Bioinformatic tools for DNA/protein sequence analysis, functional assignment of genes and protein classification B. Rehm Mini-Review Pages: 579 - 592
Biotechnology and genetics of ergot alkaloids P. Tudzynski T. Correia U. Keller Mini-Review Pages: 593 - 605
Current status of the anticoagulant hirudin: its biotechnological production and clinical practice J. Sohn H. Kang S. Rhee Mini-Review Pages: 606 - 613
Microbial transformations of 2-substituted benzothiazoles H. De Wever P. Besse H. Verachtert Mini-Review Pages: 620 - 625
Continuous lactic acid fermentation using a plastic composite support biofilm reactor J. Cotton A. Pometto J. Gvozdenovic-Jeremic Original Paper Pages: 626 - 630
Potential inhibitors from wet oxidation of wheat straw and their effect on growth and ethanol production by Thermoanaerobacter mathranii H. Klinke A. Thomsen B. Ahring Original Paper Pages: 631 - 638
Modelling and optimization of environmental conditions for kefiran production by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens B. Cheirsilp H. Shimizu S. Shioya Original Paper Pages: 639 - 646
High-efficiency synthesis of oligosaccharides with a truncated β-galactosidase from Bifidobacterium bifidum F. Jørgensen O. Hansen P. Stougaard Original Paper Pages: 647 - 652
A novel thermostable branching enzyme from an extremely thermophilic bacterial species, Rhodothermus obamensis Mari L. ShinoharaMichiko IharaThomas C. Beck Original Paper Pages: 653 - 659
Sequence of celQ and properties of CelQ, a component of the Clostridium thermocellum cellulosome T. Arai H. Ohara K. Ohmiya Original Paper Pages: 660 - 666
Metabolic redirection of carbon flow toward isoleucine by expressing a catabolic threonine dehydratase in a threonine-overproducing Corynebacterium glutamicum S. Guillouet A. Rodal A. Sinskey Original Paper Pages: 667 - 673
An improved procedure for production of human epidermal growth factor from recombinant E. coli W.-Y. Tong S.-J. Yao J. Yu Original Paper Pages: 674 - 679
Cloning and characterization of genes from Agrobacterium sp. IP I-671 involved in hydantoin degradation M. Hils P. Münch R. Mattes Original Paper Pages: 680 - 688
Effects of transcription induction homogeneity and transcript stability on expression of two genes in a constructed operon C. Smolke A. Khlebnikov J. Keasling Original Paper Pages: 689 - 696
Cell surface-engineered yeast displaying a histidine oligopeptide (hexa-His) has enhanced adsorption of and tolerance to heavy metal ions K. Kuroda S. Shibasaki A. Tanaka Original Paper Pages: 697 - 701
Intelligent yeast strains with the ability to self-monitor the concentrations of intra- and extracellular phosphate or ammonium ion by emission of fluorescence from the cell surface S. Shibasaki Y. Ninomiya A. Tanaka Original Paper Pages: 702 - 707
Growth inhibition of a Fusarium verticillioides GUS strain in corn kernels of aflatoxin-resistant genotypes R. Brown T. Cleveland D. Bhatnagar Original Paper Pages: 708 - 711
Assessment of heavy metal bioavailability using Escherichia coli zntAp::lux and copAp::lux-based biosensors K. Riether M.-A. Dollard P. Billard Short Contribution Pages: 712 - 716
Major proteins related to chlortetracycline biosynthesis in a Streptomyces aureofaciens production strain studied by quantitative proteomics X.-M. Li J. Novotná J. Weiser Original Paper Pages: 717 - 724
Evidence of a new biotransformation pathway of p-coumaric acid into p-hydroxybenzaldehyde in Pycnoporus cinnabarinus I. Estrada Alvarado A. Lomascolo L. Lesage-Meessen Original Paper Pages: 725 - 730
Geraniol biotransformation-pathway in spores of Penicillium digitatum W. Wolken M. van der Werf Original Paper Pages: 731 - 737
Metabolic study of the adaptation of the yeast Candida guilliermondii to sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate L. Sene A. Converti S. Silva Original Paper Pages: 738 - 743
Determination of the kinetic parameters of the phenol-degrading thermophile Bacillus themoleovorans sp. A2 H. Feitkenhauer S. Schnicke H. Märkl Original Paper Pages: 744 - 750
Evidence for three distinct hydrogenase activities in Rhodospirillum rubrum P.-C. Maness P. Weaver Original Paper Pages: 751 - 756
Luminescent method for the detection of antibacterial activities L. Simon C. Fremaux J.-M. Berjeaud Original Paper Pages: 757 - 763
Isolation of Bacillus subtilis (chungkookjang), a poly-γ-glutamate producer with high genetic competence M. Ashiuchi T. Kamei H. Misono Original Paper Pages: 764 - 769
Controlled release of water-soluble polymeric complexes of sorbic acid with antifungal activities E. Charvalos M. Tzatzarakis G. Petrikkos Original Paper Pages: 770 - 775
Analysis of the microbial communities on corroded concrete sewer pipes – a case study E. Vincke N. Boon W. Verstraete Original Paper Pages: 776 - 785
Anaerobic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated dioxins in estuarine sediments C. Vargas D. Fennell M. Häggblom Original Paper Pages: 786 - 790
Ammonia removal from prawn aquaculture water using immobilized nitrifying bacteria H. Shan J. Obbard Original Paper Pages: 791 - 798
Assay for determination of α-glucosidase and peptidase activity and location in a nitrifying trickling filter N. Mustafa F. Sörensson Original Paper Pages: 799 - 802
Basic examinations on chemical pre-oxidation by ozone for enhancing bioremediation of phenanthrene contaminated soils J. Stehr T. Müller T. Scheper Original Paper Pages: 803 - 809
Studies on the decolourisation of an artificial textile-effluent by white-rot fungi in N-rich and N-limited media T. Robinson B. Chandran P. Nigam Short Contribution Pages: 810 - 814
