Anthony Pometto III
Professor/Director - NASA FTCSC/Professor-in-Charge of ISU Fermentation
Facility
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Education:
Ph.D., Bacteriology, University of Idaho, 1987
Interests: Microbial degradation of plastics; bioconversion
of agricultural commodities into alternative products via fermentation;
development of novel bioreactors; strain development of industrially
important microorganisms for enhanced production; production of
enzymes of the food industry; bioremediation of food industrial
wastes; bioremediation of contaminated soil and water systems.
Office: 1581 Food Sciences Building
Phone: (515) 294-9425
Fax: (515) 294-8181
Email: apometto@iastate.edu
NASA FTCSC Office: 2901 South Loop Dr., Suite
3700
NASA FTCSC Phone: (515) 296-5384
NASA FTCSC Fax: (515) 296-6272
NASA
Food Technology Commercial Space Center (NASA FTCSC)
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Publications:
Books/Book Chapters
- Jasti, N., S. K. Khanal, Pometto III, A.L., and J. van Leeuwen.
2005. Attached growth fungal system for food processing wastewater
treatment and high value protein recovery. Water Environment Federation
Technical, Exhibition Conference, July 10-15, 2005. Singapore
- M. Khiyami and Pometto III, A.L., 2005. Enhancing naphthalene biodegradation
by Pseudomonas biosurfactants produced from vegetable oils and plum
extract. International conference on plant genomics and biotechnology:
Challenge and opportunities, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. October
26-28, 2005.
Journal Articles
- Khiyami, M. A., Pometto III, A.L., and R. C. Brown. 2005. Detoxification
of Corn Stover and Corn Starch Pyrolysis Liquors by Ligninolytic Enzymes
of Phanerochaete chrysporium. J. Ag. Food Chem. 53:2969-2977
- Khiyami, M. A., Pometto III, A.L., and R. C. Brown. 2005. Detoxification
of Corn Stover and Corn Starch Pyolysis Liquors by Pseudomonas putida
and Streptomyces setonii Suspended Cells and PCS Biofilms. J. Ag.
Food Chem. 53:2978-2987.
- Ubrance, S.E., Pometto III, A.L., DiSpirito, A.A. and Y. Denli.
2004. Evaluation of Succinic Acid Continuous and Repeat-Batch Biofilm
Fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes using Plastic Composite
Support Bioreators. Appl Microbiol Biotech. 65:664-670. Urbance, S.E.,
Pometto III, A.L., DiSpirito, A.A. and A. Demirci. 2003.
- Medium evaluation and plastic composite support ingredient selection
for biofilm formation and succininc acid production by Actinobacillus
succinogenes. Food Biotech. 17: 53-65.
- Demirci, A., Cotton, J., Pometto III, A.L., Harkins, K.R. and P.N.
Hinz. 2003. Resistance of Lactobacillus casei in PCS biofilm reactors
during liquid membrane extraction and optimization of the extraction
system. Biotech Bioenginr. 83: 749-759.
- Van Leeuwen, J., Hu, Z., Yi, T., Pometto III, A.L., and B. Jin.
2003. Kinetic model for selective cultivation of microfungi in a microscreen
process for food processing wastewater treatment in biomass production.
Acta Biotechnologica Vol 23: (2-3) 289-300.
- Cotton, J.C., Pometto III, A.L. and J. Gvozdenovic-Jeremic. 2001.
Continuous lactic acid fermentation using a plastic composite support
biofilm reactor. J. Appl. Biotech. Microbiol. 57:626-630.
- Velázquez, A.C., Pometto III, A.L., Ho, K.-L.G. and A. Demirci.
2001. Evaluation of plastic composite-supports in repeated-fed-batch
biofilm lactic acid fermentation by Lactobacillus casei. J. Appl.
Biotech. Microbiol. 55:434-441.
- Ho, K.-L.G., Pometto III, A.L., AGadea-Rivas, A., Briceno, J.A.
and A. Rojas. 2000. Degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Plastic in
Costa Rica Soil and Iowa State University Compost Rows. J. Environ.
Poly. Degrad. 7:173-177.
- Ho, K.-L.G., Pometto III, A.L., Hinz, P.N., AGadea-Rivas, A., Briceno,
J.A. and A. Rojas. 2000. Field exposure study of polylactic acid (PLA)
plastic films in the banana fields of Costa Rica. J. Environ. Poly.
Degrad. 7:167-172.
- Demirci, A. and A.L. Pometto III. 2000. Enhanced Organically Bound
Chromium Yeast Production. J. Ag. Food Chem. 48:531-536.
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