1. Xanthan gum biosynthesis and application: a biochemical /genetic perspective

   • A. Becker
   • F. Katzen
   • L. Ielpi

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 145 - 152

2. Towards optimization of cyanobacteria as biotechnologically relevant producers of molecular hydrogen, a clean and renewable energy source

   • A. Hansel
   • P. Lindblad

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 153 - 160

3. Candida bombicola : production of novel alkyl glycosides based on glucose/2-dodecanol

   • A. Brakemeier
   • D. Wullbrandt
   • S. Lang

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 161 - 166

4. Enzymatic synthesis of alkyl-α-glucoside catalysed by a thermostable α-transglucosidase in solvent-free organic medium

   • M.-P. Bousquet
   • R.-M. Willemot
   • E. Boures

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 167 - 173

5. Characterization of a novel Streptococcus thermophilus rolling-circle plasmid used for vector construction

   • D. K. Y. Solaiman
   • G. A. Somkuti

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 174 - 180

6. Bacterial complementation as a means to test enzyme–ligand interactions

   • B. Canyuk
   • S. P. Craig III.
   • A. E. Eakin

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 181 - 186

7. Efficient production of intact human parathyroid hormone in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant deficient in yeast aspartic protease 3 (YAP3)

   • H. A. Kang
   • S. J. Kim
   • B. H. Chung

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 187 - 192

8. Production of trehalose synthase from a basidiomycete, Grifola frondosa, in Escherichia coli

   • K. Saito
   • H. Yamazaki
   • S. Horinouchi

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 193 - 198

9. Photolimitation and photoinhibition as factors determining optimal dilution rate to produce eicosapentaenoic acid from cultures of the microalga Isochrysis galbana

   • J. M. Fernández Sevilla
   • E. Molina Grima
   • J. A. Sánchez Pérez

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 199 - 205

10. Composition of the cell walls of several yeast species

    • T. H. Nguyen
    • G. H. Fleet
    • P. L. Rogers

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 206 - 212

11. Production and characterization of ferulic acid esterase activity in crude extracts by Streptomyces avermitilis CECT 3339

    • B. L. García
    • A. S. Ball
    • J. L. Copa-Patiño

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 213 - 218

12. Adaptation of the filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii to hyperosmotic stress: different osmoresponse to NaCl and mannitol stress

    • C. Förster
    • S. Marienfeld
    • R. Krämer

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 219 - 226

13. Induction of only limited elongation instead of filamentation by inhibition of cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum

    • N. Kijima
    • D. Goyal
    • K. Nagai

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 227 - 232

14. Simultaneous degradation of chloro- and methyl-substituted aromatic compounds: competition between Pseudomonas strains using the ortho and meta pathway or the ortho pathway exclusively

    • A. C. Franck-Mokroß
    • E. Schmidt

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 233 - 240

15. pH-mediated release of betalains from transformed root cultures of Beta vulgaris L.

    • U. Mukundan
    • V. Bhide
    • W. R. Curtis

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 241 - 245

16. The colonization of a simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem by a probiotic strain fed on a fermented oat bran product: effects on the gastrointestinal microbiota

    • P. Kontula
    • J. Jaskari
    • T. Mattila-Sandholm

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 246 - 252

17. Antimould activity of sourdough lactic acid bacteria: identification of a mixture of organic acids produced by Lactobacillus sanfrancisco CB1

    • A. Corsetti
    • M. Gobbetti
    • P. Damiani

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 253 - 256

18. Detection of ferulic acid esterase production by Bacillus spp. and lactobacilli

    • J. Donaghy
    • P. F. Kelly
    • A. M. McKay

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 257 - 260

19. Competition for Astragalus sinicus root nodule infection between its native microsymbiont Rhizobium huakuii bv. renge B3 and Rhizobium sp. ACMP18 strain, specific for Astragalus cicer

    • W. Malek
    • M. Inaba
    • Y. Murooka

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 261 - 265

20. The use of Escherichia coli bearing a phoN gene for the removal of uranium and nickel from aqueous flows

    • G. Basnakova
    • E. R. Stephens
    • L. E. Macaskie

    Original Paper Pages: 266 - 272

21. Effect of polyphosphate limitation on the anaerobic metabolism of phosphorus-accumulating microorganisms

    • D. Brdjanovic
    • M. C. M. van Loosdrecht
    • J. J. Heijnen

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 273 - 276

22. Effect of biofilm formation by Pseudomonas 8909N on the bioavailability of solid naphthalene

    • H. Mulder
    • A. M. Breure
    • W. H. Rulkens

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 277 - 283

23. Application of the affinity binding of xylanases to oat-spelt xylan in the purification of endoxylanase CM-2 from Streptomyces chattanoogensis CECT 3336

    • C. L. López-Fernández
    • J. Rodríguez
    • M. E. Arias

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 284 - 287

24. Erratum: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (1998) 50: 129–134

    Pages: 288 - 288