315

The Fats of the Matter - Methane Oxidation In Wetlands.

Taniya Roy Chowdhury, Ohio State University; Richard Dick, The Ohio State University

316

Changes In Soil Bacterial Community Structure and Diversity Along a Coastal Sand Chronosequence.

Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam, Mississippi State University; Kamlesh Jangid, University of Georgia; William Whitman, University of Georgia; Mark Williams, Mississippi State University

123-3

317

Changes In Soil Microbial Communities and Biomass Along a Temporal Urbanization Gradient.

Keith N. Turnquist, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; Les Werner, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; Brian Sloss, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; Paul Doruska, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; Terese Barta, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point; Kevin Russell, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

123-4

318

Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial Dynamics In a Degraded Soil Amended with Biosolids.

Jennifer Tvergyak , Ohio State University; Nick Basta, Ohio State University; Richard Dick, Ohio State University

123-5

319

Soil Enzyme Activities As Affected by Manure Types, Rates and Tillage Practices.

Veronica Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; Maysoon M. Mikha, USDA-ARS; Karamat Sistani, USDA-ARS AWMRU; Colin Bell, USDA-ARS; Phillip Stahlman, Kansas State University

123-6

320

The Impact of Perennial Grass Bioenergy Production On Soil Microbial Communities.

Karen Thompson, The University of Guelph; Bill Deen, University of Guelph; Kari Dunfield, The University of Guelph

123-7

321

Paper Withdrawn

123-8

322

Biodegradable Mulches: Short-Term Degradability and Impacts On Soil Health.

Chenhui Li, Texas Tech University; Marko Davinic, Texas Tech University; Lisa M. Fultz, Texas Tech University; Jaehoon Lee, University of Tennessee; Russel W. Wallace, Texas A&M Agrilife; Jeff Martin, University of Tenessee; Jeremy Cowan, Washington State University; Robert Raley Jr., University of Tennessee; Carol Miles, Washington State University; Debbie A. Inglis, Washington State University; Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech University

123-9

323

Microbial Community and Activity As Affected by Different Sources of Nutrients.

Ma. Lourdes S. Edano, Oklahoma State University; Apurba Sutradhar, Oklahoma State University; Gail Wilson, Oklahoma State University; Kefyalew Girma Desta, Oklahoma State University; Yesuf Mohammed, Oklahoma State University; Michael Reinert, Oklahoma State University; Muaid Ali, Oklahoma State University

123-10

324

Quantification of Gross Nitrogen Transformation Rates within a Conventional Potato Rotation Using Stable Isotopes.

Kyra L. Stiles, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Bernie J. Zebarth, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; David L. Burton, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Mark Grimmett, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

123-11

325

The Effect of Litter Quality and Mineral Nitrogen On Microbial Functioning, Residue Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Accumulation.

Jennifer N. Denbow, University of California; Bernard Vanlauwe, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility, CIAT; Kate Scow, University of California-Davis; Johan Six, University of California, Davis

123-12

326

Impacts of Alternative and Conventional Crop Management On Cover Crop Root-C Assimilation Into Microbial Communities within Soil Microenvironments.

Angela Y. Kong, Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Johan Six, University of California, Davis

123-13

327

Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization of Whole and Lipid Extracted Algae Meal In Sandy Soil.

Katie Rothlisberger, Texas A&M University; Jamie Foster, Texas A&M University; Frank Hons, Texas A&M University; Terry Gentry, Texas A&M University

123-14

328

Storage and Handling Procedures for Using Soil Molecular Biology As Trace Evidence.

Sabreena Larson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Cheryl Bailey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; David Carter, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

123-15

329

Gravesoil Microbial Community Structure During Carcass Decomposition.

Amy Maile, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; David Carter, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

123-16

330

Agricultural Practices Affecting Soil Carbon Sequestration Cause Shifts In Microbial Community Assembly As Revealed by Tag Encoded Pyrosequencing.

Suhana Chattopadhyay, Kent State University; Michelle Haddix, Colorado State University; Richard Conant, Colorado State University; Sherri Morris, Bradley University; Eldor Paul, Colorado State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University

123-17

331

Microbial Decomposition of Incorporated and Surface-Applied Barley Residue In Humid and Semi-Arid Climates Using ¹³ C-Labelled PLFA.

Roberta Helgason, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Edward Gregorich, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Benjamin Ellert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Henry Janzen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre; Richard Dick, The Ohio State University

123-18

332

Type II Methanotrophs Are the Drivers of Potential Methane Oxidation In Pulsed Wetlands As Indicated by 13C-Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition.

Taniya Roy Chowdhury, Ohio State University; Richard Dick, The Ohio State University

123-19

333

Roots and Residues: Soil Organic C and Soil Food Web Dynamics In Both Perennial and Annual Production Systems In Kansas.

Joshua Beniston, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center; Tianna DuPont, Sustainable Agriculture Program; Jerry Glover, Office of Agriculture Research and Transformation; Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center

123-20

334

Mustard Seed Meal Volatiles Inhibit Vegetative Growth and Spore Germination In Phytophthora Capsici and Verticillium Dahliae, Two Soilborne Pathogens of Chile Pepper.

Soumaila Sanogo, New Mexico State University; Linda Liess, New Mexico State University; Rebecca Richman, New Mexico State University

123-21

335

Growth Promotion of Winter Wheat Under Drought Stress by ACC Deaminase-Positive Bacteria.

Ibrahem Abduelafez, Colorado State University; Marc Moragues, Colorado State University; Asma A. Elamari, Colorado State University; Gerald Buchleiter, USDA-ARS, Water Management Research Unit; Mary Stromberger, Colorado State University

123-22

336

Effects of Disturbance On Ectomycorrhizal Mat Microbial Communities: Perspectives From a Long-Term Birth/Death Study.

Jed Cappellazzi, Oregon State University

123-23

337

Relative Influence of Cover Crop Diversity and Residue Management On Soil Microbial Community Structure.

Sam E. Wortman, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; John Lindquist, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

123-24

338

Microbial Abundance and Community Composition with Depth At Different Positions within An Agricultural Landscape.

Hannah J. Konschuh, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Bert VandenBygaart, Agriculture & Agrifood Canada; Angela Bedard-Haughn, University of Saskatchewan; Roberta Helgason, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

123-25

339

Risk Assessment of Abandoned Mine Soils by Physiological Growth Factor In Seedling Growth of Brassica Juncea and Raphanus Sativus.

Junho Han, Korea University; Minhee Kim, Korea University; Minseok Park, Korea University; Yong seong Kim, Korea University; Mi Kim, Korea University; Seunghun Hyun, Korea University

123-26

340

Physiological Responses to Heavy Metal Uptake From Mine Soils In Early Seedling Growth of Leafy Vegetables.

Junho Han, Korea University; Minhee Kim, Korea University; Yong seong Kim, Korea University; Mi Kim, Korea University; Minseok Park, Korea University; Seunghun Hyun, Korea University

123-27

341

Influence of Conservation Management Practices On Indicators of Soil Quality In a Claypan Agroecosystem.

Kristen Veum, University of Missouri-Columbia; Keith Goyne, University of Missouri-Columbia; Robert Kremer, USDA-ARS; Peter Motavalli, University of Missouri-Columbia

123-28

342

Linkages Among Soil Properties, Invasive Earthworms and Plants In a Palouse Prairie Ecosystem.

Shan Xu, University of Idaho; Jodi Johnson-Maynard, University of Idaho; Timothy Prather, University of Idaho

123-29

343

Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria That Efficiently Eliminate Ammonium Nitrate.

Mitsuaki Ota, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University; Shuichiro Murakami, School of Agriculture, Meiji University; Kosuke Noborio, School of Agriculture, Meiji University

123-30

344

Biomass Harvesting and Future Forest Productivity: The Significance of Fungal Import of Nitrogen Into Woody Residue.

Tim Philpott, University of British Columbia; Sue Grayston, University of British Columbia; Cindy E. Prescott, University of British Columbia

123-31

345

Soil Fungal Community and Functional Diversity Assessments of Agroecosystems in the Southern High Plains.

Marko Davinic, Texas Tech University; Lisa M. Fultz, Texas Tech University; Veronica Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; John Zak, Texas Tech University; Vivien Allen, Texas Tech University; Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Texas Tech University

123-32

346

Assessing Particulate Organic Matter In Soil Aggregates Through Image Analysis.

Andrew Worth, Michigan State University; Wei Wang, Michigan State University; Alexandra Kravchenko, Michigan State University; M.L. Rivers, University of Chicago; Alvin Smucker, Michigan State University

123-33

347

Changes In Soil Amino Composition and Microbial N Acquisition Strategies In Response to Woody Plant Invasion of Grasslands.

Courtney Creamer, Purdue University; Timothy Filley, Purdue University; Thomas Boutton, Texas A&M University; Daniel C. Olk, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Diane Stott, USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory

123-34

348

Paper Withdrawn

123-35

349

Effects of the Winter Crop On the Spore Density of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Growth of Succeeding Soybean.

Katsunori Isobe, Nihon University; Masao Higo, Nihon University; Ryuichi Ishii, Nihon University

123-36

350

Secondary Metabolite Production by Pseudomonas Fluorescens Strain Pf-5 Confers Protection Against Naegleria Americana In the Wheat Rhizosphere.

Sarah L. Strauss, USDA-ARS; Teresa Kidarsa, USDA-ARS; Joyce Loper, USDA-ARS; Mark Mazzola, USDA-ARS

123-37

351

Diversity of ACC Deaminase-Positive Bacteria From Winter Wheat Rhizospheres In Colorado.

Asma A. Elamari, Colorado State University; Tiffany Weir, Colorado State University; Marc Moragues, Colorado State University; Gerald Buchleiter, USDA-ARS, Water Management Research Unit; Ibrahem Abduelafez, Colorado State University; Mary Stromberger, Colorado State University

123-38

400

Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizae to Influence Yield, Vegetative Quality and Nutrient Uptake In Conventional Vs. Organic Vegetable Production.

Gary Cundiff, Western Kentucky University; Rebecca Gilfillen, Western Kentucky University; Todd Willian, Western Kentucky University; Annesly Netthisinghe, Western Kentucky University; Roger Dennis, Western Kentucky University; Kimberly Cook, USDA-ARS; Marcia LaCorbiniere-Jn Baptiste, USDA-ARS; Jason Simmons, USDA-ARS

123-39

401

Soil Microbial Communities Associated to Plant Rhizospheres In An Organic Farming System In Alabama.

Terrence G. Gardner, AAMU/USDA-ARS; Veronica Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; Zachary Senwo, Alabama A&M University; Scot E. Dowd, Research and Testing laboratory and Medical Biofilm Research Institute

123-40

402

Influence of Tall Fescue Cultivar and Endophyte Genotype on Rhizosphere Processes.

Jingqi Guo, university of kentucky; David McNear, University of Kentucky

123-41

403

Bacteriophage Therapy: An Innovative Approach to Enhance Nodulation and Biological Nitrogen Fixation In Soybean.

Fawzy Hashem, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Bessie M. Green, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Robert B. Dadson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

123-42

404

The Fate of Vascular Plant Biomolecules with Depth and Cultivation in a Canadian Grassland Soil.

Elizabeth Carrington, University of California-Davis; Peter Hernes, University of California-Davis; Rachael Dyda, University of California-Davis; Johan Six, University of California-Davis

123-43

405

Impact of Long-Term Pulse Crop Rotations On Glomalin-Related Soil Protein and Water Aggregate Stability.

Fran Walley, University of Saskatchewan; Rich Farrell, University of Saskatchewan; Courtney Kosty, University of Saskatchewan; Morgan Sather, University of Saskatchewan; Inonge Moolecki, University of Saskatchewan; Yantai Gan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

123-44

406

Paper Withdrawn

123-45

407

Adam W. Gillespie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Richard Farrell, University of Saskatchewan; Fran L. Walley, University of Saskatchewan; Andrew R. Ross, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Tom Z. Regier, Canadian Light Source Inc.; Robert Blyth, Canadian Light Source Inc.; Peter Leinweber, Departmen of Land Use; Kai-Uwe Eckhardt, Departmen of Land Use

123-46

408

Biological Degradation of Mycotoxins.

Brittany Sousa, Texas A&M University; Youjun Deng, Texas A&M University; Terry Gentry, Texas A&M University

123-47

409

Recovery of Soil Functionality and Quality In a Post-Lignite Surface Mine Chronosequence In East Texas.

Justin P. Ng, Texas A&M University; Frank Hons, Texas A&M University; Terry Gentry, Texas A&M University

123-48

410

Paper Withdrawn

123-49

411

Iron Biogeochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage Sediments Associated with Vascular Plants and Biological Soil Crusts.

Claudia Rojas-Alvarado, Pennsylvania State University; Carmen E. Mart�nez, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Ann Bruns, Pennsylvania State University

123-50

412

Arsenic Transformation In Soils by Arsenic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated From the Rhizosphere of Hyperaccumulator Pteris Vittata L.

Piyasa Ghosh, University of Florida; Bala Rathinasabapathi, University of Florida; Lena Ma, Unversity of Florida

123-51

413

Degradation of Mesotrione and Its Impact On Soil Microbial Activity.

Madahy Romero, Texas A&M University; Terry Gentry, Texas A&M University; Scott Senseman, Texas A&M University

123-52

414

Effect of Volumetric Water Content and Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Growth On the Survival of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 In a Soil Matrix.

Michael J. Rothrock Jr., New England Plant, Soil, & Water Laboratory; Jonathan Franz, New England Plant, Soil, & Water Laboratory; Stephanie Burnett, University of Maine � Orono; Kimberly Cook, USDA-ARS AWMRU

123 Microbe, Plant , and Soil Interactions (Includes Graduate Student Poster Competition)