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ACHAR, Premila: Molecular detection of Stenocarpella maydis in S. African corn and biochemical changes induced by diplodiatoxin View Abstract
ACHAR, Premila: Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy of Aspergillus flavus in Georgia peanutsView Abstract
AL-ANI, Faiez: Correlation between the incidence of Listeria monocytogenes and fecal coliform in fresh vegetablesView Abstract
ALI, Aala: THE EFFECT OUTDOOR STORAGE ON PATHOGEN POPULATIONS IN SHEEP MANUREView Abstract
ALY, Khaled: VirB5 of the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens associates with the T-pilus tipsView Abstract
AWAN, M Siddique: Enhanced production of ß-Galactosidase by catabolite DGr mutant of Aspergillus niger by using agro-industrial wastes for preparation of lactose free milkView Abstract
BEGIC, Sanela: Construction and analysis of Serratia marcescens knockout mutant strains deficient in ompF and ompC porin genesView Abstract
BEHESHTI MAAL, Keivan: Increasing of alkaline protease activity in Bacillus cereus and Bacillus polymixa simultaneously with starting sporulation phase as a defend mechanismView Abstract
BERTHIAUME, Frédéric: Transforming an autotransporter into a two partner secretion systemView Abstract
BILBEY, Nicolas: Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Capable of Cleaving Alkyl Carbon-Sulfur Bonds in Organosulfur CompoundsView Abstract
BISWAS, Debabrata: The effect of cytotoxicity of Campylobacter jejuni on adhesion and internalization in cultured cells and in colonization of the chicken gutView Abstract
BOTTOS, Eric: Biodiversity of Microbial Mat Communities in the Canadian High ArcticView Abstract
BRUANT, Guillaume: Application of an Escherichia coli DNA microarray in the diagnosis and epidemiology of clinical isolates.View Abstract
CAFFREY, Sean: Periplasmic Hydrogenases in the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris HildenboroughView Abstract
CHABAN, Bonnie: Elucidation of the N-glycosylation pathway from the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus voltaeView Abstract
CHARBONNEAU, Marie-Ève: Role of the proteolytic processing of the Escherichia coli Adhesin Involved in Diffuse Adherence (AIDA)View Abstract
CHÉNIER, Martin: Impact of an aerobic thermophilic swine waste biotreatment on the antibiotic resistant microflora.View Abstract
CHIANG, Sarah: Development of an evolutionary model for regulons: Selecting for increased RpoS-dependent gene expression in Escherichia coliView Abstract
CHONG, Audrey: THE LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA 60-kDa CHAPERONIN, HtpB, ALTERS EUKARYOTIC VESICULAR TRAFFICKING AND ACTIN ORGANIZATIONView Abstract
CLARK, Scott: Development of a Gateway(R)-Compatible Cloning System for Overexpression, Detection and Purification of a Large Family of SDR Homologues in Sinorhizobium melilotiView Abstract
COCK, Jessica: Investigation of host receptors involved in Bordetella bronchiseptica infectionView Abstract
COLTON, Brian: THE DUAL USE DILEMAView Abstract
CONSTANT, Philippe: THE DYNAMIC MICROCOSM CHAMBER: A NEW STRATEGY TO STUDY THE MICROBIAL’S TROPOSPHERIC HYDROGEN OXIDATION View Abstract
DAHIYA, Indervesh: Understanding pathogenic mechanisms of Yersinia ruckeri in rainbow troutView Abstract
DE JONG, Jondavid: Analysis of the immediate early gene me53 from the baculovirus AcMNPVView Abstract
DEKIMPE, Valérie: Elucidating the function of PqsE, a quorum sensing-controlled protein involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.View Abstract
DENEER, Harry: A sensitive and specific real-time PCR system for detecting beer-spoilage FirmicutesView Abstract
DONG, Tao: Succinate selection for rpoS mutations in natural Escherichia coli View Abstract
DURIEZ, Patrick: Seasonal variation in population structure and patterns of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from freshly shed feces and stored swine manureView Abstract
DYEN, Michael: Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils from Resolution Island, NunavutView Abstract
EDGE, Tom: The National Agri-Environmental Standards Initiative: Occurrence of Waterborne Pathogens in three Agriculture WatershedsView Abstract
ELWOOD, Chelsea: Triclosan alters tissue cell responses to uropathogenic Escherichia coli View Abstract
EZZATI, Peyman: EVIDENCE OF THE ACTIVATION OF NITRIC OXIDE SIGNALING CASCADE BY LYSOZYME C IN AN IN VITRO MODEL OF INFLAMMATIONView Abstract
FERHAN, Muhammad: Optimization of cultural conditions on biosynthesis of glucose oxidase in a 23-L computerized controlled bioreactor by citric acid producing mycelia of Aspergillus nigerView Abstract
FERNANDO, Ursla: Comparison of σ 28 and σ 54 mutants of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 for motility, protein secretion, invasion and in vivo colonization in a chicken model. View Abstract
FERNET, Jennifer: Plant bacterial inoculants for the remediation of hydrocarbon impacted soil View Abstract
FERRERA-RODRIGUEZ, Ofelia: Microbial Community of High Arctic Vegetated and Bulk soils, contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbonsView Abstract
FORD, Krystal: IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT INDUCED GENES OF PLANT GROWTH- PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA THROUGH UTILIZATION OF A NICHE-SPECIFIC PROMOTER TRAPPING TECHNIQUE View Abstract
FU, Ming-Hua: Re-examination of Louis Pasteur’s S-shaped flask experiment View Abstract
GARCEAC, Amalia : Comparison of the right end of the genome of fowl adenoviruses View Abstract
GARDUNO, Elizabeth: INTERACTION WITH THE CILIATE TETRAHYMENA SP. MAY PREDISPOSE LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA TO INFECT HUMAN CELLSView Abstract
GARDUNO, Elizabeth: THE IN VIVO-INDUCED CAPSULE OF AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA DOES NOT OVERCOME AVIRULENCE IN S-LAYER-NEGATIVE MUTANTSView Abstract
GHANE, masoud: The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in different gasteric complications View Abstract
GIANNOULIS, Paschalis: Interactions of larval Malacosoma disstria (LEPIDOPTERA: LASIOCAMPIDAE) hemocytes with two different bacterial speciesView Abstract
GIBREEL, Amera: Contribution of the CmeABC efflux pump to macrolide and tetracycline resistance in Campylobacter jejuni View Abstract
GILBERT, Kerrigan: CtpA, a novel serine protease, is critical for Rhizobium leguminosarum viability.View Abstract
GONÇALVES, Carina: Pig jejunal brush border membrane vesicles are permeabilized by Escherichia coli Enterotoxin b (STb) View Abstract
GRECO-STEWART, Valerie: RNA FROM THE HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS INTERACTS WITH THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL NUCLEAR PROTEIN PSFView Abstract
GYEWU, Daniel: Role of Naturally Occurring Alleles of rpoSView Abstract
HARRISON, Joe: Antimicrobials trigger the development of small colony variants in biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lacking the GacS sensor kinaseView Abstract
HARRISON, Joe: The susceptibility of bacterial biofilms to metal toxicityView Abstract
HAVEMAN, Shelley: Electron transfer to iron by Pelobacter carbinolicusView Abstract
HERBERT, Jonathan: Promoter analysis of the virulence cassette in the group A streptococcal bacteriophage 370.1View Abstract
HILL, Janet: cpnDB in 2006View Abstract
HODGSON, Jeff: Reprogramming the expression of Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) chitinase View Abstract
HOLLOWAY, Paul: Antimicrobial Activity of Canadian NudibranchesView Abstract
HUGHES, Kebbi: Adaptations of Bacterial Life to Oligotrophic Desert EnvironmentsView Abstract
HYNES, Michael: Regulation of flagellar and chemotaxis genes in Rhizobium leguminosarumView Abstract
JACOB, ASHA: Short chain dehydrogenases/ reductases (SDRs) in Sinorhizobium meliloti.View Abstract
JASS, Jana: Detection of Enterococcus sp. in urine of interstitial cystitis patientsView Abstract
JOUBERT, Lydia-Marie: VISUALIZATION AND REAL-TIME MONITORING OF YEAST BIOFILMSView Abstract
JOUBERT, Lydia-Marie: Integration of Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy as experimental approach to studying biofilms.View Abstract
JUCK, David: Microbial Community Characterization of a High Arctic Site Impacted by Petroleum Hydrocarbons: From Traditional Techniques to Metagenomic LibrariesView Abstract
KALUZNY, Katarina: Comparative Study of Wzy Polymerases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serotype O2, O16, and O5View Abstract
KASPER, Katherine: Low-affinity MHC class II binding by streptococcal superantigensView Abstract
KEITH, Karen: Characterization of SodC, a Periplasmic Superoxide Dismutase from B. cenocepacia.View Abstract
KENNEDY, Kieron: Antibacterial activity and investigation into inhibitory mechanismn of bacterial growth by coffee melanoidinsView Abstract
KLASSEN, Adam: Optimization of Production of Antimicrobial Agents by Actinomycete Strain NC-18 Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)View Abstract
KORBER, Darren: Seasonal assessment of bacterial, protozoal and viral pathogens in a Saskatchewan lagoon sewage treatment system.View Abstract
KORENEVSKY, Anton: Correlation of Shewanella’s adhesive properties with population heterogeneityView Abstract
LAI, Frances: Modulation of Interferon-a Pathway by Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome VirusView Abstract
LAMARCHE, Christine: Effect of a DNA Extraction Procedure on the Survival of Biothreat Agents from a Biologically Hazardous Crime SceneView Abstract
LAMBO, Adewale: Temperature-Dependent Production of Metabolites from 2,4’-Dichlorobiphenyl by a Psychrotolerant Bacterium, Hydrogenophaga sp. IA3-A, that Cometabolize Polychlorinated BiphenylsView Abstract
LAURSEN, Andrew: Bioprospecting for thermophilic or thermotolerant methanotrophs in Yellowstone National Park, USAView Abstract
LAWRENCE, John: Investigation of Biofilm Niche Protection Using Triclosan Resistant and Sensitive Bacteria.View Abstract
LAWSON, Melissa: Detection of Lactobacillus spp. using 16S rRNA targeted Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization.View Abstract
LEGAREE, Blaine: Using affinity chromatography to investigate protein-protein interactions involved in peptidoglycan synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.View Abstract
LENGKE, Maggy: Experimental Diagenesis of Filamentous CyanobacteriaView Abstract
LENGKE, Maggy: Mechanisms of Gold Bioaccumulation by Filamentous Cyanobacteria from Gold(III)-chloride ComplexView Abstract
LEVY-BOOTH, David: Decomposition Kinetics of Biomass and rDNA of Roundup Ready® CropsView Abstract
LI, MingYu: The Inhibition of an extract from lotus leaf on periodontitis bacteria View Abstract
LI, Yuanyi: Protection of mice against Streptococcus suis serotype 2 challenge infection by vaccination with recombinant Sao proteinView Abstract
LOKER, Stewart: Bioinformatics Analysis of the Bordetella avium Genome: An Investigation of Potential Virulence DeterminantsView Abstract
LONE, Abdul: The maltose regulon of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae may be important for in vivo growth View Abstract
LU, Zexun: Spatial and seasonal dynamics of Escherichia coli populations in the South Nation watershedView Abstract
LYAUTEY, Emilie: Distribution, characterization and potential sources of Listeria monocytogenes in a mixed activity watershedView Abstract
MACARTHUR, Iain: Characterization of the LPS core biosynthesis locus of Bordetella bronchisepticaView Abstract
MACLEAN, Lachlan: The presence of bacterial fossils in sulphide mineral diagenetic systemsView Abstract
MAKI, Miranda: The roles of rpoS on the stress-survival responses of a Moraxella strain in planktonic and biofilm phasesView Abstract
MALONEY, Kendra: Searching for the Function of mgtC Using in vitro and ex vivo MethodsView Abstract
MARTENS, Charmaine: Using microarrays to detect changes in gene expression by Escherichia coli under different environmental conditions.View Abstract
MAUPERTUIS, Anne-Marie: AKWATON : Polymère aux multiples applicationsView Abstract
MCGARRY, Megan: Topological mapping and Functional analysis of the E.coli O-antigen ligase WaaL.View Abstract
MEHTA, Punita: Evaluating the Potential of Alder-Frankia Symbionts for the Remediation and Revegetation of Oil Sands TailingsView Abstract
MERKX-JACQUES, Alexandra: The Glycosylation Status of Campylobacter jejuni GroEL and its Role in Virulence.View Abstract
MINAEIAN, Sara: Rapid extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Klebsiella pneumoniae View Abstract
MORGAN-KISS, Rachael: Phytoplankton Diversity in the Permanently Ice-Covered Lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaView Abstract
MYKYTCZUK, Nadia: Cytoplasmic membrane polarization changes in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans induced by acid mine drainage environment stressorsView Abstract
NEJJAH, fatima: Caractérisation physico-chimique et microbiologique du jus de canne à sucre (Saccharum officinarum) de la région du Gharb View Abstract
NG, Sandy: Determination of the polarity of growth of the archaeal flagellum.View Abstract
ORTEGA, Ximena: Role of the lipopolysaccharide core oligosaccharide in the resistance of B. cenocepacia to antimicrobial peptidesView Abstract
PAUL, Catherine: Diversity of Clostridium botulinum Flagellins: Identification at the Strain Level by DNA Sequence and Differential Protein Glycosylation.View Abstract
POWER, Ian: Biomineralization of Magnesium Carbonates and its Application in Carbon Dioxide SequestrationView Abstract
PRÉVOST, Danielle: Diversity of Bradyrhizobium japonicum isolated from soybean-corn rotation systems in Quebec farms.View Abstract
PRÉVOST, Danielle: Nodulation competitive ability of Bradyrhizobium japonicum isolated from soybean-corn rotations in Quebec area.View Abstract
RAHMAN, Nur: Molecular basis of T cell selectivity, cross-reactivity and allelic discrimination by a bacterial superantigen: integrative functional and energetic mapping of SpeC-Vbeta2.1 molecular interfaceView Abstract
REBELO, Ana-Rita: Subcellular localization and function of TGBp1 of Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virusView Abstract
RICHARDS, Michele: The role of RdoA in flagellar phase variation in Salmonella enterica. View Abstract
ROLIDER, Adi: Isolation and characterization of novel phosphorous metabolism genes from complex community metagenomic librariesView Abstract
ROSA, Bruce: Transport characteristics of E. coli through freeze-fractured protective soil barriersView Abstract
ROSE, Peter: Analysis of elicitin-like protein 6 in Phytophthora speciesView Abstract
RUTHERFORD, Nancy: The periplasmic folding of a cysteine-less autotransporter passenger domain interferes with its outer membrane translocationView Abstract
SCHEURWATER, Edie: Studies into the lytic transglycosylase activity of YfhD from Escherichia coli.View Abstract
SCHOOLING, Sarah: Probing the ultrastructural properties of biofilms: Membrane vesicles within the matrix of mixed and Gram-negative biofilms of lab. and environmental originsView Abstract
SCHOOLING, Sarah: Functionality and properties of membrane vesicles from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and planktonic populationsView Abstract
SCOTT, Andrew: Distribution of Enterococcus species in surface waters and potential fecal sources in the South Nation watershedView Abstract
SMIT, John: Developing HIV blocking reagents using the S-layer display characteristics of Caulobacter crescentusView Abstract
SMITH, Jillian: Analysis of the nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria associated with conventional and no-till corn using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.View Abstract
SONG, Catharine: in silico Comparison of Microbial ExportomesView Abstract
SPROTT, Dennis: Adjuvant properties and occurrence of sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol as a major polar lipid in Marinococcus halophilus and Salinicoccus hispanicus.View Abstract
STEVENS, Katarzyna: Burkholderia cenocepacia genes involved in alterations of Tobramycin resistance and biofilm formation.View Abstract
STROZEN, Tim : Importance of the GspAB complex in assembly and function of the Type II secretion system of Aeromonas and Vibrio speciesView Abstract
STROZEN, Timothy: Multimerization of ExeA and its interactions with peptidoglycan in the type II secretion pathway of Aeromonas hydrophila View Abstract
STUKALOV, Oleg: Atomic force microscopy study of properties of bacterial capsulesView Abstract
TAYABALI, Azam: Early Balb/c mouse immune responses from inhalation of Bacillus species: Spore outgrowths induce pyrogenic and acute phase biomarkers View Abstract
THUMBI, David: Investigating the susceptibility of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) to inhibitors of DNA replicationView Abstract
TRAINER, Maria: Identification of putative dicarboxylate transporter genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum View Abstract
VANDYKE, David: In-frame deletions of flagellar genes in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludisView Abstract
VERMEULEN, Natasha: The Effects of Ultra Violet and Visible Light on Bacterial Mortality: A Spectral Analysis (230nm-532nm)View Abstract
VIJAYAKUMAR, Somalinga: Modulation of Virulence Factors by HP0366, an aminotransferase from Helicobacter pyloriView Abstract
WALKER, Jennifer: Detection of shifts in microbial functional gene distribution due to long term warming of an arctic soil. View Abstract
WILDSCHUT, Janine: Oxygen reduction in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough: prevention of inactivation or bioenergetic benefit?View Abstract
WONG, Gillian: Characterization of cellular receptors for human SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) View Abstract
WONG, Winston: Manitoban Soils Home to DCA-Degrading BacteriaView Abstract
WU, Zhongqin: Characterization of ice associating pseudomonas borealis and its putative ice nucleating active geneView Abstract
WYATT, Aaron: Mutational analysis and domain swapping in Group V bacterial superantigens: The alpha-3/beta-8 loop is required for T cell activation but is not involved in Vbeta specificityView Abstract
YANG, Dan-Hui: Development of oligonucleotide-based DNA microarrays for transcriptional analysis of Choristoneura fumiferana nucleopolyhedrovirus (CfMNPV) genesView Abstract
YASIN, MUHAMMAD: Coupling of trimethylamine with carboxy groups of holo-CMCases: hydrophobization effect on thermophilicity and thermostabilityView Abstract
YIM, Mi Sung: Development of a molecular typing method and a selective growth medium to study Sphingomonas in hospital environments View Abstract
YOUNES, Mirella: Competition between sigma factorsView Abstract
ZHU, Bin : Development of a real time PCR assay for quantifying the neomycin phosphotransferase (nptII) gene in environmental bacteriaView Abstract
ZHU, Hong: Production of Antibodies Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Transgenic TobaccoView Abstract
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