Volume 2  Number 1  (2011)

CONTENTS

Eco Friendly Biodegradable Polymer, Poly- β -Hydroxy Butyric Acid Production, Degradation and its Optimization Studies using Alcaligenes Sp. and Pseudomonas Sp.
pp. 1-13
Authors: M. Kirithika, K. Rajarathinam and S. Venkatesan

Interactions of Curcumin with Calf Thymus DNA: A Study by FT Raman Spectroscopy
pp.15-21
Authors: S. Ponkumar, P. Duraisamy and N. Iyandurai

Isolation & Molecular Characterization of Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms Isolated From Automobile Engines
pp. 23-28
Authors: Debajit Borah

Taxonomy, Extraction & TLC-Bioautography of Marine Sponge Isolated Bacterium Bacillus subtilis (MTCC No.10619) for the Production of Antimicrobial Metabolites
pp. 29-36
Authors: Radha Krishna E., Shamsher Kumar P. and Sujatha P.

Study on Regulatory Sites in 16s-rRNA Gene Promoters of Two Bacterial Strains, Isolated from Harmful Red Tide Bloom, Gulf of Mannar, South-East Coast of India
pp. 37-44
Authors: P. Kumar, C.M. Ramakritinan and A.K. Kumaraguru

Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen on the Production of Catechol-type of Siderophores by Rhizobium sp. Isolated from Root Nodules of Pea Plant (Pisum sativum).
pp. 45-51
Authors: Vishal K. Deshwal, Pratibha, Akanksha Narayan and Manish Sharma

Incidence of Drug Resistance among Bacteria Isolated from Neutropenic Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
pp. 53-58
Authors: Sukhpreet Singh Purewal, R.P. Singh and R.S. Kahlon

Incidence of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Urinary Tract Infections
pp. 59-65
Authors: Nikunj Gupta and R.P. Singh

Influence of the Co-inoculation Rhizobium SR-9 and Pseudomonas SP-8 on Growth of Soybean Crop.
pp. 67-74
Authors: Deshwal V.K., Vig K., Singh S.B., Gupta N., Agarwal S., Patil S. and Ankita