101 Symposium--Do -Omics Hold Promise for Greater Understanding of Soil Microbial Ecology

Oral Session
S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry

Great strides have been made during the past few years in developing and applying a range of comprehensive molecular methods to complex microbial systems. These meta-omics methods attempt to capture and identify the collective complement of a microbial community�s DNA (metagenomics), RNA (metatranscriptomics), proteins (metaproteomics), lipids (lipidomics) and metabolic products (meta-metabolomics). Recently meta-omics have been attempted in soils, arguably the most complex microbial community on the planet. This symposium will examine some of these initial applications of �omics to soils, identify the challenges still to be overcome, and evaluate their potential utility for better understanding of soil microbial communities.

Cosponsor(s):

Soil Physics, Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Monday, November 1, 2010: 8:20 AM-12:35 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104B, First Floor

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Organizer:
David Myrold
Presiders:
David Myrold and Thomas Moorman
8:20 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM
Metagenomics of Soil with Special Regard to the Archaea.
Eric W. Triplett, University of Florida
9:10 AM
Metagenomics of Permafrost Soils.
Rachel Mackelprang, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
9:50 AM
Soil Fungal Community Metagenomics In Large-Scale Ecological Studies.
Cheryl R. Kuske, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10:50 AM
Lipidomics of Soil Fungal Communities.
Richard Jeannotte, Kansas State University; Ruth Welti, Kansas State University; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
10:30 AM
Break
11:50 AM
Metaproteomic Characterization of a Soil Microbial Community Following Carbon Amendment.
Mark Williams, Mississippi State University; E.B. Taylor, Mississippi State University; H.P. Mula, Mississippi State University
12:10 PM
Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions Following Rain Pulses: Microbial Gene Expression Data Suggest Nitrification Is the Primary Source.
Sarah Placella, University of California-Berkeley; Donald Herman, University of California-Berkeley; Mary Firestone, University of California-Berkeley
12:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
12:35 PM
Adjourn