1. Light-Dependent Transformation of Aniline to Indole Esters by the Purple Bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5

   • Vijay Shanker
   • Sunayana Mandala Rayabandla
   • Ramana Chintalapati

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 413 - 417

   

2. Multiple Exposures to Chlorhexidine and Xylitol: Adhesion and Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus mutans

   • Adriana Modesto
   • David R. Drake

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 418 - 423

   

3. Bacterial Cell Shape–Dependent Inflammatory Response in Mammary Epithelial Cells

   • Medhat M. Khattar
   • Samer Bazzi
   • Rabih S. Talhouk

   OriginalPaper 17 April 2006 Pages: 424 - 429

   

4. Production and Biochemical Characterization of Insecticidal Enzymes from Aspergillus fumigatus Toward Callosobruchus maculatus

   • Jackeline L. Pereira
   • Octávio L. Franco
   • Eliane F. Noronha

   OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 430 - 434

   

5. Antimicrobial Activity of Inducible Human β Defensin-2 Against Mycoplasma pneumoniae

   • Koichi Kuwano
   • Noriko Tanaka
   • Yutaka Kida

   OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 435 - 438

   

6. Gp63-Like Molecules in Phytomonas serpens: Possible Role in the Insect Interaction

   • Claudia M. d’Avila-Levy
   • Lívia O. Santos
   • Marta H. Branquinha

   OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 439 - 444

   

7. Characterization of Rhodococcus–E. coli Shuttle Vector pNC9501 Constructed from the Cryptic Plasmid of a Propene-Degrading Bacterium

   • Toru Matsui
   • Hisashi Saeki
   • Hitoshi Matsuda

   OriginalPaper 27 April 2006 Pages: 445 - 448

   

8. A Function of Polar Flagellum and Anisotropic Growth in Vibrio alginolyticus Early-Phase Colonies

   • Kuniko Sakamoto
   • Yukio Magariyama
   • Seiichiro Isobe

   OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 449 - 454

   

9. Quantification and Modeling of Plasmid Mobilization on Seeds and Roots

   • Padma Sudarshana
   • Guy R. Knudsen

   OriginalPaper 28 April 2006 Pages: 455 - 459

   

10. Purification and Characterization of Cadmium-Binding Protein from Unicelluar Alga Chlorella sorokinian

    • Naoto Yoshida
    • Kazushige Ishii
    • Kazunori Tanaka

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 460 - 463

    

11. A Genetic Insight Into Peptide and Amino-Acid Utilization by Propionibacterium freudenreichii LMG 16415

    • Franca Rossi
    • Veronica Gatto
    • Sandra Torriani

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 464 - 468

12. Efficient Genetic Transformation System for the Ochratoxigenic Fungus Aspergillus carbonarius

    • Luiz Rodrigo I. Morioka
    • Márcia C. Furlaneto
    • Maria Helena P. Fungaro

    OriginalPaper 17 April 2006 Pages: 469 - 472

    

13. Production of Indole-3-Acetic Acid in the Plant-Beneficial Strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 Is Negatively Regulated by the Global Sensor Kinase GacS

    • Beom Ryong Kang
    • Kwang Yeol Yang
    • Young Cheol Kim

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 473 - 476

    

14. Screening and Identification of Endomannanase-Producing Microfungi from Hypersaline Environments

    • Mabyalwa Maria Mudau
    • Mathabatha Evodia Setati

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 477 - 481

    

15. Escherichia coli O157 Somatic Antigen Is Present in an Isolate of E. fergusonii

    • Narelle Fegan
    • Robert Steven Barlow
    • Kari Steven Gobius

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2006 Pages: 482 - 486

    

16. Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacterial Isolates from Man-Made High-pH, High-Salt Environments and Identification of Gene-Cassette–Associated Open Reading Frames

    • Muhammad A. Ghauri
    • Ahmad M. Khalid
    • Shaun Heaphy

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2006 Pages: 487 - 492

    

17. Putative Calmodulin-Binding Domains in Aflatoxin Biosynthesis–Regulatory Proteins

    • Praveen Rao Juvvadi
    • Subramanyam Chivukula

    News and Notes 25 April 2006 Pages: 493 - 496