October, 2002
Table of Contents
Poliovirus National Inventory of
Biomedical Laboratories Begins p.478
Walter R. Dowdle
An important part of the eradication process is now getting under way
Legislation, Technology Boosting Renewable Fuel,
Materials Uses p.480
With Virtual E. coli, Researchers Seek to
Replace the Real Thing p.481
Often Part of the Problem, Microbes Can also Help
Clean Flood Damage p.482
Silence of Yeast Genes Not So Golden—and,
Surprisingly, Not Conserved p.484
Oil Explorers Endanger Western Soils and
Underlying Microbiota p.484
TIGR and IBEA Aim to Sequence Microbial Mixes in
Ecosystems p.485
Bioterrorism Threat Brings Changes
to Microbiology on Several Fronts p.489 [PDF]
Jeffrey L. Fox
Microbiologists face restricted access to microorganisms, tighter
security, limits on what they publish, and other major changes
Coping with the Anthrax Threat at
the State Level p.494 [PDF]
Roman G. Golash and Mark S. Dworkin
Public health officials in Illinois activated plans, enhanced
communication, took other steps to keep pace with testing surge
Genome Evolution in Symbiotic
Bacteria p.499 [PDF]
Nancy A. Moran
Genomic analysis opens path to analyzing obligate symbionts, among the
most intriguing and varied of noncultivable bacteria
Handwashing: a Field Study p.477
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