November 1998

ASM News Issues

ASM News November 1998

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ANIMALCULES

E. coli’s Double Life
Bernard Dixon	p.616

Despite its ubiquity, the pathogenic potential of this mainstay of microbial research was underestimated for years

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CURRENT TOPICS

Advice, Rules Diets to Improve Food, Water Safety	p.618
Research Suggests Strategy for Curbing E. coli O1757:H7	p.619
Influenza Virus Captures Plasminogen to Increase Virulence	p.619
Reassessment of Medicinal Phage……	p.620
…Spurs companies to Study Therapeutic Uses	p.622
FDA Officials Strive to Comply with 1997 Reform Act	p.623

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FEATURES

Reverse Sample Genome Probing of Microbial Community Dynamics Gerrit Voordouw

p.627

This tool monitoring environmental microbial communities is being tested at oil fields and bioremediation sites

Directed Evolution Can Improve Subtilisin-Secreting Bacillus Strains Volker Schellenberger

p.634

Enclosing the reaction in hollow fibers, PCR, and other tricks improve selection of improved enzymes from secreting clones

Pioneering the Squid-Vibrio Model Margaret J. McFall-Ngai

p.639

This symbiosis provides a way to study how gram-negative bacteria colonize animal epithelia without damaging their hosts

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ASM NEWS

Microbial Literacy Collaborative: Microbe Hunters in Training

p.648

To achieve its mission, the MLC is sponsoring educational initiatives to help dispel public anxiety about microbes as infectious agents and to promote a balanced understanding of microorganisms

Membership	p.651
Branches	p.652
Divisions	p.652

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DEPARTMENTS

Letters	p.615
Public Affairs Report	p.625
Journal Highlights	p.646
Reviews and Resources	p.653
Application Deadlines	p.656
Calendar	p.659
Employment	p.662