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Abaoag</b>, A.R. Rosana<br> <em>Interactive Microorganisms Laboratories Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0287</b><br> <a href='1513.htm'><b>EFFECTS OF ENHANCED NATURAL ATTENUATION ON THE DEGRADATIVE POTENTIAL AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF INDIGENOUS SOIL BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN POLLUTED SOIL SAMPLES</b></a><br> <b>E. Adetutu</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Ball<sup>1</sup>, C. Dandie<sup>2</sup>, J. Weber<sup>2</sup>, A. Juhasz<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Flinders University, Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia, <sup>2</sup>Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0288</b><br> <a href='578.htm'><b>ISOLATION OF ASTAXANTHIN OVERPRODUCING MUTANT OF <i>XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDROHOUS </i> JH-82</b></a><br> <b>A. Ahmadi</b><sup>1</sup>, S. Golkhoo<sup>1</sup>, P. Amin<sup>2</sup>, M. Delaram<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Alzahra, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, <sup>2</sup>Jahade Daneshgahi of Tehran University, Dept. of Applied Microbiology, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, <sup>3</sup>Shahrekord Medical University, Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran, Islamic Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0289</b><br> <a href='2121.htm'><b>A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY FOR QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF THE HUMAN-SPECIFIC ENTEROCOCCI SURFACE PROTEIN (<i>ESP</i>) MARKER IN SEWAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL WATERS</b></a><br> <b>W. Ahmed</b>, T. Gardner<br> <em>Department of Natural Resources and Water, Brisbane, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0290</b><br> <a href='2133.htm'><b>REAL-TIME PCR DETECTION OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS IN ROOF-HARVESTED RAINWATER IN </b><b>SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND</b><b>, </b><b>AUSTRALIA</b></a><br> <b>W. Ahmed</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Huygens<sup>2</sup>, A. Goonetilleke<sup>3</sup>, T. Gardner<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Department of Natural Resources and Water, Brisbane, Australia, <sup>2</sup>School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, <sup>3</sup>School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0291</b><br> <a href='1175.htm'><b>LONG TERM STUDIES OF POPULATION DYNAMICS AND ACTIVITY OF NITRIFYING BIOFILMS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN AMMONIUM LEVELS</b></a><br> <b>R. Almstrand</b>, F. Sörensson, M. Hermansson<br> <em>University of Gothenburg, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Gothenburg, Sweden</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0292</b><br> <a href='1320.htm'><b>EFFECTS OF STORMWATER METAL CONTAMINANTS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN STREAM BIOFILMS REVEALED BY AUTOMATED RIBOSOMAL INTERGENIC SPACER ANALYSIS (ARISA)</b></a><br> <b>P. Ancion</b>, G. Lear, G.D. Lewis<br> <em>The University of Auckland, School of Biological Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0293</b><br> <a href='1742.htm'><b>INVESTIGATIONS OF THE REDUCTION EFFICIENCY OF HYGIENIC RELEVANT GERMS AND BACTERIOPHAGES IN DIFFERENT HORIZONS OF A VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND</b></a><br> <b>M. Arias Narváez</b>, C. Münch, I. Röske<br> <em>Dresden University of Technology, Microbiology, Dresden, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0294</b><br> <a href='2119.htm'><b>PCR BASED STUDY ON ALKANE DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM UAE ENVIRONMENT</b></a><br> <b>A. Arora</b>, H. Banu, K. Ganesh, S.M. Faheeem, M.A. Khan<br> <em>Manipal University Dubai Campus, Biotechnology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0295</b><br> <a href='1616.htm'><b>DETECTION OF <i>STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS</i> ON BIOFILMS BY FLUORESCENCE <i>IN SITU</i> HYBRIDIZATION (FISH) USING A NOVEL PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID (PNA) PROBE</b></a><br> <b>N.F. Azevedo</b><sup>1</sup>, T. Jardim<sup>1</sup>, C. Almeida<sup>1</sup>, A. Melo<sup>2</sup>, C. Gomes<sup>2</sup>, C.W. Keevil<sup>3</sup>, M.J. Vieira<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, <sup>2</sup>Hospital da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila Verde, Serviço de Anestesiologia, Vila Verde, Portugal, <sup>3</sup>Environmental Healthcare Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0296</b><br> <a href='1629.htm'><b>APPLICATION OF THERMOPHILLIC <i>BACILLUS</i> TO FOOD WASTE TREATMENT</b></a><br> <b>H.-J. Baek</b>, T.-S. Ahn<br> <em>Kangwon National University, Environmental Science, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0297</b><br> <a href='1474.htm'><b>ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE FUNGICIDE ENOSTROBURIN ON THE BACTERIAL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE WHEAT PHYLLOSPHERE</b></a><br> L. Gu, <b>Z. Bai</b>, H. Wang, N. Sun, H. Zhang<br> <em>Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Beijing, China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0298</b><br> <a href='779.htm'><b>DYNAMICS OF DENITRIFICATION IN AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS AND ROLE OF NNRS</b></a><br> <b>L. Bergaust</b><sup>1</sup>, Å. Frostegård<sup>1</sup>, L. Bakken<sup>1</sup>, S. Baek<sup>2</sup>, J. Shapleigh<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, <sup>2</sup>Cornell University, NY, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0299</b><br> <a href='1714.htm'><b>THE EFFECT OF PH ON THE DYNAMICS AND EFFICIENCY OF DENITRIFICATION IN PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS</b></a><br> <b>L. Bergaust</b><sup>1</sup>, I. Klungland<sup>1</sup>, L. Bakken<sup>2</sup>, Å. Frostegård<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Ås, Norway, <sup>2</sup>Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Ås, Norway</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0300</b><br> <a href='1004.htm'><b>NOVEL APPROACHES FOR ODOUR CONTROL</b></a><br> A. Sunna, B.C. Ferrari, <b>P.L. Bergquist</b><br> <em>Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Environmental Biotechnology CRC, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0301</b><br> <a href='885.htm'><b>GFP LABELLING TO INVESTIGATE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TWO <i>ACIDOVORAX TEMPERANS</i> MORPHOTYPES</b></a><br> <b>R. Blaza</b>, Q. Liang, S. Turner<br> <em>University of Auckland, School of Biological Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0302</b><br> <a href='219.htm'><b>LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM POST-HARVEST SUGARCANE RESIDUE</b></a><br> <b>R. Boopathy</b><br> <em>Nicholls State University, Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0303</b><br> <a href='220.htm'><b>BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF SHRIMP AQUACULTURE WASTEWATER</b></a><br> <b>R. Boopathy</b>, C. Lyles, Q. Fontenot, M. Kilgen<br> <em>Nicholls State University, Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0304</b><br> <a href='820.htm'><b>BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN SEDIMENT FROM PRESERVED MANGROVE: DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS</b></a><br> A.C.F. Dias<sup>1</sup>, <b>F.D. Andreote</b><sup>2</sup>, P.T. Lacava<sup>1</sup>, A.L.B. Sá<sup>2</sup>, I.S. Melo<sup>2</sup>, J.L. Azevedo<sup>1</sup>, W.L. Araujo<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>ESALQ/USP, Genetics, Piracicaba, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Environmental Microbiology, Jaguariuna, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0305</b><br> <a href='2213.htm'><b>GAINING INSIGHT INTO THE DYNAMICS OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY INVOLVED IN COMPOSTING GAS BIOFILTRATION</b></a><br> L. Cabrol<sup>1</sup>, L. Malhautier<sup>2</sup>, F. Poly<sup>3</sup>, <b>X. Le Roux</b><sup>3</sup>, M. Jovic<sup>1</sup>, A.S. Lepeuple<sup>1</sup>, C. Renner<sup>1</sup>, J.L. Fanlo<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Veolia Environnement, Centre de Recherche sur l'Eau, Maisons Laffitte, France, <sup>2</sup>LGEI Ecole des Mines d'Alès, Alès, France, <sup>3</sup>Laboratoire Ecologie Microbienne, UMR-CNRS 5557, Université Lyon 1 - CNRS - INRA, Villeurbanne, France</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0306</b><br> <a href='2181.htm'><b>DETECTION OF ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM-OXIDIZING BACTERIA IN DIFFERENT SLUDGES AND IN A LANDFILL LEACHATE SAMPLE</b></a><br> <b>J. Calabria de Araujo</b><sup>1</sup>, C.A. Chernicharo<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Federal Center of Minas Gerais for Technological Education CEFETMG, Environmental Technology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Federal University of Minas Gerais, Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0307</b><br> <a href='1802.htm'><b>MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF MERCURY REDUCING BIOREACTORS FED WITH DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCES</b></a><br> <b>G. Carvalho</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Oehmen<sup>2</sup>, B. Almeida<sup>1</sup>, A.C. Dourado<sup>1</sup>, J. Fradinho<sup>2</sup>, S. Velizarov<sup>2</sup>, J.G. Crespo<sup>2</sup>, M.A.M. Reis<sup>2</sup>, M.T.B. Crespo<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>IBET/ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal, <sup>2</sup>REQUIMTE/CQFB, UNL, Chemistry, Caparica, Portugal</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0308</b><br> <a href='1210.htm'><b>VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DNA MOVEMENTS IN WATER SOLUTION</b></a><br> <b>M.T. Ceccherini</b>, J. Ascher, G. Guerri, P. Nannipieri, G. Pietramellara<br> <em>University of Firenze, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Firenze, Italy</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0309</b><br> <a href='1852.htm'><b>EFFECT OF A SYSTEM SHUT-DOWN ON THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY IN A FULL-SCALE ANAEROBIC CONTACT REACTOR</b></a><br> S. Celikkol<sup>1</sup>, O. Ince<sup>1</sup>, <b>M. Kolukirik</b><sup>2</sup>, Z. Cetecioglu<sup>1</sup>, B. Kasapgil Ince<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, <sup>2</sup>Istanbul Technical University, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey, <sup>3</sup>Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0310</b><br> <a href='1587.htm'><b>BIOTRANSFORMATION OF GINSENOSIDES BY <i>LEIFSONIA</i> SP. GAL45 ISOLATED FROM GINSENG FIELD</b></a><br> H.-G. Kim, K.-Y. Kim, J.-H. Kim, <b>C.-J. Cha</b><br> <em>Chung-Ang University, Department of Biotechnology, Anseong, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0311</b><br> <a href='691.htm'><b>MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND IN SITU ACTIVITY OF ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM-OXIDIZING (ANAMMOX) BACTERIA GRANULES</b></a><br> <b>S. Cho</b>, F. Naoki, Y. Takahashi, M. Shimokawa, S. Okabe<br> <em>Hokkaido University, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Sapporo, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0312</b><br> <a href='1016.htm'><b>BACTERIAL DEBROMINATION WITH AN OCTA-BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER MIXTURE </b></a><br> <b>W.L. Chow</b>, L.K. Lee, J. He<br> <em>National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0313</b><br> <a href='1574.htm'><b>POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES-ACCUMULATING BACTERIAL STRAINS</b><b> USED IN DECONTAMINATION OF OIL POLLUTED SOILS</b></a><br> <b>C. Cimpeanu</b><sup>1</sup>, C.P. Cornea<sup>1</sup>, M. Stefanescu<sup>2</sup>, A. Voicu<sup>2</sup>, C. Voaides<sup>3</sup>, S. Cimpeanu<sup>4</sup>, E. Manole<sup>4</sup>, G. Campeanu<sup>3</sup>, M. Ciuca<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine-Bucharest, Biotechnology, Bucharest, Romania, <sup>2</sup>Biology Institute, Bucharest, Romania, <sup>3</sup>Biotechnol, Bucharest, Romania, <sup>4</sup>University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine-Bucharest, Environmental Engineering and Land Reclamation, Bucharest, Romania</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0314</b><br> <a href='1272.htm'><b>PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES PRODUCED BY <i>STREPTOMYCES</i> SP. PROMISING FOR BIOCONTROL OF <i>SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM</i> (LIB.) DE BARY</b></a><br> A. Froes<sup>1</sup>, R. de Souza<sup>2</sup>, R. Gomes<sup>3</sup>, <b>R. Coelho</b><sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Institute of Microbiology Prof. Paulo de Góes/ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Microbiology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Center of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Science/Federal University do Reconcavo da Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>3</sup>Severino Sombra University, Microbiology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0315</b><br> <a href='1285.htm'><b>ANALISYS OF INHBITORY ACTIVITY OF <i>RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI </i>BY <i>STREPTOMYCES </i>SP. AIMING AT BIOLOGICAL CONTROL</b></a><br> J. Rosa<sup>1</sup>, R. de Souza<sup>2</sup>, A. Fróes<sup>1</sup>, <b>R. Coelho</b><sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Institute of Microbiology Prof. Paulo de Góes/ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Center of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Science/Federal University do Reconcavo da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0316</b><br> <a href='273.htm'><b>FORAGING OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID (PHA) PRODUCERS</b></a><br> <b>J. Dalal</b><sup>1</sup>, P. Sarma<sup>2</sup>, A. Mandal<sup>2</sup>, B. Lal<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>TERI University, Centre for BIoresources and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India, <sup>2</sup>TERI, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, New Delhi, India</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0317</b><br> <a href='2132.htm'><b>GLOBAL REGULATION OF FOOD SUPPLY BY <i>PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA</i></b></a><br> <b>C. Daniels</b>, P. Godoy, J.L. Ramos<br> <em>Estación Experimental del Zaidín - CSIC, Department of Environmental Protection, Granada, Spain</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0318</b><br> <a href='1266.htm'><b>POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SINGLE STAGE SULFIDOGENIC BIOREACTORS TREATING SYNTHETIC ZINC- AND NICKEL- CONTAINING WASTE STREAMS</b></a><br> S. Dar<sup>1</sup>, M. Bijmans<sup>2</sup>, I. Dinkla<sup>3</sup>, P. Lens<sup>2</sup>, <b>M. Dopson</b><sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Umea University, Molecular Biology, Umea, Sweden, <sup>2</sup>Wageningen University, Environmental Technology, Wageningen, Netherlands, <sup>3</sup>BioClear B.V, Groningen, Netherlands</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0319</b><br> <a href='2062.htm'><b>RECOVERY OF PHOSPHORUS FROM SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATION ASH BY FRACTIONATED BIOLEACHING AND FATE OF HEAVY METALS</b></a><br> <b>W. Dott</b>, J. Zimmermann<br> <em>RWTH Aachen, Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Aachen, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0320</b><br> <a href='878.htm'><b>EVALUATION OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) BIOPOLYMER PRODUCTION BY </b><i><b>ACIDOVORAX TEMPERANS</b> </i></a><br> W. Kearns, <b>C. Ehlers</b>, S. Turner<br> <em>University of Auckland, School of Biological Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0321</b><br> <a href='1663.htm'><b>THE ROLE OF BACTERIOPHAGE ASSOCIATED WITH SOBA STABILISATION STATION EFFICIENCY IN BACTERIAL REMOVAL</b></a><br> <b>A. Elshayeb</b><br> <em>Alneelain University, Microbiology & Molecularbiology, Khartoum, Sudan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0322</b><br> <a href='1296.htm'><b>DETERMINISTIC SELECTION OF PHENOL-DEGRADING POPULATIONS IN LABORATORY SCALE BIOREACTORS</b></a><br> L. Basile, <b>L. Erijman</b><br> <em>INGEBI-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0323</b><br> <a href='1831.htm'><b>CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO GROUPS OF POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING BACTERIA IN EIGHT MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WITH AND WITHOUT EBPR</b></a><br> <b>M. Eschenhagen</b><sup>1</sup>, L. Mehlig<sup>1</sup>, K. Röske<sup>2</sup>, I. Röske<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>TU Dresden, Institute of Microbiology, Dresden, Germany, <sup>2</sup>TU Dresden, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Dresden, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0324</b><br> <a href='1236.htm'><b>AGGREGATION PROPERTIES OF DENITRIFYING ISOLATES REFLECT THE BIOMASS SEDIMENTATION CAPABILITIES IN NITRIFYING-DENITRIFYING WASTEWATER TREATMENT REACTORS</b></a><br> P. Draper, S. LaTorre, <b>C. Etchebehere</b><br> <em>UDELAR-Uruguay, Microbiology, Montevideo, Uruguay</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0325</b><br> <a href='617.htm'><b>BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF GREY MOLD OF APPLE BY SOME YEAST ISOLATES </b></a><br> <b>H.R. Etebarian</b>, F. Alavi Fard, N. Sahebani<br> <em>University of Tehran, Department of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0326</b><br> <a href='1179.htm'><b>LONG TERM MONITORING OF AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIAL NUMBERS IN A BIOLOGICAL REACTOR TREATING MIXED DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS</b></a><br> <b>O. Eyice</b><sup>1</sup>, O. Ince<sup>2</sup>, B. Kasapgil Ince<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Istanbul Technical University, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey, <sup>2</sup>Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, <sup>3</sup>Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0327</b><br> <a href='341.htm'><b>ARCHAEAL DIVERSITY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN AN ACTIVATED SLUDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT</b></a><br> <b>N.J. Fredriksson</b><sup>1</sup>, M. Hermansson<sup>2</sup>, B.-M. Wilén<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Chalmers University of Technology, Water Environment Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, <sup>2</sup>Göteborg University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Göteborg, Sweden</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0328</b><br> <a href='733.htm'><b>QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION OF TRIBUTYLTIN (TBT)-REGULATED GENES IN TBT-RESISTANT <i>PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA </i>25W</b></a><br> <b>K. Fukushima</b><sup>1</sup>, S. K. Dubey<sup>2</sup>, S. Suzuki<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Ehime University, Agriculture, Matsuyama, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Goa University, Microbiology, Goa, India</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0329</b><br> <a href='1826.htm'><b>A NEW FLUORESCENT <i>IN VIVO</i> DETECTION METHOD FOR POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING BACTERIA</b></a><br> <b>H. Harms</b><sup>1</sup>, S. Günther<sup>1</sup>, I. Röske<sup>2</sup>, S. Müller<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Leipzig, Germany, <sup>2</sup>Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Microbiology, Dresden, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0330</b><br> <a href='169.htm'><b>DISTINCTIVE MICROBES ARE INVOLVED IN BUTYRATE AND PALMITATE DEGRADATION UNDER METHANOGENIC CONDITIONS</b></a><br> <b>M. Hatamoto</b><sup>1</sup>, H. Imachi<sup>2</sup>, A. Ohashi<sup>3</sup>, H. Harada<sup>4</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Nagaoka University of Technology, Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Subground Animalcule Retrieval Program, Extremobiosphere Research Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan, <sup>3</sup>Department of Social and Environmental Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan, <sup>4</sup>Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0331</b><br> <a href='2129.htm'><b>MICROBIOLOGY OF AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTERS (ATAD)</b></a><br> <b>D. Hayes</b><br> <em>La Trobe University, Biotech Research Centre, Bendigo, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0332</b><br> <a href='1799.htm'><b>MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND PHYLOGENY OF <i>PSEUDOMONAS NITROREDUCENS </i>STRAIN MHP41 ISOLATED FROM CHILEAN AGRICULTURAL SOIL</b></a><br> <b>M. Hernández</b><sup>1</sup>, V. Morgante<sup>1</sup>, E. Moore<sup>2</sup>, M. Seeger<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental & Millennium Nucleus EMBA, Departamento de Química, Valparaíso, Chile, <sup>2</sup>Göteborg University, CCUG - Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg, Sweden</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0333</b><br> <a href='453.htm'><b>HIERARCHICAL OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PRIMER EXTENSION (HOPE) FOR QUANTITATIVE MULTIPLEXING ANALYSIS OF PCR-AMPLIFIED 16S RIBOSOMAL RNA GENES</b></a><br> <b>P.-Y. Hong</b>, W.-T. Liu<br> <em>National University of Singapore, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Singapore, Singapore</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0334</b><br> <a href='252.htm'><b>ISOLATION OF THE BACTERIA CLAVIBACTER XYLI SSP XYLI AND PRODUCTION OF POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST IT FOR DETECTION OF RATOON STUNTING DISEASE IN SUGARCANE CROPS</b></a><br> <b>N. Ibrahim</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Abdel Fataah<sup>2</sup>, H. Nour El-dien<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Ins., Microbial Molecular Genetic, Giza, Egypt, <sup>2</sup>Sugarcane Crops Ins., Giza, Egypt</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0335</b><br> <a href='501.htm'><b>SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSION OF <i>RHODOCOCCUS JOSTII </i>RHA1 IN THE STERILE SOIL</b></a><br> <b>T. Iino</b><sup>1</sup>, K. Miyauchi<sup>2</sup>, W. Yong<sup>3</sup>, D. Kasai<sup>1</sup>, E. Masai<sup>1</sup>, N. Ogawa<sup>4</sup>, T. Fujii<sup>3</sup>, M. Fukuda<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Nagaoka Univ. Technology, Dept. Bioengineering, Nagaoka, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Tohoku Gakuin Univ., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tagajo, Japan, <sup>3</sup>National Institute Agro-Environment Siences, Tsukuba, Japan, <sup>4</sup>Shizuoka Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0336</b><br> <a href='898.htm'><b>IDENTIFICATION AND METABOLISM GENE ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL SUBGROUP OF GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIAL GLYCOGEN-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS FROM A BENCH SCALE ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROCESS</b></a><br> Q. Wang<sup>1</sup>, Y. Shao<sup>2</sup>, <b>C.O. Jeon</b><sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Gyeongsang National University, Div. Applied Life Science, EB-NCRC, Jinju, Korea, Republic of, <sup>2</sup>Chung-Ang University, Department of Life Science, Seoul, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0337</b><br> <a href='1558.htm'><b>PATHOGENIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN GRAYWATER TREATED BY MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY</b></a><br> <b>J. Jong</b>, J. Lee, J. Kim, J. Park, Y. Choung<br> <em>Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0339</b><br> <a href='1485.htm'><b>A MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE BIOREMEDIATION OF WASTE CRUDE OIL</b></a><br> <b>K. Kadali</b>, A. Ball<br> <em>Flinders University, Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0340</b><br> <a href='385.htm'><b>STABILIZATION OF PROPIONATE OXIDATION IN METHANOGENIC PROCESS IN ARTIFICIAL WASTEWATER BY MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DERIVED FROM ANAEROBIC DIGESTER SLURRY OF CATTLE WASTE</b></a><br> <b>N. Kaku</b>, T. Uttanai, S. Hasegawa, A. Ueki, K. Ueki<br> <em>Yamagata University, Faculty of Agriculture, Tsuruoka, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0341</b><br> <a href='589.htm'><b>MICROBIAL CELL CHROMATOGRAPHY (MCC) AS A NEW TOOL FOR CONCENTRATION OF SPECIFIC MICROBIAL CELL FROM ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITIES</b></a><br> <b>Y. Kaneko</b><sup>1</sup>, Y. Aoi<sup>2</sup>, S. Tsuneda<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Major in Life Science and Medical BioScience, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0342</b><br> <a href='1705.htm'><b>ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST <i>FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM</i> BY <i>STREPTOMYCES LONGISPOROFLAVUS</i> AND <i>STREPTOMYCES LAVENDULAE</i> ISOLATES FROM GREEK SOIL</b></a><br> G. Kanini, S. Gotzis, E. Katsifas, A.D. Karagouni, <b>D. Lymperopoulou</b><br> <em>National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Biology, Athens, Greece</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0343</b><br> <a href='1834.htm'><b>PIONEERING COLD DIGESTION: FEASIBILITY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF LOW-TEMPERATURE (10 AND 15ºC), ANAEROBIC, BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF RAW SEWAGE</b></a><br> <b>O. Kelly</b><sup>1</sup>, D. Hughes<sup>1</sup>, A.-M. Enright<sup>1</sup>, J.L. Nielsen<sup>2</sup>, V. O'Flaherty<sup>1</sup>, G. Collins<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Environmental Change Institute, Microbiology, Galway, Ireland, <sup>2</sup>Section of Environmental Engineering, Life Sciences, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0344</b><br> <a href='1110.htm'><b><i>SHIGELLA</i>-LIKE BACTERIA FROM BANGLADESHI AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS PROVIDE POSSIBLE SHIGELLOSIS VACCINE CANDIDATES</b></a><br> M. Ziaur Rahman<sup>1</sup>, N. Azmuda<sup>1</sup>, S. Akhter<sup>1</sup>, <b>S. Islam Khan</b><sup>1</sup>, N. Kare-Birkeland<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Dhaka, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, <sup>2</sup>University of Bergen, Department of Biology, Bergen, Norway</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0345</b><br> <a href='1563.htm'><b>MASS TRAPPING OF LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS IN APPLE ORCHARDS </b> <b>USING FERMENTED MEDIA WITH OAK SAWDUST</b></a><br> <b>E.-J. Kim</b><sup>1</sup>, H.-J. Shin<sup>1</sup>, S.-W. Kim<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Chosun University, Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering/, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of, <sup>2</sup>Chosun University, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0346</b><br> <a href='1618.htm'><b>SCREENING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW ESTERASE FROM INTERTIDAL FLAT METAGENOMIC LIBRARIES AT SAEMANGEUM IN KOREA</b></a><br> <b>E.-Y. Kim</b>, S.-J. Kang, M.-H. Lee, K.-H. Oh, T.-K. Oh, J.-H. Yoon<br> <em>Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Systems Microbiology Research Center, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0347</b><br> <a href='1657.htm'><b>EFFECT OF NITRATE ON ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF A SULFIDOGENIC WASTEWATER BIOFILM</b></a><br> <b>M.V.W. Kofoed</b><sup>1</sup>, J. Mohanakrishnan<sup>2</sup>, A. Schramm<sup>1</sup>, R.L. Meyer<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Aarhus, Department of Biolgical Sciences, Aarhus C, Denmark, <sup>2</sup>The University of Queensland, Advanced Water Management Centre, Brisbane, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0348</b><br> <a href='465.htm'><b>DETERMINATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY OF <i>RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI</i> (AG1-IA) ISOLATES BY MOLECULAR MARKERS </b></a><br> <b>M. Kowsari</b><sup>1</sup>, O. Bagheri<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Microbial Biotechnology, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of, <sup>2</sup>Agricultural Biotechnology Resaerch Institute of Iran, Microbial Biotechnology, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0349</b><br> <a href='1281.htm'><b>VIABILITY AND SURVIVAL OF FILAMENTOUS MYCOLATA IN FOAM</b></a><br> <b>C. Kragelund</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Müller<sup>2</sup>, J.L. Nielsen<sup>1</sup>, H. Daims<sup>2</sup>, P.H. Nielsen<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Section of Environmental Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg, Denmark, <sup>2</sup>Vienna Ecology Centre, Department of Microbial Ecology, Vienna, Austria</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0350</b><br> <a href='1250.htm'><b>DIVERSITY OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI ON AIRBORNE PARTICLES IN A PIG STABLE ENVIRONMENT</b></a><br> <b>A. Kristiansen</b>, P.H. Nielsen, J.L. Nielsen<br> <em>Section of Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg, Denmark</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0351</b><br> <a href='1153.htm'><b>MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN A DOWN-FLOW HANGING SPONGE REACTOR</b></a><br> <b>K. Kubota</b><sup>1</sup>, M. Hayashi<sup>1</sup>, M. Tandukar<sup>1</sup>, T. Yamaguchi<sup>2</sup>, H. Harada<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Tohoku University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sendai, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Nagaoka University of Technology, Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0352</b><br> <a href='807.htm'><b>CLONING, EXPRESSION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMOSTABLE YDAP FROM BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS</b></a><br> <b>J.D.W. Lako</b>, W.H.L. Stafford, R. Wadsworth, D.A. Cowan<br> <em>Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomic, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0353</b><br> <a href='1311.htm'><b>BIODEGRADATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE DICOFOL BY LAB-SCALE BIODIGESTORS FOR SLUDGE</b></a><br> J. L. M. Oliveira<sup>1</sup>, <b>T. Langenbach</b><sup>2</sup>, M. Dezotti<sup>3</sup>, D. P. Silva<sup>2</sup>, E. M. Ferreira<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>DSSA/ENSP/FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>IMPPG/CCS/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>3</sup>PEQ/COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0354</b><br> <a href='342.htm'><b>NOVEL APPROACH FOR CONTROLLING MICROBIAL INDUCED CORROSION: POTENTIAL OF NATURAL MICROBICIDES</b></a><br> <b>M. Lavania</b>, P.M. Sarma, A.K. Mandal, B. Lal<br> <em>The Energy and Resources Institute, Microbial Biotechnology, New Delhi, India</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0355</b><br> <a href='1005.htm'><b>MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN BIOCATHODE COMPARTMENT OF </b><b>A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL </b></a><br> J. Yu, S.J. Choi, G.Y. Lee, C.W. Kim, <b>T.H. Lee</b><br> <em>Department of Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0356</b><br> <a href='1086.htm'><b>IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL GENES INVOLVED IN STRONG ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUND PRODUCTION FROM A SOILBORNE BIOCONTROL AGENT <i>BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA</i></b></a><br> <b>K.Y. Lee</b>, S.K. Jeong, H.G. Kong, D.-W. Kim, S.-W. Lee, B.J. Moon<br> <em>Dong-A University, Busan, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0357</b><br> <a href='1504.htm'><b>THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MARINE ANTIFOULING PAINT INCORPORATING BACTERIA</b></a><br> <b>N. Lewin</b>, L. Yee, C. Holmstrom, S. Kjelleberg, P. Steinberg<br> <em>Centre for Marine Bioinnovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0358</b><br> <a href='1126.htm'><b>ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF COTTON STALK FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION</b></a><br> <b>W. Li</b>, J.L. Wang, L.J. Yu, Y. Luo, L. Cao, P.P. Zhou<br> <em>Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0359</b><br> <a href='2179.htm'><b>TWO-DIMENSIONAL DNA GEL ELECTROPHORESIS MAPPING AS A NOVEL WAY TO STUDY BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES</b></a><br> <b>G.-H. Liu</b><sup>1</sup>, T. Harada<sup>2</sup>, T. Amemiya<sup>2</sup>, K. Itoh<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0360</b><br> <a href='2165.htm'><b>THE LONG TERM INFLUENCE OF PH ON THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY OF A LAB-SCALE SBR EBPR SYSTEM</b></a><br> <b>S. Mcilroy</b>, J. Ahn, S. Schroeder, R. Seviour<br> <em>Biotechnology Research Centre, Bendigo, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0361</b><br> <a href='2091.htm'><b>BIOAUGMENTATION WITH BIOSURFACTANT-PRODUCING BACILLUS SPECIES INCREASES OIL RECOVERY IN A CARBONATE OIL RESERVOIR</b></a><br> <b>M. McInerney</b>, K. Duncan, N. Youssef, D.R. Simpson<br> <em>University of Oklahoma, Botany and Microbiology, Norman, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0362</b><br> <a href='1661.htm'><b>VERIFICATION OF POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE GENES FROM ISOLATES EXRTRACTED FROM ACTIVATED SLUDGE BY USING FLOW CYTOMETRY</b></a><br> <b>L. Mehlig</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Ludwig<sup>1</sup>, M. Eschenhagen<sup>1</sup>, S. Müller<sup>2</sup>, S. Günther<sup>2</sup>, I. Röske<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Technical University of Dresden, Department of Microbiology, Dresden, Germany, <sup>2</sup>Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Leipzig, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0363</b><br> <a href='1884.htm'><b>ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA FROM CACTI AND THEIR POTENTIAL IN PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION IN LOW SOIL WATER CONTENT</b></a><br> E. Costa, <b>I. Melo</b><br> <em>Embrapa, Environmental Microbiology, Jaguariúna, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0364</b><br> <a href='1988.htm'><b><i>ESCHERICHIA COLI</i> REMOVAL FROM A BIOLOGICAL EFFLUENT USING FE, CU AND AG CONTAINED IN MINERAL ROCKS AND SODIUM ALGINATE BEADS</b></a><br> <b>M. Miranda-Ríos</b>, V.M. Luna-Pabello<br> <em>UNAM, Facultad de Química, Laboratorio de Microbiología Experimental, Departamento de Biología, Mexico, D.F., Mexico</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0365</b><br> <a href='1240.htm'><b>EFFECT OF MICROBIAL ACELERANTS DURING BIOSOLID COMPOSTING PROCESS FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - WWTP</b></a><br> M.M. Martínez Salgado<sup>1</sup>, G. Idárraga<sup>1</sup>, R. Moreno<sup>1</sup>, V. Gutiérrez<sup>1</sup>, <b>J.S. Montaña</b><sup>2</sup>, A. Matiz<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, <sup>2</sup>Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0366</b><br> <a href='450.htm'><b>BACTERIAL COMMUNITY CHANGES OF A PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED SOIL DURING BIOAUGMENTATION</b></a><br> <b>V. Morgante</b><sup>1</sup>, A. López - López<sup>2</sup>, R. De La Iglesia<sup>3</sup>, M. Gonzalez<sup>1</sup>, M. Vazquez<sup>3</sup>, R. Rosselló-Mora<sup>2</sup>, M. Seeger<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology & Millennium Nucleus EMBA, Valparaiso, Chile, <sup>2</sup>Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, <sup>3</sup>Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology & Millennium Nucleus EMBA, Santiago de Chile, Chile</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0367</b><br> <a href='1903.htm'><b>BIOPOLYMERS - </b><b>PLANT-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA AS PHB-PRODUCER</b></a><br> I. Gasser, <b>H. Müller</b>, G. Berg<br> <em>Graz University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz, Austria</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0368</b><br> <a href='2134.htm'><b>MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR RECOVERING OF FERTILITY OF SALTED SOIL OF PRIARAL REGION</b></a><br> <b>K. Narbaeva</b><sup>1</sup>, G. Djumaniyazova<sup>1</sup>, R. Ruzmetov<sup>2</sup>, S. Zakiryaeva<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Institute of Microbiology of ASRUz, Soil Microbiology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, <sup>2</sup>Akademy of Mamun of ASRUz, Khiva, Uzbekistan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0369</b><br> <a href='918.htm'><b>ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION OF GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS FOR INCREASED POWER AND CURRENT DENSITIES IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS</b></a><br> <b>K. Nevin</b>, T. Woodard, A. Franks, A. Klimes, C. Reynolds, D. Lovley<br> <em>University of Massachusetts Amherst, Microbiology, Amherst, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0370</b><br> <a href='908.htm'><b>IN SEARCH OF NOVEL MICROBIAL POLYSACCHARIDES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS</b></a><br> <b>C.M. Nichols</b><sup>1</sup>, K. Nairn<sup>2</sup>, V. Glattauer<sup>3</sup>, S. Blackburn<sup>4</sup>, J. Ramshaw<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>CSIRO, Molecular and Health Technologies, Hobart, Australia, <sup>2</sup>CSIRO, Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Australia, <sup>3</sup>CSIRO, Molecular and Health Technologies, Clayton, Australia, <sup>4</sup>CSIRO, Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0371</b><br> <a href='1022.htm'><b>TOXICITY TESTING AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF MICROORGANISMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS</b></a><br> <b>A.I. Nilsson</b>, K. Båth, I. Sundh<br> <em>Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Microbiology, Uppsala, Sweden</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0372</b><br> <a href='996.htm'><b>ANALYSIS OF NOVEL PLASMIDS FROM THE GENUS SPHINGOMONAS</b></a><br> <b>M. Ocho</b>, Y. Kurusu<br> <em>Ibaraki University, College of Agriculture, Ami, Inashiki, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0373</b><br> <a href='1678.htm'><b>PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CHLORITE DISMUTASE(CLD) GENES FROM DENITRIFYING BIOFILM COMMUNITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY DEGRADED PERCHLORATE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SALINIT</b></a><br> J.H. Lee<sup>1</sup>, <b>H.K. Oh</b><sup>1</sup>, S.H. Shin<sup>2</sup>, J.H. Park<sup>1</sup>, J.I. Oh<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Yonsei University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, <sup>2</sup>ChungAng University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0374</b><br> <a href='891.htm'><b>CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE DENITRIFYING BACTERIA BY <sup>15</sup>N-DNA-STABLE ISOTOPE PROBING</b></a><br> T. Osaka<sup>1</sup>, Y. Ebie<sup>2</sup>, <b>S. Tsuneda</b><sup>1</sup>, Y. Inamori<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Waseda University, Department of Life Science and Medical Bio-Science, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>2</sup>National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan, <sup>3</sup>Fukushima University, Faculty of Symbiotic System Science, Fukushima, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0375</b><br> <a href='1109.htm'><b>ACIDIFIED PIG SLURRY: PICKLED MANURE?</b></a><br> <b>L. Ottosen</b><sup>1</sup>, H. Poulsen<sup>2</sup>, D. Aagren<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Aarhus, Microbiology, Aarhus, Denmark, <sup>2</sup>University of Aarhus, Animal Helath Welfare and Nutrition, Tjele, Denmark</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0376</b><br> <a href='1761.htm'><b>EFFECT OF SLUDGE RETENTION TIME ON MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS</b></a><br> <b>N.A. Oz</b><sup>1</sup>, O. Ince<sup>2</sup>, G. Turker<sup>1</sup>, E. Gozdereliler<sup>1</sup>, B. Ince<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey, <sup>2</sup>Istanbul Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0377</b><br> <a href='1353.htm'><b>SYNTROPHIC INTERACTIONS DETERMINE ELECTRON FLOW FROM ETHANOL TO ELECTRICITY AT THE ANODE OF A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL</b></a><br> <b>P. Parameswaran</b>, C. I Torres, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, B. E Rittmann<br> <em>Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Tempe, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0378</b><br> <a href='2302.htm'><b>MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS AND ALGAL TANKS TREATING PIG FARM EFFLUENT</b></a><br> <b>S.S. Patil</b><sup>1</sup>, M.S. Kumar<sup>2</sup>, A.S. Ball<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Flinders University of South Australia, Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia, <sup>2</sup>South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre, West Beach, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0379</b><br> <a href='1970.htm'><b>BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A BRAZILIAN MANGROVE AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED MICROORGANISMS</b></a><br> <b>R. Peixoto</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Araújo<sup>2</sup>, J. Paes<sup>3</sup>, A. Volpon<sup>3</sup>, G.A. Santiago<sup>4</sup>, A. Rosado<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>3</sup>CENPES Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>4</sup>Petrobras, São Francisco do Conde, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0380</b><br> <a href='1471.htm'><b>DIVERSITY OF CULTURED BACTERIA WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH MARINE ALGAE <i>DELISEA PULCHRA</i> AND <i>ULVA AUSTRALIS</i></b></a><br> <b>A. Penesyan</b>, S. Kjelleberg, S. Egan<br> <em>The University of New South Wales, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, Sydney, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0381</b><br> <a href='629.htm'><b>ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC, THIOSULFATE-OXIDIZING <i>BACILLUS</i> SP. FROM A CONTINUOUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT CULTURE SYSTEM</b></a><br> <b>B.M. Pérez-Ibarra</b><br> <em>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Mexico</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0382</b><br> <a href='705.htm'><b>BIOLEACHING BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE PROCESS WATER OF A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINE</b></a><br> S. Rea<sup>1</sup>, <b>F. Perrot</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Reith<sup>2</sup>, H. Watling<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Parker Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions, CSIRO, Minerals, Waterford, Australia, <sup>2</sup>University of Adelaide, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0383</b><br> <a href='1452.htm'><b>A NOVEL EXTREMOPHILE <i>ACIDIANUS SULFIDIVORANS </i>SP. NOV.: FROM ISLAND PARADISE TO INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL</b></a><br> <b>J. Plumb</b>, C. Haddad, P. Franzmann<br> <em>CSIRO Land and Water, Wembley, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0384</b><br> <a href='1804.htm'><b>CASE STUDY OF A PILOT SCALE BIOFILM BASED WASTEWATER BIOTREATMENT PLANT</b></a><br> <b>G. Poi</b><sup>1</sup>, C.M. Puah<sup>2</sup>, A. Ball<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Singapore Polytechnic, Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore, Singapore, <sup>2</sup>Singapore Polytechnic, Technology Centre for Biomedical and Life Sciences, Singapore, Singapore, <sup>3</sup>Flinders University, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0385</b><br> <a href='1032.htm'><b>ULTRASONIC TREATMENT FOR EXCESS SLUDGE MINIMIZATION: EFFECTS ON BACTERIAL POPULATION EVALUATED WITH FLOW CYTOMETRIC ANALYSES</b></a><br> <b>A. Prorot</b><sup>1</sup>, J. Laurent<sup>2</sup>, C. Dagot<sup>2</sup>, P. Leprat<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>UMR INRA 1061, Institut de la Vie et de la Santé, Limoges, France, <sup>2</sup>Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Limoges, France</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0386</b><br> <a href='1062.htm'><b>XTT COLORIMETRIC TEST FOR ASSESSING THE RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF SLUDGES IN AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS: OPTIMIZATION AND COMPARISON WITH THE FLOW CYTOMETRIC METHOD</b></a><br> <b>A. Prorot</b><sup>1</sup>, C. Eskicioglu<sup>2</sup>, R. Droste<sup>2</sup>, C. Dagot<sup>3</sup>, P. Leprat<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>UMR INRA 1061, Institut de la Vie et de la Santé, Limoges, France, <sup>2</sup>Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, <sup>3</sup>Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Limoges, France</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0387</b><br> <a href='2095.htm'><b>ISOLATION OF BIOLEACHING MICROBES FROM A NICKEL MINE IN KALGOORLIE AUSTRALIA</b></a><br> <b>S. Rea</b><sup>1</sup>, S. Keeling<sup>2</sup>, F. Perrot<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Parker Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions, CSIRO Minerals, Waterford, Australia, <sup>2</sup>MAF Biosecurity, Investigation and Diagnostic Centre - Wallaceville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0388</b><br> <a href='1212.htm'><b>MOLECULAR MONITORING OF INACTIVATION EFFICIENCIES OF BACTERIA DURING PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD (PEF) TREATMENT OF CLINICAL WASTEWATER</b></a><br> <b>A. Rieder</b><sup>1</sup>, T. Schwartz<sup>1</sup>, K. Schön-Hölz<sup>2</sup>, S.-M. Marten<sup>1</sup>, J. Suess<sup>1</sup>, W. Kohnen<sup>2</sup>, W. Swoboda<sup>3</sup>, U. Obst<sup>1</sup>, W. Frey<sup>4</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Technical Chemistry, Microbiology of Natural and Technical Surfaces Department: Water Technology and Geotechnology Division, Karlsruhe, Germany, <sup>2</sup>University of Mainz, Hygiene and Environmental Medicine Department, Mainz, Germany, <sup>3</sup>Eisenmann GmbH & Co. KG, Böblingen, Germany, <sup>4</sup>Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0389</b><br> <a href='2020.htm'><b>CHITINOLYTIC BACTERIAL POPULATIONS IN SOLAR SALT PONDS</b></a><br> L. Hau-Heredia<sup>1</sup>, M.J. Granados-Baeza<sup>2</sup>, J.B. Escamilla-Sánchez<sup>2</sup>, S. Ortíz-Milán<sup>3</sup>, <b>G. Rivera-Muñoz</b><sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Campeche, Mexico, <sup>2</sup>Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica, Mérida, Mexico, <sup>3</sup>Industría Salinera de Yucatán, S.A., Gerencia de Ecología, Mérida, Mexico</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0390</b><br> <a href='396.htm'><b>EVIDENCE THAT A <i>DEGS</i> HOMOLOGUE IN <i>ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE</i> IS IMPORTANT FOR COLONIZATION AND DISEASE SUPPRESSION ON CUCUMBER </b></a><br> <b>D. Roberts</b><sup>1</sup>, S. Lohrke<sup>1</sup>, L. McKenna<sup>1</sup>, D. Lakshman<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>USDA-ARS, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>USDA-ARS, Florist and Nursery Plants Unit, Beltsville, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0391</b><br> <a href='1545.htm'><b>DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF NOVEL <i>SYNTROPHOBACTERALES</i> BACTERIA IN METHANOGENIC BENZENE DEGRADING ENRICHMENT CULTURE</b></a><br> <b>N. Sakai</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Kurisu<sup>2</sup>, F. Nakajima<sup>3</sup>, K. Yamamoto<sup>3</sup>, O. Yagi<sup>4</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Tokyo, Urban Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>2</sup>University of Tokyo, Research Center for Water Environment Technology, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>3</sup>University of Tokyo, Environmental Science Center, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>4</sup>Nihon University, Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities, Tokyo, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0392</b><br> <a href='2215.htm'><b>AN INTEGRATED MICROBIAL METABOLISM AND GROUNDWATER FLOW AND REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODEL FOR SIMULATION OF IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION OF METALS AND RADIONUCLIDES</b></a><br> <b>T. Scheibe</b><sup>1</sup>, Y. Fang<sup>1</sup>, S. Garg<sup>2</sup>, R. Mahadevan<sup>2</sup>, P. Long<sup>1</sup>, D. Lovley<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>University of Toronto, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Toronto, Canada, <sup>3</sup>University of Massachusetts, Department of Microbiology, Amherst, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0393</b><br> <a href='2046.htm'><b>ANALYSIS OF THE BACTERIAL COMMUNITY DURING THE <i>IN SITU</i> BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL AND/OR PRODUCED WATER CONTAMINATED SOIL</b></a><br> S.C.C. Santos<sup>1</sup>, V.M. Alvarez<sup>1</sup>, R.C. Casella<sup>2</sup>, R.L. Vital<sup>3</sup>, A.S. Rosado<sup>1</sup>, <b>L. Seldin</b><sup>1</sup>, N. Fortin<sup>4</sup>, S. Sanschagrin<sup>4</sup>, C.W. Greer<sup>4</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Fundação Gorceix, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>3</sup>PETROBRAS/CENPES/PDEDS/BTA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>4</sup>Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada(NRCC), Montreal, Canada</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0394</b><br> <a href='856.htm'><b>INLUENCE OF DIET ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BOVINE FECAL POLLUTION DETECTION METHODS AND MICROBIAL POPULATION STRUCTURE</b></a><br> <b>O. Shanks</b><sup>1</sup>, K. White<sup>1</sup>, S. Hayes<sup>1</sup>, C. Kelty<sup>1</sup>, M. Sivaganesan<sup>1</sup>, M. Sogin<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0395</b><br> <a href='1634.htm'><b><b>A NOVEL DESIGN SMALL SCALE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR </b></b></a><br> <b>O.H. Shapiro</b><sup>1</sup>, O. Segev<sup>2</sup>, A. Brenner<sup>2</sup>, A. Kushmaro<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Biotechnology Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel, <sup>2</sup>Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Environmental Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0396</b><br> <a href='1235.htm'><b>MONITORING THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS OF THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY IN A PETROLEUM REFINERY BIOREACTOR FED WITH HIGH PHENOLIC LOAD</b></a><br> <b>C. Silva</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Viero<sup>2</sup>, F. Andreote<sup>3</sup>, S. De Paula<sup>4</sup>, A.P. Torres<sup>5</sup>, V. Oliveira<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Divisão de Recursos Microbianos, Paulinia, Brazil, <sup>2</sup>Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute - Graduate School and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, <sup>3</sup>Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Jaguariúna, Brazil, <sup>4</sup>Federal University of Viçosa, Department of General Biology, Viçosa, Brazil, <sup>5</sup>PETROBRAS R&D Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0397</b><br> <a href='1303.htm'><b>A BAYESIAN METHOD FOR CALCULATING REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR CALIBRATION CURVES USING ABSOLUTE PLASMID DNA STANDARDS</b></a><br> <b>M. Sivaganesan</b><sup>1</sup>, S. Siefring<sup>2</sup>, M. Varma<sup>2</sup>, R. Haugland<sup>2</sup>, O. Shanks<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0398</b><br> <a href='2087.htm'><b>EFFECT OF CALCIUM IONS ON AGGREGATE FORMATION OF PURE CULTURES ISOLATED FROM ABATTOIR WASTEWATER</b></a><br> <b>N. Sodhi</b>, D. McDougald, S. Kjelleberg<br> <em>University of New South Wales, Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Sydney, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0399</b><br> <a href='1202.htm'><b>FLOW CYTOMETRY PROTOCOL TO MONITOR SEVERAL PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES IN INOCULANT PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS BIOCONTROL STRAIN DR54 IN CULTURE AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES</b></a><br> T. H. Nielsen, O. R. Sjøholm, <b>J. Sørensen</b><br> <em>University of Copenhagen, Department of Ecology, Section of Genetics and Microbiology, Frederiksberg C, Denmark</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0400</b><br> <a href='2217.htm'><b>REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION WITH A POISED ELECTRODE AS THE ELECTRON DONOR</b></a><br> <b>S.M. Strycharz</b><sup>1</sup>, S.M. FitzPatrick<sup>2</sup>, K.P. Nevin<sup>2</sup>, R.A. Sanford<sup>3</sup>, F.E. Loeffler<sup>4</sup>, D.R. Lovley<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Massachusetts, Microbiology, Amherst, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States of America, <sup>3</sup>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, United States of America, <sup>4</sup>Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0401</b><br> <a href='1561.htm'><b>OPTIMIZATION OF DNA PREPARATION FROM RICE RESIDUE COMPOST FOR THE COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS</b></a><br> <b>T.C. Sung</b><sup>1</sup>, C.Y. Hsu<sup>2</sup>, S.L. Huang<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan, Republic of China, <sup>2</sup>Department of Life Science, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan, Republic of China, <sup>3</sup>Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan, Republic of China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0402</b><br> <a href='810.htm'><b>APPLICATION OF A MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CONCEPT TO ASSESS THE EFFICIENCY OF INNOVATIVE UV-BASED DISINFECTION TECHNIQUES</b></a><br> <b>J. Süß</b>, U. Obst, T. Schwartz<br> <em>Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Technical Chemistry-Water Technology and Geotechnology Division (ITC-WGT), Microbiology of Natural and Technical Surfaces, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0403</b><br> <a href='1374.htm'><b>BACTERIALDIVERSITY IN BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF ARSENIC, IRON AND MANGANESE IN GROUNDWATER</b></a><br> <b>I. Suzuki</b><sup>1</sup>, R. Thapa Chhetri<sup>1</sup>, H. Sato<sup>1</sup>, R. Sasada<sup>1</sup>, J.-i. Koizumi<sup>1</sup>, Y. Fujikawa<sup>2</sup>, T. Hamasaki<sup>3</sup>, M. Sugawara<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Yokohama National University, Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Kyoto University, Research Reactor Institute, Sen-nan, Japan, <sup>3</sup>Osaka Sangyo University, Faculty of Human Environment, Daito, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0404</b><br> <a href='932.htm'><b>COMMUNITY FINGERPRINTING AS A TOOL TO PREDICT THE FERMENTATIVE HYDROGEN YIELD OF MICROBIAL CULTURES</b></a><br> <b>A. Symons</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Holmes<sup>2</sup>, N. Rogers<sup>1</sup>, S. Apte<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>CSIRO Land and Water, Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, Bangor, Australia, <sup>2</sup>University of Sydney, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0405</b><br> <a href='1388.htm'><b><i>DECHLOROSPIRILLUM</i> VDY: A NOVEL DISSIMILATORY PERCHLORATE-REDUCING BACTERIA CAPABLE OF MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC IRON OXIDATION</b></a><br> <b>J. Thrash</b><sup>1</sup>, L. Achenbach<sup>2</sup>, J. Coates<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of California, Berkeley, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Berkeley, United States of America, <sup>2</sup>Southern Illinois University, Department of Microbiology, Carbondale, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0406</b><br> <a href='890.htm'><b>COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR WITH ANODES OPERATED AT DIFFERENT POTENTIALS</b></a><br> <b>C.I. Torres</b>, A. Kato Marcus, B.E. Rittmann, R. Krajmalnik-Brown<br> <em>Biodesign Institute- Arizona State University, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Tempe, United States of America</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0407</b><br> <a href='2186.htm'><b>INVESTIGATION OF A NOVEL PSYCHROTOLERANT CELLULOSE-DEGRADING <i>BACTEROIDALES </i>SPECIES</b></a><br> <b>I. Tsushima</b><sup>1</sup>, W. Yoochatchaval<sup>2</sup>, T. Yamaguchi<sup>2</sup>, S. Yamamura<sup>1</sup>, Y. Yoneyama<sup>3</sup>, K. Syutsubo<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>National Institute for Environmental Studies, Water and Soil Environment Division, Tsukuba, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Nagaoka University of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka, Japan, <sup>3</sup>EBARA Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0408</b><br> <a href='1605.htm'><b>CHARACTERIZATION OF NITRIFYING AND DENITRIFYING BACTERIA FROM BIOREACTORS FED WITH COLD MINE WATER</b></a><br> <b>M. Virta</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Karkman<sup>1</sup>, M. Tamminen<sup>1</sup>, L. Paulin<sup>2</sup>, K. Mattila<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Helsinki, Finland, <sup>2</sup>University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki, Finland, <sup>3</sup>National Forest Research Institute, Rovaniemi, Finland</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0409</b><br> <a href='2000.htm'><b>ABATEMENT OF MICROBIAL STRAINS CAUSING BULKING ANDSCUM FORMATION IN INDUSTRIAL BIOAUGMENTATION: MODEL DEVELOPMENT, SIMULATION ANDEXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION</b></a><br> S. Upreti<sup>1</sup>, <b>S. Vishnoi</b><sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Ryerson University, Chemical Engineering, Toronto, Canada, <sup>2</sup>Labco R&D Inc., Environmental Engineering, Richmond Hill, Canada</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0410</b><br> <a href='1750.htm'><b>MICROBAL DEGRADATION OF PESTICIDES AND CREATION OF MICROBAL-SORPTION PREPARATIONS</b></a><br> <b>N. Voropaeva</b><br> <em>Institute of Plant Protection of Uzbekistan, Agriculture, Tashkent, Uzbekistan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0411</b><br> <a href='1393.htm'><b>INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER CONTAINING CADMIUM AND ZINC: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MODEL SYSTEMS</b></a><br> M.A. Daniel, H.M. Ceretti, S.A.M. Ramirez, A. Zalts, <b>D.L. Vullo</b><br> <em>Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Area Quimica, Instituto de Ciencias, Los Polvorines, Argentina</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0412</b><br> <a href='1396.htm'><b>CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, ZINC AND COPPER INFLUENCE ON BACTERIAL MOTILITY</b></a><br> M.R. Barrionuevo, <b>D.L. Vullo</b><br> <em>Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Area Quimica, Instituto de Ciencias, Los Polvorines, Argentina</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0413</b><br> <a href='1399.htm'><b>CR(VI) BIOTRANSFORMATION BY MIXED CULTURES: A COMBINED BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTES</b></a><br> L. Garavaglia, S. Cerdeira, <b>D.L. Vullo</b><br> <em>Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Area Quimica, Instituto de Ciencias, Los Polvorines, Argentina</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0414</b><br> <a href='1401.htm'><b><i>PSEUDOMONAS VERONII</i> 2E SURFACE INTERACTIONS WITH ZN(II) AND CD(II)</b></a><br> N. Mendez<sup>1</sup>, S.A.M. Ramirez<sup>2</sup>, H.M. Ceretti<sup>2</sup>, A. Zalts<sup>2</sup>, R. Candal<sup>3</sup>, <b>D.L. Vullo</b><sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA), Area Microbiologia, Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, <sup>2</sup>Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Area Quimica, Instituto de Ciencias, Los Polvorines, Argentina, <sup>3</sup>Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA), INQUIMAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0415</b><br> <a href='723.htm'><b>METHANOTROPH, DENITRIFIER, NITRIFIER AND ANAMMOX CONTRIBUTE TO NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER IN THE PRESENCE OF METHANE AND OXYGEN</b></a><br> <b>M. Waki</b><sup>1</sup>, T. Yasuda<sup>1</sup>, H. Yokoyama<sup>2</sup>, D. Hanajima<sup>1</sup>, A. Ogino<sup>1</sup>, K. Suzuki<sup>1</sup>, T. Yamagishi<sup>3</sup>, Y. Suwa<sup>3</sup>, Y. Tanaka<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Pollution Control Research Team, Tsukuba, Japan, <sup>2</sup>National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Waste Recycling Research Team, Tsukuba, Japan, <sup>3</sup>National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Institute of Environmental Management Technology, Tsukuba, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0416</b><br> <a href='1410.htm'><b>IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA DEGRADING ESTRONE AT CONCENTRATIONS OF MICROGRAM- TO SUBMICROGRAM-PER-LITER IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE USING MICROAUTORADIOGRAPHY-FLUORESCENCE <i>IN SITU </i>HYBRIDIZATION</b></a><br> <b>K. Zang</b><sup>1</sup>, F. Kurisu<sup>1</sup>, I. Kasuga<sup>2</sup>, H. Furumai<sup>1</sup>, O. Yagi<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Research Center for Water Environment Technology,The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, <sup>3</sup>Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0417</b><br> <a href='522.htm'><b>INFLUENCE OF ABSENCE OF SULFATE OR NITRATE ADDITION ON BACTERIAL POPULATIONS AND THE END PRODUCT PATTERNS IN A SULFIDOGENIC BIOREACTOR</b></a><br> <b>Y. Zhao</b><sup>1</sup>, N. Ren<sup>2</sup>, A. Wang<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Ocean University of China, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao, China, <sup>2</sup>Harbin Institute of Technology, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin, China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0418</b><br> <a href='161.htm'><b>HYDROGEN PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF CYANOBACTERIA ISOLATED FROM DIVERSE HABITATS </b></a><br> <b>D. Vyas</b><sup>1</sup>, R.K. Gupta<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Dr. H.S. Gaur University, Department of Botany, Sagar, India, <sup>2</sup>Government Post Graduate College, Department of Botany, Rishikesh, India</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0419</b><br> <a href='571.htm'><b>CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY SUCCESSION IN COMPOSTING MATERIALS MADE FROM COW DUNG WASTES AFTER HYPERTHERMOPHILIC PRE-TREATMENT</b></a><br> <b>T. Yamada</b><sup>1</sup>, A. Suzuki<sup>1</sup>, H. Ueda<sup>2</sup>, Y. Ueda<sup>2</sup>, K. Miyauchi<sup>1</sup>, G. Endo<sup>1</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Tohoku Gakuin University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tagajo, Japan, <sup>2</sup>Nihon Life Center co., Nakijin, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0420</b><br> <a href='575.htm'><b>CHARACTERIZATION AND FUNCTION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS FOR HYDROGEN- AND ELECTRICITY- GENERATION</b></a><br> <b>A. Wang</b><sup>1</sup>, Y. Zhang<sup>2</sup>, N. Ren<sup>1</sup>, W. Liu<sup>2</sup>, H. Kan<sup>2</sup>, C. Liu<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology;State Key Lab of City Water Resource and Water Environment, Harbin, China, <sup>2</sup>School of Municipal and Engineering , Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0421</b><br> <a href='579.htm'><b>FUNCTIONAL MICROORGANISNS INVOLVED IN A EGSB REACTOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS BIOLOGICAL REMOVALOF SULFUR, NITROGEN AND CARBON</b></a><br> <b>A. Wang</b><sup>1</sup>, C. Chen<sup>2</sup>, N. Ren<sup>1</sup>, C. Liu<sup>2</sup>, Z. Yu<sup>2</sup>, D. Lee<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology; State Key Lab of City Water Resource and Water Environment, Harbin, China, <sup>2</sup>School of Municipal and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, <sup>3</sup>School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0422</b><br> <a href='968.htm'><b>QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS OF POSITION AND TYPE OF SINGLE MISMATCH ON SINGLE-BASE PRIMER EXTENSION</b></a><br> <b>J.-H. Wu</b><sup>1</sup>, P.-Y. Hong<sup>2</sup>, W.-T. Liu<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Sustainable Environment Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, <sup>2</sup>Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0423</b><br> <a href='1013.htm'><b>MECHANISM ANALYSIS OF SLUDGE OZONATION PROCESS BY COMBINATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL APPROACHES</b></a><br> <b>S. Yan</b><sup>1</sup>, L. Chu<sup>1</sup>, X. Xing<sup>1</sup>, A. Yu<sup>1</sup>, X. Sun<sup>2</sup>, B. Jurcik<sup>2</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>Tsinghua University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing, China, <sup>2</sup>Air Liquide Laboratories, Tsukuba-shi, Japan</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0424</b><br> <a href='1606.htm'><b>EFFECT OF SALINITY CHANGE ON AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIA COMMUNITY IN A FULL-SCALE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT</b></a><br> <b>Y.J. Wu</b>, L.M. Whang, I.C. Chien<br> <em>National Cheng Kung University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0425</b><br> <a href='1601.htm'><b>ASPEN HARNESSED FOR REMEDIATION OF POLLUTED AND STRESSED SOILS: CULTURED ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA AND RHIZOSPHERIC BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN RESPONSE TO POLLUTION</b></a><br> <b>K. Yrjälä</b><sup>1</sup>, T. Sipilä<sup>1</sup>, C. Fortelius<sup>2</sup>, M.-L. Åkernan<sup>2</sup>, J. Hautala<sup>2</sup>, L.-M. Vaario<sup>3</sup>, P. Pulkkinen<sup>3</sup><br> <em><sup>1</sup>University of Helsinki, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Helsinki, Finland, <sup>2</sup>EVTEK University of Applied Science, Espoo, Finland, <sup>3</sup>The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Läyliäinen, Finland</em><br> </p> <p> <b>0426</b><br> <a href='1564.htm'><b>CHANGE OF CELLULOLYTIC ANDPHOSPHATE-SOLUBILIZING MICROBES AND ORGANIC ACIDS IN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALWASTE COMPOST</b></a><br> C.-H. Chang<sup>1</sup>, I.-C. 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