Characterization of three spiral-shaped purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from coastal lagoon sediments, saline sulfur springs, and microbial mats: emended description of the genus Roseospira and description of Roseospira marina sp. nov., Roseospira navarrensis sp. nov., and Roseospira thiosulfatophila sp. nov. Rémy GuyoneaudSophie MounéPierre Caumette Original Paper Pages: 315 - 324
Purification and characterization of an ε-poly-L-lysine-degrading enzyme from an ε-poly-L-lysine-producing strain of Streptomyces albulus Mitsuaki KitoRika TakimotoToru Nagasawa Original Paper Pages: 325 - 330
Identification of the mycothiol synthase gene (mshD) encoding the acetyltransferase producing mycothiol in actinomycetes Teresa KoledinGerald L. NewtonRobert C. Fahey Original Paper Pages: 331 - 337
Identification of Agrobacterium spp. present within Brassica napus seed by TaqMan PCR – implications for GM screening procedures Simon A. WellerSean A. SimpkinsRebecca J. Weekes Original Paper Pages: 338 - 343
The veA gene is necessary for the inducible expression by fructosyl amines of the Aspergillus nidulans faoA gene encoding fructosyl amino acid oxidase (amadoriase, EC 1.5.3) Hyo-Young JeongMyung SongKeon-Sang Chae Original Paper Pages: 344 - 350
The cbs mutant strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis KA2-5-1 expresses high levels of Dsz enzymes in the presence of sulfate Yasuhiro TanakaOsamu YoshikawaRyuichiro Kurane Original Paper Pages: 351 - 357
A novel haem compound accumulated in Escherichia coli overexpressing the cydDC operon, encoding an ABC-type transporter required for cytochrome assembly Gregory M. CookHugo Cruz-RamosRobert K. Poole Original Paper Pages: 358 - 369
Impact of the Mg2+-citrate transporter CitM on heavy metal toxicity in Bacillus subtilis Bastiaan P. KromHenry HuttingaJuke S. Lolkema Original Paper Pages: 370 - 375
Molecular and biochemical characterization of a novel two-component signal transduction system, amrA-amkA, involved in rifamycin SV production in Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32 Weiwu WangWeiwen ZhangWeihong Jiang Original Paper Pages: 376 - 386