1-9
Mini-Review
The transcriptome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rachel Haller, Meghann Kennedy, Nick Arnold and Robert Rutherford
11-17
Mini-Review
Biotransformation of nicotine by microorganism: the case of Pseudomonas spp.
Hongjuan Li, Xuemei Li, Yanqing Duan, Ke-Qin Zhang and Jinkui Yang
19-25
Mini-Review
Improvement of secondary metabolite production in Streptomyces by manipulating pathway regulation
Yihua Chen, Michael J. Smanski and Ben Shen
27-40
Mini-Review
Biotechnological production of lutein and its applications
José M. Fernández-Sevilla, F. G. Acién Fernández and E. Molina Grima
41-49
Mini-Review
Disposable bioreactors: the current state-of-the-art and recommended applications in biotechnology
Regine Eibl, Stephan Kaiser, Renate Lombriser and Dieter Eibl
51-62
Mini-Review
New tools for the genetic manipulation of filamentous fungi
Ulrich Kück and Birgit Hoff
63-73
Mini-Review
Microbially induced diseases of Agaricus bisporus: biochemical mechanisms and impact on commercial mushroom production
Michèle L. Largeteau and Jean-Michel Savoie
75-81
Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering
The mechanisms of citrate on regulating the distribution of carbon flux in the biosynthesis of uridine 5′-monophosphate by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yong Chen, Shuya Li, Jian Xiong, Zhenjiang Li and Jianxin Bai, et al.
83-91
Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering
Bioproduction of chiral mandelate by enantioselective deacylation of α-acetoxyphenylacetic acid using whole cells of newly isolated Pseudomonas sp. ECU1011
Xin Ju, Hui-Lei Yu, Jiang Pan, Dong-Zhi Wei and Jian-He Xu
93-101
Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering
Increased product formation induced by a directed secondary substrate limitation in a batch Hansenula polymorpha culture
Kirsten Kottmeier, Carsten Müller, Robert Huber and Jochen Büchs
103-108
Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering
Application of oscillation for efficiency improvement of continuous ethanol fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae under very-high-gravity conditions
Yu Shen, X. M. Ge and Feng Wu Bai
109-117
Biotechnological Products and Process Engineering
Isolation of an unusual metabolite 2-allyloxyphenol from a marine actinobacterium, its biological activities and applications
Meyyappan Arumugam, Anindita Mitra, Parasuraman Jaisankar, Shreya Dasgupta and Tuhinadri Sen, et al.
119-129
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Chitinase of Bacillus licheniformis from oyster shell as a probe to detect chitin in marine shells
Shah Md. Asraful Islam, Kye Man Cho, Sun Joo Hong, Renukaradhya K. Math and Jong Min Kim, et al.
131-141
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
A novel α-amylase from the cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 7119
Francisco M. Reyes-Sosa, Fernando P. Molina-Heredia and Miguel A. De la Rosa
143-154
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Characterization and kinetic analysis of a thermostable GH3 β-glucosidase from Penicillium brasilianum
Kristian B. R. M. Krogh, Paul V. Harris, Carsten L. Olsen, Katja S. Johansen and Jesper Hojer-Pedersen, et al.
155-161
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Characterization of a chimeric enzyme comprising feruloyl esterase and family 42 carbohydrate-binding module
Takuya Koseki, Keiji Mochizuki, Hiroe Kisara, Akimasa Miyanaga and Shinya Fushinobu, et al.
163-175
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
A cytochrome P450 class I electron transfer system from Novosphingobium aromaticivorans
Stephen G. Bell, Alison Dale, Nicholas H. Rees and Luet-Lok Wong
177-188
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Characterization of two proline dipeptidases (prolidases) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii
Casey M. Theriot, Sherry R. Tove and Amy M. Grunden
189-200
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Modular organisation and functional analysis of dissected modular β-mannanase CsMan26 from Caldicellulosiruptor Rt8B.4
Anwar Sunna
201-211
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Cloning, purification and characterization of two components of phenol hydroxylase from Rhodococcus erythropolis UPV-1
Laura Saa, Arrate Jaureguibeitia, Eneko Largo, María J. Llama and Juan L. Serra
213-226
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Discovery of a new tyrosinase-like enzyme family lacking a C-terminally processed domain: production and characterization of an Aspergillus oryzae catechol oxidase
Chiara Gasparetti, Greta Faccio, Mikko Arvas, Johanna Buchert and Markku Saloheimo, et al.
227-234
Biotechnologically Relevant Enzymes and Proteins
Overexpression and molecular characterization of Aga50D from Saccharophagus degradans 2-40: an exo-type β-agarase producing neoagarobiose
Hee Taek Kim, Saeyoung Lee, Dongho Lee, Hyun-Soo Kim and Won-Gi Bang, et al.
235-242
Applied Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
Proline reduces the binding of transcriptional regulator ArgR to upstream of argB in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Soo Youn Lee, Hwa Sung Shin, Jin-Soo Park, Yang-Hoon Kim and Jiho Min
243-253
Applied Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
Improved secretion of the cancer-testis antigen SSX2 in Pichia pastoris by deletion of its nuclear localization signal
Chung-Jr Huang, Kyle A. Anderson, Leonardo M. Damasceno, Gerd Ritter and Lloyd J. Old, et al.
255-262
Applied Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
Alteration of hydrogen metabolism of ldh-deleted Enterobacter aerogenes by overexpression of NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenase
Yuan Lu, Hongxin Zhao, Chong Zhang, Qiheng Lai and Xi Wu, et al.
263-272
Applied Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
N- and O-linked oligosaccharides completely lack galactose residues in the gms1och1 mutant of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Takao Ohashi and Kaoru Takegawa
273-283
Applied Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
Hyaluronic acid production is enhanced by the additional co-expression of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in Lactococcus lactis
Shashi Bala Prasad, Guhan Jayaraman and K. B. Ramachandran
285-293
Genomics and Proteomics
Distinguishable codon usage and amino acid composition patterns among substrates of leaderless secretory pathways from proteobacteria
Ināra Kampenusa and Pēteris Zikmanis
295-303
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Biosynthetic pathway of sugar nucleotides essential for welan gum production in Alcaligenes sp. CGMCC2428
Hui Li, Hong Xu, Hao Xu, Sha Li and Ping-Kai Ouyang
305-309
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Potential therapeutic efficacy of a bactericidal–immunomodulatory fusion peptide against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infection
Qingtian Li, Yuhua Zhou, Ke Dong and Xiaokui Guo
311-317
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Open AccessAn intracellular pH gradient in the anammox bacterium Kuenenia stuttgartiensis as evaluated by 31P NMR
Wouter R. L. van der Star, Cor Dijkema, Pieter de Waard, Cristian Picioreanu and Marc Strous, et al.
319-326
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Lactic acid bacteria display on the cell surface cytosolic proteins that recognize yeast mannan
Yoshio Katakura, Ryosuke Sano, Takashi Hashimoto, Kazuaki Ninomiya and Suteaki Shioya
327-334
Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology
Oxygen-induced expression of ∆6-, ∆9- and ∆12-desaturase genes modulates fatty acid composition in Mucor rouxii
Rawisara Ruenwai, Supapon Cheevadhanarak, Sansanalak Rachdawong, Morakot Tanticharoen and Kobkul Laoteng
335-343
Environmental Biotechnology
Open AccessDescription of the novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria Dechlorobacter hydrogenophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Propionivibrio militaris, sp. nov.
J. Cameron Thrash, Jarrod Pollock, Tamas Torok and John D. Coates
345-351
Environmental Biotechnology
Biotransformation of fluorobiphenyl by Cunninghamella elegans
Jessica Amadio and Cormac D. Murphy
353-358
Environmental Biotechnology
Functional consortium for denitrifying sulfide removal process
Chuan Chen, Nanqi Ren, Aijie Wang, Lihong Liu and Duu-Jong Lee
359-365
Environmental Biotechnology
Effects of nitrite inhibition on anaerobic ammonium oxidation
Yuya Kimura, Kazuichi Isaka, Futaba Kazama and Tatsuo Sumino
367-375
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial community structure changes during oyster mushroom substrate preparation
Balázs Vajna, Adrienn Nagy, Enikő Sajben, László Manczinger and Nóra Szijártó, et al.
377-384
Methods
Method to detect only viable cells in microbial ecology
Jian-Fei Luo, Wei-Tie Lin and Yong Guo
385-391
Methods
A standard quantitative method to measure acid tolerance of probiotic cells
Eng-Seng Chan, Peh-Phong Lee, Pogaku Ravindra, Kamatan Krishnaiah and Wan-Ping Voo
393
Erratum
Erratum to: Characterization of two proline dipeptidases (prolidases) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii
Casey M. Theriot, Sherry R. Tove and Amy M. Grunden
395
Erratum
Erratum to: Characterization of an adenylate cyclase gene (cyaB) deletion mutant of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032
Pu Hyeon Cha, Sun-Yang Park, Min-Woo Moon, Bindu Subhadra and Tae-Kwang Oh, et al.