The following papers in this issue are dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Karl Esser, an International Editor of this journal, by his colleagues, friends and former Ph.D. students on the occasion of his 65th birthday Biotechnology Pages: 325 - 325
Identification and production of Δ9-cis-1, 18-octadecenedioic acid by Candida tropicalis Zu-Hua YiHans-Jürgen Rehm Biotechnology Pages: 327 - 331
Lipase-catalyzed reactions of fatty acids with glycerol and acylglycerols Ricardo SchuchKumar D. Mukherjee Biotechnology Pages: 332 - 336
NADPH production from NADP+ with a glucose dehydrogenase system involving whole cells and immobilized cells of Gluconobacter suboxydans Yoshikazu IzumiPijush Kanti NathHideaki Yamada Biotechnology Pages: 337 - 342
Highly efficient expression of homologous and heterologous genes in Bacillus megaterium Friedhelm MeinhardtUlf StahlWolfgang Ebeling Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 343 - 350
The fermentation of xylose —an analysis of the expression of Bacillus and Actinoplanes xylose isomerase genes in yeast René AmoreMartin WilhelmCornelis P. Hollenberg Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 351 - 357
Isolation and complementation of mutants of Streptomyces coelicolor “Müller” DSM3030 deficient in lysozyme production Elli BirrWolfgang WohllebenMerten Schlingmann Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 358 - 363
Transformation of Claviceps purpurea using a bleomycin resistance gene Frank van EngelenburgRalf SmitPaul Tudzynski Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 364 - 370
Rapid detection of bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase in Aspergillus niger transformants Georg Mohr Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 371 - 374
DNA mediated transformation of the filamentous fungus Curvularia lunata using a dominant selectable marker H. D. OsiewaczA. Weber Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 375 - 380
Protoplast formation from selected species of ectomycorrhizal fungi Victoria BarrettPaul A. LemkeRobert K. Dixon Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 381 - 387
G418 resistance in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: comparison of the neomycin resistance genes from Tn5 and Tn903 Christine Lang-HinrichsDietmar BerndorffUlf Stahl Applied Genetics and Regulation Pages: 388 - 394
Catabolism of biphenyl by Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 10643 and Nocardia sp. NCIB 10503 Mark R. SmithColin Ratledge Applied Microbiology Pages: 395 - 401
Enzymatic methods for determining populations of Streptococcus cremoris AM2 and Leuconostoc lactis CNRZ 1091 in pure and mixed cultures C. Y. BoquienG. CorrieuM. J. Desmazeaud Applied Microbiology Pages: 402 - 407
Some effects of heat shocks on bacterial growth A. HeitzerN. Al-AwadhiG. Hamer Applied Microbiology Pages: 408 - 414
Studies on conidial germination and initial growth of the grapevine powdery mildew Uncinula necator on artificial substrates R. BlaichC. HeintzR. Wind Applied Microbiology Pages: 415 - 421
Identification of a starch degrading anaerobic thermophile producing thermostable α-amylase and pullulanase E. MadiG. Antranikian Applied Microbiology Pages: 422 - 425
Degradation of phenol by a coimmobilized entrapped mixed culture G. ZacheH. -J. Rehm Environmental Microbiology Pages: 426 - 432