1. Editorial - The Sixth Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria

   • W.N. Konings
   • J.H.J. Huis in 't Veld
   • O.P. Kuipers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. From DNA sequence to application: possibilities and complications

   • Gerard Venema
   • Jan Kok
   • Douwe van Sinderen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 23

3. Low-redundancy sequencing of the entire Lactococcus lactis IL1403 genome

   • Alexander Bolotin
   • Stéphane Mauger
   • Alexei Sorokin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 76

4. Group II introns and expression of conjugative transfer functions in lactic acid bacteria

   • Gary M. Dunny
   • Larry L. McKay

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 88

5. Bacteriophage defence systems in lactic acid bacteria

   • Amanda Forde
   • Gerald F. Fitzgerald

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 113

6. Acquired antibiotic resistance in lactic acid bacteria from food

   • Michael Teuber
   • Leo Meile
   • Franziska Schwarz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 137

7. Multi-domain, cell-envelope proteinases of lactic acid bacteria

   • Roland J. Siezen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 155

8. The biosynthesis and functionality of the cell-wall of lactic acid bacteria

   • Jean Delcour
   • Thierry Ferain
   • Pascal Hols

   OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 184

9. Bacteriocins: mechanism of membrane insertion and pore formation

   • Gert N. Moll
   • Wil N. Konings
   • Arnold J.M. Driessen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 198

10. Intestinal microflora and the interaction with immunocompetent cells

    • Stephanie Blum
    • Susana Alvarez
    • Eduardo J. Schiffrin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 205

11. Bioactive peptides encrypted in milk proteins: proteolytic activation and thropho-functional properties

    • Hans Meisel
    • Wilhelm Bockelmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 215

12. Peptidases and amino acid catabolism in lactic acid bacteria

    • Jeffrey E. Christensen
    • Edward G. Dudley
    • James L. Steele

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 246

13. Sulfur metabolism in bacteria associated with cheese

    • Bart Weimer
    • Kimberly Seefeldt
    • Benjamin Dias

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 261

14. Analysis of the intestinal microflora: a renaissance

    • Gerald W. Tannock

    OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 278

15. Probiotics: from myth to reality. Demonstration of functionality in animal models of disease and in human clinical trials

    • Colum Dunne
    • Lisa Murphy
    • J. Kevin Collins

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 292

16. Bringing a probiotic-containing functional food to the market: microbiological, product, regulatory and labeling issues

    • Mary Ellen Sanders
    • Jos Huis in't Veld

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 315

17. Lactic acid bacteria in the quality improvement and depreciation of wine

    • Aline Lonvaud-Funel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 331

18. Overview on applications for bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria and their bacteriocins

    • John B. Luchansky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 335

19. Developing applications for lactococcal bacteriocins

    • R. Paul Ross
    • Mary Galvin
    • Colin Hill

    OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 346

20. Multidrug resistance in lactic acid bacteria: molecular mechanisms and clinical relevance

    • Hendrik W. van Veen
    • Abelardo Margolles
    • Wil N. Konings

    OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 352

21. DNA-mircoarrays and food-biotechnology

    • Oscar P. Kuipers
    • Anne de Jong
    • Leendert W. Hamoen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 355

22. Exopolysaccharides produced by Lactococcus lactis: from genetic engineering to improved rheological properties?

    • Michiel Kleerebezem
    • Richard van Kranenburg
    • Willem M. de Vos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 365

23. Anchoring of proteins to lactic acid bacteria

    • Kees Leenhouts
    • Girbe Buist
    • Jan Kok

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 376

24. Applications of phage resistance in lactic acid bacteria

    • Sylvain Moineau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 382

25. Immunomodulatory function of lactic acid bacteria

    • Hisako Yasui
    • Kan Shida
    • Teruo Yokokura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 389

26. The role of lactic acid bacteria in colon cancer prevention: mechanistic considerations

    • Kazuhiro Hirayama
    • Joseph Rafter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 391 - 394

27. Lactic acid food fermentation in tropical climates

    • M.J.R. Nout
    • P.K. Sarkar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 395 - 401

28. Non-dairy lactic fermentations: the cereal world*

    • Rudi F. Vogel
    • Ruth Knorr
    • Matthias A. Ehrmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 403 - 411