1st International Pichia anomala mini-Symposium,
10-12 February 2010, Uppsala, Sweden
 
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Venue: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala

Background:
The ascomycetous yeast Pichia anomala (Wickerhamomyces anomalus), found in a variety of habitats, grows over a wide range of environmental conditions, has potential in biotechnical applications, shows antimicrobial activities and may spoil conserved feed and food. P. anomala is of medical importance either as an opportunistic pathogen or for the production of anti-idiotypic antibodes reflecting killer toxins of the yeast that can be used to treat mycoses. A rapidly increasing scientific and industrial interest suggests that the time now has come to bring together scientist working on different aspects of this fascinating yeast.
 
Growth of Pichia anomala on cereal grains moistened with water. The cryoscan microphotograph by Dr. Jan Dijksterhuis reveals branched structures growing into the the air phase.

 
Organising committee:
Professor Johan Schnürer, Department of Microbiology, SLU johan.schnurer@mikrob.slu.se

Associate professor Volkmar Passoth, Department of Microbiology, SLU
volkmar.passoth@mikrob.slu.se

Dr Matilda Olstorpe, Department of Microbiology, SLU
matilda.olstorpe@mikrob.slu.se

Dr Heide-Marie Daniel, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
heide-marie.daniel@uclouvain.be
 

The confirmed speakers list and their preliminary lecture titles includes:

Heide-Marie Daniel: 'The sourdough ecosystem and Wickerhamomyces anomalys (P. anomala)'
Sebastian Hċkansson: 'Formulation and stabilization of the biopreservative yeast Pichia anomala J121 with long-term storage stability and maintained biocontrol activity'

Haissam Jijakli: 'Pichia anomala in biocontrol for fruits: 20 years of fundamental and practical research's'

Cletus Kurtzman: 'Systematics of Wickerhamomyces (Pichia) anomalus and its relatives'

Arja Laitila: 'Pichia anomala in malting'

Michela Mosca: 'Wickerhamomyces anomalus inhabits the midgut and reproductive organs of the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi'

Gennadi Naumov: 'Taxonomy and genetics of the yeast Pichia/Hansenula anomala'

 Matilda Olstorpe: 'P. anomala in grain biopreservation'

Volkmar Passoth: 'Future research directions with P. anomala'

Luciano Polonelli: 'From Pichia anomala killer toxin to antibiobodies and beyond'

 Tulasi Satyanarayana: 'Production, characteristics and applications of the cell-bound phytase of Pichia anomala'

Johan Schnürer: 'Introductory overview lecture on P. anomala'

 Ingvar Sundh: 'Safety and regulation of yeasts intentionally added to the food or feed chains'

Graeme Walker: 'P.anomala: cell physiology and biotechnology relative to other yeasts'


 

  
1st International Pichia anomala mini-Symposium, 2010
Uppsala BioCenter
Department of Microbiology
Box 7025, SE-750 07 UPPSALA
Phone 018-673213 • Fax 018-673392 • E-mail: Matilda.Olstorpe@mikrob.slu.se

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