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Abstract Submission for Posters (February 20, 2012) • Early Registration (until March 12, 2012; register here)
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General Program: Registration (8AM), Conferences (9AM), Poster Session (1PM). Detailes coming soon.

Poster Session

Identification and Description of the Yeast Cultivated by the Fungus-Growing Ant Cyphomyrmex minutus.  Karla M. Antonetti Negrón, Mariely Medina-Rivera, and Matías J. Cafaro.  Biology Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR. 
Structure of Ammonia-Oxidazing Archaea at El Yunque Rain Forest in Puerto Rico.  Anamary Carazo-Carrión, José R. Pérez-Jiménez.  Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR. 
Identification of Fungi Associated to Nasutitermes costalis Termite Nests.  Alexander E. Benítez Rodríguez, Emanuel Méndez Morales, and Matías J. Cafaro.  Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR. 
Bacterial Endophytes for the Invasive Plant Spathodea campanulata in Puerto Rico.  Xavier Espada1, L. Paiva Viégas2, L. M. Garcia-Orta1, José R. Pérez-Jiménez1.  1Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR, 2Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos de Goytacazes, BRAZIL. 
Microbial Survey of Blasina Lagoon at Carolina.  Johannys Jiménez Collazo, Angel R. Arcelay Gutiérrez, and Yazmín Rojas Nieves.  School of Science & Technology, Universidad del Este, PR. 
Confrontations between Actinobacteria isolated from Cyphomyrmex minutus and microfungi with pathogenic potential.  Emily C. Kelly Castro, Mariely Medina-Rivera, and Matías J. Cafaro.  Biology Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR. 
Antimicrobial Screening of Plants Traditionally Used in Puerto Rican Folkloric Medicine.  Rafael Maldonado Hernández1, and Ileana Rodríguez2.  1Department of Biology, 2Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao, Humacao, PR. 
Anaerobic Microbial Bioconversion of Biomass from Tropical Climbing Vines to Produce a Renewable Energy Source.  Karla M. Marquez Nogueras†, and Luis A. Ríos Hernández.  Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR.  Second place for outstanding poster.
Bacteriological and Water Quality Assessment on Five Public Tropical Beaches on the North Region of Puerto Rico.  Agleé A. Martínez-López, Sheila Cubero-Rodríguez, Carlos Vázquez-Vargas, Jackeline Palencia-Berberena, Joel A. Rivera-Garcia, Karla Casillas-Pagán, and Karlo Malavé-Llamas.  School of Science & Technology, Universidad del Este, Carolina, PR. 
Diversity of Actinobacteria Associated with the Yeast-Agriculture Ant Cyphomyrmex minutus.  Lani A. Matos Collado, Mariely Medina-Rivera, and Matías J. Cafaro.  Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR. 
Understanding the Effect on the Population of Escherichia coli with the Impact of the Acid Mine Drainage in Ely Brook.  Juan Pablo Rivera Rodriguez1, and Ángel Romero García2.  1School of Science & Technology, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR; 2Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. 
The effect of multi parameter nutritional regime on Escherichia coli strains.  Laura Salazar Guarin1, and Robert Genter2.  1School of Science and Technology, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR; 2Johnson State College, College Hill Johnson, VT. 
Application of PCR Fingerprinting Techniques for Identification of Actinobacteria Associated with Nasutitermes costalis (Isoptera: Termitidae) Nests in Western Puerto Rico.  Carolina Riascos†, and Matías J. Cafaro.  Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR. First place for outstanding poster.
Bacterial Prospects for Aliphatic Alkane Degradation in Neotropical Soils.  Yomarie Bernier†, Sharon A. Cantrell, and José R. Pérez-Jiménez.  Puerto Rico Institute for Microbial Ecology Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR. Third place for outstanding poster.
† graduate student

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