1. Factors influencing methicillin resistance in staphylococci

   • Brigitte Berger-Bächi
   • Susanne Rohrer

   Mini-Review Pages: 165 - 171

2. Promoter analysis of the sodium-responsive V-ATPase (ntp) operon in Enterococcus hirae

   • Kyoko Yasumura
   • Kazuei Igarashi
   • Yoshimi Kakinuma

   Original Paper Pages: 172 - 179

3. Aerobic metabolism of phenylacetic acids in Azoarcus evansii

   • Magdy Mohamed
   • Wael Ismail
   • Georg Fuchs

   Original Paper Pages: 180 - 192

4. Genetic analysis of pigment biosynthesis in Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 using a new, highly efficient transposon mutagenesis system that is functional in a wide variety of bacteria

   • Rachel A. Larsen
   • Marlena M. Wilson
   • William W. Metcalf

   Original Paper Pages: 193 - 201

5. PsrR, a member of the AraC family of transcriptional regulators, is required for the synthesis of Wolinella succinogenes polysulfide reductase

   • Stephan Braatsch
   • Torsten Krafft
   • Achim Kröger

   Original Paper Pages: 202 - 207

6. Characterization of four olive-mill-wastewater indigenous bacterial strains capable of aerobically degrading hydroxylated and methoxylated monocyclic aromatic compounds

   • Diana Di Gioia
   • Claudia Barberio
   • Fabio Fava

   Original Paper Pages: 208 - 217

7. Genetic and biochemical characterization of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

   • Gilbert Lamothe
   • Laure Jolly
   • Francesca Stingele

   Original Paper Pages: 218 - 228

8. Alkane-1,2-diol-based glycosides and fatty glycosides and wax esters in Roseiflexus castenholzii and hot spring microbial mats

   • Marcel T. van der Meer
   • Stefan Schouten
   • David M. Ward

   Original Paper Pages: 229 - 237