1. Streptomyces xiangtanensis sp. nov., isolated from a manganese-contaminated soil

   • Ping Mo
   • Yi-Zun Yu
   • Jian Gao

   Original Article 08 November 2016 Pages: 297 - 304

   

2. Aquamicrobium soli sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from a chlorobenzoate-contaminated soil

   • Chang-Feng Xu
   • Long Zhang
   • Jian-Dong Jiang

   Original Paper 17 November 2016 Pages: 305 - 312

   

3. Frankia inefficax sp. nov., an actinobacterial endophyte inducing ineffective, non nitrogen-fixing, root nodules on its actinorhizal host plants

   • Imen Nouioui
   • Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari
   • Hans-Peter Klenk

   Original Paper 09 November 2016 Pages: 313 - 320

   

4. Mutagenesis of nisin’s leader peptide proline strongly modulates export of precursor nisin

   • Annechien Plat
   • Anneke Kuipers
   • Gert N. Moll

   Original Paper 10 November 2016 Pages: 321 - 330

   

5. Rubricella aquisinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Rhodobacteraceae

   • Li-Qiang Yang
   • Lili Tang
   • Yongyu Zhang

   Original Paper 16 November 2016 Pages: 331 - 337

   

6. Blastococcus colisei sp. nov, isolated from an archaeological amphitheatre

   • Karima Hezbri
   • Imen Nouioui
   • Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari

   Original Paper 28 November 2016 Pages: 339 - 346

   

7. Enhancement of the direct antimicrobial activity of Lysep3 against Escherichia coli by inserting cationic peptides into its C terminus

   • Qiang Ma
   • Zhimin Guo
   • Liancheng Lei

   Original Paper 10 December 2016 Pages: 347 - 355

   

8. Isolation of Paenibacillus tumbae sp. nov., from the tomb of the emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, and emended description of the genus Paenibacillus

   • Zhi Huang
   • Fei Zhao
   • Yong-Hui Li

   Original Paper 24 November 2016 Pages: 357 - 364

   

9. The interactions of vanadate monomer with the mycelium of fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus: reduction or uptake?

   • Mirzeta Hadžibrahimović
   • Desanka Sužnjević
   • Miroslav Živić

   Original Paper 28 November 2016 Pages: 365 - 373

   

10. The properties and potential metabolic role of glucokinase in halotolerant obligate methanotroph Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20Z

    • Ildar I. Mustakhimov
    • Olga N. Rozova
    • Yuri A. Trotsenko

    Original Paper 03 December 2016 Pages: 375 - 386

    

11. Identification and genomic analysis of antifungal property of a tomato root endophyte Pseudomonas sp. p21

    • Rongqin Ma
    • Yi Cao
    • Baoyu Tian

    Original Paper 20 December 2016 Pages: 387 - 397

    

12. Saccharothrix ghardaiensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from Saharan soil

    • Khaoula Bouznada
    • Noureddine Bouras
    • Nasserdine Sabaou

    Original Paper 03 December 2016 Pages: 399 - 405

    

13. Deinococcus knuensis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from river water

    • Jae-Jin Lee
    • Yeon-Hee Lee
    • Hee-Young Jung

    Original Paper 20 December 2016 Pages: 407 - 414

    

14. Formation of indigoidine derived-pigments contributes to the adaptation of Vogesella sp. strain EB to cold aquatic iron-oxidizing environments

    • Paula Arrúa Day
    • María S. Villalba
    • Héctor M. Alvarez

    Original Paper 03 December 2016 Pages: 415 - 428

    

15. Characterization of a neutral recombinant xylanase from Thermoactinospora rubra YIM 77501^T

    • Yi-Rui Yin
    • Qing-Wen Hu
    • Wen-Jun Li

    Short Communication 19 November 2016 Pages: 429 - 436

    

16. A novel subspecies of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ found on native Teclea gerrardii (Family: Rutaceae) from South Africa

    • Ronel Roberts
    • Gerhard Pietersen

    Short Communication 09 November 2016 Pages: 437 - 444

    

17. Further analysis reveals new gut microbiome markers of type 2 diabetes mellitus

    • Xiaokai Wang
    • Xiaoqiang Xu
    • Yan Xia

    Short Communication 10 December 2016 Pages: 445 - 453