Peter Coschigano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences
coschiga@ohiou.edu
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Publications

R. Bhandare, M. Calabro, and P. W. Coschigano. 2006. Site-directed mutagenesis of the Thauera aromatica strain T1 tutE tutFDGH gene cluster. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 346:992-998.

Coschigano, P. W., and B. J. Bishop. 2004. Role of benzylsuccinate in the induction of the tutE tutFDGH gene complex of T. aromatica strain T1. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 231:261-266.

Coschigano, PW. 2002. Construction and characterization of insertion/deletion mutations of the tutF, tutD, and tutG genes of Thauera aromatica strain T1. FEMS Microbiol. Lett.. 217:37-42.

Coschigano, P. W. 2000. Transcriptional analysis of the tutEtutFDGH gene cluster from Thauera aromatica strain T1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2000:66 1107-1113.

Coschigano, P. W., T. S. Wehrman, and L. Y. Young. 1998. Identification and analysis of genes involved in anaerobic toluene metabolism by strain T1: putative role of a glycine free radical. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:1650-1656.

Coschigano, P. W., and L. Y. Young. 1997. Identification and sequence analysis of two regulatory genes involved in anaerobic toluene metabolism by strain T1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:652-660.

Blinder, D., P. W. Coschigano, and B. Magasanik. 1996. Interaction of the GATA-factor Gln3p with the nitrogen regulator Ure2p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Bacteriol. 178:4734-4736.

Frazer, A. C., P. W. Coschigano, and L. Y. Young. 1995. Toluene metabolism under anaerobic conditions: a review. Anaerobe. 1:293-303.

Coschigano, P. W., M. M. Häggblom, and L. Y. Young. 1994. Metabolism of both 4-chlorobenzoate and toluene under denitrifying conditions by a constructed bacterial strain. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:989-995.

Coschigano, P. W., S. M. Miller, and B. Magasanik. 1991. Physiological and genetic analysis of the carbon regulation of the NAD-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Cell. Biol. 11:4455-4465.

Coschigano, P. W., and B. Magasanik. 1991. The URE2 gene product of Saccharomyces cerevisiae plays an important role in the cellular response to nitrogen source and has homology to glutathione S-transferases. Mol. Cell. Biol. 11:822-832.

   

Presentations:

R. Bhandare, M. Calabro, and P. W. Coschigano. 2005. Identification of Amino Acid Residues Essential for the Metabolism of Toluene by Thauera aromatica strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

R. Bhandare, M. Calabro, and P. W. Coschigano. 2005. Site-directed mutagenesis of the tutE, tutF, tutG, and tutH genes of T. aromatica strain T1. Ohio Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Delaware, OH.

Coschigano, P.W., B.P. Doehle, and B.J. Bishop. 2004. Identification of regions upstream of the tutE gene of T. aromatica strain T1 involved in toluene regulation. American Society for Microbiology Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Henderson-Dean, B.D., and P.W. Coschigano. 2004. Cloning and characterization of toluene regulated genes in Thauera aromatica strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Bishop, B.J., and P.W. Coschigano. 2003. Induction of the tutE tutFDGH of T. aromatica strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting. Washington , DC .

Henderson-Dean, B.D., and P.W. Coschigano. 2003. Cloning and characterization of genes involved in toluene metabolism in Thauera aromatica T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting. Washington , DC .

Bishop, B.J., B.P. Doehle, and P.W. Coschigano. 2002. Characterization of insertion/deletion mutations of the tutF, tutD, and tutG genes of Thauera aromatica strain T1. Ohio Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Mason , OH .

Henderson-Dean, B.D., and P.W. Coschigano. 2002. Cloning and characterization of toluene regulated genes in Thauera aromatica strain T1. Ohio Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Mason , OH .

Coschigano, P. W. 2001. Construction and characterization of deletion mutations in the tutFDGH gene cluster of Thauera aromatica strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Orlando , FL.

Henderson-Dean, B.D., and P.W. Coschigano. 2001 A search for toluene regulated genes in Thauera aromatica strain T1. OH/IN Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Nashville , IN

Coschigano, P. W. 1999. Transcriptional analysis of the tutEtutFDGH gene cluster from the denitrifying bacterium Thauera aromatica strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Logan, M.S.P., M. Rivera, P. W. Coschigano, A. Kapadia, A. C. Frazer, and L. Y. Young. 1998. Distribution of tutD gene homology among toluene utilizing denitrifying strains. American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Herman, D. P., P. Coschigano, and M. C. Modrzakowski. 1998. Isolation of a Serratia marcescens mutant which shows increased sensitivity to the antimicrobial peptide MSI-103. American Society for Microbiology Branch Meeting. Columbus, OH.

Coschigano, P. W. 1997. Toluene utilization genes of the denitrifying strain T1. Gordon Research Conference, Newport, RI.

Coschigano, P. W. 1997. Cloning and characterization of the toluene utilization gene tutD from the denitrifying strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Miami Beach, FL.

Coschigano, P. W., and L. Y. Young. 1995. Characterization of a clone that complements the tutB-16 mutation of the denitrifying, toluene-utilizing strain T1. American Society for Microbiology Meeting, Washington, DC.

Coschigano, P. W., and L. Y. Young. 1995. Isolation of mutants and clones in the anaerobic toluene utilization (tut) pathway of the denitrifying strain T1. Workshop on the Molecular Basis for Biodegradation of Pollutants, Madrid, Spain.

 
   

Patents:

Coschigano, P. W. Methods for bioremediation by degrading toluene. Patent number 6,551,814. Awarded 4/22/03.

Coschigano, P.W. 2002. Composition and methods for bioremediation. US Patent 6,395,538 B1.

 
   
   
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