Research


DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

Ecology and Genetics of Indoleacetic Acid Production by Pseudomonas syringae, subsp. savastanoi. Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, December, 1989.


THESIS SUPERVISION

Stephen Bland, Master of Science in Biological Sciences, May, 2002. Influence of Two Common Bryophytes on Acidity and Divalent Cation Concentrations in Standing Spring Water.

Jason Stricker, Master of Science in Biological Sciences, October 1999.  Assessing the Potential of PRTOL1 as a Bioremedial Agent Using Non-Isotopic 16S rRNA Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes.

Carl Raimond, Master of Science in Biological Sciences, December 1998.  Development and Optimization of Highly Specific 16S rRNA Probes for In Situ Enumeration of two Novel Bioremedial Bacteria.


PUBLICATIONS

Silverstone, S.E. 2002. Nitrification for All Seasons. New York Water Environment Association 2002 Technical Conference and Exhibition. Rochester, NY.

Silverstone, S.E. 2001. Characterization of Planktonic and Biofilm Microbial Communities in a Dairy Processing Wastewater Lagoon. Alabama Water Environment Association 2001 Conference and Technical Program. Orange Beach, AL.

Heimbrook, M.E., S.E. Silverstone, S.A. Gibson and L. Findlay. 1999. Student Laboratory Investigation on Microbial Diversity.  American Society for Microbiology Library for Instructional Resources.  http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/library/curriculum/incubator/incubator3.htm

Silverstone, S.E. and D.E. Hill. 1999. Sterilization of Dental Handpieces by Heating in Synthetic Compressor Lubricant.  Journal of General Dentistry. 47: 158-160.

Silverstone, S.E. 1999. Helping Students to Learn From Their Mistakes Through Critical Analysis of Exam Answers. Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Microbiology Education, Connecticut College, New London, CT.

Wilson, J. and S.E. Silverstone. 1999. The Biological Degradation of Mirex Under Anaerobic Conditions by Sewage Sludge Bacteria. Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Scholar. 3: 33-42.

Silverstone, S.E. and C.L. Cooper. 1998. Point/Counterpoint: Integration vs. Segregation of Two Cultures in Introductory Microbiology.  Focus on Microbiology Education, 4(2),4-5.

Silverstone, S.E. 1998. Thematic Integration in the Microbiology Lab: Isolation and Analysis of Oil-Degrading Bacteria.  98th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, Georgia.

Silverstone, S.E. 1997. BIOQUIZ Computerized Testing Program. Workshop presented at SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies, SUNY Brockport.

Raimond, C.S., J.R Stricker and S.E. Silverstone. 1997. In-situ  Enumeration of Anaerobic Bacteria that Degrade Ethylbenzene, Toluene and PCE. Poster presented at 97th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, Florida.

Pirhonen, M.U., M.C. Lidell, D.C. Rowley, S.W. Lee, S. Jin, Y. Liang, S.E. Silverstone, N.T. Keen, and S.W. Hutcheson.  1996.  Phenotypic Expression of Pseudomonas syringae avr genes in E. coli is linked to the activities of the hrp-encoded secretion system.  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 9: 252-260.  Stricker, J.R. and S.E. Silverstone. 1996. In-situ Molecular Detection of an Anaerobic Toluene-Degrading Bacterium. Annual Research Symposium of Environmental Protection Agency Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center, Stanford, California.

Stephen Bland and Sara Silverstone. 1996. Collection of Biofilm Samples for Microscopic Analysis. Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Scholar. 1: 17-22.

Silverstone, S.E. and D.E. Hill. 1994. Sterilization of Dental Handpieces by Heating in Synthetic Compressor Lubricant. 94th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Silverstone, Sara E. 1994. Genetics of Plant Pathogenic Pseudomonas.  Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Wolff, A.L. and S.E. Silverstone. 1993. Determination of the Subcellular Location and Optimal pH of the Enzyme Invertase from Pseudomonas syringae subspecies savastanoi. 5th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Pomona, California.

Silverstone, S.E., R.M. Bostock, D.G. Gilchrist and T. Kosuge. 1993. The 73-kb pIAA plasmid increases competitive fitness of Pseudomonas syringae, subsp.  savastanoi in oleander.  Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 39: 659-664. 

Silverstone, S.E. 1992. Evidence of Conjugation of the IAA Plasmid of Pseudomonas syringae, subspecies savastanoi. Poster presented at 92nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.

Bric, J., R.M. Bostock, and S.E. Silverstone. 1991. An in-situ assay for bacterial production of indole acetic acid production.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57: 535-538. 

Silverstone, S.E., R.M. Bostock, D.G. Gilchrist and T. Kosuge. 1990. The effect of indoleacetic acid production on the growth and survival of Pseudomonas syringae, subsp. savastanoi in oleander leaves.  Phytopathology. 80: 972.

 


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