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AZAM, FAROOQ

Distinguished Professor

Degrees:

• B.S., Punjab University, Pakistan
• M.S., Punjab University, Pakistan
• Ph.D., Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

Research Interests:

• Microbial oceanography; marine biogeochemistry; coral microbiology
• Biochemical adaptations of marine bacteria
• Role of bacteria in marine food-web dynamics

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO287A: Marine Microbial Ecology
• SIO296: Special Topics/Marine Biology
• SIO297: Marine Biology Seminar

Honors and Awards:

• John Martin Award, ASLO, 2006
• Nan-Qiang Forum for Distinguished Scientists Lecture, U. Xiamen, PRC, 2006
• Elected Fellow American Academy of Microbiology, 2004
• Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, U. Kalmar, Sweden, 2004
• Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, Scripps, UCSD, 2004
• Tiedje Award, International Society for Microbial Ecology, 2004
• ISI Highly Cited Researcher, 2002
• C. B. Van Niel Memorial Lecture, Stanford University, 1997
• Plymouth Marine Sciences Lecture & Medal, 1996
• Excellence in Research Award, UCSD, 1996
• Eminent Scholars Series Lecturer, U. South Florida, 1995
• Honorary Staff Member, Ecology Institute, Germany, 1985
• Hutchinson Medal (American Soc. Limnol. Oceanography), 1985
• Rosenstiel Medal in Oceanographic Sciences, 1984
• Steinbach Visiting Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic, 1984
• Distinguished Visiting Scholar, SUNY, Stony Brook, 1983
• Faculty of 1000, Present

Mentoring:

• Pedler, Byron (Graduate; 2008-)
• Baudoux, Anne-Claire (Post Doc; 2007-)
• Rypien, Krystal (Post Doc; 2007-)
• Garren, Melissa (Graduate; 2005-)
• Ward, Jessica (Post Doc; 2005-2007)
• Samo, Ty (Graduate; 2004-)
• Worden, Alexandera (Post Doc; 2004-2006)
• Smriga, Steven (Graduate; 2003-)
• Malfatti, Francesca (Graduate; 2002-)
• Mayali, Xavier (Graduate; 2001-2007)
• Bidle, Kay (Graduate; 1996-2001)
• Riemann, Lasse (Other; 1996-1999)
• Fandino, Laura (Graduate; 1995-2002)
• Rausch, Catherine (Post Doc; 1995-1996)
• Long, Richard (Graduate; 1994-2001)
• Steward, Grieg (Graduate; 1989-1996)
• Smith, David (Graduate; 1987-1994)
• Cho, Byung (Graduate; 1982-1988)
• Ammerman, James (Graduate; 1977-1983)
• Fuhrman, Jed (Graduate; 1977-1981)
• Aluwihare, Lihini (Post Doc; -)
• Beardsley, Christine (Post Doc; -)
• Cochlan, William (Post Doc; -)
• GROSSART, Hans-Peter (Post Doc; -)
• Hagstrom, Ake (Post Doc; -)
• Herndl, Gerhard (Post Doc; -)
• Hollibaugh, James (Post Doc; -)
• Krembs, Christopher (Other; -)
• Manganelli, Maura (Post Doc; -)
• Martinez, Josefina (Post Doc; -)
• Perez, Rosa-Mourino (Post Doc; -)
• Rohwer, Forest (Post Doc; -)
• Simon, Meinhard (Post Doc; -)
• Vallino, Joseph (Post Doc; -)
• Wikner, Johan (Post Doc; -)
• Zweifel, Ulla Li (Post Doc; -)

Representative Publications (total ~160)

Garren, M., Smriga, S., Azam, F. 2008. Gradients of coastal fish farm effluents and their effect on coral reef microbes. Environmental Microbiology. 10: 2299- 2312

Mayali, X., P.J.S. Franks, Y. Tanaka and F. Azam. 2008. Bacteria-induced motility reduction in Lingulodinium polyedrum (Dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology 44:923-928.

Mayali, X., P.J.S. Franks and F. Azam. 2008. Cultivation and ecosystem role of marine Roseobacterclade-affiliated bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74:2595-2603.

Azam, F., and F. Malfatti. 2007. Microbial structuring of marine ecosystems. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 5: 782 791

Pomeroy LR., Williams P J le B., Azam F., Hobbie JE. (2007) The microbial loop. Oceanography 20 (2) 28-33.

Mueller, R. S. D.McDougald, D. Cusumano, N. Sodhi, S. Kjelleberg, F. Azam, and D. H. Bartlett. (2007) Vibrio cholerae Strains Possess Multiple Strategies for Abiotic and Biotic Surface Colonization. J. Bacteriology. 189: 5348- 5360

Hamasaki, K, A. Taniguchi, Y. Tada, R. A. Long, and F. Azam (2007). Actively growing bacteria in the Inland Sea of Japan identified by combined bromodeoxyuridine immunocapture and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:73: 2787-2798

Not, F, R. Gausling, F. Azam, JF Heidelberg & AZ Worden (2007). Vertical distribution of picoeukaryotic diversity in the Sargasso Sea. Environmental Microbiology. 9:1233-1252

Umani SF., Del Negro P., Larato C., De Vittor C., Cabrini M., Celio M., Falconi C., Tamberlich F., Azam F. (2007) Major inter-annual variations in microbial dynamics in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea) and their ecosystem implications. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 46 (2): 163-175

Casas V, J Miyake, H Balsley, J Roarke, S Telles, S Leeds, I Zurita, M Breitbart, D Bartlett, F Azam, F Rohwer (2006) Detection of phage-encoded exotoxins in the environment. FEM Microbiology Letters. 261. 141-149

Worden, A. Z., Seidel, M., Smriga, S., Wick, A., Malfatti, F., Bartlett, D. and Azam, F. (2006). Trophic regulation of Vibrio cholerae in coastal marine waters. Environ Microbiology. 8: 21-29. Research Article

Long, R., Rowley, D., Zamora, E., Bartlett, D. H. and Azam, F. 2005. Antagonistic interactions among marine bacteria impede the spread of Vibrio cholerae. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 8531-8536

Bartlett, D. H. and Azam, F. 2005. Chitin, cholera and competence. Science, 310: 1775-77

Mayali, X., Azam, F. 2004. Algicidal bacteria in the sea and their impact on algal blooms. J. Eukaryotic Microbiol 51: 139-144.

Azam, F. and A. Z. Worden. 2004. Microbes, molecules and marine ecosystems. Science, 303: 1622-1624

Long R.A., A. Qureshi, D.J. Faulkner and F. Azam. 2003. A Quinolinol antibiotic produced by a marine Alteromonad and its ecological impact on the microbial loop. AEM, 69: 568-76

Bidle, K.D., M. Manganelli and F. Azam. 2002. Regulation of diatom silicon and carbon preservation by temperature effects on bacterial activity. Science 298: 1980- 1984

Riemann, L. and F. Azam (2002) Widespread N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine uptake among pelagic marine bacteria and its ecological implications. AEM, 68: 5554-5562

Rohwer, F, V. Seguritan, F Azam, and N Knowlton. 2002. Diversity and distribution of coral-associated bacteria. Mar. Ecol.- Prog. Ser. 243. 1-10

Breitbart, M, P Salamon, B Andresen, J Mahaffy, A Segall, D Mead, F Azam, F Rohwer. 2002. Genomic analysis of an uncultured marine viral community. PNAS 99:14250-14255

Fandino, L. B., L. Riemann, G. F. Steward, R. A. Long and F. Azam. 2001. Variations in bacterial community structure during a dinoflagellate bloom analyzed by DGGE and 16S rDNA sequencing. AME 23: 119-130

Azam F., R.A. Long (2001). Sea snow microcosms. Nature. 414: 495 -498

Long R.A., F. Azam (2001). Microscale patchiness of bacterioplankton assemblage richness in seawater. AME 26:103-113

Long R.A., F. Azam (2001). Antagonistic interactions among marine pelagic bacteria. AEM, 67:4975-4983

Grossart, H.-P., L. Riemann and F. Azam. (2001). Bacterial motility in the sea and its ecological implications. AME, 25: 247- 258

Steward, G. F., J. L. Montiel and F. Azam. 2000. Genome size distributions indicate variability and similarities among marine viral assemblages from diverse environments. L &O. 45: 1697-06

Rohwer, F. and F. Azam. 2000. Detection of DNA damage in prokaryotes by terminal deoxyribonucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling. AEM, 66: 1001-1006

Rohwer, F., A. Segall, G. Steward, V. Seguritan, M. Breitbart, F. Wolven and F. Azam. 2000. The complete genomic sequence of the marine phage Roseophage SIO1 shares homology with non-marine phages. L &O 45: 408-418

Bidle, K. D. and F. Azam. 1999. Accelerated dissolution of diatom silica by marine bacterial assemblages. Nature 397: 508-512

Azam, F. 1998. Microbial control of oceanic carbon flux: The plot thickens. Science 280: 694-96.

Krembs, C., A. R. Juhl, R. A. Long and F. Azam. 1998. Nanoscale patchiness of bacteria in lake water studied with the spatial information preservation method. L &O 43: 307-314.

Blackburn, N., F. Azam and A. Hagstrom 1997. Spatially explicit simulations of a microbial food web. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42: 613-622.

Martinez, J., D. C. Smith, G. F. Steward and F. Azam (1996) Variability in ectohydrolytic enzyme activities of pelagic marine bacteria and its significance for substrate processing in the sea. AME, 10, 223-230.

Steward, G. F., D. C. Smith and F. Azam 1996. Abundance and production of bacteria and viruses in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 131, 287-300.

Azam, F., D. C. Smith, R. A. Long and G. F. Steward (1995) Bacteria in oceanic carbon cycling as a molecular problem, p. 39-54. In I. Joint [ed.], Molecular Ecology of Aquatic Microbes. NATO.

Smith D. C., M. Simon, A. L. Alldredge and F. Azam (1992) Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution. Nature, 359, 139-142

Azam, F. and D. C. Smith. 1991. Bacterial influence on the variability in the ocean's biogeochemical state: A mechanistic view. In S. Demers [ed.], Particle analysis in oceanography. Springer-Verlag

Simon, M. and F. Azam. 1989. Protein content and protein synthesis rates of marine bacterial assemblages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.34: 41-49

Cho, B. C. and F. Azam (1988). Major role of bacteria in biogeochemical fluxes in the ocean's interior. Nature 332: 441-443

Ammerman, J. W. and F. Azam. (1987). Characteristics of cyclic AMP transport by marine bacteria. AEM, 53: 2963-2966

Ammerman, J. W. and F. Azam. (1985). Bacterial 5'-Nucleotidase in marine coastal waters: A novel mechanism of phosphorus regeneration. Science 227: 1338-1340

Azam, F., T. Fenchel, J. G. Field, J. S. Gray, L. A. Meyer-Reil, and F. Thingstad (1983). The ecological role of water column microbes in the sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 10: 257-263

Hollibaugh, J. T. and F. Azam (1983). Microbial degradation of dissolved proteins in seawater. Limnol. Oceanogr. 28(6): 1104-1116

Nissen, P., H. Nissen, and F. Azam (1983). Multiphasic uptake of D-glucose by an oligotrophic marine bacterium. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 16: 155-160.