1. IUMS News International Union of Microbiological Societies Newsletter

   News 01 August 2014 Pages: i - iv

2. Hydroxy long-chain fatty acids in fungi

   • M. S. Van Dyk
   • J. L. F. Kock
   • A. Botha

   Review 01 August 2014 Pages: 495 - 504

3. Growth characteristics of Geotrichum ingens on propionic acid and acetic acid in batch and continuous culture

   • E. Vorster
   • S. G. Kilian
   • J. C. du Preez

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 505 - 509

4. Desulphurization of dibenzothiophene by bacteria

   • M. Constantí
   • J. Giralt
   • A. Bordons

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 510 - 516

5. Toxicity of the blue-green alga Oscillatoria agardhii to the mosquito Aedes aegypti and the shrimp Artemia salina

   • J. Kiviranta
   • A. Abdel-Hameed

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 517 - 520

6. Biomethanation of rice and wheat straw

   • D. Somayaji
   • S. Khanna

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 521 - 523

7. Caprolactam waste liquor degradation by various yeasts

   • V. Johnson
   • S. J. Patel
   • M. H. Mehta

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 524 - 526

8. Influence of culture conditions on the production of milk-clotting enzyme from Rhizomucor

   • S. Preetha
   • R. Boopathy

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 527 - 530

9. Growth and H₂ production by Synechococcus spp. using organic/inorganic electron donors

   • Ch. Sasikala
   • Ch. V. Ramana

   Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 531 - 533

10. Production of single-cell oil from prickly-pear juice fermentation by Cryptococcus curvatus grown in batch culture

    • M. Hassan
    • P. J. Blanc
    • G. Goma

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 534 - 537

11. Polyclonal antisera production by immunization with mixed cell antigens of different rhizobial species

    • H. J. Hoben
    • P. Somasegaran
    • Y. D. Gaur

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 538 - 542

12. Glucose metabolism and polysaccharide accumulation in the marine bacterium, Shewanella colwelliana

    • G. O. Abu
    • R. Weiner
    • R. R. Colwell

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 543 - 546

13. Effect of temperature on some characteristics of the thermostable α-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis

    • E. Dobreva
    • V. Ivanova
    • E. Emanuilova

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 547 - 550

14. Purification and properties of mannanase from Bacillus subtilis

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

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 551 - 555

15. Decoloration of azo dyes by three whiterot fungi: influence of carbon source

    • W. L. Chao
    • S. L. Lee

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 556 - 559

16. Effects of genotoxic agents on his ⁺ revertants and survival of spores of Streptomyces aureofaciens

    • M. Marins
    • S. O. P. Costa
    • G. Padilla

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 560 - 562

17. A thermostable, alkaline-active, keratinolytic proteinase from chrysosporium keratinophilum

    • I. N. S. Dozie
    • C. N. Okeke
    • N. C. Unaeze

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 563 - 567

18. Cholera toxin gene polymerase chain reaction for detection of non-culturable Vibrio cholerae O1

    • J. A. K. Hasan
    • M. A. R. Chowdhury
    • R. R. Colwell

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 568 - 571

19. Lysine inhibition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: role of repressible L-lysine ε-aminotransferase

    • K. C. Thomas
    • W. M. Ingledew

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 572 - 575

20. Simultaneous high-biomass protein production and nutrient removal using Spirulina maxima in sea water supplemented with anaerobic effluents

    • E. J. Olguín
    • B. Hernández
    • G. Mercado

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 576 - 578

21. Inhibition of Bacillus spores by combinations of heat, potassium sorbate, NaCl and pH

    • O. B. Oloyede
    • J. Scholefield

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 579 - 582

22. Characterization of a Rhizobium etli chromosomal gene required for nodule development on Phaseolus vulgaris L.

    • S. Pooyan
    • M. L. C. George
    • D. Borthakur

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 583 - 589

23. Effects of initial sucrose concentration on excretion of anthocyanin pigments in suspended cultures of Perilla frutescens cells

    • J. -J. Zhong
    • G. -R. Xu
    • T. Yoshida

    Research 01 August 2014 Pages: 590 - 592

24. Bacterial protein production from corn cob pre-treated with NaOH at room temperature

    • N. Pece
    • N. Perotti
    • O. Molina

    Short Communication 01 August 2014 Pages: 593 - 594

25. β-glucan degradation in malting sorghum

    • A. C. Ogbonna
    • A. L. Egunwu

    Short Communication 01 August 2014 Pages: 595 - 596

26. Purification and properties of β-amylase from Bacillus circulans S31

    • H. S. Kwan
    • K. H. So
    • S. C. Cheng

    Short Communication 01 August 2014 Pages: 597 - 598

27. Production and characterization of xylanase from a Streptomyces species grown on agricultural wastes

    • B. N. Patel
    • R. M. Ray

    Short Note 01 August 2014 Pages: 599 - 599

28. Role of membrane potential in ammonium inhibition of nitrogenase activity in the cultured cyanobiont Nostoc ANTH

    • S. Singh
    • B. B. Singh
    • P. S. Bisen

    Short Note 01 August 2014 Pages: 600 - 600

29. Book reviews

    • L. L. McKay
    • G. M. Gadd

    BookReview 01 August 2014 Pages: 601 - 602

30. Meeting announcements

    Events 01 August 2014 Pages: 603 - 603