1. Editorial

   • Gerard Venema
   • Jos H. J. Huis in't Veld
   • Jeroen Hugenholtz

   EditorialNotes Pages: 97 - 97

2. Biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria with special reference to bacteriophage resistance

   • Charles Daly
   • Gerald F. Fitzgerald
   • Ruth Davis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 110

3. Biosynthesis of bacteriocins in lactic acid bacteria

   • Ingolf F. Nes
   • Dzung Bao Diep
   • Helge Holo

   Genetics Pages: 113 - 128

4. Inducible gene expression and environmentally regulated genes in lactic acid bacteria

   • Jan Kok

   Genetics Pages: 129 - 145

5. Lytic systems in lactic acid bacteria and their bacteriophages

   • Michael J. Gasson

   Genetics Pages: 147 - 159

6. Genomic organization of lactic acid bacteria

   • Barrie E. Davidson
   • Nancy Kordias
   • Alan J. Hillier

   Genetics Pages: 161 - 183

7. The proteotytic systems of lactic acid bacteria

   • Edmund R. S. Kunji
   • Igor Mierau
   • Wil N. Konings

   Metabolism Pages: 187 - 221

8. Metabolic engineering of sugar catabolism in lactic acid bacteria

   • Willem M. de Vos

   Metabolism Pages: 223 - 242

9. Lactococcus lactis and stress

   • Fabien Rallu
   • Alexandra Gruss
   • Emmanuelle Maguin

   Metabolism Pages: 243 - 251

10. Physiology of pyruvate metabolism in Lactococcus lactis

    • Muriel Cocaign-Bousquet
    • Christel Garrigues
    • Nicolas D. Lindley

    Metabolism Pages: 253 - 267

11. Acceleration of cheese ripening

    • P. F. Fox
    • J. M. Wallace
    • J. Tobin

    Applications Pages: 271 - 297

12. Barriers to application of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria

    • C. T. Verrips
    • D. J. C. van den Berg

    Applications Pages: 299 - 315

13. Lactic acid bacteria as vaccine delivery vehicles

    • J. M. Wells
    • K. Robinson
    • R. W. F. Le Page

    Applications Pages: 317 - 330

14. Biopreservation by lactic acid bacteria

    • Michael E. Stiles

    Applications Pages: 331 - 345

15. Clinical uses of probiotics for stabilizing the gut mucosal barrier: successful strains and future challenges

    • S. Salminen
    • E. Isolauri
    • E. Salminen

    Applications Pages: 347 - 358