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Annie Phillips
(1900-1984) – Autograph collector
Annie Phillips, a teenager from Tregrehan Mills, kept an autograph book during the war. It was signed by many school friends as well as soldiers and sailors who filled the pages with watercolours and drawings. These included British bulldogs, Tsar Nicholas II and even a cats' chorus singing 'Are we Down-hearted? NO!'.
Credit: St Austell Town Museum
Annie was the second child of Thomas Phillips and Ann (née Bone) former cook for the Carlyon family at Tregrehan House. She was born on 10 November 1900. The family lived on a small holding adjacent to Boscoppa School, which Annie attended. She particularly loved nature study and art classes there.
Village life centred around the Methodist chapel services and celebrations. All the village children attended the Sunday school, and chapel friendship forged strong bonds. As a young woman Annie circulated her new autograph book among her village friends, and classmates further afield.
The book has many entries for 1916; one of the most remarkable is a water colour painting of Tsar Nicholas II. The facing page has the verse:
'Oh Russia, do we forget thee
When the Blood is running free
To save France and England
From the Hand of Germany:
In memory of the Great European War by Dolor Harris. Later killed in France'.
It also includes an exquisitely painted watermill, by Dolor's mother, and an amusing cartoon, entitled
'Outwhiskered' , of an English Tommy coming face to face with a formidable Indian cavalry officer.
A later page shows a pen and ink sketch of a wattle bush with the following lines underneath:
'Greetings from the land of the Wattle … Give me the life, full of fun/ Far, far from the horrors of the hun/ Away from the smashing shell of the guns…' There are also depictions of two British Bulldogs, featuring guns and cannon, which portray the frightening reality of the First World War.
The pages of the autograph book were executed with much precision and care and, accompanied by patriotic verse, unravel a part of a young girl's village life during the First World War.
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Guest column: Phased plan to provide coverage for mandatory fees for graduate assistants
Sonia Kreidenweis and Colleen Webb November 30, 2022
"The announcement of this plan marks a significate step forward amid several years of calling attention to the issue of graduate assistant compensation."
CSU fundraising effort to develop school for orphans in Uganda sees progress, but more donations still needed
Jeff Dodge November 30, 2022
A project to construct school buildings for orphans in a Uganda village – started by a Colorado State University custodian and student more than seven years ago – has not only survived the pandemic but expanded, and fundraising continues for additional improvements.
Master of Public Policy and Administration Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Alexis Kennedy
Ellie Crowley November 28, 2022
Assistant Professor Alexis Kennedy speaks about engaged scholarship, the strong student community, and the value of a public policy and administration degree in today's society.
GradShow 2022 celebrates presenters with over $20K in awards
Theresa Barosh November 18, 2022
CSU graduate students presented their research, entrepreneurship and creative arts while competing for over $20,000 in scholarships during the 2022 GradShow on Nov. 16.
Fighting on with all its might, CSU anthem turns 90
Jennifer Clary November 17, 2022
The CSU Fight Song turns 90 years old this Saturday, Nov. 19! While the lyrics have changed over time – such as modifying "stalwart Aggies" to "stalwart Ram Team" as the university's mascot and name changed in 1950s – the beloved rallying tune has been sung thousands of times across nine decades.
The Audit: Can healing our divided nation start at the dinner table?
Stacy Nick November 15, 2022
CSU Sociology Professor and Food Systems Institute Co-director Michael Carolan spoke to The Audit podcast about his research into food, food systems and building empathy on common ground.
Nominate a teacher for the 2023 Best Teacher Awards
Mark Gokavi November 08, 2022
The words used to describe those who received last year's Colorado State University Best Teacher Awards showed why they were selected. Nominations are being accepted for the 2023 winners.
CREWS: Creating a culture of responsible drinking at college football games
Abby Tynan November 08, 2022
CREWS, which stands for Creating Respect, Educating Wellness (for and by) Students, is a diverse, trained peer education team who help fellow Rams make safer, healthier decisions about alcohol, sexual health and nicotine.
CSU faculty, students head to COP27 in Egypt to advocate for aspects of global climate change policy
Nik Olsen November 06, 2022
CSU is a global leader in climate change education and research and has been selected to host a unique art exhibit and side events at the U.S. Center Pavilion in the negotiation zone of COP27. The CSU team will be hosting a booth and several panel discussions in the main area of the COP27 during the 12-day summit Nov. 6-18. in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula.
Dolores County: Ceci Taylor - Journalism and Media Communication
During the 2022-23 academic year, we are highlighting one Colorado State University student or alum from each of Colorado's 64 counties. The Centennial State's land grant university has a connection to the diverse lands and people from the counties of Moffat to Baca, Montezuma to Sedgwick and everywhere in between.

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MADISON, N.J. — September 11, 2012 — Pfizer Animal Health announces two new, convenient base of ear locations for subcutaneous administration have been approved in beef and dairy cattle for EXCEDE® (ceftiofur crystalline free acid) Sterile Suspension. These new techniques are in addition to the existing base of ear "toward the opposite eye" approved route of administration for all cattle, as well as the "middle third of the ear," which is approved in beef cattle and dairy heifers less than 20 months of age.
Pfizer Animal Health, a business unit of Pfizer Inc., is a global leader in the discovery, development and manufacture of innovative animal health vaccines, medicines, diagnostic products and genetic tests. We work to assure a safe, sustainable global food supply from healthy beef and dairy cattle, swine, poultry, sheep and fish while helping dogs, cats and horses live healthier longer lives. We strive to be the animal health company that provides full healthcare solutions to veterinarians, livestock producers, and pet owners. To learn more, visit www.animalhealth.pfizer.com.


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Jennifer Has Apologized For Calling Lala Kent The C-Word, So That's Good
Beef squashed.
Ryan Schocket
You know Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent.
Theo Wargo / NBC / Stringer / Alberto E. Rodriguez
In early March, Jennifer — who loves Bravo shows — was on Watch What Happens Live, where she called Lala the C-word for befriending her enemies on Vanderpump Rules.
Obviously, Lala was not too pleased:
Twitter: @lala_kent
Lala also went on to diss Jennifer's physical appearance and recent films, saying:
Well, here's the thing. Now anytime you bring her up, like, I'm going to have nothing nice to say about her. I'm going to say that her hair sucks, her face is a little too pudgy, like she needs to stop the drinking, you know? I said it, you don't have to worry.
Now it's been three months and Lala has talked about the feud again. On Jenny McCarthy's podcast, she was asked if Jennifer has apologized. She said she has:
I actually received a very sweet email from her. For me, it was more like I felt dumb because she's an A-list, Oscar-winning actress and I'm like "Oh, that kind of hurt my feelings."
As for the type of apology, Lala said she felt it was sincere:
This is how I knew it was organic — because she said right after she said it that she wanted to punch herself right in the face...I only see her on interviews and she's always so funny and that seems like it's something that would come out of her mouth. So I just thought it was a very stand-up thing for someone of her stature to do.
OK, sooooooo... it sounds like they've squashed their beef in a mature way, which is GOOD! I'm happy for them/love them both.
Key takeaways: Don't call people the C-word or insult their physical appearance!!!!!!! Sound good? Ok bye!


MIBA provides opportunities for industrial businesses to meet and network with one another, obtain information about how to maximize their competitive advantage, and learn how local issues and government policies may affect their business. We meet every-other-month and invite guest speakers to our meetings. In October, 2012, we had our first Annual Luncheon sponsored by ConEdison with special guest speaker Council Member Diana Reyna, a tireless advocate for industrial businesses in NYC.
We hold free workshops on a variety of topics such as alternative financing, the Affordable Health Care Act and employee safety. In addition, MIBA has an email newsletter highlighting new programs, business opportunities, services, and upcoming events and sends email and fax alerts to disseminate emergency information and notify businesses of impending events and infrastructure projects such as bridge closures and resurfacing projects.


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South Sudan agrees to deployment of protection force
South Sudan's government has agreed to allow the deployment of a regional protection force in the country, according to an East African bloc, after renewed fighting between rival groups last month put a fragile peace deal in danger.
Such a force has been a key demand of former vice president Riek Machar, who fled the capital, Juba, after the outbreak of violence.
The decision about the force was reached on Friday at a summit meeting in Ethiopia of the leaders of the eight countries in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional bloc.
READ MORE: South Sudan humanitarian situation could worsen, says UN
"The government of South Sudan has accepted (the deployment of troops) with no condition," Mahboub Maalim, IGAD's executive secretary, said after the meeting in Addis Ababa, adding that the specific scope and mandate of the force had yet to be decided.
The force could be used to help implement the August 2015 peace deal, as well as protecting civilians and carrying out humanitarian duties, Maalim said.
Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi, reporting from Addis Ababa, said military chiefs from member states also agreed that they would travel to Juba to work with South Sudan's government on the deployment of the new force.
"South Sudan's new Vice President Taban Deng Gai told the heads of states that he is ready to step down if, or when, the opposition leader Riek Machar returns to the capital," she said.
Fighting broke out in Juba last month between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and Machar, his long-time rival, threatening to send the world's youngest country back to all-out conflict.
More than 300 people were killed in the violence, while up to 60,000 others were forced to flee to neighbouring Uganda.
Up to 1.6 million people are internally displaced.
According to the UN, close to five million people in the country were made hungry after the fresh eruption of violence, with South Sudan's high inflation rate making steep food prices unaffordable to many.
The 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has faced criticism for failing to halt the latest bloodshed or fully protect civilians during the fighting.
IGAD had previously raised the possibility of deploying an "intervention brigade" with a more aggressive mandate within the UN mission currently present.
The intervention force for South Sudan could be modelled on the Force Intervention Brigade of 3,000 troops deployed within the UN's mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which proved decisive in neutralising the M23 rebellion in 2013.
Also on Friday, South Sudan's government rejected accusations from the UN that its soldiers had raped and killed civilians during last month's clashes.
On Thursday, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at least 217 cases of sexual violence in Juba had been documented between July 8 and July 25.
Lul Ruai Koang, the government's military spokesman, said the UN, through the UNMISS force, should provide evidence that government soldiers were involved in the crimes, adding that they had not received any formal complaints.
The post South Sudan agrees to deployment of protection force appeared first on African Media Agency.
Source:: http://amediaagency.com/south-sudan-agrees-to-deployment-of-protection-force/


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The Dissenting Voice
Banned! Taken down! Deplatformed!
How the Suppression of Dissenting Voices Undermines Freedom and Human Flourishing
What in the world is going on here? What's behind this pandemic of suppression, the silencing of those who challenge the official narrative, the shutting down of dissenting voices?
Drs. Judy Mikovits, Daniel Erickson, Artin Massihi, Knut Wittkowski. They've become household names in the age of COVID-19. Just don't go looking for them on the social media platforms.
When their accounts are not being suspended, their content is being taken down. Their sin? Challenging the approved narrative about the coronavirus pandemic. Never mind that Dr. Wittkowski, for example—a world renowned epidemiologist—holds not one, but two doctorates: one in computer science and the other in medical biometry. Or consider infectious disease expert Dr. Stephen Smith. While vindication is at hand, he's been persecuted for his advocacy of the exceptionally effective antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Who is behind it? WHO is behind it. As in the mightily corrupt World Health Organization, bankrolled by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Renowned statistician William M. Briggs explains, "It wasn't that YouTube just promoted pro-WHO videos. It's that they purged videos they thought went against the WHO's narrative of the day. They went beyond promotion into active censorship. Just like Facebook, they decided that only pro-elite content was allowable, and anti-elite content must be axed. This can only happen if the elites at YouTube decided the WHO could not be wrong, not in any important way. . . . Susan Wojcicki, the chief of YouTube, was on CNN announcing which videos would be purged. Anything that is 'problematic' would be 'removed.' Anything 'unsubstantiated' would be classed as a 'violation of our terms of service' and would be removed. 'Anything that would go against World Health Organizations would be a violation of our policy' and would be removed. How do they know which information is best? A better question is, how do they know which information is worst? Because many platforms are hard at whacking material they don't approve of."
What other kinds of rights are to be obliterated by these policies—which are actually indistinguishable from the tools of totalitarian regimes?
Our mission? To help create and foster the conditions that enable human flourishing and abundance everywhere—beginning right here in the USA, where, sadly, the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is under unprecedented assault.
We're building the Dissenting Voices platform because whenever, wherever freedom is diminished, so too is the hope of human flourishing—and the abundance that attends it. Today that freedom is being impacted by the aggressive suppression of independent voices—the voices of people who dare to think for themselves, to ask penetrating, uncomfortable questions, to actually apply critical thinking in their decision-making; in short, to "do the math."
Ironically, though, while the dissenting voice can be powerful, it is also fragile. And when one voice is suppressed, all are suppressed—whether or not we agree with what is said. It's why the words penned by Beatrice Hall matter now more than ever: "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!"
Dissenting Voices seeks to amplify this essential, life-sustaining core value through deep investigative journalism and in print, interactive, film, and other media channels, as well as events. It's a message we will bring to anyone and everyone who values freedom of expression, and, perhaps most importantly, to our children, in whom we must inculcate such values so that they may be preserved for future generations.
Armed with such freedoms—and the knowledge of the power inherent in them—we can indeed create a future world of human flourishing and abundance.
We know this because the critical thinking skills that support and embolden voices of dissent are the very same skills that enable innovation; the same skills that bring imagination and creativity to the solving of global grand challenges. We believe every person possesses this innate agency—the capacity to think and act and make their own free choices and exercise their own free will. And to the extent that this awareness is latent, we are determined to bring it to full consciousness and fruition.
Today we are witnessing a world in the grip of fear and ignorance—"the twins whose mother is slavery and whose father is oppression." As Edmund Burke put it, "No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear." If we have anything to fear, it is the viruses of fear and ignorance—the deadliest pathogens known to humankind—the viruses against which the most effective vaccine is truth.
But we must be sober-minded about this. Fear is a tremendously powerful emotion and it is easily exploited to reinforce ignorance. And it does so to great effect. In short, fear not only reduces resistance to authority, it quells dissent. Natan Sharansky—a man who spent nine years in soviet prisons—asks, "Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society."


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'Pariksha Pe Charcha': Modi tells students exam isn't everything
A 'technology free' room in homes, extra-curricular activities chosen on the basis of interest not glamour and realising that exams are not everything were some of the tips Prime Minister Narendra......
ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite launched aboard Ariane rocket
India's communication satellite GSAT-30, aimed at providing high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services, was successfully launched on board Ariane 5 rocket......
How India can get ahead in the space race
Chandrayaan-3's success is a must for India's space ambitions; we can't afford to lose out.And for realising our space dreams, the Indian private sector must be encouraged because if we lose this......
'I'm being called a Pakistani whore'
'If this is the India you're talking about, where there is no space for minorities, where you have hate, where people can enter universities and beat students up, let me be anti-national.''I'll......
Ariane rocket to launch ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite on Jan 17
India will launch a communication satellite GSAT-30 onboard Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana on January 17, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Monday. The 3,357-kg......
Niti draft says pvt trains will have own guard, crew, fares
Private trains running on a particular route will have a head start of 15 minutes on other trains running on the same route, a maximum permissible speed of 160 kmph and also their own guards and......
Is India's economy crashing?
Or do we need to retool our country, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Open any newspaper or news Web site and the bad news is unrelenting. It looks like a whole slew......
Tata's Chandra on India and its Jobs Problem
Nearly 490 million people of working age are outside the bounds of India's unemployment assessments.A decrease in the unemployment rate could signal economic growth, but could just as well mean......
With 5G spectrum shrinking, telcos may stay off auction
It is learnt that the defence ministry is refusing to let go of its 100 MHz spectrum, which was allotted earlier. In that case, the department of telecommunications (DoT) will be left with......
The Mission Mangal Review
Mission Mangal has its heart in place, feels Sukanya Verma. An apple fell on Newton's head, Archimedes stepped inside a bathtub and Vidya Balan fries puris to make an important......
Bollywood's SPACE adventures!
When it comes to courtship, Bollywood's romantics aim for the stars and moon. But when it comes to space travel, they develop cold feet. Neither Sushant Singh Rajput's dream project,......
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What were Taapsee, Vidya, Kiara up to?
Wherever the stars go, the cameras follow. Film promotions, shoots... film folk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing this weekend? Taapsee Pannu was spotted at the Sun-n-Sand......
August Releases: Saaho, Mission Mangal, Batla House
While a big box office clash was averted in the month of July, the same can't be said about August. Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal will release on Independence Day alongside John Abraham's......
Sports fraternity salutes ISRO
'There's nothing like failure in science, we experiment & we gain' India's sports fraternity on Saturday hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) scientists and urged them to come......
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Isro's Gsat-30 satellite successfully launched
In a first satellite launch of this year, Indian Space Research Organisation's communication satellite Gsat-30 was successfully launched by... ...
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Youth drowns in sea off Chennai coast
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Montevecchia es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Lecco, región de Lombardía, con 2.467 habitantes.

Evolución demográfica

En 2022 hay un habitante menos porque se ha ido a vivir a España (Elena Montevecchia)

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Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Página web oficial de Montevecchia (en italiano)

Localidades de la provincia de Lecco

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The Beatles Super Fan Mark Hamill Shares Star Wars Mash-up Photos to Celebrate Disney+ Series
By Nicole Drum - November 28, 2021 02:56 pm EST
Peter Jackson's new docuseries, The Beatles: Get Back, is now streaming on Disney+ with the three-part series giving viewers a new look at the recording of what would become the band's final studio album, Let It Be. For fans of the Fab Four, it's an exciting project and there might be no fan more excited than Mark Hamill. The Star Wars legend has been sharing his excitement for The Beatles: Get Back with Star Wars mashup photos on social media to celebrate the new series.
On social media, Hamill posted multiple photo collections with clever mashups between the band and Star Wars – including an edit of the famous Abbey Road album cover with the Fab Four carrying lightsabers. One of the posts even featured a photo of Hamill himself wearing a Beatles t-shirt and an edit that puts his Luke Skywalker in the band as well. You can check the posts out for yourself below.
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The Beatles: Get Back debuted on Disney+ on Thanksgiving with the three-part series culled from over 55 hours of footage taken while the band was crafting Let It Be, the album that would end up their final studio album. The prevailing story surrounding those recording sessions has always held that they were tense and acrimonious for the band, but Jackson's project reveals a more nuanced story, one that shows a band dealing with internal challenges and struggles, but still having fun making music together.
"My understanding of what were called 'The Get Back Sessions' was that it had been a period of depression and gloom," Jackson wrote in an essay (via Entertainment Weekly). "But the hours of unseen footage revealed a different story. It wasn't doom and gloom. I found myself laughing... a lot. It was so much funnier than I expected, and it just got funnier as it went along."
The documentary also offers up a look at the recording sessions that surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr found to be accurate and truthful and, according to Jackson, none of the figures featured in the finished project gave him any notes on things they wanted to see changed.
"When they got to see the finished thing, I was expecting notes," Jackson said. "It would've just been normal to get a note saying, 'Oh, that bit where I say that – could you cut that out?' Or, 'Could you shorten the conversation there?' And I didn't get a single note. Not one request to do anything."
The Beatles: Get Back is streaming now on Disney+.
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Associate Professor Ulrike Kappler
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
u.kappler1@uq.edu.au
I am interested in how microorganisms from diverse environments use metal-containing enzymes to convert toxic sulfur compounds into less harmful substrances
Sulfur compounds are essential for life on earth and fulfill many important functions in living cells, but at the same time many of these compounds are toxic due to their high reactivity. We are studying the different mechanisms that bacteria have developed to cope with exposure to such sulfur compounds....
For more information about this area, please see my Research Interests…
Sulfite oxidizing enzymes - what makes them indispensable for living cells?
Sulfite oxidizing enzymes are found in almost all types of living cells, and especially bacteria are known to harbour a great variety of these enzymes. However, it is unknown what the metabolic role of sulfite oxidation is. We are investigating the diversity of these enzymes, the reactions catalyzed by the three structurally distinct known types of these enzymes with a view to uncovering the role of these evolutionarily old enzymes for cellular function.
Bacterial sulfur compound oxidation
Energy generation from inorganic compounds, including inorganic forms of sulfur, is one of the special properties of certain bacteria. This process contributes significantly to the biogeochemical sulfur cycle, to the bioavailability of sulfur for plant growth in soils and to the detoxification of various volatile sulfur compounds, some of which are known to be climate active. We are interesting in investigating the metabolic pathways and enzymes involved in these processes, as well as their regulation in response to changing environmental conditions
Sulfur oxidizing extremophiles and biotechnological applications
Alkaliphilic sulfur oxidizing bacteria have only been discovered in the last decade, and they have a unique potential for use in biotechnological applications designed to remediate sulfur pollution in waste streams and biogas. Many of the volatile sulfur compounds that are common pollutants in industrial and municipal waste as well as by-products of biogas manufacturing processes show increased solubility at the high pH values at which these bacteria thrive. Following chemical stripping of the volatile compounds from e.g. gases, the bacteria can be used to transform them into insoluble, biogenic sulfur, which can then be removed from the process.
Metalloenzymes and bacterial pathogenesis
Metalloenzymes are involved in key energy-generating processes in living cells, and they contribute significantly to the adaptation of microorganisms to different environmental conditions. This project investigates how respiratory enzymes can aid pathogens in colonizing specific niches in the host and how these enzymes might be exploited as future drug targets.
Molecular basis for the oxidation of sulfite in bacterial sulfite dehydrogenases
We have purified the first confirmed bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase fom Starkeya novella and have shown that it contains heme c and molybdenum. It also is structurally different from the well studied mammalian and avian sulfite oxidases: While having similar catalytic parameters, initial spectroscopic studies have shown that the reaction centre of the bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase is different from that of the sulfite oxidases. Using a variety of biochemical and spectroscopic techniques we are currently trying to elucidate the molecular processes underlying these differences. To make the enzyme more accessible to e.g. site-directed mutagenesis, a protein expression system that uses Rhodobacter capsulatus as the host has been successfully developed. A crystal structure of the enzyme (collaboration with S Bailey) will aid the understanding of the processes involved and in selecting targets for site-directed mutagenesis.
Graduate Certificate in Education, The University of Queensland
Doctorate, University of Bonn
Diploma of Biology, University of Bonn
Journal Article: New insights into the molecular physiology of sulfoxide reduction in bacteria
Kappler, Ulrike, Nasreen, Marufa and McEwan, Alastair (2019) New insights into the molecular physiology of sulfoxide reduction in bacteria. Advances in Microbial Physiology, 75 1-51. doi:10.1016/bs.ampbs.2019.05.001
Journal Article: Control of bacterial sulfite detoxification by conserved and species-specific regulatory circuits
Tan, Yi Jie Chelsea, Zhao, Chengzhi, Nasreen, Marufa, O'Rourke, Leo, Dhouib, Rabeb, Roberts, Leah, Wan, Ying, Beatson, Scott A. and Kappler, Ulrike (2019) Control of bacterial sulfite detoxification by conserved and species-specific regulatory circuits. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 960. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00960
Journal Article: Metabolic analyses reveal common adaptations in two invasive Haemophilus influenzae strains
Muda, Noor Marian, Nasreen, Marufa, Dhouib, Rabeb, Hosmer, Jennifer, Hill, Julian, Mahawar, Manish, Schirra, Horst Joachim, McEwan, Alastair G. and Kappler, Ulrike (2019) Metabolic analyses reveal common adaptations in two invasive Haemophilus influenzae strains. Pathogens and Disease, 77 2: . doi:10.1093/femspd/ftz015
Extracellular stress defence mechanisms in non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
(2019–2021) NHMRC Project Grant
A versatile accurate mass, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer for chemistry and proteomic applications
Epifluorescent and live-cell imaging microscopes for the investigation of host-pathogen interactions and for molecular and cellular biology
S-oxide reducing enzymes as pathogenicity determinants in bacterial pathogens
Interactions between Haemophilus influenzae and host cells and their role for H. influenzae persistence
Metabolic adaptation and pathogenicity of non typeable Haemophilus influenzae
Chapter 3: implementing an ALURE
West, J., Veenstra, A., Kappler, U., Pedwell, R., Cheung, S., O'Sullivan, L. and Rowland, S. (2019). Chapter 3: implementing an ALURE. In Susan Rowland, Gwendolyn Lawrie and Rhianna Pedwell (Ed.), Engaging undergraduate students in authentic science research: a large-scale approach (pp. 15-22) Hammondville, NSW Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
The Sulfite Oxidase Family of Molybdenum Enzymes
Kappler, Ulrike and Schwarz, Guenter (2017). The Sulfite Oxidase Family of Molybdenum Enzymes. In Hille, R., Schulzke, C. and Kirk, M. L. (Ed.), Molybdenum and tungsten enzymes : biochemistry (pp. 240-273) Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Kappler, Ulrike and Schwarz, Guenter (2017). The sulfite oxidase family of molybdenum enzymes. In Russ Hille, Carola Schulzke and Martin L. Kirk (Ed.), Molybdenum and tungsten enzymes: biochemistry (pp. 240-273) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry. doi:10.1039/9781782623915-00240
Transformations of dimethylsulfide
Kappler, Ulrike and Schäfer, Hendrik (2014). Transformations of dimethylsulfide. In The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment (pp. 279-313) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_11
Kappler, Ulrike and Schäfer, Hendrik (2014). Transformations of dimethylsulfide. In Peter M.H. Kroneck and Martha E. Sosa Torres (Ed.), The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment (pp. 279-313) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley and Sons Inc. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1_11
Bacterial Sulfite-Oxidizing Enzymes - enzymes for Chemolithotrophs Only?
Kappler, U. (2008). Bacterial Sulfite-Oxidizing Enzymes - enzymes for Chemolithotrophs Only?. In Dahl, C. and Friedrich, C. (Ed.), Microbial Sulfur Metabolism (pp. 151-166) Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Using anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria for the removal of sulfide from wastewater
Hurse, T. J., Kappler, U. and Keller, J. (2008). Using anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria for the removal of sulfide from wastewater. In Hell, R., Dahl, C., Knaff, D. and Leustek, T. (Ed.), Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Organisms 1st ed. (pp. 437-460) The Netherlands: Springer.
Microbial molybdenum-containing enzymes in respiration: Structural and functional aspects
McEwan, A. G., Kappler, U. and Mc Devitt, C. (2004). Microbial molybdenum-containing enzymes in respiration: Structural and functional aspects. In D. Zannoni (Ed.), Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria 1st ed. (pp. 176-202) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer.
SoxAX Cytochromes
Kappler, Ulrike and Maher, Megan J. (2004). SoxAX Cytochromes. In Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (pp. 1-11) Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2169
New insights into the molecular physiology of sulfoxide reduction in bacteria
Control of bacterial sulfite detoxification by conserved and species-specific regulatory circuits
Metabolic analyses reveal common adaptations in two invasive Haemophilus influenzae strains
Antifungal benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxide IMPDH inhibitors exhibit pan-assay interference (PAINS) profiles
Kummari, Lalith K., Butler, Mark S., Furlong, Emily, Blundell, Ross, Nouwens, Amanda, Silva, Alberto B., Kappler, Ulrike, Fraser, James A., Kobe, Bostjan, Cooper, Matthew A. and Robertson, Avril A.B. (2018) Antifungal benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxide IMPDH inhibitors exhibit pan-assay interference (PAINS) profiles. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, . doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2018.09.004
The central active site arginine in sulfite oxidizing enzymes alters kinetic properties by controlling electron transfer and redox interactions
Hsiao, Ju-Chun, McGrath, Aaron P., Kielmann, Linda, Kalimuthu, Palraj, Darain, Farzana, Bernhardt, Paul V., Harmer, Jeffrey, Lee, Mihwa, Meyers, Kimberley, Maher, Megan J. and Kappler, Ulrike (2018) The central active site arginine in sulfite oxidizing enzymes alters kinetic properties by controlling electron transfer and redox interactions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics, 1859 1: 19-27. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.10.001
Bioelectrocatalysis of sulfite dehydrogenase from Sinorhizobium meliloti with its physiological cytochrome electron partner
Kalimuthu, Palraj, Hsiao, Ju-Chun, Nair, Remya Purushothaman, Kappler, Ulrike and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2017) Bioelectrocatalysis of sulfite dehydrogenase from Sinorhizobium meliloti with its physiological cytochrome electron partner. ChemElectroChem, 4 12: 3163-3170. doi:10.1002/celc.201700838
Cryptococcus neoformans ADS lyase is an enzyme essential for virulence whose crystal structure reveals features exploitable in antifungal drug design
Chitty, Jessica L., Blake, Kirsten L., Blundell, Ross D., Koh, Y. Q. Andre E., Thompson, Merinda, Robertson, Avril A. B., Butler, Mark S., Cooper, Matthew A., Kappler, Ulrike, Williams, Simon J., Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2017) Cryptococcus neoformans ADS lyase is an enzyme essential for virulence whose crystal structure reveals features exploitable in antifungal drug design. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292 28: 11829-11839. doi:10.1074/jbc.M117.787994
A unique large-scale undergraduate research experience in molecular systems biology for non-mathematics majors
Kappler, Ulrike, Rowland, Susan L. and Pedwell, Rhianna K. (2017) A unique large-scale undergraduate research experience in molecular systems biology for non-mathematics majors. Biochemistry and Molecular Biolody Education, 45 3: 235-248. doi:10.1002/bmb.21033
The ecology of acidophilic microorganisms in the corroding concrete sewer environment
Li, Xuan, Kappler, Ulrike, Jiang, Guangming and Bond, Philip L. (2017) The ecology of acidophilic microorganisms in the corroding concrete sewer environment. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 APR: 683. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00683
Sulfur compound oxidation and carbon co-assimilation in the haloalkaliphilic sulfur oxidizers Thioalkalivibrio versutus and Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum
Ang, Wee Kiong, Mahbob, Maisarah, Dhouib, Rabeb and Kappler, Ulrike (2017) Sulfur compound oxidation and carbon co-assimilation in the haloalkaliphilic sulfur oxidizers Thioalkalivibrio versutus and Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum. Research in Microbiology, 168 3: 255-265. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2016.12.004
Draft genome sequences of three nontypeable strains of Haemophilus influenzae, C188, R535, and 1200, isolated from different types of disease
Kappler, Ulrike, Dhouib, Rabeb, Nair, Remya Purushothaman and McEwan, Alastair G. (2017) Draft genome sequences of three nontypeable strains of Haemophilus influenzae, C188, R535, and 1200, isolated from different types of disease. Genome Announcements, 5 12: e00035-17. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00035-17
GMP synthase is required for virulence factor production and infection by cryptococcus neoformans
Chitty, Jessica L., Tatzenko, Tayla L. , Williams, Simon J., Koh, Y. Q. Andre E., Corfield, Elizabeth C., Butler, Mark S., Robertson, Avril A. B., Cooper, Matthew A., Kappler, Ulrike, Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2017) GMP synthase is required for virulence factor production and infection by cryptococcus neoformans. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292 7: 3049-3059. doi:10.1074/jbc.M116.767533
A novel, molybdenum-containing methionine sulfoxide reductase supports survival of Haemophilus influenzae in an in vivo model of infection
Dhouib, Rabeb, Othman, Dk. Seti Maimonah Pg, Lin, Victor, Lai, Xuanjie J., Wijesinghe, Hewa G. S., Essilfie, Ama-Tawiah, Davis, Amanda, Nasreen, Marufa, Bernhardt, Paul V., Hansbro, Philip M., McEwan, Alastair G. and Kappler, Ulrike (2016) A novel, molybdenum-containing methionine sulfoxide reductase supports survival of Haemophilus influenzae in an in vivo model of infection. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 NOV: 1743. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01743
Disruption of de novo adenosine triphosphate (ATP) biosynthesis abolishes virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans
Blundell, Ross D., Williams, Simon J., Arras, Samantha D. M., Chitty, Jessica L., Blake, Kirsten L., Ericsson, Daniel J., Tibrewal, Nidhi, Rohr, Jurgen, Koh, Y. Q. Andre, Kappler, Ulrike, Robertson, Avril A. B., Butler, Mark S., Cooper, Matthew A., Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2016) Disruption of de novo adenosine triphosphate (ATP) biosynthesis abolishes virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2 9: 651-663. doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00121
Complete genome sequence of the haloalkaliphilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic thiosulfate and sulfide-oxidizing γ-proteobacterium Thioalkalimicrobium cyclicum type strain ALM 1 (DSM 14477T)
Kappler, Ulrike, Davenport, Karen, Beatson, Scott, Lapidus, Alla, Pan, Chongle, Han, Cliff, Montero-Calasanz, Maria del Carmen, Land, Miriam, Hauser, Loren, Rohde, Manfred, Goeker, Markus, Ivanova, Natalia, Woyke, Tanja, Klenk, Hans-Peter and Kyrpides, Nikos C. (2016) Complete genome sequence of the haloalkaliphilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic thiosulfate and sulfide-oxidizing γ-proteobacterium Thioalkalimicrobium cyclicum type strain ALM 1 (DSM 14477T). Standards in Genomic Sciences, 11 38: 1-12. doi:10.1186/s40793-016-0162-x
Effects of mutations in active site heme ligands on the spectroscopic and catalytic properties of SoxAX cytochromes
Kilmartin, James R., Bernhardt, Paul V., Dhouib, Rabeb, Hanson, Graeme R., Riley, Mark J. and Kappler, Ulrike (2016) Effects of mutations in active site heme ligands on the spectroscopic and catalytic properties of SoxAX cytochromes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 162 309-318. doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.04.015
Structural basis of interprotein electron transfer in bacterial sulfite oxidation
McGrath, Aaron P., Laming, Elise L., Casas Garcia, G. Patricia, Kvansakul, Marc, Guss, J. Mitchell, Trewhella, Jill, Calmes, Benoit, Bernhardt, Paul V.,, Hanson, Graeme R.,, Kappler, Ulrike and Maher, Megan J. (2015) Structural basis of interprotein electron transfer in bacterial sulfite oxidation. eLife, 4 e09066: 1-26. doi:10.7554/eLife.09066
Maturation of molybdoenzymes and its influence on the pathogenesis of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
Dhouib, Rabeb, Othman, Dk S. M. Pg, Essilfie, Ama-Tawiah, Hansbro, Phil M., Hanson, Jeffrey O., McEwan, Alastair G. and Kappler, Ulrike (2015) Maturation of molybdoenzymes and its influence on the pathogenesis of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6 1219: 1-11. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01219
Electrochemically mediated enantioselective reduction of chiral sulfoxides
Chen, Kuan I., Challinor, Victoria L., Kielmann, Linda, Sharpe, Philip C., De Voss, James J., Kappler, Ulrike, McEwan, Alastair G. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2014) Electrochemically mediated enantioselective reduction of chiral sulfoxides. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 20 2: 395-402. doi:10.1007/s00775-014-1215-5
Polyphasic taxonomic revision of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex: proposal to emend the descriptions of R. solanacearum and R. syzygii and reclassify current R. syzygii strains as Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii , R. solanacearum phylotype IV
Safni, Irda, Cleenwerk, Ilse, De Vos, Paul, Fegan, Mark, Sly, Lindsay and Kappler, Ulrike (2014) Polyphasic taxonomic revision of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex: proposal to emend the descriptions of R. solanacearum and R. syzygii and reclassify current R. syzygii strains as Ralstonia syzygii subsp. syzygii , R. solanacearum phylotype IV. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 64 9: 3087-3103. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.066712-0
Sulfite-oxidizing enzymes
Kappler, Ulrike and Enemark, John H. (2014) Sulfite-oxidizing enzymes. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 20 2: 253-264. doi:10.1007/s00775-014-1197-3
Catalytic voltammetry of the molybdoenzyme sulfite dehydrogenase from sinorhizobium meliloti
Kalimuthu, Palraj, Kappler, Ulrike and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2014) Catalytic voltammetry of the molybdoenzyme sulfite dehydrogenase from sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118 25: 7091-7099. doi:10.1021/jp503963z
Metabolic versatility in Haemophilus influenzae: a metabolomic and genomic analysis
Othman, Dk Seti Maimonah Pg, Schirra, Horst, McEwan, Alastair G. and Kappler, Ulrike (2014) Metabolic versatility in Haemophilus influenzae: a metabolomic and genomic analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5 MAR: 69.1-69.10. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00069
Electrochemically driven catalysis of Rhizobium sp. NT-26 arsenite oxidase with its native electron acceptor cytochrome C552
Kalimuthu, Palraj, Heath, Matthew D., Santini, Joanne M., Kappler, Ulrike and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2014) Electrochemically driven catalysis of Rhizobium sp. NT-26 arsenite oxidase with its native electron acceptor cytochrome C552. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1837 1: 112-120. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.07.010
Metabolic adaptation and trophic strategies of soil bacteria--C1- metabolism and sulfur chemolithotrophy in Starkeya novella
Kappler, Ulrike and Nouwens, Amanda S. (2013) Metabolic adaptation and trophic strategies of soil bacteria--C1- metabolism and sulfur chemolithotrophy in Starkeya novella. Frontiers in Microbiology, 4 304: 1-12. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2013.00304
The respiratory arsenite oxidase: structure and the role of residues surrounding the Rieske cluster
Warelow, Thomas P., Oke, Muse, Schoepp-Cothenet, Barbara, Dahl, Jan U., Bruselat, Nicole, Sivalingam, Ganesh N., Leimkühler, Silke, Thalassinos, Konstantinos, Kappler, Ulrike, Naismith, James H. and Santini, Joanne M. (2013) The respiratory arsenite oxidase: structure and the role of residues surrounding the Rieske cluster. PLoS ONE, 8 8: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072535
Characterisation of an ntrX mutant of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals a response regulator that controls expression of respiratory enzymes in oxidase-positive proteobacteria
Atack, John M., Srikhanta, Yogitha N., Djoko, Karrera Y., Welch, Jessica P., Hasri, Norain H. M., Steichen, Christopher T., Vanden Hoven, Rachel N., Grimmond, Sean M., Othman, Dk Seti Maimonah Pg, Kappler, Ulrike, Apicella, Michael A., Jennings, Michael P., Edwards, Jennifer L. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2013) Characterisation of an ntrX mutant of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals a response regulator that controls expression of respiratory enzymes in oxidase-positive proteobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 195 11: 2632-2641. doi:10.1128/JB.02062-12
The bacterial SoxAX cytochromes
Kappler, Ulrike and Maher, Megan J. (2013) The bacterial SoxAX cytochromes. Cellular and Molecular Life Science, 70 6: 977-992. doi:10.1007/s00018-012-1098-y
The molybdoproteome of Starkeya novella - insights into the diversity and functions of molybdenum containing proteins in response to changing growth conditions
Kappler, Ulrike and Nouwens, Amanda S. (2013) The molybdoproteome of Starkeya novella - insights into the diversity and functions of molybdenum containing proteins in response to changing growth conditions. Metallomics, 5 4: 325-334. doi:10.1039/C2MT20230A
De novo GTP biosynthesis is critical for virulence of the fungal pathogen cryptococcus neoformans
Morrow, Carl A., Valkov, Eugene, Stamp, Anna, Chow, Eve W. L., Lee, I. Russel, Wronski, Ania, Williams, Simon J., Hill, Justine M., Djordjevic, Julianne T., Kappler, Ulrke, Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2012) De novo GTP biosynthesis is critical for virulence of the fungal pathogen cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS Pathogens, 8 10: . doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002957
Complete genome sequence of the facultatively chemolithoautotrophic and methylotrophic alpha Proteobacterium Starkeya novella type strain (ATCC 8093(T))
Kappler, Ulrike, Davenport, Karen, Beatson, Scott, Lucas, Susan, Lapidus, Alla, Copeland, Alex, Berry, Kerrie W., Del Rio, Tijana Glavina, Hammon, Nancy, Dalin, Eileen, Tice, Hope, Pitluck, Sam, Richardson, Paul, Bruce, David, Goodwin, Lynne A., Han, Cliff, Tapia, Roxanne, Detter, John C., Chang, Yun-juan, Jeffries, Cynthia D., Land, Miriam, Hauser, Loren, Kyrpides, Nikos C., Goeker, Markus, Ivanova, Natalia, Klenk, Hans-Peter and Woyke, Tanja (2012) Complete genome sequence of the facultatively chemolithoautotrophic and methylotrophic alpha Proteobacterium Starkeya novella type strain (ATCC 8093(T)). Standards in Genomic Sciences, 7 1: 44-58. doi:10.4056/sigs.3006378
The X-ray crystal structure of a pseudoazurin from Sinorhizobium meliloti
Laming, Elise M., McGrath, Aaron P., Guss, J. Mitchell, Kappler, Ulrike and Maher, Megan J. (2012) The X-ray crystal structure of a pseudoazurin from Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 115 148-154. doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.04.005
Insights into structure and function of the active site of SoxAX cytochromes
Kilmartin, James R., Maher, Megan J., Krusong, Kuakarun, Noble, Christopher J., Hanson, Graeme R., Bernhardt, Paul V., Riley, Mark J. and Kappler, Ulrike (2011) Insights into structure and function of the active site of SoxAX cytochromes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286 28: 24872-24881. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.212183
How are "atypical" sulfite deydrogenases linked to cell metabolism? Interactions between the SorT sulfite dehydrogenase and small redox proteins
Low, Louie, Kilmartin, James Ryan, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Kappler, Ulrike (2011) How are "atypical" sulfite deydrogenases linked to cell metabolism? Interactions between the SorT sulfite dehydrogenase and small redox proteins. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2 MAR: 58-1-58-10. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00058
Bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzymes
Kappler, Ulrike (2011) Bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzymes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics, 1807 1: 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.09.004
Short circuiting a sulfite oxidising enzyme with direct electrochemistry: Active site substitutions and their effect on catalysis and electron transfer
Rapson, TD, Kappler, U, Hanson, GR and Bernhardt, PV (2011) Short circuiting a sulfite oxidising enzyme with direct electrochemistry: Active site substitutions and their effect on catalysis and electron transfer. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-bioenergetics, 1807 1: 108-118. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.09.005
Highly Sensitive and Stable Electrochemical Sulfite Biosensor Incorporating a Bacterial Sulfite Dehydrogenase
Kalimuthu, Palraj, Tkac, Jan, Kappler, Ulrike, Davis, Jason J. and Bernhardt, Paul V, (2010) Highly Sensitive and Stable Electrochemical Sulfite Biosensor Incorporating a Bacterial Sulfite Dehydrogenase. Analytical Chemistry, 82 17: 7374-7379. doi:10.1021/ac101493y
Pulsed EPR investigations of the Mo(V) centers of the R55Q and R55M variants of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella
Rapson, Trevor D., Astashkin, Andrei V., Johnson-Winters, Kayunta, Bernhardt, Paul V., Kappler, Ulrike, Raitsimring, Arnold M. and Enemark, John H. (2010) Pulsed EPR investigations of the Mo(V) centers of the R55Q and R55M variants of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 15 4: 505-514. doi:10.1007/s00775-009-0619-0
Probing the archaeal diversity of a mixed thermophilic bioleaching culture by TGGE and FISH
Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Kappler, Ulrike, McEwan, Alastair G. and Sly, Lindsay I. (2009) Probing the archaeal diversity of a mixed thermophilic bioleaching culture by TGGE and FISH. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 32 7: 501-513. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2009.06.001
Sulfite oxidation in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Wilson, Jeremy and Kappler, Ulrike (2009) Sulfite oxidation in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1787 12: 1516-1525. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.07.005
Exchangeable oxygens in the vicinity of the molybdenum center of the high-pH form of sulfite oxidase and sulfite dehydrogenase
Astashkin, Andrei V., Klein, Eric L., Ganyushin, Dmitry, Johnson-Winters, Kayunta, Neese, Frank, Kappler, Ulrike and Enemark, John H. (2009) Exchangeable oxygens in the vicinity of the molybdenum center of the high-pH form of sulfite oxidase and sulfite dehydrogenase. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11 31: 6733-6742. doi:10.1039/b907029j
Intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes: Elucidating the role of a conserved active site arginine
Emesh, Safia, Rapson, Trevor D., Rajapakshe, Asha, Kappler, Ulrike, Bernhardt, Paul V., Tollin, Gordon and Enemark, John H. (2009) Intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes: Elucidating the role of a conserved active site arginine. Biochemistry, 48 10: 2156-2163. doi:10.1021/bi801553q
Molecular basis for enzymatic sulfite oxidation: How three conserved active site residues shape enzyme activity
Bailey, Susan, Rapson, Trevor, Johnson-Winters, Kayunta, Atashkin, Andrei V., Enemark, John H. and Kappler, Ulrike (2009) Molecular basis for enzymatic sulfite oxidation: How three conserved active site residues shape enzyme activity. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284 4: 2053-2063. doi:10.1074/jbc.M807718200
SoxAX cytochromes, a new type of heme copper protein involved in bacterial energy generation from sulfur compounds
Kappler, U., Bernhardt, P.V., Kilmartin, J., Riley, M.J., Teschner, J., McKenzie, K.J. and Hanson, G.R. (2008) SoxAX cytochromes, a new type of heme copper protein involved in bacterial energy generation from sulfur compounds. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283 32: 22206-22214. doi:10.1074/jbc.M800315200
Direct catalytic electrochemistry of sulfite dehydrogenase: Mechanistic insights and contrasts with related Mo enzymes
Rapson, Trevor D., Kappler, Ulrike and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2008) Direct catalytic electrochemistry of sulfite dehydrogenase: Mechanistic insights and contrasts with related Mo enzymes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-bioenergetics, 1777 10: 1319-1325. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.06.005
PrrC, a Sco homologue from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, possesses thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase activity
Badrick, Alison C., Hamilton, Amanda J., Bernhardt, Paul V., Jones, Christopher E., Kappler, Ulrike, Jennings, Michael P. and McEwan, Alastair G. (2007) PrrC, a Sco homologue from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, possesses thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase activity. FEBS Letters, 581 24: 4663-4667. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.058
Visualisation of pyrite leaching by selected thermophilic archaea: nature of microorganism-ore interactions during bioleaching
Mikkelsen, D., Kappler, U., Webb, R. I., Rasch, R., McEwan, A. G. and Sly, L. I. (2007) Visualisation of pyrite leaching by selected thermophilic archaea: nature of microorganism-ore interactions during bioleaching. Hydrometallurgy, 88 1-4: 143-153. doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.02.013
The NT-26 cytochrome c552 and its role in arsenite oxidation
Santini, J. M., Kappler, U., Ward, S. A., Honeychurch, M. J., vanden Hoven, R. N. and Bernhardt, P. V. (2007) The NT-26 cytochrome c552 and its role in arsenite oxidation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1767 2: 189-196. doi:10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.01.009
Archaeal diversity in two thermophilic chalcopyrite bioleaching reactors
Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Kappler, Ulrike, McEwan, Alastair G. and Sly, Lindsay I. (2006) Archaeal diversity in two thermophilic chalcopyrite bioleaching reactors. Environmental Microbiology, 8 11: 2050-2055. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.01115.x
Lasers - An effective artificial source of radiation for the cultivation of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria
Bertling, K., Hurse, T. J., Kappler, U. and Rakic, A. D. (2006) Lasers - An effective artificial source of radiation for the cultivation of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 94 2: 337-345. doi:10.1002/bit.20881
Kinetic and structural evidence for the importance of Tyr236 for the integrity of the Mo active site in a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase
Kappler, U., Bailey, S., Feng, C., Honeychurch, M. J., Hanson, G. R., Bernhardt, P. V., Tollin, G. and Enemark, J. H. (2006) Kinetic and structural evidence for the importance of Tyr236 for the integrity of the Mo active site in a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase. Biochemistry, 45 32: 9696-9705. doi:10.1021/bi060058b
Pulsed EPR investigations of the molybdenum centers of sulfite oxidizing enzymes and related model compounds
Enemark, JH, Astashkin, AV, Feng, CJ, Kappler, U, Raitsimring, AM, Neese, F, Bultman, E and Cooney, JJA (2006) Pulsed EPR investigations of the molybdenum centers of sulfite oxidizing enzymes and related model compounds. Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society, 231 .
Structure of the active site of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella
Doonan, C. J., Kappler, U. and George, G. N. (2006) Structure of the active site of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella. Inorganic Chemistry, 45 18: 7488-7492. doi:10.1021/ic0607944
A recombinant diheme SoxAX cytochrome - Implications for the relationship between EPR signals and modified heme-ligands
Kappler, Ulrike, Hanson, Graeme R., Jones, Alun and McEwan, Alastair G. (2005) A recombinant diheme SoxAX cytochrome - Implications for the relationship between EPR signals and modified heme-ligands. Febs Letters, 579 11: 2491-2498. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.03.060
Microbial dimethylsulfoxide and trimethylamine-N-oxide respiration
McCrindle, S. L., Kappler, U. and McEwan, A. G. (2005) Microbial dimethylsulfoxide and trimethylamine-N-oxide respiration. Advances In Microbial Physiology, Vol 50, 50 147-198. doi:10.1016/S0065-2911(05)50004-3
Molecular basis of intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes is revealed by high resolution structure of a heterodimeric complex of the catalytic molybdopterin subunit and a c-type cytochrome subunit
Kappler, U. and Bailey, S. (2005) Molecular basis of intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes is revealed by high resolution structure of a heterodimeric complex of the catalytic molybdopterin subunit and a c-type cytochrome subunit. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 26: 24999-25007. doi:10.1074/jbc.M503237200
Pulsed EPR studies of a bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzyme with pH-invariant hyperfine interactions from exchangeable protons
Raitsimring, A. M.., Kappler, U., Feng, C. J., Astashkin, A. V. and Enemark, J. H. (2005) Pulsed EPR studies of a bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzyme with pH-invariant hyperfine interactions from exchangeable protons. Inorganic Chemistry, 44 21: 7283-7285. doi:10.1021/ic0509534
Respiratory gene clusters of Metallosphaera sedula - differential expression and transcriptional organization
Kappler, U., Sly, L. I. and McEwan, A. G. (2005) Respiratory gene clusters of Metallosphaera sedula - differential expression and transcriptional organization. Microbiology-sgm, 151 Part 1: 35-43. doi:10.1099/mic.0.27515-0
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of sulfite dehydrogenase from Stargeya novella
Kappler, U. and Bailey, S. (2004) Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of sulfite dehydrogenase from Stargeya novella. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 60 11: 2070-2072. doi:10.1107/S0907444904022395
Cytochrome c(551) from Starkeya novella - Characterization, spectroscopic properties, and phylogeny of a diheme protein of the SoxAX family
Kappler, U., Aguey-Zinsou, K. F., Hanson, G. R., Bernhardt, P. V. and McEwan, A. G. (2004) Cytochrome c(551) from Starkeya novella - Characterization, spectroscopic properties, and phylogeny of a diheme protein of the SoxAX family. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279 8: 6252-6260. doi:10.1074/jbc.M310644200
Intramolecular electron transfer in a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase
Feng, Changjian, Kappler, Ulrike, Tollin, Gordon and Enemark, John H. (2003) Intramolecular electron transfer in a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase. Journal of The American Chemical Society, 125 48: 14696-14697. doi:10.1021/ja038197t
Direct electrochemistry of a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase
Aguey-Zinsou, Kondo-Francois, Bernhardt, Paul. V., Kappler, Ulrike and McEwan, Alastair G. (2003) Direct electrochemistry of a bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase. Journal of The American Chemical Society, 125 2: 530-535. doi:10.1021/ja028293e
A system for the heterologous expression of complex redox proteins in Rhodobacter capsulatus: characterisation of recombinant sulphite : cytochrome c oxidoreductase from Starkeya novella
Kappler, U. and McEwan, A. G. (2002) A system for the heterologous expression of complex redox proteins in Rhodobacter capsulatus: characterisation of recombinant sulphite : cytochrome c oxidoreductase from Starkeya novella. Febs Letters, 529 2-3: 208-214. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)03344-6
Control of dimethylsulfoxide reductase expression in Rhodobacter capsulatus: the role of carbon metabolites and the response regulators DorR and RegA
Kappler, U., Huston, W. M. and McEwan, A. G. (2002) Control of dimethylsulfoxide reductase expression in Rhodobacter capsulatus: the role of carbon metabolites and the response regulators DorR and RegA. Microbiology-sgm, 148 2: 605-614. doi:10.1099/00221287-148-2-605
Dissimilatory ATP sulfurylase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus
Sperling, Detlef, Kappler, Ulrike, Truper, Hans G. and Dahl, Christiane (2001) Dissimilatory ATP sulfurylase from Archaeoglobus fulgidus. Methods in Enzymology, 331 419-427. doi:10.1016/s0076-6879(01)31073-x
Enzymology and molecular biology of prokaryotic sulfite oxidation
Kappler, U. and Dahl, C. (2001) Enzymology and molecular biology of prokaryotic sulfite oxidation. Fems Microbiology Letters, 203 1: 1-9. doi:10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00304-4
Evidence for two pathways of thiosulfate oxidation in Starkeya novella (formerly Thiobacillus novellus)
Kappler, U., Friedrich, C. G., Truper, H. G. and Dahl, C. (2001) Evidence for two pathways of thiosulfate oxidation in Starkeya novella (formerly Thiobacillus novellus). Archives of Microbiology, 175 2: 102-111. doi:10.1007/s002030000241
Sulfite : Cytochrome c oxidoreductase from Thiobacillus novellus - Purification, characterization, and molecular biology of a heterodimeric member of the sulfite oxidase family
Kappler, U, Bennett, B, Rethmeier, J, Schwarz, G, Deutzmann, R, McEwan, AG and Dahl, C (2000) Sulfite : Cytochrome c oxidoreductase from Thiobacillus novellus - Purification, characterization, and molecular biology of a heterodimeric member of the sulfite oxidase family. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275 18: 13202-13212. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.18.13202
Dissimilatory ATP sulfurylase from the hyperthermophilic sulfate reducer Archaeoglobus fulgidus belongs to the group of homo-oligomeric ATP sulfurylases
Sperling, Detlef, Kappler, Ulrike, Wynen, Astrid, Dahl, Christiane and Trüper, Hans G. (1998) Dissimilatory ATP sulfurylase from the hyperthermophilic sulfate reducer Archaeoglobus fulgidus belongs to the group of homo-oligomeric ATP sulfurylases. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 162 2: 257-264. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13007.x
Genetic diversity analyses in Ralstonia syzygii species
Safni, I., Fegan, M., Sly, L. and Kappler, U. (2018). Genetic diversity analyses in Ralstonia syzygii species. In: International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP), Boston MA, United States, (95-95). July 29 - August 3 2018.
ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project
Rowland, Susan, Lawrie, G., Wang, J., Zimbardi, K., Myatt, P., Pedwell, R., West, J., Veenstra, A., Kappler, U., Milward, L., LeBard, R., Howitt, S. and Worthy, P. (2015). ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project. In: HERDSA 2015: Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, (). 6-9 July 2015.
A novel role for ECF-type sigma factors - Regulation of bacterial sulfite oxidation
Kappler, Ulrike, Tan, Chelsea, Ganskow, Stefanie and Broadbent, Sarah (2011). A novel role for ECF-type sigma factors - Regulation of bacterial sulfite oxidation. In: Proceedings of the ASM 2011 Hobart - Microbiology on the Edge. ASM 2011 Hobart: Microbiology on the Edge, Hobart, Australia, (). 4-8 July 2011.
Is anaerobic respiration central to the ability of Haemophilus influenzae to colonize the human host?
Othman, Dk Seti Maimonah Pg, McEwan, Alastair G. and Kappler, Ulrike (2011). Is anaerobic respiration central to the ability of Haemophilus influenzae to colonize the human host?. In: BacPath 11: Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens, Wyong, New South Wales, (). 25 - 28 September 2011.
Regulation of bacterial sulfite oxidation
Kappler, Ulrike (2011). Regulation of bacterial sulfite oxidation. In: 2011 Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes Conference, Alberta, Canada, (). 3 - 6 August 2011.
Metalloproteins and their role in sulfur oxidation processes
Bernhardt, P. V., Hanson, G. R., Kappler, Ulrike, Kilmartin, J. R., Low, L., Maher, M.M, Rapson, T.D. and Riley, M.J. (2010). Metalloproteins and their role in sulfur oxidation processes. In: Metals in Biological Systems: Structure, Catalysis and Metabolism. Boden Research Conference 2010, Canberra, Australia, (). 28 November – 1 December 2010.
Bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzymes - insights into the molecular and structural basis of enzymatic sulfite oxidation
Bailey, S. and Kappler, U. (2008). Bacterial sulfite-oxidizing enzymes - insights into the molecular and structural basis of enzymatic sulfite oxidation. In: VAAM (German Microbiology Society) Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, (). Spring, 2008.
Spectroscopic Studies of SoxAX Reveal Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of SoxAX
Kappler, U., Kilmartin, J., Riley, M., Noble, C. J. and Hanson, G. R. (2008). Spectroscopic Studies of SoxAX Reveal Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of SoxAX. In: 6th Asia Pacific EPR/ESR Society Symposium, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, (26-26). 13-18 July 2008.
Kappler, U., Hanson, G. R. and Jones, A. (2005). A recombinant diheme SoxAX cytochrome - implications for the relationship between EPR signals and modified heme-ligands. In: 2nd Joint Congress of German Society for Hygiene & Microbiology. 2nd Joint Congress of German Society for Hygiene & Microbioloy, Gottingen, (1-1). 25-28 Sept, 2005.
Cultivation of Photosynthetic Bacteria Using Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
Bertling, Karl, Hurse, Timothy J., Kappler, Ulrike and Rakic, Aleksandar D. (2005). Cultivation of Photosynthetic Bacteria Using Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers. In: P. J. Delfyett, E. Golovchenko and M. Amann, Conference Proceedings- Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) Annual Meeting. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering) LEOS (Lasers and Electro-Optics Society) 2005 Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia, (167-168). 23 - 27 October, 2005. doi:10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547931
Molecular mechanism of intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes us revealed by the high resolution structure of a heterodimeric bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase
Kappler, U. and Bailey, S. (2005). Molecular mechanism of intramolecular electron transfer in sulfite-oxidizing enzymes us revealed by the high resolution structure of a heterodimeric bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase. In: 2nd Joint Congress of German Society for Hygiene & Microbiology. 2nd Joint Congress of German Society for Hygiene & Microbioloy, Gottingen, (1). 25-28 Sept, 2005.
Structural and kinetic properties of a wild-type bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase and a Y236F active site mutant of this enzyme
Kappler, U. and Bailey, S. (2005). Structural and kinetic properties of a wild-type bacterial sulfite dehydrogenase and a Y236F active site mutant of this enzyme. In: Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes Conference. Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes Conference, London, (Abstract). 10-15 July, 2005.
Cytochrome c551 from Starkeya novella - characterization, spectroscopic properties and phylogeny of a diheme protein of the SoxAX family
Kappler, U., Aguey, F.K., Hanson, G. R., Bernhardt, P. V. and McEwan, A. G. (2004). Cytochrome c551 from Starkeya novella - characterization, spectroscopic properties and phylogeny of a diheme protein of the SoxAX family. In: VAAM (Germany Microbiology Society) Meeting. VAAM (Germany Microbiology Society) Meeting, Braunschweig, (Abstract). 28-31 March, 2004.
Development of molecular methods for monitoring thermophilic chalcopyrite bioleaching cultures
Mikkelsen, D., Kappler, U., McEwan, A. and Sly, L. (2004). Development of molecular methods for monitoring thermophilic chalcopyrite bioleaching cultures. In: Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition. Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, Sydney, Australia, (). 26th Sep – 1st Oct 2004.
Respiratory gene clusters of Metallosphaera sedula
Kappler, U., Sly, L. I. and McEwan, A. G. (2004). Respiratory gene clusters of Metallosphaera sedula. In: VAAM (German Microbiology Society Meeting). VAAM (German Microbiology Society) Meeting, Braunschweig, (Abstract). 28-31 March, 2004.
Bacterial sulfite oxidase
Kappler, U. (2003). Bacterial sulfite oxidase. In: Gordon Research Conference on Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes. Gordon Res Conf on Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes, Meriden, New Hampshire, (Abstract). 29 June - 4 July, 2003.
Probing molecular properties: Direct electrochemistry of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella
Aguey, F.K., Bernhardt, P. V., Kappler, U. and McEwan, A. G. (2003). Probing molecular properties: Direct electrochemistry of sulfite dehydrogenase from Starkeya novella. In: Biospektrum. Biospektrum, Berlin, (Poster). 23-26 March, 2003.
The Rhodobacter capsulatus dor promoter: A useful tool for the heterologous expression of redox proteins
Kappler, U. and McEwan, A. G. (2003). The Rhodobacter capsulatus dor promoter: A useful tool for the heterologous expression of redox proteins. In: Biospektrum. Biospektrum, Berlin, (Poster). 23-26 March, 2003.
The role of the response regulator DorR in phototrophic and anaerobic dark growth of Rhodobacter capsulatus
Kappler, U., Houston, W. and McEwan, A. G. (2000). The role of the response regulator DorR in phototrophic and anaerobic dark growth of Rhodobacter capsulatus. In: International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes (10th, 2000, ISPP), Barcelona, Spain, (). 26-31 August 2000.
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Premium brands and core markets boost Beam Suntory H1 sales
07 August 2019 By Amy Hopkins
Beam Suntory has reported "strong" results for the first half of the year despite "strong headwinds" such as the ongoing trade war that has hit Bourbon sales and the escalating cost of agave.
Case sales of Jim Beam grew at a mid-single-digit rate in the first half of this year
From January to June, Beam Suntory's organic sales increased at a mid-single-digit rate, driven by the US and Japan – the firm's largest markets – as well as Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific.
In India, China, Southeast Asia and Mexico, Beam Suntory witnessed double-digit gains. The firm said it has "big growth ambitions" in these emerging markets.
In terms of brands, Jim Beam and Maker's Mark reported mid- and high-single-digit growth respectively, while Hornitos Tequila, Sipsmith and Roku gins, and Toki Japanese whisky grew case volumes at double-digit rates.
According to Albert Baladi, who became CEO of Beam Suntory earlier this year, the group is "determined to drive a higher proportion of sales from premium products".
He also noted that "strong headwinds" will "continue to challenge [Beam Suntory] in the balance of the year".
"Specifically, the on-going trade war has impacted our Bourbon sales in the EU and China, and the rapidly escalating costs of agave have created share pressure as we've taken price on core Tequila products," Baladi said.
"With our trademark agility, east-meets-west competitive advantage and proven growth strategy, we feel confident in our ability to manage these challenges, deliver strong full-year results and continue towards our ambition to be the world's most admired and fastest growing premium spirits company."
The group's Japanese arm – Suntory Spirits Limited – recorded 5% sales growth, boosted by Kakubin, Jim Beam, Torys and Maker's Mark.
Total revenue for the alcoholic beverage segment within Beam Suntory's parent company, Suntory Holdings, including beer and wine, was up by 4.3% to 364.0 billion yen (US$3.4bn), excluding excise taxes. Operating income was up by 2.7% to 64.1bn yen (US$603 million).