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
  • Analysis of bacterial virulence factors using C. elegans
  • Effects of P. uticensis on germination and growth of Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Sliding motility in Bacillus cereus
STUDENT NEWS:
Karlie Brown ‘20 receives prestigious American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Bacillus cereus motility research
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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
Search for Pseudomonas sp. UC 17F4
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Sisters in Science:  Emra Klempic '18 (L) and Dr. Julia van Kessel '03 (R) at Indiana University's Graduate Recruitment Weekend.  Emra is a candidate for a slot in the Graduate Program in Microbiology and Julia is Assistant Professor of Biology.  Julia was responsible for the isolation and initial characterization of Pseudomonas uticensis as an undergraduate research student in our lab, and Emra has conducted research on pyomelanin production in the same organism.  So proud of both of them!
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​UPDATE 02.20.2020:  Emra is accepted at IU and will become a member of Hoosier Nation and indianaμ in the Fall!!! 


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​Amanda Butler '09 lands Lead Scientist position at NASA
​https://www.utica.edu/campus-community/utica-stories/gordon-science-center-nasa
Student Research News:

New Results: B. cereus colony formation videos
(Video microscopy by Karlie Brown '20)
Tryptone Agar
Tryptone + NP-40 Agar
Recent Activities

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 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