The Anniversary Conference of the Institute of Biology 50 Years of Academic Research in Biology Book of abstracts Editors: Mădălin Enache, Sorin Ştefănuţ, Medana Zamfir Text set: Sorin Ştefănuţ Cover: Lucian Apetre Scientific Committee: Dr. Mădălin ENACHE – Director of Institute of Biology Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Octavian POPESCU – Member of Romanian Academy, Scientific Director of Institute of Biology Bucharest, Dr. Medana ZAMFIR – Scientific Secretary of Institute of Biology Bucharest, Dr. Sorin ŞTEFĂNUŢ – Head of Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation Department, Dr. Nicolae MIRANCEA – Head of Plant and Animal Cytobiology Department, Dr. Cristina SANDU – Institute of Biology Bucharest, Dr. Cristina PURCĂREA – Institute of Biology Bucharest. EDITURA ARS DOCENDI – UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCUREŞTI Editură cu profil academic şi cultural, recunoscută de CONSILIUL NAŢIONAL AL CERCETĂRII ŞTIINŢIFICE DIN ÎNVĂŢĂMÂNTUL SUPERIOR Şos. Panduri 90, sector 5, Bucureşti Tel./Fax: +4 021 410 25 75 www.arsdocendi.ro [email protected] Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României 50 YEARS OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY. Conference ( 2010 ; Bucureşti) 50 years of academic research in biology : the anniversary conference of the Institute of Biology : Bucharest, 2010 : book of abstracts / Institute of Biology Bucharest. - Bucureşti : Ars Docendi, 2010 ISBN 978-973-558-504-4 I. Institutul de Biologie (Bucureşti) 061.62(498 Buc.):57 Copyright © Institute of Biology Bucharest, 2010 Printed in Romania, Institute of Biology Bucharest Institute of Biology Bucharest The Anniversary Conference of the Institute of Biology 50 Years of Academic Research in Biology Book of abstracts (The book is dedicated to 50th anniversary of Institute of Biology Bucharest) ARS DOCENDI 2010 UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 13 INVITED LECTURES AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS YOU ARE STRESSED, I’M STRESSED AND THE PLANTS ARE 17 STRESSED: IS THERE A COMMON STRESS-CONCEPT? R. J. STRASSER THE MICROBIOLOGY OF THE DEAD SEA: CULTURE-DEPENDENT 20 AND CULTURE-INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN AN INCREASINGLY EXTREME ENVIRONMENT A. OREN HIGH PRESSURE IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 21 G. HERVÉ DON’T CRACK UNDER PRESSURE! IS THE MAJORITY OF 22 PROKARYOTES PIEZOPHILIC? D. PRIEUR BIOGEOGRAPHY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF 23 HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEA, VULCANISAETA DISTRIBUTA AND RELATED TAXA T. ITOH THE Aquifex aeolicus ATC-DHO COMPLEX: A THERMOSTABLE 24 NANOSCALE REACTOR CATALYZING CONSECUTIVE REACTIONS D. R. EVANS, H. GUY EVANS, C. PURCAREA, B. EDWARDS DIVERSITY OF CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASES IN 25 PROKARYOTES C. PURCAREA A MISSING LINK IN THE EVOLUTION OF CARBAMOYL 26 PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASES IS A PUTATIVE TARGET IN OBESITY PREVENTION E. POPA, A. RUSU, C. PURCAREA RAMAN SPECTROCOPY DETECTION OF THE HALOARCHAEA IN 27 SALT CRYSTALS S. FENDRIHAN, H. STAN-LOTTER, M. MUSSO MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense 28 EXPOSED TO TEMPERATURE AND PH STRESSES C. MOISESCU, S. BONNEVILLE, I. ARDELEAN, L. G. BENNING COLOURED FUNGI IN SPACE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND 29 PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC RESULTS I. GOMOIU, D. HAŞEGAN, S. VADRUCCI, P. NOBMAN, E CHATZITHEODORIDIS THE FUTURE PROTOCOL ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING TO 32 THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY - SCIENTIFICALLY AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS M.M. ANTOFIE UNRAVELING THE SECRETS OF SPONTANEOUS FOOD 35 FERMENTATIONS L. DE VUYST DIVERSITY AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF LACTIC ACID 38 BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM ROMANIAN FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS M. ZAMFIR, S. GROSU-TUDOR, L. DE VUYST CYANOBACTERIAL RESPIRATION – THE FASCINATING 40 „STRUGGLE“ BETWEEN PHYSIOLOGY AND GENES S. SARI, J. RUPPERT, M. OESZCELIK, J. RAUSCH, G. A. PESCHEK RESPIRATION-IN-LIGHT IN CYANOBACTERIA: FUNDAMENTALS, 42 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS I. ARDELEAN FEASIBILITY OF METHODS BASED ON NUCLEIC ACID 44 AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY: OPPORTUNITIES AND DRAWBACKS A. R. BLANCH OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 45 LAKE KINNERET (ISRAEL) M. GOPHEN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE ZOOPLANKTON IN THE 47 LARGE AND SHALLOW LAKE BALATON, HUNGARY L.G.-TÓTH, L. PARPALA, CS. BALOGH, J. NÉDLI, E. BARANYAI BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY FOCUSED ON 49 THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN – A REVIEW J. BLOESCH DANUBE STRATEGY - A BALANCE BETWEEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC 52 DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION C. SANDU, J. BLOESCH, A. COMAN THE USE OF ARTEMIA IN THE ROMANIAN COASTAL 55 AQUACULTURE L. ALEXANDROV, V. NITA, T. ZAHARIA ROTIFERS CULTURES FOR MARINE FISH LAVAES FEEDING 57 L. ALEXANDROV, V. NITA, T. ZAHARIA THE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION OF THE PROTEIN FAM129B IN 59 APOPTOSIS H. GUY EVANS, S. CHEN, D. R. EVANS A ROLE FOR TELOMERES IN SKIN CANCER DEVELOPMENT AND 60 PROGRESSION P. BOUKAMP BASEMENT MEMBRANE – IMPORTANT PLAYER IN EMBRYO 62 DEVELOPMENT AND VARIOUS DISEASES, INCLUDING CANCER DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION N. MIRANCEA, D. MIRANCEA NANO-BIO-SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES: MOLECULAR NANO- 64 VELCRO SYSTEM RELATED TO SELF-RECOGNITION IN EVOLUTION OF MULTICELLULARITY, CANCER AND VIRAL/RETROVIRAL IMMUNOTHERAPY, AND NANO-BIO DEVICES G. N. MISEVIC GLYCAN-GLYCAN INTERACTIONS – A PATHWAY TO 67 MULTICELLULARITY O. POPESCU MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF 68 NEURONAL MORPHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION T.C. BADEA IS THE CENTROSOME A CALCIUM REGULATED MECHANO- 69 SENSOR IN ANIMAL CELLS? A. ROUSSELET, J. HEUVINGH, O. DU ROURE NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO THE TRACHEAL INNERVATION AND 70 MICROINNERVATION M.C. RUSU, A.L. BOŞCU, F. POP, N. MIRANCEA, G.V. MIRANCEA, A.M. JIANU INVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY OF CONACU - NEGRESTI VALLEY 71 (SOUTHWESTERN OF CONSTANTA COUNTY, ROMANIA) M. AXINI, M. SKOLKA CLASS CHILOPODA: THE ENVIRONMENT ADAPTATION AND 72 EVOLUTION C.-C. PRUNESCU VEGETATION DATABASE – FACILITIES AND UTILITIES 75 J. ŠIBÍK, I. ŠIBÍKOVÁ AND S. M. HENNEKENS FLORA AND VEGETATION FROM CONACU - NEGRESTI VALLEY 77 (SOUTHWESTERN OF CONSTANTA COUNTY, ROMANIA) G. NEGREAN, M. AXINI, R. BERCU MEADOW RESTORATION AND AGRI-ENVIRONMENT SCHEMES: 78 THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE J. OWEN MOUNTFORD NATURA 2000 IN THE CARPATHIANS – LESSONS LEARNT … 79 W. MRÓZ NATURE CONSERVATION ACTIVITY IN THE LATEST 50 YEARS IN 80 THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY BUCHAREST S. MIHĂILESCU EX SITU CONSERVATION OF SOME THREATENED DIANTHUS TAXA 81 FROM ROMANIAN NATURA 2000 SITES V. CRISTEA, I. HOLOBIUC, M. PALADA, A. HALMAGYI, A. KEUL, CATANA R., L. JARDA, A. OPREA, T. URSU, I. GOIA, M. PUŞCAŞ, L. FILIPAŞ ECOLOGY, TAXONOMY AND NATURE CONSERVATION POSTERS LONG – TERM CHANGES OF ZOOPLANKTON ECOLOGY IN THE 85 DANUBE DELTA V. ZINEVICI, L. PARPALĂ, L. FLORESCU PHYTOPLANKTON ASSESSMENT IN DANUBE DELTA: 88 HISTORY, CONSTRAINTS AND PERSPECTIVES M. MOLDOVEANU EVALUATION OF METABOLIC INTENSITY OF MICROBIAL 90 COMMUNITIES FROM SF. GHEORGHE BRANCH USING ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES I. PACEŞILĂ ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN BUCHAREST AS THE BASE FOR 92 URBAN PLANNING M. ONETE, M. PAUCĂ-COMĂNESCU, I. GOMOIU, M. ION, L. VASILIU- OROMULU, D. PURICE, I. COBZARU, D. MOGÎLDEA, S. ŞTEFĂNUŢ, V. HONCIUC, M. MANU, S. MAICAN, C. FIERA BREBU CLIFFS – BASIC RESEARCH AND POSSIBILITY OF 95 PRACTICAL APPROACHES M. ONETE, R. ION, M. ION, M. PAUCĂ-COMĂNESCU PLANT COMMUNITIES WITH PINUS MUGO IN THE ROMANIAN 97 CARPATHIANS J. ŠIBÍK, I. ŠIBÍKOVÁ ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION VERSUS RENATURATION OF 100 TECHNOGENIC AREAS. TIME SCALE MEANING D. PURICE THE KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BIOLOGICAL 101 DIVERSITY OF THE ROMANIAN FORESTS C. BIŢĂ-NICOLAE, S. MAICAN, S. ŞTEFĂNUŢ, D. PURICE, M. MANU, M. ONETE, E.-D. MOGÎLDEA, M. ION, K. ÖLLERER FLORA AND VEGETATION OF BABEŞ MOUNTAIN FROM CIUCAŞ 104 MASSIF A. POPESCU, V. HONCIUC, D. HONCIUC NEW PHYTOCOENOSIS REPORTED IN MACIN MOUNTAINS 106 NATIONAL PARK A. POPESCU, N. DONIŢĂ CARACTERISATION OF FLORA AND VEGETATION FROM THE 108 “CHEILE CHEII” GORGES (BUILA-VÂNTURARIŢA NATIONAL PARK, ROMANIA) S. MIHĂILESCU ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN ROMANIA: PRESENT 110 KNOWLEGE AND NEW PERSPECTIVE E.-D. MOGÎLDEA REGIONAL PRELIMINARY STUDY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF 111 LIVESTOCK AND FARMING ACTIVITIES ON LICHEN FLORA WITHIN OLD GROWTH AND YOUNG GROWTH STAND FROM BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY METROPOLITAN AREA I. VICOL THE LIVERWORT RESEARCH IN THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY 113 BUCHAREST S. ŞTEFĂNUŢ THE TAXONOMY AND CHOROLOGY OF FABACEAE SPECIES IN 114 ROMANIAN S. ŞTEFĂNUŢ, V. SANDA, K. ÖLLERER, C. NICOLAE, I. VICOL, R. ION THE ROLE OF EDAPHICAL ORIBATIDS (ACARI, ORIBATIDA) 116 FROM TROPHICAL LEVELS FROM SOME FOREST ECOSYSTEMS (FIR-BEECH, FIR AND BEECH) FROM BUCEGI MOUNTAIN V. HONCIUC DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS IN COLLEMBOLA RESEARCH 118 IN ROMANIA C. FIERA CLASS CHILOPODA IN ROMANIA: HISTORY AND 120 DEVELOPMENT IN RESEARCH M. ION CHRYSOMELIDAE FAMILY (INSECTA: COLEOPTERA) IN THE 122 ROMANIAN FAUNA S. MAICAN THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PREDATOR MITE POPULATIONS 124 (ACARI: GAMASINA) FROM SOME NATURAL FORESTS IN BUCEGI MASSIF M. MANU EIGHT YEARS OF STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMICAL STUDY ON 126 MITES POPULATIONS (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA) FROM SOME SPOILT AREAS FROM RETEZAT MOUNTAINS M. MANU GASTROPODS WITHIN THE ROMANIAN SECTOR 127 OF THE BLACK SEA HYDROGRAPHICAL BASIN O. CIOBOIU DESIGNATION OF NEW SITES OF COMMUNITY IMPORTANCE IN 129 ROMANIA FOR THE NATURA 2000 PRIORITY HABITAT: *1530 PANNONIC AND PONTO-SARMATIC SALT STEPPES AND SALT MARSHES S. MIHĂILESCU, I. COBZARU, M. ION, R. ION MICROBIOLOGY POSTERS THE UV EFFECT ON HALOARCHAEA-RESERCHES IN THE 133 FRAME OF EXPOSE ADAPT AND HALOSPACE PROJECTS S. FENDRIHAN, H. STAN-LOTTER EXTRACELLULAR HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES OF HALOPHILIC 134 MICROORGANISMS FROM SEVERAL ROMANIAN SALINE ENVIRONMENTS R. COJOC, S.