1. Ti- and cryptic-plasmid-borne virulence of wild-type Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CNI5 isolated from chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev)

   • Yoichi Ogawa
   • Masahiro Mii

   Original Paper Pages: 315 - 322

2. Amorphous mineral phases in magnetotactic multicellular aggregates

   • Ulysses Lins
   • Marcos Farina

   Original Paper Pages: 323 - 328

3. Sugar utilization in the hyperthermophilic, sulfate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus strain 7324: starch degradation to acetate and CO₂ via a modified Embden-Meyerhof pathway and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ADP-forming)

   • Antje Labes
   • Peter Schönheit

   Original Paper Pages: 329 - 338

4. Flagellin inhibits Myoviridae phage φCTX infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain GuA18: purification and mapping of binding site

   • Ralf Geiben-Lynn
   • Klaus Sauber
   • Frieder Lutz

   Original Paper Pages: 339 - 346

5. Rubrobacter-related bacteria associated with rosy discolouration of masonry and lime wall paintings

   • Claudia Schabereiter-Gurtner
   • Guadalupe Piñar
   • Sabine Rölleke

   Original Paper Pages: 347 - 354

6. Cloning and characterization of the pyruvate carboxylase from Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021

   • Michael F. Dunn
   • Gisela Araíza
   • Turlough M. Finan

   Original Paper Pages: 355 - 363

7. Novel and convenient methods for Candida tropicalis gene disruption using a mutated hygromycin B resistance gene

   • Akihiro Hara
   • Mami Arie
   • Atsuo Tanaka

   Original Paper Pages: 364 - 369

8. Expression of the pho regulon interferes with induction of the uhpT gene in Escherichia coli K-12

   • Sally M. Hoffer
   • Nathalie Uden
   • Jan Tommassen

   Original Paper Pages: 370 - 376

9. Functional analysis of the Streptomyces lividans type I signal peptidases

   • Nick Geukens
   • Victor Parro
   • Jozef Anné

   Short Communication Pages: 377 - 380

10. Purification and characterization of an enzyme from Mycobacterium sp. Pyr-1, with nitroreductase activity and an N-terminal sequence similar to lipoamide dehydrogenase

    • F. Rafii
    • G. Hehman
    • P. Lunsford

    Short Communication Pages: 381 - 385

11. How many antibiotics are produced by the genus Streptomyces?

    • Milind G. Watve
    • Rashmi Tickoo
    • Bhalachandra D. Bhole

    Commentary Pages: 386 - 390

12. A Desulfitobacterium strain isolated from human feces that does not dechlorinate chloroethenes or chlorophenols

    • Bram A. Pas
    • Hermie J. Harmsen
    • Alfons J. Stams

    Erratum Pages: 391 - 392