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Applied and Environmental Microbiology
ALEXANDER, Trevor: Characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from fecal pats of cattle fed subtherapeutic antimicrobialsView Abstract
ANIL KUMAR, Anil Kumar: Heterogeneously shaped gold nanocrystallites: Microbial synthesis, characterization and separation.View Abstract
BESTER, Elanna: The ecological implications of surface associated sessile and planktonic cell populationsView Abstract
BORDENAVE, Sylvain: Analysis of methanogenic populations in the Athabacsa Tar Sands and relation between their activity and the densification rate of mature fine tailings.View Abstract
BORDENAVE, Sylvain: Impact of petroleum contamination on microbial mat and study of their response.View Abstract
COMEAU, Nicole: Simple High Throughput Screens for Bioactive Compounds in Environmental Samples Using Promoter-LuxCDABE reporters in Salmonella .View Abstract
CORNISH, Sabrina: Molecular Exploration of Diversity of Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria in a Western Canadian Oil Field: Are Novel Players Entering The Picture? View Abstract
CSOTONYI, Julius: Novel halophilic aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs, including a gammaproteobacterial representative, from a Canadian hypersaline spring systemView Abstract
DISNARD, Julie: Bacterial diversity of fouling biofilms developing in a Canadian paper millView Abstract
DUMITRACHE, Alexandru: Description of in-situ surface associated phenomena by Clostridium thermocellumView Abstract
ELLOUZ, Walid: HPLC analysis of root extracts of five chickpea cultivars and relationship with rhizosphere fungal community structureView Abstract
FREMAUX, Bastien: Improving the microbial quality of irrigation water in Saskatchewan using monitoring and microbial source trackingView Abstract
GRIGORYAN, Aleksandr: Activity of nitrate-reducing bacteria in oil reservoirsView Abstract
HARRISON, Joe: Enzymes for cellular defence against oxidative stress are a double-edged sword against the distinct chemical toxicities of different metal ionsView Abstract
HYNES, Russell: Formulation technology for biofungicide textStreptomyces textgriseocarneus Di-944 for greenhouse tomatoView Abstract
HYNES, Russell: Bioherbicide textPseudomonas textfluorescens BRG100: using green fluorescent protein reporting to determine colonization pattern on green foxtail and survival in soilView Abstract
JOHNSTON, Shawna: A Genetic Island Integrated into the Genome of the Sulfate Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough Allows Adaptation to New EnvironmentsView Abstract
KHAN, Izhar: Isolation, Detection and Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacter Species in Two Fresh Water Lake Ontario Beaches View Abstract
KIBITKIN, Katerine: Glycoside transport and metabolism by Sinorhizobium meliloti View Abstract
KLIMA, Cassidy: Comparison of two repetitive PCR methods and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for identification and detection of genetic diversity among Mannheimia haemolytica isolatesView Abstract
KOCH, Elisabeth: Selection of a microbial consortium to degrade hydrocarbons in petroleum refinery wastes View Abstract
KORBER, Darren: A temporal assessment of the colour stability of fresh pork sausages under refrigerated conditionsView Abstract
KORBER, Darren: A temporal assessment of the effect of non-meat ingredients on the colour stability of fresh pork sausages under refrigerated conditionsView Abstract
KORBER, Darren: Microbiological Evaluation of the City of North Battleford Water Well Field and Fouling Related PhenomenaView Abstract
KORBER, Darren: Global stress response of Escherichia coli O157 and the role of RpoS sigma factor during prolonged heat and cold shocksView Abstract
KWONG, Waldan: Detection and characterization of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants, qnr, from wastewater treatment plantsView Abstract
LAMBO, Adewale: Nitrate-Mediated Oxidation of Sulfide Precedes Oxidation of Oil Organics by a strain CVO-amended Crude-Oil Degrading Nitrate-Reducing Enrichment from a Western Canadian Petroleum Reservoir View Abstract
LANTHIER, Martin: Characterisation of Enterococcus spp. Isolates From the South Nation Watershed, Ontario, CanadaView Abstract
LAWRENCE, John: Effect of timing and exposure period to on the development of triclosan treated river biofilm communities. View Abstract
LAWRENCE, John: Analysis of biofilm structure and biochemistry with soft X-ray scanning transmission microscopy View Abstract
LAWRENCE, John: Characterization of the microbial community colonizing elemental sulfur repositories, Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada. View Abstract
LEBLANC, Justin: Global response to desiccation stress in the soil actinomycete Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 View Abstract
LEE, Meng-Hsin Phoebe: Impacts of biocides on gene expression in the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough.View Abstract
LIN, Shiping: Transformation of iron sulfide to greigite by oil field microbial consortiaView Abstract
LOWE, Ross: Persistence of Escherchia coli O157:H7 lineages in fecal inoculations at different temperaturesView Abstract
LUSSIER, François-Xavier: Expression of a codon-modified T7 RNA polymerase gene in Streptomyces lividans View Abstract
LUSSIER, Pamela: Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli isolated from feedlot cattle View Abstract
MERCIER, Bernard: Abundance and Diversity of Bacterioplankton in the Western Antarctic Peninsula: a seasonal survey. View Abstract
MIRZAAGHA, Parasto: Effect of subtherapeutic administration of antibiotics on the development of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli population isolated from feedlot cattle.View Abstract
MUNNS, Krysty: Analysis of shedding and genotypic characteristics of commensal Escherichia coli from feces of cattle fed four different background diets. View Abstract
MYKYTCZUK, Nadia: COLD ADAPTATION IN THE ACID MINE DRAINAGE BACTERIUM: ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANSView Abstract
NG, Sita: Characterization of strains improved for cellulase and xylanase activity by protoplast fusionView Abstract
NIU, Yan: Incidence of Bacteriophage Infecting Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle and their EnvironmentView Abstract
OMAR, Amin: The Evaluation of Commercially Available Disinfectant Combinations on Biofilms for use in Slaughter Houses. View Abstract
RAULT, Aline: Cryotolerance of Lactobacillus bulgaricus CFL1 is influenced by physiological state during fermentation View Abstract
SAMARAJEEWA, Ajith: Effect of Best Management Practices on Survival and Transport of Feacal Indicator Bacteria and Pathogens in Soils Amended with Liquid Swine ManureView Abstract
SHANNON, Kelly: Effect of nitrate on the expression of the nitric oxide reductase gene (cnorB) in Pseudomonas mandelii strain PD30 in an agricultural soil.View Abstract
SHARMA, Ranjana: Prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 intermediate lineages from cattle isolates in Alberta and characterization of selected virulence.View Abstract
SHEIBANI, SARA: Influence of Agricultural Practices on Soil Microbial CommunitiesView Abstract
STAN, Michelle: Copper and quaternary ammonium cations exert synergistic bactericidal and anti-biofilm activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosaView Abstract
STAREK, Matthew: A laboratory flow-through system for the investigation of plasmid transfer in groundwater-derived biofilmsView Abstract
STEPHEN, Tyler : Effects of a Direct Fed Microbial on Escherichia coli O157 Shedding in Feedlot CattleView Abstract
STEPHENS, Tyler: Effects of Escherichia coli O157 Super Shedders on the Prevalence of this Pathogen in Commercial Feedlot Cattle View Abstract
STEVENS, Katarzyna: Burkholderia cenocepacia requires flagella for biofilm formation.View Abstract
ST-FRANCOIS, Christopher: Cloning, expression and characterization of three fungal 1,4-ß-D-glucan-4-glucanohydrolases. Concordia UniversityView Abstract
STRAP, Janice: Identification of novel soil microbial isolates exhibiting anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa activity using an efflux-sensitized strain of P. aeruginosa.View Abstract
SYDENHAM, Rebecca: Cloning, functional expression and characterization of fungal endo-1,4-ß-xylanasesView Abstract
TALBOT, Guylaine: Distribution of Trophic Bacterial Groups in a Plug-Flow Type Anaerobic Bioreactor Fed with Swine Manure Using Real-Time RT-PCR AnalysesView Abstract
TANAKA, Takuji: Deregulation of allosteric response of Lactococcus lactis prolidase and its effects in substrate specificityView Abstract
TJIA, Wai Mui: Synergistic effect of three cellulases, Cel9A and Cel48A from Bacillus licheniformis and EngB from Clostridium cellulovorans, on cellulose hydrolysisView Abstract
TREMAROLI, Valentina: Chemotaxis, biofilm formation and metal tolerance in Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 under polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) degradative conditionsView Abstract
TREMAROLI, Valentina: A metabolic investigation of tellurite resistance in Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707View Abstract
VAN HAMME, Jonathan: 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctane sulfonate (TH-PFOS) biodegradation by Gordonia sp. strain NB4-1YView Abstract
WILSON, Sandra: Freeze-thaw Resistance of Lake Water and Sediment Microbial Communities: Prospects of Cross-Tolerance.View Abstract
WORKENTINE, Matthew: Metabolic and physiological characterization of phenotypic variants obtained from Pseudomonas fluorescens missing the GacS sensor kinase.View Abstract
XIANG, Shurong: Development of an AFLP-derived strain-specific marker and persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 31480 in soil microcosms View Abstract
YANG, Xianqin: ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSATIVE ORGANISM/S ASSOCIATED WITH A “BLOWN PACK” SPOILAGE INCIDENT OF VACUUM-PACKED CHILL-STORED BEEFView Abstract
YANKE, Jay: Identification of the predominant Enterococcus spp. in beef cattle faecesView Abstract

Infection and Immunity
ARHIN, Francis: Binding of oritavancin to surfaces impacts choice of vessels for oritavancin in vitro assaysView Abstract
ARHIN, Francis: Oritavancin demonstrates a low potential for selection of in vitro resistance in Bacillus cereusView Abstract
BOA, Tyler: University of Regina public computer terminals as reservoirs for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusView Abstract
CAPYK, Jenna: Investigation of KshAB, a two component Rieske monooxygenase in the cholesterol degradation pathway of Mycobacterium TuberculosisView Abstract
CASSELLI, Tim: Vibrio parahaemolyticus Inhibits Rho-family GTPase ActivationView Abstract
CASTONGUAY-VANIER, Josée: Drosophila melanogaster as a model for the study of Burkholderia’s virulenceView Abstract
CHAN, David: Structures and antimicrobial activities of chemokine-derived peptidesView Abstract
CHILCOTT, Margot: High-efficiency transposon mutagenesis in Streptococcus intermedius, a clinical isolate.View Abstract
CHU, Byron: Inter-domain interactions are required for the stability of the periplasmic ferric-enterobactin binding protein FepB.View Abstract
DEVINNEY, Rebekah: The Vibrio parahaemolyticus chromosome I type III secretion system contributes to the evasion of phagocytosis by Crassostrea gigas hemocytes.View Abstract
DINGLE, Tanis: Elucidating the Effects of Toxins A and B on Adherence of Clostridium difficile to Human Intestinal T84 CellsView Abstract
DONALDSON, Logan: Functional insights from the structure of the S. aureus VraR DNA binding domainView Abstract
DUBREUIL, J Daniel: Escherichia coli STb enterotoxin variant in diseased pigsView Abstract
FARIA, Monica: Mutation frequency and adaptation of P. aeruginosa isolated from Hutterite CF patients with the rare M1101K mutation View Abstract
FIELD, Tyler: Anaerobic Bacteria Isolated from the Sputum of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients during Pulmonary Exacerbation: Identification, Population Dynamics and Biochemical CharacterizationView Abstract
GARDUNO, Rafael: Differentiation of Legionella pneumophila into MIFs is required for survival in protozoa but not in mammalian cellsView Abstract
HANEY, Evan: The molecular determinants of Lactoferrampin antimicrobial activityView Abstract
HUMPHRIES, Romney: From Alpha to Beta: Identifying amino acids required for bundlin’s N-acetyllactosamine-specific lectin-like activityView Abstract
KASPER, Katherine: Molecular Requirements for MHC Class II alpha-Chain Engagement and Allelic Discrimination by the Bacterial Superantigen SpeCView Abstract
LALANI, SHIFANA: Characterization of the ESX-1 (Snm) Secretion System of MycobacteriaView Abstract
LAW, Robyn: A Functional Phenylacetic Acid Catabolic Pathway is Required for Full Pathogenicity of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the Caenorhabditis elegans Host ModelView Abstract
LUTTER, Erika: Sub-populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From Sputa of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Exhibit a Spectrum of Virulence and Virulence Determinants.View Abstract
MORIARTY, Tara: Identification of host and B. burgdorferi proteins mediating the primary stages of microvascular emigration in vivo View Abstract
NASRALLAH, Gheyath: PCR and Southern Blot Analysis Reveal That Legionella Pneumophila, Strain Lp02, Has Multiple Loci of The htpAb Operon. View Abstract
NASRALLAH, Gheyath: Functional Competence of The Legionella pneumophila Chaperonin (HtpB) in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeView Abstract
NELSON, Lisa: Employing the rat prostate as a model for identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors necessary for mucosal infectionsView Abstract
NORGAARD, Jens Christian : Pseudomonas aeruginosa Population Dynamics and Adaptation in Cystic Fibrosis View Abstract
NWOKONNA, ANTHONY: ANTIBIOTIC – RESSISTANT STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE COLLECTED FROM SWAZILAND HOSPITALS (2003-2007): Major clones of serotypes, 12, 17c and 13c A.C. NWOKONN View Abstract
OLSON, Adam : Development of quantitative Real-time PCR using groEL, lcd, and rnpB to detect the 3 species within the Streptococcus milleri group of bacteria.View Abstract
PAUCHET, Brïte: Interaction of Attaching-Effacing Escherichia coli O45 isolates from pigs with porcine intestinal IPEC-J2 epithelial cells.View Abstract
PEIRCE, Michael: Molecular Basis of Vbeta-Specificity by the Group V Bacterial SuperantigensView Abstract
SAID, Kamaleldin: Variable-number-tandem-repeat analysis for the R-domain of the clumping-factor A gene of Staphylococcus aureus reveals polymorphic isolates from human diseases and clonal bovine isolatesView Abstract
SPROULE, Kimberley: The Impact of Probiotics on Mucosal Infections: Where Do Biofilms Fit In?View Abstract
THOMASSIN, Jenny-Lee: Characterization of the Type III Secretion Protein EscU in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coliView Abstract
TREMBLAY, Yannick: Biofilm formation and acid stress response by mutants of the LiaFSR three-component regulatory system of Streptococcus mutansView Abstract
VANDYKE, David: Development of a host cell reporter system for novel EPEC/EHEC effector characterizationView Abstract
VANJECEK, Maaike: The Effects of Novel Anti-fouling Coatings (mPEG-DOPA3) on Biofilm Formation and Uropathogen AttachmentView Abstract
WADE, William: Chromosomal toxin-antitoxin genes are linked to the multiphase antibiotic tolerance of Escherichia coli biofilmsView Abstract
WAGAR, Lisa: Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Interleukin-8 Production with Fermented Soy and Dairy MilksView Abstract
WU, Kaiyu: Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive and -Negative Community-Associated MRSA USA400 Sibling Strains Exhibit Similar Virulence Characteristics in In Vitro Cell Culture and Animal ModelsView Abstract

Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology
ARMSTRONG, Brent: Counter-selection in Streptococcus pyogenesView Abstract
BAIER, Cherise: Essentiality of Oligomerization for Proper Function of DivIVA in Enterococcus faecalis Cell Division and Interaction with a Novel ProteinView Abstract
BAY, Denice : Exploring suppressor of groEL mutation (SUG) protein function in Escherichia coli using bioinformatic and proteomic approachesView Abstract
BUSTARD, Denise: Regulation of flagellin and motility genes in Rhizobium leguminosarumView Abstract
CAFFREY, Sean: Function of the Periplasmic Nickel-Iron Isoform-2 Hydrogenase in the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough during Hydrogen and lactate MetabolismView Abstract
CHAN, Catherine: Specificity of redox enzyme maturation protein binding to RR-containing peptides of Tat-dependent proteinsView Abstract
CLARK, Scott: Development of Ochrobactrum anthropi as a Model Organism for the Identification of Pathogenicity and Symbiosis Regulators Through Comparative Genomics of the RhizobialesView Abstract
DING, Hao: Conjugative Plasmid Transfer in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 and VF39 View Abstract
FOREMAN, Dallas: RopB is a structural component of the outer membrane in Rhizobium leguminosarum and is not required for an effective symbiosis.View Abstract
GAO, Chan: Function of VirB4 in association with other T4SS componentsView Abstract
GIBB, Ewan: Translational regulation of homing endonuclease MobE by an RNA hairpinView Abstract
GOLSHANI, Ashkan: Identification of novel genes involved in protein synthesis using a chemical-genetics screening in yeastView Abstract
HAMLIN, Jason: Regulation of Phenylacetic Acid Degradation in Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2View Abstract
HAPPE, Jennifer: Influence of Viscosity on S. typhimurium Biofilm PhenotypeView Abstract
HAUSNER, Georg: Molecular evolution of the rDNA ITS regions in the fungal genera Leptographium and Ophiostoma: implications for phylogenetic studiesView Abstract
HORBAY, Monique: OxyR regulates min gene expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae View Abstract
HUITEMA, Carly: Screening of Viral 3C and 3CL Proteases for Inhibitors and SpecificityView Abstract
JAMES, Karron: TonB interacts with BtuF, the Escherichia coli periplasmic binding protein for vitamin B12View Abstract
KRELL, Peter: Transcriptome profiling of the baculovirus Choristoneura fumiferana multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (CfMNPV) and a knock-out mutant View Abstract
LADEROUTE, Amy: Mat formation in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe View Abstract
LI, Haiming: Interactions of Escherichia coli REMPs with their Tat-specific substrates revealed by three in vivo protein-protein interaction techniquesView Abstract
LI, YAN: Cell Division in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Structure-function Analysis of FtsAView Abstract
MERCER, Ryan: Regulation and production of the Gene Transfer Agent (RcGTA) in Rhodobacter capsulatusView Abstract
PATTERSON, Kelcey: Development of superantigen-derived anti-cancer immunotherapeuticsView Abstract
PICKERING, Brad: Twin Arginine Transport Secretome in Sinorhizobium melilotiView Abstract
RIVERS, Damien: Characterization of the rhamnose operon in Sinorhizobium melilotiView Abstract
ROSS, Susan: Application of comparative genomics-based genotyping to molecular epidemiological studies of Campylobacter jejuni.View Abstract
SANDERSON, Kenneth: Distribution of P2-like prophages of Salmonella entericaView Abstract
SETHURAMAN, Jyothi: Homing endonuclease genes inserted within the mtDNA rps3 gene in Ophiostomatoid fungi. View Abstract
SHAKIBANI, Mokhtarodin: A Genomic Approach for Discovering Novel Antimicrobial Targets in Burkholderia cenocepacia View Abstract
SMIT, John: Exploring the capabilities of the Caulobacter crescentus Type I secreted S-layer for recombinant protein secretion and surface displayView Abstract
STROZEN, Tim: Isolation of mutants defective for secretion of a type II secretion system substrate: evidence for the activity of GspAB and other factors in assembly of the secretin in Vibrio choleraeView Abstract
SUMMERS, William: Genetic manipulations of Neurospora crassa required to test the essentiality of the mitochondrial voltage dependant anion-selective channel.View Abstract
TAMBALO, Dinah: Functional analysis and expression kinetics of flagellin and motility genes in Rhizobium leguminosarumView Abstract
TRAINER, Maria: Mutational Analysis of PHB Synthesis Genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicumView Abstract
TURNBULL, Amy : A cysteine requirement for complete Salmonella typhimurium swarm cell differentiationView Abstract
VANDERLINDE, Elizabeth: A novel ABC transporter (reeABC) involved in exopolysaccharide export is required for desiccation tolerance and biofilm formation in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae 3841 View Abstract
VOGT, Stefanie: spoT, an essential gene in wild-type Pseudomonas aeruginosa, promotes survival of abiotic stressView Abstract
WHITESIDE, Matthew: Using Phylogenetic Divergence to Evaluate Predicted OrthologsView Abstract
WINSTONE, Tara: Differential Accumulation of DmsD Mutant ProteinsView Abstract
YAM, Katherine: A cholesterol-degrading dioxygenase critical for the pathogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis View Abstract
YIP, Cynthia: Plasmid stability and incompatibility in Rhizobium leguminosarumView Abstract
YOST, Christopher: A Von Willebrand Factor Type A protein, associated with a MoxR AAA+ ATPase, is involved in the proper development of the cell envelope of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae 3841.View Abstract
ZARUBINA, Natalia: The Effects of Sub-inhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics on Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureusView Abstract
ZHONG, Sue: Interactions between the ExeAB complex and the amino terminal domain of ExeD, the secretin of the type II secretion systemView Abstract

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