1. IUMS News International Union of Microbiological Societies Newsletter

   News Pages: i - i

2. Molecular forms of lipases and their localization in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus by immuno-electron microscopy

   • J. K. Diyorov
   • K. A. Lusta
   • I. S. Kulaev

   Research Pages: 367 - 373

3. Effects of different heat pre-treatments of wheat straw on its microbial activity and colonization by different tropical and sub-tropical edible mushrooms

   • R. Maziero
   • F. Zadrazil

   Research Pages: 374 - 380

4. Evaluation and first-year field testing of efficient vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for inoculation of wetland rice seedlings

   • J. Secilia
   • D. J. Bagyaraj

   Research Pages: 381 - 384

5. Kluyveromyces marxianus: a potential source of diacetyl reductase

   • J. G. Schwarz
   • Y. D. Hang

   Research Pages: 385 - 387

6. Intracellular localization of glutamine synthetase in Chlorogloeopsis fritschii

   • A -K. J. Sallal

   Research Pages: 388 - 392

7. Inhibition of glucose oxidation in Erwinia herbicola by a high concentration of dissolved O₂

   • N. Sharma
   • G. N. Qazi

   Research Pages: 393 - 395

8. Characterization of a novel antimycotic agent, cinnamyl benzoate, using yeast-phase Sporothrix schenckii

   • Y. Teramoto
   • I. Matsuse
   • S. Ueda

   Research Pages: 396 - 400

9. Improved methodology for isolation of Acetobacter diazotrophicus and confirmation of its endophytic habitat

   • V. M. Reis
   • F. L. Olivares
   • J. Döbereiner

   Research Pages: 401 - 405

10. Studies on Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from Swedish soils: insect toxicity and production of B. cereus-diarrhoeal-type enterotoxin

    • A. Abdel-Hameed
    • R. Landén

    Research Pages: 406 - 409

11. Microbiological changes in mawè during natural fermentation

    • D. J. Hounhouigan
    • M. J. R. Nout
    • F. M. Rombouts

    Research Pages: 410 - 413

12. Expression of the cloned xylanases from an alkalophilic, thermophilic Bacillus in Bacillus subtilis

    • A. Shendye
    • R. Gaikaiwari
    • M. Rao

    Research Pages: 414 - 416

13. Mucor—a source of cocoa butter and gamma-linolenic acid

    • M. P. Roux
    • J. L. F. Kock
    • P. J. Botes

    Research Pages: 417 - 422

14. Polysaccharide production by Aureobasidium pullulans: factors affecting polysaccharide formation

    • S. M. Badr-Eldin
    • O. M. El-Tayeb
    • O. A. Abd El-Rahman

    Research Pages: 423 - 426

15. Production of acetic acid by Clostridium thermoaceticum in electrodialysis culture using a fermenter equipped with an electrodialyser

    • Y. Nomura
    • M. Iwahara
    • M. Hongo

    Research Pages: 427 - 432

16. Production of l-lactic acid by Rhizopus species

    • C. R. Soccol
    • V. I. Stonoga
    • M. Raimbault

    Research Pages: 433 - 435

17. Recognition of immunologically important antigens in Bacteroides fragilis infection —an experimental study in mice

    • T. Khanna
    • D. Panigrahi
    • S. Majumdar

    Research Pages: 436 - 438

18. Removal of inorganic ions from wastewaters by immobilized microalgae

    • N. Mallick
    • L. C. Rai

    Research Pages: 439 - 443

19. Cereal straw and pure cellulose as carbon sources for growth and production of plant cell-wall degrading enzymes by Sporotrichum thermophile

    • C. Sugden
    • M. K. Bhat

    Research Pages: 444 - 451

20. De-emulsification of oil-in-water emulsions by Bacillus subtilis

    • K. L. Janiyani
    • H. J. Purohit
    • P. Khanna

    Research Pages: 452 - 456

21. Biosynthesis of pectinlyases in Penicillium adametzii, P. citrinum and P. janthinellum

    • R. V. Mikhailova
    • L. I. Sapunova
    • A. G. Lobanok

    Research Pages: 457 - 461

22. Optimization of culture conditions for the production of rifamycin oxidase by Curvularia lunata

    • U. C. Banerjee

    Research Pages: 462 - 464

23. Occurrence of genetic segregation in a putative haploid strain of Endomyces fibuliger met by spontaneous sectoring of protoplast fusants

    • B. H. Nga
    • L. L. Chiu
    • Y. Oshima

    Research Pages: 465 - 471

24. Repeated use of Bacillus subtilis cell walls for copper binding

    • R. J. C. McLean
    • A. M. Campbell
    • D. Beauchemin

    Research Pages: 472 - 474

25. A general equation for the evaluation of the error that affects the value of the maximum specific growth rate

    • W. Borzani

    Short Communication Pages: 475 - 476

26. Assimilation of ethylenediamine as nitrogen source by the cyanobiont Nostoc ANTH

    • S. Singh
    • P. S. Bisen

    Short Communication Pages: 477 - 478

27. Natural fermentation of soybean (glycine max) with added salt for ‘soy-daddawa’ production

    • B. O. Omafuvbe

    Short Communication Pages: 479 - 480

28. Capsule formation in Zymomonas mobilis grown on sucrose

    • L. A. Kirk
    • R. I. Webb
    • H. W. Doelle

    Short Communication Pages: 481 - 482

29. Comparison of the phosphate-repressible and-constitutive acid phosphatases of Yarrowia lipolytica

    • D. N. Galabova
    • E. S. Vasileva-Tonkova
    • M. A. Balasheva

    Short Communication Pages: 483 - 484

30. Influence of water activity on growth and activity of Aspergillus niger for glycoamylase production in solid-state fermentation

    • A. Pandey
    • L. Ashakumary
    • K. S. Vijayalakshmi

    Short Communication Pages: 485 - 486

31. Cellulolytic activity of four Fusarium spp.

    • H. S. Murali
    • M. S. Mohan
    • R. Sankaran

    Short Note Pages: 487 - 487

32. Microbial contaminants of commercially bottled non-alcoholic drinks produced in Nigeria

    • S. U. Oranusi
    • L. I. Ezeogu
    • B. N. Okolo

    Technical Report Pages: 488 - 490

33. Meeting announcements

    Events Pages: 491 - 491