1. Deposition of biological material for patent protection in biotechnology

   • D. Fritze
   • V. Weihs

   Mini-Review Pages: 443 - 450

2. Biotechnological production of pyruvic acid

   • Y. Li
   • J. Chen
   • S.-Y. Lun

   Mini-Review Pages: 451 - 459

3. Desulfurization and desulfonation: applications of sulfur-controlled gene expression in bacteria

   • M. Kertesz
   • C. Wietek

   Mini-Review Pages: 460 - 466

4. Molecular biology of peptide and polyketide biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

   • E. Dittmann
   • B. Neilan
   • T. Börner

   Mini-Review Pages: 467 - 473

5. Biotechnological development of effective phytases for mineral nutrition and environmental protection

   • X. Lei
   • C. Stahl

   Mini-Review Pages: 474 - 481

6. Efficient production of saikosaponins in Bupleurum falcatum root fragments combined with signal transducers

   • H. Aoyagi
   • Y. Kobayashi
   • H. Tanaka

   Original Paper Pages: 482 - 488

7. Dual-substrate utilization by Bordetella pertussis

   • R. Neeleman
   • M. Joerink
   • T. Boxtel

   Short Contribution Pages: 489 - 493

8. Effect of enzyme impurities on phenol removal by the method of polymerization and precipitation catalyzed by Coprinus cinereus peroxidase

   • M. Masuda
   • A. Sakurai
   • M. Sakakibara

   Original Paper Pages: 494 - 499

9. Development of novel whole-cell immunoadsorbents by yeast surface display of the IgG-binding domain

   • Y. Nakamura
   • S. Shibasaki
   • A. Kondo

   Original Paper Pages: 500 - 505

10. Evaluation of an electrochemical bioreactor system in the biotransformation of 6-bromo-2-tetralone to 6-bromo-2-tetralol

    • H. Shin
    • M. Jain
    • J. Zeikus

    Short Contribution Pages: 506 - 510

11. Improvement in the bioconversion of penicillin G to deacetoxycephalosporin G by elimination of agitation and addition of decane

    • Q. Gao
    • A. Demain

    Short Contribution Pages: 511 - 513

12. Characteristics and N-terminal amino acid sequence of manganese peroxidase from solid substrate cultures of Agaricus bisporus

    • Pauliina V. Lankinen
    • Alice M. Bonnen
    • Christopher F. Thurston

    Erratum Pages: 514 - 514

13. Yeast whole-cell biocatalyst constructed by intracellular overproduction of Rhizopus oryzae lipase is applicable to biodiesel fuel production

    • T. Matsumoto
    • S. Takahashi
    • A. Kondo

    Original Paper Pages: 515 - 520

14. Differential expression of the Trichoderma reesei β-xylanase II (xyn2) gene in the xylose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis

    • R. Den Haan
    • W. Van Zyl

    Original Paper Pages: 521 - 527

15. Creation of cell surface-engineered yeast that display different fluorescent proteins in response to the glucose concentration

    • S. Shibasaki
    • M. Ueda
    • A. Tanaka

    Original Paper Pages: 528 - 533

16. H⁺-ATPase defect in Corynebacterium glutamicum abolishes glutamic acid production with enhancement of glucose consumption rate

    • H. Sekine
    • T. Shimada
    • A. Yokota

    Original Paper Pages: 534 - 540

17. Regiospecific effect of 1-octanol on cis-trans isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids in the solvent-tolerant strain Pseudomonas putida S12

    • H. Heipieper
    • P. Waard
    • F. Wolf

    Original Paper Pages: 541 - 547

18. Co-metabolic degradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas sp. strain DCA1

    • J. Hage
    • F. Kiestra
    • S. Hartmans

    Original Paper Pages: 548 - 554

19. Microbial community in anaerobic hydrogen-producing microflora enriched from sludge compost

    • Y. Ueno
    • S. Haruta
    • Y. Igarashi

    Original Paper Pages: 555 - 562

20. Degradation of diphenyl ether herbicides by the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Coriolus versicolor

    • N. Hiratsuka
    • H. Wariishi
    • H. Tanaka

    Original Paper Pages: 563 - 571

21. Biodegradation of soluble aromatic compounds of jet fuel under anaerobic conditions: laboratory batch experiments

    • Z. Zheng
    • G. Breedveld
    • P. Aagaard

    Original Paper Pages: 572 - 578