1. Use of Group-Specific and RAPD-PCR Analyses for Rapid Differentiation of Lactobacillus Strains from Probiotic Yogurts

   • Ulrich Schillinger
   • Nuha M.K. Yousif
   • Charles M.A.P. Franz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 456

2. Cloning and Expression of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) Genes from a Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacterium Enterobacter intermedium

   • Chul Hong Kim
   • Song Hee Han
   • Young Cheol Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 457 - 461

3. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Phenol and Reducing Nitrate Under Low-Oxygen Conditions

   • Seung-Hun Baek
   • Kyoung-Ho Kim
   • Sung-Taik Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 462 - 466

4. Differentiation of Nostoc flagelliforme and Its Neighboring Species Using Fatty-Acid Profiling as a Chemotaxonomic Tool

   • Xue-Jun Liu
   • Feng Chen
   • Yue Jiang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 474

5. Cloning and Characterization of the NAD-Dependent 7α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase from Bacteroides fragilis

   • Michael J. Bennett
   • Susan L. McKnight
   • James P. Coleman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 475 - 484

6. Effect of Porphyromonas gingivalis Vesicles on Coaggregation of Staphylococcus aureus to Oral Microorganisms

   • Arihide Kamaguchi
   • Koji Nakayama
   • Tohru Ohyama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 485 - 491

7. Protein Profile of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strains Exhibiting Different Levels of Tolerance to Metal Sulfates

   • Maria Teresa Marques Novo
   • Oswaldo Garcia Jr.
   • Laura Maria Mariscal Ottoboni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 492 - 496

8. Unique Distribution of GAL Genes on Chromosome XI in the Yeast Saccharomyces naganishii

   • Takuya Kodama
   • Taisuke Hisatomi
   • Michio Tsuboi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 497 - 500

9. Occurrence and Linkage Between Secreted Insecticidal Toxins in Natural Isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis

   • Sylvain Espinasse
   • Josette Chaufaux
   • Vincent Sanchis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 501 - 507

10. Survival of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Seawater: A Factorial Study

    • J.A. Vázquez
    • M.L. Cabo
    • M.A. Murado

    OriginalPaper Pages: 508 - 513

11. Effect of Androgens and Glucocorticoids on Microbial Growth and Antimicrobial Susceptibility

    • Balbina J. Plotkin
    • Robert J. Roose
    • Susan M. Viselli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 514 - 520

12. Adaptation of Pseudomonas fluorescens to Al-Citrate: Involvement of Tricarboxylic Acid and Glyoxylate Cycle Enzymes and the Influence of Phosphate

    • Vasu D. Appanna
    • Robert Hamel
    • Sergey V. Kalyuzhnyi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 521 - 527

13. Author Index—Volume 47, 2003

    • Springer-Verlag

    OriginalPaper Pages: 536 - 537

14. Subject Index—Volume 47, 2003

    • Springer-Verlag

    OriginalPaper Pages: 538 - 542