1. Characterization of three spiral-shaped purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from coastal lagoon sediments, saline sulfur springs, and microbial mats: emended description of the genus Roseospira and description of Roseospira marina sp. nov., Roseospira navarrensis sp. nov., and Roseospira thiosulfatophila sp. nov.

   • Rémy Guyoneaud
   • Sophie Mouné
   • Pierre Caumette

   Original Paper Pages: 315 - 324

2. Purification and characterization of an ε-poly-L-lysine-degrading enzyme from an ε-poly-L-lysine-producing strain of Streptomyces albulus

   • Mitsuaki Kito
   • Rika Takimoto
   • Toru Nagasawa

   Original Paper Pages: 325 - 330

3. Identification of the mycothiol synthase gene (mshD) encoding the acetyltransferase producing mycothiol in actinomycetes

   • Teresa Koledin
   • Gerald L. Newton
   • Robert C. Fahey

   Original Paper Pages: 331 - 337

4. Identification of Agrobacterium spp. present within Brassica napus seed by TaqMan PCR – implications for GM screening procedures

   • Simon A. Weller
   • Sean A. Simpkins
   • Rebecca J. Weekes

   Original Paper Pages: 338 - 343

5. The veA gene is necessary for the inducible expression by fructosyl amines of the Aspergillus nidulans faoA gene encoding fructosyl amino acid oxidase (amadoriase, EC 1.5.3)

   • Hyo-Young Jeong
   • Myung Song
   • Keon-Sang Chae

   Original Paper Pages: 344 - 350

6. The cbs mutant strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1 expresses high levels of Dsz enzymes in the presence of sulfate

   • Yasuhiro Tanaka
   • Osamu Yoshikawa
   • Ryuichiro Kurane

   Original Paper Pages: 351 - 357

7. A novel haem compound accumulated in Escherichia coli overexpressing the cydDC operon, encoding an ABC-type transporter required for cytochrome assembly

   • Gregory M. Cook
   • Hugo Cruz-Ramos
   • Robert K. Poole

   Original Paper Pages: 358 - 369

8. Impact of the Mg²⁺-citrate transporter CitM on heavy metal toxicity in Bacillus subtilis

   • Bastiaan P. Krom
   • Henry Huttinga
   • Juke S. Lolkema

   Original Paper Pages: 370 - 375

9. Molecular and biochemical characterization of a novel two-component signal transduction system, amrA-amkA, involved in rifamycin SV production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32

   • Weiwu Wang
   • Weiwen Zhang
   • Weihong Jiang

   Original Paper Pages: 376 - 386