Session PS1: Poster Session 1/Exhibits Open
Sunday, July 20, 2014: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Convener:
Laura R. Jarboe - Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Co-Convener:
Stephanie Gleason - DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Cedar Rapids, IA



Biocatalysis
P1
Applied electrode potential improves particle size distribution of biosynthetic silver nanoparticles produced in Shewanella sp. biofilms
Michael Kitching1, Monica Epifanio1, Chun Kiat2, Cao Bin2 and Enrico Marsili1, (1)School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, (2)Singapore Centre on Life Science Engineering, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
P3
Improvement of carbon monoxide-dependent hydrogen production activity in Citrobacter amalonaticus Y19 by over-expressing the CO-sensing transcriptional activator, CooA
Eunhee Seol, Satish K Ainala, Balaji S Sekar and Sunghoon Park, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
P5
The Engineering of Photobacterium Lipolyticum M37 Lipase to Increase Catalytic activity for Efficient Production of Biodiesel
Kyung Seok Yang, Suk-Chae Jung, Kyo Hun Kang, Jun Hyoung Lee and Sun Chang Kim, Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
P7
Understanding the order of methylation and condensation in geminal-dimethyl producing polyketide synthase domains
Sean Poust1, Ryan Phelan2, Leonard Katz3, Christopher Petzold2 and Jay D. Keasling2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Emeryville, CA, (2)Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (3)QB3 Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Emeryville, CA
P9
Production of insoluble glucans using modified recombinant glycosyltransferase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Christopher D. Skory, Gregory L. Côté and Joseph O. Rich, Renewable Product Technology, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
P11
Biogas to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals Using a Methanotrophic Microorganism
Michael T. Guarnieri1, Qiang Fei2, Holly Smith2, Nancy Dowe2 and Philip T. Pienkos1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P13
Peroxidases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium not only directly function on cellulosic substrates but also boost cellulase activity
Kyoungseon MIN1, Han Min Woo1 and Young-Soon Um2, (1)Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Center for Environmental Technology Reaearch, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
P15
Co-saccharification of lignocellulose biomass in conjunction with starch by cellulolytic-xylanolytic-amylolytic enzymes complex of Trichoderma sp. SG2
Benedict C. Okeke, Sharla Rafferty Rafferty, Christiane Ingram, Andrew Paulk and Ananda Nanjundaswamy, Department of Biology, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
P17
Stabilization of a raw starch saccharifying amylase from Aspergillus carbonarius using anionic and cationic polysaccharides
Tochukwu Nwamaka Nwagu1, Shigeki Yoshida2, Bartho N. Okolo1 and Hideki Aoyagi2, (1)Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, (2)Graduate School of Life Science and Bioengineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Bacterial microcompartments: breakthroughs in fundamental biology increase application potential
Mark Held, Szu-Yi Hsu, Sarah E. Bloch and Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
New insight into characteristics, and substrate specificity of GH51 endogluanase and α-L-arabinofuranosidase from Alicyclobacillus sp. A4
Pengjun Shi, Huoqing Huang, Yingguo Bai, Huiying Luo, Peilong Yang, Kun Meng, Yaru Wang and Bin Yao, Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Enhanced Secretion of Human Interferon Gamma from Bacillus subtilis WB800N
Venkata Dasu Veeranki and Nitin Kumar, Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Guwahati, Guwahati, India
Environmental Microbiology
P19
Larvicidal activity of rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBI 2A1 against Aedes aegypti larvae.
Vinícius Luiz Silva, Bioquímica e Microbiologia, UNiversidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil, Roberta Barros Lovaglio, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil, Cláudio José Von Zuben, Zoologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil and Contiero, J. Contiero, Biochemistry and Microbiology, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
P21
Effects of biological, chemical and thermochemical pretreatments on biogas production from kitchen waste
Amaka J. Osita-Okoye1, Odinaka Nnuforole1, Chukwudi Ogbonnaya Onwosi1 and Frederick John C. Odibo2, (1)Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, (2)Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
P23
Pleiotropic metabolic behavior of a ring-hydroxylating oxygenase Pdo system in the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-metabolic network from Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1
Seong-Jae Kim, Ohgew Kweon and Carl E. Cerniglia, Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research/US FDA, Jefferson, AR
Lignin degradation by Bacillus ligniniphilus L1
Daochen Zhu1, Jianzhong Sun1 and Bin Yang2, (1)Biofuels Institute, School of Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA
Metabolic Engineering
P29
Characterization of the Pradimicin A Biosynthetic Pathway
Kandy Napan1, Whitney Morgan1, Thomas Anderson2, Jon Takemoto2 and Jixun Zhan1, (1)Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, (2)Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT
P31
Targeted and evolutionary genetic approaches to optimizng ethanol production in Clostridium thermocellum
Beth Papanek1, Ranjita Biswas1, Nannan Jiang2 and Adam Guss1, (1)Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Bredesen Center, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
P33
Simultaneous utilization of glucose and galactose to produce enantiopure (2R,3R)-butanediol by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain
Jiazhang Lian, Ran Chao and Huimin Zhao, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL
P35
Cyanobacterial alka(e)nes: strategies for improving their production via synthetic biology and studies on their requirement for optimal photosynthetic growth
Bertram Berla and Himadri B Pakrasi, Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
P37
Massive gene duplication on demand accelerates cellobiose utilization in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Eun Joong Oh1, Jeffrey M. Skerker2, Na Wei1, Soo Rin Kim1, Matthew Maurer2, Adam P. Arkin2 and Yong-Su Jin1, (1)Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
P39
Efficient production of L-glutamic acid from xylose by a novel metabolic pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Kazuteru Yamada, Youko Yamamoto, Yosuke Nishio, Yoshihiko Hara and Hisashi Yasueda, Institute for innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Japan
P41
Development of a deletion mutant of Pseudomonas denitrificans that does not degrade 3-hydroxypropionic acid
Shengfang Zhou1, Somasundar Ashok1, Yeounjoo Ko1, Dong-Myung Kim2 and Sunghoon Park1, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea, (2)Department of Fine Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
P43
Application of a synthetic metabolic toggle switch to isopropanol bio-synthesis
Yuki Soma1, Keigo Tsuruno2, Masaru Wada3, Atsushi Yokota3 and Taizo Hanai2, (1)Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, (2)Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu Univeristy, Fukuoka, Japan, (3)Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
P45
Systems metabolic engineering of the industrial fungus Ashbya gossypii turns it into an oleaginous microorganism
Jose L. Revuelta, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Patricia Lozano and Alberto Jimenez, Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
P47
Engineering a cellulose degrader Clostridium thermocellum for hydrogen production
Katherine J. Chou, Lauren Magnusson and Pin-Ching Maness, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P49
Biological Upgrading of Lignin from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
Mary Ann Franden, Christopher Johnson, Jeffrey G. Linger, Michael Guarnieri, Philip T. Pienkos and Gregg T. Beckham, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P51
Directing carbon flow though catechol and protocatechuate pathways for increased yield in biological lignin upgrading
Christopher W. Johnson, Mary Ann Franden, Jeffrey G. Linger, Michael T. Guarnieri, Philip T. Pienkos and Gregg T. Beckham, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P53
Identification of Novel Ginseng UDP-glycosyltransferases for Minor Ginsenoside Production
Suk-Chae Jung, Kyung Seok Yang, Kyo Hun Kang, Jun Hyoung Lee, Wan-Taek Lim, Giltsu Choi and Sun Chang Kim, Biological sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
P55
Pathway Engineering to Improve Hydrocarbon Production in Zymomonas
Yat-Chen Chou and Min Zhang, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P57
Increased tolerance towards serine obtained by adaptive laboratory evolution
Hemanshu Virendra Mundhada1, Jose Miguel Seoane1, Anna Koza1, Markus Herrgard1, Adam M. Feist2 and Alex Nielsen1, (1)Novo Nordisk Center for Biosustainability, Denmark Technical University, Horsholm, Denmark, (2)Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
P59
Growth of Escherichia coli on protocatechuic acid via a chromosomally integrated synthetic ortho-degradation pathway
Sonya M. Clarkson, James G. Elkins and Adam M. Guss, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
P61
Production of 2,3-butanediol from cellulosic biomass by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in Pdc
Soo-Jung Kim1, Seung-Oh Seo2, Myeong –Hyeon Choi1, Ji-Yeong Kim1, Yong-Su Jin2 and Jin-Ho Seo1, (1)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
P63
Utilization of glucose and galactose for production of ethanol by HXK2-deleted Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yi-Hyun Bae, Sun-Ki Kim, Jun-Hee Kim and Jin-Ho Seo, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
P65
Precise and scarless genome modification in Escherichia coli using transposase
Chandresh Thakker, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MS601, Rice University, Houston, TX and George N. Bennett, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX
P67
Development of a random mutagenesis system for the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha
Ohsuk Kwon and Doo-Byoung Oh, Biochemicals and Synthetic Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
P69
Utilization of glucose and xylose simultaneously by Clostridium tyrobutyricum : Effect of glucose and xylose consumption rate on butyric acid production
Youngsoon Um1, Ki-Yeon Kim1, Kyung Min Lee1, Gyeongtaek Gong1, Han Min Woo1, Chang-Jun Cha2 and Byung-In Sang3, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea, (2)Depatment of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
P71
Inducible antisense RNA tool for differential gene expression in cyanobacteria
Erin K. Zess1, Matthew B. Begemann2, Andrew L. Markley1 and Brian F. Pfleger1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P73
Development of heat-repressible RNA thermosensors in bacteria
Allison Hoynes-O'Connor, Lukas Kirchner and Tae Seok Moon, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
P75
Engineering Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 as a sustainable biotechnology platform through synthetic biology tools
Cheryl M. Immethun, Kenneth Ng, Ying-Chiang Lee and Tae Seok Moon, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
P77
Linear Cloning Platform for Gene Assembly and Expression
Ronald Godiska1, Phillip J. Brumm2, Eric Singsass3, Kamil Alzayady4 and David A. Mead1, (1)R&D, Lucigen Corporation, Middleton, WI, (2)C5-6 Technologies, Middleton, WI, (3)University Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI, (4)University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
P79
Trans-acting repressors as tools for metabolic engineering in Escherichia coli
Charles B. Johnson, Matthew F. Copeland, Mark C. Politz and Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P81
Rhodococcus opacus: metabolic evolution and genetic tools for production of biofuels and value-added products from lignocellulosic biomass
William R. Henson, Kun Joo Park, Shreya Srivastava and Tae Seok Moon, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
P83
Triacetic acid lactone production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lauren P. Saunders, Michael J. Bowman and Ronald E. Hector, Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL
P85
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli to produce D-Lactate from sugar mixtures contained in lignocellulosic hydrolysates
A. Alejandra Vargas-Tah, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, José Utrilla, Cellular Engineering and Biocatalyst, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Berenice Trujillo-Martínez, Ingeniería celular y biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Guillermo Gosset, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico and Alfredo Martinez, Cellular Engineering and Biocatalyst, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Instituto de Biotecnologia, Cuernavaca, Mexico
P87
Creation of a synthetic xylose-inducible promoter for Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ronald E. Hector and Katherine A. Card, Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
P89
Optimizing plant-microbe interactions for sustainable supply of Nitrogen for bioenergy crops
Romy Chakraborty, Marcus Schicklberger, Dominique Loque, Stefan Jenkins and Trent Northen, Microbial Ecology, Earth Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA
Production of Rosmarinic Acid in Escherichia coli by a Novel Biosynthetic Route
Sarah E. Bloch and Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Dept. Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Metabolic Engineering for Renewable Chemical Production
Direct Conversion of Plant Biomass to Ethanol by Engineered Caldicellulosiruptor bescii
Dae-Hwan Chung, Minseok Cha and Janet Westpheling, Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Taking Automated Strain Engineering to new heights
Christopher Reeves, Elaine Shapland, Victor Holmes, Leslie Stanton, Stefan deKok and Sunil Chandran, Amyris, Inc., Emeryville, CA
Metabolic Engineering of Catabolic Pathways
Extending Genetic Methods to Members of the Anaerobic, Thermophilic Genus Caldicellulosiruptor for the Conversion of Plant Biomass to Biofuels
Joseph Groom1, Dae-Hwan Chung2 and Janet Westpheling2, (1)Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (2)Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Metabolic Engineering
Application of site-specific endonuclease technology to rapid expansion of product portfolio in engineered yeast
Yue Yang, Aaron Hernday, Andrew Horwitz, Hanxiao Jiang, Max Schubert, Kati Wu and Lishan Zhao, Amyris Inc, Emeryville, CA
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