1. Development and production of cholesterol-lowering Monascus-nata complex

   • Chang-Chai Ng
   • Yuan-Tay Shyu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 875 - 879

2. Isolation and characterization of nickel-resistant microflora from serpentine soils of Andaman

   • Arundhati Pal
   • Paramita Choudhuri
   • A. K. Paul

   OriginalPaper Pages: 881 - 886

3. Apoptotic cell death of macrophages by iron-stressed Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

   • Vishal Chanana
   • Sushila Negi
   • Praveen Rishi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 887 - 893

4. Statistical optimization of a thermostable and neutral glucoamylase production by a thermophilic mold Thermomucor indicae-seudaticae in solid-state fermentation

   • Sanjeev Kumar
   • T. Satyanarayana

   OriginalPaper Pages: 895 - 902

5. The Pacific Islands: a biotechnology resource bank of medicinal plants and traditional intellectual property

   • Edgar J. Dasilva
   • V.K. Murukesan
   • P.C. Josekutty

   OriginalPaper Pages: 903 - 934

6. Optimization of culture conditions for the production of an extracellular ribonuclease by Aspergillus niger in a benchtop bioreactor

   • Ya-Hong Xiong
   • Jian-Zhong Liu
   • Liang-Nian Ji

   OriginalPaper Pages: 935 - 939

7. Growth conditions required for bacteriocin production by strains of Staphylococcus aureus

   • Janaína dos Santos Nascimento
   • Janaína Abrantes
   • Maria do Carmo de Freire Bastos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 941 - 947

8. Author Index

   OriginalPaper Pages: 949 - 957

9. Instructions for Authors

   OriginalPaper Pages: 959 - 963