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