1. Relationship between copper biosorption and microbial inhibition of hydroxyl radical formation in a copper(II)–hydrogen peroxide system

   • Akira Nakajima
   • Yuto Ueda

   Original Paper 15 November 2007 Pages: 1253 - 1257

   

2. Aerobic mineralization of 4,4′-dichlorobiphenyl and 4-chlorobenzoic acid by a novel natural bacterial strain that grows poorly on benzoate and biphenyl

   • Matthew O. Ilori
   • Gary K. Robinson
   • Sunday A. Adebusoye

   Original Paper 16 November 2007 Pages: 1259 - 1265

   

3. Mn²⁺ enhances theanine-forming activity of recombinant glutamine synthetase from Bacillus subtilis in Escherichia coli

   • Xin Zhou
   • Zhengping Zhang
   • Zhimin Yin

   Original Paper 02 December 2007 Pages: 1267 - 1272

   

4. Cloning, sequencing, and expression of a β-1,4-endoxylanase gene from Indonesian Bacillus licheniformis strain I5 in Escherichia coli

   • Is Helianti
   • Niknik Nurhayati
   • Budiasih Wahyuntari

   Original Paper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1273 - 1279

   

5. Incompatibility behavior of a megaplasmid pMhHN3015c in Mesorhizobium huakuii HN3015

   • Guoyuan Hu
   • Youguo Li
   • Junchu Zhou

   Original Paper 28 November 2007 Pages: 1281 - 1287

   

6. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of Evax pygmaea (Asteraceae) growing wild in Tunisia

   • Olfa Boussaada
   • Jihène Chriaa
   • Zine Mighri

   Original Paper 20 November 2007 Pages: 1289 - 1296

   

7. Allelopathic impact of artificially applied coumarin on Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum

   • Hong-Sheng Wu
   • Waseem Raza
   • Qi-Rong Shen

   Original Paper 18 November 2007 Pages: 1297 - 1304

   

8. Comparative evaluation of three molecular typing methods in their applicability to differentiate Lactobacillus strains with human origin

   • Zhechko Panayotov Dimitrov
   • Svetlana Minkova
   • Michaela Michaylova

   Original Paper 16 November 2007 Pages: 1305 - 1312

   

9. Diversity of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in Airag and Tarag, traditional fermented milk products of Mongolia

   • Koichi Watanabe
   • Junji Fujimoto
   • Shirchin Demberel

   Original Paper 23 November 2007 Pages: 1313 - 1325

   

10. Synthesis of biodegradable polyesters by Gram negative bacterium isolated from Malaysian environment

    • Al Ashraf Amirul
    • S. N. Syairah
    • M. I. A. Majid

    Original Paper 25 November 2007 Pages: 1327 - 1332

    

11. Supplementation of first break mushroom compost with hydrolyzed protein, commercial supplements and crystalline amino acids

    • D. J. Royse
    • J. E. Sanchez

    Original Paper 21 November 2007 Pages: 1333 - 1339

12. A saponin tolerant and glycoside producer xylariaceous fungus isolated from fruits of Sapindus saponaria

    • Luciana S. Amaral
    • Michael Murgu
    • M. Inez de Moura Sarquis

    Original Paper 22 January 2008 Pages: 1341 - 1348

    

13. Measurement of particle diameter of Lactobacillus acidophilus microcapsule by spray drying and analysis on its microstructure

    • Ruixiang Zhao
    • Junliang Sun
    • Shengyang Niu

    Original Paper 22 November 2007 Pages: 1349 - 1354

    

14. An improved protocol for in vitro multiplication of Bacopa monnieri (L.)

    • Meenakshi Banerjee
    • Sarika Shrivastava

    Original Paper 24 November 2007 Pages: 1355 - 1359

15. Effect of culture parameters on the production of the edible mushroom Grifola frondosa (maitake) in tropical weathers

    • Sandra Montoya Barreto
    • Maryeimy Varón López
    • Laura Levin

    Original Paper 24 November 2007 Pages: 1361 - 1366

    

16. Dye decolorisation by laccase entrapped in copper alginate

    • Churapa Teerapatsakul
    • Christopher Bucke
    • Lerluck Chitradon

    Original Paper 06 December 2007 Pages: 1367 - 1374

    

17. Decolorization of Acid Black 210 by Vibrio harveyi TEMS1, a newly isolated bioluminescent bacterium from Izmir Bay, Turkey

    • Guven Ozdemir
    • Baris Pazarbasi
    • Ismail Karaboz

    Original Paper 13 December 2007 Pages: 1375 - 1381

    

18. Decolorization of textile dyes by enzymatic extract and submerged cultures of Pleurotus sajor-caju

    • Fernanda M. Munari
    • Tamara A. Gaio
    • Aldo J. P. Dillon

    Original Paper 28 November 2007 Pages: 1383 - 1392

    

19. Optimized expression of an acid xylanase from Aspergillus usamii in Pichia pastoris and its biochemical characterization

    • Chenyan Zhou
    • Dongfeng Li
    • Wu Wang

    Original Paper 30 November 2007 Pages: 1393 - 1401

    

20. Microbial population dynamics, especially stress tolerant Bacillus thuringiensis, in partially anaerobic rice field soils during post-harvest period of the Himalayan, island, brackish water and coastal habitats of India

    • J. Das
    • T. K. Dangar

    Original Paper 29 November 2007 Pages: 1403 - 1410

    

21. Production of l (+) lactic acid by Lactobacillus delbrueckii immobilized in functionalized alginate matrices

    • Chaganti Subba Rao
    • Reddy Shetty Prakasham
    • Jhillu S. Yadav

    Original Paper 07 December 2007 Pages: 1411 - 1415

    

22. Bacterial community and decomposition rate in long term fed-batch composting using woodchip and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as bulking agents

    • Norio Nagao
    • Keiko Watanabe
    • Tatsuki Toda

    Original Paper 07 December 2007 Pages: 1417 - 1424

    

23. Selection and characterization of mannanase-producing bacteria useful for the formation of prebiotic manno-oligosaccharides from copra meal

    • Sudathip Titapoka
    • Suttipun Keawsompong
    • Sunee Nitisinprasert

    Original Paper 30 November 2007 Pages: 1425 - 1433

    

24. Influence of the activated sludge system configuration on heavy metal toxicity reduction

    • Ufuk Alkan
    • Sevil Çalışkan Eleren
    • Elif Odabaş

    Original Paper 12 December 2007 Pages: 1435 - 1443

    

25. Effect of some essential oils on mycelial growth of Penicillium digitatum Sacc.

    • Mahdi Yahyazadeh
    • Reza Omidbaigi
    • Hossein Taheri

    Original Paper 12 December 2007 Pages: 1445 - 1450

    

26. Bioremediation of kerosene II: a case study in contaminated clay (Laboratory and field: scale microcosms)

    • Mona K. Gouda
    • Sanaa H. Omar
    • Zohra A. Chekroud

    Original Paper 07 December 2007 Pages: 1451 - 1460

    

27. Molecular characterization of rhizospheric soil streptomycetes isolated from indigenous Turkish plants and their antimicrobial activity

    • Ebru Ince Yilmaz
    • Murat Yavuz
    • Murat Kizil

    Original Paper 12 December 2007 Pages: 1461 - 1470

    

28. Microbial and decomposition efficiencies of monoculture and polyculture vermireactors, based on epigeic and anecic earthworms

    • Surindra Suthar

    Original Paper 08 December 2007 Pages: 1471 - 1479

29. Production and characterization of somatic hybrids raised through protoplast fusion between edible mushroom strains Volvariella volvacea and Pleurotus florida

    • Uttara Chakraborty
    • Samir Ranjan Sikdar

    Original Paper 09 December 2007 Pages: 1481 - 1492

    

30. Grape marc compost: microbial studies and suppression of soil-borne mycosis in vegetable seedlings

    • Mila Santos
    • Fernando Diánez
    • Julio C. Tello

    Original Paper 08 December 2007 Pages: 1493 - 1505

    

31. Resuscitation and morphological alterations of Salmonella bovismorbificans cells under starvation in soil

    • Fethi Ben Abdallah
    • Rihab Lagha
    • Amina Bakhrouf

    Original Paper 11 December 2007 Pages: 1507 - 1512

    

32. Chemical-physical characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates recovered by means of a simplified method from cultures of Halomonas campaniensis

    • Giuseppe Strazzullo
    • Agata Gambacorta
    • Licia Lama

    Original Paper 13 December 2007 Pages: 1513 - 1519

    

33. Decolorization of Fast red by metabolizing cells of Oenococcus oeni ML34

    • Amani M. D. El Ahwany

    Original Paper 20 December 2007 Pages: 1521 - 1527

    

34. Robust expression in yeast cells of a reporter gene driven by rumen protozoal promoter sequences

    • Bernhard F. Benkel
    • Scott Richmond
    • Ronald M. Teather

    Original Paper 22 December 2007 Pages: 1529 - 1537

    

35. Bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated soil using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans: effect of sulfur/soil ratio

    • R. Nareshkumar
    • R. Nagendran
    • K. Parvathi

    Original Paper 23 December 2007 Pages: 1539 - 1546

    

36. A new preferential medium for enumeration and isolation of desert actinomycetes

    • Wael N. Hozzein
    • Mohammed Ibrahim A. Ali
    • Walaa Rabie

    Original Paper 21 December 2007 Pages: 1547 - 1552

    

37. Galactooligosaccharide production by a thermostable β-galactosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus

    • Ha-Young Park
    • Hye-Jung Kim
    • Deok-Kun Oh

    Original Paper 20 December 2007 Pages: 1553 - 1558

    

38. In vitro evaluation of the action of the nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium sinense and Pochonia chlamydosporia on Fasciola hepatica eggs

    • F. R. Braga
    • J. V. Araújo
    • A. O. Tavela

    Original Paper 06 January 2008 Pages: 1559 - 1564

    

39. Biotransformation of albendazole by fungi

    • G. S. Prasad
    • S. Girisham
    • K. Srisailam

    Original Paper 25 December 2007 Pages: 1565 - 1571

    

40. Phylogenetic group distribution among Escherichia coli isolated from rivers in São Paulo State, Brazil

    • Renato H. Orsi
    • Nancy C. Stoppe
    • Laura M. M. Ottoboni

    Original Paper 06 January 2008 Pages: 1573 - 1577

    

41. Poplar stem blister canker and its control strategies by plant extracts

    • Yaming Zhou
    • Hao Liu
    • Ligang Zhou

    Original Paper 03 January 2008 Pages: 1579 - 1584

42. The factors dictating the codon usage variation among the genes in the genome of Burkholderia pseudomallei

    • Sheng Zhao
    • Qin Zhang
    • Jincheng Zhong

    Original Paper 05 January 2008 Pages: 1585 - 1592

    

43. Autoaggregation and surface hydrophobicity of bifidobacteria

    • Md. Morshedur Rahman
    • Woan-Sub Kim
    • Kei-ichi Shimazaki

    Original Paper 10 January 2008 Pages: 1593 - 1598

    

44. GC-MS and GC-olfactometry analysis of aroma compounds extracted from culture fluids of Antrodia camphorata

    • Hua Liu
    • Wei Jia
    • Yingjie Pan

    Original Paper 22 November 2007 Pages: 1599 - 1602

45. Plasmid content of salt stress-tolerant Rhizobium strains from Egyptian soils nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    • Abdelaal Shamseldin

    BriefCommunication 28 November 2007 Pages: 1603 - 1606

    

46. Isolation and characterization of selenite- and selenate-tolerant microorganisms from selenium-contaminated sites

    • Anuradha Ghosh
    • Archana M. Mohod
    • Rakesh K. Jain

    Original Paper 28 November 2007 Pages: 1607 - 1611

    

47. Detection of the key enzyme of alginate biosynthesis in Vibrio sp. QY102

    • Xiao-Chong Shi
    • Qian-Hong Gong
    • Ru-Bin Cheng

    BriefCommunication 09 December 2007 Pages: 1613 - 1615

    

48. Differentiation of commercial strains of Agaricus species in China with inter-simple sequence repeat marker

    • Xue-Juan Guan
    • Lu Xu
    • Xin-Chang Luo

    BriefCommunication 05 January 2008 Pages: 1617 - 1622

    

49. Degradation of cyclohexylamine by a new isolate of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida

    • Yi Shen
    • Da-Zhong Yan
    • Ning-Yi Zhou

    BriefCommunication 10 January 2008 Pages: 1623 - 1625