471 FEMS Microbiology Reviews AUTHOR INDEX VOL. 13 Akamatsu, Y., see Shimada, M. (13) 285 Duarte, J.C. Ambert, K., see Ruel, K. (13) 241 Lignin biodegradation and transformation (13) 121 Ander, P. Dutton, M.V., see Evans, C.S. (13) 235 Concluding Remarks (13) 387 Ander, P. Elder, D.J.E. and Kelly, D.J. The cellobiose-oxidizing enzymes CBQ and CbO as re- The bacterial degradation of benzoic acid and benzenoid lated to lignin and cellulose degradation — a review (13) compounds under anaerobic conditions: Unifying trends 297 and new perspectives (13) 441 Aubert, J.-P., see Béguin, P. (13) 25 Eriksson, G., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Evans, C.S., Dutton, M.V., Guillén, F. and Veness, R.G. Barraquio, W.L., see Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95 Enzymes and small molecular mass agents involved with Barrasa, J.M., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 lignocellulose degradation (13) 235 Bartfai, T., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Béguin, P. and Aubert, J.-P. Field, J.A., see De Jong, E. (13) 153 The biological degradation of cellulose (13) 25 Fluit, A.C., see Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59 Bergkvist, L., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Birch, P., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Gharibian, S., see Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255 Broda, P., Birch, P., Brooks, P., Copa-Patino, J.L., Sinnott, Gittins, J.R., Phoenix, D.A. and Pratt, J.M. M.L., Tempelaars, C., Wang, Q., Wyatt, A. and Sims, P. Multiple mechanisms of membrane anchoring of Es- Phanerochaete chrysosporium and its natural substrate (13) cherichia coli penicillin-binding proteins (13) 1 189 Guillén, F., see Evans, C.S. (13) 235 Brook, I. Guillén, F., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 The role of encapsulated anaerobic bacteria in synergistic Gutiérrez, A., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 infections (13) 65 Brooks, P., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Hatakka, A. Bullerjahn, G.S., see Post, A.F. (13) 393 Lignin-modifying enzymes from selected white-rot fungi: production and role in lignin degradation (13) 125 Camarero, S., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 Hatakka, A.I., see Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321 Chan, Y.-K., Barraquio, W.L. and Knowles, R. Hattori, T., see Shimada, M. (13) 285 N,-fixing pseudomonads and related soil bacteria (13) 95 Hodgman, S., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Comtat, J., see Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255 Copa-Patifo, J.L., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Joseleau, J.-P., Gharibian, S., Comtat, J., Lefebvre, A. and Costa-Ferreira, M., see Duarte, J.C. (13) 377 Ruel, K. Indirect involvement of ligninolytic enzyme systems in cell wall degradation (13) 255 Daniel, G. ’ Use of electron microscopy for aiding our understanding Joseleau, J.-P., see Ruel, K. (13) 241 of wood biodegradation (13) 199 Jéves, H., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 De Bont, J.A.M., see De Jong, E. (13) 153 De Jong, E., Field, J.A. and De Bont, J.A.M. Kantelinen, A., see Viikari, L. (13) 335 Aryl alcohols in the physiology of ligninolytic fungi (13) Kelly, D.J., see Elder, D.J.E. (13) 441 153 Knowles, R., see Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95 Drancourt, M. and Raoult, D. Kramer, R. Taxonomic position of the Rickettsiae: Current knowledge Secretion of amino acids by bacteria: Physiology and (13) 13 mechanism (13) 75 D’Souza, T.M., see Reddy, C.A. (13) 137 Duarte, J.C. and Costa-Ferreira, M. Lefebvre, A., see Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255 Aspergilli and lignocellulosics: Enzymology and biotechno- Linko, M., see Viikari, L. (13) 335 logical applications (13) 377 Lundell, T.K., see Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321 472 Lundgren, K.R., Bergkvist, L., H6gman, S., Joves, H., Eriks- Rosenberg, E., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 son, G., Bartfai, T., Van der Laan, J., Rosenberg, E. and Ruel, K., Ambert, K. and Joseleau, J.-P. Shoham, Y. Influence of the enzyme equipment of white-rot fungi on TCF Mill Trial on softwood pulp with Korsnas_ ther- the patterns of wood degradation (13) 241 mostable and alkaline stable xylanase T6 (13) 365 Ruel, K., see Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255 Ruel, K., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 Ma, D.-B., see Shimada, M. (13) 285 Martinez, A.T., Camarero, S., Guillén, F., Gutiérrez, A., Schoemaker, H.E., Lundell, T.K., Hatakka, A.I. and Piontek, Munoz, C., Varela, E., Martinez, M.J., Barrasa, J.M., K. Ruel, K. and Pelayo, J.M. The oxidation of veratryl alcohol, dimeric lignin models Progress in biopulping of non-woody materials: Chemical, and lignin by lignin peroxidase: The redox cycle revisited enzymatic and ultrastructural aspects of wheat straw delig- (13) 321 nification with ligninolytic fungi from the genus Pleurotus Shimada, M., Ma, D.-B., Akamatsu, Y. and Hattori, T. (13) 265 A proposed role of oxalic acid in wood decay systems of Martinez, M.J., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 wood-rotting basidiomycetes (13) 285 Messner, K. and Srebotnik, E. Shoham, Y., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Biopulping: An overview of developments in an environ- Sims, P., see Broda, P. (13) 189 mentally safe paper-making technology (13) 351 Sinnott, M.L., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Monties, B. Srebotnik, E., see Messner, K. (13) 351 Chemical assessment of lignin biodegradation some quali- Sundquist, J., see Viikari, L. (13) 335 tative and quantitative aspects (13) 277 Munoz, C., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 Tempelaars, C., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Oren, A. Torensma, R., see Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59 The ecology of the extremely halophilic archaea (13) 415 Van der Laan, J., see Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365 Paice, M.G., see Reid, I.D. (13) 369 Varela, E., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 Pelayo, J.M., see Martinez, A.T. (13) 265 Veness, R.G., see Evans, C.S. (13) 235 Phoenix, D.A., see Gittins, J.R. (13) 1 Verhoef, J., see Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59 Piontek, K., see Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321 Viikari, L., Kantelinen, A., Sundquist, J. and Linko, M. Post, A.F. and Bullerjahn, G.S. Xylanases in bleaching: From an idea to the industry (13) The photosynthetic machinery in Prochlorophytes: Struc- 335 tural properties and ecological significance (13) 393 Pratt, J.M., see Gittins, J.R. (13) 1 Wang, Q., see Broda, P. (13) 189 Raoult, D., see Drancourt, M. (13) 13 Wolfhagen, M.J.H.M., Torensma, R., Fluit, A.C. and Ver- Reddy, C.A. and D’Souza, T.M. hoef, J. Physiology and molecular biology of the lignin peroxidases Toxins A and B of Clostridium difficile (13) 59 of Phanerochaete chrysosporium (13) 137 Wood, P.M. Reid, I.D. and Paice, M.G. Pathways for production of Fenton’s reagent by wood-rot- Biological bleaching of kraft pulps by white-rot fungi and ting fungi (13) 313 their enzymes (13) 369 Wyatt, A., see Broda, P. (13) 189 473 FEMS Microbiology Reviews SUBJECT INDEX VOL. 13 Abscess B(1 — 3)-glucanase Bacteroides sp.; Capsule; Virulence; Anaerobic bacteria; Syn- Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignocellulose; Lignin; Cel- ergism (Brook, I. (13) 65) lobiohydrolase; Xylanolytic system; Transformation (Broda, P. (13) 189) Amino acid secretion Transport; Bioenergetics; Kinetics; Coryneform bacteria; Biobleaching Transport mechanism (Kramer, R. (13) 75) Aspergillus spp.; Lignocellulosic material; Xylanases; Biopulp- ing; Industrial waste water treatment (Duarte, J.C. (13) 377) Anaerobic bacteria Bioenergetics Bacteroides sp.; Capsule; Abscess; Virulence; Synergism Transport; Amino acid secretion; Kinetics; Coryneform bacte- (Brook, I. (13) 65) ria; Transport mechanism (Kramer, R. (13) 75) Anaerobic metabolism Biopulping Aromatic compounds; Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Denitrify- Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Phanerochaete ing pseudomonads (Elder, D.J.E. (13) 441) chrysosporium; Wheat straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; Laccase; Ultrastructure (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Anchoring mechanisms Penicillin-binding proteins; Escherichia coli; Membrane pro- White rot fungi; Lignin degradation; Ultrastructure; Ceripori- teins (Gittins, J.R. (13) 1) opsis subvermispora; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Messner, K. (13) 351) Aromatic compounds Anaerobic metabolism; Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Denitri- Aspergillus spp.; Lignocellulosic material; Xylanases; Bio- fying pseudomonads (Elder, D.J.E. (13) 441) bleaching; Industrial waste water treatment (Duarte, J.C. (13) 377) Aryl-alcohol oxidase Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Phane- Bleaching Xylanases; Kraft pulp (Viikari, L. (13) 335) rochaete chrysosporium; Wheat straw; Laccase; Ultrastructure (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Hemicellulase; pH optimum; Temperature optimum; Xy- lanase (Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365) Aspergillus spp. Lignocellulosic material; Xylanases; Biopulping; Biobleach- Delignification; Laccase; Manganese peroxidase; Trametes ing; Industrial waste water treatment (Duarte, J.C. (13) 377) (Reid, I.D. (13) 369) Bacterial decay Brown rot Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- croscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot; Soft croscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Soft rot; Bacterial rot; EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) 199) decay; EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) 199) Bacteroides sp. Capsule; Abscess; Virulence; Anaerobic bacteria; Synergism Brown-rot fungi (Brook, I. (13) 65) Lignocellulose degradation; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxalate; White-rot fungi (Evans, C.S. (13) 235) Basidiomycete Veratryl alcohol; Lignin degradation; Phanerochaete chryso- Capsule sporium; Chlorinated aromatics; Mediator (De Jong, E. (13) Bacteroides sp.; Abscess; Virulence; Anaerobic bacteria; Syn- 153) ergism (Brook, I. (13) 65) 474 Cellobiohydrolase Chlorophyll a/b antenna Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignocellulose; Lignin; BU > Prochlorophytes; Light harvesting; Thylakoid organization; 3)-glucanase; Xylanolytic system; Transformation (Broda, P. Phylogeny; Ecological physiology (Post, A.F. (13) 393) (13) 189) Clostridium difficile Cellobiose dehydrogenase Toxin A; Toxin B; Mechanism; Receptor (Wolfhagen, Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Lignin M.J.H.M. (13) 59) degradation; Cellulose degradation; Fenton’s reagent; Hy- droxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) 297) Condensed and non-condensed units Molecular structure of lignin; Ester and ether linked phenolic Fenton reaction; Hydroxyl radicals; Lignocellulose break- acids; Peroxidasic degradation of lignin; Peroxidase; down; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Wood, P.M. (13) 313) Horseradish peroxidase; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Mon- ties, B. (13) 277) Cellobiose oxidase Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose dehydroge- Coryneform bacteria nase: Lignin degradation; Cellulose degradation; Fenton’s Transport; Amino acid secretion; Bioenergetics; Kinetics; reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. Transport mechanism (Kramer, R. (13) 75) (13) 297) Delignification Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase Bleaching; Laccase; Manganese peroxidase; Trametes (Reid, Cellobiose oxidase; Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degra- I.D. (13) 369) dation; Cellulose degradation; Fenton’s reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) 297) Denitrification H, oxidation; N, fixation; Pseudomonas species; Rhizo- Cellulases sphere; Taxonomy (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) Cellulose; Cellulolytic microorganisms; Multidomain proteins; Cellulosome (Béguin, P. (13) 25) Denitrifying pseudomonads Anaerobic metabolism; Aromatic compounds; Rhodopseu- Cellulolytic microorganisms domonas palustris (Elder, D.J.E. (13) 441) Cellulose; Cellulases; Multidomain proteins; Cellulosome (Béguin, P. (13) 25) Ecological physiology Prochlorophytes; Chlorophyll a/b antenna; Light harvesting; Cellulose Thylakoid organization; Phylogeny (Post, A.F. (13) 393) Cellulolytic microorganisms; Cellulases; Multidomain pro- teins; Cellulosome (Béguin, P. (13) 25) Ecology Halobacterium; Haloferax; Haloarcula; Haloalkaliphiles Cellulose degradation (Oren, A. (13) 415) Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- lobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degradation; Fenton’s reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) 297) EDXA Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- Cellulosome croscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot: Soft Cellulose; Cellulolytic microorganisms; Cellulases; Multido- rot; Bacterial decay; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. main proteins (Béguin, P. (13) 25) (13) 199) Cell wall Electron microscopy White-rot fungi; Enzymes; Ultrastructural modification (Ruel, Hydroxyl radical; Fenton’s reagent; Manganese III complex; K. (13) 241) Lignocellulose oxidation (Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255) Ceriporiopsis subvermispora Enzyme regulation Biopulping; White rot fungi; Lignin degradation; Ultrastruc- Lignin; White-rot fungi; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese perox- ture; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Messner, K. (13) 351) idase; Laccase (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) Chlorinated aromatics Enzymes Veratryl alcohol; Lignin degradation; Phanerochaete chryso- White-rot fungi; Ultrastructural modification; Cell wall (Ruel, sporium; Basidiomycete; Mediator (De Jong, E. (13) 153) K. (13) 241) 475 Escherichia coli Hemicellulase Penicillin-binding proteins; Membrane proteins; Anchoring Bleaching; pH optimum; Temperature optimum; Xylanase mechanisms (Gittins, J.R. (13) 1) (Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365) pH optimum Ester and ether linked phenolic acids Bleaching; Hemicellulase; Temperature optimum; Xylanase Molecular structure of lignin; Condensed and non-condensed (Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365) units; Peroxidasic degradation of lignin; Peroxidase; Horse- radish peroxidase; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Monties, B. Horseradish peroxidase (13) 277) Molecular structure of lignin; Condensed and non-condensed units; Ester and ether linked phenolic acids; Peroxidasic Fenton reaction degradation of lignin; Peroxidase; Phanerochaete chrysospo- Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Hydroxyl radicals; Lignocellulose rium (Monties, B. (13) 277) breakdown; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Wood, P.M. (13) 313) H, oxidation Denitrification; N, fixation; Pseudomonas species; Rhizo- Fenton’s reagent sphere; Taxonomy (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) Hydroxyl radical; Manganese III complex; Lignocellulose oxi- dation; Electron microscopy (Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255) Hydrogen peroxide Lignocellulose degradation; Oxalate; White-rot fungi; Brown- Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- rot fungi (Evans, C.S. (13) 235) lobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degradation; Cellulose degra- dation; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) Hydroxyl radical 297) Fenton’s reagent; Manganese III complex; Lignocellulose oxi- dation; Electron microscopy (Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255) Fungal transformation Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- Lignin peroxidase genes; White-rot fungi; Phanerochaete lobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degradation; Cellulose degra- chrysosporium; Manganese-dependent peroxidase; Karyotyp- dation; Fenton’s reagent; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) ing; Gene regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) 297) Gene regulation Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Fenton reaction; Lignocellulose Lignin peroxidase genes; White-rot fungi; Phanerochaete breakdown; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Wood, P.M. (13) chrysosporium; Fungal transformation; Manganese-dependent 313) peroxidase; Karyotyping (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) Immunogold cytochemistry Glyoxylate oxidase Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- Oxalic acid; Veratryl alcohol; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese croscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot; Soft peroxidase; Oxaloacetase; Wood-rotting basidiomycetes rot; Bacterial decay; EDXA (Daniel, G. (13) 199) (Shimada, M. (13) 285) Industrial waste water treatment Aspergillus spp.; Lignocellulosic material; Xylanases; Biopulp- Haloalkaliphiles ing; Biobleaching (Duarte, J.C. (13) 377) Halobacterium; Haloferax; Haloarcula; Ecology (Oren, A. (13) 415) Involvement of carbohydrate residues Lignin peroxidase redox cycle; Veratryl alcohol as a mediator; Haloarcula Marcus theory; Long-range electron transfer (Schoemaker, Halobacterium; Haloferax; Haloalkaliphiles; Ecology (Oren, H.E. (13) 321) A. (13) 415) Karyotyping Halobacterium Lignin peroxidase genes; White-rot fungi; Phanerochaete Haloferax; Haloarcula; Haloalkaliphiles; Ecology (Oren, A. chrysosporium; Fungal transformation; Manganese-dependent (13) 415) peroxidase; Gene regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) Haloferax Kinetics Halobacterium; Haloarcula; Haloalkaliphiles; Ecology (Oren, Transport; Amino acid secretion; Bioenergetics; Coryneform A. (13) 415) bacteria; Transport mechanism (Kramer, R. (13) 75) 476 Kraft pulp Lignin peroxidase genes Bleaching; Xylanases (Viikari, L. (13) 335) White-rot fungi; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Fungal trans- formation; Manganese-dependent peroxidase; Karyotyping; Laccase Gene regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) Lignin; White-rot fungi; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese perox- idase; Enzyme regulation (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) Lignin peroxidase redox cycle Involvement of carbohydrate residues; Veratryl alcohol as a Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Phane- mediator; Marcus theory; Long-range electron transfer rochaete chrysosporium; Wheat straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; (Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321) Ultrastructure (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Lignocellulose Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignin; Cellobiohydrolase; BU lobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degradation; Cellulose degra- — 3)-glucanase; Xylanolytic system; Transformation (Broda, dation; Fenton’s reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases P. (13) 189) (Ander, P. (13) 297) Bleaching; Delignification; Manganese peroxidase; Trametes Lignocellulose degradation (Reid, I.D. (13) 369) Hydrogen peroxide; Oxalate; White-rot fungi; Brown-rot fungi (Evans, C.S. (13) 235) Light harvesting Prochlorophytes; Chlorophyll a/b antenna; Thylakoid orga- Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Fenton reaction; Hydroxyl radi- nization; Phylogeny; Ecological physiology (Post, A.F. (13) cals; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Wood, P.M. (13) 313) 393) Lignocellulose oxidation Lignin Hydroxyl radical; Fenton’s reagent; Manganese III complex; White-rot fungi; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese peroxidase; Electron microscopy (Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255) Laccase; Enzyme regulation (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignocellulose; Cellobiohydro- Lignocellulosic material lase; B(1 — 3)-glucanase; Xylanolytic system; Transformation Aspergillus spp.; Xylanases; Biopulping; Biobleaching; Indus- (Broda, P. (13) 189) trial waste water treatment (Duarte, J.C. (13) 377) Lignin biodegradation Long-range electron transfer Biopulping; Pleurotus eryngii; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignin peroxidase redox cycle; Involvement of carbohydrate Wheat straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; Laccase; Ultrastructure residues; Veratryl alcohol as a mediator; Marcus theory (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) (Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321) Lignin degradation Manganese-dependent peroxidase Veratryl alcohol; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Basid- Lignin peroxidase genes; White-rot fungi; Phanerochaete iomycete; Chlorinated aromatics; Mediator (De Jong, E. (13) chrysosporium; Fungal transformation; Karyotyping; Gene 153) regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) Cellobiose.quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- lobiose dehydrogenase; Cellulose degradation; Fenton’s Manganese III complex reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Peroxidases; Laccase (Ander, P. Hydroxyl radical; Fenton’s reagent; Lignocellulose oxidation; (13) 297) Electron microscopy (Joseleau, J.-P. (13) 255) Biopulping; White rot fungi; Ultrastructure; Ceriporiopsis sub- Manganese peroxidase vermispora; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Messner, K. (13) Lignin; White-rot fungi; Lignin peroxidase; Laccase; Enzyme 351) regulation (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) Lignin peroxidase Oxalic acid; Veratryl alcohol; Lignin peroxidase; Oxaloac- Lignin; White-rot fungi; Manganese peroxidase; Laccase; En- etase; Glyoxylate oxidase; Wood-rotting basidiomycetes zyme regulation (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) (Shimada, M. (13) 285) Oxalic acid; Veratryl alcohol; Manganese peroxidase; Oxalo- acetase; Glyoxylate oxidase; Wood-rotting basidiomycetes Bleaching; Delignification; Laccase; Trametes (Reid, I.D. (13) (Shimada, M. (13) 285) 369) 477 Marcus theory Peroxidases Lignin peroxidase redox cycle; Involvement of carbohydrate Cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase; Cellobiose oxidase; Cel- residues; Veratryl alcohol as a mediator; Long-range electron lobiose dehydrogenase; Lignin degradation; Cellulose degra- transfer (Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321) dation; Fenton’s reagent; Hydroxyl radical; Laccase (Ander, P. (13) 297) Mechanism Clostridium difficile; Toxin A; Toxin B; Receptor (Wolfhagen, Peroxidasic degradation of lignin M.J.H.M. (13) 59) Molecular structure of lignin; Condensed and non-condensed units; Ester and ether linked phenolic acids; Peroxidase; Mediator Horseradish peroxidase; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Mon- Veratryl alcohol; Lignin degradation; Phanerochaete chryso- ties, B. (13) 277) sporium; Basidiomycete; Chlorinated aromatics (De Jong, E. (13) 153) Phanerochaete chrysosporium Lignin peroxidase genes; White-rot fungi; Fungal transforma- Membrane proteins tion; Manganese-dependent peroxidase; Karyotyping; Gene Penicillin-binding proteins; Escherichia coli; Anchoring mech- regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) anisms (Gittins, J.R. (13) 1) Veratryl alcohol; Lignin degradation; Basidiomycete; Chlori- Molecular biology nated aromatics; Mediator (De Jong, E. (13) 153) Rickettsiae; Taxonomy (Drancourt, M. (13) 13) Lignocellulose; Lignin; Cellobiohydrolase; B(1 > 3)-glucanase; Molecular structure of lignin Xylanolytic system; Transformation (Broda, P. (13) 189) Condensed and non-condensed units; Ester and ether linked phenolic acids; Peroxidasic degradation of lignin; Peroxidase; Horseradish peroxidase; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Mon- Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Wheat ties, B. (13) 277) straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; Laccase; Ultrastructure (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Multidomain proteins Cellulose; Cellulolytic microorganisms; Cellulases; Cellulo- Molecular structure of lignin; Condensed and non-condensed some (Béguin, P. (13) 25) units; Ester and ether linked phenolic acids; Peroxidasic degradation of lignin; Peroxidase; Horseradish peroxidase N, fixation (Monties, B. (13) 277) Denitrification; H, oxidation; Pseudomonas species; Rhizo- sphere; Taxonomy (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Fenton reaction; Hydroxyl radi- cals; Lignocellulose breakdown (Wood, P.M. (13) 313) Oxalate Lignocellulose degradation; Hydrogen peroxide; White-rot Biopulping; White rot fungi; Lignin degradation; Ultrastruc- fungi; Brown-rot fungi (Evans, C.S. (13) 235) ture; Ceriporiopsis subvermispora (Messner, K. (13) 351) Oxalic acid Phylogeny Veratryl alcohol; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese peroxidase; Prochlorophytes; Chlorophyll a/b antenna; Light harvesting; Oxaloacetase; Glyoxylate oxidase; Wood-rotting basidio- Thylakoid organization; Ecological physiology (Post, A.F. (13) mycetes (Shimada, M. (13) 285) 393) Oxaloacetase Pleurotus eryngii Oxalic acid; Veratryl alcohol; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Phanerochaete chrysospo- peroxidase; Glyoxylate oxidase; Wood-rotting basidiomycetes rium; Wheat straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; Laccase; Ultrastruc- (Shimada, M. (13) 285) ture (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Penicillin-binding proteins Escherichia coli; Membrane proteins; Anchoring mechanisms Prochlorophytes (Gittins, J.R. (13) 1) Chlorophyll a/b antenna; Light harvesting; Thylakoid orga- nization; Phylogeny; Ecological physiology (Post, A.F. (13) Peroxidase 393) Molecular structure of lignin; Condensed and non-condensed units; Ester and ether linked phenolic acids; Peroxidasic Pseudomonas species degradation of lignin; Horseradish peroxidase; Phanerochaete Denitrification; H, oxidation; N, fixation; Rhizosphere; Tax- chrysosporium (Monties, B. (13) 277) onomy (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) 478 Receptor Transformation Clostridium difficile; Toxin A; Toxin B; Mechanism (Wolf- Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignocellulose; Lignin; Cello- hagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59) biohydrolase; B(1 — 3)-glucanase; Xylanolytic system (Broda, P. (13) 189) Rhizosphere Denitrification; H, oxidation; N, fixation; Pseudomonas Transmission electron microscopy species; Taxonomy (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) Scanning electron microscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot; Soft rot; Bacterial decay; EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) 199) Rhodopseudomonas palustris Anaerobic metabolism; Aromatic compounds; Denitrifying Transport pseudomonads (Elder, D.J.E. (13) 441) Amino acid secretion; Bioenergetics; Kinetics; Coryneform bacteria; Transport mechanism (Kramer, R. (13) 75) Rickettsiae Taxonomy; Molecular biology (Drancourt, M. (13) 13) Transport mechanism Transport; Amino acid secretion; Bioenergetics; Kinetics; Scanning electron microscopy Coryneform bacteria (Kramer, R. (13) 75) Transmission electron microscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot; Soft rot; Bacterial decay; EDXA; Ultrastructural modification Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) 199) White-rot fungi; Enzymes; Cell wall (Ruel, K. (13) 241) Soft rot Ultrastructure Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Phane- croscopy; Wood biodegradation; White rot; Brown rot; Bacte- rochaete chrysosporium; Wheat straw; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; rial decay; EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. Laccase (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) (13) 199) Biopulping; White rot fungi; Lignin degradation; Ceriporiopsis subvermispora; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Messner, K. (13) Synergism 351) Bacteroides sp.; Capsule; Abscess; Virulence; Anaerobic bac- teria (Brook, I. (13) 65) Veratry! alcohol Lignin degradation; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Basidio- Taxonomy mycete; Chlorinated aromatics; Mediator (De Jong, E. (13) Rickettsiae; Molecular biology (Drancourt, M. (13) 13) 153) Denitrification; H, oxidation; N, fixation; Pseudomonas Oxalic acid; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese peroxidase; Oxa- species; Rhizosphere (Chan, Y.-K. (13) 95) loacetase; Glyoxylate oxidase; Wood-rotting basidiomycetes (Shimada, M. (13) 285) Temperature optimum Bleaching; Hemicellulase; pH optimum; Xylanase (Lundgren, Veratryl alcohol as a mediator K.R. (13) 365) Lignin peroxidase redox cycle; Involvement of carbohydrate residues; Marcus theory; Long-range electron transfer (Schoemaker, H.E. (13) 321) Thylakoid organization Prochlorophytes; Chlorophyll a/b antenna; Light harvesting; Virulence Phylogeny; Ecological physiology (Post, A.F. (13) 393) Bacteroides sp.; Capsule; Abscess; Anaerobic bacteria; Syner- gism (Brook, I. (13) 65) Toxin A Clostridium difficile; Toxin B; Mechanism; Receptor (Wolf- Wheat straw hagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59) Biopulping; Lignin biodegradation; Pleurotus eryngii; Phane- rochaete chrysosporium; Aryl-alcohol oxidase; Laccase; Ultra- Toxin B structure (Martinez, A.T. (13) 265) Clostridium difficile; Toxin A; Mechanism; Receptor (Wolf- hagen, M.J.H.M. (13) 59) White rot Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron micros- Trametes copy; Wood biodegradation; Brown rot; Soft rot; Bacterial Bleaching; Delignification; Laccase; Manganese peroxidase decay; EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) (Reid, I.D. (13) 369) 199) 479 White-rot fungi Wood-rotting basidiomycetes Lignin; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese peroxidase; Laccase; Oxalic acid; Veratryl alcohol; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese Enzyme regulation (Hatakka, A. (13) 125) peroxidase; Oxaloacetase; Glyoxylate oxidase (Shimada, M. (13) 285) Lignin peroxidase genes; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Fun- gal transformation; Manganese-dependent peroxidase; Kary- Xylanase otyping; Gene regulation (Reddy, C.A. (13) 137) Bleaching; Kraft pulp (Viikari, L. (13) 335) Lignocellulose degradation; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxalate; Brown-rot fungi (Evans, C.S. (13) 235) Bleaching; Hemicellulase; pH optimum; Temperature opti- mum (Lundgren, K.R. (13) 365) Enzymes; Ultrastructural modification; Cell wall (Ruel, K. (13) 241) Aspergillus spp.; Lignocellulosic material; Biopulping; Bio- bleaching; Industrial waste water treatment (Duarte, J.C. (13) Biopulping; Lignin degradation; Ultrastructure; Ceriporiopsis 377) subvermispora; Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Messner, K. (13) 351) Xylanolytic system Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Lignocellulose; Lignin; Cel- Wood biodegradation Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron mi- lobiohydrolase; B(1 > 3)-glucanase; Transformation (Broda, croscopy; White rot; Brown rot; Soft rot; Bacterial decay; P. (13) 189) EDXA; Immunogold cytochemistry (Daniel, G. (13) 199)