The Australian Wine Research Institute

Eveline Bartowsky

Position: Senior Research Scientist - Microbiology
Qualifications: PhD (Microbiology) The University of Adelaide
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Phone: 8303 6640
Fax: 8303 6601
Since: October 1994
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Previous:

• Extensive molecular biology experience with bacteria. (Postdoctoral fellow 1988-1989, Umeå, Sweden; Postdoctoral fellow 1989-1993, St. Louis, USA.)
• Research undertaken with biological control of fruit and stored products using wasps. (Postdoctoral fellow 1993-1994, University of Adelaide)

Research

• Malolactic fermentation (MLF)
• Control of MLF
• Organoleptic changes due to MLF
• All bacteria associated with wine and wine spoilage
• Acetic acid bacteria associated with wine spoilage
• Bacterial strain identification – classical and molecular
• Genetics of wine bacteria and bacterial strain improvement
• Yeast and phenolics/wine colour interactions

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Publications

Howell, K.S.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Fleet, G.H.; Henschke, P.A. (2004) Microsatellite PCR profiling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains during wine fermentation. Lett Appl. Microbiol. 38: 315–320.

Pretorius, I.S.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Bauer, F.F.; de Barros Lopes, M.; du Toit,M.; van Rensburg, P.; Vivier, M.A.( 2004) The tailoring of designer grapevines and microbial starter strains for a market-directed and quality-focussed wine industry. In: H.Y. Hui (ed.), Handbook of Food Technology and Food Engineering. Marcel Dekker, New York, USA (in press).

De Barros Lopes, M.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Pretorius, I.S. (2004) The application of gene technology in the wine industry. In: H.Y. Hui (ed), Handbook of Food Science. Marcel Dekker, New York, USA (in press).

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke,P.A.; Hoj, P.B.; Pretorius, I.S. (2004). Chasing wine aroma – Does Oenococcus oeni have the potential to release aroma compounds from authentic grape precursors? Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal 19:24-31.

D'Incecco, N.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Kassara, S.; Lante, A.; Spetollo, P.; Henschke, P.A. (2004)
Release of Glycosidically bound Flavour Compounds of Chardonnay by Oenococcus oeniduring Malolactic Fermentation. Food Microbiology 21: 257–265.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (2004) The buttery attribute of wine diacetyl desirability, spoilage and beyond. International Journal of Food Microbiology (in press)

Howell, K.S.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Fleet, G.H.; Henschke, P.A. (2004) Microsatellite PCR profiling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains during wine fermentation. Letters in Applied Microbiology 38: 315-320

Bartowsky, E.J.; McCarthy, J.M.; Henschke, P.A. (2003) Differentiation of Australian wine isolates of Oenococcus oeni using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 9 , 122-126

Bartowsky, E.J. (2003) Lysozyme & Winemaking. The Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, 31st Technical Issue 473a 101-104

Bartowsky, E.J. (2003) Chapter 16: Malolactic Fermentation. In, "Hand Book of Enology: Principles, Practices and Recent Innovations". Haworth Press Inc., New York. (in press)

Bartowsky, E.J.; Xia, D.; Gibson, R.L.; Fleet, G.H.; Henschke, P.A. (2003) Spoilage of Bottled Red Wine by Acetic Acid Bacteria. Letters in Applied Microbiology 36, 307-314.

Bartowsky E. (2002) Summary of Oenology Honour student project in wine microbiology in 2001. Technical Review 136: 2-4.

Bartowsky, E.; Costello, P.; Henschke, P. (2002) Management of malolactic fermentation – wine flavour manipulation. In, Proceedings of the 11th Australian Wine Industry Technical conference. Adelaide, October 2001, Ryan Publications, pp 157-161.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Francis, I.L.; Bellon, J.R.; Henschke, P.A. (2002) Is buttery aroma perception in wines predictable from diacetyl concentration. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. 8, 180-185.

Bartowsky, E.; Costello, P.; Henschke, P. (2002) Management of malolactic fermentation – wine flavour manipulation. The Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, 30th Technical Issue 461a: 7-12.

Bartowsky, E. (2001) Summary of projects by oenology honour students in wine microbiology 2000. Technical Review 131: 8-10.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P. A. (2000) Microbial spoilage of bottled red wine by acetic acid bacteria. Technical Review 127: 11-12, 45-48.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (2000) Management of malolactic fermentation for the ‘buttery’ diacetyl flavour in wine. The Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker, 28th Technical Issue 438a: 58-67.

Hayasaka, Y.; Bartowsky, E.J. (1999) Analysis of diacetyl in wine using solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 47: 612-617.

Bartowsky, E. J.; Henschke, P. A. (1999) Use of a polymerase chain reaction for specific detection of the malolactic bacterium Oenococcus oeni (formerly Leuconostoc oenos) in grape juice and wine samples. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. 5: 39-44.

Bartowsky, E.J. (1997) Diacetyl Analysis. Technical Review 108: 72-75.

Bartowsky, E. J.; de Barros Lopes. M.; Langridge, P.; Henschke, P. A. (1997) Yeast in the future: the role of genetic engineering. In, Proceedings of an oenology seminar (ASVO) "Advances in juice clarification and yeast inoculation"; eds M. Allen, P. Leske, G. Baldwin; 15 August 1996, Melbourne, Australia. pp 26-29.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Burvill, T.B.; Henschke, P.A. (1997). Diacetyl in wine: Role of malolactic bacteria and citrate. The Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker, 25th Technical Issue 402a: 130-135.

Dowton, M.; Austin, A. D.; Dillon, N.; Bartowsky, E. (1997). Molecular phylogeny of the apocritan wasps: the Proctotrupomorpha and Evaniomorpha. Systematic Entomology 22: 245-255.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (1996) Development of techniques for the rapid identification of wine lactic acid bacteria. Stockley, C.S.; Sas, A.N.; Johnstone, R.S.; Lee, T.H., eds. Proceedings of the ninth Australian wine industry technical conference; 16-19 July 1995; Adelaide, SA. Adelaide, SA Winetitles.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (1996) Reclassification of Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni. Technical Review 105: 80-81.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (1996) A rapid identification technique for the verification of Leuconostoc oenos strains during MLF. Technical Review 102: 88-91.

Dillon, N., Austin, A.D. and Bartowsky, E.J. (1995). Comparison of preservation techniques for DNA extraction from hymenopterous insects. Insect Molecular Biology 5: 21-24.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Henschke, P.A. (1995). Malolactic fermentation and wine flavour. The Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker, 23rd Technical Issue 378a: 83-94.

Jacobs, C.; Huang, L.; Bartowsky, E.; Normark, S.; Park, J.T. (1994). Bacterial cell wall recycling provides cytosolic muropeptides as effectors for ß-lactamase induction. EMBO Journal 13: 4684-4694.

Normark, S.; Bartowsky, E.; Erickson, J.; Jacobs, C.; Lindberg, F.; Lindquist, S.; Weston-Hafer, K. and Wikström, M. (1994). Review chapter in "New Comprehensive Biochemistry", Bacterial Cell Wall, (Eds. Ghuysen, J.-M. and Hakenbeck, R.), (Elesvier, Amsterdam). "Mechanisms of chromosomal ß-lactamase induction in Gram negative bacteria". pp 485-504.

Bartowsky, E.; Normark, S. (1993) Interactions of wild-type and mutant AmpR of Citrobacter freundii with target DNA. Molecular Microbiology 10: 555-565. Bartowsky, E. and Normark, S. (1991) Can bacteria sense ß-lactam antibiotics? Today's Life Science 3: 34-40.

Bartowsky, E. and Normark, S. (1991) Purification and mutational analysis of Citrobacter freundii AmpR, the regulator for chromosomal AmpC ß-lactamase. Molecular Microbiology 5: 1715-1725.

Normark, S.; Bartowsky, E.; Lindquist, S.; Galleni, M.; Tuomanen, E.; Martin H.H.; Schmidt, H. (1990). Molecular basis of ß-lactamase induction in enterobacteria. Proceedings from the Frontiers of Infectious Diseases Meeting, London, England. Church Hill Publications: (pp 161-173).

Bartowsky, E.J.; Attridge, S.A.; Connor, J.T.; Mayrhoffer, G.; Manning, P.A. (1990). Role of the P plasmid in attenuation of Vibrio cholerae 01. Infection and Immunity 58: 3129-3134. Bartowsky, E.J. and Manning, P.A. (1988). Molecular cloning of the plasmids of Vibrio species. FEMS Microbiological Letters 50: 183-190.

Bartowsky, E.J.; Morelli, G.; Kamke, M.; Manning, P.A. (1987). Characterization and restriction analysis of the P sex factor and the cryptic plasmid of Vibrio cholerae Strain V58. Plasmid 18: 1-7.

Manning, P.A.; Bartowsky, E.J.; Leavesly, D.I.; Hackett, J.A.; Heuzenroeder, M.W. (1985). Molecular cloning using immune sera of a 22-kDal minor outer membrane protein of Vibrio cholerae. Gene 34: 95-103.

Other

• Affiliate lecturer in Oenology at the University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture and Wine, Discipline of Wine and Horticulture
• Member of the Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology
• Chair of the SA Branch of Australian Society for Microbiology
• Editor on Joint Board of Journal of Applied Microbiology and Letters in Applied Microbiology