1. Potato pulp: microbiological characterization, physical modification, and application of this agricultural waste product

   • F. Mayer
   • Jan-Otto Hillebrandt

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 435 - 440

2. Biodegradation of the pesticide 4,6-dinitro-ortho-cresol by microorganisms in batch cultures and in fixed-bed column reactors

   • D. Gisi
   • G. Stucki
   • K. W. Hanselmann

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 441 - 448

3. The effect of nisin concentration and nutrient depletion on nisin production of Lactococcuslactis

   • W. S. Kim
   • R. J. Hall
   • N. W. Dunn

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 449 - 453

4. Cytochrome c peroxidase from a methylotrophic yeast: physiological role and isolation

   • M. V. Gonchar
   • L. B. Kostryk
   • A. A. Sibirny

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 454 - 458

5. Identification and quantification of radical reaction intermediates by electron spin resonance spectrometry of laccase-catalyzed oxidation of wood fibers from beech (Fagus sylvatica)

   • C. Felby
   • B. R. Nielsen
   • L. H. Skibsted

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 459 - 464

6. Characterization of Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512F dextransucrase (DSRS) and identification of amino-acid residues playing a key role in enzyme activity

   • V. Monchois
   • M. Remaud-Simeon
   • R.-M. Willemot

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 465 - 472

7. Possible roles for a non-modular, thermostable and proteinase-resistant cellulase from the mesophilic aerobic soil bacterium Cellvibrio mixtus

   • C. M. G. A. Fontes
   • J. H. Clarke
   • L. M. A. Ferreira

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 473 - 479

8. Biosynthetic production of type II fish antifreeze protein: fermentation by Pichia pastoris

   • M. C. Loewen
   • X. Liu
   • A. J. Daugulis

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 480 - 486

9. Efficient production of a functional mouse/human chimeric Fab′ against human urokinase-type plasminogen activator by Bacillus brevis

   • Y. Inoue
   • T. Ohta
   • H. Yamagata

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 487 - 492

10. Competition of plasmid-bearing Pseudomonas putida strains catabolizing naphthalene via various pathways in chemostat culture

    • A. E. Filonov
    • W. A. Duetz
    • A. M. Boronin

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 493 - 498

11. Genetic immobilization of cellulase on the cell surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    • T. Murai
    • M. Ueda
    • A. Tanaka

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 499 - 503

12. Effect of growth rate on α-amylase production by Streptomyces sp. IMD 2679

    • H. E. M. Mc Mahon
    • C. T. Kelly
    • W. M. Fogarty

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 504 - 509

13. Changes in alginate molecular mass distributions, broth viscosity and morphology of Azotobacter vinelandii cultured in shake flasks

    • C. Peña
    • N. Campos
    • E. Galindo

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 510 - 515

14. Analysis of the exopolysaccharides produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB 2772 grown in continuous culture on glucose and fructose

    • G. J. Grobben
    • W. H. M. van Casteren
    • J. A. M. de Bont

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 516 - 521

15. Influence of phosphate on rhamnose-containing exopolysaccharide rheology and production by Klebsiella I-714

    • J. Farrés
    • G. Caminal
    • J. López-Santín

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 522 - 527

16. Isolation and characterization of a marine bacterium capable of utilizing 2-methylphenanthrene

    • M. Gilewicz
    • Ni'matuzahroh
    • J. C. Bertrand

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 528 - 533

17. Microbial colonization of polyurethane foam matrices in horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized-sludge reactor

    • M. B. Varesche
    • M. Zaiat
    • E. Foresti

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 534 - 538

18. Relationship between cadmium sensitivity and degree of plasma membrane fatty acid unsaturation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    • N. G. Howlett
    • S. V. Avery

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 539 - 545

19. Novel l-specific cleavage of the urethane bond of t -butoxycarbonylamino acids by whole cells of Corynebacterium aquaticum

    • T. Ohshiro
    • M. Shinji
    • Y. Izumi

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 546 - 548

20. The ability of soil-borne fungi to degrade organophosphonate carbon-to-phosphorus bonds

    • T. Krzyśko-Lupicka
    • W. Strof
    • P. Kafarski

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 549 - 552

21. Complete degradation of tetrachloroethene in coupled anoxic and oxic chemostats

    • J. Gerritse
    • G. Kloetstra
    • J. C. Gottschal

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 553 - 562

22. Comparative biotransformation of pentachlorophenol in soils by solid substrate cultures of Lentinula edodes

    • B. C. Okeke
    • A. Paterson
    • I. A. Watson-Craik

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 563 - 569

23. The effect of low temperature (5–29 °C) and adaptation on the methanogenic activity of biomass

    • R. H. Kettunen
    • J. A. Rintala

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 570 - 576