November 1996

				CURRENT TOPICS

Complete Genome of Archeon Reported				p.574
Microbes May Account for More Methane
Than Was Thought						p.574
Small-Scale Water Systems Most Vulnerable, NAS Warns		p.575
Researchers Ponder Role of Borna Virus in CNS Disorders		p.576
Vaccination Urged for Adolescents, Young Adults			p.577
Bugs Clean Buses, Make Bumpers, Bask in Hot Brines		p.578


					FEATURES

Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Anne K. Vidaver							p.583
Perspectives on plants, animals, and humans

Selected Examples of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious
Diseases in Animals
John A. Shadduck, Ralph Storts, and L. Garry Adams		p.586
Three diseases have significance for both animals and humans

Reemerging and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Economic
and Other Impacts on Wildlife
Victor F. Nettles						p.589
Transport of animals sometimes spreads infections,
while other outbreaks are a mystery

Established and Emerging Infectious Diseases of Fish		p.592
John L. Fryer and Jerri L. Bartholomew
As fish move, infections move with them

Emerging and Reemerging Diseases of Plants
William E. Fry							p.595
Plant diseases can have devastating effects on
societies and economies


					ASM NEWS

ASM News Debuts New Look in January				p.600

ASM News has been redesigned to increase its attractiveness and readability.
Major features of the new design are a new cover format, a comprehensvie table
of contents with summary information that alerts readers to the importance of the
material, and the ability to use four-color printing for photographs and illustrations

Education and Training						p.601
American Academy of Microbiology				p.601
Membership							p.602
International							p.603


				DEPARTMENTS

Letters                                                         p.513
Public Affairs Report                                           p.526
Animacules                                                      p.527
Journal Highlights                      	                p.544
Reviews and Resources                                           p.556
Application Deadlines                                           p.557
Meetings and Conferences Calendar                               p.563
Continuing Education Calendar                                   p.563
Employment                                                      p.568

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