1. Meeting Anouncements

   Legacy Pages: 0 - 0

2. University–industry collaboration in biotechnology: a catalyst for self-reliant development

   • E. DaSilva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 161

3. Persistence of viruses and DNA in soil

   • L.S. England
   • S.B. Holmes
   • J.T. Trevors

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 169

4. The theory of everything and molecular evolution

   • J.T. Trevors

   OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 176

5. The development and structure of root nodules on bambara groundnut [Voandzeia (Vigna)subterranea]

   • M. Gueye
   • E.K. James
   • J.I. Sprent

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 184

6. Optimization of a culture medium for xylanase production by Bacillus sp. using statistical experimental designs

   • P.L. Pham
   • P. Taillandier
   • P. Strehaiano

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 190

7. Cytochemical study of catalase activity in Candida boidinii during incubation on methanol

   • L. Michailova
   • Ts. Hristozova
   • A. Kujumdzieva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 197

8. Oenological properties of non-Saccharomyces yeasts associated with wine-making

   • M. Ciani
   • F. Maccarelli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 203

9. Isolation and characterization of the symbiotic phenotype of antibiotic-resistant mutantsof Frankia from Rhamnaceae

   • M. Caru´
   • A. Cabello

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 210

10. The role of rock-phosphate-solubilizing fungi and vesicular–arbusular-mycorrhiza (VAM) in growth of wheat plants fertilized with rock phosphate

    • S.A. Omar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 218

11. Enzymatic synthesis of terpenyl esters by transesterification with fatty acid vinyl esters as acyl donors by Trichosporon fermentans lipase

    • H. Nakagawa
    • S. Watanabe
    • S. Usami

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 222

12. Nutritional evaluation of Cyanobacterium (Nostoc sp.) extract in Rhizobium cultures

    • P.G. Silva
    • D.M. Gonza´lez
    • H.J. Silva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 228

13. Synthesis of two different molecular forms of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase in Rhodopseudomonas blastica grown in batch culture

    • A. Sani
    • C.S. Dow

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 234

14. Potency of extract contents from selected tropical chewing sticks against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus auricularis

    • J.A. Akande
    • Y. Hayashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 238

15. Natural occurrence of Bacillus thuringiensis on grass foliage

    • P.H. Damgaard
    • A. Abdel-Hameed
    • P.H. Smits

    OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 242

16. Isolation and characterization of mutants resistant to amino acid analogues obtained from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains

    • G. Suzzi
    • P. Romano
    • M. Polsinelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 246

17. Bioreduction of a carbon–nitrogen double bond using immobilized baker's yeast’a first report

    • S.S. Chimni
    • R.J. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 250

18. Interaction of pressure, time and temperature of pressurization on viability loss of Listeria innocua

    • H. Alpas
    • N. Kalchayanand
    • B. Ray

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 253

19. Effects of some curing agents on phenotypic stability in Pseudomonas putida degrading ε-caprolactam

    • R.S. Kulkarni
    • P.P. Kanekar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 257

20. Screening of glucose isomerase-producing microorganisms

    • A.G. Lobanok
    • L.I. Sapunova
    • I.O. Kazakevich

    OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 262

21. Oscillation of NAD(P)H fluorescence in Escherichia coli culture performing dissimilative nitrate/nitrite reduction

    • Lu-Kwang Ju
    • H.K. Trivedi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 269

22. Characterization of a degradative plasmid coding for metabolism of 3-chlorobenzoate by Pseudomonas putida and its expression in Escherichia coli

    • H.S. Saini
    • R.S. Kahlon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 276

23. The effect of chemical crosslinking of invertase with dimethyl suberimidate on its pH stability

    • O¨. Kaplan
    • U. Bakir

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 280

24. Rock phosphate solubilization by Aspergillus niger on olive cake-based medium and its further application in a soil–plant system

    • M. Vassileva
    • N. Vassilev
    • R. Azcon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 284

25. By-passing of unwanted vanillyl alcohol formation using selective adsorbents to improve vanillin production with Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    • C. Stentelaire
    • L. Lesage-Meessen
    • M. Asther

    OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 287

26. Ethanol fermentation by a cellulolytic fungus Aspergillus terreus

    • S. Pushalkar
    • K.K. Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 291

27. Stability of a recombinant plasmid carrying a-amylase gene in Bacillus subtilis

    • G.C. Gu¨rakan
    • A. Bayındırlı
    • P. Tanbogğa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 295

28. Bio-oxidation of iron using Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

    • T. Das
    • V.V. Panchanadikar
    • G. Roy Chaudhury

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 298

29. Double-stranded RNA from a marine alkane-degrading yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

    • S.S. Zinjarde
    • A. Pant
    • D.D. Deobagkar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 300

30. Survey and analysis of commercial cellulase preparations suitable for biomass conversion to ethanol

    • R.A. Nieves
    • C.I. Ehrman
    • M.E. Himmel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 301 - 304

31. Bacteria in Oligotrophic Environments: Starvation Survival Lifestyle

    • Grant Burgess

    BookReview Pages: 305 - 305