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  Robert Seviour
BSc(Hons) Bath, PhD Bath
Professor of Microbiology
Director, Biotechnology Research Centre

Room Location: Applied Science 1 Room 1.03
Ph: 5444 7459
Fx: 5444 7976
Email: r.seviour@latrobe.edu.au

 
  Teaching Responsibilities
  Microbiology, Biotechnology
  Research Interests
  Wastewater microbiology
  Fermentation technology
  Higher Degree Supervision
 

Current: Michael Beer (PhD), Bradley Campbell (PhD), Sarah Connally(PhD), Kathryn Eales (PhD), David Hayes (PhD), Christopher Maslunka (PhD), Simon McIlroy (PhD), Julie Thomas (PhD), Elizabeth Wood (MAppSc).

Recently Completed: Emma Carr (PhD), Frank Schmid (PhD), Jayus (PhD), Kirstee Martin (PhD), Yun Hong Kong (PhD), Jian Rong Liu (PhD).
  Recent Publications
  JAYUS, MCDOUGALL, B.M. & SEVIOUR, R.J. (2004). Synthesis of extracellular (1-3) and (1-6)-B- glucanase activities in carbon limiting chemostat culture by the fungus Acremonium sp. IMI 383068 Enzyme Microb. Technol. (in press)
  JAYUS, MCDOUGALL, B.M. & SEVIOUR, R.J. (2004). The effect of dissolved oxygen concentrations on (1-3)- and (1-6)- B-glucanase production by Acremonium sp. IMI 383068 in batch culture. Enzyme Microb. Technol. (in press)
  CHUA, A.S.M., EALES, K., MINO, T. & SEVIOUR, R. (2004). The large PAO cells in full-scale EBPR biomass samples are not yeast spores but possibly novel members of the B-Proteobacteria. Water Sci. Technol. 50 (6), 123-130.
  BEER, M., KONG, Y.H. & SEVIOUR, R.J. (2004). Are some putative glycogen accumulating organisms (GAO) in anaerobic:aerobic activated sludge systems members of the B-Proteobacteria? Microbiology, 150, 2267-2275.
  CAMPBELL, B.S., SIDDIQUE, A. M., McDOUGALLl, B.M.& SEVIOUR, R.J. (2004). Which morphological form of the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans is responsible for pullulan synthesis? FEMS Microbiol Lett. 232, 225-228.
  EALES, K., NIELSEN, J.L., KRAGELUND, C., SEVIOUR, R. & NIELSEN, P.H. (2004). The in situ physiology of PTLO in activated sludge foams. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica (in press)
  CARR, E., EALES, K., SODDELL, J. & SEVIOUR, R.(2004) Improved permeabilization protocols for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of mycolic acid containing bacteria found in foam. J. Microbiol. Meth.(in press)
  GURTLER, Y. MAYALL, B. & SEVIOUR, R. (2004) Can whole genome analysis help resolve the confused taxonomy of members of the genus Rhodococcus? FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 28, 377-403.
  JAYUS, B.M. McDOUGALL & R.SEVIOUR (2004). Purification and characterization of the (1-3)-b-glucanases from Acremonium sp. IMI 383068. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 230, 259-264.
  CARR, E.M., SEVIOUR, R.J. & GURTLER, V. (2004). Variation of 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer regions (ISRs) in Acinetobacter baylyi (strain B2) isolated from activated sludge. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 27, 478-491.
  WINDER, C., CARR, E.M., GOODACRE, R. & SEVIOUR, R (2004). The rapid identification of Acinetobacter species using Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy. J. Appl. Microbiol. 96, 328-339.
   
  Professional Memberships
 

Society for General Microbiology

Society for British Mycology

International Water Association
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