1. REASSESSMENT OF THE TAXONOMIC POSITION OF THE GENERA HALOTERRIGENA AND NATRINEMA. Authors: HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE, MASAHIRO KAMEKURA, ANTONIO VENTOSA, TAKASHI ITOH.2. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HALOPHILIC MANNAN-DEGRADING ENZYME PRODUCED BY HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA. Authors: DAICHI HITOMI, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.3. PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HALOPHILIC ESTERASE AND LIPASE FROM HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS . Authors: TEPPEI ISHIKAWA, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.4. CHARACTERIZATION OF HALOPHILIC CELLULASE-PRODUCING NOVEL HALOARCHAEA. Authors: TSUBASA ITO, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.5. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ULTRAVIOLET-RESISTANT HALOARCHAEA. Authors: KAZUSA KOMIYAMA, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.6. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HALOPHILIC CELLULASE-PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM SOIL SAMPLES IN JAPAN. Authors: KENTA OKUNARI, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.7. EXPLORING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR HALOPHILIC AMYLASE PRODUCED BY HALOARCHAEA. Authors: SHUUHEI UMEZAWA, HIROAKI MINEGISHI, YASUHIRO SHIMANE.