Editorial
Abstract
This issue marks the beginning of Volume 20 of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. In the past the development of the journal has been quite remarkable, in particular as a result of the rapid developments in the field of biotechnology. The change in the title as of Volume 19 is an indication of the journal's development from a mainly European to a truly international publication. In order to achieve even shorter publication times through an alteration in the review system, the...