1. Cell wall active antibiotics reduce chromosomal DNA fragmentation by peptidoglycan hydrolysis in Staphylococcus aureus

   • María Tamayo
   • Rebeca Santiso
   • José Luis Fernández

   Original Paper 15 July 2012 Pages: 967 - 975

   

2. FliA expression analysis and influence of the regulatory proteins RpoN, FleQ and FliA on virulence and in vivo fitness in Legionella pneumophila

   • Tino Schulz
   • Kerstin Rydzewski
   • Klaus Heuner

   Original Paper 05 August 2012 Pages: 977 - 989

   

3. Study of the influence of sporulation conditions on heat resistance of Geobacillus stearothermophilus used in the development of biological indicators for steam sterilization

   • Belquis P. Guizelini
   • Luciana P. S. Vandenberghe
   • Carlos Ricardo Soccol

   Original Paper 08 August 2012 Pages: 991 - 999

   

4. Study on diversity of endophytic bacterial communities in seeds of hybrid maize and their parental lines

   • Yang Liu
   • Shan Zuo
   • Wei Song

   Original Paper 15 August 2012 Pages: 1001 - 1012

   

5. The antibiosis of nodule-endophytic agrobacteria and its potential effect on nodule functioning of Phaseolus vulgaris

   • Seif-Allah Chihaoui
   • Haythem Mhadhbi
   • Ridha Mhamdi

   Original Paper 15 August 2012 Pages: 1013 - 1021

   

6. Knockout of fatty acid desaturase genes in Pichia pastoris GS115 and its effect on the fatty acid biosynthesis and physiological consequences

   • Ai-Qun Yu
   • Jian-Chun Zhu
   • Ming-Chun Li

   Original Paper 24 August 2012 Pages: 1023 - 1032

   

7. Impairment of ribosomal subunit synthesis in aminoglycoside-treated ribonuclease mutants of Escherichia coli

   • Ashley D. Frazier
   • W. S. Champney

   Original Paper 29 August 2012 Pages: 1033 - 1041

   

8. Isolation and characterization of acyl homoserine lactone–producing bacteria during an urban river biofilm formation

   • Yili Huang
   • Jing Zhang
   • Yuqi Chen

   Short Communication 23 October 2012 Pages: 1043 - 1048