1. A 71-kDa protein from Halobacterium salinarium belongs to a ubiquitous P-loop ATPase superfamily with head-rod-tail structure

   • Andreas Ruepp
   • Gerhard Wanner
   • J. Soppa

   Original paper Pages: 1 - 9

2. Growth at low temperature causes nitrogen limitation in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

   • Toshio Sakamoto
   • D. A. Bryant

   Original paper Pages: 10 - 19

3. Alteration of low-temperature susceptibility of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 by genetic manipulation of membrane lipid unsaturation

   • Toshio Sakamoto
   • Gaozhong Shen
   • D. A. Bryant

   Original paper Pages: 20 - 28

4. Purification and characterization of 9-hexadecenoic acid cis-trans isomerase from Pseudomonas sp. strain E-3

   • H. Okuyama
   • Akio Ueno
   • Teruo Kusano

   Original paper Pages: 29 - 35

5. Degradation of p-nitrophenol by the phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus

   • M. D. Roldán
   • R. Blasco
   • F. Castillo

   Original paper Pages: 36 - 42

6. Skew or third moment of bacterial generation times

   • W. J. Voorn
   • L. J. H. Koppes

   Original paper Pages: 43 - 51

7. The Alcaligenes eutrophus hemN gene encoding the oxygen-independent coproporphyrinogen III oxidase, is required for heme biosynthesis during anaerobic growth

   • Carola Lieb
   • Roman A. Siddiqui
   • Bärbel Friedrich

   Original paper Pages: 52 - 60

8. Analysis of changes in congener selectivity during PCB degradation by Burkholderia sp. strain TSN101 with increasing concentrations of PCB and characterization of the bphBCD genes and gene products

   • G. Mukerjee-Dhar
   • Takashi Hatta
   • Kazuhide Kimbara

   Original paper Pages: 61 - 70

9. Functional expression in Escherichia coli of the Haemophilus influenzae gene coding for selenocysteine-containing selenophosphate synthetase

   • Reinhard Wilting
   • Kalliopi Vamvakidou
   • A. Böck

   Original paper Pages: 71 - 75

10. Amino acid degradation by the mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfobacterium vacuolatum

    • G. N. Rees
    • Christopher G. Harfoot
    • A. J. Sheehy

    Original paper Pages: 76 - 80

11. Spontaneous mutation in a thermoacidophilic archaeon: evaluation of genetic and physiological factors

    • Kelly L. Jacobs
    • D. W. Grogan

    Short communication Pages: 81 - 83

12. Tetrahydrofolate serves as a methyl acceptor in the demethylation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in cell extracts of sulfate-reducing bacteria

    • Michael Jansen
    • T. A. Hansen

    Short communication Pages: 84 - 87

13. Desulfovibrio inopinatus, sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium that degrades hydroxyhydroquinone (1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene)

    • Wolfram Reichenbecher
    • Bernhard Schink

    Erratum Pages: 88 - 88