Sunday, August 10, 2008: 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Session 1: Poster Session 1
Conveners:R. Donofrio
Paul Cino
Improved secretion and production of the cancer testis antigen SSX2 in Pichia pastoris by deletion of its nuclear retention signal (NLS)
Chung-Jr Huang
Biocatalysis
Preparation of R-Amines from Racemic Amines with an S-Amine Transaminase from Bacillus megaterium
Ronald L. Hanson, Brian L. Davis, Yijun Chen, Steven L. Goldberg, William L. Parker, Thomas P. Tully, Ramesh N. Patel
Enzymes for the removal of protecting group - Enzymatic hydrolysis of t-butyl ester
Animesh Goswami, Lindsay A. Hobson, Kana Yamamoto, Rodney L. Parsons, Ramesh N. Patel
Utilization of a Novel Lysine Racemase Gene as a Selectable Marker for Microorganisms transformation
I-Chieh Chen, Shih-Kuang Hsu, Wen-Hwei Hsu
Microbial production of glyceric acid from glycerol
H. Habe, D. Kitamoto, K. Sakaki
Aldolase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Unnatural Sugars and Iminocyclitols
Masakazu Sugiyama, Zhangyong Hong, William A. Greenberg, Chi-Huey Wong
3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde production by enteric species grown on soy-based glycerol
Thomas P. West
Isolation and characterization of 17 different genes encoding putative endopolygalacturonase genes from Rhizopus oryzae
Jeffrey A. Mertens, Ryan C. Burdick
Purification and characterization of a novel rhizopuspepsin from Rhizopus oryzae
Chun-Chang Chen, Yen-Ching Cho, Chien-Chen Lai, Wen-Hwei Hsu
Enzymatic O-demethylation of Apixaban, a potent inhibitor of blood coagulation factor Xa
Thomas P. Tully, Steve Y. Chen, Michael A. Montana, William L. Parker, Ramesh N. Patel
Plants begetting plants: Lignocellulose saccharification by plant-expressed cellulases
Jason D. Nichols, Bruce Link, Stacy Miles, Sergio Arellano, Myoung Kim, Paul Oeller
Characterization of a cellulase from Bacillus sp. strain IC73 isolated from saline soil
Ashok K. Dubey, Manish Jain, Satyanarayana V. K., Poonam Mishra, Deepika Pandey
High-level secretory production and characterization of Bacillus licheniformis endo-1,4-beta-glucanase Cel9A in Bacillus subtilis WB800
Wai Mui Tjia, Sui-lam Wong
Optical resolution of β-amino acids using microbial enzymes
Hisashi Kawasaki, Shun'ichi Suzuki, Yusuke Asami, Yuki Imabayashi, Kunihiko Watanabe, Kunisuke Izawa, Tsuyoshi Nakamatsu
Isolation and selection of thermotolerant fungal from hot compost, for the delignification of sugarcane bagasse
A. T. Cervantes - Rodriguez, K. N. Rivera - Hernandez, S. R. Trejo - Estrada
The Effect of Immobilized Cells of Rhodococcus sp. DAP 96253 on Fruit Ripening
Trudy M. Tucker, Gene K. Drago, Sangeeta Ganguly, Sidney A. Crow, George E. Pierce
Random-shear BAC, Fosmid, and linear cloning systems for gene/pathway discovery and metabolic engineering
Cheng-Cang Wu, Sarah Vande Zande, Rosa Ye, Julie Julie, Svetlana Jasinovica, David A. Mead, Ronald Godiska
Cutinase from Fusarium solani PBURU-B5 for the modification of polyester fabric
Thidarat Nimchua, Douglas E. Eveleigh, Usa Sangwatnaroj, Hunsa Punnapayak
Cellulase and Xylanase Activities of Four Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strains Used as Biocontrol Agents to Antagonize Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Bruce H. Bleakley, Jennifer Morgan
Environmental microbiology
Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of bacteria with antimicrobial activities from the octocoral Erythropodium caribaeorum
Abdelnasser S. S. Ibrahim, Llanie K. Ranzer, Jose V. Lopez, Russel Kerr
Antimicrobial Property of Chitosan-based Film Containing Cinnamaldehyde
Akasith Leerahawong, Ubonrat Siripatrawan, Romanee Sanguandeekul, Munehiko Tanaka
Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using food waste as the carbon source
Peter H. Yu, Hong Chua, Yujie Wang
Through the Microscope:  How Environmental Contaminants Affect Fuel
Loryn L. Bowen, Susan S. Mueller, Marlin D. Vangsness, Lori M. Balster, Lisa M. Brown, Ellen M. Strobel, Lt. Daniel D. Pike
Potential application of thermostable xylanase from Bacillus pumilus in pretreatment of cotton and micropoly fabrics
Jitender Sharma, Bindu Battan, Saurabh S Dhiman
Aspergillus section Flavi isolates from corn producing areas in Thailand
Hunsa Punnapayak, Khanchai -, Khanchai Danmek
Integrated microbiological study of chromium-tolerant bacteria from chromium-contaminated 100H site at Hanford
Romy Chakraborty, Eoin L. Brodie, Boris A Faybishenko, Gary L. Andersen, Carl Abulencia, Martin Keller, Joy Van Nostrand, Jizhong Zhou, Terry C. Hazen
A Homologous Expression System of Recombinant Laccase in White Rot Fungus, Polyporus brumalis
Sun-Hwa Ryu, Bo-Young Kim, Ah-Reum Lee, Myungkil Kim
Regulation of transcriptional programs in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in wide range of environmental conditions
Qasim K. Beg, Michael E Driscoll, Elissa J Cosgrove, David K Byrne, Timothy S Gardner, Daniel Segre
Adaptation of Rhodococcus rhodochrous  DAP 96622 to Acrylonitrile Degradation on a Trickling Bed Bioreactor
Jie Zhang, George E. Pierce
Engineering mercury biosensor by synthesis and evolution
Qinhong Wang, Xiangdong Fang, Patrick J Shuler, Yongchun Tang, William A Goddard III
A modified membrane-transfer method for determination of preservative activity in personal care products
Daniel Price, Brandi Eason, Donald G. Ahearn
The Effect of Cobalt on Cell Envelope Components of Rhodococcus sp DAP 96253
Trudy M. Tucker, Sidney A. Crow, George E. Pierce
Molds isolated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:  identification, cultivation, and production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Richard Hung, Christen Libertiny, Jinyan Zang, Joan Bennett, Prakash Masurekar
Techniques in recovering microbial contamination in aviation fuel
Susan S. Mueller, Loryn L. Bowen, Marlin D. Vangsness, Lori M. Balster, Lisa M. Brown, Ellen M. Strobel, Lt. Daniel D. Pike
Bacteria-Induced Fluorescence Enhancement: Breaking a century old tradition of identifying bacteria using differential staining techniques
Marlon Thomas, Elizabeth Zielins, Valentine Vullev*
Analysis of the response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a fungal quorum sensing compound: applications for infection control
Shelby Jones-Dozier, George E. Pierce
Isolation and Selection of Grass Fungal Pathogens for Their Use as Bioherbicides and Phytotoxin Producers for Weed Control In Sugarcane Fields
L. C. Silva - Villanueva, M.M. Hernández - Arroyo, A. Guzmán-Alonso, A. Ruiz-Font, S. R. Trejo - Estrada
Toxigenic and atoxigenic Aspergillus section Flavi isolates from corn producing areas in Thailand
Khanchai Danmek, Kenneth E. Damann, Hunsa Punnapayak
Effects of a Novel Copper-Vermiculite Mixture against E. coli
Bowen Li, Susan T. Bagley, Jiann-Yang Hwang
Bacteriological Evaluation of Drinking Water Sources of a Black Belt County
Benedict C. Okeke, Elica M. Moss, Stephanie A. Russel, Stephanie O. Davis, Victoria Gunter, Natasha N. Bozeman
Natural products
Application of Biolog FF MicroPlate for substrate utilization and metabolite profiling of closely related fungi
Maya P. Singh
Production of a novel progesterone receptor agonist and its analogs by fungal fermentation
Ramunas Bigelis, Li-Ping Chang, Laurel R. Barbieri, Maya P. Singh, Leonard A. McDonald, Deborah M. Roll
Isolation and Characterization of the Ravidomycin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from S. ravidus CS23201
Madan K. Kharel, Jürgen Rohr*
Neurotrophic activity of a marine Streptomyces strain identified by gene mining
Xinqing Zhao, Wenjie Yuan, Bo Jiang, Shuang Hao, Tianhong Yang
Novel Antibiotic Discovery by High-throughput Microtiter Fermentation
Eric Solum, Chhayal Gandhi, Reynette Estelien, Florizel Anderson, Mustafa Varoglu, Chen Li, Sanjay Mudur, Jian-Qiao Gu, Cathy Hartland, Uma Oza, Vineet Rajgarhia, Victoria Knight-Connoni, Min Chu, Dwight Baker
Potential Application of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants Produced by  Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Strains In the Formulations of Laundry Detergents
Obiora Richmond Nwangwu, Nnamdi Kelvin Onyemerela
Production of Novel Enduracidin Analogs from the Genetically Engineered Mutants
Xihou Yin*, Ling Zhang, Ying Chen, Mark Zabriskie*
Phenotypic and Transcriptional Analysis of Streptomyces coelicolor Regulatory Mutants
Marlene Castro, Siguang Sui, Wei-Shou Hu
A Genetic and Biochemical Model for Secondary Metabolism In Wood-Degrading Basidiomycetes
Patrick M. Schneider, Dirk Hoffmeister
Use of a halogenase of hormaomycin biosynthesis for formation of new clorobiocin analogs with 5-chloro-pyrrole moieties
Lutz Heide, Lucia Westrich, Christine Anderle, Bertold Gust, Bernd Kammerer, Jörn Piel
Armillaria natural products: bioactivity and biosynthetic genes
Mathias T. Misiek, Courtney C. Aldrich, Dirk Hoffmeister
A platform for studying of unknown PKS/NRPS gene clusters
Youming Zhang, Jun Fu, Fan Huang, Shengbiao Hu, Francis A. Stewart, Thorsten Klefisch, Rolf Müller
Novel fungal natural products with bioactivity in a progesterone receptor reporter assay
Laurel R. Barbieri, Ramunas Bigelis, Li-Ping Chang, Maya P. Singh, Thomas Berrodin, Matthew Yudt, Leonard A. McDonald, Daniel A. Arias, Deborah M. Roll
Discovery, application and evolution of a marine bacterial SAM-dependent chlorinase
Alessandra S. Eustaquio, Florence Pojer, Joseph P. Noel, Bradley S. Moore
Malbranpyrroles, Novel Polyketides from Thermophilic Fungus Malbranchea sulfurea— Structure Elucidation by LC-SPE-NMR and LC-MS and Biosynthesis Studies
Yu-Liang Yang, Wan-Yun Liu, Shih-Hsiung Wu
Mutational Biosynthesis of Geldanamycin Analogs via the Disruption of a Gene Governing Starter Unit Biosynthesis
Woncheol Kim, Jong Suk Lee, Jung Su Ryu, Dongho Lee, Hong Sub Lee, Kyeong Lee, Jung Joon Lee, Young-Soo Hong
Unraveling the Biosynthesis of the Sporolide Cyclohexenone Building Block
Markus Nett, Ryan P. McGlinchey, Bradley S. Moore
MENSACARCIN - a Potent Cytotoxic Polyketide from Streptomyces sp
Sandra Loesgen, Moritz Arnold, Axel Zeeck
Dinapinones, novel inhibitors of triacylglycerol synthesis in CHO-K1 cells produced by Penicillium pinophilum FKI-3864
Ryuji Uchida, Satoshi Ohte, Daisuke Matsuda, Kenichi Nonaka, Rokuro Masuma, Satoshi Omura, Hiroshi Tomoda
Regulation of jamaicamide expression in the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula
Adam C. Jones, Lena Gerwick, William H. Gerwick
Biosynthetic Chemistry of Scytonemin: A Cyanobacterial Sunscreen
Carla M. Sorrels, Philip J. Proteau, William H. Gerwick
Regulation of salinosporamide biosynthesis in Salinispora tropica
Anna Lechner, Alessandra S. Eustáquio, Bradley S. Moore
Evans' Aldol Reaction with a Tertiary Enolate: Efficient Preparation of Recurring Biosynthetic Motifs in Bioactive Natural Products
Joshawna K. Nunnery, Takashi L. Suyama, Roger G. Linington, William H. Gerwick
Bacteria-based Assay for pfKASIII Inhibitor
Yu Du, Brian O. Bachmann, David Wright
Production of antimicrobial Activity, ZINC Solubilization and Bioplastic by Bacteria
Nazia Jamil, Maria Shuja, Shahida Hasnain
Mass Spectrometry for A-Domain Specificity
Vanessa V. Phelan, Yu Du, Yunfeng Hu, Brian O. Bachmann
Antimicrobial effects of some selected Nigerian medicinal plant extracts containing alkaloid (flavonoids) and other phenolic compounds 
Chinonso Ekwueme, Edwards K. Anaga
Effect of Biosurfactant on Cellulase and α - Amylase Production by Phanerochaete Chrysosporium Under Solid Substrate Fermentation (SSF)
Chinonso Ekwueme, Chukwuemeka C. Nwankwo, Briggs. D Harry, Ufot C. Essien, Nnanna C. Okrika
Biochemical Investigations of the β-alkylating Events in the Jamaicamide Pathway
Rashel V. Grindberg, William H. Gerwick
Development and application of a 96-well phagocytosis assay to screen for marine natural products enhancing Abeta metabolism in the microglia
Karla L. Malloy, Lena G. Gerwick, William H. Gerwick
Elucidation of Glycosylation Patterns in Bacteriocins from Streptococcus thermophilus
Moushumi Paul, George A. Somkuti
The Role of the Putative Anti-Sigma Factor Antagonist BldG in Morphological Differentiation and Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor
Archana Parashar

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