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hello every body i am mustafa vohra who is interested in applied and enviromental microbiology but i cant find much of interested people here.so i everybody interested to share their view,research,information and article you find related to this subject.you can also ask question and give interesting unformation.i have found a very intersting article and few events going to occur in 2007 which i am giving below.hope u like it
Amazon A Desert For Soil Bacteria
The diversity of soil bacteria in the otherwise species-rich Amazon is more like a desert, while paradoxically, the arid desert is teeming with microbial organisms. These surprising findings, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, come from the first-ever continental-scale genetic survey of soil bacteria. The survey revealed that the primary factor that seems to govern the diversity of soil bacteria is soil pH. Consequently, the acidic soils of topical forests harbor fewer bacterial species than the neutral soils of deserts.
Since soil bacteria play a fundamental role in a vast array of ecological processes, the researchers believe their survey constitutes an initial step to a deeper understanding of the processes involved. "Although soil bacteria have been studied for centuries, fundamental biological questions remain unanswered," said researcher Noah Fierer. "We probably know more about the organisms in the deepest ocean trenches than we know about the organisms living in soil in our backyards." The researchers assessed microbial species diversity by performing "DNA fingerprinting" that reveals the diversity of a particular kind of DNA called ribosomal DNA. This DNA is known to differ considerably among bacterial species, serving as a type of genetic "bar code" that can be used to differentiate species. While the measure did not tell the researchers how many microbial species existed in the samples, it did give them a comparative measure of such diversity among the samples. The analyses revealed large differences among the samples in terms of diversity. "As biologists and ecologists, the factors that we think of typically as controlling plant and animal diversity didn't seem to correlate with the diversity of microbes," said co-researcher Robert Jackson. "Instead, the factor that correlated best with diversity was the pH of the soil they were growing in. It does make sense, since every biologist knows that when you culture microorganisms in the laboratory, the diversity and the health of those organisms tends to decrease in more extreme pHs." "This is really just a first step to a better understanding of what controls microbial diversity around the world," Jackson emphasized. "Such understanding will offer important insights into the many processes soil microorganisms control - including the carbon cycle of decomposition and the nitrogen-fixing cycle. Also, microbes control emissions of methane and other gases, many of which are important greenhouse gases." Source: Duke University
29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals
April 29 - May 2, 2007
Denver Adams Mark Hotel
Denver, CO
 Mark your calendars and plan now to attend the premier conference on the use of biotechnology in improving the technology and economics of fuels and chemicals production.
Visit the 29th Symposium website
Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2007
July 29 - August 2, 2007
Denver Hyatt Regency Hotel
Denver, CO
The 2007 SIM annual meeting, to be held July 29-August 2 at the Hyatt Regency Denver, will feature three pre-meeting workshops, over 35 outstanding symposia in the Society's five core topic areas, two poster sessions, special lectures, roundtables, a special session convened by the US Federation for Culture Collections, and an exhibit hall featuring the latest in biotechnology products and services. In addition, a vibrant social program featuring receptions, luncheons, the Alma Dietz Actinomycete lecture and dinner and the Annual SIM banquet provide ample networking opportunities.
We look forward to seeing you in Denver! Learn more...
RAFT VII
November 4 - 7, 2007
Tradewinds Island Grand Resort
St. Petersburg, FL
Welcome to our seventh conference on "Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology" which is again co-sponsored by the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM) and the Division of Biochemical Technology (BIOT) of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Both SIM and ACS are well recognized for promoting basic and applied research in various disciplines of biotechnology, including fermentation microbiology, cell culture, biochemistry, biocatalysis, biochemical engineering and a host of "omics"
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This is a medical microbiology board. These students are studying to become physicians. Applied and environmental biology is not pertinent to the subject matter here.
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