Abstracts of papers presented at the ninth annual meeting of the Philippine Society for Microbiology, 5 May 1980, at the Philamlife Theater, United Nations Avenue, Manila, p. 303. -- Indexes for volume nine, 1980, p. 337. -- Book announcements, p. 345. -- Table of contents for volume nine, 1980. -- Instructions to contributors.

Response of selected marine invertebrates to ichthyocides / M.E. Cowan -- Studies on the reproductive cycle of Midiolus philippinarum -- C. Walter and R. dela Cruz -- Nycteriboscinae (Diptera: Streblidae) of the Philippines / L.S. Cuy -- Nycteribiidae (Diptera) of the Philippines / L.S. Cuy -- Philippine Oribatei (Acarina) V. Scheloribates Berlese and related genera (Oribatulidae) / L.A. Corpuz-Raros -- Morphology and histology of the malpighian tubules of Mylabris pustulata (Coleoptera: Meloidae) / U.V.K. Mohamed and H. Murad -- Growth of some yeasts in batch and continuous-flow cultures with nutrient-supplemented coconut water / C.G. Caday, HA. Bergonia, and E.J. del Rosario -- Noteworthy Philippine mosses at the Hattori Botanical Laboratory (NICH), Japan / Z. Iwatsuki and B.C. Tan -- Fungiid corals from Central Philippines / F. Nemenzo -- 'Observations on the behavior and symbiotic relationship of the pearlfish Enchelophis vermicularis (Osteichthys: Carapidae) / E.O. Murdy and M.E. Cowan -- The identity of the common chicken mite in the Philippines / L.A. Corpuz-Raros -- Dinitrogen fixation in the root nodules of Casuarina spp. / B.B. Aspiras, R.C. Pabale, H.C. Miranda, Jr., A.R. dela Cruz, and C.B. Paris -- Effects of exogenous hormone injections on milt consistency in newly caught, wild milkfish / J.V. Juario, G.F. Quinitio, J.E. Banno, and M. Natividad -- Growth response of Achlya sp. to Nostoc commune / Q.M. Bautista Jr. and M.R. Martinez -- Pathogenicity of Achlya to rice in the Philippines / IJ. Dogma Jr. and D.E. Santos

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