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** The ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' cell wall controls pneumolysin release and contributes to virulence. | ** The ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' cell wall controls pneumolysin release and contributes to virulence. | ||
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** Peptide antibiotic resistance and intramembrane kinase signaling in ''Staphylococcus aureus''. | ** Peptide antibiotic resistance and intramembrane kinase signaling in ''Staphylococcus aureus''. | ||
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| − | * 10: | + | == Session II Signal transduction II == |
| + | CHAIR: [[Kevin Devine]] | ||
| + | * 10:30 - 10:45 – Mary K. Phillips-Jones, Preston, UK | ||
| + | ** Characterization of ligand binding by VanS, the membrane sensor kinase of the [[two-component systems|two-component system]] regulating A-type vancomycin resistance in the enterococci. | ||
| + | * 10:45 - 11:00 – Emanuel Hanski, Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| + | ** Regulation of group A ''Streptococcus'' virulence by sensing of asparagines. | ||
| + | * 11:00 - 11:15 – Nicola Horstmann, Houston, USA | ||
| + | ** Regulation of dual-site phosphorylation of response regulator CovR and its impact on group A streptococcus global gene expression and virulence. | ||
| + | * 11:15 - 11:30 – Andrew Ulijasz, London, UK | ||
| + | ** A novel family of [[two-component systems|two-component like]] redox sensors in the Streptococci. | ||
| + | * 11:30 - 11:45 – [[Marta Perego]], La Jolla, USA | ||
| + | ** Media-dependent regulation of ''Bacillus anthracis'' toxin gene expression by the [[ResD]]-[[ResE]]-controlled respiration pathway. | ||
| + | * 11:45 - 12:00 – Maria Cecilia Manilla, Rosario, Argentina | ||
| + | ** Proline residues of [[DesK]] as transmitting elements of cold stimulus. | ||
| + | * 12:00 - 12:15 – [[Ken-ichi Yoshida]], Kobe, Japan | ||
| + | ** Hyperphosphorylation of [[DegU]] interferes with [[CcpA]]-dependent catabolite repression of ''[[rocG]]'' in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
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| − | == Session III | + | == Session III Industrial Research == |
| − | CHAIR: | + | CHAIR: Ghislain Schyns |
| − | * 14:00 - 14: | + | * 14:00 - 14:45 – Keynote lecture: Sven Panke, Zürich, Switzerland |
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| − | * 14: | + | * 14:45 - 15:00 – Abderahmane Derouiche, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| − | ** | + | ** ''Bacillus subtilis'' [[SalA]] is a phosphorylation-dependent transcription factor that regulates the production of the exoprotease [[AprE]]. |
| − | * 15:00 - 15:15 | + | * 15:00 - 15:15 –Jolanda Neef, Groningen, Netherlands |
| − | ** | + | ** A novel expression platform for the production of cell wall-bound and secreted staphylococcal antigens. |
| − | * 15: | + | * 15:15 - 15:30 – Ferro Iolanda, Potsdam, Germany |
| − | ** | + | ** tRNA abundance and aminoacylation in [[Bacillus licheniformis]] |
| − | * 15: | + | * 15:30 - 15:45 –Birgit Voigt, Greifswald, Germany |
| + | ** The response of ''Bacillus pumilus'' to hydrogen peroxide-provoked oxidative stress. | ||
| + | * 15:45 - 16:15 - COFFEE BREAK | ||
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| − | CHAIR: | + | == Session IV: Vaccines == |
| + | CHAIR: Guido Grandi | ||
* 16:00 - 16:15 – Declan Gray, Newcastle, UK | * 16:00 - 16:15 – Declan Gray, Newcastle, UK | ||
** Starvation survival of ''Bacillus subtilis'' without [[sporulation]] | ** Starvation survival of ''Bacillus subtilis'' without [[sporulation]] | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 20 May 2015
Monday June 22, 2015
- 8:15 - 8:30 – Welcome remarks, Jim Hoch, Marta Perego
- 8:30 - 9:15 - Keynote lecture: Andrew Camilli, Boston, USA
- The Streptococcus pneumoniae cell wall controls pneumolysin release and contributes to virulence.
Session I Signal transduction I
CHAIR: Marta Perego
- 9:15 - 9:30 – Kevin Devine, Dublin, Ireland
- The activities of the WalR-WalK and PhoP-PhoR two-component signal transduction systems are determined by signals that emanate from cell wall metabolism in Bacillus subtilis
- 9:30 - 9:45 – Hendrik Szurmant, La Jolla. USA
- The YycF-YycG two-component system as a regulatory feedback loop for the expression of autolysin activity and the target of antimicrobial activities by human chemokines.
- 9:45 - 10:00 – Tarek Msadek, Paris, France
- Peptide antibiotic resistance and intramembrane kinase signaling in Staphylococcus aureus.
- 10:00 – 10:30 – COFFEE BREAK
Session II Signal transduction II
CHAIR: Kevin Devine
- 10:30 - 10:45 – Mary K. Phillips-Jones, Preston, UK
- Characterization of ligand binding by VanS, the membrane sensor kinase of the two-component system regulating A-type vancomycin resistance in the enterococci.
- 10:45 - 11:00 – Emanuel Hanski, Jerusalem, Israel
- Regulation of group A Streptococcus virulence by sensing of asparagines.
- 11:00 - 11:15 – Nicola Horstmann, Houston, USA
- Regulation of dual-site phosphorylation of response regulator CovR and its impact on group A streptococcus global gene expression and virulence.
- 11:15 - 11:30 – Andrew Ulijasz, London, UK
- A novel family of two-component like redox sensors in the Streptococci.
- 11:30 - 11:45 – Marta Perego, La Jolla, USA
- 11:45 - 12:00 – Maria Cecilia Manilla, Rosario, Argentina
- Proline residues of DesK as transmitting elements of cold stimulus.
- 12:00 - 12:15 – Ken-ichi Yoshida, Kobe, Japan
- 12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
Session III Industrial Research
CHAIR: Ghislain Schyns
- 14:00 - 14:45 – Keynote lecture: Sven Panke, Zürich, Switzerland
- tba
- 14:45 - 15:00 – Abderahmane Derouiche, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 15:00 - 15:15 –Jolanda Neef, Groningen, Netherlands
- A novel expression platform for the production of cell wall-bound and secreted staphylococcal antigens.
- 15:15 - 15:30 – Ferro Iolanda, Potsdam, Germany
- tRNA abundance and aminoacylation in Bacillus licheniformis
- 15:30 - 15:45 –Birgit Voigt, Greifswald, Germany
- The response of Bacillus pumilus to hydrogen peroxide-provoked oxidative stress.
- 15:45 - 16:15 - COFFEE BREAK
Session IV: Vaccines
CHAIR: Guido Grandi
- 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
- 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
- Rise to the surface: importance of motility and aerotaxis in pellicle biofilm development
- 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
- Impact of secretion and wall stress on protein secretion by Bacillus subtilis
- 17:20 - 17:35 – Alexandria Holland, Bath University, UK
- Protein secretion in Bacillus thermoglucosidasius
- 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
