State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology

SUMMARY REPORT 2005-2011

 

 

SUMMARY REPORT (2005-2011)

SUNY-Center for Applied Microbiology at SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York

The SUNY-Center for Applied Microbiology (CAM) was established at the SUNY

College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in 2005 by a generous donation from Dr. Chin Yang, who received his PhD in Mycorrhizae and Mycology from ESF working with Dr. Hugh Wilcox and Dr. Chun Wang. Dr. Wang is currently an emeritus faculty member in the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology and a mycologist of international stature.

Center Goals

In order to establish the CAM as a successful research center at ESF, several goals

have guided the vision and direction of the center since its inception. These goals include: • To nurture and encourage high quality research in the field of microbiology, to • Increase the prestige and recognition of the institution, its faculty and its students by

publishing notable research in recognized, professional publications, to • Secure significant new research funding from external sources, leveraging the

CAM’s base fund as an investment, to • Engage and develop multidisciplinary partnerships among leading faculty

researchers at ESF focusing on applied microbiology, to • Provide opportunities for students to engage in research of significance in the field

of microbiology, and to • Purchase special equipment essential to conducting research in the field.

Near-Term Goals for the SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology

• Establish working relationships with local environmental engineering companies

who routinely deal with microorganisms and their processes. The companies could include O’Brien and Gere, Galson and Galson, Stearns and Wheeler, Albany Molecular Research Institute, and others. Projects could include the use of microorganisms for bioremediation strategies, degradation/detoxification of munitions stored at military facilities, and detection of biological agents with potential use in terrorist activities for contamination of aquatic resources and food supplies.

• Reaching out to Upstate Medical University to identify collaborative relationships

which will bridge the gap between environmental and medical pursuits. Some of this

 

 

• has already been initiated with research on the interaction between indoor air quality (fungal contamination) and allergies, as well as research on mycobacteriosis and zebrafish, a well-known workhorse for biomedical research.

• Establish a physical presence at the Biotechnology Research Center (construction

anticipated to be complete by July, 2012). The Center for Applied Microbiology could function as a resource for incubator companies who will lease and occupy space within the building. The Center could assist companies by providing consulting expertise and use of equipment in all things microbiological, biochemical, and molecular. Availability of such technical support could serve as a draw for companies seeking research space to develop and extend their original technologies.

• Continue to expand the Center membership by attracting highly qualified

researchers from ESF as well as Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University who will contribute to the Center as members, and participate in collaborative investigations. Such collaborations can also include corporate entities such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Albany Molecular who have considerable microbiological expertise and function in applied microbiology with considerable resources.

Significant Accomplishments by Members of the Center for Applied Microbiology

2005-2011

Since 2005, the faculty members comprising the CAM have grown from the original three to six, and all six have active research programs in applied microbiology.

Dr. Susan Anagnost – Chair, Department of Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering: ultrastructure and molecular biology of wood-degrading fungi.

Dr. John Fieschko* – Department of Paper and Bioprocess

Engineering: physiology and bioprocess engineering of fuel-producing microorganisms.

(*Dr. Fieschko recently left SUNY-ESF to assume a position with a biotechnology company in southern California).

 

 

Dr. James Nakas – Department of Environmental and Forest Biology: production of fuels and biodegradable polymers from renewable resources.

Dr. Christopher Nomura – Department of Chemistry:

physiology and molecular biology of microorganisms producing biodegradable polymers.

Dr. Chun Wang – Department of Environmental and Forest Biology: biology of microfungi and applied mycology.

Dr. Christopher Whipps – Department of Environmental

Forest Biology: physiology and molecular biology of disease-causing microorganisms.

• During the five year time frame for this report, a total of $7,481,000 in research

funds was awarded to the six members of the Center. In addition, 56 research papers were published in scientific journals during this period (11 per year).

• Demonstration that biodegradable plastics, with properties similar to

polypropylene, can be produced from glycerol, a byproduct of the biodiesel industry. US patent application submitted Nov. 23, 2011.

• Demonstration that xylose from wood, in combination with levulinic acid, can be

used as carbon sources for the microbiological synthesis of a co-polymer containing both butyric and valeric acids as monomers. European patent issued Nov. 11, 2008 (Eur. Pat. No. 1585821).

 

 

• Established a collaboration with Tessy Plastic Corporation for the use of microbially-derived biodegradable polymers (from biodiesel-glycerol) for injection molding processing for the production of biodegradable medical products.

• During this time interval, members of the CAM have secured funding from the

National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the US Department of Agriculture, Oregon State University via the National Institutes of Health, the Alaska Fish and Game Department, and several corporate entities including Hilliard Corporation, Blue Highway LLC., Welch Allyn Inc., and O’Brien and Gere Engineers.

• Wood-inhabiting Microfungi of New York. This project was funded by the New York

State Biodiversity Research Institute and the Nature Conservancy, 2007-2009. The SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology provided summer stipends for student research assistants and the final report was completed in August 2010. This report is now available online: http://www.esf.edu/nymicrofungi/. This report is an inventory and distribution record of wood–inhabiting conidial fungi collected primarily from northern hardwood forests and a few conifer plantations in 24 counties of New York from 1965 to 2004 and 2008. A small number of collections from Massachusetts, Vermont, Indiana, Ontario, Canada, and Wales, UK are included. A total number of 2,036 collections, representing 166 genera and 297 species, are listed alphabetically in the text. Distribution of each species is presented in table format and in GIS maps (total of 175 maps). Keys to species for genera with multiple species were prepared and photomicrographs of already published species are included.

• Considerable progress has been made in advancing the basic understanding of the

molecular biology regulating the production and yield of PHA polymers to bring this technology to a more economically- competitive level with petroleum-derived plastics.

• CAM funds were used to supplement an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency to simultaneously detect opportunistic, pathogenic, and wood-decay fungi in buildings using a membrane-based DNA technique.

 

 

• Researchers described the importance of spores from basidiomycete fungi as major components of indoor air. Previously, these fungi were typically ignored in studies of indoor aeromycology due to difficulties in identifying this group in air samples.

• Significant advances have been made in elucidating the role of bacterial biofilms in the mycobacterial infections of fishes.

• Two new PCR-based diagnostic tests have been developed for the detection of Mycobacterium species and the delineation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic species.

• A review paper on mycobacteriosis in zebrafish, used for biomedical research, will be published in the next issue of ILAR (Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal).

 Grants Obtained by Members of the SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology

2005-2011

Susan B. Anagnost Biomass Blueprints: Constructing Photocatalysts from Cellulosic Templates Co-Principal Investigator SUNY-ESF/Seed Grant Program $7,577 01-Mar-2010 – 30-Jun-2011 Application and Demonstration of Macroarray Analytical Techniques for the Detection of Fungal Bioaerosols in Buildings Bluepoint Environmental LLC $41,541.00 01-Jan-2008 -- 30-Apr-2009 Membrane-based DNA Technique to Simultaneously Detect Opportunistic, Pathogenic and Wood-decay Fungi in Buildings Syracuse Center of Excellence $100,000.00 01-May-2007 -- 30-Apr-2009 Unrestricted Research in Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering Multiple Sponsors $31,242 01-Jul-2003 -- 31-Mar-2009

 

 

Developing a Method to Distinguish True from False Heartwood in Sugar Maple USDA Forest Service $26,991.00 01-Aug-2006 -- 31-May-2008 Sustainable Innovations in the Built Environment Project Initiative # 4 Co-Principal Investigator Syracuse University $20,000.00 01-Jul-2008 -- 30-Jun-2010 Green Buildings and Practices: LEED Accredited Professional Core Principles Co-Principal Investigator Multiple Sponsors $9,435.96 25-Aug-2009 -- 27-Jun-2010 Predicting the Size of Discolored Hearts of Sugar Maple Co-Principal Investigator USDA Forest Service $100,523.00 01-Aug-2005 -- 31-Jul-2009 A Collaborative Initiative to Advance High Technology: Developing Skilled American Workers Co-Principal Investigator Manufacturer's Association of Central NY Inc. via US Department of Labor $809,830 05-Jan-2004 -- 04-Jan-2009 Identification of Unknown Fungal Isolates for Survey Completion and Refinement of DNA New York Indoor Environmental Quality Center, Inc. $200,000 01-Sep-2004 – 31-Aug-2007 Chemical and Structural Changes in Decaying Wood Observed by Magic Angle Spinning NMR Co-Principal Investigator USDA-CSREES/McIntire Stennis Program $76,488 01-Oct-2004 – 30-Sep-2007

 

 

John C. Fieschko The Use of Microporous Ceramic Composite Membrane Technology in the Improvement of Biofuels and Bioproducts Production Hilliard Corporation $190,000.00 27-Jul-2007 -- 30-Apr-2011 Conversion of Dairy and Biodiesel Waste Products to Omego-3 Fatty Acids Lipids for Biodiesel NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $75,000.00 01-May-2009 -- 31-Mar-2011 Production and Evaluation of a Food Grade Yeast from Cheese Whey Permeate NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $75,000.00 02-Jun-2008 -- 31-Oct-2009 Manufacture and Use of Biodegradable Polymers in Medical Applications Blue Highway LLC $75,000.00 01-May-2008 -- 30-Apr-2009 Performance Testing of a Novel Bioreactor for Ethanol Production from Cheese Whey NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $75,000.00 28-Jan-2008 -- 27-Jul-2008 Biodegradable Plastics from Renewable Sources for Manufacturing Medical Products in CNY Co-Principal Investigator Blue Highway LLC $350,000.00 08-Oct-2008 -- 31-Dec-2011 Central New York Biotechnology Symposium 2011 Co-Principal Investigator Multiple Sponsors $3,411 01-Feb-2011 -- 01-Dec-2011

 

 

Central New York Biotechnology Symposium 2010 - Cultivating Economic Growth Co-Principal Investigator Multiple Sponsors $9,388.46 13-Nov-2009 -- 29-Oct-2010 Advances in Bioprocessing: Cultivating Economic Growth Co-Principal Investigator Multiple Sponsors $7,360.22 01-Jul-2008 -- 11-Sep-2009 James P. Nakas “Biodegradable Plastics from Renewable Sources for Manufacturing Medical Products in CNY” Blue Highway LLC $350,000.00 08-Oct-2008 -- 31-Dec-2011 Center for Applied Microbiology ESF College Foundation $24,355.00 01-Jul-2010 -- 30-Jun-2011 Hydrogen Research Antek Incorporated $32,924.00 01-Jul-2006 -- 31-Dec-2010 Center for Applied Microbiology ESF College Foundation $26,100.00 01-Jul-2009 -- 30-Jun-2010 Novel PHA's from New York's Renewable Resources NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $40,000.00 29-Jan-2007 -- 31-Dec-2009 Hot Water Extraction of Hardwood Chips and Utilization of the Residual Chips and Wood Co-Principal Investigator

 

 

US Department of Energy $2,201,625.00 01-Oct-2007 -- 31-May-2011 The Use of Microporous Ceramic Composite Membrane Technology in the Improvement of Biofuels and Bioproducts Production Co-Principal Investigator Hilliard Corporation $190,000.00 27-Jul-2007 -- 30-Apr-2011 Production of Value-added Biodegradable Plastics from New York State's Low-value Biodiesel Process-Glycerin Co-Principal Investigator NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $74,983.00 25-Jul-2007 -- 01-Jun-2010 Production and Evaluation of a Food Grade Yeast from Cheese Whey Permeate Co-Principal Investigator NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $75,000.00 02-Jun-2008 -- 31-Oct-2009 Lyonsdale Biorefinery/Ethanol Pilot Plant Co-Principal Investigator O’Brien and Gere Engineers $1,000,000.00 01-Jan-2007 -- 30-Jun-2009 Manufacture and Use of Biodegradable Polymers in Medical Applications Co-Principal Investigator Blue Highway LLC $75,000.00 01-May-2008 -- 30-Apr-2009 Woody Biomass Project at SUNY ESF Co-Principal Investigator US Department of Energy $674,000.00 01-Jan-2006 -- 30-Jun-2008

 

 

Christopher Nomura Production of Polyhydroxyalkanaotes with Defined Repeating Unit Composition NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $75,000 01-Jun-2012 – 31 May-2014 Protein and Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Biodegradable Plastics National Science Foundation $378,000.00 01-Jul-2009 -- 30-Jun-2012 Unrestricted Research in Molecular Biochemistry ESF College Foundation $30,000.00 01-Apr-2006 -- 30-Jun-2011 Production of Value-added Biodegradable Plastics from New York State's Low-value Biodiesel Process-Glycerin NYS Energy Research and Development Authority $74,983.00 25-Jul-2007 -- 01-Jun-2010 Efficient Production of Biodegradable Polyesters by Transgenic Plants Using Newly Developed Enzymes Hokkaido University $42,718.53 30-Nov-2006 -- 20-Mar-2008 Efficient Production of Biodegradable Polyesters by Transgenic Plants Using Newly Developed Enzymes Involved in Polyester Synthesis Tokyo University of Science $120,590.00 30-Nov-2006 -- 20-Mar-2008 Biodegradable Plastics from Renewable Sources for Manufacturing Medical Products in CNY Co-Principal Investigator Blue Highway LLC $350,000.00 08-Oct-2008 -- 31-Dec-2011 Hot Water Extraction of Hardwood Chips and Utilization of the Residual Chips and Wood Co-Principal Investigator

 

 

US Department of Energy $2,201,625.00 01-Oct-2007 -- 31-May-2011 Manufacture and Use of Biodegradable Polymers in Medical Applications Co-Principal Investigator Blue Highway LLC $75,000.00 01-May-2008 -- 30-Apr-2009 Woody Biomass Project at SUNY ESF Co-Principal Investigator US Department of Energy $674,000.00 01-Jan-2006 -- 30-Jun-2008 C.J.K. Wang Identification of Unknown Fungal Isolates for Survey Completion and Refinement of DNA Co-Principal Investigator New York Indoor Environmental Quality Center, Inc. $200,000 01-Sep-2004 – 31-Aug-2007 Wood-Inhabiting Microfungi (molds) of New York Nature Conservancy $25,536.00 01-Apr-2007 -- 31-Mar-2009 Membrane-based DNA Technique to Simultaneously Detect Opportunistic, Pathogenic and Wood-decay Fungi in Buildings Co-Principal Investigator Syracuse Center of Excellence $100,000.00 01-May-2007 -- 30-Apr-2009 Christopher M. Whipps Characterizing Mycobacterium Species from Zebrafish and Diagnostic Development Oregon State University via National Institute of Health $60,000.00 01-Mar-2010 -- 31-May-2012

 

 

PCR Analysis of Chinook Salmon Alaska Department of Fish and Game $4,485.00 06-Oct-2008 -- 01-Apr-2009 ARRA Renovation of Wet Labs and Cyber-Infrastructure to Enhance Integrated Research and Teaching in Aquatic Science at SUNY ESF Co-Principal Investigator National Science Foundation $1,470,000.00 01-Oct-2010 -- 30-Sep-2013 Fish and Wildlife Diagnostic Services Multiple Sponsors $5,510 01-Jul-2009 – 30-Jun-2012 Monitoring Populations of Elusive Forest Wildlife: A Modern Approach Using Noninvasive Genetic Techniques Co-Principal Investigator USDA-CSREES/McIntire-Stennis Program $50,415 15-Aug-2009 – 30-Sep-2011 Molecular Prospecting: Genomic DNA Sequence Data for Myxozoans SUNY-ESF/Seed Grant Program $8,000 01-Apr-2011 – 30-Jun-2012 Systematics and Biodiversity of the Myxozoa SUNY-ESF/Seed Grant Program $8,000 01-Mar-2009 – 30-JUN-2011

Publications from the SUNY Center for Applied Microbiology 2005-2011

Kirchgessner, M.S., Freer, H., Whipps, C.M., Wagner, B. (In Review) Detection of

Borrelia burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein Antibodies in Wild White-Tailed Deer

 

 

(Odocoileus virginianus) in New York and Pennsylvania, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Kirchgessner, M.S., Dubovi, E.J., Porter, W.F., Zylich, N.C., Whipps, C.M. (In

Review) Antibodies to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus and Coxiella burnetii in Wild Populations of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in New York and Pennsylvania, USA. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.

Liu, Y., Whipps, C.M., Gu, Z.M., Zeng, C., Huang, M.J. (In Press) Myxobolus

honghuensis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) parasitizing the pharynx of allogynogenetic gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch) from Honghu Lake, China. Parasitology Research.

Liu, Y., Whipps, C.M., Liu, W.S., Zeng, L.B., Gu, Z.M. 2011. Supplemental

diagnosis of a myxozoan parasite from common carp Cyprinus carpio; synonymy of Thelohanellus xinyangensis with Thelohanellus kitauei. Veterinary Parasitology. 178(3-4):355-359.

Stoutenberg, R.O., J.O. Perrotta, and J.P. Nakas. 2011. Overcoming inhibitors in a

hemicellulosic hydrolysate: improving fermentability by feedstock detoxification and adaptation of Pichia stipitis. J. Indus. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38: 1939-1945.

Wang, C. J. 2011. Wood-inhabiting Microfungi of New York. This project was

funded by the New York State Biodiversity Research Institute and the Nature Conservancy 2007-2009. ESF Center for Applied Microbiology provided summer stipends for student research assistants Cesar Herrera, 2009, and Christina Chan, 2010. The final report was completed in August 2010. This report is now available online: http://www.esf.edu/nymicrofungi/.

Whipps, C.M., Lieggi, C., Wagner, R.A. (In Press) Mycobacteriosis in zebrafish

colonies. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal. Whipps, C.M. (2011) Interrenal disease in bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) caused

by a new genus and species of myxozoan. Journal of Parasitology. Epub ahead of print. Zhu, C., C. T. Nomura, J. A. Perrotta, A. J. Stipanovic and J. P. Nakas. 2012. The

effect of nucleating agents on physical properties of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate (PHB-co-HV) produced by Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 17759. (Submitted to Polymer Degradation and Stability).

 

 

Liu, Y., Whipps, C.M., Gu, Z.M., Zeng, L.B. 2010. Myxobolus turpisrotundus (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida) spores with caudal appendages: investigating the validity of the genus Henneguya with morphological and molecular evidence. Parasitology Research. 107(3):699-706.

Nakas, J.P., Zhu, C., Perrotta, J.A., and C.T. Nomura. 2011. Methods for producing

polyhydroxyalkanoates from biodiesel-glycerol. Provisional Patent Application No. 6147004. Filed November 24, 2010. Full application filed Nov.24, 2011.

Pan, Wenyang, D.J. Kiemle, A.J. Stipanovic, T.E. Amidon, S. Liu, and J.P. Nakas.

2012. Production of poly-в-hydroxyalkanoates by Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 17759 using a detoxified sugar maple hemicellulosic hydrolysate. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (In Press).

Rosenbaum, P. F., Crawford, J. A., Anagnost, S. E., Wang, C. J. K., Hunt, A.,

Anbar, R. D., et al. 2010. Indoor airborne fungi and wheeze in the first year of life among a cohort of infants at risk for asthma. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 20(6): 503-515.

Wang, Q. and C.T. Nomura. 2010. Monitoring differences in gene expression levels

and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 grown on different carbon sources. J Biosci Bioeng. 110 (6). 653-659.

Wang, Q., Mueller, A.P., Ring, C.-L., Matsumoto, K., Taguchi, S., and C.T. Nomura.

2010. Quick and efficient method for genetic transformation of biopolymer producing bacteria. J Chem Technol Biotechnol. 85. 775-778.

Wang, Q. and C.T. Nomura. 2010. A survey of biodegradable plastics in the U.S.

BioPla J. Japan Biodegradable Plastics Association Journal. 36. 18-23. Whipps, C.M., Boorom, K., Bermudez, L.E., Kent, M.L. 2010. Molecular

characterization of Blastocystis species in Oregon identifies multiple subtypes. Parasitology Research. 106(4):827-832.

Zhu, C., Nomura, C.T., Perrota, J., Stipanovic, A.J., and J.P. Nakas. 2010.

Production and characterization of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate from biodiesel-glycerol by Burkholderia cepacia ATCC17759. Biotechnol Prog 26: 424-430.

 

 

Gozlan, R.E., Whipps, C.M., Andreou, D., Arkush, K.D. 2009. Identification of the cyprinid rosette-like agent as Sphaerothecum destruens, a multihost fish pathogen. International Journal for Parasitology. 39(10), 1055-1058.

Gunter N.L., Whipps, C.M., Adlard, R.D. 2009. Ceratomyxa (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida):

robust taxon or genus of convenience? International Journal for Parasitology. 39(12), 1395-1405.

Jones II, M.S., Whipps, C.M., Ganac, R.D., Hudson, N.R., Boroom, K. 2009.

Association of Blastocystis Subtype 3 and 1 with Patients from an Oregon Community Presenting with Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness. Parasitology Research. 104(2), 341-345.

Kent, M.L., Feist, S.W., Harper, C., Hoogstraten-Miller, S., Law, J.M., Sánchez-

Morgado, J.M., Tanguay, R.L. Sanders, G.E., Spitsbergen, J.M., Whipps, C.M. 2009. Recommendations for Control of Pathogens and Infectious Diseases in Fish Research Facilities. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 149(2), 240–248.

Lu, J., Tappel, R.C., and C.T. Nomura. 2009. Mini-Review: Biosynthesis of

poly(hydroxyalkanoates). Polym Rev. 49(3). 226-248. Matsumoto, K., Murata, T., Nagao, R., Nomura, C.T., Arai, S., Arai, Y., Takase, K.,

Nakashita, H., Taguchi, S., and H. Shimada. 2009. Production of short-chain-length/medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer in the plastid of Arabidopsis thaliana using an engineered 3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III. Biomacromolecules. 10(4), 686-690.

Nakas, J.P., Zhu, C., Perotta, J.A., and C.T. Nomura. 2009. Production of

biodegradable co-polymers from biodiesel glycerol and levulinic acid. New Technology Disclosure. The Research Foundation. Technology Transfer Office. Filed Dec. 12, 2009.

Rosenbaum P.F., Crawford J.A., Anagnost S.E., Wang C.J.K., Hunt A., Anbar R.D.,

Hargrave T.M., Hall G.E., Liu C.C., and Abraham J.L. 2009. Indoor airborne fungi and wheeze in the first year of life among a cohort of infants at risk for asthma. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 1-13.

Spiese, C. E., Kieber, D.J., Nomura, C.T., and R. P. Keane. 2009. Reduction of

dimethyl sulfoxide by marine phytoplankton. Limnol Oceanog. 54(2), 560-570.

 

 

Ferguson, J.A., Atkinson, S.D., Whipps, C.M., Kent, M.L. 2008. Molecular and

morphological analysis of Myxobolus spp. of salmonid fishes with the description of Myxobolus fryeri n. sp. Journal of Parasitology. 94(6), 1322-1334.

Gitsov, I., J. Hamzik,J. Ryan, A. Simonyan, J. P. Nakas, S. Omori,A. Krastanov, T.

Cohen, and S.W. Tanenbaum. 2008. Enzymatic nanoreactors for environmentally benign biotransformations.1. Formation and catalytic activity of supramolecular complexes of laccase and linear-dendritic block copolymers. Biomacromolecules 9: 804-811.

Jones II, M.S., Ganac, R.D., Hiser, G., Hudson, N.R., Le, A., Whipps, C.M. 2008.

Detection of Blastocystis from stool samples using real-time PCR. Parasitology Research. 103(3), 551-557.

Lee, W.-H., Loo, C.-Y., Nomura, C.T., and K. Sudesh. 2008. Biosynthesis of

polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from mixtures of plant oils and hydroxyvalerate precursors. Biores Technol. 99(15), 6844-6851.

Nomura, C.T., Tanaka, T., Eguen, T.E., Appah, A.S., Matsumoto, K., Taguchi, S.,

Ortiz, C.L., and Y. Doi. 2008. FabG mediates monomer supply for short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (SCL-MCL PHA) copolymer production from both related and non-related carbon sources in Escherichia coli LS5218. Biotechnol Prog. 24(2), 342-351.

Ostland, V.E., Watral, V.G., Whipps, C.M., Austin, F., St. Hilaire, S., Westerman,

M.E., and Kent, M.L. 2008. Biochemical, molecular, and virulence studies of select Mycobacterium marinum strains in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) and zebrafish (Danio rerio). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 79(2), 107-118.

Roberts, J.F., Whipps, C.M., Bartholomew, J.L., Jacobson, E.R., and Schneider, L.

2008. Myxidium scripta n. sp. identified in urinary and biliary tract of Louisiana farmed Red Eared Slider turtles Trachemys scripta elegans. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 80(3), 199-209.

Stoutenburg, R.M., J.A. Perrotta, T.E. Amidon, and J.P. Nakas. 2008. Ethanol

production from a membrane purified hemicellulosic hydrolysate derived from sugar maple by Pichia stipitis, NRRL Y-7124. BioResources 3: 1349-1358.

 

 

Whipps, C.M., Matthews, J.L., Kent, M.L. 2008. Distribution and genetic characterization of Mycobacterium chelonae in laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 82(1), 45-54.

Work, T.M., Takata, G., Whipps, C.M., Kent, M.L. 2008. Henneguya akule n. sp. in

the big eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) from Hawaii. Journal of Parasitology. 94(2), 524-529.

Zhao, Y., Sun, C., Kent, M.L., Deng, J., Whipps, C.M. 2008. Description of a new

species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Parasitology. 94(3), 737-742.

Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y., Kent, M.L., and Whipps, C.M. 2008. Replacement of the

preoccupied name Davisia Laird 1953, and description of a new myxozoan species (Myxosporea: Sinuolineidae) from Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier, 1829) in the East China Sea. Journal of Parasitology. 94(1), 269-279.

Anagnost, S.E. 2007. Editorial: Wood and Fiber Science goes electronic! Wood

and Fiber Science 39(3):365. Nomura, C.T. and S. Taguchi. 2007. PHA synthase engineering towards super-

biocatalysts for custom-made biopolymers. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 73(5), 969-979. Sato, S., Nomura, C.T., Abe, H., Doi, Y., and T. Tsuge. 2007. Poly[(R)-3-

hydroxybutyrate] formation in Escherichia coli from glucose through an enoyl-CoA hydratase-mediated pathway. J Biosci Bioeng 103(1), 38-44.

Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Yeo, H. Wang, C.J.K., Smith, W.B. and D.M. Roberts.

2006. Fungi inhabiting southern pine utility poles during manufacture. Forest Products Journal 56(1):53-59.

Catranis, C.M., Anagnost, S.E., Zhang, L., Fernando, A., Morey, S., Zhou, S., and

C.J.K Wang. 2006. A new sub-sampling method for estimating total colony forming units per cubic meter. Aerobiologia 22:177-184.

Nomura, C.T. and Y. Doi. 2006. Metabolic engineering of recombinant Escherichia

coli for short-chain-length-medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis. In Degradable Polymers and Materials: Principles and Practice American Chemical Society; Khemani, K. and C. Scholz, Eds.; Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp 32-48.

 

 

Nomura, C.T., Sakamoto, T., and D.A. Bryant. 2006. Roles for heme-copper oxidases in extreme high light and oxidative stress response in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Arch Microbiol. 185(6), 471-479.

Nomura, C.T., Persson, S., Inoue-Sakamoto, K., Shen, G., and D.A. Bryant. 2006.

Characterization of two cytochrome oxidase operons in the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002: Inactivation of ctaDI affects the PSI:PSII ratio. Photosyn Res. 87(2), 215-228.

Zhou, S. 2006. Morphological and molecular studies of Basidiomycetes isolated

from wood poles and air samples. Ph.D. Dissertation. State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. 180 p.

Anagnost, S.E. Wood in the Built Environment – Conditions for Mold and Decay, In:

Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms, Editors, C. S. Yang and P. Heinsohn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., submitted October 2005.

Catranis, Catharine M., Susan E. Anagnost, Analie Fernando, Shannon Morey,

C. J. K. Wang, Paula Destefano, Chris Garback, Melanie LaMoy, Geralyn Hall, Deepa Naishadham, Judith Crawford, Andrew Hunt, and Jerrold L. Abraham. 2005. Assessment of Exposure to Indoor Environmental Factors for an Infant Cohort at Risk for Asthma. In: Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins and Human Health, Editor, E. Johanning. Fungal Research Group Foundation, Inc., Albany, New York. pp. 40-48.

Fernando, A.A., Anagnost, S.E., Zhou, S., Morey, S.R., and C.J.K. Wang. 2005.

Noteworthy fungi from air samples. Mycotaxon 92:322-338.

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