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= Tuesday 14th April 2015 =
 
= Tuesday 14th April 2015 =
8:00 - 9.00 REGISTRATION
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* 8:00 - 9.00 - REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:10 – Welcome Introduction
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* 9:00 - 9:10 – Welcome Introduction
  
 
== Session I Regulation ==
 
== Session I Regulation ==
 
CHAIR:  [[Ulrike Mäder]]
 
CHAIR:  [[Ulrike Mäder]]
9:10 - 9:25 – [[Ken-ichi Yoshida]], Kobe, Japan
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* 9:10 - 9:25 – [[Ken-ichi Yoshida]], Kobe, Japan
Hyperphosphorylation of [[DegU]] cancels [[CcpA]]-dependent catabolite repression of ''[[rocG]]'' in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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** Hyperphosphorylation of [[DegU]] cancels [[CcpA]]-dependent catabolite repression of ''[[rocG]]'' in ''Bacillus subtilis''
9:30 - 9:45 – Kambiz Morabbi Heravi, Stuttgart, DE
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* 9:30 - 9:45 – Kambiz Morabbi Heravi, Stuttgart, DE
Activation of the ''[[glcR]]-[[ywpJ]]'' operon by phosphosugar stress in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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** Activation of the ''[[glcR]]-[[ywpJ]]'' operon by phosphosugar stress in ''Bacillus subtilis''
9:50 - 10:05 – Iolanda Ferro, Potsdam,DE
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* 9:50 - 10:05 – Iolanda Ferro, Potsdam,DE
Regulation of tRNA charging in ''Bacillus licheniformis'' and tRNA abundance
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** Regulation of tRNA charging in ''Bacillus licheniformis'' and tRNA abundance
10:10 - 10:25 – [[Ole Økstad]], Oslo, NO
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* 10:10 - 10:25 – [[Ole Økstad]], Oslo, NO
Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulation in the ''Bacillus cereus'' group - mapping and analysis of putative c-di-GMP effectors
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** Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulation in the ''Bacillus cereus'' group - mapping and analysis of putative c-di-GMP effectors
10:30 - 10:45 – Paola Randazzo, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
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* 10:30 - 10:45 – Paola Randazzo, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
Transcriptome and proteome analysis of the pulcherrimin-overproducing ''[[yvmB]]'' ''Bacillus subtilis'' mutant
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** Transcriptome and proteome analysis of the pulcherrimin-overproducing ''[[yvmB]]'' ''Bacillus subtilis'' mutant
  
10:50 – 11:15 – COFFEE BREAK
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* 10:50 – 11:15 – COFFEE BREAK
  
  
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== Session III: Focus topic: Towards a minimal cell ==
 
== Session III: Focus topic: Towards a minimal cell ==
CHAIR:  Jörg Stülke
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CHAIR:  [[Jörg Stülke]]
14:00 - 14:35 – [[Josef Altenbuchner]], Stuttgart, DE
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* 14:00 - 14:35 – [[Josef Altenbuchner]], Stuttgart, DE
Towards a ''Bacillus subtilis'' minimal genome
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** Towards a ''Bacillus subtilis'' minimal genome
14:40 - 14:55 – Christopher Sauer, Newcastle, UK
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* 14:40 - 14:55 – Christopher Sauer, Newcastle, UK
Influence of chromosomal location on the expression of genes in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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** Influence of chromosomal location on the expression of genes in ''Bacillus subtilis''
15:00 - 15:15 –Terrens N. V. Saaki, Amsterdam, NL
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* 15:00 - 15:15 –Terrens N. V. Saaki, Amsterdam, NL
Constructing the Bacillus minimal [[divisome]]: what regulatory genes are really required for [[cell division]]?
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** Constructing the Bacillus minimal [[divisome]]: what regulatory genes are really required for [[cell division]]?
15:20 - 15:35 – Etienne Dervyn, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
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* 15:20 - 15:35 – Etienne Dervyn, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
From knowledge on gene essentiality and transcription to cell factories
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** From knowledge on gene essentiality and transcription to cell factories
15:40 - 16:00 - COFFEE BREAK
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* 15:40 - 16:00 - COFFEE BREAK
  
  
 
== Session IV: Stress & [[sporulation]] ==
 
== Session IV: Stress & [[sporulation]] ==
 
CHAIR: [[Imrich Barak]]
 
CHAIR: [[Imrich Barak]]
16:00 - 16:15 – Declan Gray, Newcastle, UK
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* 16:00 - 16:15 – Declan Gray, Newcastle, UK
Starvation survival of ''Bacillus subtilis'' without [[sporulation]]
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** Starvation survival of ''Bacillus subtilis'' without [[sporulation]]
16:20 - 16:35 – Erwin M. Berendsen, Wageningen, NL
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* 16:20 - 16:35 – Erwin M. Berendsen, Wageningen, NL
A mobile genetic element is responsible for substantially increased heat resistance of ''Bacillus subtilis'' spores
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** A mobile genetic element is responsible for substantially increased heat resistance of ''Bacillus subtilis'' spores
16:40 - 16:55 – [[Kürsad Turgay]], Hannover, DE
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* 16:40 - 16:55 – [[Kürsad Turgay]], Hannover, DE
Thermotolerance development in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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** Thermotolerance development in ''Bacillus subtilis''
17:00 - 17:15– Marina Raguse, Cologne, DE
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* 17:00 - 17:15– Marina Raguse, Cologne, DE
Plasma sterilization as an innovative tool to inactive ''Bacillus subtilis'' endospores
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** Plasma sterilization as an innovative tool to inactive ''Bacillus subtilis'' endospores
17:20 - 17:35 – Alexander Reder, Greifswald, DE
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* 17:20 - 17:35 – Alexander Reder, Greifswald, DE
Issues of competence – the general stress [[sigma factor]] [[SigB]] silences competence development in ''Bacillus subtilis''
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** Issues of competence – the general stress [[sigma factor]] [[SigB]] silences competence development in ''Bacillus subtilis''
17.40 - 17.55—[[Jan Maarten van Dijl]], Groningen, NL
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* 17.40 - 17.55—[[Jan Maarten van Dijl]], Groningen, NL
[[Ribosome]] remodeling in ethanol-stressed cells of ''Bacillus subtilis'' is mediated by a [[SigB]]-dependent antisense RNA
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** [[Ribosome]] remodeling in ethanol-stressed cells of ''Bacillus subtilis'' is mediated by a [[SigB]]-dependent antisense RNA
18.00 - 18.15—[[Sylvie Nessler]], University Paris-Sud, FR
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* 18.00 - 18.15—[[Sylvie Nessler]], University Paris-Sud, FR
''Bacillus subtilis'' serine/threonine protein kinase [[YabT]]
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** ''Bacillus subtilis'' serine/threonine protein kinase [[YabT]]
  
 
== 18.20 - 19.00 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING ==
 
== 18.20 - 19.00 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING ==
 
  
 
= Wednesday April 15th 2015 =
 
= Wednesday April 15th 2015 =

Revision as of 16:57, 18 March 2015

Tuesday 14th April 2015

  • 8:00 - 9.00 - REGISTRATION
  • 9:00 - 9:10 – Welcome Introduction

Session I Regulation

CHAIR: Ulrike Mäder

  • 9:10 - 9:25 – Ken-ichi Yoshida, Kobe, Japan
    • Hyperphosphorylation of DegU cancels CcpA-dependent catabolite repression of rocG in Bacillus subtilis
  • 9:30 - 9:45 – Kambiz Morabbi Heravi, Stuttgart, DE
    • Activation of the glcR-ywpJ operon by phosphosugar stress in Bacillus subtilis
  • 9:50 - 10:05 – Iolanda Ferro, Potsdam,DE
    • Regulation of tRNA charging in Bacillus licheniformis and tRNA abundance
  • 10:10 - 10:25 – Ole Økstad, Oslo, NO
    • Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) regulation in the Bacillus cereus group - mapping and analysis of putative c-di-GMP effectors
  • 10:30 - 10:45 – Paola Randazzo, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
    • Transcriptome and proteome analysis of the pulcherrimin-overproducing yvmB Bacillus subtilis mutant
  • 10:50 – 11:15 – COFFEE BREAK


Session II Responses to osmotic stress

CHAIR: Ole Økstad

  • 11:20 - 11:35 – Sofia Arnaouteli, Heraklion, GR
    • Two putative polysaccharide deacetylases are required for osmotic stability and cell shape maintenance in Bacillus anthracis
  • 11:40 - 11:55 – S. Löbach, Marburg, DE
    • Osmotic control of the yqiH-yqiI-yqiK operon by the two component DegS-DegU system of Bacillus subtilis
  • 12:00 - 12:15 – Ulrike Mäder, Greifswald, DE
    • Regulation of opuB expression in Bacillus subtilis involves a SigB-dependent antisense RNA
  • 12:20 - 12:35 – Katja Nagler, Cologne, DE
    • Towards the identification of mechanisms of high-salinity effects on Bacillus subtilis spore germination and outgrowth
  • 12:40 – 14:00 LUNCH (+ BACIP MEETING)

Session III: Focus topic: Towards a minimal cell

CHAIR: Jörg Stülke

  • 14:00 - 14:35 – Josef Altenbuchner, Stuttgart, DE
    • Towards a Bacillus subtilis minimal genome
  • 14:40 - 14:55 – Christopher Sauer, Newcastle, UK
    • Influence of chromosomal location on the expression of genes in Bacillus subtilis
  • 15:00 - 15:15 –Terrens N. V. Saaki, Amsterdam, NL
    • Constructing the Bacillus minimal divisome: what regulatory genes are really required for cell division?
  • 15:20 - 15:35 – Etienne Dervyn, Jouy-en-Josas, FR
    • From knowledge on gene essentiality and transcription to cell factories
  • 15:40 - 16:00 - COFFEE BREAK


Session IV: Stress & sporulation

CHAIR: Imrich Barak

  • 16:00 - 16:15 – Declan Gray, Newcastle, UK
    • Starvation survival of Bacillus subtilis without sporulation
  • 16:20 - 16:35 – Erwin M. Berendsen, Wageningen, NL
    • A mobile genetic element is responsible for substantially increased heat resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores
  • 16:40 - 16:55 – Kürsad Turgay, Hannover, DE
    • Thermotolerance development in Bacillus subtilis
  • 17:00 - 17:15– Marina Raguse, Cologne, DE
    • Plasma sterilization as an innovative tool to inactive Bacillus subtilis endospores
  • 17:20 - 17:35 – Alexander Reder, Greifswald, DE
    • Issues of competence – the general stress sigma factor SigB silences competence development in Bacillus subtilis
  • 17.40 - 17.55—Jan Maarten van Dijl, Groningen, NL
    • Ribosome remodeling in ethanol-stressed cells of Bacillus subtilis is mediated by a SigB-dependent antisense RNA
  • 18.00 - 18.15—Sylvie Nessler, University Paris-Sud, FR
    • Bacillus subtilis serine/threonine protein kinase YabT

18.20 - 19.00 BACELL STEERING GROUP MEETING

Wednesday April 15th 2015

Session V: Tools et al.

CHAIR: Stephane Aymerich 9:00 - 9:15 – Jara Radeck, Munich, DE ▪ The Bacillus BioBrick Box 2.0: Generation and Evaluation of New Essential Genetic Building Blocks for Standardized Work with Bacillus subtilis 9:20 - 9:35 – Wilfried J. J. Meijer, Madrid, ES ▪ Studying Bacillus subtilis plasmid conjugation and its use as a tool for modifying other relevant Gram positive bacteria 9:40 - 9:55 – Trupti Sharma, Bath, UK ▪ Microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation by extremophilic Bacillus species – A potential application as microbial agents for the development of self-healing concrete 10:00 - 10:35 - COFFEE BREAK

Session VI: Cell wall and cell biology

CHAIR: Uwe Völker 10:40 - 10:55 – Mike van Nieuwenhze, Bloomington/ Newcastle, USA/ UK ▪ Novel chemical tools for probing the dynamics of peptidoglycan biosynthesis 11:00 - 11:15 – Henrik Strahl, Newcastle, UK ▪ Polar localization of bacterial chemoreceptors by recruitment to highly curved septal membrane 11:20 - 11:35 – David Noone, Trinity College Dublin, IE ▪ The WalK sensor kinase detects several signals during the growth cycle of Bacillus subtilis 11:40 - 11:55 – Karzan R. Sidiq, Newcastle, UK ▪ A D-alanine transporter in Bacillus subtilis 12:00 - 12:15 – Peter Graumann, Marburg, DE ▪ MreB forms curved sheets of filaments that nucleate on membranes in vitro 12:20 - 12:35 – Jeanine Rismondo, Wernigerode, DE ▪ Discrete and overlapping roles of the five high molecular weight penicillin binding proteins in cell division, growth and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes 12:40 - 13:40 – LUNCH

Session VII: Toxins & antibiotics/ Protection & Resistance

CHAIR: Sandrine Auger 13:40 - 13:55 – N. Jahn, Jena, DE ▪ Against the mainstream: The type I toxin BsrG from Bacillus subtilis does not disrupt membrane potential although it is recruited to the cell membrane 14:00 - 14:15 –Yazen Yaseen, Lille, FR ▪ Comparative study of fengycin promoters using green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion marker 14:20 - 14:35 –Luminita Ciolacu, KEMIN, BE ▪ Lipopeptides of Bacillus subtilis PB6 - A comparison of two phenotypes 14:40 - 14:55—Elrike Frenzel, Groningen, NL ▪ Single cell profiling of cereulide toxin producing Bacillus cereus 15:00 - 15:15 – Anne-Brit Kolstø, Oslo, NO ▪ The secret lives of bacterial efflux transporter proteins 15:20 - 15:35 – Susanne Gebhard, Bath, UK ▪ Need-based activation of antibiotic resistance by a flux-sensing mechanism 15:40 - 16:00 – COFFEE BREAK

Session VIII: Biofilm & Secretion

CHAIR: Kevin Devine

  • 16:00 - 16:15 – Akos T Kovacs, University of Jena, DE
  • 16:20 - 16:35 – Cinzia Calvio, University of Pavia, IT
    • Four “y” genes in B. subtilis genome encode γ-PGA hydrolases
  • 16:40 - 16:55 – Stavroula Balomenou, University of Crete, GR
    • Distinct functions of polysaccharide deacetylases in physiology, virulence and biofilm formation of Bacillus anthracis
  • 17:00 - 17:15 – Rita Cruz, DSM Delft, NL
  • 17:20 - 17:35 – Alexandria Holland, Bath University, UK
  • 17:40 - 17:55 – Sara Kesel, University of Munich, DE
    • Carbohydrate-coating reduces adhesion of biofilm forming Bacillus subtilis to gold surfaces
  • 18:00 Drinks
  • 19:00 Dinner

END OF MEETING

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