1. IUMS news International Union of Microbiological Societies Newsletter

   News Pages: i - iv

2. Ten years on

   Editorial Pages: 7 - 8

3. Retraction of an article

   Statement from the Editor Pages: 9 - 9

4. Anaerobic filter treatment of fishery wastewater

   • P. Prasertsan
   • S. Jung
   • K. A. Buckle

   Research Paper Pages: 11 - 13

5. Exopolysaccharide production by Acremonium diospyri in continuous culture

   • P. Wood
   • R. J. Seviour

   Research Paper Pages: 14 - 16

6. Quantification of trehalose in biological samples with a conidial trehalase from the thermophilic fungus Humicola grisea var. thermoidea

   • M. J. Neves
   • H. F. Terenzi
   • J. A. Jorge

   Research Paper Pages: 17 - 19

7. Effects of water extracts of a composted manure-straw mixture on the plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea

   • M. P. McQuilken
   • J. M. Whipps
   • J. M. Lynch

   Research Paper Pages: 20 - 26

8. Rapid identification of Clostridium botulinum colonies by in vitro toxicity and antimicrobial susceptibility testing

   • M. Dezfulian
   • J. G. Bartlett

   Research Paper Pages: 27 - 29

9. Isolation and characterization of restriction endonuclease EclHKI from an Enterobacter cloacae strain

   • Ho-Yin Chan
   • Ying-Chi Chan
   • Pang-Chui Shaw

   Research Paper Pages: 30 - 32

10. Production of a thermophilic, extracellular alkaline protease by Bacillus stearothermophilus AP-4

    • R. Dhandapani
    • R. Vijayaragavan

    Research Paper Pages: 33 - 35

11. Continuous production of 5′-ribonucleotides from yeast RNA by hydrolysis with immobilized 5′-phosphodiesterase and 5′-adenylate deaminase

    • F. Olmedo
    • F. Iturbe
    • A. López-Munguía

    Research Paper Pages: 36 - 40

12. Novel screening assay for the detection of phenolic acid esterases

    • J. A. Donaghy
    • A. M. McKay

    Research Paper Pages: 41 - 44

13. Distribution of Bacillus thuringiensis strains in Southern Sweden

    • R. Landén
    • M. Bryne
    • A. Abdel-Hameed

    Research Paper Pages: 45 - 50

14. Isolation of mannan-utilizing bacteria and the culture conditions for mannanase production

    • N. S. Mendoza
    • M. Arai
    • L. M. Joson

    Research Paper Pages: 51 - 54

15. Immobilization of Anabaena azollae from Azolla filiculoides in polyvinyl foam for ammonia production in a photobioreactor system

    • S. Kannaiyan
    • K. K. Rao
    • D. O. Hall

    Research Paper Pages: 55 - 58

16. Vibrio mimicus are the reservoirs of the heat-stable enterotoxin gene (nag-st) among species of the genus Vibrio

    • P. Yuan
    • A. Ogawa
    • T. Takeda

    Research Paper Pages: 59 - 63

17. Hydrolysis of oligosaccharides of the β-(1→4)-linked d-xylose series by an endo(1→4)-β-d-xylanase from the anaerobic rumen fungus Neocallimastix frontalis

    • V. Garcia-Campayo
    • S. I. McCrae
    • T. M. Wood

    Research Paper Pages: 64 - 68

18. Microbial flora and some chemical properties of ersho, a starter for teff (Eragrostis tef) fermentation

    • M. Ashenafi

    Research Paper Pages: 69 - 73

19. Ensilage characteristics of three tropical grasses as influenced by stage of growth and addition of molasses

    • M. Tjandraatmadja
    • B. W. Norton
    • I. C. Mac Rae

    Research Paper Pages: 74 - 81

20. Ensilage of tropical grasses mixed with legumes and molasses

    • M. Tjandraatmadja
    • B. W. Norton
    • I. C. Mac Rae

    Research Paper Pages: 82 - 87

21. Phylogenetic influences in microbial hydroxylation of terpenoids

    • W. -R. Abraham

    Research Paper Pages: 88 - 92

22. Factors affecting gibberellic acid production by Fusarium moniliforme in solid-state cultivation on starch

    • X. -M. Qian
    • J. C. du Preez
    • S. G. Kilian

    Research Paper Pages: 93 - 99

23. Alteration of lipopolysaccharide and protein profiles in SDS-PAGE of rhizobia by osmotic and heat stress

    • H. H. Zahran
    • L. A. Räsänen
    • K. Lindström

    Research Paper Pages: 100 - 105

24. 7,10-Dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid produced by Pseudomonas 42A2: evaluation of different cultural parameters of the fermentation

    • C. De Andrés
    • E. Mercadé
    • A. Manresa

    Research Paper Pages: 106 - 109

25. Removal of H₂S by the purple sulphur bacterium Ectothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii

    • M. B. Vainshtein
    • G. I. Gogotova
    • N. -J. Heinritz

    Short Communication Pages: 110 - 111

26. Improved culture media for growth of Bradyrhizobium japonicum

    • J. G. C. Pradella
    • M. S. Oliveira
    • A. Bonomi

    Short Communication Pages: 112 - 113

27. Influence of growth conditions on the accumulation of ergosterol by Rhodotorula glutinis

    • V. W. Johnson
    • M. Singh
    • N. K. Yadav

    Short Communication Pages: 114 - 115

28. Protein enrichment of apple pomace by co-culture of cellulolytic moulds and yeasts

    • T. C. Bhalla
    • M. Joshi

    Short Communication Pages: 116 - 117

29. Inoculant made of encapsulated Frankia: assessment of Frankia growth within alginate beads

    • L. Frioni
    • C. Le Roux
    • H. G. Diem

    Technical Communication Pages: 118 - 121

30. Book review

    • D. L. Hawksworth

    BookReview Pages: 122 - 122

31. Meeting announcements

    Events Pages: 123 - 124