Christopher D Skory
(Chris)
Bioproducts and Biocatalysis Research
Research Microbiologist
Phone: (309) 681-6275
Fax: (309) 681-6040
Room 3312 NTL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH
1815 N. UNIVERSITY STREET PEORIA, IL, 61604-3999
Li, X., Skory, C.D., Cotta, M.A., Puchart, V., Biely, P. 2008. Novel family of carbohydrate esterases, based on identification of the Hypocrea jecorina acetyl esterase gene. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(24):7482-7489.
Lin, L., Spellberg, B.J., Fu, Y., Skory, C.D., Gebremariam, T., Husseiny, M.I., Edwards, Jr, J.E., Ibrahim, A.S. 2007. High Affinity Iron Permease is Required for Virulence of Rhizopus oryzae [abstract]. The American Society for Microbiology's 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Presentation #B-1444.
Ibrahim, A.S., Gebremariam, T., Liu, M., Chamilos, G., Kontoyiannis, D.P., Kwon-Chung, K.J., Fu, Y., Skory, C.D., Edwards, Jr., J.E., Spellberg, B.J. 2007. Bacterial Endosymbiosis Does Not Contribute to Mucormycosis Pathogenesis [abstract]. The American Society for Microbiology's 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC). Presentation #B-1443.
Mertens, J.A., Skory, C.D. 2007. Isolation and characterization of two genes that encode active glucoamylase without a starch binding domain from Rhizopus oryzae. Current Microbiology. 54:462-466.
Li, X., Skory, C.D., Ximenes, E.A., Jordan, D.B., Dien, B.S., Hughes, S.R., Cotta, M.A. 2007. Production of highly active lignocellulose-degrading enzymes of anaerobic fungi by industrially relevant fungi [abstract].
Li, X., Skory, C.D., Ximenes, E.A., Jordan, D.B., Dien, B.S., Hughes, S.R., Cotta, M.A. 2007. Expression of an AT-rich xylanase gene from the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain PC-2 in and secretion of the heterologous enzyme by Hypocrea jecorina. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 74:1264-1275.
Mertens, J.A., Skory, C.D. 2007. Isolation and characterization of a second glucoamylase gene without a starch binding domain from Rhizopus oryzae. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 40:874-880.
Mertens, J.A., Skory, C.D., Ibrahim, A.S. 2006. Plasmids for expression of heterologous proteins in Rhizopus oryzae. Archives of Microbiology. 186:41-50.
Ibrahim, A.S., Skory, C.D. 2006. Genetic manipulation of zygomycetes. In: Kavanagh, K. editor. Medical Mycology, Cellular and Molecular Techniques. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. p. 305-325.
Mertens, J.A., Skory, C.D. 2005. Development of plasmids for expression of heterologous proteins in Rhizopus oryzae [abstract]. Society of Industrial Microbiology. p. 100.
Skory, C.D. 2005. Inhibition of non-homologous end joining and integration of DNA with transformation of Rhizopus oryzae. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 274(4):373-83.
Dien, B.S., Iten, L.B., Skory, C.D. 2005. Converting herbaceous energy crops to bioethanol: a review with emphasis on pretreatment processes. In: Hou, C.T., editor. Handbook of Industrial Biocatalysis. Chapter 23. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group. p. 1-11.
Dien, B.S., Whitehead, T.R., Nichols, N.N., Skory, C.D., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Recombinant biocatalysts for converting sugar mixtures to lactic acid [abstract]. Great Lakes Regional American Chemical Society Symposium. Paper No. 40.
Mertens, J.A., Skory, C.D. 2004. Discovery and characterization of a second glucoamylase gene in rhizopus oryzae [abstract]. Society of Industrial Microbiology. p. 96.
Skory, C.D. 2004. Repair of plasmid dna used for transformation of rhizopus oryzae by synthesis dependent strand annealing. Current Genetics. 45:302-310.
Skory, C.D. 2004. Lactic acid production by Rhizopus oryzae transformants with lactate dehydrogenase activity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 64:237-242.
SKORY, C.D. HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION AND DOUBLE-STRAND BREAK REPAIR IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF RHIZOPUS ORYZAE. MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS. 2002. V. 268. P. 397-406.
SKORY, C.D. LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION BY SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE EXPRESSING A RHIZOPUS ORYZAE LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE GENE. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2003. V. 30. P. 22-27.