Scientific programme
Main topics
- Population structure, classification and typing
- New developments in methods for typing and strain characterization
- Progress in the analysis of emergence and spread of major pathogens (Gram-negative bacteria)
- Progress in the analysis of emergence and spread of major pathogens (Gram-positive bacteria)
- Analysis and typing of plasmids and mobile genetic elements
- Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance
- Zoonoses
- Role of typing for surveillance
- Typing networks
- Workshops
Preliminary programme (PDF with programme at a glance)
Preliminary programme
Wednesday, Sept 1, 2010
Opening Session, 19:00 h
R. Burger:
“Welcome address ”
J. Hacker,
“Microevolution in bacterial pathogens”
M. Hecker:
“Impact of functional genomics for understanding of ecology, adaptation and pathogenesis”
Thursday, Sept 2, 2010
Session 1, 8:30 – 10:00 h
Population structures, classification and typing
(Under the auspices of the section “Microbial systematics, population genetics and infection epidemiology” of the “German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology”, DGHM)
M. Achtman:
"Population genetics and genomics of Salmonella"
S. Niemann:
"Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structure and multidrug resistance"
B. Spratt:
"Molecular typing for sexually-transmitted bacterial infections, particularly gonorrhoea"
(short oral presentations)
Break
Session 2, 11:00 – 13:00 h
New developments in methods for typing and strain characterization
M. Holden:
"Genome sequencing as a tool for high-resolution genotyping"
P. Glaser:
"Genomics and host specifics markers in Streptococcus or Staphylococcus"
B.A. Lindstedt:
"High resolution MLVA-genotyping of enteropathogenic bacteria"
(short oral presentations)
Lunch break and Poster session
Session 3, 15:00 – 16:30 h
Progress in the analysis of emergence and spread of major pathogens, the Gram-negatives
H. Karch:
"What defines a pathovar as an intestinal pathogen?"
U. Dobrindt:
"What defines E. coli as an extraintestinal pathogen?"
(short oral presentations)
Session 4, 16:45 – 18:00 h
Zoonoses
L. Wieler:
"Nosocomial infections (NI) in veterinary medicine"
J. Wagenaar:
"One world, one health: Staphylocci in animals and humans"
(short oral communications)
Concert, 19:00 h
Friday, Sept 3, 2010
Session 5, 8:30 – 10:30 h
Progress in the analysis of emergence and spread of major pathogens, the Gram-positives
C. Donati:
"Population genetics and evolution of the pan-genome of S. pneumoniae"
E. Kuijper:
"New Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes in Europe and its virulence factors"
R. Willems:
"Population dynamics of Enterococcus faecium"
(short oral presentations)
Break
Session 6, 11:00 – 13:00 h
Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance
(Under the auspices of the Working Group “Molecular methods of susceptibility testing” of the Paul-Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy)
U. Nübel:
"Reconstructing MRSA spread based on DNA variation"
R. Canton:
"Dynamics of emergence and spread of ESBL and carbapenemases"
P. Courvalin:
"Resistance gene flow induced by low concentrations of antibiotics"
(short oral presentations)
Lunch break and Poster session
Session 7, 15:00 – 16:30 h
Role of typing networks for surveillance, I. General aspects
(Under the auspices of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC)
A. Ammon:
"Integration of molecular typing into surveillance at EU level"
J. Wain:
"The role of whole genome sequencing for epidemiology"
M. Struelens:
"Role of typing in surveillance of nosocomial pathogens"
Break
Session 8, 16:45 – 18:00 h
Role of typing networks for surveillance; II. Typing networks
(under the auspices of the section “Nosocomial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance” of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, DGHM)
A. Friedrich:
"Regional, international and crossborder molecular typing networks: Experience from SeqNet.org"
H. de Lencastre, A. Tomasz:
"Evolution of molecular tools - to track epidemic clones of staphylococci and to decipher genetic steps in antibiotic resistance"
U. Vogel:
"European efforts to harmonize typing of meningococci"
Expert Lecture, 19:00 h
F. Baquero
Conference Dinner, 20:00 h
Saturday, Sept 4, 2010
Session 9, 8:30 – 10:00 h
Analysis and typing of plasmids and mobile genetic elements
A. Carattoli:
"Plasmids in Gram-negatives: molecular typing, epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance"
L. Poirel:
"Diversity of genetic elements at the origin of beta-lactamase genes acquisition and expression"
(short oral presentations)
Break
Workshops, 10:30 – 12:00 h
I: VNTR Typing: Tips, tricks, and applications
Chairs: R. Goering, L. Dijkshoorn
II: Next generation sequencing, bioinformatics and genotyping
Chair: (to be nominated)
Lunch break
End of conference