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May 26, 2003
	BOISVERT, Annie:	Antigenic and genomic variability of P46 and P97 of 11 North American strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.
	BOURQUE, Denis:	Development of a high-cell density recombinant protein expression system with Methylobacterium extorquensfed-batch fermentation
	CHEIKH SAAD BOUH, Kane:	Monoclonal antibodies against P46 and P65 rec. proteins for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection by Indirect Immunofluorescence (IIF) and Immunoperoxydase (IP).
	CHU, Byron:	Aspartate-44 and Histidine-111 are Essential to Catalysis in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Xylose Reductase
	COURVILLE, Pascal:	Determination of E.coli MntH transmembrane topology
	DUGUAY, Marie:	Proteomic Study of Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1 Induced by 3,5-Dichlorophenol.
	FARAG, Farag:	Middle ear aspirates (MEAs) versus conventional external ear swabs in chronic suppurative otits media(CSOM): A microbiological study in children
	FILION, Mario:	THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF MYCOBACTERIAL CELL WALL-DNA COMPLEX IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MYCOBACTERIAL DNA
	FITTIPALDI, Nahuel:	Comparison and field validation of PCR tests for the detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in carrier pigs.
	GAGNÉ, Marie-Josée:	Antimicrobial effect of oregano and thyme essential oils on a meat-borne strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
	GAO, Anli :	Decontamination of raw milk for isolation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
	GOW, JOHN:	Antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from a Newfoundland and Labrador scallop hatchery
	GYLES, Carlton:	Genes and Virulence of O149:K88ac Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli from Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Pigs
	JOUNG, Kwang-Bo:	Distribution of transposable genetic elements IS231-like sequences among Bacillus thuringiensis serovars and strains
	LABRIE, Josée:	Identification of an ABC transporter with probable implication in O-polysaccharide assembly of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1
	LAGACÉ, Luc:	Bacterial community identification of maple sap as determined by ARDRA and ribosomal DNA sequencing.
	LAMARCHE, Martin:	Gene Knock Outs Strategy to Study the Role of the Pst System in Pathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence
	LARKIN, Carolyn:	Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter Isolates from Hog, Beef and Chicken Carcass Samples from Provincially Inspected Abattoirs in Ontario
	LAWRENCE, John:	Mapping biofilm constituents using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy.
	LI, Jinghua:	Chemical and biological leaching of sterile and nonsterile low-grade ore
	LYMBEROPOULOS, Maria:	Characterization of a Novel Fimbrial Operon from Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli and Phylogenetic Distribution among E. coli Reference Strains.
	MAYNARD, Christine:	Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Integron Carriage among Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O149: K91 Isolated from Postweaning Pigs over the Last Two Decades
	MILLETTE, Mathieu:	Inhibition of pathogens by lactic acid bacteria strains in fermented milk
	MILLETTE, Mathieu:	Inhibition of pathogens by lactic acid bacteria strains in fermented milk and mice C57BL/6
	NAIM, Fadia:	In vitro digestion of E. coli O157:H7 in dry sausage. Key words: Escherichia coli O157:H7, dry sausage, survival, in vitro digestion, synthetic digestive fluid
	NAIM, Fadia:	Influence of inoculum preparation, inoculation procedure and process parameters on Escherichia coli O157: H7 survival during the validation of sausage fermentation-drying processes
	NAZARALI, Zaida:	The effect of acidophilic bacteria on the leaching of low-grade Ni-Cu ore by different isolates of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
	PARADIS-BLEAU, Catherine:	Molecular genomics and biochemical characterization of the FtsA and FtsZ cell division proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
	PARADIS-BLEAU, Catherine:	Molecular studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa FtsA and FtsZ interactions and screening for ATPase peptide inhibitors of FtsA by phage display.
	PARADIS-BLEAU, Catherine:	Identification of peptide inhibitors of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa FtsZ GTPase activity using phage display.
	SANOWAR, Sarah:	Reconstitution as a Tool for Studying the Salmonella enterica  PhoQ Sensor Kinase
	SAWICKI, Jakub:	Production of Anti-EGT Polyclonal Antibodies Using The Genetic Immunisation Method.
	TADJINE, Mimi:	Production of monoclonal antibodies against Haemophilus parasuis
	TAZI, SAMIA:	Molecular characterization of an apoptosis suppressor gene of Choristoneura fumiferana granulovirus (ChfuGV)
	VEILLETTE, Marc:	Six months follow-up of microbial contamination in a metal-working fluid system after dumping, cleaning and recharging
	VEILLETTE, Marc:	Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a hard wood processing plant: Impact and etiology
	VÉZINA, Julie:	Développement de sondes pour amplifier le gène bphA à partir d'échantillons d'ADN provenant de sols contaminés par les BPC
	WARD, Pierre:	Use of tnp gene, an IS30-family insertion sequence isolated from Lactobacillus rhamnosus for strain differentiation in Lactobacillus casei -complex.
	YANG, Jianzhong :	A ReactIR study of cyclododecanone monooxygenase-catalyzed reaction for lauryl lactone production

May 27, 2003
	ABDI-ALI, Ahya:	Growth Conditions Effect on Alginate Production from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
	AL-NUMANI, Dina:	Up-regulation of ICAM-1, CD11a/CD18 and CD11c/CD18 on Human THP-1 Monocytes Stimulated by Streptococcus suis Serotype 2
	ALROUMI, Dina:	Microbiological and molecular analysis of oil contaminated marine sediments: 30 years after the spill.
	BEKAL-SI ALI, Sadjia:	DNA microarray: a powerful tool for identification of emerging E. coli pathotypes
	BERNIER, Steve:	Characterization of a Burkholderia cepacia ABC Transporter System and its Potential Role in Iron Uptake
	BOYD, Jessica:	Type IV pili are virulence factors for Aeromonas salmonicida infection of Atlantic Salmon
	BURTON , Jeremy:	Atopobium: A Common Inhabitant Amongst the Vaginal Bacterial Microbiota of Post Menopausal Women with High Grade Nugent Scores
	CHENIER, Martin:	Temporal variations in the microbial activity and composition of river biofilms grown in the presence of nutrients and hexadecane.
	CHONG, Patrick:	Phenazine-dependent F420H2 dehydrogenase activity is located on the F420-reducing hydrogenase of Methanospirillum hungatei strain GP1 and Methanosarcina barkeri strain Fusaro
	CONSTANT, Philippe:	Study of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Populations in a Temperate Wetlands and Northern Snows in Québec Using a Molecular Approach
	D'AMOURS, Benoit:	Induction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by Streptococcus suis in a porcine whole-blood model of infection.
	DEL RIO, Luis:	Isolation and Characterization of a Pseudomonas putida Strain Able to Grow on Two Surrogate Naphthenic Acids
	DEMERS, Josée:	Evaluation of photoreactivation for thermotolerant coliforms and enterococci after disinfection of wastewater by ultraviolet radiation.
	DEVILLARD, Estelle:	Identification of pathogenic organisms in bacterial vaginosis, by using PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
	DROUIN, Karine:	Feasibility and pilot study for assessing in situ biostimulation of BTEX and TPH degradation in contaminated groundwater
	DUTIL, Steve:	Detection of Legionella sp. by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in dental units waterlines
	ETHIER, Sheila:	Enhancement of phagocytosis and survival of human neutrophils by PBI-1402: Potential protection against opportunistic infections.
	FAUCHER, Sébastien:	Identification of Salmonella typhi genes that are absent from Salmonella typhimurium and are expressed within macrophages
	FIELD, Tyler:	A rapid method to determine antimicrobial efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa using a semi-quantitative colormetric assay.
	FORTIN, Nathalie:	Microbial Population Structure and Degradation Potential in a Marine Wetland Experimentally Exposed to Crude Oil
	GAGNON, Mylène:	MONOCYTIC AND ENDOTHELIAL CELLS AS POSSIBLE ROUTES OF ENTRY OF HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES INTO THE BRAIN
	GARDUNO, Rafael:	Ecological aspects of the transmission of Legionella pneumophila to humans
	GAUCHER, Isabelle:	Analysis of Salmonella typhi genes expressed within macrophages using the green fluorescent protein.
	GAUTHIER, Annie:	Characterization of the genes encoding reductive dehalogenases in Desulfitobacterium frappieri PCP-1
	HEBERT, Shannon Hebert:	RpoS and Stationary Phase Stress Survival in Azotobacter vinelandii
	HIRKALA, Danielle:	Phylogenetic analysis of pseudomonads associated with the roots of field-grown canola.
	HOSSEINIJAZANI, Nima :	Conjugation of tetanus toxoid with Salmonella typhimurium PTCC1735 O-specific polysaccharide and its effect on production of opsonizing antibodies in a mouse model.
	HYNES, Russell:	The effect of rhizobacteria on root growth of pea and lentil
	JACQUES, Alexandre:	MURINE VIRAL HEPATITIS IS CONTROLLED BY THE INTRAHEPATIC NK/NK-T CELL RATIO.
	JUCK, David:	Comparison of oligonucleotides and amplicons as microarray probes for environmental analyses.
	JUGNIA, Louis:	Functional and structural aspects of the microbial population associated with organic acid production during methanogenesis in soil and sediments from the Canadian mid-north
	KUKAVICA-IBRULJ, Irena:	Functional genomics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vivo essential genes in a rat model of chronic lung infection
	LABBÉ, Normand:	Description of a new Phyllobacteriaceae bacterium isolated from a marine denitrification system.
	LAMOTHE, Julie:	Characterization of the intracellar survival mechanism of Burkholderia cepacia within Acathamoeba polyphaga
	LAWRENCE, John:	Microbial communities as indicators of the impacts of nickel in rivers.
	LAWRENCE, John:	Effect of major nutrients on the abundance of protozoan and micrometazoan grazers in river biofilms.
	LEUNG, Grant:	Biocontrol of Pathogenic Fungi by Novel Rhizobacteria Isolated in Saskatchewan
	LÉVESQUE, Marie-Josée:	Phylogenetic Characterization and Microbial Population Dynamics in an Anaerobic and a Coupled Aerobic/Anaerobic TCE-Degrading Bioreactors
	LOGAN, Susan:	Functional characterization of polysaccharide gene loci involved in motility of Helicobacter pylori.
	MACDONALD, Jaime:	GacA regulates hyper-swarming behaviour in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14
	MAHMOUD, Khaled:	Detection of isolates of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans from acid mine drainage environments using fluorescent in situ hybridization
	MARTINEZ, Véra:	Removal of microorganism indicators and pathogenic by waste stabilization ponds.
	MELLATA, Melha:	Non-specific macrophage response to avian pathogenic E. coli infection in vitro and the role of bacterial virulence factors
	MÉRIAUX, Anne:	Microflora of air and peat in peat moss processing plants in Eastern Canada
	MIHOC, Anca:	Characterization of sediment microbial populations and processes associated with biodegradation and biotransformation of contaminants from Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia
	PELLETIER, amélie:	Rôle des protéines PII dans la régulation de l’activité et de l’état de modification de la nitrogénase chez Rhodobacter capsulatus
	POTVIN, Eric:	High throughput screening of signature-tagged mutagenesis Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants in a rat model of chronic lung infection.
	RICHARD, Karine L.:	Molecular dissection of four Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes essential for in vivo maintenance.
	ROY, Réal:	Methane oxidation and methanotrophic bacteria in a landfill soil.
	ROY, SÉBASTIEN:	Phytoremediation of heavy metal and PAH-contaminated brownfield sites in Montreal.
	SABRI, Mourad:	Identification and characterization of a novel siderophore-independent iron transporter in extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli .
	SEGURA, Mariela:	Characterization of an atypical Streptococcus suis capsular type 2 isolate: a poor encapsulated strain with high inflammatory activities
	SQUIRES-PARSONS, Deborah:	PCB BIODEGRADATION BY COLD-ADAPTED MICROBIAL CONSORTIA ISOLATED FROM NEWFOUNDLAND SOILS
	STASIAK, Dorota:	Th1 cytokines mediate CpG induced protective immunity to blood-stage Plasmodium chabaudi AS malaria infection
	TOPP, Ed:	Fate of bacterial and chemical contaminants in soils receiving swine manure slurry.
	TREMBLAY, Pier-Luc:	Rôle d’AmtB dans le transport de l’ammonium et la transduction des signaux chez Rhodobacter capsulatus
	WATTERWORTH, Leigh:	Persistence of enterohemmorhagic Escherichia coli in well water and its relatedness to ERIC-PCR genotype.
	WHYTE, Lyle:	An In Situ Bioremediation Treatment of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils in the Canadian High Arctic
	WISSE, Gesine:	Development of a marked microorganism to monitor survival and gene transfer in the environment
	ZHAO, Jian-Shen:	Pathways for biodegradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in obligate anaerobes isolated from anaerobic sludge

May 28, 2003
	BELHOCINE, Kamila:	Lateral transfer of a bacterial group II intron
	BELLEFEUILLE, Julie:	Cj1135 from Campylobacter jejuni encodes a two-domain glucosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the lipooligosaccharide inner-core.
	BOLDUC, Nathalie:	Expression analysis of the putative plant programmed cell death regulator BI-1 in the hypersensitive response of tobacco plants to TMV infection
	BOUGIE, Véronique:	Turnip mosaic virus as a vector for plant gene expression.
	CHABAUD, Stéphane:	The Anti-Apoptotic R1 Subunit of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Ribonucleotide Reductase Has one alpha-Crystallin Domain and Chaperone-like Activity Similar to Hsp27
	CHABOT, Sylvie:	Characterization of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (HEV) anti-HE and anti-S monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and determination of species and group specific antigenic domains.
	CHOUINARD, Annie:	Proteomic study of Streptomyces coelicolor M145 mutants
	CROST, Cecile:	Influence of L-alanine and L-leucine on the transcriptional regulation of the foo and clp operons, encoding for F165.1 and CS31A adhesins respectively.
	DANIS, Carole:	The tyrosine-based endocytosis/targeting motif in retroviral envelope glycoprotein affects viral pathogenesis: molecular dissection and studies in the murine leukemia virus model
	DEBBECHE, Olfa:	HHV-6-induced changes in the expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins
	DENEER, Harry:	Identifying and using flagellin genes for phylogenetic analysis of the genus Pectinatus
	DESFORGES, Marc:	Prevention of a Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Persistent Infection by Apoptosis in a Human Neural Cell Line
	DÉZIEL, Eric:	The Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcriptional regulator mvfR controls the production of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS) and related secondary metabolites.
	DROUIN, Christian:	Lactoccocus lactis as live vaccine against leishmaniasis
	DUBOIS, Jason:	Evaluation of DNA Microarrays as a tool for characterizing microbial consortia
	DUBOIS, Jason:	16S and cpn60: A dual backbone approach to using DNA microarrays for the taxonomic discrimination of Bacillus species
	FIOLA, Karine :	Effect of ribozymes on different Lactococcus lactis mRNA targets
	FLANNAGAN, Ronald:	Functional disruption of the motA gene in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
	GAUTHIER, Céline:	Similar levels of xylanase B2 secretion mediated by Tat- and Sec- dependent signal sequences in Streptomyces lividans
	GINGUES, Sonia:	Regulation of Protease Expression in Burkholderia cepacia
	HEFFERON, Kathleen:	Reconstructing the replication complex of AcMNPV
	HYNES, Michael:	Systematic approach to studying plasmid incompatibility in the rhizobia
	ITO, Emma:	Baculovirus P143, LEF-3, and IE-1 Proteins Form a Complex Bound on Viral Chromatin
	JABRANE, AHMED:	High level eucaryotic expression of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus ORF5 gene by rare codon replacement correlates with increased immunogenicity of GP5 glycoprotein in pigs
	JACOMY, Helene:	VACUOLATING ENCEPHALITIS IN MICE INFECTED BY HUMAN CORONAVIRUS OC43
	JEAN, Myriam:	Immunobiological characterization of the P10 protein of Choristoneura fumiferana granulovirus (ChfuGV)
	JOSEPH, Tomy:	Studies on antibody facilitated uptake of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus in macrophage-like fish cell lines
	LEE, Chang-Muk:	A serine/threonine protein phosphatase SIT4 modulates yeast-hypha morphogenesis and virulence in Candida albicans
	LEE, Chang-Muk:	Transcription profiling of SIT4 mutant demonstrate pleotropic regulation on yeast-to-hyphal transition in Candida albicans.
	LETOWSKI, Jaroslaw:	Effect of mismatch position and number in 50-mer oligonucleotide probes of different G+C composition in DNA microarray hybridizations
	LI, Haiming:	Analysis of the xylanase C signal sequence of Streptomyces lividans by random mutagenesis
	MARTCHENKO, Mikhail:	The new subfamily of CuZn Superoxide Dismutase is involved in Branching and Hyphal Growth in Candida albicans.
	MONEKE, Emeka:	Correlation of lesions with presence of viral RNA in Atlantic salmon infected with Infectious salmon anemia (ISA)virus (ISAV).
	MOROSOLI, Rolf:	Secretion of the xylanase C from Streptomyces lividans mediated by the Tat protein export system
	MUNIR, Khalid:	Quantitative Detection of Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus by Real-Time PCR
	NAGATA, Les:	DNA Vaccine Protects Against Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Infections in Mice
	ONTSOUKA, Barthelemy :	Immunobiology of the ORF2a and ORF2b genes of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) expressed in procaryotic and eucaryotic vectors.
	RACINE, Sébastien:	Early detection of Porcine Circovirus type 2 infection in pigs using recombinant nucleocapsid protein in an indirect immunofluorescence assay.
	RICHARDSON, Jason:	Evidence for a Novel Rhamnose Catabolic Pathway in Rhizobium leguminosarum
	RICHARDSON, Jason:	Functional and Regulatory Analysis of an ABC Transporter necessary for Rhamnose Catabolism in Rhizobium leguminosarium
	SASSEVILLE, Marie-Josée:	The coronavirus group specific ORF 2a gene of Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus (HEV) is deleted in the field isolate IAF-404.
	SELINGER, Brent:	Further evidence for a new class of phytases: Biochemical characterization of a second PTP phytase from Mitsuokella multiacidus032
	STEVEN, Blaire:	Genetic Characterization of the mdh-sucCDAB operon of Sinorhizobium meliloti
	ST-LOUIS, Marie-Claude:	Identification of the bovine pestivirus NS3 protein as an inducer of apoptosis
	TOPOROWSKI, Michael:	Uncovering the role of two putative outer membrane proteins RsaF 973 and RsaF 1984 in secretion of the S-layer of Caulobacter crescentus
	VIEL, Catherine :	Multi-protein interaction with VPgPro of turnip mosaic virus in infected cells.
	WALDMUELLER, Markus:	Role of homologous regions in baculovirus DNA replication
	WHELAN, Heather:	Genomic Features of Energy Taxis in Azotobacter vinelandii
	WHELAN, Heather:	Genomic features of Energy taxis in Azotobacter vinelandii