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Biofilms 4 Programme
Biofilms 4
4th
International Conference
Final Programme
Microbial communities in disease
Wednesday, 1st September
09:00 – 13:00
Registration
12:00 – 13:30
Buffet lunch
13:30
Welcome, followed by
The Integration of the Biofilm Concept into the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Musculoskeletal Infections
Keynote Speaker: Bill Costerton – Allegheny-Singer Research
Institute, USA
14:10
Session 1: Microbial communities in disease
Biofilms and chronic infections
Chair and Invited Speaker: Thomas Bjarnsholt, University of
Copenhagen, Denmark
14:30
Differential response of human keratinocyes to diffusible products
from planktonic and biofilm cultures of Staphylococcus aureus
Garth James, Montana State University, USA
14:50
Polymicrobial, pathogenic biofilms in pediatric adenoids: a cultureindependent approach to diagnosing biofilm infections
Luanne Hall-Stoodley, University of Southampton Wellcome Trust
CRF, UK
15:10
The Influence of Selected Autochthonous Bacteria on the
Establishment of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Novel Wound Simulator
Angela Oates, University of Manchester, UK
15:30
Characterization of biofilms on hemodiaysis catheters
Steve Jones, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary,
Canada
Surface engineering and biofilm
tribology
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00
Session 2: Surface engineering and biofilm tribology
Antimicrobial effect of polymer brush coatings on staphylococcal
biofilms
Chair and Invited Speaker: Henny van der Mei, University of
Groningen, The Netherlands
16:20
From nanotechnology to microbiology - antibiofilm activity of
nanosized magnesium fluoride
Ehud Banin, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
16:40
Antibiofilm coatings developed from a bio-inspired approach
Thomas Blin, University of Rouen, France
17:00
Tribological behaviour of oral mixed biofilms
Helena Cruz, DEB - University of Minho, Portugal
17:20 – 19:00
Welcome Drinks and Poster Session
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Thursday, 2nd September
Global scale biofilm
systems
08:30
09:00
Session 3: Global scale biofilm systems
Mitigation and mediators of global change
Chair and Invited Speaker: Hilary Lappin-Scott, Swansea
University, UK
09:20
Utility of Biofilms in Geologic Carbon Sequestration
Robin Gerlach, Montana State University, USA
09:40
Pathogen interactions within phylloplane biofilms: importance of
the VBNC state
Bill Keevil, University of Southampton, UK
10:00
Biophysical basis for the geometry of coniform biofilms
Alexander Petroff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
10:20 – 10:50
Community ecology and evolution
10:50
Coffee break
Session 4: Community ecology and evolution
Influences on the composition and stability of microbiome
communities during development
Chair and Invited Speaker: Andrew McBain, University of
Manchester, UK
11:10
Mutability of polyspecies bacterial biofilm community members
Larisa Magdanova, Institute of Ecology and Genetics of
Microorganisms, Russian Federation
11:30
The significance of oxygen gradients on the evolution of biofilm
formation by Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 in static liquid
microcosms.
Anna Koza, The SIMBIOS Centre, University of Abertay Dundee,
UK
11:50
Quantification of food web interactions on semi-natural biofilms.
Martina Erken, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research,
Germany
12:10 – 13:40
13:40
Novel biotechnology and
bioengineering
Mechanisms and consequences of biofilm dispersal
Keynote Speaker: Staffan Kjelleberg – University of New South
Wales, Australia
Lunch break
Session 5: Novel biotechnology and bioengineering
Mass-spring models for individual-based microbial interactions
and biofilm formation
Chair and Invited Speaker: Cristian Picioreanu, Technical
University of Delft, The Netherlands
14:00
Study of antibiotics diffusion-reaction in biofilms by dynamical
fluorescence (FLIM,FCS)
Karine Steenkeste, ISMO, France
14:20
Transcriptomic studies of putative gene clusters involved in biofilm
formation & EPS biosynthesis of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Söeren Bellenberg, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
14:40
Effects of different acidophilic, moderately thermophilic
microorganisms on attachment and biofilm formation on pyrite
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Nanni Noel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
15:00 – 15:30
Structural dynamics and
emergent properties of
biofilms
15:30
Coffee break
Session 6: Structural dynamics and emergent properties of
biofilms
Biofilm matrix functionality
Chair and Invited Speaker: Thomas Neu, Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research
15:50
Biofilm physical properties from the inside
Nelly Henry, Institute Curie, France
16:10
Bacillus subtilis biofilms on immersed surfaces: there is a life
below the pellicle
Romain Briandet, INRA, France
16:30
Role of eDNA in biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Kai Thormann
16:50 – 18:00
19:30
Poster session
Conference dinner – Winchester Cathedral
Poster prize announcement
Modulation of biofilm communities
Friday, 3rd September
09:10
09:30
09:50
10:10
Signalling and communication in
biofilms
10:30 – 11:00
11:00
Session 7: Modulation of biofilm communities
The driving and shaping of biofilm functions by protozoan
predation
Chair and Invited Speaker: Carsten Matz, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research, Germany
Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation by
Salmonella Typhimurium and Pseudomonsa aeruginosa and
Investigation of Their Mode of Action
Hans Steenackers, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Environmental triggers and intracellular signaling of biofilm
dispersal
Nicolas Barraud, University of New South Wales, Australia
Analysis of Multiple Hypotheses for Antibiotic Tolerance of
Staphylococcus epidermidis in Biofilms
Phil Stewart, Montana State University, USA
Coffee break
Session 8: Signalling and communication in biofilms
Autoinducer-2: Role in Inter-species Interactions between Bacteria
Indigenous to the Human Microbiome
Chair and Invited Speaker: Alex Rickard, University of Michigan,
USA
11:20
A Novel Cell-To-Cell Communication Molecule, cis-2-Decenoic
Acid, Acts To Induce Bacteria To Transition From A Biofilm
Lifestyle To An Active Disseminating Lifestyle
David Davies, Binghamton University, USA
11:50
Remote control of antibiotic resistance within bacterial
communities
Jean-Marc Ghigo, Institut Pasteur, France
12:10
Denitrification and nitric oxide production in laboratory, in vivo and
ex vivo biofilms of the oral cavity and nasopharynx.
Paul Stoodley, University of Southampton, UK
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12:30 – 14:00
Biofiilm development: a multidisciplinary
approach
14.00
Lunch break
Session 9. Biofilm development: A multidisciplinary approach
The role of the Pel polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm development
Chair and Invited Speaker: Matt Parsek, University of
Washington, USA
14:20
dATP/ATP in biofilm formation and pathogenesis
Chuanwu Xi, University of Michigan, USA
14:40
Regulatory systems required for biofilm development and the
maintenance of the planktonic mode of growth
Karin Sauer, Binghamton University, USA
15:00
Growth and development of 3-dimensional structures in biofilms
and cancer - an integrated approach
Samuel Collins, University of Southampton, UK
15:20
Long-term evolutionary dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in
a human host environment
Keynote Speaker: Soeren Molin – Technical University of
Denmark
15:50
Closing comments, departure
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