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Contents of Volume 9 No. 1 Effect of the levels of dissolved oxygen on the expression of recombinant proteins in four recombinant Escherichia coli strains X. Li, J.W. Robbins Jr. and K.B. Taylor (U.S.A.) Optimisation of culture conditions for production of eicosapentaenoic acid by Mortierella elongata NRRL 5513 P.K. Bajpai, P. Bajpai and O.P. Ward (Canada) Enhanced glucan formation of filamentous fungi by effective mixing, oxygen limitation and fed-batch processing U. Rau, E. Gura, E. Olszewski and F. Wagner (Germany) Fate in water of a recombinant Escherichia coli K-12 strain used in the commercial production of bovine somatotropin G. Bogosian, P.J.L. Morris, M.D. Hale and J.F. Kane (U.S.A.) Plasmid incidence and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate biodegradation in wastewater and pristine pond ecosystems A. Breen, L. Jimenez, G.S. Sayler and T.W. Federle (U.S.A.) Rapid identification of teleocidins in fermentation broth using HPLC photodiode array and LC/MS methodology D.M. Sedlock, H.H. Sun, W.F. Smith, K. Kawaoka, A.M. Gillum and R. Cooper (U.S.A.) Detoxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by fungi J.B. Sutherland (U.S.A.) Chemical modification of the a-amylase of Bacillus caldovelox with diethyl pyrocarbonate: evidence for an essential histidine at the active site F.J.D. Bealin-Kelly, C.T. Kelly and W.M. Fogarty (Ireland) Some factors influencing the proportion of periplasmic hepatitis B virus pre-S2 antigen in the recombinant yeast Hansenula polymorpha M.-R. de Roubin, M.D. Cailas, S.-H. Shen and D. Groleau (Canada, U.S.A.) No. 2 Review Clusters of genes for the biosynthesis of antibiotics: regulatory genes and overproduction of pharmaceuticals J.F. Martin (Spain) Original Papers Antimicrobial activities of 2-arylthio-N-alkylmaleimides Y. Igarashi and S. Watanabe (Japan) Preparation of (S)-2,3-dichloro-1-propanol by Pseudomonas sp. and its use in the synthesis of (R)-epichlorohydrin N. Kasai, K. Tsujimura, K. Unoura and T. Suzuki (Japan) 10-Hydroxy-8(Z)-octadecenoic acid, an intermediate in the bioconversion of oleic acid to 7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid C.T. Hou and M.O. Bagby (USA) Cultivation of Candida blankii in simulated bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysate P.S. Meyer, J.C. du Preez and S.G. Kilian (Republic of South Africa) Laboratory-scale biosynthesis of Trichoderma mycolytic enzymes for protoplast release from Cochliobolus lunatus P.Znidarsi¢, A. Pavko and R. Komel (Slovenia) Optimized protocol for the pilot-scale preparation of fungal cellulase V. Ramamurthy, S.P. Thacker and R.M. Kothari (India) Regulation of glucose and maltose transport in strains of Saccharomyces J.R. Ernandes, T. D’Amore, I. Russell and G.G. Stewart (Canada) Production of Lactococcus lactis biomass by immobilized cell technology N. Morin, M. Bernier-Cardou and C.P. Champagne (Canada) Composting of explosives and propellant contaminated soils under thermophilic and mesophilic conditions R.T. Williams, P.S. Ziegenfuss and W.E. Sisk (USA) Purification and properties of extracellular £-fructrofuranosidases from Aureobasidium sp. ATCC 20524 S. Hayashi, M. Nonoguchi, Y. Shimokawa, M. Tubouchi, Y. Takasaki and K. Imada (Japan) Nos. 3-4 Reviews Insect fungal symbionts: a promising source of detoxifying enzymes P.F. Dowd (USA) Biosensors for process monitoring T. Scheper (FRG) Original Papers Formation of water-soluble Monascus red pigments by biological and semi-synthetic processes T.F. Lin, K. Yakushijin, G.H. Biichi and A.L. Demain (USA) Use of lignin-degrading fungi in the disposal of pentachlorophenol-treated wood R.T. Lamar and D.M. Dietrich (USA) Microbial biomass and community structure of a phase-separated methanogenic reactor deter- mined by lipid analysis D.B. Hedrick, T. White, J.B. Guckert, W.J. Jewell and D.C. White (USA) Detoxification of sesquiterpene phytoalexins by Gibberella pulicaris (Fusarium sambucinum) and its importance for virulence on potato tubers A.E. Desjardins, H.W. Gardner and K.-M. Weltring (USA, FRG) Copper removal from an industrial waste by bioleaching T.R. Clark and H.L. Ehrlich (USA) Ecology of Vibrio vulnificus in Galveston Bay oysters, suspended particulate matter, sediment and seawater: detection by monoclonal antibody — immunoassay - most probable number procedures R.W. Vanoy, M.L. Tamplin and J.R. Schwarz (USA) A simple method to study microbial coal solubilization using Pluronic F-127-amended media K. Subburaj, S. Jayaraman and M. Gunasekaran (USA) Changes in protein composition of Saccharomyces brewing strains in response to heat shock and ethanol stress J.A. Odumeru, T. D’Amore, I. Russell and G.G. Stewart (Canada) Conversion of sodium cyanide to carbon dioxide and ammonia by immobilized cells of Pseudomonas putida G.R.V. Babu, J.H. Wolfram and K.D. Chapatwala (USA) Isolation and characterization of a novel polysaccharide from Bacillus licheniformis NCIB 11634 N.K. Ebube, O.K. Udeala and A.A. Ghobashy (Nigeria) Immobilizatyion of /-fructofuranosidase from Aureobasidium sp. ATCC 20524 on porous silica S. Hayashi, T. Hayashi, J. Kinoshita, Y. Takasaki and K. Imada (Japan) Effect of deglycosylation on the properties of /-fructofuranosidase P-1 from Aureobasidium sp. ATCC 20524 S. Hayashi, M. Nonoguchi, Y. Shimokawa, Y. Takasaki and K. Imada (Japan) Short Communication Production of microbial levan from sucrose, sugarcane juice and beet molasses Y.W. Han and M.A. Watson (USA) Author Index Subject Index Contents of Volume 9 Announcement from the Publisher