1. Detachment forces and their influence on the structure and metabolic behaviour of biofilms

   • Yu Liu
   • Joo-Hwa Tay

   ReviewPaper Pages: 111 - 117

2. Morphology of a spectrum of parasporal endotoxin crystals from cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki isolate A3-4

   • Kuo-Ching Feng
   • Bing-Lan Liu
   • Yew-Min Tzeng

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 123

3. Enhanced production and characterization of a highly thermostable alkaline protease from Bacillus sp. P-2

   • Sandeep Kaur
   • R.M. Vohra
   • G.S. Hoondal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 129

4. Laboratory evaluation of the virulence of Beauveria bassiana isolates to the sorghum shoot borer Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and their characterization by RAPD-PCR

   • K. Uma Devi
   • J. Padmavathi
   • N. Seetharama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 137

5. PCR amplification of four genes coding for aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes in bacteria of clinical isolates from Jordan University Hospital

   • Amal Shervington
   • Lara Abbasi
   • Salwa Bdour

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 142

6. Studies on Haematococcus pluvialis for improved production of astaxanthin by mutagenesis

   • Usha Tripathi
   • G. Venkateshwaran
   • G.A. Ravishankar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 148

7. Mechanism of zinc resistance in Pseudomonas putida strain S4

   • R. Choudhury
   • S. Srivastava

   OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 153

8. Monitoring of microbial populations and their cellulolytic activities during the composting of municipal solid wastes

   • A.I. Khalil
   • M.S. Beheary
   • E.M. Salem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 161

9. Preparation of 5′-GMP-rich yeast extracts from spent brewer's yeast

   • P. Sombutyanuchit
   • M. Suphantharika
   • C. Verduyn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 168

10. Characterization of the combined effects of enzyme, pH and temperature treatments for removal of pathogens from sewage sludge

    • Nagina Parmar
    • Ajay Singh
    • Owen P. Ward

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 172

11. Protection of catheter surfaces from adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by a combination of silver ions and lectins

    • Ji-Dong Gu
    • Brook Belay
    • Ralph Mitchell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 179

12. Endophytic fungi in leaves of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill

    • S. Larran
    • C. Mónaco
    • H.E. Alippi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 184

13. L-Sorbose production in a continuous fermenter with and without cell recycle

    • R. Giridhar
    • A.K. Srivastava

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 189

14. Bioconversion of agricultural lignocellulosic wastes through the cultivation of the edible mushrooms Agrocybe aegerita, Volvariella volvacea and Pleurotus spp.

    • A. Philippoussis
    • G. Zervakis
    • P. Diamantopoulou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 200

15. An isolate of Rhizopus nigricans capable of tolerating and removing pentachlorophenol

    • Araceli Tomasini
    • Verónica Flores
    • Javier Barrios-González

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 205

16. Salmonella contamination of vegetables irrigated with untreated wastewater

    • A. Ait Melloul
    • L. Hassani
    • L. Rafouk

    BriefCommunication Pages: 207 - 209

17. Monoclonal antibodies against staphylococcal enterotoxins

    • M. Sánchez-Mendoza
    • J. Ortigoza-Ferado
    • L. Mota-de-la-Garza

    BriefCommunication Pages: 211 - 213