1. Nutrient requirements of lactococci in defined growth media

   • E. W. J. van Niel
   • B. Hahn-Hägerdal

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 617 - 627

2. Production, recovery and purification of bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria

   • E. Parente
   • A. Ricciardi

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 628 - 638

3. Role of microorganisms in corrosion inhibition of metals in aquatic habitats

   • J. S. Potekhina
   • N. G. Sherisheva
   • G. Gottschalk

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 639 - 646

4. A kinetic model incorporating energy spilling for substrate removal in substrate-sufficient batch culture of activated sludge

   • Y. Liu
   • G. H. Chen
   • J. L. Rols

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 647 - 651

5. Immobilization of pancreatic islet cells with preserved secretory potential

   • W. J. Malaisse
   • E. Olivares
   • K. Nilsson

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 652 - 653

6. A Gram-negative bacterium producing a heat-stable nitrilase highly active on aliphatic dinitriles

   • J. E. Gavagan
   • R. DiCosimo
   • R. D. Fallon

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 654 - 659

7. Isolation of key amino acid residues at the N-terminal end of the core region Streptococcus downei glucansucrase, GTF-I

   • V. Monchois
   • M. Vignon
   • R. R. B. Russell

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 660 - 665

8. Cloning and functional expression of the d-β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase gene of Rhodobacter sp. DSMZ 12077

   • K. Krüger
   • G. Lang
   • A. M. Engel

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 666 - 669

9. Effect of dilution rate, cellobiose and ammonium availabilities on Clostridium cellulolyticum sporulation

   • S. Payot
   • E. Guedon
   • E. Petitdemange

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 670 - 674

10. Production of halostable β-mannanase and β-mannosidase by strain NN, a new extremely halotolerant bacterium

    • M. Wainø
    • K. Ingvorsen

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 675 - 680

11. Transglycosidase activity of Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 α-galactosidase

    • K. M. J. Van Laere
    • R. Hartemink
    • A. G. J. Voragen

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 681 - 688

12. Production of ligninolytic enzymes and synthetic lignin mineralization by the bird's nest fungus Cyathus stercoreus

    • A. Sethuraman
    • D. E. Akin
    • K.-E. L. Eriksson

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 689 - 697

13. Screening and characterization of bioflocculant produced by isolated Klebsiella sp.

    • W. Dermlim
    • P. Prasertsan
    • H. Doelle

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 698 - 703

14. Isolation and characterization of a 2-methylphenanthrene utilizing bacterium: identification of ring cleavage metabolites

    • J. Sabaté
    • M. Grifoll
    • A. M. Solanas

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 704 - 712

15. Characterization of a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid produced from Candida sp. SY16

    • H.-S. Kim
    • B.-D. Yoon
    • Y. Tani

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 713 - 721

16. 4-Chlorophenol degradation by a bacterial consortium: development of a granular activated carbon biofilm reactor

    • M. Caldeira
    • S. C. Heald
    • P. M. L. Castro

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 722 - 729

17. Kinetics and characteristics of 70 °C, VFA-grown, UASB granular sludge

    • R. Lepistö
    • J. Rintala

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 730 - 736