Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol.

Table of contents
Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. vol.31 no.2 Caracas Dec. 2011

Editorial

	· Sobre financiamiento y otros asuntos Vidal Rodríguez, Lemoine · text in Spanish

Notas Biográficas

	· Irene Pérez Schael Carmona, Oswaldo · text in Spanish

Ensayo

	· A brief history of the Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología (RSVM): XXX Anniversary (1981-2011) Carmona, Oswaldo; Vidal Rodríguez, Lemoine · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

Artículos de Revisión

	· Worldwide application of the rotavirus vaccine: impact on mortality and hospitalizations due to diarrhea Pérez Schael, Irene · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· The biological impact of bacterial autoinducers Marcos Flores, Encarnación; Aguilar Gutiérrez, Germán Rubén; Cabrera-Maldonado, Carlos; Guzmán-Flores, José Enrique; Flores-Encarnación, María del Socorro · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

Artículos Originales

	· Pathogenic bacteria isolated from the nasopharynx of indigenous Warao children: Sucre state, Venezuela Antón, Karen; Guzmán Lista, Militza; Salazar de Vegas, Elsa; Albarado Ysasis, Luzmila; Araque, Yasmina; Betancourt, José · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· *In vitro* *production and evaluation of anti-Streptococcus mutans* IgY** Moreno, Luz; Moreno, Claudia; Bilbao, Valentina; Acevedo, Alejandra; Felizzola, Ornella; Zerpa, Noraida; Malavé, Caridad · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· Evaluation of life-span of potentially pathogenic bacteria in marine sediments Acuña, Adrián J; Torres, Cecilia F; Pucci, Graciela N; Pucci, Oscar H · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· Evaluation of resistance to disinfectant agents of bacteria isolated from natural environments Ramos, Yusibeska; Alonso, Guillermina · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· *Use of alternative media based on casein hidrolyzates and Aspergillus niger* extract and their effect over the genetic expression of an Escherichia coli strain** Garboza, Fátima; Frontado, Ronald; Noguera, Nirza; Ávila, Horacio; Ojeda, Luis; Ramírez, Ninoska; Triana, Juana; Triana, Francisco · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· *Minimal infective dose of the mycelium phase of Histoplasma* capsulatum var. capsulatum in Balb/c mice** Torres, Joel; Romero, Hilda · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· *Chromomycosis cases in Bolivar State (1987-2010) and evaluation of the in vitro* sensitivity of two Fonseca pedrosoi isolates** Cermeño, Julman R; González, Carelis · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish

	· Norovirus and rotavirus detection in oysters commercialized in Cumana, Venezuela Zambrano, Zhorymar; Maldonado, Antonio; Bastardo, Jesús · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish