1. WJMB—a success!

   • Colin Ratledge

   Editorial Pages: 355 - 355

2. Copper-resistant microorganisms and their role in the environment

   • Rakesh K. Jain

   Review Pages: 356 - 365

3. Cultivation ofPleurotus florida mushroom on rice straw and biogas production from the spent straw

   • V. Mehta
   • J. K. Gupta
   • S. C. Kaushal

   Research Papers Pages: 366 - 370

4. Contributions of algalization to rice growth, yield, N attributes and incidence of infestation with the blast fungusPyricularia oryzae under different fungicidal treatments

   • Y. G. Yanni
   • Z. H. Osman

   Research Papers Pages: 371 - 376

5. Glutamic acid production byBacillus isolates from Nigerian fermented vegetable proteins

   • L. J. Ogbadu
   • R. N. Okagbue
   • A. A. Ahmad

   Research Papers Pages: 377 - 382

6. Role of algalization in rice growth, yield and incidence of infestation with the stem borerChilo agamemnon Bles. and the leaf minerHydrellia prosternalis Deeming in the Nile Delta

   • Y. G. Yanni
   • F. E. Abdallah

   Research Papers Pages: 383 - 389

7. A lipase from a newly isolated thermophilicRhizopus rhizopodiformis

   • M. Y. A. Samad
   • A. B. Salleh
   • M. Basri

   Research Papers Pages: 390 - 394

8. Efficiency of algalization of rice in the Nile Delta with different amounts of nitrogen and potassium fertilization

   • Y. G. Yanni
   • M. H. Hegazy

   Research Papers Pages: 395 - 399

9. Effect of adsorption of an inhibitory factor on raw starch hydrolysis by glucoamylase

   • S. Towprayoon
   • Y. Fujio
   • S. Ueda

   Research Papers Pages: 400 - 403

10. Isolation and characterization of a methanol-utilizing strain ofCandida boidinii from cow dung which is able to grow on paraffin

    • K. Kannan
    • G. Oblisami
    • B. G. Loganathan

    Research Papers Pages: 404 - 407

11. Comparative studies of the development of endosperm-degrading enzymes in malting sorghum and barley

    • O. U. Etokakpan
    • G. H. Palmer

    Research Papers Pages: 408 - 417

12. Lipase production byGeotrichum candidum from sauerkraut brine

    • Y. D. Hang
    • E. E. Woodams

    Research Papers Pages: 418 - 421

13. Characterization of the solid-state fermentation of cassava

    • C. O. Ofuya
    • A. A. Adesina
    • E. Ukpong

    Short Communication Pages: 422 - 424

14. Biochemical changes during fermentation ofTelfairia seeds forogiri production

    • F. J. C. Odibo
    • E. Nwabunnia
    • D. I. Osuigwe

    Short Communication Pages: 425 - 427

15. Resistance ofBradyrhizobium japonicum strains to different fungicides and herbicides

    • A. C. Borges
    • W. V. Guimarães
    • G. de Los Reyes González

    Short Communication Pages: 428 - 430

16. Purification of glucoamylase fromAspergillus terreus

    • S. Ali
    • Z. Hossain
    • R. Alam

    Short Communication Pages: 431 - 433

17. Naringenin enhanced efficiency ofRhizobium meliloti-alfalfa symbiosis

    • Veena Jain
    • Nisha Garg
    • H. S. Nainawatee

    Short Communication Pages: 434 - 436

18. Opportunities for training in microbiology adapted to the needs of Third World countries

    • M. H. V. Van Regenmortel
    • R. R. Colwell
    • N. Okafor

    Education Pages: 437 - 446

19. Cryopreservation of yeasts in polypropylene straws

    • J. Henry
    • B. Kirsop

    Technical Information Sheet No. 3 Pages: 447 - 449