Home of Pseudomonas uticensis

Research interests:
  • Discovery and analysis of natural antifungal compounds
  • Regulation of melanin synthesis in P. uticensis
  • Regulation of biofilm development in P. uticensis
  • Comparative genomics of Pseudomonas species​
  • Sliding motility in Bacillus cereus
  • Effects of quorum signals on growth and flocculation in industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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RESEARCH NEWS:
The Pseudomonas uticensis genome sequence is complete!

Check out IMG database:
https://img.jgi.doe.gov/cgi-bin/mer/main.cgi
or
Pseudomonas Genome Database: pseudomonas.com
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Search for Pseudomonas sp. UC 17F4

Research Student News

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Congratulations to Angelina Le (Proctor High School '25) who won the Grand Championship at the 44th Annual Utica University Regional Science Fair on April 1, 2023!  Angelina presented her research on the "Effects of the Nonionic Detergent NP-40 on Pigment Production and Biofilm Development in Pseudomonas uticensis".  She participated in the Regeneron ISEF International Science Fair in Dallas, TX on May 14-19.  Were so proud of you, Angelina!
Student Research 
Bacillus cereus colony formation videos
Video microscopy by Karlie (Brown) McCumber '20
Tryptone Agar
Tryptone + NP-40 Agar

ALUMNI NEWS

Dr. Julia van Kessel '02, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Indiana University appeared on #MattersMicrobial podcast with Mark Martin to discuss her career and research in quorum signaling.  Check out the podcast www.microbe.tv/mm/mm-024/
Scott Britton '07 has been appointed to a 5-year term as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists.  He is the youngest individual to take this position, and is the first to hold the titles of President of the ASBC and Editor-in-Chief of its journal.  Congratulations Scott!  We are so proud of you!
​Recent Activities

ASM Microbe 2024
June 2024, Atlanta GA

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Nikki Pickett '21 and Chanel Chafe '24 presenting their research on alternate pathways of pyomelanin synthesis in Pseudomonas uticensis
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Angelina Le (Proctor High School '25), Kayla Piechowicz '25 and Leena Kanan '27 presented their research on the effects of aromatic alcohols on flocculation in commercial stains of the brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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ASM Microbe 2023, June 2023, Houston TX
Karlie McCumber '20, Nayeli Delgado '24 and Doc survive 100 degree temperatures and enjoy an exciting conference.

ASM Microbe 2022
June 2022, Washington DC

Left: Martha Cash '22 and Emily Le, Clinton High School '22 present their poster on sliding motility in Bacillus cereus. Right: Martha Cash presents a symposium talk on her work with Pseudomonas uticensis biofilm mutants.

ASM Microbe 2019
July 2019 San Francisco, CA

​Doc, Karlie Brown ‘20, Emra Klempic ‘18, Nicole Pickett ‘21, Evan Vescio ‘21

Recent Research Posters

Presented at ASM Microbe 2024, Atlanta, GA, June 2024

Presented at ASM Microbe 2022, Washington, DC June 2022

S​ymposium presentation slides with narration by Martha Cash

Presented At ASM Microbe 2019, San Francisco, CA, June 2019

Presented At ASM Microbe 2018, Atlanta, GA, June 2018

Presented at ASM Microbe 2017, New Orleans, LA, June 2017

Presented at ASM Microbe 2016, Boston, MA, June 2016

Presented at the ASM Conference on Pseudomonas, Washington, DC, September 2015

Presented at the 115th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, May-June 2015, New Orleans, LA

Presented at the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, May 2014, Boston, MA

Presented at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
​May 2013, Denver, CO

Presented at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,
May 2012, San Francisco, CA

Thanks to our Benefactors:

The F. Eugene Romano Family
Harold T. Clark, Jr.
Donald and Sally Majka
The American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
The Alden Trust