1. Enhanced Production and Partial Characterization of Thermostable α-galactosidase by Thermotolerant Absidia sp.WL511 in Solid-state Fermentation using Response Surface Methodology

   • H. Li
   • W. Q. Liang
   • Y. H. Liu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 7

2. Bacterial Antagonist as Seed Treatment to Control Leaf Blight Disease of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea)

   • Ashara Pengnoo
   • Ruedeekorn Wiwattanapattapee
   • Mana Kanjanamaneesathian

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 14

3. Optimization of Medium Components for Production of Cellulases by Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 under Solid-state Fermentation

   • K. Jatinder
   • B. S. Chadha
   • H. S. Saini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 22

4. Radiation Resistance of the Microflora Associated with Amniotic Membranes

   • Rita Singh
   • Pallavi Gupta
   • M. P. Chacharkar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 27

5. Molecular Identification of Aeromonas and Coliform Bacteria Isolated on m Endo Media from Lake Erie Waters

   • Benjamin Dickerman
   • James Metzger
   • W. Theodore Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 33

6. Comparison of pH and Bile Resistance of Lactobacillus acidophilus Strains Isolated from Rat, Pig, Chicken, and Human Sources

   • S. C. Park
   • M. H. Hwang
   • T. W. Kim

   Short communication Pages: 35 - 37

7. Thermal and Operational Characteristics of Glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid Acylase Immobilized on Silica Gel Modified by Epoxide Silanization

   • Jung Soo Lim
   • Seung Won Park
   • Seung Wook Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 44

8. Purification and Characterization of a Xylanase Produced by Chaetomium thermophile NIBGE

   • Farooq Latif
   • Muhammad Asgher
   • R. L. Legge

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 50

9. Purification and Characterization of Fungal Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase from Paecilomyces lilacinus F4-5 and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Film

   • Byoung-In Sang
   • Won-Kwon Lee
   • Hajime Unno

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 57

10. Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Evolutionary Analysis of Phytoene Desaturase (PDS) Gene from Haematococcus pluvialis

    • Cheng W. Liang
    • Fang Q. Zhao
    • Song Qin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 64

11. Yeast Immobilization in LentiKats^®: A New Strategy for Xylitol Bioproduction from Sugarcane Bagasse

    • Mário A. Alves da Cunha
    • Attilio Converti
    • Silvio S. da Silva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 72

12. Efficacy of New Inexpensive Cyanobacterial Biofertilizer Including its Shelf-life

    • M. N. Jha
    • A. N. Prasad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 79

13. A Novel Alginate Lyase with High Activity on Acetylated Alginate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa FRD1 from Pseudomonas sp. QD03

    • Lin Xiao
    • Feng Han
    • Wen-gong Yu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 88

14. Decolorization of Some Reactive Textile Dyes by White Rot Fungi Isolated in Pakistan

    • M. Asgher
    • S. A. H. Shah
    • R. L. Legge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 93

15. Yeast Flora During the Fermentation of Wines made from Vitis vinifera L. cv. Emir and Kalecik Karasi grown in Anatolia

    • Canan Nurgel
    • Huseyin Erten
    • Serkan Selli

    Erratum Pages: 95 - 96