Contents
Microbiology

Vol. 66, No. 6, 1997

Simultaneous English language translation of the journal is available from / Interperiodica Publishing (Russia).
Distributed worldwide by Plenum / Consultants Bureau. Microbiology ISSN 0026-2617.

The Rise of the Biosphere

G. A. Zavarzin p. 603  abstract

Review Papers

Genomic Variability in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Its Role in Biohydrometallurgical Processes

T. F. Kondrat’eva and G. I. Karavaiko p. 612  abstract

Experimental Articles

The Mechanism of Acetate Assimilation in the Purple Nonsulfur Bacterium
Rhodospirillum rubrum Lacking Isocitrate Lyase

R. N. Ivanovskii, E. N. Krasil’nikova, and I. A. Berg p. 621  abstract

Growth and Nitrogen-fixing Activity of the Batch Culture of Xanthobacter autotrophicus
at Various Concentrations of Dissolved Oxygen

V. G. Arzumanyan, Z. V. Sakharova, N. S. Panikov, and V. S. Vshivtsev^† p. 627  abstract

Mutants of the Methylotrophic Yeast Hansenula polymorpha with Impaired Catabolite Repression

O. V. Stasyk, G. P. Ksheminskaya, A. R. Kulachkovskii, and A. A. Sibirnyi p. 631  abstract

A Study on the Possibility of Environmental Adaptation of a Bacillus subtilis Strain Containing
a Recombinant Plasmid with the Gene of Human Interferon 2

L. Yu. Popova, T. V. Kargatova, E. E. Maksimova, and V. A. Belyavskaya p. 637  abstract

The Effect of Redox Potential on Methanogenesis by Thermophilic Methanogens

V. A. Shcherbakova, K. S. Laurinavichus, A. Ya. Obraztsova, and V. K. Akimenko p. 642  abstract

Effect of Secondary Metabolites and Electron Transfer Inhibitors on Naphthoquinone Synthesis
in Fusarium decemcellulare

A. G. Medentsev and V. K. Akimenko p. 647  abstract

Effect of Cultivation Conditions on the Level of Enzymes of n-Alkane Metabolism
in Candida maltosa Cells

A. A. Sharyshev, E. B. Peskova, and G. N. Komarova p. 652  abstract

Two Novel Extracellular Adaptogenic Factors of Escherichia coli K-12

Yu. A. Nikolaev p. 657  abstract

Comparative Study of Two Extracellular Protectants Secreted by Escherichia coli Cells
at Elevated Temperatures

Yu. A. Nikolaev p. 661  abstract

The Ability of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria of Various Taxonomic Groups to Synthesize
Extracellular Hydrocarbons

T. V. Bagaeva p. 666  abstract

Formation of Hormogonia and Their Taxis during the Interaction of Cyanobacteria and Plants

O. A. Gorelova, O. I. Baulina, T. G. Korzhenevskaya, and M. V. Gusev p. 669  abstract

Relationships between Nitrogenase Activity, Stability, and the Ratio of Components
in Mixed Cultures of Diazotrophic Bacteria

A. K. Zlotnikov, O. B. Glagoleva, and M. M. Umarov p. 676  abstract

Description of a New Species of Mucilaginous Bacteria, Bacillus edaphicus sp. nov.,
and Confirmation of the Taxonomic Status of Bacillus mucilaginosus Avakyan et al.
1986 Based on Data from Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis

E. S. Shelobolina, Z. A. Avakyan, E. S. Bulygina, T. P. Turova, A. M. Lysenko,
G. A. Osipov, and G. I. Karavaiko p. 681  abstract

Typing Erwinia carotovora Phytopathogenic Strains on the Basis of Pectinolytic Activity
and Sensitivity to Bacteriocins (Carotovoricins)

T. E. Gorb and F. I. Tovkach p. 690  abstract

Establishment of the Species Identity of Streptomyces scabies ISP 5078 and Streptomyces galbus
ISP 5089 by Comparative Population Analysis

V. D. Kuznetsov, S. N. Filippova, O. V. Chinchenko, and A. M. Lysenko p. 696  abstract

Heterothallism in Mucorous Fungi: Physiological and Biochemical Characterization
of the (+) and (–) Strains of Blakeslea trispora

E. P. Feofilova, V. M. Tereshina, and A. S. Memorskaya p. 701  abstract

Phylogenetic Position of the Fungi of the Family Choanephoraceae Considered
in Terms of Heterothallism

E. P. Feofilova, V. M. Tereshina, and G. A. Kochkina p. 706  abstract

A Balance between Hydrolysis and Methanogenesis during the Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Matter

V. A. Vavilin, S. V. Rytov, and L. Ya. Lokshina p. 712  abstract

Microbial Processes in a West Siberian Oil Field Flooded with Waters Containing
a Complex of Organic Compounds

E. P. Rozanova, A. S. Savvichev, Yu. M. Miller, and M. V. Ivanov p. 718  abstract

Determination of the Bacterial Concentration in Freshwater Reservoirs and Streams by Fluorometry

L. A. Shchur, A. D. Aponasenko, V. N. Lopatin, V. S. Filimonov, and N. V. Shepelevich p. 726  abstract

Criticism

International UNEP Biosafety Guidelines in Biotechnology:
The United Nations Environmental Program, 1996, 39 pages

S. M. Ozerskaya p. 729  abstract

Author Index to Volume 66, 1997 p. 731

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