Publications and Scholarly Activity
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Articles published or accepted in refereed journals
Haakensen, M., Vickers, D., and Ziola, B. Susceptibilty of Pediococcus isolates to antimicrobial compounds in relation to hop-resistance and beer-spoilage. BMC Microbiology. In Press: Accepted August 17, 2009.
Haakensen, M., Pittet, V., Morrow, K., Schubert, A., Ferguson, J., and Ziola, B. 2009. Ability of novel ATP-binding cassette multidrug resistance genes to predict growth of Pediococcus isolates in beer. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. 67(3): 170-176. Article
Haakensen, M., Schubert, A., and Ziola, B. 2009. Broth and agar hop-gradient plates used to evaluate the beer-spoilage potential of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus isolates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 130(1): 56-60. Article
Haakensen, M., Dobson, C.M., Hill, J.E., and Ziola, B. 2009. Reclassification of Pediococcus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Back 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) as Lactobacillus dextrinicus comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Lactobacillus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59: 615-621. Article
Haakensen, M., Dobson, C.M., Deneer, H., and Ziola, B. 2008. Real-time PCR detection of bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes Phylum. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 125:236-241. Article
Haakensen, M., Schubert, A., and Ziola, B. 2008. Multiplex PCR for putative Lactobacillus and Pediococcus beer-spoilage genes and ability of gene presence to predict growth in beer. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. 66(2): 63-70. Article
Haakensen, M., and Ziola, B. 2008. Identification of novel horA-harbouring bacteria capable of spoiling beer. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 54(4): 321-325. Abstract Full text PDF
Haakensen, M. C., Butt, L., Chaban, B., Deneer, H., Ziola, B., and Dowgiert, T. 2007. A horA-specific real-time PCR for detection of beer-spoilage lactic acid bacteria. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. 65(3):157-165 Article
Invited presentations
Haakensen, M. (September 24, 2009) TBA. National Biotechnology Week Event "Beer and Biotechnology at Boffins", hosted by Ag-West Bio Inc. Saskatoon, SK. *guest speaker
Haakensen, M. (April 27, 2007) “Beer, Bacteria, and Bioinformatics. Discussing the increasing importance of interdisciplinary scientific research”. Holy Cross High School Science Festival. Saskatoon, SK.
*guest speaker
*presented as meeting poster
Scientific presentations
(presented as meeting posters unless otherwise indicated)
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., Chaban, B., and Ziola, B. (June 15-18, 2009) Save the beer! Detection and identification system for beer-spoiling Pectinatus organisms. Canadian Society of Microbiologists Annual Conference, Montreal, QC. Abstract
Haakensen, M., Bondici, V., Dumitrache, R., Lawrence, J.R., Wolfaardt, G.M., and Korber, D.R. (June 6-10, 2009) Survey of unique high pH, low temperature environment yields an abundance of new extremophilic bacterial species. Canadian Society of Microbiologists Annual Conference, Montreal, QC. AAbstractbstract
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., and Ziola, B. (June 6-10, 2009) Detection of beer-spoiling Gram-negative Firmicutes using real-time PCR. American Society of Brewing Chemists Annual Meeting, Tuscon, AZ, USA. *as an oral presentation by B. Ziola.
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., Chaban, B., and Ziola, B. (March 13th, 2009) Differentiation between Gram-negative beer-spoilers Pectinatus and Selenomonas based on a surface-accessible major outer membrane protein gene. University of Saskatchewan 16th Annual Life and Health Sciences Research Conference, Saskatoon, SK.
Swanston, T., Haakensen, M., Deneer, H., and Walker, E. (October 19-22, 2008). The analysis of Helicobacter pylori DNA associated with frozen human remains recovered from a glacier in northern Canada. AncientDNA9: The 9th International Congerence on Ancient DNA and Associated Biomolecule. Pompeii, Italy.
*as an oral presentation by T. Swanston.
Morrow, K., Haakensen, M., Pittet, V., Schubert, A., Ferguson, J., and Ziola, B. Presence of ATP-binding cassette multi-drug resistance gene bsrB increases the probability of beer-spoilage by Pediococcus isolates. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Awards 2008 Poster Event. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., Chaban, B., and Ziola, B. Surface accessible major outer membrane protein sequences from beer-spoiling Pectinatus isolates. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Awards 2008 Poster Event. Saskatoon, SK. PPT
Haakensen, M., Schubert, A., and Ziola, B. (August 2-6, 2008) Agar gradient-plate technique for determining beer-spoilage ability of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus isolates. 2008 World Brewing Congress. Honolulu, HI, USA. PDF
*accepted as an oral presentation and awarded student travel grant.
Haakensen, M., and Ziola, B. (August 2-6, 2008) bsrA, a genetic marker for beer-spoilage ability of Pediococcus isolates. 2008 World Brewing Congress. Honolulu, HI, USA. PDF
Haakensen, M., Dobson, C.M., Hill, J.E., and Ziola, B. (June 1-5, 2008) Proposed subdivision of the genus Lactobacillus based upon a multilocus sequence analysis. 108th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiologists. Boston, MA, USA. PDF
Swanston, T., Haakensen, M., Deneer, H.G., and Walker, E. (April 25-26, 2008) Helicobacter pylori DNA amplified from the stomach tissue of Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchí. Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchí Symposium. Victoria, BC. PDF of Abstract
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., and Ziola, B. (March 14, 2008) Gene sequences for the surface-accessible major outer membrane proteins from Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and Pectinatus frisingensis. University of Saskatchewan 15th Annual Life & Health Sciences Research Conference. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
Haakensen, M. and Ziola, B. (March 14, 2008) Susceptibility of Pediococcus isolates to antimicrobial agents using lactic acid bacteria susceptibility test medium. University of Saskatchewan 15th Annual Life & Health Sciences Research Conference. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
* Awarded first place in the Microbiology category.
Pittet, V., Haakensen, M., and Ziola, B. (August 16, 2007) Novel ATP-binding cassette multidrug resistance gene found in an isolate of Pediococcus claussenii. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Awards 2007 Poster Event. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
Haakensen, M., Schubert, A., Ziola, B. (June 16-20, 2007) Multiplex PCR for putative Lactobacillus and Pediococcus beer-spoilage genesand ability of gene presence to predict spoilage. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. Victoria, BC. PDF
Haakensen, M. and Ziola, B. (June 4-6, 2007) The multi-drug resistance gene horA is found in fuel ethanol Lactobacillus contaminants. Food and Fuel: The Implications for Agricultural Research Policy. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
Haakensen, M.C. and Ziola, B. (March 16, 2007) Presence of the multi-drug resistance gene horA in three novel bacterial genera. University of Saskatchewan 14th Annual Life & Health Sciences Research Conference. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
Simair, M., Dobson, M., Deneer, H., and Ziola, B. (June 18-21, 2006) A sensitive and specific real-time PCR system for detecting beer-spoilage Firmicutes. 56th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. London, ON. PDF
Simair, M.C., Dobson, C.M., Deneer, H., and Ziola, B. (March 17, 2006) Firmicutes-specific detection system to aid in saving the world's beer (from contaminating microbes). University of Saskatchewan 13th Annual Life Sciences Student Research Conference. Saskatoon, SK. PDF
* Awarded first place in the Food Sciences and Nutrition category.
Simair, M., Wright, L., Chaban, B., Dowgiert, D., Deneer, H., and Ziola, B. (June 13-15, 2005) Rapid detection of the horA hop-resistance gene in beer-spoilage bacteria. 55th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. Halifax, NS. PDF
Simair, M., Wright, L., Chaban, B., Dowgiert, T., and Ziola, B. (June 21-23, 2004) The horA hop-resistance gene is found in Pediococcus brewing spoilage bacteria. 54th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. Edmonton, AB. PDF
Simair, M., Wright, L., Chaban, B., Dowgiert, T., and Ziola, B. (May, 2004) Presence of the hop-resistance gene horA in brewing spoilage pediococci. University of Saskatchewan 11th Annual Life Sciences Student Research Conference. Saskatoon, SK. PDF