Kyria Boundy-Mills

Specialist

Degree

Ph. D. University of Minnesota, 1992

Research

The Phaff Yeast Culture Collection is one of the world’s largest collections of wild yeasts. Dr. Boundy-Mills’ work as curator involves maintaining the collection, distributing strains to academic and industrial researchers around the world, conducting contract screening research for companies, and research on yeast ecology. Her current research projects include development of an new yeast-based lures for agricultural insect pests, ecology of yeasts that associate with Drosophila fruit flies and a mold-based agricultural biocontrol agent.

Selected Publications

• de Souza, M.L., L.P. Wackett, K.L. Boundy-Mills, R.T. Mandelbaum and M.J. Sadowsky. 1995. Cloning, characterization and expression of a gene region from Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP involved in the dechlorination of atrazine. Applied and Environmental microbiology 61:3373-3378.

• Sadowsky, M.J., L.P. Wackett, M.L. de Souza, K.L. Boundy-Mills and R.T. Mendelbaum. 1996. Genetics of atrazine degradation in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP. IN: Ballantine, L., J. McFarland and D.H. Hackett (eds.), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C.

• Boundy-Mills, K.L., M.L. de Souza, R.T. Mandelbaum, L.P. Wackett and M.J. Sadowsky. 1997, The atzB gene Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP encodes the second enzyme of a novel atrazine degradation pathway. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63(3):916-923
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• Lachance, M.A., H.M. Danies, W. Meyer, G. . Prasad, S.P. Gautam and K. Boundy-Mills. 2003. The D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit rDNA of the yeast species Clavispora lusitaniae is unusually polymorphic. FEMS Yeast Research 4(3):253-258.
• Boundy-Mills, K.  2006.  Methods for investigating yeast biodiversity.  IN: Rosa, C. and G. Peter (eds.), Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts, Springer, Berlin.

Awards and Honors

• International Commission on Yeasts, 2004-present

Extension of Knowledge Activities 

• VEN 128 - Wine Microbiology (Guest Lecturer)

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