The 6th Mikrobiokosmos Conference consists of five oral sessions and one poster session. During all oral sessions, leading scientists from Greece and abroad will present keynote lectures, followed by presentations by researchers and students from Greek Universities and Research Institutes.
Posters will be displayed during the entire conference.
Oral Sessions
- Agriculture-Environment
- Energy
- Food
- Molecular Mechanisms-Model Microorganisms
- New Technologies and Applications
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
FRIDAY, April 3, 2015
Registration and Poster Preparation 15:00 -17:00
Chairpersons M. A. Typas, Th. Sotiroudis
Opening Ceremony, Welcome
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17:00 – 17:15 |
Welcome by the President of the National Hellenic Research Foundation Dr. V. Grigoriou |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Welcome by the General Secretary of Research and Technology |
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17:30 – 17.40 |
Welcome by the President of the Organizing Committee, Th. Sotiroudis |
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17:40 – 17:50 |
MikroBioKosmos – Background and Goals, M.A. Typas |
KEYNOTE LECTURES
Chairpersons K. Pappas, N. Kyrpidis
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17:50 - 18:30 |
R. Landick |
Engineering microbes for conversion of lignocellulosic hydrolysates to biofuels |
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18:30 – 19:10 |
D. Kekos |
2nd Generation Bioethanol: from Science to Technology |
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19:10 - 19:50 |
R. Poole |
Gas microbiology in bioenergy and the environment |
20:00 WELCOME RECEPTION
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015
Agriculture - Environment
Session 1 9:00-11:05
Chairpersons G. Zervakis, D. Karpouzas
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09:00 – 09:30 |
P. Baldrian |
Involvement of soil microorganisms in the biodegradation of lignocellulosics: from ecology to biotechnology |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
D. Daffonchio |
The microbial resource management for plant growth promotion under drought in arid ecosystems |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
M. Iliadi |
Evaluation of maize germplasm for resistance to the mycotoxigenic fungi Fusarium proliferatum -Fusarium verticillioides and the producing fumonisins |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
G. Karaoglanidis |
Population structure and fungicide resistance profile of Botrytis spp. causing damping off disease in stone- and pome-fruit rootstock seedlings |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
A. Katsiani |
Genetic diversity and evolutionary mechanisms of Closteroviruses with emphasis on LChV-1 |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
V. Fryssouli |
Multigene phylogenetic analysis of the genus Ganoderma (Basidiomycota) with emphasis on species occurring in Europe |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
V. Doudoumis |
Spiroplasma, a new symbiont in Tsetse flies |
11:15 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK – POSTER VIEWING
Session 2 11:45 – 14:00
Chairpersons D. G. Georgakopoulos, K. Kormas
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11:45 – 12:15 |
C. Morris |
The plant pathogenic and ice nucleation active bacterium Pseudomonas syringae: a link between agriculture and Earth system processes |
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12:15 – 12:45 |
V. Edgcomb |
Microbial “dining" and social “networking" at deep-ocean smorgasboards: activities and interactions in deep Mediterranean haloclines |
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12:45 – 13:00 |
K. Nikolouli |
Prokaryotic diversity in biodeteriorated wood coming from the fossil forest Bükkábrány (Hungary) |
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13:00 – 13:15 |
M. Tourna |
Ecology of suphur-oxidizing bacteria in New Zealand pasture soils |
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13:15 – 13:30 |
F. Bekris |
Soil bacteria diversity and vegetation in Mediterranean ecosystems of Crete |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
C. Perruchon |
A proteogenomic analysis of a Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans strain able to degrade the fungicide ortho-phenylphenol used in fruit-packaging industry |
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13:45 – 14:00 |
N. Remmas |
Denitrifying community dynamics in an intermittently aerated and fed membrane reactor treating landfill leachate via the implementation of pyrosequencing techniques |
14.00 – 15:00 LUNCH– POSTER VIEWING
Session 3 15:00 – 16:30
Molecular Mechanisms – Model Microorganisms
Chairpersons V. Sophianopoulou, A.I. Koukkou
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15:00 – 15:30 |
C. Scazzocchio |
Genes in microorganisms: from the cistron to the pan-genome |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
G. Diallinas |
Model fungi as unique systems for understanding the function of eukaryotic transporters |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
T. Suarez |
Dictyostelium discoideum: a versatile eukaryotic model organism for development and cellular functions |
16:30 – 17:00 COFFEE BREAK – POSTER VIEWING
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17:00 – 17:15 |
S. Boukouvala |
Microbial xenobiotic metabolism: Comparative functional investigation of arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs) in bacteria and fungi |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
S. Tjamos |
A bacterial triggered signaling cascade leading to plant protection against Verticillium dahliae |
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17:30 – 17:45 |
S. Bellou |
Comparative studies of lipid biosynthesis process in heterotrophic (Yarrowia lipolytica) and autotrophic (Chlorella sp. and Nannochloropsis salina) microorganisms |
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17:45 – 18:00 |
A. Oulas |
Metagenomic investigation of the geologically unique Hellenic Volcanic Arc reveals a distinctive ecosystem with unexpected physiology |
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18:00 – 18:15 |
I.S. Sougleri |
CagA protein is involved in epithelial to mesenchymal transition of gastric epithelial cells in experimental H. pylori infection |
18.30 - 20.00 General Assembly–Elections for the Board of Directors of the Mikrobiokosmos Society
20.30 Social Dinner
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015
Session 4 09:00 – 11:15
Microbes and Food
Chairpersons G. Aggelis, I. Boziaris
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09:00 – 09:30 |
R. Briandet |
Biocide action in multispecies biofilms |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
G.J. Nychas |
Microbiological spoilage of foods; quantitative determination |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
D. Ghikas |
Revealing association of "flat sour" spoilage in canned condensed milk and presence of thermophilic bacteria in milk powder using rep-PCR fingerprinting |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
A.I. Doulgeraki |
Resistance of biofilm cells of Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus under mono- and dual-species conditions to sub-lethal concentrations of benzalkonium chloride, paracetic acid and sodium hypochlorite |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
N. Chorianopoulos |
Production of Greek yoghurt using a Lactobacillus plantarum strain with probiotic potential as starter adjunct |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
E. Nikouli |
Post-prandial response of gut microorganisms communities after a single meal in trout Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
C.V. Bikouli |
Qualifying gilthead seabream freshness using microbial indicators |
11:15 – 11:45 COFFEEBREAK – POSTER VIEWING
Session 5 11:30 – 14:30
New Technologies – Biotechnological Applications
Chairpersons G. Tsiamis, S. Ntougias
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11:45 – 12:15 |
N. Kyrpidis |
Identifying the micro from the peta: a tale of a big data in the micro world |
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12:15 – 12:45 |
K. Vorgias |
Life at extremes. The molecular basis of protein thermostability.“Looking a needle in the haystack” |
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12:45 – 13:00 |
N. Kalogerakis |
Combating Marine Oil Spills Employing Biotechnological Methods |
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13:00 – 13:15 |
D. Sakoula |
Cr(VI) resistance and reduction mechanisms in S3/K bacterial strain-Bench bioreactors creation for the detoxification of Cr(VI) contaminated wastewaters |
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13:15 – 13:30 |
E. Nikolaivits |
Structural and functional studies of a Fusarium oxysporum cutinase with synthetic activity in water-oil reaction system and thermodynamic studies of the reaction system |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
G. Skretas |
Directed evolution of small-molecule therapeutics against neurodegenerative diseases |
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13:45 – 14:00 |
A. Chaliotis |
A novel computational tool for large-scale evolutionary analysis of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and detection of paralog fragments with putative biological role |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
E. Kapsanaki-Gotsi |
Microbial Resources - a biological treasure to foster innovation |
14:15 – 15:15 LUNCH – POSTER VIEWING
Virtual Talk and Sponsors Talks
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15:15– 15:45 |
ASM Presentation by R. Cano |
Paleomicrobiology: a study of microbial forensics of ancient habitats and cultures |
Parallel Thematic Sessions – Group Discussions 16.00 – 17.00
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Session 1: |
BioEnergy [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 2: |
Food [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 3: |
Agriculture [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 4: |
Extreme Environments [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 5: |
Environmental Cleanup - Biodegradation – Bioremediation [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 6: |
Molecular mechanisms – model microorganisms [Coordinator: to be announced] |
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Session 7: |
Society (Culture, Tourism, Education) [Coordinator: to be announced] |
