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** [[ManR]] regulates the expression of the main ''Listeria monocytogenes'' glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor.   
 
** [[ManR]] regulates the expression of the main ''Listeria monocytogenes'' glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor.   
  
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* 2:30 – 2:45 T2, [[Boris Görke]], Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, George-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany  
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* 2:30 – 2:45 T2, [[Boris Görke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany  
 
** [[Crh]], the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
 
** [[Crh]], the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
 
   
 
   
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** The unusual activity of a [[GTP-binding proteins|GTPase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis'', [[YphC]] (or [[EngA]]), involved in ribosome biogenesis.  
 
** The unusual activity of a [[GTP-binding proteins|GTPase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis'', [[YphC]] (or [[EngA]]), involved in ribosome biogenesis.  
 
   
 
   
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* 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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* 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
 
** Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and ''[[yvyD]]'' gene during stationary phase in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
 
** Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and ''[[yvyD]]'' gene during stationary phase in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
  
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* 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA  
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* 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA  
 
** Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci:  Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host.  
 
** Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci:  Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host.  
 
   
 
   
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** A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria.  
 
** A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria.  
 
   
 
   
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* 4:00 – 4:15 T8, [[Jörg Stülke]], Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen Germany
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* 4:00 – 4:15 T8, [[Jörg Stülke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
 
** A novel factor controlling bistability in ''Bacillus subtilis'': The [[YmdB]] protein affects [[biofilm formation]] and [[motility and chemotaxis|motility]].
 
** A novel factor controlling bistability in ''Bacillus subtilis'': The [[YmdB]] protein affects [[biofilm formation]] and [[motility and chemotaxis|motility]].
  
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CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen   
 
CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen   
 
   
 
   
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* 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
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* 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
 
** Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria.   
 
** Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria.   
 
   
 
   
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** Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of ''B. subtilis'' L-forms.   
 
** Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of ''B. subtilis'' L-forms.   
  
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* 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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* 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
** LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of ''Staphylococcus aureus'', is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly.  
 
** LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of ''Staphylococcus aureus'', is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly.  
 
   
 
   
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** A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' cell wall-anchored proteins.  
 
** A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' cell wall-anchored proteins.  
 
   
 
   
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* 9:30 – 9:45 T16 [[Sven Halbedel]], Department of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany   
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* 9:30 – 9:45 T16 [[Sven Halbedel]], Dept. of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany   
 
** A role for the membrane curvature sensor [[DivIVA]] in cell separation and virulence of ''Listeria monocytogenes''.   
 
** A role for the membrane curvature sensor [[DivIVA]] in cell separation and virulence of ''Listeria monocytogenes''.   
  
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** Control of ''Bacillus subtilis'' cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element [[RodZ]].   
 
** Control of ''Bacillus subtilis'' cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element [[RodZ]].   
  
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* 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, AG Cellular Dynamics and Cell Patterning, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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* 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
 
**Processive movement of [[MreB]]-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. ''In vivo'' visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
 
**Processive movement of [[MreB]]-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. ''In vivo'' visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in ''Bacillus subtilis''.   
 
   
 
   
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** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the cell division machinery.     
 
** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the cell division machinery.     
 
   
 
   
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* 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York,  USA  
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* 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York,  USA  
 
** The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in ''Bacillus anthracis''.   
 
** The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in ''Bacillus anthracis''.   
  
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** From the crystal structure of the [[Tgl]] transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers.  
 
** From the crystal structure of the [[Tgl]] transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers.  
  
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* 2:30 – 2:45 T27, [[Claes von Wachenfeldt]], Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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* 2:30 – 2:45 T27, [[Claes von Wachenfeldt]], Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
 
** Redox sensing by [[Rex]] family repressors.  
 
** Redox sensing by [[Rex]] family repressors.  
  
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** Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in ''S. pneumoniae'' competence.  
 
** Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in ''S. pneumoniae'' competence.  
  
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* 3:00 – 3:15 T29, [[Hendrik Szurmant]], Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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* 3:00 – 3:15 T29, [[Hendrik Szurmant]], Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
 
** [[Two-component systems|Sensor histidine kinase]] signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis.  
 
** [[Two-component systems|Sensor histidine kinase]] signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis.  
  
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** Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation.  
 
** Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation.  
  
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* 4:15 – 4:30 T32, [[Patrick Piggot]], Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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* 4:15 – 4:30 T32, [[Patrick Piggot]], Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 
** Compartmentalization of [[SigE|σE]] Activity During Sporulation of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Much Ado About What?  
 
** Compartmentalization of [[SigE|σE]] Activity During Sporulation of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Much Ado About What?  
  
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** A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation [[sigma factor]] of ''Bacillus subtilis''.  
 
** A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation [[sigma factor]] of ''Bacillus subtilis''.  
  
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* 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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* 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 
** Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in ''Bacillus subtilis''.  
 
** Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in ''Bacillus subtilis''.  
  
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* 5:00 – 5:15 T35, [[Tony Wilkinson]], Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK
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* 5:00 – 5:15 T35, [[Tony Wilkinson]], Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK
 
** Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in ''B. subtilis''.  
 
** Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in ''B. subtilis''.  
  
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* 5:15 – 5:30 T36, [[Patrick Eichenberger]], Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, USA
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* 5:15 – 5:30 T36, [[Patrick Eichenberger]], Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Dept. of Biology, New York University, New York, USA
 
** A Spatial and Temporal map of the ''Bacillus subtilis'' Spore Coat.  
 
** A Spatial and Temporal map of the ''Bacillus subtilis'' Spore Coat.  
  
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CHAIR: Mike Young
 
CHAIR: Mike Young
  
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* 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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* 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Dept. of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
 
** Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of ''Clostridium difficile'' – is variability a key to pathogenesis?  
 
** Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of ''Clostridium difficile'' – is variability a key to pathogenesis?  
  
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** Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins.  
 
** Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins.  
  
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* 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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* 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
 
** Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in ''Clostridium perfringens''.  
 
** Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in ''Clostridium perfringens''.  
  

Revision as of 19:35, 6 May 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011 – Afternoon

Physiology

CHAIR: Josef Deutscher

  • 2:15 – 2:30 T1, Elaine Milohanic, INRA and AgroParis Tech, Thiverval-Grignon, France
    • ManR regulates the expression of the main Listeria monocytogenes glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor.
  • 2:30 – 2:45 T2, Boris Görke, Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
    • Crh, the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in Bacillus subtilis.
  • 2:45 – 3:00 T3, Jean-Michel Jault, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
    • The unusual activity of a GTPase from Bacillus subtilis, YphC (or EngA), involved in ribosome biogenesis.
  • 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and yvyD gene during stationary phase in Bacillus subtilis.
  • 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci: Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host.
  • 3:30 – 3:45 T6, Nathalie Campo, Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France
    • X-state (competence) development causes transient cell cycle alterations in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
  • 3:45 – 4:00 T7, Maria C. Mansilla, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Univ. Nac.de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
    • A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria.
  • 4:00 – 4:15 T8, Jörg Stülke, Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Genome Engineering

CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen

  • 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
    • Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria.
  • 5:00 – 5:15 T10, Ghislain Schyns, DSM Nutritional Products, Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
    • Learning from probiotics to improve biological availability of feed enzymes.
  • 5:15 – 5:30 T11, Sébastien Potot, DSM Nutritional Products, Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland
    • Mixing bacterial genomes to identify critical mutations in Bacillus subtilis industrial strains.
  • 5:30 – 5:45 T12, Philippe Jacques, Université Lille, France
    • Environmental factors and pleiotropic regulators influence homologous compound pattern of mycosubtilin produced by Bacilius subtilis ATCC 6633.
  • 5:45 – 6:00 T13, Philippe Noirot, INRA, Jouy en Josas, France
    • Systematic identification of dispensable genome parts in Bacillus subtilis coupled with metabolic model reconstruction.

Welcome Reception - 7:00 – 9:00 – Grand Hotel & La Pace

Monday, June 20, 2011 – Morning

Cell Wall

CHAIR: Kevin Devine

  • 8:15 – 9:00, Jeff Errington, Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
    • Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of B. subtilis L-forms.
  • 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of Staphylococcus aureus, is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly.
  • 9:15 – 9:30 T15, Hèléne Bierne, Institut Pasteur, Unité des interactions bactéries-cellules, Inserm, Paris, France
    • A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of Listeria monocytogenes cell wall-anchored proteins.
  • 9:30 – 9:45 T16 Sven Halbedel, Dept. of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
    • A role for the membrane curvature sensor DivIVA in cell separation and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.
  • 9:45 – 10:00 T17, Teresa Costa, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
    • Control of Bacillus subtilis cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element RodZ.
  • 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
    • Processive movement of MreB-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. In vivo visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in Bacillus subtilis.
  • 10:15 – 10:30 T19, Anne Galinier, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
    • The YvcK protein is required for morphogenesis via localization of PBP1 under gluconeogenic growth conditions in Bacillus subtilis.

Cell Wall, continued

CHAIR: Jeff Errington

  • 11:00 – 11:15 T20, Letal Salzberg, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trintiy College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    • WalR-WalK (YycF-YycG)-mediated control of cell wall metabolism in Bacillus subtilis: linking autolysins and actin-like proteins.
  • 11:15 – 11:30 T21, Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
    • Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, PlsX, in the cell division machinery.
  • 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
    • The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in Bacillus anthracis.
  • 11:45 – 12:00 T23, Michel-Yves Mistou, INRA, Institut Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
    • Outer polysaccharide pellicle: a structural component of Gram positive bacteria cell wall.
  • 12:00 – 12:15 T24, Rick Lewis, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
    • The decoration of peptidoglycan by teichoic acids: the missing enzymatic step revealed by X-ray crystallography?

Monday, June 20, 2011 – Afternoon

Structure

CHAIR: Jim Hoch

  • 2:00 – 2:15 T25, Wayne F. Anderson, Northwestern University CSGID, Chicago, Illinois USA
    • Applying structural genomics – revealing the bacterial surface one protein structure at a time.
  • 2:15 – 2:30 T26, Catarina G. Fernandes, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
    • From the crystal structure of the Tgl transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers.
  • 2:30 – 2:45 T27, Claes von Wachenfeldt, Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • Redox sensing by Rex family repressors.
  • 2:45 – 3:00 T28, Marion Boudes, IBBMC, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
    • Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in S. pneumoniae competence.
  • 3:00 – 3:15 T29, Hendrik Szurmant, Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
    • Sensor histidine kinase signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis.

Sporulation/ germination

CHAIR: Charles Moran

  • 3:45 – 4:00 T30, Michael Young, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, United Kindom
    • Multiple orphan histidine kinases interact directly with Spo0A to control the initiation of endospore formation in Clostridium acetobutylicum.
  • 4:00 – 4:15 T31, Lei Shi, INRA-AgroParis Tech, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
    • Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation.
  • 4:15 – 4:30 T32, Patrick Piggot, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Compartmentalization of σE Activity During Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis: Much Ado About What?
  • 4:30 – 4:45 T33, Adriano Henriques, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
    • A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis.
  • 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
  • 5:00 – 5:15 T35, Tony Wilkinson, Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK
    • Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in B. subtilis.
  • 5:15 – 5:30 T36, Patrick Eichenberger, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Dept. of Biology, New York University, New York, USA
    • A Spatial and Temporal map of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat.
  • 5:30 – 5:45 T37, Alex Ter Beek, Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Live-cell imaging of aerobic bacteria: a tool to assess and model heterogeneous germination & outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores.

Poster Session I

  • 5:45 – 7:45, Palazzo dei Congressi Sala Alba

Tuesday, June 21, 2011– Morning

Pathogenic Sporeformers - Clostridia

CHAIR: Mike Young

  • 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Dept. of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
    • Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of Clostridium difficile – is variability a key to pathogenesis?
  • 9:15 – 9:30 T38, Linc Sonenshein, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Regulation of Clostridium difficile virulence.
  • 9:30 – 9:45 T39, Zhen Zhang, Centre of Excellence in Microbial Food Safety Research, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • 9:45 – 10:00 T40, Eric A. Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins.
  • 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
    • Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in Clostridium perfringens.
  • 10:15 – 10:30 T42, Jon Marles-Wright, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
    • Towards an understanding of the anatomy of Clostridial bacterial microcompartments.


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