1. Effect of C/N/P ratio and nonionic surfactants on polychlorinated biphenyl biodegradation

   • N.G. Rojas-Avelizapa
   • R. Rodríguez-Vázquez
   • P.J.J. Alvarez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 324

2. Production of a thermostable alkali-tolerant xylanase from Bacillus circulans AB 16 grown on wheat straw

   • Ashita Dhillon
   • Sunil Khanna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 327

3. Biodegradation of propoxur by Pseudomonas species

   • C.M. Kamanavalli
   • H.Z. Ninnekar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 331

4. Gene pacA+ codes for the multiple active forms of Pi-repressible acid phosphatase in the mould Aspergillus nidulans

   • Sérgio R. Nozawa
   • Antonio Rossi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 333 - 336

5. Use of the gusA gene marker in a competition study of the Rhizobium strains nodulating the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Senegal soils

   • A. Diouf
   • M.M. Spencer
   • Mamadou Gueye

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 340

6. Fermentation of a composite finger millet-dairy beverage

   • P.T. Mugocha
   • J.R.N. Taylor
   • B.H. Bester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 344

7. An efficient procedure for the isolation of PCR-competent DNA from Bacillus endospores germinated in soil

   • J. Lara-Reyna
   • V. Olalde-Portugal
   • G. Olmedo-Alvarez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 351

8. Role of EDTA in a simple method for determining toxicity using a bacterial indicator organism

   • James L. Botsford

   OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 359

9. Transference of a crystal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis and its expression in Bradyrhizobium sp. cells

   • Paulo Sarmanho da Costa Lima
   • Manoel Victor Franco Lemos
   • Lúcia Maria Carareto Alves

   OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 365

10. Cultivation of Candida langeronii in sugar cane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolyzate for the production of single cell protein

    • J.N. Nigam

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 372

11. Retention of enzyme activity following freeze-drying the mycelium of ectomycorrhizal isolates

    • S. Krishna Sundari
    • Alok Adholeya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 376

12. Continuous solvent production by Clostridium beijerinckii BA101 immobilized by adsorption onto brick

    • N. Qureshi
    • J. Schripsema
    • H.P. Blaschek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 382

13. A Trichoderma harzianum chitinase destroys the cell wall of the phytopathogen Crinipellis perniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa

    • Janice Lisboa De Marco
    • Luzia Helena C. Lima
    • Carlos R. Felix

    OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 386

14. The combined effect of high hydrostatic pressure, heat and bacteriocins on inactivation of foodborne pathogens in milk and orange juice

    • H. Alpas
    • F. Bozoglu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 392

15. Two unidentified aerobic bacterial strains that transform 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene

    • G.E. Khachatryan
    • N.I. Mkrtchyan
    • S.Sh. Tatikyan

    BriefCommunication Pages: 393 - 395

16. Isolation and characterization of amino acid-analogue-resistant mutants of Spirulina platensis

    • G.S. Geeta
    • P.K. Singh

    Note Pages: 397 - 399

17. Tomato leaf curl geminivirus associated with cantaloupe yellow leaf disease in Thailand

    • Kloyjai Samretwanich
    • Pissawan Chiemsombat
    • Masato Ikegami

    Note Pages: 401 - 403

18. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: 405 - 405