Wilfredo L. Barraquio

It is ironic that this will be posting about a person because of his death. (The first one being my grandfather who died last year.) My lecture professor in Microbiology died today. As far as I know, he died heart attack at the stairs of Pavilion 4 (Biology) of Palma Hall this morning while he was in a hurry for our 7:30 A.M. class. I never saw an instructor that matched his passion for Biology, especially for Microbiology. I hope that his soul shall rest in peace.

Note: His second picture here is gone because the destination file of the link was altered. I couldn't get it back anymore.

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FACULTY MEMBERS

Wilfredo L. Barraquio, Professor; Ph.D., McGill University, Canada, 1989. Microbial physiology; microbial ecology.

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Wilfredo L. Barraquio Professor Ph.D. Microbiology, McGill University, Canada, 1989

Subjects taught

Biology 120, Microbiology 217, Microbiology 221, Microbiology 241, Microbiology 261, Microbiology 265, Microbiology 287

Awards

• Best Poster entitled "Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography Exhibits the Presence of Helicobacter pylori 23S rDNA Mutations in Gastric Biopsies". Philippine Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting, Baguio City, May 2003.
• Outstanding Microbiologist for 2002, Philippine Society of Microbiolgy.
• Best Paper, A semi-nested allele-specific PCR for rapid detection of clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori, O.M. Tuazon, W.L. Barraquio, M.C.A. de Ungria and J. Versalovic, 31st Philippine Society for Microbiology (PSM) Annual Convention, Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City, 9-11 May 2002.
• Best Poster entitled "Diazotrophic Endophytes in Rice: Genetic Diversity, Identification and In Planta Colonization" by R. So, R.H. Oane, W.L. Barraquio, P.M. Reddy, and J.K. Ladha. 27th Annual Meeting of Philippine Society for Microbiology, Fort Ilocandia, Laoag City, May 10-12 2000.
• Best Paper entitled "Glucuronidase (gusA) Gene as Marker to Monitor the Fate of Pseudomonas solanacearum E.F. Smith in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)" by R.G. Monsalud, R.B. Aspiras, W.L. Barraquio, V.C. Cuevas, I.J. Manguiat, and M.P. Natural. Philippine Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Manila Hotel, May 7-8 1998.
• Best Poster entitled "Casual Bacterium of Novel Dermoulcerative Disease in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)" by R. Macion, F. Palisoc Jr, and W.L. Barraquio. Philippine Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting, Manila Peninsula, May 1996.

Recent Publications

• Barraquio, W.L., L. Revilla, and J.K. Ladha.1997. Isolation of endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria from wetland rice. Plant Soil 194:15-24.
• Barraquio, W.L. and M. Gonzalez. 1997. Molecular tools to study colonization by and taxonomy of endophytic and nitrogen-fixing Acetobacter diazotrophicus. Proceedings of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) 25th Symposium, Dec. 2-5, 1997, Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Q.C.
• Prayitno, J., J. Stefaniak, J. McIver, J.J. Weinman, F.B. Dazzo, J.K. Ladha, W.L. Barraquio, Y.G. Yanni, and B.G. Rolfe. 1998. The analysis of the interactions of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from rice roots with rice seedlings. Australian J. Plant Physiol. 26: 521-535.
• Gonzalez, M. and W.L. Barraquio. 1998. Acetobacter diazotrophicus in Philippine sugarcane. Phil. Agric. Scientist 83: 173-181.
• James, E.K., P. Gyaneshwar, W.L. Barraquio, N. Mathan, anf J.K. Ladha. 2000. Endophytic diazotrophs associated with rice. In Ladha, J.K. and P.M. Reddy, Eds. Proceedings of the Third Working Group on Nitrogen Fixation Meeting, August 9-12, 1999. IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna.
• Barraquio, W.L., E.M. Segubre, M.A.S. Gonzalez, S.C. Verma, E.K. James, J.K. LAdha, and A.K. Tripathi.2000. Diazotrophic enterobacteria: what is their role in the rhizosphere of rice. In Ladha, J.K. and P.M. Reddy, Eds. Proceedings of the Third Working Group on Nitrogen Fixation Meeting, August 9-12, 1999. IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna.
• Barraquio, W.L., E.M. Segubre, L. Lolaka, M.A.S. Gonzalez, R. Flamiano, E. James, and J.K. Ladha. 1999. Diazotrophic enterobacteria in graminaceous plants: beneficial properties and possible role in the rhizosphere. Proceedings of the JSPS Large-scale Cooperative Research Program in the Field of Biotechnology, Research Group 3 'Sub-molecular Development and Utilization of Microbial Functions', Dec. 1-5, 1999. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• Barraquio, W.L., R. So, and M.G. Santos. 2001. Diversity of Prokaryotes in the Soil. In Proceedings of the 1st Philippines Network of Microbial Culture Collections (PNMCC) Symposium on "Conserving our Microbial Resources", October 27 2001. STTSC Auditorium, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Membership in scientific organizations

• Life Member, Philippine Society for Microbiology
• Member (1986-89), Canadian Society of Microbiologists
• Member (1986-89), American Society for Microbiology
• Member (1987-89), National Geographic Society
• Assocciate Member (1993-present), National Research Council of the Philippines
• Secretary (1996-present), Center for Biomolecular Foundation, Inc.
• Fellow (May 16, 2001-present), Philippines Academy of Microbiology
• Life Member, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

Microbial polysaccharides, siderophores, nitrogen cycling, metal transport, plant-microbe interaction, environmental bitechnology, and molecular ecology

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Immediate Past President
Wilfredo L. Barraquio
(Willy)
Institute of Biology U.P. Diliman, 1101 Quezon City Office: 02 920-5301 local 6405 Fax: 02 920-5471 wbarraquio@yahoo.com wlb@laguna.net