1. Review: Enzyme applications for agro-processing in developing countries: an inventory of current and potential applications

   • R.S. Rolle

   OriginalPaper Pages: 611 - 619

2. Review: Current status and future prospects of associative nitrogen fixation in rice

   • V.R. Rao
   • B. Ramakrishnan
   • D.N. Nayak

   OriginalPaper Pages: 621 - 633

3. Review: Organophosphonates: occurrence, synthesis and biodegradation by microorganisms

   • Nigel G. Ternan
   • John W. Mc Grath
   • John P. Quinn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 635 - 647

4. The production of 2,3-butanediol as a differentiating character in wine yeasts

   • P. Romano
   • V. Brandolini
   • E. Menziani

   OriginalPaper Pages: 649 - 653

5. Utilization of prawn waste for chitinase production by the marine fungus Beauveria bassiana by solid state fermentation

   • P.V. Suresh
   • M. Chandrasekaran

   OriginalPaper Pages: 655 - 660

6. Inhibition of enterotoxin production by, and growth of enteropathogens in a lactic acid-fermenting cereal gruel

   • R.R. Kingamkono
   • E. Sjögren
   • U. Svanberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 661 - 667

7. Effect of buffering on the phosphate-solubilizing ability of microorganisms

   • P. Gyaneshwar
   • G. Naresh Kumar
   • L.J. Parekh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 669 - 673

8. Degradation of benzene by a Rhodococcus sp. using immobilized cell systems

   • M.L. Paje
   • P. Marks
   • I. Couperwhite

   OriginalPaper Pages: 675 - 680

9. Survival of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-producing bacteria in soil microcosms

   • N.I. López
   • J.A. Ruiz
   • B.S. Méndez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 681 - 684

10. Production, extraction and purificationof violacein: an antibiotic pigment producedby Chromobacterium violaceum

    • D. Rettori
    • N. Durán

    OriginalPaper Pages: 685 - 688

11. Studies on fermentative production of rifamycin using Amycolatopsis mediterranei

    • P.S.M. Krishna
    • G. Venkateswarlu
    • L.V. Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 689 - 691

12. Single cell protein from pineapple cannery effluent

    • J.N. Nigam

    OriginalPaper Pages: 693 - 696

13. Development of ELISA for the detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato: its application in seed health testing

    • N. Rajeshwari
    • M.D. Shylaja
    • S.B. Mathur

    OriginalPaper Pages: 697 - 704

14. A novel Streptoverticillium cinnamonium var scleroticum producing a polyene antibiotic

    • V.R. Paradkar
    • T.E. Gupte
    • S.R. Naik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 705 - 709

15. Oil desorption from mineral and organic materials using biosurfactant complexes produced by Rhodococcus species

    • I.B. Ivshina
    • M.S. Kuyukina
    • N. Christofi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 711 - 717

16. Study on effect of diluent osmotic pressure on yeast cell strength and cell size using a novel micromanipulation technique

    • T. Srinorakutara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 719 - 725

17. Comparison of plate count agar and R2A medium for enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria in natural mineral water

    • Salvatore Massa
    • Marisa Caruso
    • Massimo Tosques

    OriginalPaper Pages: 727 - 730

18. Relation of protease production to nematode-degrading ability of two Arthrobotrys spp.

    • Theodros Bedelu
    • Amare Gessesse
    • Dawit Abate

    OriginalPaper Pages: 731 - 734

19. Disease suppression and crop improvement through fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from cultivated soils

    • B.S. Dileep Kumar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 735 - 741

20. Effect of various anionic species on net methane production in flooded rice soils

    • B. Ramakrishnan
    • S. Kumaraswamy
    • N. Sethunathan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 743 - 749

21. Microbial pretreatment of coals: A tool for solubilization of lignite in organic solvent – quinoline

    • Gulshan Wadhwa
    • D.K. Sharma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 751 - 763

22. Short Communication: Effect of agitation rate on the growth and production of xylanase free of cellulase by Thermomyces lanuginosus MH4 in bioreactor

    • M. Ilias
    • M.M. Hoq

    OriginalPaper Pages: 765 - 767

23. Short Communication: Leaching of Chromite overburden with various native bacterial strains

    • C. Acharya
    • R.N. Kar
    • L.B. Sukla

    OriginalPaper Pages: 769 - 771

24. Short Communication: Ames assay with Salmonella typhimurium TA102 for mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of metallic oxide powders having antibacterial activities

    • Jun Sawai
    • Hiromitsu Kojima
    • Masaru Shimizu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 773 - 775

25. Short communication: Bacillus cereus capable of degrading SDS shows growth with a variety of detergents

    • Kusum Lata Singh
    • Arvind Kumar
    • Ashok Kumar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 777 - 779

26. Short Note: Production and properties of pectinolytic enzymes from the thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus

    • S. Sathish Kumar
    • P. Palanivelu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 781 - 782

27. Short Note: Effect of Acremonium obclavatum glucan on groundnut leaf rust disease caused by Puccinia arachidis Speg.

    • M. Sathiyabama
    • R. Balasubramanian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 783 - 784

28. Short Note: Biodegradation of chlorobenzoates by Actinomycetes

    • Harvinder Singh Saini
    • Bhupinder Singh Chadha
    • Minakshi Mahajan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 785 - 786