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Introduction

Manipulating  bacterial cell fate: key role of surface-sensing and signal transduction

C. Dorel

Sugarcane and Grapevine Endophytic Bacteria: Isolation, Detection of Quorum Sensing Signals and Identification by 16S v3 rDNA Sequence Analysis

A. O. Hudson, N. H. Ahmad, R. Van Buren, and M. A. Savka

Microbial biofilms: case reviews of bacterial and fungal pathogens persisting on biomaterials and environmental substrata

Ian R. Cooper

Multiple approaches to control dental unit water line biofilm contamination

Iram Liaqat and Anjum Nasim Sabri

A Lactobacillus-derived biosurfactant inhibits biofilm formation of human pathogenic Candida albicans biofilm producers

L. Fracchia, M. Cavallo, G. Allegrone, and M.G. Martinotti

The Perfect Adhesive

Stephen A. Klotz and Peter N. Lipke

Advances in industrial biofilm control with micro-nanotechnology

Ferreira C., Pereira A. M., Melo L. F, Simões M

Biofilms: An Evolving and Universal Evasive Strategy of Bacterial Pathogens

S.Sekhar, M.Ohri, A.Chakraborti

Atomic force microscopy and optical microscopy: suitable tools for the study of the initial stages of biofilm formation

Patricia Schilardi, Carolina Diaz, Constanza Flores, Florencia Alvarez, and Mónica Fernández Lorenzo de Mele

Optimization of cell mass production of the probiotic strain Lactococcus lactis in batch and fed-bach culture in pilot scale levels

N. Elmarzugi, H. El Enshasy, R. Abd Malek, Z. Othman, M. R. Sarmidi, and R. Abdel Aziz

Current trends of ß-galactosidase research and application

S. Sheik Asraf and P. Gunasekaran

Characteristics and potential use of b-glucosidases from Zygomycetes

Judit Krisch, Miklós Takó, Tamás Papp, Csaba Vágvölgyi

Lignocellulose as raw material in fermentation processes

S. I. Mussatto, and J. A. Teixeira

Improvement of wine organoleptic characteristics by non-Saccharomyces yeasts

L. Mendoza and M.E. Farías

Strategies for the enhancement of malolactic fermentation in the new climate conditions

J.Vila-Crespo, J.M. Rodriguez-Nogales,  E. Fernández-Fernández, and M.C. Hernanz-Moral

Yarrowia lipolytica: an industrial workhorse

M.A.Z. Coelho, P.F.F. Amaral and I. Belo

Characterization of a thermostable α-glucosidase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans F84a

A. C. Cihan, B. Ozcan, N. Tekin, and C. Cokmus

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) - a novel source of energy for new millennium

L. Veeranjaneya Reddy, S. Pradeep Kumar Young-Jung Wee

Botulinum neurotoxin: a deadly protease with applications to human medicine

K.M. Land and L.W. Cheng

Progresses on the knowledge about the ecological function and structure of the protists community in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants

L. Arregui, B. Pérez-Uz, H. Salvadó and S. Serrano

Decisionmaking in the development of a biocatalytic route for resolution of S-naproxen – from screening to scale-up

LH Steenkamp and D Brady

Microbial ecology of anaerobic reactors for treatment of alcohol industry wastewaters: a review

B.K. İnce, N. Ayman-Öz, G. Türker, Ş. Çelikkol, O. İnce

Biocatalytic potential of thermophilic bacteria and actinomycetes

B.A. Kikani, R.J. Shukla, and S.P. Singh

Nitroreductases: Enzymes with Environmental, Biotechnological and Clinical Importance

Iuri Marques de Oliveira, Diego Bonatto and João Antonio Pêgas Henriques

Strain and process development for citric acid production from glycerol-containing waste of biodiesel manufacture

S.V. Kamzolova, S.G. Anastassiadis, A.R. Fatyhkova, N.P. Golovchenko, and I.G. Morgunov

Design and Development of Microbial Fuel cells

Sourish Karmakar, Kanika Kundu and  Subir Kundu

Competition Between Spontaneous And Commercial Yeasts In Winemaking: Study Of Possible Factors Involved

N. Barrajón, M. Arévalo-Villena, J. Úbeda, and A. Briones

Exploring the biodiversity of a wine region: Saccharomyces yeasts associated with wineries and vineyards

L. Mercado, M. Combina

Chitin deacetylase: A comprehensive account on its role in nature and its biotechnological applications

V. Ghormade, S. Kulkarni, N. Doiphode, P.R. Rajamohanan and M.V. Deshpande

Microbial diversity within the phyllosphere of different vegetable species

Baoguo Zhang, Zhihui Bai, Daniel Hoefel, Xiaoyi Wang, Ling Zhang and Zuming Li

Microbiological Control of Mycotoxins: Present Status and Future Concerns

K.R.N. Reddy, N.I. Farhana, B. Salleh and C.A.F. Oliveira

Are consumers aware of the risks related to Biogenic Amines in food?

P. Russo, G. Spano, M.P. Arena, V. Capozzi, D. Fiocco, F. Grieco and L. Beneduce

Biology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in human health and food safety with emphasis on sublethal injury and detection

Amanda L. Robinson and John L. McKillip

Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Resistance in Lactococcus lactis

William M. Smith, Gary A. Dykes, Aijaz H. Soomro and Mark S. Turner

Dualistic aspects of Enterococcus spp. in foods

Bruna Carrer Gomes, Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco and Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis

Nutritional potential of biomass and metabolites from filamentous fungi

 J.A. Takahashi and S.A. Carvalho

Potential for manipulating the polysaccharide content of shiitake mushrooms

D. Brauer, T.E. Kimmons, M. Phillips, and D.E. Brauer

Fresh-cut fruits preservation: current status and emerging technologies

M.R. Corbo, B. Speranza, D. Campaniello, D. D’Amato, and M. Sinigaglia

Functional nutrition and psycho-intellectual possibilities of man: things in common

E.I. Tkachenko, Yu.P. Uspenskiy, Yu.A. Fominykh

Advantages of traditional lactic acid bacteria fermentation of food in Africa

PK Chelule, MP Mokoena and N Gqaleni

Update in bread fermentation by lactic acid bacteria

G. Rollán, C.L. Gerez, A. M. Dallagnol, M.I. Torino and G. Font

Coliform bacteria in fresh vegetables:  from cultivated lands to consumers  

M.P. Falomir, D. Gozalbo, and H. Rico

The problem of Listeriosis and ready-to-eat products: prevalence and persistence

V. Garrido, A.I.Vitas and I. García-Jalón

Potential links between irrigation water quality and microbiological quality of food in subsistence farming in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Megan E. Gemmell and Stefan Schmidt

Production of Lactobacillus salivarius, a new probiotic strain isolated from human breast milk, in semi-industrial scale and studies on its functional characterization

Roslinda Abd Malek, Sallehhuddin bin Hamdan, Hesham A. El Enshasy Nor Zalina Othman, Noor Azwani Zainol, Mohamad R. Sarmidi, Ramlan, A. Aziz

Microbial safety of raw milk cheeses traditionally made at a pH below 4.7 and with other hurdles limiting pathogens growth

F. Perez Pacheco, and A. Bucio Galindo

Effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the growth/survival of Yersinia enterocolitica and natural flora on fresh poultry sausage

C.A. Conte-Junior,  B.T. Macedo, M.M. Lopes, R.M. Franco, M.Q. Freitas, M. Fernandez and S.B. Mano

S-layers in lactobacilli: structural characteristics and putative role in surface and probiotic properties of whole bacteria

P. Mobili, E. Gerbino, E. E. Tymczyszyn, and A. Gómez-Zavaglia

Enhanced biodegradation of 4-chlorophenol using biosurfactant in an activated sludge

A. Uysal and A. Turkman

Removal of Ca²⁺ impurities from brine by marine cyanobacteria from Gujarat coast of India for the production of Industrial grade salt

S Mishra, PK Ghosh, MR Gandhi, AM Bhatt and SA Chauhan

Preliminary characterization of an estuarine, benzoate-utilizing Vibrio sp. isolated from Durban Harbour, South Africa

Karis Moxley and Stefan Schmidt

Microorganisms capable to degrade organochlorine pesticides

María S. Fuentes, Claudia S. Benimeli, Sergio A. Cuozzo, Juliana M. Saez and María J. Amoroso

Microbial cold-active α-amylases: From fundamentals to recent developments

Mohammed Kuddus, and Roohi

Microbial biodegradation potential of hydrocarbons evaluated by colorimetric technique: a case study

E. D. Bidoia, R. N. Montagnolli and P. R. M. Lopes

Current Research Trends of Microbiological Leaching for Metal Recovery from Industrial Wastes

Debaraj Mishra, Young-Ha Rhee

Adaptative response and degradation of quaternary ammonium compounds by Pseudomonas putida A ATCC 12633

Gloria I. Lucchesi, Andrés S. Liffourrena, Paola S. Boeris and Mario A. Salvano

Microbiological reduction of hexavalent molybdenum to molybdenum blue

Shukor M.Y. and M.A Syed

Comparison of marine and terrestrial carbazole-degrading bacteria

Rintaro Maeda, Yoshihiko Ito, Kenichi Iwata and Toshio Omori

Green bean coffee as nutrient source for pesticide degrading-bacteria

 B.E. Barragán-Huerta, and R. Rodríguez-Vázquez

Removal of organic load from wastewater by using Datura innoxia Mill.

N. Vaillant-Gaveau, F. Monnet, H. Sallanon, A. Coudret, and A. Hitmi

The impact of different carbon and nitrogen sources on antibiotic production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7

Slavica Ilić, Sandra Konstantinović, Vlada B. Veljković, Dragiša S. Savić and Gordana Đ. Gojgić-Cvijović

Mycofabrication, mechanistic aspect and Multifunctionality of Metal Nanoparticles - Where are we?  And where should we go?

Mahendra Rai, Alka Yadav, Aniket Gade

Third generation biofuels from microalgae

Giuliano Dragone, Bruno Fernandes, António A. Vicente, and José A. Teixeira

Biosurfactants from marine bacterial isolates

R.Thavasi, S. Jayalakshmi and I.M. Banat

Citric acid production by yeasts: Fermentation conditions, process optimization and strain improvement

Seda Karasu Yalcin, M. Tijen Bozdemir, Z. Yesim Ozbas

Advances in butanol production by clostridia

Y. Tashiro, and K. Sonomoto

Bacterially Produced Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Converting Renewable Resources into Bioplastics

Jiun-Yee Chee, Sugama-Salim Yoga, Nyok-Sean Lau, Siew-Chen Ling, Raeid M. M. Abed and Kumar Sudesh

Microbial production of biodegradable polymers and their role in cardiac stent development

P. Basnett and I. Roy

Design of experiments: a powerful tool in food microbiology

A. Bevilacqua, M.R. Corbo and M. Sinigaglia

Specific and Sensitive Multiplex PCR Method for Detecting Salmonellae and Shigellae in Mayonnaise

E. Villalobo

Introduction of PapilloCheck®, a microarray-based assay for the detection and genotyping of HPV, into the clinical laboratory

D.A. Pilger, T.T. Moreira, D.M. Leinberger, and V.V. Cantarelli

Sequencing a bacterial genome: an overview

J. Duan, J.J. Heikkila, B.R. Glick

Predictive microbiology and table olives

F.N. Arroyo-López, J. Bautista-Gallego, F. Rodríguez-Gómez, and A. Garrido-Fernández

Disposable electrochemical biosensors in microbiology

O. Domínguez-Renedo, M.A. Alonso-Lomillo, M.J. Arcos-Martínez

Unraveling activities by functional-based approaches using metagenomic libraries from dry and rain forest soils in Puerto Rico

José M. Cruz, Manuel A. Ortega, Jean C. Cruz, Pedro Ondina, Rossivette Santiago, and Carlos Ríos-Velázquez

Comparison of methods for the extraction of bacterial DNA from human faecal samples for analysis by real-time PCR

E.A Nelson, E.A Palombo, and S.R Knowles

Ca-alginate hydrogel rheological changes caused by yeast cell growth dynamics

I. Pajic-Lijakovic,  M. Plavsic, V. Nedovic,  B. Bugarski

The development of a robust industrial crystallography program for the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit

B.A. Maguire

Tracking down microbial communities via fatty acids analysis: analytical strategy for solid organic samples

M. Lores M. Gómez-Brandón and J. Domínguez

Application of Amplicon Length Polymorphism to differentiate amongst closely related strains of bacteria

W. C. Rice

Genetic tools for desiccation- and radiation-tolerant cyanobacteria of the genus Chroococcidiopsis

D. Billi

PCR on slide: advantages in environmental and clinical microbiology

J.-C. Avarre, E. Masseret, M. Alunni-Fabbroni, P. Hartmann, W. Mann, N. Häfner, M. Dürst, C. Woudstra, P. Fach, G. Cerovic, M. Rattier, A. Le bras, R. Melizzi, J.-L. Grabias and C. Weisbuch

Preparation and analysis of environmental DNA: optimisation of techniques for phylogenetic analysis of ATAD sludge

A.V. Piterina and J.T. Pembroke

Use of immunohistochemistry and molecular assays such as RT-PCR for precise post mortem diagnosis of distemper-related encephalitis   

A. M. Amude, A. F. Alfieri,  A. A. Alfieri

Microbial Biodiversity Investigation techniques

S. Saman, P. Slattery and S. Saman

Challenges in Environmental Monitoring of Pathogens: Case Study in Mycobacterium avium

N. Radomski, R. Moilleron, F. S. Lucas, and J. O. Falkinham III

A modified cell extraction method to access microbial community structure in soil samples by phospholipid fatty acid analysis

J.  Malave-Orengo, S.  E. Borglin, T. C. Hazen and C. Rios-Velazquez 

Generation of large insert metagenomic libraries using indirect DNA extraction methods from benthic and ephemeral tropical hypersaline microbial mats

I. Torres-Zapata, A. Gonzalez-Montalvo, C. Castro-Ruiz and C. Rios-Velazquez

Protein- protein interaction mutants to study structure and assembly of cellular machineries: its application to the prokaryotic divisome

L. Grenga

Fourier tansform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy: A rapid tool for detection and analysis of foodborne pathogenic bacteria

R. Davis and L.J. Mauer

UVA-LED Air Disinfection

M. Gadelmoula, K. Mawatari, M. Yamato, M. Akutagawa, Y. Kinouchi, and Akira Takahashi

Electron microscopy techniques and energy dispersive X-ray applied to determine the sorption of lead in Paracoccus sp. DE2007

Massimiliano Baratelli, Juan Maldonado, Isabel Esteve, Antoni Solé and Elia Diestra

Transport of dicarboxylates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

D.A. Aliverdieva, D.M. Mamaev, L.S. Lagutina, and D.I. Bondarenko