1. Molecular cloning and heterologous expression of an acid stable xylanase gene from Alternaria sp. HB186

   • Liangwei Mao
   • Po Meng
   • Yanhe Ma

   Review 26 October 2011 Pages: 777 - 784

   

2. Do dietary betaine and the antibiotic florfenicol influence the intestinal autochthonous bacterial community in hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ♀ × O. aureus ♂)?

   • Suxu He
   • Zhigang Zhou
   • Einar Ringø

   Original Paper 09 September 2011 Pages: 785 - 791

   

3. Taxonomy, purification and chemical characterization of four bioactive compounds from new Streptomyces sp. TN256 strain

   • S. Smaoui
   • F. Mathieu
   • L. Mellouli

   Original Paper 14 September 2011 Pages: 793 - 804

   

4. Characterization of a strain of Pseudomonas putida isolated from agricultural soil that degrades cadusafos (an organophosphorus pesticide)

   • Aly E. Abo-Amer

   Original Paper 28 August 2011 Pages: 805 - 814

   

5. Biodegradation of C.I. Reactive Red 195 by Enterococcus faecalis strain YZ66

   • Madhuri Sahasrabudhe Mate
   • Girish Pathade

   Original Paper 06 September 2011 Pages: 815 - 826

   

6. Ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli in hospital wastewater of Bangladesh and prediction of its mechanism of resistance

   • Farhima Akter
   • M. Ruhul Amin
   • M. Anwar Hossain

   Original Paper 09 September 2011 Pages: 827 - 834

   

7. Preparative separation of helvolic acid from the endophytic fungus Pichia guilliermondii Ppf9 by high-speed counter-current chromatography

   • Jianglin Zhao
   • Yan Mou
   • Ligang Zhou

   Original Paper 09 September 2011 Pages: 835 - 840

   

8. A study of the efficiency of edible oils degraded in alkaline conditions by Pseudomonas aeruginosa SS-219 and Acinetobacter sp. SS-192 bacteria isolated from Japanese soil

   • Daisuke Sugimori
   • Tomohiro Utsue

   Original Paper 17 September 2011 Pages: 841 - 848

   

9. Protein increase and lysine production by a Paecilomyces variotii strain grown on two-phase olive mill waste

   • E. P. Giannoutsou
   • E. A. Katsifas
   • A. D. Karagouni

   Original Paper 20 September 2011 Pages: 849 - 856

   

10. Effects of external calcium on the biotransformation of ginsenoside Rb1 to ginsenoside Rd by Paecilomyces bainier 229-7

    • Li Ye
    • Chunyan Zhang
    • Meiqing Feng

    Original Paper 16 September 2011 Pages: 857 - 863

    

11. The ChrA homologue from a sulfur-regulated gene cluster in cyanobacterial plasmid pANL confers chromate resistance

    • Esther Aguilar-Barajas
    • Paulina Jerónimo-Rodríguez
    • Carlos Cervantes

    Original Paper 15 September 2011 Pages: 865 - 869

    

12. Actinomycetes from solitary wasp mud nest and swallow bird mud nest: isolation and screening for their antibacterial activity

    • Vijay Kumar
    • Alpana Bharti
    • Gajraj Singh Bisht

    Original Paper 17 September 2011 Pages: 871 - 880

    

13. Effect of CaCO₃ particles and suspended bacteria on biofilm components and activity in the model recirculating cooling water system

    • Fang Liu
    • Wenwen Dong
    • Chaocheng Zhao

    Original Paper 16 September 2011 Pages: 881 - 889

    

14. Stimulation of the growth of Jatropha curcas by the plant growth promoting bacterium Enterobacter cancerogenus MSA2

    • Chaitanya Kumar Jha
    • Baldev Patel
    • Meenu Saraf

    Original Paper 23 September 2011 Pages: 891 - 899

    

15. In vitro fermentation of prebiotics by Lactobacillus plantarum CFR 2194: selectivity, viability and effect of metabolites on β-glucuronidase activity

    • Madhu Arenahalli Ningegowda
    • Prapulla Siddalingaiya Gurudutt

    Original Paper 23 September 2011 Pages: 901 - 908

    

16. Isolation and partial characterization of antibacterial lipopeptide produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa HKA-15 against phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli M-5

    • Vellaichamy Mageshwaran
    • Suresh Walia
    • Kannepalli Annapurna

    Original Paper 25 September 2011 Pages: 909 - 917

    

17. A comparison of fluorescent stains for the assessment of viability and metabolic activity of lactic acid bacteria

    • T. Zotta
    • A. Guidone
    • A. Ricciardi

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 919 - 927

    

18. Enhancing catalytic activity of a hybrid xylanase through single substitution of Leu to Pro near the active site

    • Qian Wang
    • Li-Li Zhao
    • Xiao-Yan Weng

    Original Paper 23 September 2011 Pages: 929 - 935

    

19. Effects of carbon and nitrogen sources on rhamnolipid biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas nitroreducens isolated from soil

    • Chukwudi O. Onwosi
    • Frederick John C. Odibo

    Original Paper 25 September 2011 Pages: 937 - 942

    

20. Saccharothrix sp. PAL54, a new chloramphenicol-producing strain isolated from a Saharan soil

    • Adel Aouiche
    • Nasserdine Sabaou
    • Ahmed Lebrihi

    Original Paper 22 September 2011 Pages: 943 - 951

    

21. Antimicrobial activity of Paenibacillus kribbensis POC 115 against the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

    • Simone Raposo Cotta
    • Fabio Faria da Mota
    • Lucy Seldin

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 953 - 962

    

22. Molecular and functional characterization of endophytic fungi from traditional medicinal plants

    • Jyoti Bhagat
    • Amarjeet Kaur
    • B. S. Chadha

    Original Paper 27 September 2011 Pages: 963 - 971

    

23. Evaluation of the probiotic potential and effect of encapsulation on survival for Lactobacillus plantarum ST16Pa isolated from papaya

    • Svetoslav D. Todorov
    • Jean Guy LeBlanc
    • Bernadette D. G. M. Franco

    Original Paper 25 September 2011 Pages: 973 - 984

    

24. Co-producing iturin A and poly-γ-glutamic acid from rapeseed meal under solid state fermentation by the newly isolated Bacillus subtilis strain 3-10

    • Dehui Yao
    • Zhixia Ji
    • Shouwen Chen

    Original Paper 29 October 2011 Pages: 985 - 991

    

25. At-line monitoring of key parameters of nisin fermentation by near infrared spectroscopy, chemometric modeling and model improvement

    • Wei-Liang Guo
    • Yi-Ping Du
    • Li-Rong Teng

    Original Paper 09 October 2011 Pages: 993 - 1002

    

26. Lactic acid bacteria isolated from apples are able to catabolise arginine

    • María J. Savino
    • Leandro A. Sánchez
    • María C. Manca de Nadra

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 1003 - 1012

    

27. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)

    • Xu Liu
    • Jiehong Fang
    • Mujie Li

    Original Paper 08 October 2011 Pages: 1013 - 1020

    

28. Horizontal gene transfer of stress resistance genes through plasmid transport

    • Erum Shoeb
    • Uzma Badar
    • Maqsood A. Ansari

    Original Paper 29 September 2011 Pages: 1021 - 1025

    

29. Functional expression of recombinant anti-BNP scFv in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and application as a recognition molecule in electrochemical sensors

    • Bo Hee Maeng
    • Jeongyeon Choi
    • Yong Hwan Kim

    Original Paper 25 September 2011 Pages: 1027 - 1034

    

30. Genome shuffling improves thermotolerance and glutamic acid production of Corynebacteria glutamicum

    • Pu Zheng
    • Miao Liu
    • Zhi-hao Sun

    Original Paper 27 September 2011 Pages: 1035 - 1043

    

31. Global transcriptional analysis of stress-response strategies in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 exposed to organic extractant—Lix984n

    • Zhijun Zhou
    • Yun Fang
    • Xueduan Liu

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 1045 - 1055

    

32. Culturable microorganisms associated with Sishen iron ore and their potential roles in biobeneficiation

    • Rasheed Adeleke
    • T. E. Cloete
    • D. P. Khasa

    Original Paper 28 September 2011 Pages: 1057 - 1070

    

33. Purification and characterization of a cold active alkaline protease from Stenotrophomonas sp., isolated from Kashmir, India

    • Iram Saba
    • Parvaiz H. Qazi
    • Sami Shawl

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 1071 - 1079

    

34. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by a new strain of Streptomyces sp. compared with Aspergillus fumigatus

    • Faiez Alani
    • Murray Moo-Young
    • William Anderson

    Original Paper 04 October 2011 Pages: 1081 - 1086

    

35. Development of new molecular markers for the Colletotrichum genus using RetroCl1 sequences

    • Leandro Vieira dos Santos
    • Marisa Vieira de Queiroz
    • Thierry Langin

    Original Paper 01 October 2011 Pages: 1087 - 1095

    

36. Chitooligosaccharides antagonize the cytotoxic effect of glucosamine

    • Cristiane Fernandes de Assis
    • Leandro Silva Costa
    • Everaldo Silvino dos Santos

    Original Paper 02 October 2011 Pages: 1097 - 1105

    

37. Identification of genes related to nitrogen uptake in wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    • A. Contreras
    • V. García
    • C. Martínez

    Original Paper 09 October 2011 Pages: 1107 - 1113

    

38. Expression of recombinant staphylokinase, a fibrin-specific plasminogen activator of bacterial origin, in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plants

    • Aneta Gerszberg
    • Aneta Wiktorek-Smagur
    • Andrzej K. Kononowicz

    Original Paper Open access 09 October 2011 Pages: 1115 - 1123

    

39. Bioremoval of an azo textile dye, Reactive Red 198, by Aspergillus flavus

    • Akbar Esmaeili
    • Mona Kalantari

    Original Paper 09 October 2011 Pages: 1125 - 1131

    

40. Biodegradation of malathion by Brevibacillus sp. strain KB2 and Bacillus cereus strain PU

    • Baljinder Singh
    • Jagdeep Kaur
    • Kashmir Singh

    Original Paper 13 October 2011 Pages: 1133 - 1141

    

41. Impact of different malolactic fermentation inoculation scenarios on Riesling wine aroma

    • Caroline Knoll
    • Stefanie Fritsch
    • Doris Rauhut

    Original Paper 29 October 2011 Pages: 1143 - 1153

    

42. Isolation, characterization and colonization of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase-producing bacteria XG32 and DP24

    • Mei-Xia Wang
    • Jia Liu
    • Shu-Zhen Yan

    Original Paper 22 October 2011 Pages: 1155 - 1162

    

43. Statistical optimization of cellulases production by Penicillium chrysogenum QML-2 under solid-state fermentation and primary application to chitosan hydrolysis

    • Hui Zhang
    • Qing Sang

    Original Paper 18 October 2011 Pages: 1163 - 1174

    

44. Monitoring Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 batch fermentations growing under carbon and nitrogen limitation by flow cytometry

    • Raoni Andrade
    • Rodrigo Leal
    • Teresa Lopes da Silva

    Original Paper 21 October 2011 Pages: 1175 - 1184

    

45. Co-expression of α and β subunits of the 3-methylcrotonyl-coenzyme A carboxylase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • César Díaz-Pérez
    • José Salud Rodríguez-Zavala
    • Jesús Campos-García

    Original Paper 20 October 2011 Pages: 1185 - 1191

    

46. Phytotoxicity analysis of extracts from compost and their ability to inhibit soil-borne pathogenic fungi and reduce root-knot nematodes

    • Dabing Xu
    • Waseem Raza
    • Qiwei Huang

    Original Paper 22 October 2011 Pages: 1193 - 1201

    

47. Bioprospection and selection of bacteria isolated from environments contaminated with petrochemical residues for application in bioremediation

    • Vanessa S. Cerqueira
    • Emanuel B. Hollenbach
    • Fátima M. Bento

    Original Paper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1203 - 1222

    

48. Influence of co-inoculation of bacteria-cyanobacteria on crop yield and C–N sequestration in soil under rice crop

    • Radha Prasanna
    • Monica Joshi
    • Lata Nain

    Original Paper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1223 - 1235

    

49. Anti-amoebic properties of a Malaysian marine sponge Aaptos sp. on Acanthamoeba castellanii

    • M. A. Nakisah
    • M. Y. Ida Muryany
    • M. Habsah

    Original Paper 06 November 2011 Pages: 1237 - 1244

    

50. Aerobic degradation of 3-chlorobenzoic acid by an indigenous strain isolated from a polluted river

    • Alfredo Gallego
    • Virginia L. Gemini
    • Sonia E. Korol

    Original Paper 01 November 2011 Pages: 1245 - 1252