1. Quantitation of microbial growth on surfaces

   • Douglas E. Caldwell
   • Daniel K. Brannan
   • Michael R. Betlach

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 11

2. Specificity of bacterial symbionts in Mediterranean and Great Barrier Reef sponges

   • Clive R. Wilkinson
   • Madeleine Nowak
   • Rita R. Colwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 21

3. Identification and population dynamics of bacteria in symptomatic oat leaves

   • W. E. Kuriger
   • C. W. Roane

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 28

4. Trichoderma hamatum: Its hyphal interactions withRhizoctonia solani andPythium spp.

   • I. Chet
   • G. E. Harman
   • R. Baker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 38

5. Occurrence and activity of iron- and sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms in alkaline coal strip mine spoils

   • G. J. Olson
   • G. A. McFeters
   • K. L. Temple

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 50

6. A pressure-retaining deep ocean sampler and transfer system for measurement of microbial activity in the deep sea

   • Paul S. Tabor
   • Jody W. Deming
   • Rita R. Colwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 65

7. Filterable marine bacteria found in the deep sea: Distribution, taxonomy, and response to starvation

   • Paul S. Tabor
   • Kouichi Ohwada
   • Rita R. Colwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 83

8. Barophilic growth of bacteria from intestinal tracts of deep-sea invertebrates

   • Jody W. Deming
   • Paul S. Tabor
   • Rita R. Colwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 94

9. Book review

   • D. K. Button

   BookReview Pages: 95 - 95