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- 3Elias, Anastasia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 2Stein, Lisa (Biological Sciences)
- 2Stein, Lisa Y. (Biological Sciences)
- 1Bressler, David C. (AFNS)
- 1Choi, Hyo-Jick (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Agustin, Roman, V
- 1Anbukarasu, Preetam
- 1Beatriz Iara Cabral e Pacheco
- 1Bertozzi Silva, Juliano
- 1Caputo, Joseph V.
- 1Chopra, Manika
- 2Materials Engineering
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Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against bacterial contaminants in yeast fermentation processes
DownloadFall 2013
Bacterial contaminants are ubiquitous in yeast fermentation processes for biofuel production. In general, they compete with yeasts for nutrients, reducing overall production yield. The present project investigates the application of bacteriophages (phages), viruses infecting and killing...
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Characterization of the Copper Starvation Response in the pMMO-Obligate Methanotrophic Bacterium Methylomicrobium album strain BG8
DownloadSpring 2024
Studies on copper as a critical nutrient in methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) have mostly focused on the well-characterized “copper switch” in species with dual methane monooxygenase (MMO) variants (Takeguchi & Okura, 2000, Knapp et al., 2007, Kenney et al., 2016). Copper availability dictates...
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Fall 2022
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are extracellular vesicles released from the outer leaflet of the membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. These membrane-derived vesicles are found in numerous different phyla of Gram-negative bacteria. OMV functions are as diverse as the bacteria that produce them,...
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DESULFURIZATION OF OXIDIZED BITUMEN USING MICROORGANISMS THROUGH PROCESS-BASED DIRECTED EVOLUTION
DownloadSpring 2014
Many Rhodococcus species are capable of utilizing the 4S biodesulfurization pathway to convert dibenzothiophene (DBT) to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP) and sulfite, the latter of which is partially incorporated into cell biomass. The first steps of the 4S pathway involve the oxidation of DBT into...
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Development of a Self-Cycling Fermentation Approach to Improve Productivities for Ethanol Production
DownloadSpring 2020
Biofuels have great potential to help secure the global energy supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Taking cellulosic ethanol as an example, it is a biofuel produced from lignocellulosic material (e.g. wood and corn stover), which has the most abundant polymer on the planet. The production...
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Exploring the potential of Methylomicrobium album BG8 as a platform for the bioconversion of methane and methanol to isoprenoids
DownloadSpring 2024
Methane and methanol are inexpensive and sustainable carbon feedstocks for bioconversion to value-added products. Methane being a greenhouse gas, its conversion has the added benefit of mitigating emissions that affect climate change. Methanotrophic bacteria consume methane and methanol as sole...
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Fall 2020
Salmonella is a major pathogenic bacteria found in both animals and humans. It leads to one of the most common foodborne diseases and is often transmitted to humans through the consumption of animal products. Antibiotics have long been used in the agriculture industry to prevent and treat...
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Modification of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) through Addition of Bio-based Plasticizing Materials and Additive Manufacturing Processing
DownloadFall 2018
The non-degradable polymers currently used for commercial production and application may be inexpensive; however, their excessive use is leading to unprecedented amounts of plastic waste and extensive environmental damage. The demand for biologically-derived, biodegradable polymers is therefore...
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Fall 2015
Zaldivar Carrillo, Jorge Adalberto
The utilization of waste materials to generate value-added products is an appealing prospect that can generate economic and environmental benefits. When the end product of this process is itself environmentally friendly, the benefits escalate. Such is the case of the present work. M....
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Physiological and genomic characterization of six virulent bacteriophages of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 for biocontrol and detection applications
DownloadSpring 2019
Despite multiple control strategies in all steps of the food production chain, outbreaks of foodborne pathogens are common worldwide. More effective ways to prevent, eliminate or at least detect their presence before products reach consumers are of great interest to the general public, the food...