1. Effects of repeated cultivation of transgenic Bt cotton on functional bacterial populations in rhizosphere soil

   • Hai-Yan Hu
   • Xiao-Xia Liu
   • Yong Yu

   Original Paper 06 November 2008 Pages: 357 - 366

   

2. Cloning of recA gene of Corynebacterium glutamicum and phenotypic complementation of Escherichia coli recombinant deficient strain

   • H. M. El Shafey
   • S. Ghanem
   • A. Guyonvarch

   Original Paper 08 November 2008 Pages: 367 - 373

   

3. Conversion of crude chitosan to an anti-fungal protease by Bacillus cereus

   • Wen-Teish Chang
   • Cheng-Hong Hsieh
   • Chinshuh Chen

   Original Paper 16 November 2008 Pages: 375 - 382

   

4. Molecular cloning and recombinant expression of a gene encoding a fungal immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma lucidum in Pichia pastoris

   • Jing-Wei Lin
   • Li-Xia Hao
   • Li-Xia Liu

   Original Paper 12 November 2008 Pages: 383 - 390

   

5. Production of PHB and P (3HB-co-3HV) biopolymers by Bacillus megaterium strain OU303A isolated from municipal sewage sludge

   • S. Vishnuvardhan Reddy
   • M. Thirumala
   • S. K. Mahmood

   Original Paper 06 November 2008 Pages: 391 - 397

   

6. Antifouling and antibacterial compounds from a marine fungus Cladosporium sp. F14

   • Shu-Hua Qi
   • Ying Xu
   • Si Zhang

   Original Paper 14 November 2008 Pages: 399 - 406

   

7. Mass production of nitrifying bacterial consortia for the rapid establishment of nitrification in saline recirculating aquaculture systems

   • V. J. Rejish Kumar
   • Cini Achuthan
   • I. S. Bright Singh

   Original Paper 15 November 2008 Pages: 407 - 414

   

8. Proposed pathways for the reduction of a reactive azo dye in an anaerobic fixed bed reactor

   • Linda V. González-Gutiérrez
   • Guillermo González-Alatorre
   • Eleazar M. Escamilla-Silva

   Original paper 25 November 2008 Pages: 415 - 426

   

9. Statistical analysis and optimization of nitrogen, phosphorus, and inoculum concentrations for the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by response surface methodology

   • P. A. Vieira
   • S. Faria
   • V. L. Cardoso

   Original paper 20 November 2008 Pages: 427 - 438

   

10. Field assessment of soil biological and chemical quality in response to crop management practices

    • S. Vargas Gil
    • J. Meriles
    • G. J. March

    Original paper 19 November 2008 Pages: 439 - 448

    

11. Protein enrichment and digestibility of soft rush (Juncus effusus) and rice residues using edible mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus sajor-caju

    • Gustavo Graciano Fonseca
    • Eliezer Avila Gandra
    • Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa

    Original paper 19 November 2008 Pages: 449 - 456

    

12. Stimulation of bacterial DNA transformation by cattle saliva: implications for using genetically modified plants in animal feed

    • Ekaterina Shedova
    • Christiane Albrecht
    • Wolfgang H. Schwarz

    Original Paper 20 November 2008 Pages: 457 - 463

    

13. Comparative activity against pathogenic bacteria of the root, stem, and leaf of Raphanus sativus grown in India

    • Syed Sultan Beevi
    • Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori
    • Naveen Anabrolu

    Original Paper 09 December 2008 Pages: 465 - 473

14. The purification and characterization of deoxycytidine kinase from calf thymus

    • Jing Quan
    • Yan-Qian Chai
    • Li-Min Zhu

    Original Paper 22 November 2008 Pages: 475 - 480

    

15. Microbial transformation of diosgenin and its precursor furostanol glycosides

    • Nehad Zaki Adham
    • Rania Anwar Zaki
    • Nadia Naim

    Original Paper 27 November 2008 Pages: 481 - 487

    

16. Preliminary evaluation of Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fresen.) de Vries in laboratory conditions, as a potential candidate for biocontrol of Tetranychus urticae Koch

    • Cafer Eken
    • Rüstem Hayat

    Original Paper 21 November 2008 Pages: 489 - 492

17. Purification and characterization of xylanases from Thermomyces lanuginosus and its mutant derivative possessing novel kinetic and thermodynamic properties

    • Syed Ali Imran Bokhari
    • Farooq Latif
    • Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka

    Original Paper 27 November 2008 Pages: 493 - 502

    

18. In vitro efficacy of Hyptis suaveolens L. (Poit.) essential oil on growth and morphogenesis of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli (Massey) Snyder & Hansen

    • Abhishek Tripathi
    • Neeta Sharma
    • Vinay Sharma

    Original Paper 25 November 2008 Pages: 503 - 512

    

19. Substrate influence on physiology and virulence of Beauveria bassiana acting on larvae and adults of Tenebrio molitor

    • D. Rodríguez-Gómez
    • O. Loera
    • G. Viniegra-González

    Original Paper 20 November 2008 Pages: 513 - 518

20. Quantification of indole-3-acetic acid from plant associated Bacillus spp. and their phytostimulatory effect on Vigna radiata (L.)

    • Basharat Ali
    • Anjum Nasim Sabri
    • Shahida Hasnain

    Original Paper 16 December 2008 Pages: 519 - 526

    

21. A study on the effects of some laboratory-derived genetic mutations on biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes

    • Sanath Kumar
    • Ammini Parvathi
    • Iddya Karunasagar

    Short Communication 28 November 2008 Pages: 527 - 531

    

22. Ovicidal effect of nematophagous fungi on Taenia taeniaeformis eggs

    • F. R. Braga
    • J. V. Araújo
    • A. K. Campos

    Short Communication 03 December 2008 Pages: 533 - 535

    

23. Evaluation of antifungal activity of food additives against soilborne phytopathogenic fungi

    • Umit Arslan
    • Kadir Ilhan
    • Ozgur Akgun Karabulut

    Short Communication 28 November 2008 Pages: 537 - 543