4th Recent Advances in Microbial Control (RAMC)

CANCELLED: Controlling helpful and harmful microbial activity for enhanced crude oil recovery
Brian Clement, Glori Energy, Inc., Houston, TX

Advancing field-based molecular microbiology via adenosine monophosphate testing
Patrick Whalen¹, Renato De Paula² and Stacey Dunned¹, (1)LuminUltra Technologies Ltd., Fredericton, NB, Canada, (2)Microbiology, Nalco Champion, an Ecolab Co., Sugarland, TX

Living Reverse Osmosis Membranes to Prevent Biofouling and Reversing Methanogenesis to Capture Methane in Archaeal Biofilms
Thomas Wood, Dept of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Penn State University, University Park, PA

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Cleaning and sanitation of modular carpet tiles: protocol development and health considerations
Daniel Price¹, Donald G. Ahearn² and Robert Simmons², (1)Microbiology, Interface Inc., Lagrange, GA, (2)Biology, Georgia State University, Marietta, GA

The commercial development of products for the delayed ripening in climacteric fruits and flowers, and the control of fungi in fresh produce and animals by induced cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous DAP 96253.
George E. Pierce and Sidney A. Crow Jr., Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Using a modification of ASTM D4012 as a quality control tool for Bacillus spp. spore preparations.
F. J. Passman¹, Nilesh Vyas² and Russel Jerusik², (1)Biodeterioration Control Associates, Inc., Princeton, NJ, (2)EpiCore Bionetworks, Inc.,, Easthampton, NJ

Biomass in fractured shales: Sources, persistence, and implications for hydrocarbon recovery
Michael Wilkins¹, Kelly Wrighton², Mikayla Borton², Rebecca Daly² and Anne Booker², (1)School of Earth Sciences & Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, (2)Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH