence microscopy G. de la Fuente, jf.A. Cehridn multiplex PCR S. Torriani, G. Zapparoli, P. Malacrino, (5 M. Fondevila G. Suzzi 15 F. Dellaglio 169 Trichoderma harzianum enhances the production of 245 Morphological and physiological changes of nematicidal compounds in vitro and improves biocontrol Staphylococcus aureus exposed to hypochlorous acid of Meloidogyne javanica by Pseudomonas fluorescens in N. Ahid, S. Maalej (5 S. Rouis tomato LA. Siddiqui £? S.S. Shaukat 176 Novel method for cell immobilization and its application for production of oligosaccharides from sucrose Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2004 H.T. Shin, K.M. Park, K.H. Kang, D.J. Oh, S.li. Lee, S. Y. Batg J.H. Lee 251 Bacteriocin-like substance production by Bacillus lichenifiormis strain P40 F. Cladera-Olivera, G.R. Caron Volume 38, Issue 3, March 2004 (5 A. Brandelli ISl In vitro studies on the potential for biological control on 181 A comparison of the traditional method of counting viable . ispergillus section Flavi by Kluyveromyces spp. cells and a quick microplate method for monitoring yVf. La Penna, A. Nesci 15 M. Etcheverry the growth characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes 265 Cloth-based hybridization array system for the detection K. Hordkovd, M. Greifovd, Z. Seemannovd, B. Gondovd of multiple antibiotic resistance genes in Salmonella (5 G.M. Hyatt enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhimurium 185 Liquid culture carbon, nitrogen and inorganic phosphate DTI04 M. Gauthier (5 B.W. Blais source regulate nematicidal activity by fluorescent 271 Production of leucinostatins and nematicidal activity of pseudomonads in vitro LA. Siddiqui (5 S.S. Shaukat Australian isolates of Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom) 191 A simple and reliable method for rapid production and Samson J.-O. Park, J.R. Hargreaves, E.J. .McConville, puriflcation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa haemolytic G.R. Stirling, E.L. Ghisalherti (5 K. Sivasithamparam phospholipase C A. Duhouix, M. Nieto, J. Fauvel, 111 C,onstruction of a yeast one-hybrid system with the H. Chap, N. Marty, J.-P. Salles £5' F. Gaits xylanase2 promoter from Trichoderma reesei to isolate 197 In vivo characterization of Lactobacillus johnsonii F19785 transcriptional activators J. Liu, S.-Y. Sun for use as a defined competitive exclusion agent against (5 T.-H. Wang bacterial pathogens in poultry R.M. La Ragione, 283 Effect of chemical decontamination and refrigerated A. Narhad, M.J. Gasson £5' M.J. Woodward storage on the isolation of .Mycobacterium avium subsp. 206 Use of folic acid casei medium reveals trimethoprim paratuberculosis from heat-treated milk I.R. Grant susceptibility of Lactobacillus species M. Danielsen, (5 .M. T. Rowe H.S. Andersen 15 A. Wind 289 The effect of x-ketoglutaric acid on amino acid utilization 211 Minimizing prion risk without compromising the by nonstarter Lactobacillus spp. isolated from Cheddar microbial composition of biofilms grown in vivo in a cheese A.G. Williams, J. Noble £5 J.M. Banks human plaque model P.S. Watson, C.H. Sissons, 296 Cloning and characterization of cel^.\ gene from D..4. Devine, R.C. Shore, J. Kirkham, B.R. Nattress, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii 1536 J.AI. An, P.D. Marsh 15 C. Robinson W.J. Lim, S.Y. Hong, E.C. Shin, E.J. Kim, Y.K. Kim, 217 Detection and identification by real time PCR/RFLP S.R. Park £5 H.D. Yun analyses of Cryptosporidium species from human 301 Comparative analysis of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and faeces C.F.L. Amar, P.H. Dear (5 J. McLauchlin indicator bacteria during sewage sludge hygienization in 223 Structural features and hypoglycaemic activity of an various composting processes R. Rimhanen-Finne, exopolysaccharide produced by Sorangium cellulosum A. Vuorinen, S. Marmo, S. Malmherg £5 M.-L. Hdnninen X. Ding, J. Zhang, P. Jiang, X. Xu 15 Z. Liu 306 .An evaluation of five preservation techniques and 229 Evaluation of the rm operon copy number in Bifidobac¬ conventional freezing temperatures of -20°C and -85°C terium using real-time PCR M. Candela, B. Vitali, for long-term preservation of Campylobacter jejuni D. Matteuzzi 15 P. Brigidi R. Gorman £5 C.C. .4dley CONTENTS [v] 311 GATC-specific restriction and modification systems in 383 Isolation and characterization of psychrophilic yeasts treponemes M. Piknova, P. Pnstus, P. Javorsky, producing cold-adapted pectinolytic enzymes A. Kasperowk T. Michalowski T. Nakagawa, T. Nagaoka, S. Taniguchi, T. .Miyaji 315 Microsatellite PCR profiling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae £5" N. Tomizuka strains during wine fermentation K.S. Howell, 388 Yeast differentiation using histone promoter E.J. Bartowsky, G.H. Fleet C P.A. Henschke sequences P.J.L. Bell 321 Comparative acid stress response of Listeria monocyto¬ 393 Expression and characterization of a recombinant Cry 1 Ac genes, Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and Salmonella crystal protein with enhanced green fluorescent protein in Typhimurium after habituation at different pH acrystalliferous Bacillus thuringiensis J. Y. Roh, Af.5. Li. conditions K.P. Koutsoumanis J.N. Sofos J.H. Chang, J.Y. Choi, H.jf. Shim, S.C. Shin, K.S. Boo 327 Fermentation of pectin and glucose, and activity of £5' Y.H. Je pectin-degrading enzymes in the rabbit caecal bacterium 4{K) Use of RAPD-PCR and TTGE for the evaluation of Bacteroides caccae K. Sirotek, L. Slovdkovd, J. Kopecny biodiversity of whey cultures for Grana Padano cheese M. Marounek C. .dndrighetto, C. .Marcazzan (5 A. Lombardi 333 Bacteriophages that infect the cellulolytic ruminal 406 Inactivation of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia bacterium Ruminococcus albus AR67 A. V. Klieve, (Chlamydophila) pneumoniae by ozone T. Yamazaki, P.A. Bain, M.T. Yokoyama, D. Ouwerkerk, R.J. Forster .M. Inoue, M. Ogawa, S. Shiga, T. Kishimoto, (5 .4.F. Turner T. Hagiwara, T. .Matsumoto (5 T. Hayashi 339 Investigation of arcobacters in meat and faecal samples 410 Batch process solar disinfection is an efficient means of of clinically healthy cattle in Turkey H. Ongiir, disinfecting drinking water contaminated with Shigella B. (^etinkaya, .M.N. .4(ik £5" H.l. Atahay dysenteriae type I S.C. Kehoe, M.R. Barer, L.O. Devlin £5' K.C. McCuigan 415 Gene expression studies of Thermits thermophilus Volume 38, Issue 5, May 2004 promoters VdnaK, Parg and ^scs-mdh H.-S. Park £5' J.J. Kilbane H 345 Biological treatment of textile dye Acid violet-17 by 423 Modifications of hydrophobicity, in vitro adherence and bacterial consortium in an up-flow immobilized cell cellular aggregation of Streptococcus mutans by Helichry- bioreactor D.K. Sharma, H.S. Saini, M. Singh, sum italicum extract .4. Nostro, .M..4. Cannutelli, S.S. Chimnt (S B.S. Chad ha C. Crisaji, .4.D. .Musolino, F. Procopio £? V. .4lonzo 351 Fhe serological response to V'erocytotoxigenic Escherichia 428 Biofilm formation by Salmonella spp. and Listeria coli in patients with haemolytic uraemic syndrome monocytogenes on plastic surface S. Stepanovic, H. Chart N. T. Perr^' /. Cirkovic, L. Ranin £5" M. Svabic-Vlahovic 355 Fate of Escherichia coli originating from livestock faeces 433 Rapid identification of Phytophthora ramorum using deposited directly onto pasture S..\l. .-iver}’, .4. .Moore PCR-SSCP analysis of ribosomal DNA ITS-1 P. Kong, .Vi.L. Hutchison C.X. Hong, P.W. Tooley, K. Ivors, .M. Carhelotto 360 Methods for assaying cyanide in bacterial culture £5' P..4. Richardson supernatant J.E.. \. Zlosnik £5" H.D. IVilliams 440 Emericella astellata, a new producer of aflatoxin B], B? 366 Variation in the faecal shedding of Salmonella and E. coli and sterigmatocystin J.C. Frisvad, R..4. Samson 0157:H7 in lactating dairy cattle and examination of (S J. Smedsgaard Salmonella genotypes using pulsed-field gel electro¬ phoresis T.S. Edrington, M.E. Hume, .M.L. Looper, C. L. Schultz, .-i.C. Fitzgerald, T.R. Callaway, K. J. Cenovese, K..M. BischoJJ, J.L. .MeReynolds, Volume 38, Issue 6, June 2004 R.C. .4nderson D.J. Nishet 373 Biostimulation of micro-organisms from sugarcane 447 Identification, molecular biotyping and ultrastructural bagasse pith for the removal of weathered hydrocarbon studies of bacterial communities isolated from two from soil B. Perez-.dmienddriz, O. Loera-Corral, damaged frescoes of St Damian’s Monastery in Assisi L. Ferndndez-Linares, F. Esparza-Carcta .4. Radaelli, M. Paganini, V. Basavecchia, V. Elli, (5 R. Rodriguez-Vdzquez .M. Neri, C. Zanotto, E. Pontieri C. De Ciuli Morghen 378 The growth profile, thermotolerance and biofilm forma¬ 454 Surface alteration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by tion of Enterohacter sakazakii grown in infant formula thymol and eugenol S. Bennis, F. Chami, N. Chami, milk C. Iversen, M. Lane (5 S.J. Forsythe T. Bouchikhi £5' .4. Remmal 1 [Vi] CONTENTS 459 Characterisation of autolytic enzymes in Lactobacillus 499 Thermal and chemical resistance of Lactobacillus casei and pentosus R. Cihik £5' M.-P. Chapot-Chartier Lactobacillus paracasei bacteriophages M.L. Capra, A. Quiberoni £5" J.A. Reinheimer 464 Detection and quantification oi Aspergillus ochraceus in green coffee by PCR H. Schmidt, A1. Bannier, R.F. Vogel 505 Inactivation of Campylobacter jejuni by high hydrostatic C L. Niessen pressure E.B. Solomon £5' D.G. Hoover 470 The effect of lipids on the adherence of axillary aerobic 510 Detection of Pentatrichomonas hominis DNA in biological coryneform bacteria R.A. Bojar, C.J. Tue specimens by PCR T. Crucitti, S. Abdellati, D.A. Ross, (5 K.T. Holland J. Changalucha, E. van Dyck £5" A. Buve 476 Molecular confirmation of Enterococcus Jaecalis and 517 Helicobacter pylori in Japanese river water and its E. faecium from clinical, faecal and environmental prevalence in Japanese children S. Fujimura, S. Kato sources V.jf. Harwood, N.C. Delahoya, R.Al. Ulrich, £5" T. Kawamura Ai.F. Kramer, J.E. Whitlock, J.R. Garey £? D.V. Urn 522 Microbial characterization of organic carrier colonization 483 Simple staining detects ultrastructural and biochemical during a model biofiltration experiment R. Pineda, differentiation of vegetative hyphae and fruit body initials J. Alba, F. Thalasso £5" T. Ponce-Noyola in colonies of Pleurotus pulmonarius C. Sanchez, 527 Conjugal transfer of plasmid pNB2 to activated Al. THlez-Tellez., G. Di'az-Godtnez £5' D. Moore sludge bacteria leads to 3-chloroaniline degradation 488 Production of slime polysaccharide by EHEC and STEC in enrichment cultures A". Bathe as well as the influence of culture conditions on slime 532 Development of a 16S rRNA primer for the detection of production in Escherichia coli 0157:H7 J.Y. Yeh Brevihacterium spp. R. Gelsomino, M. Vancanneyt, £5" jf. Chen T.Al. Vandekerckhove iS J. Swings 493 Occurrence and clonal relatedness of sec//^/-gene positive 537 Indexes Staphylococcus aureus isolates of quartermilk samples of cows suffering from mastitis M. Zschdek, K. Ri/Je £5' J. Somrnerhduser