1. Fruiting body production in basidiomycetes

   • U. Kües
   • Y. Liu

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 141 - 152

2. Ice crystallization by Pseudomonas syringae

   • N. Cochet
   • P. Widehem

   MINI-REVIEW Pages: 153 - 161

3. Utilisation of saccharides in extruded domestic organic waste by Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 for production of acetone, butanol and ethanol

   • A. M. López-Contreras
   • P. A. M. Claassen
   • W. M. De Vos

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 162 - 167

4. The use of silica gel prepared by sol-gel method and polyurethane foam as microbial carriers in the continuous degradation of phenol

   • T. Brányik
   • G. Kuncová
   • J. Páca

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 168 - 172

5. Purification and characterization of a thermostable esterase from the moderate thermophile Bacillus circulans

   • A. Kademi
   • N. Aït-Abdelkader
   • J. Baratti

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 173 - 179

6. A genetically modified solvent-tolerant bacterium for optimized production of a toxic fine chemical

   • J. Wery
   • D. I. Mendes da Silva
   • J. A. M. de Bont

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 180 - 185

7. Analysis of the Thiocapsa pfennigii polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase: subcloning, molecular characterization and generation of hybrid synthases with the corresponding Chromatium vinosum enzyme

   • M. Liebergesell
   • S. Rahalkar
   • A. Steinbüchel

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 186 - 194

8. Coexpression of the Bacillus pumilusβ-xylosidase (xynB) gene with the Trichoderma reeseiβ-xylanase 2 (xyn2) gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

   • D. C. La Grange
   • M. Claeyssens
   • W. H. Van Zyl

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 195 - 200

9. Inhibition of Clostridium butyricum by 1,3-propanediol and diols during glycerol fermentation

   • T. Colin
   • A. Bories
   • G. Moulin

   ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 201 - 205

10. Changes in the physiological and agricultural characteristics of peat-based Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculants after long-term storage

    • C. Revellin
    • G. Meunier
    • G. Catroux

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 206 - 211

11. Metabolic characterization of high- and low-yielding strains of Penicillium chrysogenum

    • B. Christensen
    • J. Thykær
    • J. Nielsen

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 212 - 217

12. Accumulation and mobilization of storage lipids by Rhodococcus opacus PD630 and Rhodococcus ruber NCIMB 40126

    • H. M. Alvarez
    • R. Kalscheuer
    • A. Steinbüchel

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 218 - 223

13. Kinetic analysis of oil biosynthesis by an arachidonic acid-producing fungus, Mortierella alpina 1S-4

    • M. Certik
    • S. Shimizu

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 224 - 230

14. Artificial biofilm model – a useful tool for biofilm research

    • M. Strathmann
    • T. Griebe
    • H.-C. Flemming

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 231 - 237

15. Isolation of Penicillium chrysogenum PEX1 and PEX6 encoding AAA proteins involved in peroxisome biogenesis

    • J. A. K. W. Kiel
    • R. E. Hilbrands
    • M. Veenhuis

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 238 - 242

16. Bacterial response to acetate challenge: a comparison of tolerance among species

    • D. R. Lasko
    • N. Zamboni
    • U. Sauer

    SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 243 - 247

17. Toluene vapour removal in a laboratory-scale biofilter

    • M. Zilli
    • A. Del Borghi
    • A. Converti

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 248 - 254

18. Estimating the availability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for bioremediation of creosote contaminated soils

    • G. D. Breedveld
    • D. A. Karlsen

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 255 - 261

19. Factors influencing the biosorption of gadolinium by micro-organisms and its mobilisation from sand

    • Y. Andrès
    • G. Thouand
    • M. Mergeay

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 262 - 267

20. Biodegradation of azo dyes in a sequential anaerobic–aerobic system

    • P. Rajaguru
    • K. Kalaiselvi
    • V. Subburam

    ORIGINAL PAPER Pages: 268 - 273