1. Molecular cloning, overexpression and characterization of a new thiol-dependent, alkaline serine protease with destaining function and fibrinolytic potential from Marinobacter aquaeolei MS2-1

   • Revathi Masilamani
   • Sakthivel Natarajan

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1143 - 1149

2. Genomic and outer membrane protein diversity fingerprints of siderophore producing fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. using RAPD, Rep-PCR and SDS-PAGE profiling

   • Nellickal Subramanian Jayamohan
   • Shiragambi Hanamanthagouda Manohar
   • Belur Satyan Kumudini

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1150 - 1158

3. Determination of intra-specific genetic variation of Phlomis kurdica and Phlomis oppositiflora and investigation for the hybridity of P. × melitenense (Lamiaceae) by means of molecular markers

   • Özay Hasan Evren
   • Ertuğrul Yüzbaştoğlu
   • Mehmet Yaşsar Dadandi

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1159 - 1171

4. The community formed by Carex elata ssp. elata and Carex elata ssp. omskiana in Belarus

   • Jazep Stepanovich
   • Svetlana Tereshchenko

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1172 - 1184

5. The effect of salinity stress on survival percentage and physiological characteristics in three varieties of pistachio (Pistacia vera)

   • Abolfazl Lotfi
   • Zahar Jahanbakhshian
   • Seyed Mahdi Seyedi

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1185 - 1192

6. Characterization of genes encoding Starch Branching Enzyme I from Triticum monococcum and its diploid wheat relatives

   • Xiu-Ying Wang
   • Chang-Shui Wang
   • Qian-Tao Jiang

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1193 - 1200

7. Temporary co-existence of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates in shallow periodically flooded and frozen cave

   • Elżbieta Dumnicka
   • Joanna Galas
   • Norbert Sznober

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1201 - 1209

8. New host-parasite associations of Hydrachnidia (Acari) on Chironomidae (Diptera) from Poland

   • Robert Stryjecki
   • Andrzej Zawal
   • Paweł Buczyński

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1210 - 1214

9. Windstorm disturbance effects on mountain stream ecosystems and the Plecoptera assemblages

   • Iľja Krno
   • Tomáš Lánczos
   • Ferdinand Šporka

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1215 - 1227

10. A uni- and multivariate analysis approach to reveal sexual size dimorphism in Iranian populations of Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    • Ehsan Sanaei
    • Marjan Seiedy
    • Farzaneh Momtazi

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1228 - 1233

11. Spatial and temporal variation of Branchiostoma lanceolatum larvae (Cephalochordata) in a hypoxic bay

    • George Kehayias

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1234 - 1244

12. Characterization of Clarias gariepinus mitochondrial genome sequence and a comparative analysis with other catfishes

    • Chong Han
    • Qiang Li
    • Jianrong Huang

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1245 - 1253

13. Molecular cloning, characterization and evolutionary analysis of vitellogenin in Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus

    • Hai-feng Tian
    • Yan Meng
    • Han-bing Xiao

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1254 - 1262

14. Expression of dopamine and adrenergic receptors in mouse embryonic stem cells and preimplantation embryos

    • Štefan Čikoš
    • Dušan Fabian
    • Juraj Koppel

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2015 Pages: 1263 - 1271