1. Editorial

   • Rita R. Colwell
   • Arnold L. Demain

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. Genetic engineering of microorganisms for biotechnology

   • Edmund J. Stellwag
   • Jean E. Brenchley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 13

3. Ecology of food microorganisms

   • G. Hobbs

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 30

4. Ecology of yeasts with actual and potential value in biotechnology

   • H. J. Phaff

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 42

5. The ecology of antibiotic production

   • S. T. Williams
   • J. C. Vickers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 52

6. Biotechnology and ecological studies on the oral cavity

   • Stanley A. Robrish

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 64

7. Marine microorganisms as a source of bioactive agents

   • Yoshiro Okami

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 78

8. Potential commercial applications in aquatic microbiology

   • James T. Staley
   • Patricia M. Stanley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 100

9. Microbial-invertebrate interactions and potential for biotechnology

   • Dale B. Bonar
   • Ronald M. Weiner
   • Rita R. Colwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 110

10. The biotechnological future for newly described, extremely thermophilic bacteria

    • Jody W. Deming

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 119

11. Screening for a “new” enzyme in nature: Haloperoxidase production by Death Valley dematiaceous hyphomycetes

    • Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera
    • Lynn Sotos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 127

12. Genetic control of environmental pollutants: A conference review

    • Gilbert S. Omenn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 134

13. Genetic aspects of toxic chemical degradation

    • John J. Kilbane

    OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 145

14. Anaerobic degradation of halogenated aromatic compounds

    • H. Sahm
    • M. Brunner
    • S. M. Schoberth

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 153

15. Biotechnology of petroleum pollutant biodegradation

    • Richard Bartha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 172