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             2nd BNFNET Annual Computer Conference on

                ECOLOGY OF NITROGEN FIXING BACTERIA

                    (2nd Nov 1992 - 31 Jan 1993)


The 2nd BNFNET Annual Computer Conference (2BNFCC) is organized
by the UNESCO Microbial Resources Center (Karolinska Institute,
Sweden) in cooperation with the University of Helsinki (Division
of Microbiology, Finland) for the Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Electronic Network (BNFNET). The computer conference will permit
scientists to present papers and to discuss various topics on the
ecology of nitrogen fixing microgranisms, such as -
*  Approaches and methodologies for identification, monitoring
   and population studies of natural and genetically manipulated
   nif bacteria.
*  Nitrogen fixing bacteria in natural habitats, extreme
   environments, symbiotic and associative relationships with
   other organisms, plants & animals
*  Role of nitrogen fixation bacteria in biocycles; global
   ecology; agricultural and cropping systems; reforestations,
   energy and land reclamation programmes
*  International programmes and projects on ecology of nitrogen
   fixing bacteria




                         P r o g r a m m e

2-15 Nov   P-1: Overview on Ecology of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria and
                Welcome. Kristina Lindstrom (Finland)

           P-2: Guidelines for Participation at 2BNFCC.
                Eng-Leong Foo (Sweden)

           P-3: Avian dispersal of Frankia.
                Mark Paschke & Jeffrey Dawson (USA)

9-22 Nov   P-4: Survival of genetically modified Klebsiella in the
                rhizosphere detected by bioluminescence-based method.
                Natalia Kozyrovska et al (Ukraine)

           P-5: Inhibition of soil DNA hybridization by humic compounds.
                Aimo Saano et al (Finland)

16-29 Nov  P-6: The use of RAPD (ramdomly amplified polymorphic DNA)
                and PYMS (Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry) in
                studies of the ecology of Bradyrhizobium japonicum.
                Heitor Coutinho et al (UK)

           P-7: Repetitive (REP and ERIC) sequences and PCR to
                fingerprint the genomes of Rhizobium meliloti isolates
                and other soil bacteria.
                Frans. J. de Bruijn & M.Schneider (USA)

23 Nov-    P-8: B-group vitamins production by Azospirillum spp.
6 Dec           grown in media of different pH at different
                temperatures. Hanna Dahm et al (Poland)

           P-9: An osmotic stress protein from desiccation tolerant,
                nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria is immunologically
                related to plant dehydrins.
                Timothy Close & Peter Lammers (USA)

30 Nov-   P-10: Effect of different carbon and nitrogen sources and
13 Dec          vitamins on growth of Azospirillum sp. isolated from
                within coniferous ectomycorrhizae and from within
                sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi.
                Henryk Rozycki et al (Poland)

          P-11: Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a subtropical thorn
                woodland: evidence from 15N natural abundance and
                nodulation potential. Stephen Zitzer (USA)

7-20 Dec  P-12: Rhizobial opine biosynthesis and catabolism genes and
                the creation of "biased rhizospheres".
                S. Rossbach et al (USA)

          P-13: Environmental control of gene expression:  Isolation
                of Rhizobium meliloti gene fusions induced by N- and C-
                limitation.   P.O. Lim et al (USA)

11-24 Jan P-14: Characterization of Rhizobium isolates from tree
                legumes in Taiwan. Wei-Young Wang (Taiwan)



Additional papers are expected and will be announced later.


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Alan McGowen

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