Poster Presentations

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Biodegradation: Appetite for the Unusual

0001
BIOAUGMENTATION AS A TOOL TO REMEDIATE DRINKING WATER POLLUTED BY NANOMOLAR CONCENTRATIONS OF 2,6 DICHLOROBENZAMIDE
J. Aamand, S.R. Sørensen, M.S. Holtze, O.S. Jacobsen
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark

0002
BACTERIAL DIVERSITY OF AN ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROCESS INVOLVING A SEQUENCING MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR
S. Bigras¹, B. Vallet², P. Juteau¹, S. Parent³, Y. Comeau², R. Villemur^1
1INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Environmental Microbiology, Laval, Canada, ²Polytechnique de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ³Biodome de Montreal, Montreal, Canada

0003
METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE PHENOL BIODEGRADATION BY RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS
A. Cejkova¹, J. Masak¹, V. Jirku¹, O. Schreiberova¹, T. Krulikovska¹, J. Szokol², M. Patek^2
1Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Dept. Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Academy of Science of Czech Republic, Department of Microbiology, Prague, Czech Republic

0004
ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION OF NONYLPHENOL FROM MANGROVE SEDIMENT IN SUBTROPICAL TAIWAN
B.V. Chang, G.S. Lu
Soochow University, Department of Microbiology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

0005
DIVERSITY OF PHTHALATE DIOXYGENASE GENE ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS SOIL SAMPLES
P.-Y. Ho, W.-L. Chao
SooChow University, Microbiology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

0006
ISOLATION OF PCP DEGRADING BACTERIUM FROM THE BARK COMPOST
J.-Y. Chiu, C.-H. Chiu, C.-Y. Huang, L.-C. Yeh
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, Neipu, Taiwan, Republic of China

0007
DEVELOPMENT OF REAL-TIME PCR ASSAYS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HYDROCARBON-DEGRADING BACTERIA IN PETROLEUM SAMPLES FROM CAMPOS BASIN (RJ, BRAZIL)
E. Crespim¹, A.J. Mota², E. Santos-Neto³, V. Oliveira^1
1CPQBA/Unicamp, Microbial Resources Division, Campinas, Brazil, ²Laboratory of Genomes and Molecular Genetics, R&D Institute, UNIVAP, São José dos Campos, Brazil, ³PETROBRAS R&D Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

0008
CHARACTERISATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF A MICROBIOLOGICAL REDUCTION CELL TO REMEDIATE HEAVY METAL AND ACID-CONTAINING MINERAL PROCESSING LEACHATES, HEYBRIDGE, TASMANIA
A. Dann¹, R. Cooper², J. Bowman^3
1University of Tasmania, School of Agricultural Science, Hobart, Australia, ²Environmental Services and Design, Wynyard, Australia, ³University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, Hobart, Australia

0009
TFD GENE DISTRIBUTION IN AGRICULTURE SOILS OF BRAZIL
I.C.N. Direito¹, J.L.S.G. Vianez Júnior¹, N.S. Ferreira¹, B.B. Abbês¹, A.G. O'Donnell², L.C.S. Mendonça-Hagler¹, A. Macrae^1
1UFRJ, Microbiologia Geral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²Newcastle University, IRES, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

0010
EPS DEGRADATION BY FUNGI FROM TROPICAL HYPERSALINE MICROBIAL MATS IN PUERTO RICO
L. Duval¹, P. Visscher², S. Cantrell^1
1Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, ²University of Connecticut, Center for Integrative Geoscience, Storrs, United States of America

0011
BIODEGRADATION OF RECALCITRANT OIL FRACTIONS
M. Frenzel¹, S. Rowland², S. Burton¹, H. Lappin-Scott^1
1University of Exeter, School of Biosciences, Exeter, United Kingdom, ²University of Plymouth, Petroleum & Environmental Geochemistry Group, Plymouth, United Kingdom

0012
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE GRASSES ENHANCE MICROBIAL REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SOIL
S. Gaskin¹, K. Soole², R. Bentham^1
1Flinders University, Environmental Health, Adelaide, Australia, ²Flinders University, Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia

0013
THERMOPHILIC METHANOGENESIS AND SULFATE REDUCTION BY OILFIELD POPULATIONS INCUBATED WITH SELECTED HYDROCARBON SUBSTRATES
L. Gieg, I. Davidova, J. Suflita
University of Oklahoma, Department of Botany & Microbiology, Norman, United States of America

0014
PATHWAYS OF ANAEROBIC TOLUENE BIODEGRADATION BY A MIXED METHANOGENIC CONSORTIUM
L. Gieg, J. Suflita
University of Oklahoma, Department of Botany & Microbiology, Norman, United States of America

0015
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR ISOLATION OF VOMITOXIN-DETOXIFYING BACTERIA FROM THE CHICKEN INTESTINE: A SUCCESS STORY
H. Yu, T. Zhou, J.C. Young, X.-Z. Li, H. Zhu, R. Cao, R. Yang, J. Gong
Agriculture & Ari-Food Canada, Guelph Food Research Centre, Guelph, Canada

0016
DEGRADATION BEHAVIORS OF NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE BY ALPHA- AND BETA PROTEOBACTERIA ISOLATED FROM ACTIVATED SLUDGE
X. Gu¹, Y. Zhang¹, J. Zhang¹, H. Tamaki², M. Yang¹, Y. Kamagata^2
1Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Beijing, China, ²National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Institute for Biological Resources and Functions, Tsukuba, Japan

0017
THE MODEL GRAM-POSITIVE METAL-REDUCING BACTERIUM, DESULFITOBACTERIUM HAFNIENSE (DCB-2): PHYLOGENETIC SUPPORT USING MOORELLA THERMOACETICA AND THE METALS CADMIUM AND SELENIUM
C. Harzman¹, S. Kelly², S.-H. Kim¹, T.L. Marsh¹, J. Tiedje^1
1Michigan State University, Center for Microbial Ecology, East Lansing, United States of America, ²Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, United States of America

0018
EVALUATING BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL IN RELATION TO MEASURES OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
R. Davenport¹, A. Goodhead¹, J. Snape², T. Curtis¹, I. Head^1
1Newcastle University, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Brixham, United Kingdom

0019
PAHS DEGRADATION AND META-GENOMICS: MOLECULAR GENETIC TOOLS FOR TRACKING MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DIVERSITY IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
A.E.-L. Hesham¹, M. Yang^2
1Faculty of Agriculture, Genetics, Assiut, Egypt, ²Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

0020
EFFECTS OF CONCENTRATION OF PCB CONGENERS ON BIODEGRADATION PATHWAYS AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN SEDIMENT SLURRIES UNDER ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS
C.-H. Ho, S.-M. Liu
National Taiwan Ocean University, Institute of Marine Biology, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China

0021
CHEMICAL SELECTION PRESSURES HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS BY CHANGING MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
A. Hosoda¹, S. Amao¹, A. Ito¹, K. Ueno¹, H. Yoshikawa², H. Tamura^1
1Meijo University, Agriculture, Nagoya, Japan, ²Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Functional Materials Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan

0022
IDENTIFICATION AND DIVERSITY OF BACTERIA IN THE CATABOLISM OF TRITON X-100 (OCTYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES)
S.L. Huang¹, H.C. Hsieh², C.C. Yang^2
1Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan, Republic of China, ²Institute of Life Science, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan, Republic of China

0023
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND DIVERSITY OF EXTRADIOL DIOXYGENASE GENES FROM BACTERIA DEGRADING AROMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL HORMONES
T. Nguyen Ngoc¹, M.C. Chen², S.L. Huang^3
1National Central University, Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Jhongli, Taiwan, Republic of China, ²National Central University, Life Science, Jhongli, Taiwan, Republic of China, ³National Central University, Center of Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Jhongli, Taiwan, Republic of China

0024
MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF 'AROMATIC NAPHTHENIC ACID'-DEGRADING BACTERIA
R. Johnson¹, B. Smith², S. Rowland³, C. Whitby^1
1University of Essex, Department of Biological Sciences, Colchester, United Kingdom, ²Oil Plus Ltd, Newbury, United Kingdom, ³University of Plymouth, School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences, Plymouth, United Kingdom

0025
ESTIMATION OF ACTIVITY OF MICROBIOTA OF SALINE SOILS STRONGLY CONTAMINATED BY CHLOROORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH THE USE OF TRITIUM LABELED POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
A.A. Kim¹, G.I. Djumaniyazova², G.T. Djuraeva¹, P.V. Zinovev², K.T. Yadgarov^2
1Institute of Nuclear Physics, Department of Analysis and Information, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, ²Institute of Genetics and Experimental, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

0026
THE ANAEROBIC ENRICHMENT CULTURE, FMC-4P REDUCTIVELY DECHLORINATING PCE TO ETHANE
B.-H. Kim¹, K.-H. Baek¹, Y. Sung², D.-H. Cho¹, G.-G. Choi³, H.-M. Oh³, S.-C. Koh⁴, H.-S. Kim^1
1Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ²Research Institute of Science and Technology (RIST), Environ & Energy Research Center, Gwangyang-si, Chollanam-Do, Korea, Republic of, ³Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Biological Resource Center, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Korea Maritime University, Division of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Busan, Korea, Republic of

0027
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYPHOMICROBIUM SP. PYR1003 CAPABLE OF DEGRADING PYRENE FROM THE ESTUARINE WETLAND OF HAN RIVER, KOREA
K.-Y. Kim, J.-H. Kim, J.-Y. Bae, C.-J. Cha
Chung-Ang University, Department of Biotechnology, Anseong, Korea, Republic of

0028
BIODIVERSITY OF THERMOPHILIC PROKARYOTES WITH HYDROLYTIC ACTIVITIES IN HOT SPRINGS OF UZON CALDERA, KAMCHATKA
I. Kublanov¹, A. Perevalova¹, G. Slobodkina¹, S. Bidjieva¹, T. Kolganova², E. Bonch-Osmolovskaya^1
1Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, ²Bioengineering Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

0029
PLANT-MICROBE FACTORS THAT ENHANCE THE MINERALIZATION OF A TRIAZINE HERBICIDE: HEXAZINONE
D. Marinho, E. Ferreira, T. Langenbach
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

0030
IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF TETRACHLOROETHENE-DECHLORINATING BACTERIA IN TIDAL FLAT SEDIMENTS
J. Lee¹, B. Amos², F. Loeffler³, J. Park^1
1Yonsei University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environment Engineering, Atlanta, United States of America, ³Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environment Engineering and School of Biology, Atlanta, United States of America

0031
EVIDENCE FOR NOVEL DECHLORINATORS CONTRIBUTING CHLORINATED ETHENE DETOXIFICATION
D.B. Meisinger¹, M. Pavlekovic¹, K.U. Totsche², V. Radl³, M. Schloter³, M. Schmid⁴, K. Ritalahti⁵, F.E. Löffler⁵, N. Lee^1
1Technical University of Munich, Microbiology, Freising, Germany, ²Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Geosciences, Jena, Germany, ³Helmholtz Zentrum München, Soil Ecology, Neuherberg, Germany, ⁴Helmholtz Zentrum München, Plant Microbe Interactions, Neuherberg, Germany, ⁵Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Microbiology and Engineering, Atlanta, United States of America

0032
FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION FOR VISUALIZING REDUCTIVELY DECHLORINATING BACTERIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES - POTENTIAL AND LIMITS
M. Pavlekovic¹, D.B. Meisinger¹, K. Hauer¹, S. Spring², I. Nijenhuis³, H.H. Richnow³, K. Ritalahti⁴, C. Lebron⁵, F.E. Löffler⁴, N. Lee^1
1Technical University of Munich, Microbiology, Freising, Germany, ²DSMZ, Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany, ³UFZ, Isotope Biogeochemistry, Leipzig, Germany, ⁴Georgia Institute of Technology, Environmental Microbiology and Engineering, Atlanta, United States of America, ⁵NFESC, Port Hueneme, United States of America

0033
BACTERIAL COMMUNITY ADAPTATION TO CHLORINATED POLLUTANT CHALLENGE: POPULATION AND DEHALOGENASE GENE SELECTION
M.J. Leggett¹, T. Higgins¹, G.F. White¹, J. Snape², A.J. Weightman^1
1Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²AstraZeneca Brixham Environmental Laboratory, Brixham, United Kingdom

0034
ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS BY BACTERIAL CONSORTIA ENRICHED FROM SUBSURFACE MANGROVE SEDIMENT
C.-H. Li, N.F.-Y. Tam
City University of Hong Kong, Biology & Chemistry Department, Kowloon, Hong Kong

0035
BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES IN LAB-SCALE BIOPILES TREATING DIESEL-CONTAMINATED SOILS
P.W.G. Liu¹, L.M. Whang², I.C. Tseng³, S.S. Cheng^2
1Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, ²National Cheng Kung University, Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, ³National Cheng Kung University, Life Sciences, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China

0036
PRODUCTION OF A 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE DEGRADINGCULTURE FOR BIOAUGMENTATION OF A LOW PH AQUIFER
A. Low, O. Zemb, M. Lee, M. Manefield
The University of New South Wales, Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, Sydney, Australia

0037
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT SUBSTANCE WHICH COULD IMPROVE MNP ACTIVITY FROM PHANEROCHETE CHRYSOSPORIUM
M. Hu, W. Zhang, B. Wu, P. Gao, X. Lu
Shandong University, State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Jinan, China

0038
MICROBIAL RECOVERY IN A SOIL AFTER THERMAL DESORPTION REMEDIATION TREATMENT
D.M. Mano, J.T. Araruna Jr, Á. de Freitas Viana, A.C. Magdaleno, T. Mauro Pereira de Campos
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Civil Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

0039
BIOREMEDIATION OF WASTEWATERS CONTAMINATED BY ANILINE AND CYANIDES: BIOFILM PROCESS
J. Masak¹, A. Cejkova¹, V. Jirku¹, J. Hrdinova¹, T. Krulikovska¹, T. Lederer^2
1Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Dept. Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Aquatest, a.s., Prague, Czech Republic

0040
INDUCTION OF PURPLE SULFUR BACTERIAL BLOOMS IN DAIRY WASTEWATER LAGOONS
J. McGarvey¹, J. Lathrop¹, W. Miller¹, C. Silva¹, G. Bullard^2
1United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, United States of America, ²California Dairy Campaign, Modesto, United States of America

0041
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS OF TWO VINYL CHLORIDE RESPIRING BACTERIA
P. McMurdie¹, S. Behrens¹, J. Müller², F. Löffler³, A. Spormann^4
1Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, United States of America, ²University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, United States of America, ³Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, United States of America, ⁴Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, Stanford, United States of America

0042
ECOTOXICITY AND BIODEGRADABILITY OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL DICLOFENAC IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
A. Mehinto¹, E. Hill², S. Burton¹, H. Lappin-Scott^1
1University of Exeter, School of Biosciences, Exeter, United Kingdom, ²University of Sussex, School of Life Sciences, Falmer, United Kingdom

0043
EFFECTIVE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKANES-DEGRADING BACTERIA IN AN OIL-CONTAMINATED BRAZILIAN MANGROVE
L. Reyes¹, V. Pellizari², I. Melo^1
1Embrapa, Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Jaguariúna, Brazil, ²University of São Paulo, Biomedical Science Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

0044
CAN QUANTIFICATION OF DIOXYGENASE GENES MONITOR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS BIODEGRADATION?
P. Meynet, I. Head, D. Werner, R. Davenport
Newcastle University, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

0045
MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SEDIMENTS - THE INFLUENCE OF MEIOFAUNA
J. Näslund, F. Nascimento, J. Gunnarsson
Stockholm University, Dept. of Systems Ecology, Stockholm, Sweden

0046
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF A TROPICAL WASTEWATER STABILIZATION POND (CAJATI, BRAZIL)
S. Nishio¹, A. Schramm², V. Pellizari^1
1University of São Paulo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Aarhus University, Department of Biological Sciences, Aarhus, Denmark

0047
GENE REDUNDANCY IN METABOLICALLY VERSATILE BACTERIA: FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE AROMATIC CATABOLIC PATHWAY IN CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR JMP134
D. Pérez-Pantoja¹, J.E. González-Pastor², V. de Lorenzo³, B. González^1
1P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Santiago, Chile, ²Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Madrid, Spain, ³Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Madrid, Spain

0048
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW GENES CODING FOR AROMATIC MONOOXYGENASES IN THE BIODEGRADATIVE PATHWAYS FOR HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACIDS IN CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR JMP134
D. Pérez-Pantoja, B. González
P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Santiago, Chile

0049
FIELD TRIALS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVESS OF A MICROBIAL BLEND TO BIODEGRADE OILY SLUDGE
G. Poi¹, C.M. Puah², A. Ball^3
1Singapore Polytechnic, Chermical and Life Sciences, Singapore, Singapore, ²Singapore Polytechnic, Technology Centre for Biomedical and Life Sciences, Singapore, Singapore, ³Flinders University, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia

0050
HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION IN SUB-ANTARCTIC SOIL: COMPARISON OF AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC PROCESSES
S. Powell¹, J. Walworth², P. Harvey¹, S. Ferguson¹, S. Stark¹, J. Bowman³, I. Snape^1
1Australian Antarctic Division, Environmental Protection and Change Program, Kingston, Australia, ²University of Arizona, Tuscon, United States of America, ³University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, Hobart, Australia

0051
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ALKB GENE ENCODING ALKANE-1 MONOOXIGENASE IN DIETZIA CINNAMEA STRAIN P4
L. Procópio, L. Seldin
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Laboratório de Genética Microbiana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

0052
EFFECT OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON MIXTURES ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN SOIL
P. Sawulski, N. Clipson, E. Doyle
University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dublin, Ireland

0053
EFFECT OF PREVIOUS EXPOSURE ON THE RATE AND EXTENT OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS DEGRADATION IN SOIL
P. Sawulski, N. Clipson, E. Doyle
University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Dublin, Ireland

0054
BIOINFORMATIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CATABOLISM OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS OF BURKHOLDERIA XENOVORANS STRAIN LB400
L. Agulló, M. Seeger
Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental, Depto Química and Millennium Nucleus of Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile

0055
MUTATION OF PHENYLALANINE 224 OF NAPHTHALENE DIOXYGENASE FROM PSEUDOMONAS SP. STRAIN NCIB 9816-4 ALTERS ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY TOWARD NAPHTHALENE AND FLAVONE
J. Seo¹, J.-Y. Ryu¹, Y.-N. Noh¹, S.-I. Kang¹, Y. Chong², Y. Lim², J.-H. Ahn², J. Han³, H.-G. Hur^1
1GIST, Environmental Science and Engineering and International Environmental Research Center, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of, ²KonKuk University, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center and Bioscience and Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Chung-Ang University, Metalloenzyme Research Group, BET Research Institute and Dept. of Biotechnology, Anseong, Korea, Republic of

0056
BIODEGRADATION AND COD REDUCTION OF TEXTILE MILL EFFLUENT BY MIXED BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM
P. Sharma, L. Singh
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Science and Engg., Hisar, India

0057
EFFECT OF CYCLIC MICROCYSTIN AND ITS DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ON TRANSCRIPTION OF THE GENE ENCODING MICROCYSTIN DEGRADING ENZYME
K. Shimizu¹, K. Okano², T. Amemiya¹, H. Maseda³, M. Utsumi¹, N. Sugiura^1
1University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Tsukuba, Japan, ²Akita Prefectural University, Graqduate School of Bioresource Sciences, Akita, Japan, ³Tokushima University, Institute of Technology and Science, Tokushima, Japan

0058
EXPLORATION OF FUNGUS GLIOCLADIUM VIRENS FOR TEXTILE DYE (CONGO RED) ACCUMULATION/DEGRADATION IN SEMI-SOLID MEDIUM: A MICROBIAL APPROACH FOR HAZARDOUS DEGRADATION
L. Singh¹, A. Sirohi², V.P. Singh^2
1Research and Development Centre, Thirdwave Biotech Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore, ²University of Delhi, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany,, Dehli, India

0059
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GENES ENCODING BENZOATE DERIVATIVES DEGRADATION BY THE HALOPHILIC CHROMOHALOBACTER SP. STRAIN HS-2
J.Y. Son¹, S.H. Lim¹, H.G. Kim², H.J. Shin³, S.W. Kim^1
1Chosun University, Department of Environmental Engineering, BK21 Team for Biohydrogen Production, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of, ²Chosun University, Department of Biometerials Engineering, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of, ³Chosun University, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, NURI/BK21 Program, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

0060
BIOCONTROL OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS GROWTH AND AFLATOXIN B₁ PRODUCTION IN CORN
H. Soudi¹, A. Khanfary¹, M. Mirabolfathi^2
1Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Microbiology Department, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ²Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute, Plant Diseases Research Department, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

0061
METAGENOME ANALYSIS OF ANAEROBIC BTX-DEGRADING ENRICHMENTS FROM AN IRON-REDUCING AQUIFER
M. Staats, N. Tas, A. Wegkamp, M. Braster, W.F.M. Röling
VU University Amsterdam/NGI Ecogenomics Consortium, Molecular Cell Physiology, Amsterdam, Netherlands

0062
ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION OF MANGANESE(II)-DEPENDENT EXTRADIOL DIOXYGENASES AS REVEALED BY METAGENOMIC APPROACH
H. Suenaga, S. Mizuta, K. Miyazaki
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Institute for Biological Resources and Functions, Tsukuba, Japan

0063
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HYDROCARBON SPILL IN MANGROVES
R.G. Taketani¹, N.O. Franco¹, H.F. Santos¹, A.S. Rosado¹, J.D. van Elsas^2
1Institute of Microbiology Prof. Paulo de Goés, Universidade Fereral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²University of Groningen, Department of Microbiology, Groningen, Netherlands

0064
COMBINED DECHLORINATION OF TCE, PCE AND HCB IN RIVER SEDIMENT
N. Tas, C. Algora, M.H.A. van Eekert, G. Schraa, W.M. de Vos, H. Smidt
Wageningen University, Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen, Netherlands

0065
BIODEGRADATION OF PHENANTHRENE BY A HALOPHILIC BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM UNDER AEROBIC CONDITIONS
H. Wang, B. Zhao, M. Wei
Divistion of Environmental Biology, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing, China

0066
BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES IN VARIOUS COMPOSTING REACTOR
K. Watanabe, N. Nagao, T. Toda, N. Kurosawa
Soka University, Department of Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan

0067
DIFFERING ANAEROBIC DECHLORINATION PATTERNS OBTAINED AFTER PSYCHROPHILIC AND MESOPHILIC INCUBATION OF NORWEGIAN SEDIMENTS
J.E.M. Watts¹, H.D. May², T. Briseid³, G. Eidsa³, K.R. Sowers^4
1Towson University, Department of Biological Sciences, Towson, United States of America, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Charleston, United States of America, ³SINTEF, Oslo, Norway, ⁴UMBI, COMB, Baltimore, United States of America

0068
ELUCIDATION OF BACTERIAL SULFOACETATE DEGRADATION IN CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR H16 BY PHYSIOLOGICAL, ANALYTICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES
S. Weinitschke¹, B. Kusian², B. Bowien², T.H.M. Smits³, A.M. Cook^1
1University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, Konstanz, Germany, ²University of Göttingen, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Göttingen, Germany, ³Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil, Division of Plant Protection, Wädenswil, Switzerland

0069
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY OF FUEL - CONTAMINATING BACTERIA
J. White¹, A. Weightman¹, G. Hill², E. Mahenthiralingam^1
1Cardiff University, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²ECHA Microbiology, Cardiff, United Kingdom

0070
COMPLETE MINERALIZATION OF PENTACHLOROPHENOL BY COMBINED ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL POPULATIONS
S. Yang¹, A. Shibata², N. Yoshida², A. Katayama^2
1Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, ²EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

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REMOVAL OF PHTHALATES FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER BY PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS
S.-S. Hwang¹, H.-G. Song^2
1Kangwon National University, Microbiology, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of, ²Kangwon National University, Biology, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of

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APPLICATION OF STABLE ISOTOPE PROBINGAND TEMPERATURE GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (TGGE) TO ELUCIDATE THE FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS HYDROCARBONOCLASTIC BACTERIA IN A CRUDE OIL-CONTAMINATED SOIL
A. Young¹, A. Ball¹, A. Juhasz², M. Manefield³, M.-L. Gutierrez-Zamora^4
1Flinders University, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia, ²University of South Australia, Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR), Mawson Lakes Campus, Adelaide, Australia, ³University of New South Wales, Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-Innovation, Sydney, Australia, ⁴University of New South Wales, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Sydney, Australia

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EFFECT OF BACTERICIDAL COPPER NONYLPHENOL SULFONATE ON THE SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
T. Yasuda¹, M. Umezu¹, K. Tsuruta¹, T. NIshizawa¹, Y. Sato², Y. Takahara³, H. Ohta^1
1Ibaraki University, College of Agriculture, Ibaraki, Japan, ²ICAS Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan, ³AIST, Ibaraki, Japan

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BIODEGRADATION OF THE DIAZO DYE REACTIVE BLACK KN-B BY A WILD ISOLATE OF PSEUDOZYMA RUGULOSA Y-63
Z. Yu, W. Zhang, D. Yu, H. Zhang
College of Resource and Environment Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China