1. MINI-REVIEW: DIVERSITY OF ENDOLITHIC PROKARYOTES LIVING IN STONE MONUMENTS. Authors: HORIA LEONARD BANCIU.2. PATTERNS OF INVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY IN SEVERAL SALINE LAKES FROM THE TRANSYLVANIAN BASIN. Authors: KARINA PAULA BATTES, MIRELA CÎMPEAN, LAURA MOMEU, VASILE MUNTEAN, ADRIAN-ȘTEFAN ANDREI, HORIA LEONARD BANCIU.3. PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE USING RENEWABLE CARBON SOURCES BY THE EXTREMELY HALOTOLERANT BACTERIUM HALOMONAS ELONGATA DSM 2581T . Authors: HORIA LEONARD BANCIU, CĂLIN GABRIEL FLOARE, TIMEA KRISTEA, ADORJÁN CRISTEA, ANDREEA-MELISA TRIPON.4. DIVERSITY OF CULTIVABLE HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA FROM THREE ROMANIAN KARST CAVES. Authors: HORIA LEONARD BANCIU, OANA TEODORA MOLDOVAN, DIANA FELICIA BOGDAN, NICOLETA-PATRICIA VANIGA.5. EFFECTS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS LIMITATIONS ON POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHESIS BY HALOMONAS ELONGATA STRAINS GROWN UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS . Authors: ADORJÁN CRISTEA, ANA-MARIA BRATOVIANU, ANDREEA-MELISA TRIPON, TIMEA KRISTEA, HORIA LEONARD BANCIU.