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society for invertebrate pathology VOLUME 30 NUMBER 2June 1998

VIIth International Colloquium onInvertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control

ampIVth International Conference on Bacillus

thuringiensisGreen Hotel Sapporo

Sapporo Hokkaido JapanAugust 23-28 1998

The scientific program industrial exhibits welcomeparty and banquet will all be held at the Green HotelSapporo Unfortunately the hotel for the Sapporomeetings has been changed from the ThermeInternational Hotel Sapporo to the Green HotelSapporo The Green Hotel Sapporo is a large andmodem hotel which has 900 guest rooms and locatednear the Makomanai Park where the 1972 Sapporo

Vllth International Colloquium Sapporo Japan IMicrobial Control Division Workshop Sapporo 3Division on Microsporidia Workshop Sapporo 4From the President 41998 Founders Lecture 5Microbial Control News bull 8Members on the Move 9Members in the News 9News Items 10Obituaries 10Publications 12Positions Wanted 16Future Meetings and Workshops 17Past Meetings and Workshops 17Editors Notes 18Slide Atlas Order Form 20

Supplement No I Sapporo Meetings Program 20 ppSupplement NO2 Books Published since 1981 12 pp

Olympic Games were held In the neighborhood thereis a big convenient supermarket SATY wheredelegates and their companions can shop Access fromthe New Chitose (Sapporo) Airport to the Green Hotelis also convenient by using the over 20 directlimousine buses daily

The Organizing Committee has been most encouragedby the nice response to the announcement Over 300participants have registered by early-May and over250 abstracts (invited or contributed papersposters)have been received

Plenary Sessions Founders Lecture and SymposiaThe Meetings Program is included with thisNewsletter as Supplement No 1

Additional registration details As indicated in theBrief Announcement for SIP members which was sentwith the election ballots for the SIP Council theConvention Hall was changed from ThermeInternational Hotel Sapporo to Green Hotel SapporoOther hotels listed in the previous issue remainunchanged The registration desk will be opened at thelobby of Green Hotel Sapporo on Sunday 23 Augustfrom 900 to 1700

Access to Sapporo Participants traveling by planewill reach the New Chitose airport from Narita(Tokyo) airport or Kansai (Kanku) airportRepresentatives of the JCIP Organizing Committee orKinki-Nippon company will be present at the arrivalgates for flights from these airports on Saturday andSunday and will direct delegates to the shuttle bus forthe Green Hotel or other hotels Alternatively somemay prefer to take a JR train from the underground ofthe airport to Sapporo Station This option will bemuch faster (36 min) and more convenient

Shuttle bus leaving New Chitose Airport forMakomanai Subway Station The last stop is GreenHotel The first bus leaves at 950 and the last two at1920 and 2000 Between these times buses leave 20and 50 mln past the hour

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Forum More substantial articles on current issues ofconcern limited to approximately five pagesLetters to the Editor Issues of concern can bebrought to light hereMicrobial Control News Information on newdiscoveries News Releases formation of companiesetc pertaining to microbial control

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Disclaimer The information contained herein includingany expression of opinion and any projection or forecast hasbeen obtained from or is based upon sources believed by usto be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy orcompleteness The information is supplied withoutobligation and on the understandin~ that any ~rson whoacts upon it or otherwise changes hlslher position in reliancethereon does so entirely at hislher risk

June 1998

Shuttle bus leaving Green Hotel for New ChitoseAirport First bus leaves at 600 and the last at 1600Between these buses leave every half hour

Weather The weather at this time of the year will bewarm (about 25-30 C) and dry However it issometimes cool at night An umbrella may be useful incase of showers You may need warm clothes for thehike at Mt Tarumae (l 041 m above sea level) Hotelsin Sapporo lack swimming pools but we will go toShikotsu Lake (excursion A) and those who wish canswim in this cool Lake Please bring your bathingsuit

Important telephone numbers Public telephones inJapan work essentially with telephone cards althoughcoin operated telephones are still available Youshould purchase a phone card (Teleca) in the KIOSKof the station drug store hotel shop etc It will cost500 yen for a 50 units card You can makeinternational calls from gray colored public telephonesby dialing 001 followed by the country code (eg USA amp Canada 1 UK 44 France 33 China 86)without any need of operator assistance

Important telephone numbers are- Police 110- Fire and emergency medical assistance 119

Convention hall (Green Hotel Sapporo)011(Sapporo area code)-571-3111Fax 011572-3461- Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University

- Toshihiko lizuka (Office) Tel amp FAX 011-706-2423 (dial in)- Secretarys office 011-706-2487 (onlyJapanese speaking)

Exchange Foreign exchange is available at theairport (Narita Kansai) and at Banks There is noexchange at the Green Hotel Sapporo but theinformation desk can provide details on where toexchange money Major credit cards (VISAMasterCard American Express) are acceptedeverywhere Hotels and restaurants can be paid withthese credit cards

Notice In Japan there is no tipping system (hoteltaxi cab restaurant coffee shop etc) Traffic systemin Japan is KEEP LEFT TO DRIVE like England andAustralia Please watch out when you have to cross aroad

Latest information is available at the meeting and SIPHomepages

httpshinagrhokudaiacj phttpsiphomemlorg

Dr Toshihiko Iizuka (Chair)The Local Organizing CommitteeFaculty of AgricultureHokkaido UniversitySapporo 060-8985 JapanTel amp Fax 81-11-706-2423 (dial in)E-mail tiizukaabsagrhokudaiacjp

The Microbial Control Division is sponsoring aWorkshop at Sapporo entitled Recent Advances inMicrobial Control Products organized by DenisBurges and John Vandenberg The purpose of theWorkshop is to acquaint SIP members with activitieson the leading edge of microbial control productregistration and marketing

We invite representatives from companies orgovernment agencies to participate by giving anupdate on products that are newly marketed recentlyregistered nearing registration or in the pipelineWe especially encourage representatives fromAsian and Pacific Rim countries to participatealthough presentations from companies around theworld are welcome This is an excellent opportunity

for companies to highlight recent work to an audienceof microbial control researchers and professionalsAnyone interested in giving a short presentation at thisworkshop should contact

John D VandenbergE-mail JDV3CORNELLEDUFax 607-255-2459Mail USDA-ARSUSPlantSoil amp Nutrition Lab

Tower Road Ithaca NY 14853 USA

The Division on Microsporidia will conduct aworkshop at the SIP meeting in Sapporo Japan Thetopic will be Microsporidian Cell BiologyOrganized by Division Vice-chair Andreas Linderecent findings on the cell biology of microsporidiaand their interaction with host cells will be presentedas well as current knowledge on the spread ofmicrosporidia within the host organism In additioncell culture techniques will be discussed by Drs TKawarabata C Yasunga and H Iwano A Linde willmake an introductory presentation and an opendiscussion will follow

Spring is now upon us at least in the NorthernHemisphere and that means our annual meeting isonly a few months away Plans for the meeting arenearly complete and in this column I will update youon the meeting and several other matters ofsignificance to the Society

International Colloquium and Bt Conference Theprogram has now been finalized for the VIIInternational Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathologyand Microbial Control to be held August 23-28 inSapporo Japan and held in conjunction with the NthInternational Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis Aspart of this Newsletter mailing you will find a copy ofthe program

I thank Toshi Iizuka and Hisanori Bando and theirorganizing committee who had responsibility for the

overall program and Andre Klier and David Ellarwho organized the Bt conference for the fme effortsMark Goettel and Peg Johnson also deserve thanks forgetting the program out in a timely manner

The program consists of approximately 300presentations and will provide an in-depth review ofthe current status of most of the sub-fields of ourdiscipline At this time more than 300 participantshave registered for the meeting For those who havenot registered there is still time I will note that whileit may not be good for the world economy the Yenhas slipped further in value versus most of the G7currencies thereby making the meeting cheaper andthus an even better value than it was just a few monthsago The hotel at which the meeting will be held hasbeen changed from the Therme Hotel to the GreenHotel The Green Hotel is somewhat cheaper andlarger than the Therme I am looking forward to seeingmany of you there

New Society Officers The election results are in andcongratulations are now due to the following newofficers Juerg Huber President James Harper VicePresident Ann Hajek Secretary Ted AndreadisTreasurer and Leellen Solter and David Ellar asTrustees The vote tallies in many cases were close Ithank all those who ran for the willingness to take onthe additional responsibilities that come with runningthe Society I also congratulate Jaroslav Weiser andDonald Roberts who were elected as HonoraryMembers of the Society

Management Services Over the past few months theSIP Council evaluated bids from several managementservice providers After careful consideration of thesebids the Council decided unanimously to award ourservice contract effective April 1 1998 to MsMargaret Peg Johnson of Gainesville Florida Peghas been a member of the Society for several yearsand will now take on the title of Executive Secretaryin her position as management services provider Pegwill be working closely with the Council andCommittee and Division Chairs and welcomes ideasfrom all members regarding provision of efficient andconvenient services to all SIP members

Condolences On behalf of the Society I sendcondolences to the families and colleagues of Societymembers Susumu Maeda Bill Mac McCarthy andNorman Dubois who passed away recently Theirdeaths were unexpected with Susumu being 48 Bill56 and Norman 61 You will find their obituaries laterin this Newsletter

1999 SIP Meeting In the last Newsletter I noted thatthe 1999 SIP meeting will be held at the University ofCalifornia Irvine but that the dates had not beenselected After consulting with potential members ofthe Organizing Committee the UCI ConferenceOffice and several SIP members the dates of August22-27 which occur during the last full week ofAugust were selected as the time for the meeting

Irvine is a lovely area only a few miles from the resorttowns of Newport Beach and Laguna Beach Theweather at that time of the year is typically excellentMy concern is that many people will come but mayfind the beaches and other recreational activities moreattractive than the meetings (NOT I hope as USteenagers are fond of saying)

Here is a quote about the area from a current novelThe Cobra Event by Richard Preston which dealswith using the Autographa californica MNPV as abiological warfare agent - Think of California Thinkof the best beach in California It might be MalibuBeach No - those little sculpted coves at LagunaBeach Yes He tried to imagine himself lying on hisback on the warm sand at Laguna the smell of the saltair the cries of the seagulls the whush-haaa of thesurf the sun falling into the Pacific Ocean So many opportunities Sounds like a potential SIPmember Though the local communities have putsignificant restrictions on large beach parties I will domy best to arrange a beach barbecue so that we canwatch the sun set behind Catalina Island

Now its on to Sapporo then UC Irvine III 1999followed by Guanajuato Mexico in 2000

This year the Society will sponsor its 17th FoundersLecture Beginning in 1982 the Society hasrecognized individuals who have contributed to thegenesis and development of scientific effort andaccomplishments identified as invertebrate pathologyIn 1998 the Founders Lecture Committee has chosento honor Dr Karl Maramorosch as Honoree and DrJun Mitsuhashi as the Founders Lecturer

Karl Maramorosch professor emeritus of entomologyand Robert L Starkey Professor of Microbiology atRutgers-The State University of New Jersey has beenselected as our 1998 Founders Lecture honoree DrMaramorosch is widely regarded as one of the mostoutstanding research biologists in the world todayHis research interests span the areas of invertebratecell culture comparative virology entomology plantpathology parasitology and medicinal plants Hiswork in various aspects of invertebrate cell culture hashad profound impact on the advancement of basicresearch in invertebrate pathology

Dr Maramorosch was born in Vienna Austria in1915 When he was three years old his parents

returned with him and his older brother and sister tothe family fann that from 1918 till 1939 was locatedin southeastern Poland Karls father a graduate ofViennas Agricultural University (Hochschule furBodenkultur) owned the 800 acre fann where Karlspent all summers becoming familiar with farmingcom and potatoes which in that wannest region ofPoland were staple food of the population

After obtaining his baccalaureate degree from thelocal high school at the top of his class Maramoroschwent to the Agricultural University (SGGW) inWarsaw where he graduated magna cum laude in1938 with a degree of Agricultural Engineer (MSequiv) He married his college sweetheart IreneLudwinowska and decided to earn a PhD degree inPoland but the outbreak of World War II inSeptember 1939 interrupted his plans

He and his wife crossed into Rumania only 10 milesfrom his fathers farm where they were promptlyinterned in Polish refugee camps By 1943 Karlobtained permission to leave the camp to enlist in aPhD program at Bucharest Agricultural Universityspecializing in plant pathology Six weeks beforeobtaining the degree thanks to the help of the U SAgricultural Attachee of the U S Mission theMaramorosches were able to escape from Rumania toSweden There Karl obtained a first preferenceimmigration visa as a skilled agriculturist and 55years ago moved to the United States

In the US he started working as a technician at theBrooklyn Botanic Garden with Prof Lindsay MBlack Encouraged by him Karl applied to ColumbiaUniversity where he obtained his PhD degree in1949 The same year he was accepted by Dr L OKunkel as assistant in the Plant Pathology Departmentat Rockefeller University in New York City where headvanced from assistant to associate during the years1949-1961 He then accepted a position as SeniorEntomologist and later became Program Director ofInsect Physiology and Virology at the BoyceThompson Institute for Plant Research Yonkers NY where he worked until 1974

From 1974 to the present he has been on the facultyof Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey asprofessor II (Distinguished Professor) He was named

Professor (Robert L Starkey Professor ofMicrobiology) 1983-present and Professor ofEntomology 1985-present

His many contributions to our understanding ofviruses and their interactions with insect vectors areevidenced in his books dealing with invertebrate cellculture which include more than 80 volumespublished by Academic Press CRC PressWiley-Interscience Springer Prager Society for InVitro Biology and Science Publishers

For the past 25 years Maramorosch has been an editorof Advances in Virus Research the most cited andprestigious review publication dealing with all areasof virology In addition to 7 volumes of Advances inCell Culture he also founded and edited jointly withHilary Koprowski 8 volumes of Methods in Virologypublished by Academic Press He has lectured widelyand his fluency in several languages has been an assetwhen he served as visiting professor in ArmeniaChina Germany India Japan Kenya NetherlandsPoland Romania Russia Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia

Dr Maramoroschs professional affiliations andactivities include the American PhytopathologicalSociety (Fellow) Entomological Society of America(Fellow) Indian Virological Society (Hon Fellow)AAAs (Fellow) New York Acad Sciences (Fellow)(Recording Secretary 1980-1982 Vice President1981-1983) National Academy of Sciences India(Hon Fellow) Leopoldina Academy Halle GermanyMicroscopy Society of America Society ofInvertebrate Pathology Society of In Vitro Biology(Board Member) American Council on Science andHealth (Board of Sci amp Policy Advisors) Phi BetaKappa Award in Science Committee TropicalMedicine amp Parasitology NIH Panel 1972-1976American Institute of Biological Sciences AmericanSociety for Virology

Honors and awards in addition to those mentionedabove include Predoctoral Fellow American CancerSociety 1947-1949 Cressy Morrison Prize N YAcad Sci 1951 AAAS Prize amp Campbell Medal1958 Honorary Member Mendel Society 1963Member Exec Committee Virus ClassificationPresident First (1969) Second (1973) Third (1977)and Fourth (1982) Intern Conference Comparative

Virology Senior Fullbright-Hays ProfessorshipYugoslavia 1972 and 1977 Award of MeritAmerican Phytopathology Society 1954 PresidentTissue Culture Association N E Branch EntomolSoc America Ciba-Geigy National Award inAgriculture 1976 Wolf Prize in Agriculture 1980American Institute of Biological SciencesDistinguished Service Award 1983 NIH FogartyIntern Center-Biomedical Exchange Program withPoland 1985 Santokba Durlabhji Award India 1993Founders Lecturer SIP Adelaide Australia 1990Waksman Award and Medal Theobald Smith SocietyASM 1978 Award of Asian Indians in AmericaAssoc 1981 President Rutgers Sigma Xi Chapter1978-1979 Alfred Jurzykowski Prize in Biology1981 President Intern Assoc Medicinal ForestPlants 1991- Japan Soc Promotion of Science DistProfessorship in Japan 1980 ASM HonoraryLectureship Award 1978

Dr Jun Mitsuhashi1998 Founders Lecturer

Dr Jun Mitsuhashi will present the 1998 FoundersLecture honoring Dr Karl Maramorosch in SapporoJapan He was selected for this honor for severalobvious reasons As a close colleague of DrMaramorosch for many years he is intimately familiarwith his work and he and Dr Maramorosch areco-authors on many publications Dr Mitsuhashis

fundamental studies on insect cell culture and their usein studying plant and insect pathogens havesignificantly advanced the abilities of invertebratepathologists throughout the world to makefundamental discoveries that would not have beenpossible without the tools and techniques hepioneered

Dr Mitsuhashi was born in Tokyo Japan in 1932 Hegraduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty ofAgriculture) in 1955 and received his doctorate inagricultural sciences from the same institution in1965 Immediately following graduation he joinedthe National Institute of Agricultural Sciences as aresearch entomologist Later he moved to the ForestResearch Institute as Chief of the Laboratory of InsectPathology In 1988 he was invited by TokyoUniversity of Agriculture and Technology to join themas professor of applied entomology and he taught andconducted research at that institution until hisretirement in 1996 He continues his work inretirement at the Tokyo University of Agricultureserving as professor in charge of cell biology andconducts research on insect cell culture

Dr Mitsuhashis major contributions to invertebratepathology have been in the area of development ofinsect cell culture technology and the use of insect cellcultures for studying the replication processes ofinsect viruses and insect vectored plant viruses In hisearly work he established methods for the successfulculture of cells ofleafhoppers that served as vectors ofplant viruses In this work while under thesupervision of and in collaboration with DrMaramorosch he developed the well known MM(MitsuhashilMaramorosch) medium It was in thiswork that he was the first to determine the essentialrole of fetal bovine serum for insect cell proliferationUsing his cultured leafhopper cells he was the first tosuccessfully infect insect cells with vectored plantviruses

Later Dr Mitsuhashi began work with Chiloiridescent virus and was able to infect his insect cellcultures with CIV In order to improve insect cellcultures as research tools he conducted further studieson their nutritional requirements and determined theessential roles of amino acids vitamins and sugars At

the same time he developed many specific cell culturemedia Among them MGM-450 can be used toculture cells of a variety of insect speciesMTCN-160 1 is based on sea water and is the cheapestmedium to prepare while MTCM-1520 is achemically defined medium Over his 35 years ofwork on insect cell culture Dr Mitsuhashi hasestablished 20 different continuous cell lines fromselected Lepidoptera Diptera and Coleoptera

In 1968 Dr Mitsuhashi received a recognition awardfrom the Japanese Society of Applied Zoology In1980 he was given an award of recognition by theJapanese Society of Agronomy

The Founders Lecture CommitteeJames D Harper ChairRichard Daoust David Ellar Tony Sweeney

Expression of chitinase in the insect gut normallyoccurs only during molting when the chitin of theperitrophic membrane is presumably degraded Thusinsects feeding on plants that constitutively express aninsect chitinase gene might be adversely affected byan inappropriately timed exposure to chitinase Thishypothesis was tested by introducing cDNA encodinga tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) chitinase intotobacco via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

A truncated but enzymatically active chitinase waspresent in plants expressing the gene Segregatingprogeny of high-expressing plants were compared fortheir ability to support growth of tobacco budworm(Heliothis virescens) larvae and for feeding damageBoth parameters were significantly reduced inbudworms fed on transgenic tobacco plants expressinghigh levels of the chitinase gene This result illustratesthat an insect chitinase trans gene can enhance plantresistance to bud worm neonates feeding on tobacco

In contrast hornworm larvae showed no significantgrowth reduction when fed on the chitinase-expressingtransgenic plants Why horn worm larvae were notaffected is unclear One possible explanation is thatthe concentration of the enzyme was too low to negateinactivating mechanisms likely present in thishomologous system given that the specific activity ofthe truncated form is about one-fourth that of thefull-length enzyme

Interestingly however both budworm and hornwormlarvae when fed on chitinase-expressing transgenicplants coated with sub-lethal concentrations of aBacillus thuringiensis toxin were significantly stuntedrelative to larvae fed on control plants having only theBt treatment Foliar damage was also reduced Fortobacco hornworm the effect was seen on transgenicplants having a foliar coating of 288 ng of Bt toxin pergram fresh weight

A similar Bt toxin-chitinase trans gene interaction wasobserved with the tobacco budworm Chitinaseexpressing plants coated with 360 ng of toxin pergram fresh weight exhibited a 56 reduction in theirmean foliar damage index relative to nontransgeniccontrols and the biomass of surviving larvae wasreduced by 89

This observation suggests the Manduca chitinase genecould also be useful for potentiating the effectivenessor increasing the spectrum of Bt insect controlproteins It may have utility as a companion trans genewhich when engineered into a plant together with a Btgene enhances the effectiveness of the Bt geneAlternatively a crop cultivar expressing a chitinasetrans gene might be used to potentiate the action of afoliar Bt application This approach would provide analternative to full-season exposure to transgeneencoded Bt toxin which raises a management issueregarding the development of insect resistance

Further exploration of the potential for insect controlby the Manduca or other chitinases alone or incombination with other genes for insecticidal proteinsis warranted

June 1998

ReferenceDing X et al 1998 Insect resistance of transgenic tobaccoexpressing an insect chitinase gene Transgenic Research777-84

P Janaki KrishnaBiotechnology Unit Institute of Public EnterpriseHyderabad Indiaipehydapnicin

This article was extracted from the June 1998NBIAPlSB News Report(news nbiapbiochem vtedu)

Please prepare a paragraph including informationabout past and present postings new addresstelephone fax and E-mail address and send to yourNewsletter Editor for inclusion in the Members onthe Move section in the next issue of the NewsletterEditors address can be found on page 2

Also please inform the SIP Office of your newaddress The address of our new SIP Office can befound on page 18

Albert H Undeen insect pathologist microsporidiagermination expert and acclaimed runner has retiredfrom the USDA ARS Center for MedicalAgricultural and Veterinary Entomology lab after 17years of distinguished service AIs research hasfocused on the development of safe and economicalmethods for using pathogens in the control ofmosquitoes black flies and other insects that areimportant vectors of human and animal diseases

Al spent his formative years in the military as a navalaviator before pursuing a life of science He receivedhis PhD in 1973 from the University of Illinois Heserved as Assistant Professor and Deputy DirectorResearch Unit on Vector Pathology MemorialUniversity of Newfoundland S1 JohnsNewfoundland Canada from 1976-80 From 1980until 1997 he served as Research Entomologist at theUSDA ARS in Gainesville FL Al has been amember of SIP since 1969

Jimmy Becnel (left) presenting Dr Undeen (right)with an honorary caricature depicting his love forrunning and spore germination at his retirement partyin October 1997

Dr Undeens research accomplishments span manyfacets of insect pathology He determined theinfectivity of the micro sporidium Nosema algerae onthe mosquito Anopheles stephensi a major vector ofmalaria in Asia He developed a method for massproduction of Nosema algerae spores He performedthe first laboratory and field evaluations ofBti againstnuisance simuliids in North America and against thevector of onchocerciasis in Africa Throughcorrelation analyses between stream width dischargeand downstream carry of Bti in field tests he deviseda method for estimating the quantities of Btiformulations required in small streams based soleI yonstream width

Al is best known for his extensive work on thegermination mechanism of microsporidian spores Hedeveloped a new theoretical model of the mechanismof microsporidian spore germination as well as several

means by which to inhibit germination Most recentlyhe published a chapter on Research Methods forEntomopathogenic Protozoa in Manual ofTechniques in Insect Pathology (L Lacey Editor)

Al has retired to his dream home in the mountains ofNorth Carolina where he and his wife Veda lead anactive life of gardening and working on the their land

Dr Undeen and his lab technician Genie Whiteenjoying the retirement party festivities

USDA-ARS Collection of EntomopathogenicFungal Cultures Is Now Available Online

The current catalog of the USDA-ARS Collection ofEntomopathogenic Fungal Cultures (ARSEF IthacaNY) is now available online in Adobe Acrobat (pdf)format at the collections websitehttpwww pprucomelledulmycology IInsecCmycologyhtml

PDF files are available for the entire catalog (body andall five indices) as well as separate files for the bodyand each of the indices In recognition of the fact thatmany users are interested primarily in only a fewmajor fungi special catalogs have been prepared foreach of the four most important genera ofentomopathogenic hyphomycetes -- BeauveriaMetarhizium Paecilomyces and VerticilliumBackground and ordering information on the

collection is also included A special catalog coveringthe ARSEF collections accessions of theEntomophthorales should be added to the web pagesoon

We anticipate being able to include interactivesearching of the ARSEF accession data will be madeavailable soon

Richard A HumberUSDA-ARS Collection of Entomopathogenic FungalCulturesPlant Protection Research UnitUS Plant Soil amp Nutrition LaboratoryTower RoadIthaca NY 14853-2901 USATel 607-255-1276Fax 607-255-1132E-mail rah3comelledu

SUSUMU MAEDA1950-1998

Professor Susumu Maeda died unexpectedly in hissleep on March 26 1998 in Japan just a few weeksshort of his 48th birthday Professor Maeda was a

member of the Department of Entomology at theUniversity of California Davis as well as Director ofthe Laboratory of Molecular Entomology andBaculovirology The Institute of Physical andChemical Research (RUffiN) in Tokyo Japan

Professor Maeda received a Bachelor of Agriculturedegree from the Faculty of Agriculture University ofTokyo in 1975 a Master of Agriculture degree fromthe School of Agriculture University of Tokyo in1978 and a Doctor of Agriculture Degree from theUniversity of Tokyo in 1983 for a thesis entitledStudies on a densonucleosis virus of the silkwormBombyx mori During his professional career he wasAssistant Professor in the Laboratory of AppliedEntomology at Tottori University in Japan specialistin the Department of Entomological Sciences at theUniversity of California Berkeley and visitingscientist at the Zoecon Research Institute in Palo AltoCalifornia He was appointed Assistant Professor inthe Department of Entomology at UC Davis in July1988 and promoted to Professor in July 1997

Professor Maedas research dealt with three majorareas of baculovirology (1) the isolation andcharacterization of insect viruses (2) virus-hostinteractions and (3) the molecular manipulation ofbaculoviruses for improved insect control and asexpression vectors for production of useful proteinsThe innovative in vivo expression technology that hedeveloped using silk worms made it possible toproduce large amounts of eucaryotic proteins forhuman and veterinary uses without the need forsophisticated cell culture systems

In 1992 Professor Maeda received a National Awardfrom the Japanese Society of Agronomy as one of thetop scientists of the year for his outstanding scientificcontributions using recombinant baculovirusesPerhaps his most noteworthy appointment was asDirector for the Laboratory of Molecular Entomologyand Baculovirology at The Institute of Physical andChemical Research (RIFrnN) in Tokyo Japan anappointment Professor Maeda held simultaneouslywith his appointment at UC Davis The appointmentat RIKEN is among the highest honors in JapanOwing to his scientific contributions and generousand friendly personality Professor Maeda will be

missed and not easily replaced His legacy to sciencewill continue through his numerous postdoctoralscholars and graduate students trained in hislaboratory

A scholarship in Professor Maedas name has beenestablished at the Department of EntomologyUniversity of California Davis to help supportgraduate and undergraduate students in the area ofinsect molecular biology Contributions to this fundare welcome

WILLIAM J McCARTHY1941-1998

William J McCarthy 56 Insect Pathologist in theDepartment of Entomology at Pennsylvania StateUniversity University Park Pa and of rural PortMatilda Pa passed away Saturday March 28 1998 athis home Bill or Mac as he was known to many SIPmembers was born June 27 1941 in MamaroneckNY and was married to Jessiann Dortch whosurvives him along with his two children a daughterShannon Natalie a student at Penn State and a sonBrendan William at home Bill earned his bachelorsdegree in biology from the University of Delawareand a doctorate in biochemistry from New YorkUniversity He did postdoctoral work at BoyceThompson Institute Bills early research focussed oninsect viruses and he worked on bothentomopoxviruses and baculoviruses Over the years

his research shifted to the mode of action of Bacillusthuringiensis where most recently he was studying theeffects of activated endotoxins on midgut epithelialcells in vitro

Bills life was an inspiration Struggling with PostPolio Syndrome for the last 20 years he was neverused it as an excuse or asked for special exceptionsHe went through life with a remarkable sense ofreality and at the same time with a quick wit andsense of humor that not only put his life inperspective but brought a great many smiles andlaughter to those fortunate enough to enjoy hispersonality Those who knew Mac will remember anenormously intelligent man with a wonderful sense ofhumor While a dedicated scientist Bill was verydevoted to his wife and children and made sure theyreceived highest priority in his life

Memorial contributions may be made to the AmericanLung Association 205 E Beaver Ave State CollegePa 16801 or the FISH Youth Group State CollegePresbyterian Church 132 W Beaver Avenue StateCollege Pa 16801

NORMAND R DUBOIS1938-1998

Dr Normand R Dubois died suddenly at his home onMay 29th 1998 at the age of 61 Dr Dubois was bornin Lewiston Maine in 1938 He received a Bachelor

of Arts degree in biology from Providence College in1960 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree inmicrobiology from the Dept of Plant and SoilScience University of Massachusetts at Amherst in1977

Dr Dubois worked for the USDA Forest Service forover 35 years the majority of that time at theNortheastern Center for Forest Health Research inHamden CT He was an active member of the Societyfor Invertebrate Pathology the American Society forMicrobiology and the Entomological Society ofAmerica Dr Dubois research was focused onBacillus thuringiensis particularly on laboratory andfield evaluation of Rt strains for use in forestry anarea in which he was internationally renowned

Besides his devoted wife Eileen he leaves sons Marcand David and a daughter Deborah Norms warmthwit and humor were a delight to all around him and hewill be sorely missed Memorial contributions may bemade to the New Haven Legal Assistance Association426 Water Street New Haven CT 06510 or to theAmerican Heart Association 5 Brookside DriveWallingford CT 06492

A Color Atlas of Parasitologyby John T Sullivan

Designed mainly as a teaching aid the atlas includes101 plates of parasites and their vectors containing574 individual photographs all but 6 in color Thebook is spiral bound and covered with a sheet of clearlO-mil plastic Printed on an inkjet printer at 360 dpithe images although by no means journal quality (orfor that matter journal cost) clearly show diagnosticfeatures important for parasite identification A briefexplanatory text accompanies each plate on the facingpage emphasizing major characteristics of theparasites structure life cycle and medicalsignificance

The majority of the photographs are of commerciallyavailable microscope slide specimens making thisatlas an ideal companion to laboratory courses inparasitology Use of this resource should all buteliminate the frequent complaint I dont know whatIm supposed to be looking for It also may be handyas a quick review source for examinations and as abenchtop reference Reasonably priced this atlas isquite affordable for students

To order individual copies send a check for $3000plus $150 shipping made payableto UIW to

Parasitology Atlas Box T-2University of the Incarnate Word4301 BroadwaySan Antonio TX 78209 USA

Allow 2 weeks for delivery by mail Institutionalorders should be coordinated in advance to ensureavailability

A fuller description of the atlas may be viewed at thefollowing web sitehttpwwwgeocitiescomSunsetStripN enue2851parasitologyhtml

Advances in Solid State FermentationEdited by S Roussos HKLonsane M RaimbaultG Viniegra-GonzalezProceedings of the 2nd International Symposium onSolid State Fermentation FMS-9S MontpellierFrance

This book covers a wide range of studies in the fieldof Solid State Fermentation (SSP) The work beginswith a collection of useful definitions followed bycontributions on biomass estimation and the kineticsof fungal growth on solid substrates Key articles areincluded on engineering and SSF reactor design andagro-industrial waste upgrading followed by paperson enzyme technology by SSF processes andsecondary metabolites and biopesticides The bookconcludes by considering the latest SSF applications

Forward Preface General Introduction on FMS-95Basic Aspects and Parameters MeasurementsBioreactors and Mathematical Models Upgradation ofAgro-industrial ProductslW astes Enzymes Productionand Applications Secondary Metabolites andBiopesticides Edible MushroomslFungi NewerApplications History of Solid State Fermentation atORSTOM List of Delegates Subject Index

1997672 ppHardbound ISBN 0-7923-4732-3Price NLG 49500GBP 178001USD 29200

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERSOrder Dept PO Box 3223300 AH Dordrecht The NetherlandsFax +31-78-6546474Tel +31-78-6392392E-mailserviceswkapn1

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERSOrder Dept PO Box 358Accord Station Hingham MA 02018-0358 USATel (781) 871-6600Fax (781) 871-6528E-mail kluwerwkapcom

Atlas of Entomopathogenic Fungi from Taiwanby SS Tzean LS Hsieh and W-J Wu

A survey of entomopathogenic fungi was conducted inTaiwan from 1988 to 1996 A total of 831 fungal-infested cadavers of insects spiders and mites werecollected from varied habitats in different altitudinalzones From these specimens 24 genera consisting of66 species belonging to the Zygomycota Ascomycotaand Deuteromycota were isolated and identifiedAmong them there are four new species [Nomuraeaviridulus Tzean et al Gibellula unica Tzean et al(=Gibellula dimorpha Tzean et al)) one new variety(Gibellula clavulifera var major Tzean et al) onenew combination [Nomuraea cylindrospora (Chen etal) Tzean et al) and 37

newly recorded species from Taiwan All of therecorded species are described and illustrated andkeys to genera and species are provided Of thesearthropod fungal pathogens the genus Paecilomyceswas most prevalent with a relative occurrencefrequency of 18 followed in descending order bythe genera Aschersonia Beauveria Gibellula andNomuraea which had relative occurrence frequenciesof 15 11 6 and 5 respectively Thesearthropod fungal pathogens usually had a relativelybroad but differential host range except Aschersoniawhich selectively attacks scale insects and whiteflies(Homoptera) while Gibellula strictly parasitizesspiders (Arachnida)

Price $US 50 including surface postage andhandling To order the book please contact

SS TzeanDept of Plant Pathology and EntomologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipei 10617 TaiwanE-mail sstccmsntuedutw

Microsporidia (Protozoa) A Handbook of Biologyand Research Techniques

A new manual entitled Microsporidia (Protozoa) AHandbook of Biology and Research Techniques hasbeen published on the Internet as a SouthernCooperative Series Bulletin (No 387) Dr A HUndeen (retired ARS) prepared this book as part of athree-year collaborative project under the auspices ofthe Protozoa Subcommittee of the Southern RegionalProject S-265 Development of Entomopathogens asControl Agents for Insect Pests The impetus forpreparing the manual was the necessity for a generalmethodology text to serve the needs of a rapidlygrowing number and diversity of scientists andresearchers who are working with or affected by theseparasitic protozoa The handbook represents one ofthe first Southern Bulletins published on the Internetand can be accessed through the SIP homepage ordirectly at httpwwwmsstateeduJorglsaaesd

Abstract Not too long ago microsporidia (ProtozoaMicrosporidia) were looked upon as a small group of

pathogens of interest to bee keepers the silk industryand a few scientists devoted to research on their basicbiology That situation has been undergoing a rapidchange This manual was conceived from the need fora general methodology text to serve the needs of arapidly growing number and diversity of people whoare working with these parasitic protozoa Thecontents of this manual introduce the microsporidiaand provide a guide to common and some lesscommon techniques used by microsporidiologists

The introductory section emphasizes the biology andtaxonomy of the Phylum Microspora Within the lastfew years discoveries have been made that have justbegun to reveal the biological and ecologicalcomplexity of this group of apparently simple single-celled organisms At the same time the microsporidiahave been introduced into the world of medicineBefore the advent of acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome only a few cases of microsporidioses hadbeen found in humans all of them in immunologicallycompromised individuals or in immunoprivilegedtissues The majority of procedures presented hereconcerns the spore--the life stage most commonlyencountered It is our intention that adequate textualinformation is included for practical purposes Theunderstanding of the biology chemistry and physicsof the processes being described is beyond the scopeof this handbook and in many instances beyondcurrent knowledge

In Preparation Bioassays of EntomopathogenicMicrobes and Nematodesby A Navon and KRS Ascher (eds)

Contents1 Bioassays of Bacillus thuringiensis (A NavonSBraun O Skovmand N Becker)2 Bioassays of entomopathogenic viruses (K Jones)3 Bioassays of entomogenous fungi (T Butt and MGoettel)4Bioassays of micro sporidia (J Maddox W Brooksand L Solter)5Bioassays of entomopathogenic nematodes (1Glazer and E Lewis)6Statistical and computational analysis of bioassaydata (R Marcus and D Eaves)

The publisher Kluwer Academic (The Netherlands)The expected date of publication is early 1999

Formulation of Microbial Biopesticides BeneficialMicroorganisms Nematodes and Seed TreatmentsEdited by BD Burges 1998 Kluwer Academic450pp ISBN 0 412 625 2

Formulation vies with genetic engineering as one ofthe two most important recent areas of progress indeveloping microorganisms for use in agriculture andforestry The subject has not previously beencomprehensively covered at book length Earlyformulation styli sed from that of chemicals led tomany initial failures This book goes back to basicsie ecological and biological knowledge to analysethe special requirements when formulatingmicroorganisms and to build up a detailed account ofmodem formulation technology The function of theorganisms in nature is examined with a view tobettering natural performance by mass producing theirsurvival stages These stages are optimised for storageand effectiveness then mixed with carrierssupplemented by a wide range of additives that furtherimprove efficiency and survival during harveststorage and application as well as protect and nurturethe organisms afterwards while they lie in wait to takeeffect There are 15 authors all widely experienced intheir own fields

The scope of the book is wide spanning ten chaptersThe scene is set by a description of applicationtechnology and machines which depend heavily onformulation to improve efficiency Bacterial and viralinsect pathogens attack perorally and must be eaten totake effect These organisms are used to controlmainly chewing foliar pests and pose the demandingtask of creating an even palatable cover over thefoliage or to control larvae of vectors of humandisease in water bodies This task is particularlychallenging for sprays because of the particulate liveandor proteinous nature of the organisms Theultimate in efficacy - systemic formulation - isobtained by the formation of the toxins of Bacillusthuringiensis in the tissues of transgenic plants

While the application target of these peroral pathogensis the insects food sprays of entomopathogenic fungitarget the insects themselves because the fungi attackthrough the insect cuticle so can control sucking aswell as chewing insects Although more susceptibleto the environment than bacterial spores dry fungalconidia formulated in oil provide a breakthroughenabling their use in arid climates The insectpathogens have led progress in formulation for spraysbut the fungi are also formulated for use in the moistenvironment of soil However formulations for soilhave mainly been developed for three other types oforganisms those to control plant diseases to controlweeds and to improve plant growth largely withnitrifying organisms

Seeds can be used as vehicles taking formulation intoanother industry seed treatment Entomopathogenicnematodes set the formulator the most demandingtask to preserve mobility and the power of searchEach chapter considers research needs and probes thefuture both assessed overall in the final chapterBecause these varied areas progressed largelyindependently intensive cross-referencing betweenchapters has been inserted to cross fertiliseinformation between them

Momentum for progress comes mainly from researchinterest and from design of products for sale In thisbook great attention has been paid to the needs of costeffectiveness and user acceptance The book isdesigned for a wide readership Thus readers new tothe field as served by many practical illustrations alsoexperienced workers by in-depth analysis of availabledata and a bewildering array of additives in tables andappendices including failures These analyses andmodels have enabled the best additives to be assessedin a concise text Great effort has been devoted tomaking the book reader-friendly

This book attracted great interest at the meeting on thefuture of the use of fungi in April 1998 atSouthampton UK The themes of the meeting showedremarkable parallels in trends of modem thinking withthe underlying philosophy of the book For exampleboth bring together the relatively independentdisciplines of microbial insecticides

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plant disease antagonists microbial herbicides andbeneficial organisms added to the soil Bothemphasise the need to involve the ecology of themicroorganisms and their targets Both show theimportance of focusing research towards industrialproducts taking into account all aspects includingregistration Both recommend the assembly ofintegrated systems benign to the environment At themeeting only the fungi were of course considered butscientists and others involved in research anddevelopment in the different disciplines reactedvigorously together

Formulation of Microbial Biopesticides BeneficialMicroorganisms and Nematodes

by H Denis Burges (ed)

I-Introduction - H D Burges and K AJonesPart 1 Principles of Formulation

2-Technology of formulation and application - KA Jones and H D Burges

Part 2 Organisms with A Peroral Mode of Action3-Formulation of bacteria viruses and Protozoa to

control insects H D Burges and K A JonesPart 3 Organisms with A Contact Mode of Action

4-Formulation of mycoinsecticides - H D Burges5-Formulation of microorganisms to control plant

diseases - D R Fravel W JConnick Jr andJ A Lewis

6-Formulation of microbial herbicides M PGreaves P J Holloway and B A Auld

7-Formulation of beneficial organisms applied tosoil-A S Paau

8-Applicationof microorganisms to seeds- MPMcQuilken P Halmer and D J Rhodes

Part 4 Organisms with A Power of Search9-Formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes R

Georgis and H K KayaPart 5 the Future

10-Trends in formulation of microorganisms andfuture research requirements - H D Burgesand K A Jones

Appendices

I A catalogue of formulation additives functionnomenclature properties and suppliers - KBernhard P J Holloway and H D Burges

II Spray application criteria - K A Jonesill Glossary including list of product and additive

types - H D Burges

November 1998 234 x 156 approx 450 pp 100 lineillus 50 halftone illus Hardback 0-412-62520-2approx pound7500

The following issues are available from the NewsletterEditor Mark Goettel for the cost of shipping fromLethbridge Alberta Canada

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PhD with 15 years of experience in the field ofbiological and microbial control seeks new jobopportunities Feb 83 - Dec 84 involved in aresearch project Biological pest control in Egyptbetween NRC Egypt and USDA Dec 84 - 91worked on the isolation culture production andbioassay ofBt strains against field and stored productinsect pests Dec 91 - July 94 worked on theisolation production and use of PCR in Btcharacterization under a Doctoral fellowship atAgriculture amp Agri-Food Canada Cereal ResearchCentre Winnipeg MB Isolated some new strains ofBt with activities against some coleopteran storedproduct insect pests

I have the ability to carry out multidisciplinaryresearch projects and have a good working knowledgeof English I have a broad interest in microbial

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control pathogens biochemistry biotechnology andagricultural research Am willing to travel

Atef Sayed Abdel-RazekNational Research CentreDept of Plant ProtectionEl-Tahrir Street DokkiCairo EgyptTel (202) 382-4653Fax (202) 337-0931

OECD Workshop Sustainable Pest ManagementSafe utilization of new organismsMontreal QuebecCanada September 27-301998

The workshop will aim at identifying issues and needsfor research in OECD countries to ensuresustainability of agricultural systems using neworganisms The workshop will address policy andregulations for introduction and use of biologicalcontrol agents in OECD countries and will focus onResearch and Development needs for the safeexploitation of microbials invertebrates andtransgenic organisms

Invited speakers will present short discussion paperson the following subjects

- Policy and regulations for registration of microbialorganisms- Industrial challenges and opportunities for safeutilization of microbial organisms- Research challenges and needs for safe utilization ofmicrobial organisms- Research challenges and needs for safe utilization ofpredators and parasitoids- Research challenges and needs for safe utilization oftransgenic organisms

Each discussion paper will follow with a discussionperiod Workshop Proceedings will be prepared Theworkshop will take place at Mount Orford in theEastern Townships of Quebec This is an opportunetime to visit eastern Canada and enjoy the beautifulFall colors The final registration detailscosts are not

available at this time The number of participants willbe limited For more information contact

Dr Robert TrottierE-mail ipmcanadavideotroncaFax 819-772-1197

Regional Symposium for Applied BiologicalControl inMediterranean Countries Cairo Egypt2st - 29thOctober 1998

This symposium is being organized by the Center ofBiological Control the Faculty of Agriculture at CairoUniversity and the Ministry of Agriculture It willtake place in the International Center of Agriculture inCairo Nady EI Seid Street Dokki Cairo Egypt

Prof MFS Tawfik PresidentDr SA EI Amaouty Secretary GeneralCenter of Biological ControlFaculty of Agriculture Cairo UniversityGiza EgyptTel (202) 569-5686Fax (202) 569-5686 amp (202) 570-2134E-mail lecbrainylie-egcom

British Mycological Society InternationalSymposium on The Future of Fungi in theControl of Pests Weeds and DiseasesSouthampton University S-9thApril1998

The meeting attracted over 320 delegates from over 30different countries including Austria AustraliaBelgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China ColumbiaDenmark Egypt Finland France GermanyHungary India Iran Ireland Israel Italy JapanKenya Korea Mexico The Netherlands NigeriaNorway Saudi Arabia Slovakia South Africa SpainSweden Switzerland Taiwan Trinidad UK andUSA Representatives were present from universitiesresearch institutes extension services governmentagencies and industry There were 58 oralpresentations 100 posters and 2 workshops

The meeting provided an opportunity to bring togethermycologists of all persuasions to review and questionthe role of fungi in the control of pests weeds anddiseases The structure of the meeting was excellentthe themes meshed together well and each topic actedas a springboard for the next topic The main themeswere Pathogenesis Toxins Ecology ProductionFormulation and Application Progress Problems andPotential and Risk Assessment and RegistrationThere was a tremendous input by two ED-fundedCOST action groups

The organizers achieved most of their goalsintegration of disparate disciplines critical appraisalof fungi as biocontrol agents exchange of ideasinitiation of communication and cooperation betweengroups which would not have met before andpromotion of mycology as a whole Problems in thedevelopment of fungal biocontrol agents became morelucid and several priority areas for research wereidentified

Judging from the extremely pOSItIve feedbackdelegates found the meeting timely valuable andhighly stimulating

Newsletter Editor Mark Goettel Chris Jackson TariqButt and British Mycological SocietyPresident ProfessorAlan DM Rayner at Southampton

Election resultsJuerg HuberJames HarperTheodore AndreadisAnn Hajek

PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerSecretary

David EllarLeellen Solter

HonoraryMembership

Jaroslav WeiserDonald Roberts

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Hope to see you in Sapporo Dont forget to bring the meetings program (Supplement1 of this Issue) with you as only limited numbers will be available at the meetings

1997 Slide Atlas of Basic Invertebrate PathologyCredit Card Payments Now AvailableCopies of the 1997 Slide Atlas of Basic Invertebrate Pathology are still available Previously the Society produced a slide atlasin 1984 entitled Color Slide Atlas of Invertebrate Pathology and in 1992 the Societys Division of Microbial Control compiledan atlas centred around microbial control which was entitled Color Slide Atlas of Microbial Control The new slide atlasis about basic invertebrate pathology and includes 200 slides 40 from each of the major groups generally included in this fieldof study (viruses bacteria fungi protozoa nematodes) Slides include transmission and scanning electron micrographs lightmicrographs histology sections pictures of pathogens infected dead and healthy hosts and life cycle schematics Figurelegends describing each slide are included with each slide set

The Slide Atlas costs $60 (US) Please pay using a check or money order made out to Society for Invertebrate PathologyIf you pay with a check the check must be drawn on a bank with a US atTIliation1f paying by Credit Card please fill outthe credit card information below

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Olympic Games were held In the neighborhood thereis a big convenient supermarket SATY wheredelegates and their companions can shop Access fromthe New Chitose (Sapporo) Airport to the Green Hotelis also convenient by using the over 20 directlimousine buses daily

The Organizing Committee has been most encouragedby the nice response to the announcement Over 300participants have registered by early-May and over250 abstracts (invited or contributed papersposters)have been received

Plenary Sessions Founders Lecture and SymposiaThe Meetings Program is included with thisNewsletter as Supplement No 1

Additional registration details As indicated in theBrief Announcement for SIP members which was sentwith the election ballots for the SIP Council theConvention Hall was changed from ThermeInternational Hotel Sapporo to Green Hotel SapporoOther hotels listed in the previous issue remainunchanged The registration desk will be opened at thelobby of Green Hotel Sapporo on Sunday 23 Augustfrom 900 to 1700

Access to Sapporo Participants traveling by planewill reach the New Chitose airport from Narita(Tokyo) airport or Kansai (Kanku) airportRepresentatives of the JCIP Organizing Committee orKinki-Nippon company will be present at the arrivalgates for flights from these airports on Saturday andSunday and will direct delegates to the shuttle bus forthe Green Hotel or other hotels Alternatively somemay prefer to take a JR train from the underground ofthe airport to Sapporo Station This option will bemuch faster (36 min) and more convenient

Shuttle bus leaving New Chitose Airport forMakomanai Subway Station The last stop is GreenHotel The first bus leaves at 950 and the last two at1920 and 2000 Between these times buses leave 20and 50 mln past the hour

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Forum More substantial articles on current issues ofconcern limited to approximately five pagesLetters to the Editor Issues of concern can bebrought to light hereMicrobial Control News Information on newdiscoveries News Releases formation of companiesetc pertaining to microbial control

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