Recent years have brought us striking discoveries in the field of bacterial genetics and ecology that sprung from rapid advances in sequencing technologies and “omics” approaches, bioinformatics, microscopy and various analytical techniques. These advances allowed us to gather vast amounts of data, marvel over the remarkable diversity of microbial communities, culture previously unculturable organisms and discover novel ecosystem functions. These rapid developments now call for critical evaluation of the vast knowledge obtained and for hypothesis-driven research that will lead to novel concepts and connections and will be addressed during the 12th meeting on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO). We are pleased to welcome some of the most renowned scientists in this field to give presentations on recent advances in prokaryotic evolution and horizontal gene transfer; socio-microbiology and microbial community networking; microbial interactions with eukaryotic hosts; drivers of microbial community diversity and ecological outcomes; beneficial microbes; and microbial responses to anthropogenic impacts and biotechnological advances that may alleviate them. ... [Information of the supplier]
We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia-Yersinia, also the 11th international symposium on Yersinia, which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday June 24, and will conclude after lunch on Friday June 28, 2013. Yersinia 11 is the most important event in the field of Yersinia to bring together researchers from around the world working on Yersinia to exchange ideas and knowledge on wide topics, including bacteriology, epidemiology, infection and immunity, genomics and evolution, disease surveillance and control, and Omics-driven studies for the bacteria. ... [Information of the supplier]
Recent years have brought us striking discoveries in the field of bacterial genetics and ecology that sprung from rapid advances in sequencing technologies and “omics” approaches, bioinformatics, microscopy and various analytical techniques. These advances allowed us to gather vast amounts of data, marvel over the remarkable diversity of microbial communities, culture previously unculturable organisms and discover novel ecosystem functions. ... [Information of the supplier]
Uptake of foreign mobile genetic elements is often detrimental and can result in cell death. For protection against invasion, prokaryotes have developed several defence mechanisms, which take effect at all stages of infection. The most recent discovered defence system is the prokaryotic immune system, termed CRISPR/Cas. This defence system directly degrades invading genetic material and is present in almost all archaea and many bacteria. Current data indicate a large variety in their mechanistic molecular approaches. This meeting is the 3rd European CRISPR Meeting after the previous meetings in Wageningen 2010 (organised by John van der Oost, Stan Brouns, Edze Westra, Philippe Horvath) and in St. Andrews 2013 (organised by Malcolm White, John van der Oost, Emanuelle Charpentier). The meeting is sponsored by the DFG Research Group "Unravelling the prokaryotic immune system" (FOR1680). Leading international experts on CRISPR/Cas will give lectures, additional oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. Poster presentations will give scientists the opportunity to discuss their current work. Sessions will cover the following topics: evolution of the CRISPR/Cas system, CRISPR/Cas systems I-III, virus-host interactions and applications and Genome Editing and CRISPRi. ... [Information of the supplier]
Cyanobacteria (CB), also called Cyanophyta (or Blue-green algae) are ancient (3.5 billion years old) procaryotic microorganisms known to be related to the chloroplasts of all green plants, with CB evolving oxygenic photosynthesis over two billion years ago. CB are thought to have made a major contribution to the formation of the earth's atmosphere and are still forming almost half present-day oxygen. CB also contribute to the formation of sedimentary rock (carbonates in the marine littorals and freshwater springs). Among other important processes in the lithosphere, CB can colonize bare rock and be essential for rock weathering. CB are found worldwide, although some taxa (genera, species, ecomorphs) are characteristic of particular environments from polar to tropical and cold to hot. In freshwaters their niches range from those forming nuisance blooms to those in the cleanest springs and mountain streams, where they often reach their highest diversity. No doubt many taxa still remain to be described.Nowadays molecular methods are helping to make clear the natural (phylogenetic) relationships of their taxa and also habitat preferences related to differing gene expression based on both single molecular markers and whole genome analyses. The IAC Symposium 2016 intends to offer a suitable platform to bridge classical and recent understanding of their morphology, ultrastructure and ecology with functional molecular biology. ... [Information of the supplier]
The 14th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology-"Talking with the neighbours"- will be held on 4–8 June, 2017, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The deadline for abstract submission is 20 February, 2017. The fee does include snacks and beverages during coffee and lunch breaks. The symposium web site has responsive design. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The 15th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology with the theme "Ecosystem drivers in a changing planet", will be held on 26-30 May, 2019, in Lisbon, Portugal. Main topics amongst others will be: horizontal gene transfer, microbial adaption and the human microbiome in health and disease. [Editorial staff vifabio]
We very much look forward to the next years Mycotoxin Workshop, which will be held in Ghent, Belgium. The conference will start Wednesday, 22nd of May 2013, and end Friday, 24th of May 2013. The workshop will be organized by Prof. Dr. Siska Croubels (Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and by Prof. Sarah De Saeger (Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) from Ghent University (Belgium) in cooperation with the MYTOX research group (www.en.mytox.be), together with the Society for Mycotoxin Research. ... [Information of the supplier]
The 12th European Fusarium Seminar is being organised by the Mycology and Food Safety Research Unit, at INRA and will be held at the Palais de la Bourse, Bordeaux. Fusarium is in general present everywhere on cultivated crop and in the environment. Harvests are usually safe but sometimes, depending on climatic conditions, various Fusarium species can cause terrible epidemics of blight. In addition, most Fusarium species produce secondary metabolites that accumulate in crops and are very toxic for human and animal consumers. The produced mycotoxins are usually very stable and only few enzymatic systems from other organisms have been found able to degrade or inactivate theses compounds. After almost thirty years of intensive research fighting against these undesirable pathogens and their toxins, are we able to mitigate their effects? A lot of factors influencing epidemics of Fusarium blight and accumulation of toxins in the harvests have been identified: climatic conditions, cultural practices, virulence of the pathogens, resistance status of cultivars, stressing conditions, the fungicides being used etc. In addition, exploration of Fusarium diversity is far from being complete. Indeed, the number of Fusarium species identified worldwide increases every day and epidemiology studies show continuous changes in populations. Today, reduction of mycotoxin levels in food and feeds remains a tremendous challenge for the future. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Kingdom Fungi, constitute in excess of 1.5 million different species and they can be found in every ecosystem on our planet. By the same token, their diversity is enormous and they have a great impact on man and the environment. Their benefits are seen in the foods we consume, such as mushrooms, cheeses, drinks and sauces and now, more recently, fungi have been discovered that produce antibiotics, anticancer agents and even fuel-related compounds. Fungi are also used in the industrial manufacture of chemicals and enzymes. They are the main recyclers in the terrestrial environment, and at the same time help feed forest trees through mycorrhizal association with roots. They have close associations with algae or cyanobacteria to form lichens which are useful indicators of environmental change. Significantly, some fungi can damage food and food products, wood, furniture, fabrics, and even petroleum products. Yet, how much do we really know about the working processes of fungi, and for that matter, how many fungi really exist on the planet? The aim of this conference is to look at the enormous wealth of species and genetic diversity in the fungi, biological functions, relationships and adaptions to our changing environment and to discover their ever increasing role in providing benefits to mankind. ... [Information of the supplier]
