1. RAPID ASSESSMENT OF CARBON SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION IN THE EPILIMNION OF MEROMICTIC URSU LAKE (SOVATA, ROMANIA) BY THE BIOLOG ECO PLATETM APPROACH. Authors: HORIA L. BANCIU, VASILE MUNTEAN, ANDREEA BARICZ, ADRIAN-ŞTEFAN ANDREI, ADORJÁN CRISTEA.2. CULTURABLE DIVERSITY OF HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM TRANSYLVANIAN SALT LAKES. Authors: ADORJÁN CRISTEA, ANDREEA BARICZ, ADRIAN-ȘTEFAN ANDREI, VASILE MUNTEAN, HORIA L. BANCIU.3. PATTERNS OF PROKARYOTIC DIVERSITY IN SEDIMENTS OF BRACKISH TO HYPERSALINE SALT LAKES IN ROMANIA. Authors: ANDREEA BARICZ, CECILIA CHIRIAC, PAUL-ADRIAN BULZU, ADORJÁN CRISTEA, ZSOLT GYULA KERESZTES, TUDOR TĂMAȘ, MIRCEA ALEXEI, HORIA L. BANCIU.4. 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.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.