The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 defines as adulterated any food that is composed in whole or in part of a filthy or decomposed substance. Objective laboratory and field tests for detection of decomposed products are always advisable to supplement organoleptic examinations. In any product where organoleptic tests fail because decomposition is masked by any means, objective tests...

The tomato rhizosphere isolate Pseudomonas sp. strain P482 is a member of a diverse group of fluorescent pseudomonads. P482 produces a yet unidentified broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound(s), active inter alia (i.a.) against Dickeya spp. Here, we present a nearly complete genome of P482 obtained by a hybrid assembly of Illumina and PacBio sequencing data.

Ice-nucleation negative fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from Hebridean cloud and rain water produce biosurfactants H. E. Ahern, K. A. Walsh, T. C. J. Hill, and B. F. Moffett University of East London, Romford Road, Stratford, London, UK Environment Agency, Wallingford, UK Received: 1 September 2006 – Accepted: 15 September 2006 – Published: 4 October 2006 Correspondence to: T. C. J. Hill (t.c...

Thin-layer chromatography was used to detect the presence of the arginine dihydrolase system in nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria. The test was positive for the fluorescent pseudomonads as well as Pseudomonas maltophilia, whereas other Pseudomonas sp., Mima, and Herellea were negative. This procedure can be completed in a few hours and may be useful in the clinical laboratory.

Environmental concerns have led to the need of sustainable use of natural resources. The conventional agriculture caused considerable impacts on soils and waters. It is important to change certain agricultural managements to environmental cleaner techniques. The sustainable agriculture has pointed many approaches and techniques to reduce environmental impact. One of those strategies is the util...