Microbiology of inorganic arsenic: From metabolism to bioremediation
Shigeki Yamamura, Seigo Amachi

Myxococcus xanthus low-molecular-weight protein tyrosine phosphatase homolog, ArsA, possesses arsenate reductase activity
Yumi Mori, Yoshio Kimura

The effects of N-acylhomoserine lactones, β-lactam antibiotics and adenosine on biofilm formation in the multi-β-lactam antibiotic-resistant bacterium Acidovorax sp. strain MR-S7
Hiroyuki Kusada, Satoshi Hanada, Yoichi Kamagata, Nobutada Kimura

Prerequisite for highly efficient isoprenoid production by cyanobacteria discovered through the over-expression of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase and carbon allocation analysis
Kai Kudoh, Yusuke Kawano, Shingo Hotta, Midori Sekine, Takafumi Watanabe, Masaki Ihara

Characterization of the flocculating agent from the spontaneously flocculating microalga Chlorella vulgaris JSC-7
Md. Asraful Alam, Chun Wan, Suo-Lian Guo, Xin-Qing Zhao, Zih-You Huang, Yu-Liang Yang, Jo-Shu Chang, Feng-Wu Bai

Novel synergistic approach to exploit the bactericidal efficacy of commercial disinfectants on the biofilms of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Richu Singla, Honey Goel, Abhijit Ganguli

Plant growth-promoting bacterium Acinetobacter calcoaceticus P23 increases the chlorophyll content of the monocot Lemna minor (duckweed) and the dicot Lactuca sativa (lettuce)
Wakako Suzuki, Masayuki Sugawara, Kyoko Miwa, Masaaki Morikawa

Improved on-line high performance liquid chromatography method for detection of antioxidants in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver flower
Qiang Zhang, Mingqiang Zhu, Jingfang Zhang, Yinquan Su

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of PAD1 and FDC1 show a positive relationship with ferulic acid decarboxylation ability among industrial yeasts used in alcoholic beverage production
Nobuhiko Mukai, Kazuo Masaki, Tsutomu Fujii, Haruyuki Iefuji

Analysis of the correlation between dipeptides and taste differences among soy sauces by using metabolomics-based component profiling
Shinya Yamamoto, Kazuki Shiga, Yukako Kodama, Miho Imamura, Riichiro Uchida, Akio Obata, Takeshi Bamba, Eiichiro Fukusaki

Bacterial community dynamics in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant employing conventional activated sludge process
Kurumi Hashimoto, Masami Matsuda, Daisuke Inoue, Michihiko Ike

Enhancing lipid productivity by co-cultivation of Chlorella sp. U4341 and Monoraphidium sp. FXY-10
Peng Zhao, Xuya Yu, Junjun Li, Xianhua Tang, Zunxi Huang

In vivo immobilization of d-hydantoinase in Escherichia coli
Shan-Yu Chen, Yi-Wen Chien, Yun-Peng Chao

Biosynthesis of bacteriochlorophyll c derivatives possessing chlorine and bromine atoms at the terminus of esterifying chains in the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum
Yoshitaka Saga, Keisuke Hayashi, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki

Biological evaluation of Phellinus linteus-fermented broths as anti-inflammatory agents
Chun-Jung Lin, Hsiu-Man Lien, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Chao-Lu Huang, Jau-Jin Liu, Yun-Chieh Chang, Chia-Chang Chen, Chih-Ho Lai

Bonding of synthetic hydrogels with fibrin as the glue to engineer hydrogel-based biodevices
Kuniaki Nagamine, Kohei Okamoto, Hirokazu Kaji, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

Bio-imaging of hydroxyl radicals in plant cells using the fluorescent molecular probe rhodamine B hydrazide, without any pretreatment
Mamiko Asano, Mitsunobu Doi, Kimiye Baba, Masahiko Taniguchi, Makio Shibano, Satoshi Tanaka, Minoru Sakaguchi, Masanori Takaoka, Masahiko Hirata, Rika Yanagihara, Ryosuke Nakahara, Yuko Hayashi, Takako Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Matsumura, Yoshikazu Fujita

Rakkyo fructan as a cryoprotectant for serum-free cryopreservation of mammalian cells
Akiko Ogawa, Shinya Mizui, Yasuhito Chida, Masafumi Shimizu, Satoshi Terada, Takeshi Ohura, Kyo-ichi Kobayashi, Saori Yasukawa, Nobuyuki Moriyama

An in vitro liver model consisting of endothelial vascular networks surrounded by human hepatoma cell lines allows for improved hepatitis B virus replication
Sungho Ahn, Miho Tamai, Kenji Nakashima, Masahiko Ito, Tetsuro Suzuki, Yoh-ichi Tagawa

Evaluation of gelatin hydrogel as a potential carrier for cell transportation
Yoshimi Ohyabu, Hirosuke Hatayama, Shunji Yunoki

Practical evaluation of liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry and enzyme immunoassay method for the accurate quantitative analysis of prostaglandins
Yoshihiro Izumi, Kosuke Aritake, Yoshihiro Urade, Eiichiro Fukusaki