Saccharomyces sensu stricto: Systematics, Genetic Diversity and Evolution.
Sandra Rainieri, Carlo Zambonelli, and Yoshinobu Kaneko

Isolation of the Cryptococcus humicolus URA3 Gene Encoding Orotidine-5’-Phosphate Decarboxylase and Its Use as a Selective Marker for Transformation.
Shouji Takahashi, Ryuji Matsunaga, Yoshio Kera, and Ryo-hei Yamada

The Action Modes of an Extracellular β-1,3-Glucanase Isolated from Bacillus clausii NM-1 on β-1,3-Glucooligosaccharides.
Nobumitsu Miyanishi, Yasuhito Matsubara, Naoko Hamada, Takeshi Kobayashi, Chiaki Imada, and Etsuo Watanabe

Purification, Characterization and Gene Cloning of Thermostable O-Acetyl-L-Homoserine Sulfhydrylase Forming γ-Cyano-α-Aminobutyric Acid.
Hironori Omura, Masahiro Ikemoto, Michihiko Kobayashi, Sakayu Shimizu, Toyokazu Yoshida, and Toru Nagasawa

Purification and Characterization of an ε-Poly-L-Lysine-Degrading Enzyme from theε-Poly-L-Lysine-Tolerant Chryseobacterium sp. OJ7.
Mitsuaki Kito, Rika Takimoto, Yuichi Onji, Toyokazu Yoshida, and Toru Nagasawa

Coaggregation between Acinetobacter johnsonii S35 and Microbacterium esteraromaticum Strains Isolated from Sewage Activated Sludge.
Anushree Malik, Masashi Sakamoto, Taishiro Ono, and Kazuo Kakii

Effects of C/N Ratio and pH of Raw Materials on Oil Degradation Efficiency in a Compost Fermentation Process.
Naozumi Sasaki, Ken-ichiro Suehara, Jiro Kohda, Yasuhisa Nakano, and Takuo Yano

The Microbial Community in a 2,4-Dinitrophenol-Digesting Reactor as Revealed by 16S rDNA Gene Analysis.
Nobutada Kimura, Yukiko Shinozaki, Tae Ho Lee, and Yoshitaka Yonezawa

Optimization and Scale-Up of L-Lactic Acid Fermentation by Mutant Strain Rhizopus sp. MK-96-1196 in Airlift Bioreactors.
Shigenobu Miura, Tomohiro Arimura, Minako Hoshino, Mami Kojima, Lies Dwiarti, and Mitsuyasu Okabe

A Bead-Alignment Device with a Bead-Sized Microchamber on a Rotating Cylinder for Fabrication of a Miniaturized Probe Array.
Hideyuki Noda, Masahiro Kaise, Yoshinobu Kohara, Kazunori Okano, and Hideki Kambara

Novel Gene Assay by Probe-Regulated Simultaneous Separation Using Capillary Electrophoresis (CE-PRESS).
Yoshihiko Murakami and Mizuo Maeda

Necessity of a Two-Stage Process for the Production of Azadirachtin-Related Limonoids in Suspension Cultures of Azadirachta indica.
Keyur N. Raval, Stephan Hellwig, Gunjan Prakash, Alfredo Ramos-Plasencia, Ashok Srivastava, and Jochen Buchs

Repeated Addition of Insulin for Dynamic Control of Apoptosis in Serum-Free Culture of Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells.
Zhanyou Yun, Mutsumi Takagi, and Toshiomi Yoshida

Analysis of Hematopoietic Microenvironment Containing Spatial Development of Stromal Cells in Nonwoven Fabrics.
Takahide Sasaki, Mutsumi Takagi, Toshihiro Soma, and Toshiomi Yoshida

Transduction of Static Pressure Signal to Expression of Human Granurocytes Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor mRNA in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells.
Heng Gong, Mutsumi Takagi, and Toshiomi Yoshida

Fusion Protein of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-6　Receptor without a Polypeptide Linker.
Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Shigeo Tsuchiya, Teiji Ekida, Hiroshi Iida, Teruhiko Ide, Daisuke Miki, Harutaka Yagame, Keiichi Murayama, and Takahiko Ishiguro

Transplantation of Hepatocytes Cultured on Hydroxyapatite into Nagase Analbuminemia Rats.
Shinji Higashiyama, Megumi Noda, Satoko Muraoka, Motohiro Hirose, Hajime Ohgushi, Masaya Kawase, and Kiyohito Yagi

A Novel Inhibitory Effect of D-Allose on Production of Reactive Oxygen Species from Neutrophils.
Akiko Murata, Keizo Sekiya, Yasuo Watanabe, Fuminori Yamaguchi, Naoya Hatano, Ken Izumori, and Masaaki Tokuda

An Automatic Image Analyzing System for Evaluation of Elongating Behavior of Plant Hairy Roots Exposed to Herbicidal Stimuli.
Kazuaki Ninomiya, Yuki Tsushima, Masahiro Kino-oka, and Masahito Taya