1. Biotechnologically relevant enzymes from Thermus thermophilus

   • A. Pantazaki
   • A. Pritsa
   • D. Kyriakidis

   Mini-Review Pages: 1 - 12

2. Quinoproteins: structure, function, and biotechnological applications

   • K. Matsushita
   • H. Toyama
   • O. Adachi

   Mini-Review Pages: 13 - 22

3. Biosynthesis, biotechnological production and applications of 5-aminolevulinic acid

   • K. Sasaki
   • M. Watanabe
   • T. Tanaka

   Mini-Review Pages: 23 - 29

4. Microbial degradation of polyethers

   • F. Kawai

   Mini-Review Pages: 30 - 38

5. Biodegradation of atrazine and related s-triazine compounds: from enzymes to field studies

   • L. Wackett
   • M. Sadowsky
   • N. Shapir

   Mini-Review Pages: 39 - 45

6. Antifungal antibiotics

   • M. Gupte
   • P. Kulkarni
   • B. Ganguli

   Mini-Review Pages: 46 - 57

7. Vacuum-soaking of wood chip shiitake (Lentinula edodes) logs to reduce soak time and log weight variability and to stimulate mushroom yield

   • D. Royse
   • T. Rhodes
   • J. Sanchez

   Original Paper Pages: 58 - 62

8. Production of teicoplanin by valine analogue-resistant mutant strains of Actinoplanes teichomyceticus

   • Z. Jin
   • M. Wang
   • P. Cen

   Original Paper Pages: 63 - 66

9. Evaluation of an endo-β-mannanase produced by Streptomyces ipomoea CECT 3341 for the biobleaching of pine kraft pulps

   • M. Montiel
   • M. Hernández
   • M. Arias

   Original Paper Pages: 67 - 72

10. Microencapsulation of Aerococcus viridans with catalase and its application for the synthesis of dihydroxyacetone phosphate

    • S. A. Streitenberger
    • M. J. Villaverde
    • F. García-Carmona

    Short Contribution Pages: 73 - 76

11. Dereplication for biotechnology screening: PyMS analysis and PCR–RFLP–SSCP (PRS) profiling of 16S rRNA genes of marine and terrestrial actinomycetes

    • Pedro F. Brandão
    • Masaki Torimura
    • Alan T. Bull

    Original Paper Pages: 77 - 83

12. A spontaneous runaway vector for production-scale expression of bovine somatotropin from Escherichia coli

    • C. Trepod
    • J. Mott

    Original Paper Pages: 84 - 88

13. Expression of genes of lipid synthesis and altered lipid composition modulates L-glutamate efflux of Corynebacterium glutamicum

    • K. Nampoothiri
    • C. Hoischen
    • L. Eggeling

    Original Paper Pages: 89 - 96

14. Identification and characterization of novel cytochrome P450 genes from the white-rot basidiomycete, Coriolus versicolor

    • H. Ichinose
    • H. Wariishi
    • H. Tanaka

    Original Paper Pages: 97 - 105

15. Selective enrichment and characterization of a phosphorus-removing bacterial consortium from activated sludge

    • J. Hollender
    • U. Dreyer
    • W. Dott

    Original Paper Pages: 106 - 111

16. Microbial diversity of a mesophilic hydrogen-producing sludge

    • H. Fang
    • T. Zhang
    • H. Liu

    Original Paper Pages: 112 - 118