1. Dialysis cultures

   • R. Pörtner
   • H. Märkl

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 403 - 414

2. Microorganism inactivation using high-pressure generation in sealed vessels under sub-zero temperature

   • K. Hayakawa
   • Y. Ueno
   • R. Hayashi

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 415 - 418

3. Increase of xylitol yield by feeding xylose and glucose in Candida tropicalis

   • D.-K. Oh
   • S.-Y. Kim

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 419 - 425

4. Solvent production by Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B592 growing on different potato media

   • D. Nimcevic
   • M. Schuster
   • J. R. Gapes

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 426 - 428

5. Improving nisin production by increasing nisin immunity/resistance genes in the producer organism Lactococcus lactis

   • W. S. Kim
   • R. J. Hall
   • N. W. Dunn

   SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 429 - 433

6. Improved ethanol production by glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

   • H. Valadi
   • C. Larsson
   • L. Gustafsson

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 434 - 439

7. Mineralization of low-chlorinated biphenyls by Burkholderia sp. strain LB400 and by a two-membered consortium upon directed interspecies transfer of chlorocatechol pathway genes

   • T. Potrawfke
   • T.-H. Löhnert
   • R.-M. Wittich

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 440 - 446

8. Analysis of the role of the gene bipA, encoding the major endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein in the secretion of homologous and heterologous proteins in black Aspergilli

   • P. J. Punt
   • I. A. van Gemeren
   • C. A. M. J. J. van den Hondel

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 447 - 454

9. A Pseudomonas aeruginosa biosensor responds to exposure to ultraviolet radiation

   • M. O. Elasri
   • R. V. Miller

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 455 - 458

10. Improvement of promoter activity by the introduction of multiple copies of the conserved region III sequence, involved in the efficient expression of Aspergillus oryzae amylase-encoding genes

    • T. Minetoki
    • C. Kumagai
    • K. Takahashi

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 459 - 467

11. Cloning, nucleotide sequencing, and expression of the 3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase gene from Citrobacter amalonaticus strain YG-1002

    • Y. Kato
    • Y. Asano

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 468 - 474

12. Response of fluoranthene-degrading bacteria to surfactants

    • P. A. Willumsen
    • U. Karlson
    • P. H. Pritchard

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 475 - 483

13. Methanogenic and perchloroethylene-dechlorinating activity of anaerobic granular sludge

    • C. Kennes
    • M. C. Veiga
    • L. Bhatnagar

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 484 - 488

14. Repeated application of carvone-induced bacteria to enhance biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in soil

    • E. S. Gilbert
    • D. E. Crowley

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 489 - 494

15. Effect of ammonia on the anaerobic degradation of protein by a mesophilic and thermophilic biowaste population

    • C. Gallert
    • S. Bauer
    • J. Winter

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 495 - 501

16. Electrochemical prevention of marine biofouling on a novel titanium-nitride-coated plate formed by radio-frequency arc spraying

    • T. Nakayama
    • H. Wake
    • T. Matsunaga

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 502 - 508