FermentOgram Editorial Board
Thomas Jeffries, Jeff Cary, Hans Blaschek,
and Joy Doran Peterson
Spring, 2007
NOTES FROM DIVISION O CHAIR
sources of energy. Colloquium participants made a
number of recommendations for moving forward
with research and education in this important field.
One of the recommendations was to have
interdisciplinary cooperation and work in teams to
carry out multidisciplinary research. The recent
interest in microbial energy technologies bodes well
for our Division.
There has been considerable recent interest in the
renewable production of energy. While we have
known for some time the role that microbes play in
various fermentation processes for producing
ethanol and other liquid fuels, the application of the
new tools of systems biology offers us an exciting
opportunity to produce feedstocks and microbes in a
more concerted and tailored fashion. The study of
microbial-based fuel production is by its nature
multidisciplinary in nature, involving
microbiologists, plant scientists, engineers, chemists,
plant breeders, economists and bioinformaticists.
This integrated multi-disciplinary approach to
solving the problems associated with biomass
conversion will involve the skills of many different
experts, working together to overcome bottlenecks in
the continuum. The conversion of lignocellulosic
biomass to a carbon neutral liquid fuel has been
described in the same vein as the "Apollo" moon
program.
I think you'll agree with me, these are interesting
times.
Hans Blaschek, Chair, Division O, ASM
THE DIVISION O BUSINESS MEETING
Please plan to attend the Division O Business
meeting to be held after the Division O
Symposium, Wednesday 5/23 at 10:30. Lunch
will be provided, so please plan to attend and
bring your ideas for incoming officers and symposia for next
year. Thanks! If you have a moment, please email
jpeterso@uga.edu if you know you plan to attend.
The current day ethanol production facility is
already being modified into a biorefinery where
renewable commodites and higher value bioproducts
will be produced and converted into polymers and
other products. The new tools of genomics will allow
for a focus on the development of tailor made
feedstocks that can be used by tailor made
fermentation microbes. ASM recently released a
report on microbial energy conversion. For more
information, please see: report on microbial energy
conversion. This report is based on a March 2006
American Academy of
THE DIVISION O MIXER
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:00 pm at the Westin Hotel
Look for room location to be posted at a later date.
ABSTRACT REJECTION RATE
There was a general discussion about the rejection
rates of abstracts submitted to Division O. At the Annual
Training Program for Officers, ASM program directors
posed the question—is the society accepting too many
abstracts for the ASM General Meeting? They raised the
issue that a higher rejection rate may increase the quality of
Microbiology colloquium in San Francisco. The
report addresses the need for clean, renewable
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our abstracts and thus possibly, lead to better attendance at
our meetings. The rejection rate across the divisions ranges
from 0 to 40%. As you know, the chair and chair elect read
all of the submitted abstracts and decide on their
acceptability. Our rejection rate averages 10%. In general,
we accepted most abstracts that were not promotional in
nature.
Further, it was pointed out that one purpose of
abstracts is to allow students to present their data in front of
their colleagues and to gain from the constructive criticism
of their research. The consensus was that we should not
increase our rejection rate. Certainly, we would like
comments from the broader membership.
Nominations for 2008-2010 Group Representative
We need to elect a Divisional Group Representative to
serve a two year term (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010). If
you have suggestions, please let Hans Blaschek know at
blaschek@uiuc.edu. Thank you.
DIVISION O STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
CONGRATULATIONS!
PROPOSED SYPOSIA FOR 2008
Please let Tom Jeffries or Joy Peterson know if you
have suggestions for next year’s symposia. The ASM planning
committee usually requests these symposia titles in very early
June of the year prior to the meeting. This is not a final list,
but rather a chance to get symposia on the program list.
H.B.M. BAKBT
PROPOSED SYMPOSIA FOR 2006
Convener
Topic
Joy Doran Peterson Microbial Biorefineries
Mike Cotta
S. MORRIS
E. HENRIKSEN
S.R. SHILPA
P.
ROYCHOUDHURY
A. DE ALMEIDA
Univ. Maryland, Eastern Shore,
Princess Anne, MD
U. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Universidad de Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rowan Univ. ,Glassboro, NJ
Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Univ. of Madras, Chennai,
INDIA
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATIONS
Division O usually has about 100 abstracts submitted
for consideration for poster presentations at the ASM General
Meeting. If a student will be presenting the poster there is an
option that can be checked during the application process that
requests the student to be considered for an ASM Corporate
Sponsor Student Travel Grant. If you want your student to be
eligible for one of these travel grants there are seven criteria
that must be met. These criteria are as follows: (1) Student has
to be the presenter; (2) Student must indicate desire to be
considered; (3) Student must be an ASM member (confirmed
from membership records); (4) Letter of recommendation from
the department must be on file; (5) Student was not selected for
a grant in the previous year; (6) Student must be in a recognized
educational program. Post-Docs within one year of receiving
their terminal degree are also eligible; and (7) Students in the
Undergraduate Fellowship or Minority Undergraduate
Fellowship Programs (managed by the Education Department)
are not eligible.
If any of these criteria are not met the student is not
eligible for the grant. These grants are allocated to each ASM
division based on the number of qualifying applicants. This
year Division O was allocated six of these grants. The more
abstracts that are submitted, the more chances we have for
additional travel awards, provided the applicants have followed
MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
MEMBERS
Primary
899
879
891
829
807
Secondary
490
498
565
435
413
Abstracts
135
120
77
91
90
NUMBER OF ABSTRACTS PRESENTED
YEAR
ALL DIV.
DIV. O
2002
2839
95
2003 2004
3628 3657
135 120
2005 2006 2007
2916 3001 3500
77
91
90
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all the directions above.
Thanks,
Jeff Carey, FermentOgram Editorial Board
ALTERNATE
COUNCILOR:
Jeffrey W. Cary
USDA, ARS, Southern Regional
Research Center
New Orleans, LA
jcary@srrc.ars.usda.gov
UPDATED DIVISION O WEBSITE
The updated Division O website is now ready! Joy
Doran Peterson, has agreed to oversee the website. The site
can be accessed through the American Society for
Microbiology main webpage (www.asmusa.org) under
“Scientific
Divisions”
or
directly
at
http://www.asmusa.org/division/o/index.html Please
take a look at the new website and send comments,
suggestions, items for inclusion, etc. to Joy at
jpeterso@uga.edu. Funds are solicited to maintain and
constantly upgrade the website. Please send your
monetary support to the undersigned. Recognition of
support will be given to each and every contributor. If you
wish, we will also provide a link to your website accessed
via your logo.
The site provides information such as Division
Officers, a history of Division O by Arnie Demain,
membership profile, news of upcoming meetings and events,
the FermentOgram, links of interest, and much more. We
think you will find the Division O website quite informative
and a useful tool for outreach to potential new members. This
site will only be as good as the Division O membership makes
it, so please be sure to visit the site and give me or any of the
Newsletter editorial board members your feedback.
Thanks,
DIVISION O MEETING DETAILS
TOPICS AND SESSIONS OF INTEREST
THE 2005 DIVISIONAL LECTURE
Dr. Thomas Jeffries of the Institute for Microbial and
Biochemical Technology in Madison
Wisconsin will deliver our Division O
Lecture. Tom is internationally recognized for
his work with Pichia fermentations. He will
discuss “Genomics to Improve Xylose
Fermentation in Pichia stipitis” in the session
21st Century Microbial Tools for the Production of
Chemicals.
2007 DIVISION O SYMPOSIUM
Symposium 122/O
Wednesday, 5/23/2007
718A- South Bld
Joy Doran Peterson, FermentOgram Editorial Board
21st Century Microbial Tools for the Production of
Chemicals
DIVISION O
FERMENTATION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
OFFICERS
CHAIR:
CHAIR-ELECT:
COUNCILOR:
8:00-10:30 am
Conveners: S. Sariaslani and Al Laskin
Division O Lecture: Functional Genomics to Improve
Xylose Fermentation in Pichia stipitis T. W. Jeffries;
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
HANS BLASCHEK, Ph.D.
Professor, Food Science
University of Illinois
blaschek@uiuc.edu
Yeast as a Versatile Chemical Factory
J. Nielsen; Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby,
DENMARK.
Thomas W. Jeffries
U.S.Department of Agriculture
Madison, WI
twjeffri@wisc.edu
Programmable Molecular Sensors as General Tools for
Optimizing Flux Through Synthetic Metabolic Networks
C. D. Smolke; Cal Tech, Pasadena, CA.
Joy B. Doran Peterson, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology
University of Georgia, Athens
jpeterso@uga.edu
Advances in Acetone, Butanol and Ethanol
Fermentation H. P. Blaschek; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana,
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DIVISION O MEETING DETAILS
IL.
10:00 am Renewable Resources for Production of
Aromatic Chemicals S. Sariaslani;
Dupont, Wilmington, DE.
SPECIAL THANKS!
The Editorial Board is grateful to Peter Baum,
We are indebted to the following companies
which, in 2006-2007, have financially
(ASM) for helping us with programming details
(thanks for your patience!).
supported the Division O activities:
NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC CO.ABS
Scientific Careers with Today’s FBI
TOPICS AND SESSIONS OF INTEREST
B. Budowle
Session 325
Friday 5/25/2007 8:00-10:30 am 717B- South Bld.
Colloquium IV: Bacterial Metabolism – Better Living
Through Chemistry
Colloquium: 095. Developments in the Conversion of
Complex Polysaccharides into Renewable Energy
Colloquium IV: Bacterial Metabolism – Better Living
Through Chemistry
Probing Metabolic Complexity with Experimental and
Computational Approaches
Tuesday, 5/22/2007 2:30:00 PM - 5/22/2007 5:00:00 PM
Conveners
The focus will be on the combination of computation and
experimental approaches used concurrently to decipher
metabolism on a global scale.
Conveners R. Weiner; NSF and R. A. LaRossa; Dupont
Invited Speaker
Conveners: V. A. de Crecy-Lagard and A. Osterman
Rational Design of Cellulases to Increase Their Activity on
Crystalline Cellulose D. B. Wilson; Cornell
Experimental Determination and Computational Prediction
of Intracellular Fluxes Uwe Sauer, idgenoessiche Technische
Hochschule Hönggerberg, Zürich, SWITZERLAND.
The Ins and Outs of Designer Cellulosomes E. A. Bayer;
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL.
Integrated Analysis of Yeast Metabolism Jens Nielsen,
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DENMARK
Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction by the Marine Bacterium,
Saccharophagus degradans S. W. Hutcheson;
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Amt proteins: Biological Gas Channels for NH3 S. Kustu,
Univ. California, Berkeley, CA
From tRNA Modification to Metal Chaperones: Following
the Genome Path V. deCrecy-Lagard, Univ. Florida,
Gainesville, FL
Turning Plant Cell Walls into Sugars with Clostridium
cellulovorans Cellulosomes R. H. Doi; UC, Davis, CA.
Bioprocessing Cellulosic Biomass L. R. Lynd;
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
Integrative Approach to the Analysis of Metabolic Systems
and Pathways A. Osterman, Burnham Institute, La Jolla,
CA
Session 105
Career Development Forum: Microbiologists Make a
Difference in Industry, Technology Transfer, and Law
Enforcement
Tuesday 5/22/2007 2:30-5:00 pm theatre- North Bld.
2007 DIVISION O POSTER SESSIONS
Poster: 047/O. Antibiotics, Antimicrobials and
Mycotoxins
Convener: Arturo Casadevall
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Technology Transfer-Bridging the gapfrom the lab bench to
the business community M. Melnicoff
Time:5/22/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/22/2007 12:00:00 PM
Microbiology and Industry J. Steenbergen
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Abstract and poster board number
463. Nisin Purification Using a Two-Phase Aqueous Micellar
Systems P. G. Mazzola, A. F. Jozala, A. M. Lopes, L. M.
Sato, S. G. Liu, T. C. V. Penna, A. Pessoa Jr.;
University of São Paulo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
São Paulo, BRAZIL.
464. Production of Different Structural Analogs of
Sophorolipids by Modifying the Composition of
Fermentation Medium And Measurement of Its
Antimicrobial Activity(Ctrl #: 1419)
D. J. Badia1, V. Shah1, P. Ratsep2;
1
Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, 2Shimadzu Scientific, New
Brunswick, NJ.
472. Absence of Growth of Klebsiella pneumonia and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cultures Following Challenge
with Purified Bacillus sp. Fermented Extract R. Michelin1,
L. Frederick2, K. Lobban3, C. Johnson1, S. Pramanik1, R.
Shaw1, J. Whittaker1, W. Leitner4, A. Williams1;
1Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 2Howard
University, Washington, DC, 3University of the West
Indies, Kingston, JAMAICA, 4NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD.
473. Monensin Inhibits Growth of Bacterial Contaminants
from Fuel Ethanol Plants K. M. Bischoff, S. Liu, B. S.
Dien; USDA-ARS-NCAUR, Peoria, IL.
474. Inhibitory Effect of 7-O-butyl Naringenin on Growth
of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 35556 with the Microplate
Culture Methods S. H. Moon, E. J. Yeo, K. T. Kim, Y. S.
Park, Y. Han, S. Y. Nah, H. D. Paik;
Konkuk University, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
465.Characterization of the Production of Reuterin, an
Antimicrobial Compound Secreted by Strains of Probiotic
Lactobacillus reuteri(Ctrl #: 1479)
K. Hermans, L. Schaefer, R. Britton;
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
467.Isolation and Partial Characterization of Bacteriocin-Like
Compounds from Lactobacillus rhamnosus [LCS-742]
H. B. M. Bakht1, M. Harel2, A. K. Nyame1, E. B. May1, D.
W. Boucaud1;
1University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD,
2Advanced BioNutrition, Columbia, MD.
475.Isolation and Selection of Thermotolerant Streptomyces
Strains with High Extracellular Production of Beta-1,3Glucanase C. N. Guillermo, T. E. Sergio Ruben;
Cento De Investigacion En Biotecnologia Aplicada Del
Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Tepetitla de Lardizabal,
TLAXCALA, MEXICO.
Poster: 048/O. Fermentations and Bioconversions
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
468. Mechanism of Valanimycin Biosynthesis in
Streptomyces viridificiens R. Garg, R. Parry;
Rice University, Houston, TX.
Time:5/22/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/22/2007 12:00:00 PM
476. Physiological Approaches to Increase Molar H2 Yield
in Anaerobic Fermentative Bacterial Cultures: Use of
Extracellular Electron Shuttling Compounds
J. L. Hatch, K. T. Finneran; University of Illinois,
Champaign, IL.
469.Evaluation of Culture Medium Formulations for the
Production of Geldanamycin by the Biocontrol Agent
Streptomyces violaceusniger YCED-9(Ctrl #: 1791)
J. C. Cercado-Jaramillo, A. Guzmán-Alonso, S. R. TrejoEstrada;
CIBA-IPN, Tlaxcala, MEXICO.
470.Amazing Red Bacterium from Philippine Mangrove with
Antimicrobial Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus MRSA), Candida albicans, Bacillus
cereus and Vibrio spp. R. G. Monsalud1, E. B. Leyeza2, J. D.
L. S. Clavillas1, I. A. Papa1, T. O. Zulaybar1, A. R. Creencia1,
N. H. T. Gana1, V. W. Bautista3;
1National Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
(BIOTECH), College, Laguna, PHILIPPINES, 2Institute of
Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños,
College, Laguna, PHILIPPINES, 3IAM Bioresource Center,
Institute of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, The University
of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN.
471.Cloning and Characterization of the Aspergillus
ochraceoroseus Aflatoxin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster J. W.
Cary, P. Y. Harris-Coward, K. C. Ehrlich, S. M. Beltz, M.
A. Klich; USDA/ARS/SRRC, New Orleans, LA.
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477. Analysis of Intermolecular and Intramolecular
Transglycosylation Activities of Thermus brockianus 4-αGlucanotransferase J-H. Jung1, S-W. Woo1, M-Y. Baik1,
S-H. Yoo2, C-S. Park1; 1Kyung Hee University, Yongin,
REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2Sejong University, Seoul,
REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
480. Modifications of Carbon Metabolism in Sugar
Fermentation by Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus 39E
P. M. Lokken1, J. Zhou2, Q. He1; 1Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
481. Analysis of E. Coli PHA-Producing Strains Expressing
a Phasin Protein from Azotobacter sp. in Bioreactor
Cultures A. de Almeida1, P. I. Nikel1,2, B. S. Méndez1, M.
J. Pettinari1; 1Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,
ARGENTINA, 2Instituto de Investigaciones
Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de General San
Martín, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA.
483. Medium Optimization for the Antioxidant Production
from Bacillus polyfermenticus SCD Using Response Surface
Methodology H-D. Paik, J-H. Lee, M-S. Chae, G-H. Choi;
Konkuk University, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
494. Laccase Production in Media Supplemented with
Different Glucose Concentration by Two Trametes spp. G.
Rojas-Verde, E. Alemán-Huerta, I. Quintero-Zapata, L.
Galán-Wong, K. Arévalo-Niño;
Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidad Autonoma de
Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, N. L., MEXICO.
484. Mixed Alcoholic and Malolactic Fermentations in the
Vinification of Cool Climate Chardonnay W. Pan1, A. Dubé
Morneau2,1, R. Mira de Orduña3,1; 1Univ. of Guelph, Guelph,
ON, CANADA, 2Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA,
3
Cornell Univ., Geneva, NY.
495.Optimized Production, Extraction and Purification of
Xylose Isomerase from Bacillus thuringiensis tolworthi as a
Newly Identified Producer J. Vaez1, R. Saghiri1, M.
Tabatabaei Yazdi2, N. Khodaibooran3, A. Khadem1, H.
Nemati1; 1Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IRAN
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), 2Tehran - University of
Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
OF), 3Sick Children Hospital- The University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON, CANADA.
485. Electricity Generation from Carbon Monoxide
Containing Syn-Gas: CO Fermentation Combined with
Microbial Fuel Cell Technology D. Kim, I. Chang;
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST),
Gwangju, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
486. Purification of a Herbicidal Compound from
Streptomyces sp 1M5a A. Guzmán-Alonso, J. C. CercadoJaramillo, S. R. Trejo-Estrada;
CIBA-IPN, Tlaxcala, MEXICO.
496. Improved Bioethanol Productivity Using E. coli FBR5
Derivitives with Dual Resistance to Furfural and Ethanol
S. H. Morris, V. M. Foring, K. A. Riegel, B. G. Lefevbre,
M. J. Savelski, G. B. Hecht; Rowan University, Glassboro,
NJ.
487. Investigation of Lignocellulose Degrading Enzymes
from Paenibacillus amylolyticus TA64, Isolated from the
Hindgut of Tipula abdominalis E. D. Henriksen, J. B. D.
Peterson; University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
497. Engineering Escherichia coli B for Production of
Succinate in Minimal Salt Medium K. Jantama, M. J.
Haupt, X. Zhang, J. C. Moore, L. O. Ingram;
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
488. Investigation of the Nutritional Requirements of Wine
Lactic Acid Bacteria by Cultivation Methods and Genetic
Algorithms N. Terrade1, M-A. Bondeau2,1, M. Doherty1, D.
Stacey1, R. Mira de Orduña1,3; 1Univ. of Guelph, Guelph,
ON, CANADA, 2ENSIA, Massy, FRANCE, 3Cornell Univ.,
Geneva, NY.
498. The Effect of Shear Forces on Filamentous
Bacteriophage and the Implications for their Large-Scale
Production S. D. Branston, E. C. Stanley, E. KeshavarzMoore, J. Ward;University College, London, UK.
489. Effect of Optimizing a Trace Metals Solution on Growth
and Ethanol Production by Clostridium Strain P11 J.
Saxena, M. W. Maune, R. S. Tanner; University of
Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
499.Genome Shuffling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for
Resistance to Inhibitors from Lignocellulosic Substrates
D. Pinel1, F. D'Aoust1, P. Bajwa2, T. Shireen2, H. Lee2, J.
Trevors2, V. Martin1; 1Concordia University, Montreal, PQ,
CANADA, 2University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CANADA.
490. Mutants of the Pentose-Fermenting Yeast Pichia stipitis
with Improved Tolerance to Spent Sulfite Liquor P. K.
Bajwa1, T. Shireen1, F. D’Aoust2, D. Pinel2, V. J. J. Martin2,
J. Trevors1, H. Lee1; 1University of Guelph, Guelph, ON,
CANADA, 2Concordia University, Montreal, PQ, CANADA.
500. Lactobacilli and Tartrazine as Causative Agents of Red
Color Spoilage in Cucumbers I. Díaz-Muñiz, R. E. Kelling,
S. Hale, F. Breidt, R. McFeeters; USDA-ARS Food Science
Research Unit, Raleigh, NC.
501. Biotransformation of Korean Panax Ginseng by
Pectinex S. N. You, S. Y. Lee, H. J. Cho, Y. J. Kim, S. C.
Ahn; Pusan National University School of Medicine,
Busan, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
491. Nisin Production in Bioreactor Using Skimmed Milk
and Milk Whey A. F. Jozala, L. J. Arauz, P. G. Mazzola, A.
Pessoa Jr., T. C. V. Penna; University of São Paulo, School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo, BRAZIL.
502. Exopolysaccharide Production by Lactobacillus
paracasei KLB58 in Modified Medium under Different
Growth Conditions J-S. So1, C-Y. Lee1, S-C. Koh2;
1Inha University, Incheon, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2Korea
Maritime University, Pusan, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
492. Rapid Fermentation Process Research and Development
for the Production of Natural Products
A. Madjid-Yunus, D. B. Brzozowski, M. W. Chase, T. B.
Phillips, P. C. Michels; Albany Molecular Research, Inc.,
Albany, NY.
503.Biotransformation and Biological Activity of Green
Tea Extract Fermented by Aspergillus Oryzae H. J. Cho1,
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Y. J. Kim1, J. K. Kim2, I. S. Kong2, S. C. Ahn1; 1College of
Medicine Pusan National University, Busan, REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, 2Pukyong National University, Busan, REPUBLIC
OF KOREA.
514. Electrochemical Characterization of Shewanella
Biofilms on Electrodes D. B. Baron; University of
Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
504.Isolation and Characterization of Antioxidant Substances
Isolated from Bacillus polyfermenticus SCD Supernatant
K-H. Chang, K-T. Kim, H-D. Paik;
Konkuk University, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
515.Detecting Early Colonization of Surfaces by Geobacter
Using Microfabricated Gold Electrodes L. J. Werner, V, E.
Marsili, J. Alley, D. R. Bond; University Of Minnesota, St.
Paul, MN.
516. Generation of Electricity by Thermophilic
Microorganisms from Marine and Hypersaline Sediment
B. J. Mathis1, C. E. Milliken1, S. E. Creager2, H. D. May1;
1
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC,
2
Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Poster: 049/O. Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and
Bioremediation
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Time:5/22/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/22/2007 12:00:00 PM
505.Effect of Multiple Copies of Cohesins on Cellulase and
Hemicellulase Activities of Clostridium cellulovorans MiniCellulosomes J. Cha1, S. Matsuoka2, H. Chan3, R. H. Doi2;
1Pusan National University, Busan, REPUBLIC OF KOREA,
2University of California, Davis, CA, 3University of
California Davis, Davis, CA.
506.Biocatalytic Matrices from Artificial Structural Proteins
and Biosilification W. D. Marner, II, A. Shaikh, S. J.
Muller, J. D. Keasling; U. of California, Berkeley, CA.
517.Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Novel
Amylase Gene from a Thermophilic Bacterium Caldimonas
Taiwanensis D-S. Sheu, W-M. Chen, W-T. Su;
National Kaohsiung Marine Univ., Kaohsiung, TAIWAN.
518. Thermally Stable Amylases from Antarctic
Psychrophilic Bacteria M. R. Smith; WRRC, USDA,
Albany, CA.
519. Application of the Staphylococcus aureus CadmiumTransporter Cada In Zebrafish(Danio Rerio) for Heavy
Metal Resistance K. Lin, Y-H. Li, C-C. Huang;
Chung Hsing Univ., Taichumg, TAIWAN.
507. Characterization of the Alkene Monooxygenase from
Nocardioides sp. Strain JS614 C. R. Owens, J. K. Karceski,
T. E. Mattes; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Poster: 148/O. Animal and Cell Tissue Culture
508.Mediatorless Bioelectrical Perchlorate Reduction
J. Thrash1, L. A. Achenbach2, J. D. Coates1; 1University of
California, Berkeley, CA, 2Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL.
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Time:5/23/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/23/2007 12:00:00 PM
480.Improved Sialylation of Recombinant Glycoproteins in
Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells by Co-Expressing CMPSialic Acid Transporter D. Kang, H. Cha;
Postech, Pohang, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
509.Isolation of Penicillin G Acylase from Escherichia coli
ATCC 11105 by Physical and Chemical Treatments
D. Abedi, H. Korbekandi, B. Haghighi, S. Kalantari;
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IRAN
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF).
481.Real Time In Situ Monitoring of Mammalian Cell
Culture Processes using Multiplexing Fibre Optic Near
Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy P. Roychoudhury1, R. D. O'
Kennedy2, B. McNeil1, L. M. Harvey1; 1University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM,
2BioPharmCEDD, GlaxoSmithKline, Beckenham, UK.
510. Functional Metagenomic Analysis of Anaerobic
Methane Oxidizing Communities M. Taupp, S. J. Hallam;
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA.
512. Degradation of the Primary Metabolite of 1,4-Dioxane
Oxidation, 2-Hydroxy-Ethoxy-Acetic Acid, by
Environmental Isolates K. McClay1, H. Musada2, G. J.
Zylstra2, R. J. Steffan1; 1Shaw E&I, Lawrenceville, NJ,
2Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Poster: 149/O. Genetics, Gene Expression and Protein
Production
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Time:5/23/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/23/2007 12:00:00 PM
513. A New Laccase from Marasmius sp. for the Degradation
of Textile Dyes A. Matura, J. Schückel, K-H. van Pee; TU
Dresden, Dresden, GERMANY.
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Abstract
482.Reconstituting the Plesiomonas shigelloides or the
Vibrio cholerae Heme Transport System in Escherichia coli
to Increase Hemoglobin Production C. L. Phillips1, D. M.
Villarreal1, S. Villarreal1, A. M. Kelley1, J. S. Olson2, D. P.
Henderson1; 1University of Texas, Odessa, TX, 2Rice
University, Houston, TX.
493. Soluble Expression and Characterization of
Recombinant Proline-Specific Peptidase from Lactococcus
lactis S. I. Yang, T. Tanaka;
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA.
483.Food Grade Cloning of Abortive Phage Resistance
Determinant AbiZ E. Durmaz, T. R. Klaenhammer;
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
494.The Physiological Impact of Penicillin Acylase
Overproduction in Escherichia Coli N. Narayanan1, S.
Follonier2, C. Chou1; 1University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
ON, CANADA, 2Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne,
Lausanne, SWITZERLAND.
484.Whole Genome Microarray and Genetic Analysis of
Growth of Geobacter sulfurreducens on Fe(III) and Mn(IV)
Oxides M. J. Larrahando, D. E. Holmes, R. A. O'Neil, M.
A. Chavan, L. A. Adams, D. R. Lovley;
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
495. Cloning of a Amylomaltase Gene from Deinococcus
geothermalis and Enzymatic Characterization of Its
Recombinant Protein Expressed in E. coli S-H. Hong1, MH. Lee1, M-Y. Baik1, S-C. Ahn2, C-S. Park1; 1Kyunghee
University, Youngin-si, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2Busan
Natl. Univ., Busan, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
485. Detection and Amplification of NiFe-Hydrogenase
Genes of Hydrogenovibrio marinus using Degenerate PCR
and Heterologous Expression in Escherichia coli
J. Y. H. Kim, H. J. Cha; Postech, Pohang, REPUBLIC OF
KOREA.
497. Multiple Expression of Cellulase and Hemicellulase
Enzymes from Clostridium cellulovorans in Bacillus
subtilis WB800 S. Matsuoka, R. H. Doi; University of
California, Davis, CA.
486.Characterization of a Putative Glutamine-Binding
Protein from Thermotoga maritima M. S. Luchansky, J. D.
Dattelbaum; University of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
487.Inducible Expression System in Rhodococcus
M. Kobayashi, T. Ishikawa, Y. Hashimoto;
The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JAPAN.
498. The G Protein β Subunit Regulates Spore
Germination, Vegetative Growth and Asexual Sporulation
of Aspergillus Niger in Response to Nitrogen Sources Z.
Dai;
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
488.A Markerless Gene Replacement System for
Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM with upp-Based
Counterselection Strategy Y. Goh1, F. Valence2, D. Mollé2,
S. Lortal2, T. R. Klaenhammer1; North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, 2INRA, Rennes, FRANCE.
499.Expression of Human Erythropoietin Having More
Complex N-Glycans in Drosophila S2 Cells through
Inhibition of Hexosaminidase Y. Kim, H. Cha;
Postech, Pohang, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
489. Development and Characterization of a Protein
Expression System for Use in Lactobacilli
T. Duong, M. J. Miller, R. Barrangou, T. R. Klaenhammer;
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Poster: 150/O. Proteomics, Microarray Analysis and
Genomics
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Time:5/23/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/23/2007 12:00:00 PM
490.Characterization of a Novel Amylosucrase, a GlucanSynthesizing Enzyme, from Deinococcus geothermalis DSM
11300 D-H. Seo1, J-H. Jung1, S-h. Yoo2, C-S. Park1;
1KyungHee University, Korea, Youngin, REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, 2Sejong University, Korea, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF
KOREA.
Abstract
500.Gene Expression Profile of Clostridium botulinum
Using Microarray Y-H. Lin, W-J. Lin; California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.
491. Enhanced Display of Yellow Fluorescent Protein on
Escherichia Coli Surface by FkpA Coexpression L. Zhang,
N. Narayanan, M. Moo-Young, C. Chou;
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CANADA.
501. Proteomic Analysis of the Intercellular Fraction of
Zymomonas Mobilis Responding to Ampicillin-Inducible
Acetate Tolerance C. W. Hsieh, C. C. Chang;
National ChaiYi University, ChaiYi, TAIWAN.
492. Overcoming the Tyrosine Production Bottleneck at
Prephenate Dehydrogenase with Native Zymomonas mobilis
tyrC or Mutant Escherichia coli tyrA(fbr) L. Templeton, C.
Byrne, R. Jackson, D-I. Liao, T. Van Dyk;
DuPont Company, Wilmington, DE.
502.Amino Acid Sequence Determination of Protein
Biomarkers of Bacteria by "Composite" Sequence
Proteomic Analysis C. K. Fagerquist;
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA.
503.Comparative Genomics In Identifying Aflatoxin
Biosynthetic Genes J. Yu1, W. C. Nierman2,3, M. Machida4,
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J. W. Bennett5, B. C. Campbell6, D. Bhatnagar1, T. E.
Cleveland1, G. A. Payne7; 1USDA/ARS, New Orleans, LA,
2
The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD, 3The
George Washington University, Washington, DC, 4AIST,
Tsukuba, JAPAN, 5Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,
6
USDA/ARS, Albany, CA, 7North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC.
M. Storm1,2, Q. Xiang1, S. Roos3, J. K. Spinler1,2, M.
Janecki1,2, M. G. Dillon1,2, R. A. Britton4, J. F. Petrosino1,
S. K. Highlander1, H. Jonsson3, G. M. Weinstock1,2, J.
Versalovic1,2; 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,
2
Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX, 3Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SWEDEN,
4
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
504. The Complete Genome Sequence of Bifidobacterium
longum bv. infantis D. A. Sela1, S. L. Freeman1, P. M.
Richardson2, J. B. German1, D. A. Mills1;
1
University of California, Davis, CA, 2Joint Genome Institute
Production Genomics Facility, Walnut Creek, CA.
514.Experimental Determination of Protein-Protein
Interactions in the Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacterium
Rhodopseudomonas palustris(Ctrl #: 3879)
D. A. Pelletier1, G. B. Hurst1, L. J. Foote1, C. K.
McKeown1, P. K. Lankford1, T-Y. S. Lu1, E. T. Owens1, D.
D. Schmoyer1, M. B. Shah1, J. L. Morrell-Falvey1, B. S.
Hooker2, S. J. Kennel1, W. H. McDonald1, M. J. Doktycz1,
D. L. Auberry2, W. R. Cannon2, K. J. Auberry2, H. S.
Wiley2, M. V. Buchanan1; 1Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Oak Ridge, TN, 2Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
Richland, WA.
505. Molecular Mapping and Strain Identification of Shiitake
Mushroom Lentinula edodes P. Y. Yip, K. K. Chu, H. S.
Kwan; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
HONG KONG.
506. Involvement of Multiple Cell Surface Proteins in the
Adherence of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM to Mucin
R. Tallon1, L. Buck1, E. Altermann1, F. Valence2, D. Mollé2,
S. Lortal2, T. R. Klaenhammer1; 1North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC, 2INRA, Rennes, FRANCE.
Poster: 151/O. Emerging Technology and
Instrumentation
Description:O Fermentation & Biotechnology
Time:5/23/2007 9:00:00 AM - 5/23/2007 12:00:00 PM
507. Methods for Sequencing Low-Copy Extrachromosomal
DNA in Soil Microbes K. S. Sampson, J. P. Zeigler, C. I.
Rodriguez, D. J. Tomso; Athenix Corp, Durham, NC.
Abstract
515.Effect of Moderate Electric Field Frequency and
Harmonics on the Growth Kinetics and Metabolic Activity
of Lactobacillus Aidophilus L. Loghavi, S. K. Sastry, A. E.
Yousef; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
508.Cloning of Mating-Type Genes of Lentinula edodes
Based on Automatically-Annotated EST Sequences
C. H. Au, C. L. T. Sham, W. W. Y. Chum, I. S. W. Kwok,
H. S. Kwan; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin,
HONG KONG.
516. Direct Linear Analysis: an Amplication- and CultureIndependent Method for Diagnosis of Human Infectious
Diseases C. G. Conant, S. McLaughlin, E. T. Mollova, V.
Patil, M. Zhang, D. Cameron, R. Gilmanshin;
U.S.Genomics, Woburn, MA.
509.Sequence Analysis and Comparison of Multiple
Plasmids from Soil Bacteria J. P. Zeigler, K. S. Sampson,
C. I. Rodriguez, D. J. Tomso; Athenix Corp, Durham, NC.
510.Microarray Analysis of the Physiological State of
Geobacter Species Growing in Subsurface Sediments
L. A. Adams, D. E. Holmes, R. A. O'Neil, M. J. Larrahando,
M. A. Chavan, D. R. Lovley;
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
512.A Survey of Protein Post-Translational Modifications
Found in the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio
vulgaris Hildenborough: Search for Stress Response
Mediators S. P. Gaucher1, G. S. Chirica1, R. Sapra1, A. M.
Redding2, A. Mukhopadhyay2, G. M. Buffleben1, C. Kozina1,
R. Phan2, D. C. Joyner2, J. D. Keasling2, T. C. Hazen2, A. P.
Arkin2, A. K. Singh1, Virtual Institute for Microbial Stress
and Survival; 1Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA,
2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.
513.Comparison of Two Lactobacillus reuteri Genomes
Reveal Divergence Within a Probiotic Species
517.Comparison of Whole Genome Amplification
Technologies in Support of Diagnostic DNA Microarrays
E. A. Bode, C. Chase, C. Gibson, J. Geyer, L. Wasieloski;
USAMRIID, Frederick, MD.
518.Comparative Sequencing of Wild Type Caulobacter
crescentus CB15 and its Mutant CB15N (NA1000) Using
GS FLX TechnologyC. S. Perbost1, S. Crosson2, B.
Desany1, G. Irzyk1; 1454 Life Sciences, Branford, CT,
2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
519.Direct Surface Immobilization Various Carbohydrate
Types through Thiol-Group Coupling to Reducing Sugar
J. Seo, H. Cha; Postech, Pohang, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
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