1. Antifungal substances produced by Penicillium oxalicum strain PY-1—potential antibiotics against plant pathogenic fungi

   • Liping Yang
   • Jiatao Xie
   • Fangcan Lin

   Original Paper 04 December 2007 Pages: 909 - 915

   

2. Production and characterization of a glycolipid biosurfactant from Bacillus megaterium using economically cheaper sources

   • R. Thavasi
   • S. Jayalakshmi
   • Ibrahim M. Banat

   Original Paper 21 November 2007 Pages: 917 - 925

   

3. Phylogenetic analysis of cyanobacterial strains of genus-Calothrix by single and multiplex randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR

   • Shalini
   • Dolly Wattal Dhar
   • Rajinder K. Gupta

   Original Paper 10 October 2007 Pages: 927 - 935

   

4. Culture and exopolysaccharide production from sugarcane molasses by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans CCT 7137, isolated from contaminated groundwater in Brazil

   • Roberta Fusconi
   • Mirna Januária Leal Godinho
   • Nelma Regina Segnini Bossolan

   Original Paper 06 October 2007 Pages: 937 - 943

   

5. Spoilage yeasts from Patagonian cellars: characterization and potential biocontrol based on killer interactions

   • Marcela P. Sangorrín
   • Christian A. Lopes
   • Adriana C. Caballero

   Original Paper 25 September 2007 Pages: 945 - 953

   

6. Characterization of a cold-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacterium Pantoea dispersa 1A isolated from a sub-alpine soil in the North Western Indian Himalayas

   • G. Selvakumar
   • S. Kundu
   • H. S. Gupta

   Original paper 26 September 2007 Pages: 955 - 960

   

7. Degradative ability of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by saprophytic fungi Trametes versicolor and Agaricus augustus isolated from chilean forestry

   • César Donoso
   • José Becerra
   • Mario Silva

   Original Paper 28 September 2007 Pages: 961 - 968

   

8. Rosmarinic acid production in hairy root cultures of Agastache rugosa Kuntze

   • Sook Young Lee
   • Hui Xu
   • Sang Un Park

   Original Paper 20 September 2007 Pages: 969 - 972

   

9. Purification of the alkaliphilic xylanases from Myceliophthora sp. IMI 387099 using cellulose-binding domain as an affinity tag

   • A. K. Badhan
   • B. S. Chadha
   • H. S. Saini

   Original Paper 19 September 2007 Pages: 973 - 981

   

10. Effects of rhizosphere remediation and bioaugmentation on carbofuran removal from soil

    • Pensri Plangklang
    • Alissara Reungsang

    Original Paper 27 September 2007 Pages: 983 - 989

    

11. Reduction of high concentrations of chromate by Leucobacter sp. CRB1 isolated from Changsha, China

    • Wenjie Zhu
    • Zhihui Yang
    • Liyuan Chai

    Original Paper 10 October 2007 Pages: 991 - 996

    

12. Characterization of a bacteriocin-producing strain of Enterococcus faecalis from cow’s milk used in the production of Moroccan traditional dairy foods

    • Ghada Choho
    • Hikmate Abriouel
    • Antonio Gálvez

    Original Paper 28 September 2007 Pages: 997 - 1001

    

13. Cultural, morphological, pathogenic and molecular variability amongst tomato isolates of Alternaria solani in India

    • Virendra Kumar
    • Sanchita Haldar
    • Prabhash C. Singh

    Original Paper 30 September 2007 Pages: 1003 - 1009

    

14. Composition and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Populus buds and poplar-type propolis

    • Gülhan Vardar-Ünlü
    • Sibel Silici
    • Mehmet Ünlü

    Original Paper 30 September 2007 Pages: 1011 - 1017

15. Screening of terrestrial and freshwater halotolerant cyanobacteria for antifungal activities

    • Sunil T. Pawar
    • Pravin R. Puranik

    Original Paper 06 October 2007 Pages: 1019 - 1025

    

16. Symbiotic effectiveness and response to mannitol-mediated osmotic stress of various chickpea–rhizobia associations

    • Haythem Mhadhbi
    • Moez Jebara
    • Mohamed Elarbi Aouani

    Original Paper 12 October 2007 Pages: 1027 - 1035

    

17. Induction of defense responses in tomato against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato by regulating the stress ethylene level with Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20 containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase

    • Pandiyan Indiragandhi
    • Rangasamy Anandham
    • Tongmin Sa

    Original Paper 11 October 2007 Pages: 1037 - 1045

    

18. Biosurfactant production and hydrocarbon-degradation by halotolerant and thermotolerant Pseudomonas sp.

    • Manoj Kumar
    • Vladimir León
    • Luis Luis

    Original Paper 27 October 2007 Pages: 1047 - 1057

    

19. Exopolysaccharide: a novel important factor in the microbial dissolution of tricalcium phosphate

    • Yanmei Yi
    • Weiyi Huang
    • Ying Ge

    Original Paper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1059 - 1065

    

20. Decolorization of structurally different textile dyes by Aspergillus niger SA1

    • Naeem Ali
    • Abdul Hameed
    • Abdul G. Khan

    Original Paper 18 October 2007 Pages: 1067 - 1072

    

21. Automatic detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Shigella dysenteriae with separated electrodes series piezoelectric sensing technique

    • Wenjie Zhu
    • Lingli Chen
    • Liyuan Chai

    Original Paper 25 November 2007 Pages: 1073 - 1079

    

22. Culture of Penicillium ulaiense in a batch-reactor: stoichiometric studies

    • Verónica Beatriz Rajal
    • Carlos Mario Cuevas

    Original Paper 23 October 2007 Pages: 1081 - 1090

    

23. Co-fermentation of a mixture of glucose and xylose to ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis and Pachysolen tannophilus

    • Nan Fu
    • Paul Peiris

    Original Paper 27 November 2007 Pages: 1091 - 1097

    

24. Decolorization of Acid red 151 by Aspergillus niger SA1 under different physicochemical conditions

    • Naeem Ali
    • Ikramullah
    • Safia Ahmed

    Original Paper 03 November 2007 Pages: 1099 - 1105

    

25. Production of 4′-epidaunorubicin by metabolic engineering of Streptomyces coeruleorubidus strain SIPI-1482

    • Ke Shang
    • Youjia Hu
    • Baoquan Zhu

    Original Paper 22 November 2007 Pages: 1107 - 1113

    

26. Isolation and identification of an endophytic strain of Fusarium oxysporum producing podophyllotoxin from Juniperus recurva

    • Amardeep Kour
    • Abdul S. Shawl
    • Vijeshwar Verma

    Original Paper 31 October 2007 Pages: 1115 - 1121

    

27. Effect of talc-formulated entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria against leaffolder (Cnaphalocrosis medinalis) in rice

    • V. Sivasundaram
    • L. Rajendran
    • R. Samiyappan

    Original Paper 31 October 2007 Pages: 1123 - 1132

    

28. Impact of Bacillus subtilis JA, a biocontrol strain of fungal plant pathogens, on arbuscular mycorrhiza formation in Zea mays

    • Xiang Xiao
    • Hao Chen
    • Lijun Wu

    Original Paper 28 October 2007 Pages: 1133 - 1137

    

29. Biological control of Phytophthora blight in red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) using Bacillus subtilis

    • Kui Jae Lee
    • Seralathan Kamala-Kannan
    • Gun Woong Lee

    Original Paper 27 October 2007 Pages: 1139 - 1145

30. Decolorization of 1-aminoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid by Sphingomonas xenophaga

    • Hong Lu
    • Jiti Zhou
    • Lihong Zhao

    Original Paper 28 October 2007 Pages: 1147 - 1152

    

31. Hyaluronic acid of Streptococcus sp. as a potent elicitor for induction of systemic resistance against plant diseases

    • Kyungseok Park
    • Diby Paul
    • Joseph W. Kloepper

    Original Paper 27 October 2007 Pages: 1153 - 1158

    

32. Bacterial community diversity assessment in municipal solid waste compost amended soil using DGGE and ARISA fingerprinting methods

    • Hanene Cherif
    • Hadda Ouzari
    • Daniele Daffonchio

    Original Paper 01 November 2007 Pages: 1159 - 1167

    

33. Colonization behavior of bacterium Burkholderia cepacia inside the Oryza sativa roots visualized using green fluorescent protein reporter

    • Shiveta Sharma
    • Shailendra Sharma
    • Akhauri Vaishampayan

    Original Paper 14 November 2007 Pages: 1169 - 1175

    

34. Bioconversion of palm oil mill effluent for citric acid production: statistical optimization of fermentation media and time by central composite design

    • Md. Zahangir Alam
    • Parveen Jamal
    • Masrina M. Nadzir

    Original Paper 07 November 2007 Pages: 1177 - 1185

    

35. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving nodulation and nitrogen fixation in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    • M. V. B. Figueiredo
    • C. R. Martinez
    • C. P. Chanway

    Original Paper 06 November 2007 Pages: 1187 - 1193

    

36. Sago starch as a low-cost carbon source for exopolysaccharide production by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens

    • Chittra Yeesang
    • Supitchaya Chanthachum
    • Benjamas Cheirsilp

    Original Paper 15 November 2007 Pages: 1195 - 1201

    

37. Influence of chlorobenzoic acids on the growth and degradation potentials of PCB-degrading microorganisms

    • Sunday Adekunle Adebusoye
    • Flynn W. Picardal
    • Olukayode O. Amund

    Original Paper 16 November 2007 Pages: 1203 - 1208

    

38. Variation of lipid and fatty acid compositions of the marine microalga Pavlova viridis (Prymnesiophyceae) under laboratory and outdoor culture conditions

    • Changwei Hu
    • Mei Li
    • Zhili Liu

    Original Paper 14 November 2007 Pages: 1209 - 1214

    

39. Immobilization of laccase from Streptomyces psammoticus and its application in phenol removal using packed bed reactor

    • K. N. Niladevi
    • P. Prema

    Original Paper 15 November 2007 Pages: 1215 - 1222

    

40. Development of strain-specific SCAR markers for authentication of Ganoderma lucidum

    • Hongyan Su
    • Lei Wang
    • Linde Liu

    BriefCommunication 18 October 2007 Pages: 1223 - 1226

    

41. Employment of 16S rDNA gene sequencing techniques for improved identification of difficult-to-identify bacterial veterinary pathogens

    • John E. Moore
    • Yasunori Maeda
    • Motoo Matsuda

    BriefCommunication 18 October 2007 Pages: 1227 - 1232

    

42. Properties of a sucrose-tolerant Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    • Takahiro Oba
    • Hikaru Suenaga
    • Satoru Kuhara

    BriefCommunication 23 October 2007 Pages: 1233 - 1238

    

43. The antimicrobial activity of substances derived from the lichens Physcia aipolia, Umbilicaria polyphylla, Parmelia caperata and Hypogymnia physodes

    • Branislav Ranković
    • Marijana Mišić
    • Slobodan Sukdolak

    BriefCommunication 18 October 2007 Pages: 1239 - 1242

44. Mycorrhizal inoculation in neem (Azadirachta indica) enhances azadirachtin content in seed kernels

    • B. Venkateswarlu
    • Medeleine Pirat
    • Abdul Rasul

    BriefCommunication 24 November 2007 Pages: 1243 - 1247

    

45. Species of Agave with antimicrobial activity against selected pathogenic bacteria and fungi

    • Ángeles Verástegui
    • Julia Verde
    • Catalina Rivas

    Short Communication 21 September 2007 Pages: 1249 - 1252