
1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology
2–30 Nov 2020
Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic Microorganisms, Viruses, Prions
- Go to the Sessions
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- S1. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease
- S2. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
- S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
- S4. Emerging Infectious Diseases
- S5. Successful Bacterial Clones
- S6. Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling
- S7. Ecology and Physiology of Acidobacteria
- S8. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
- S9. Microbe-Plant Interactions
- S10. Evolutionary Insights into Parasitism, Pathogenicity, and Drugable Targets in the Alveolata
- Event Details
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology (ECM 2020) has ended successfully online. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation and contribution. Full papers and presentations are available at: https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/presentations/view.
Welcome from the Chairs
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to invite you to join the 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology (ECM 2020) that is hosted online by: https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/.
ECM 2020 will present the latest research related to prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and prions. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Gut Microbiota and Health Disease
- Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Successful Bacterial Clones
- Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling
- Ecology and Physiology of Acidobacteria
- Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
- Digitalisation and automation for the characterization of microorganisms and bioprocess development
- Expression of difficult to express proteins
- Microbial bioprocess development with synthetic microorganisms (microorganisms which have been created by means of synthetic biology)
- Microbe-Plant Interactions
- Endophytic microbes: Applications and effects on plant hosts
- Nitrogen-fixing symbioses in plants
- Microbe-plant interactions in plant disease
- Symbioses effects on plant resilience in a changing climate
- A new agriculture employing symbiotic microbes in place of agrochemicals
- Evolutionary Insights into Parasitism, Pathogenicity, and Drugable Targets in the Alveolata
ECM 2020 seeks to fulfill this need by offering a completely digital (online) method for running a scientific conference. ECM 2020 will allow its participants to share their latest research results and receive near-instantaneous feedback from microbiology researchers throughout the world through online question and answer sessions and discussion groups. In this way, ECM 2020 will serve as a platform for advancing the state-of-the-art in microbiology. There is no cost to participate in ECCS 2020.
All submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the conference committee. Upon acceptance of their abstract, authors will contribute an extended abstract for the conference proceedings and a slide presentation of their work. The authors of the most outstanding contributions will be invited to submit a full manuscript for potential publication in Microorganisms (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms).
I hope you will choose to be a part of this exciting conference and present your most transformative research on microbiology.
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Ashlynn Wang
MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan
E-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Jennifer Shi
MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan
E-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Penny Zhang
MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan
E-mail: [email protected]
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Paper Award and Best Poster Award.
Winner Announcement
On behalf of the chairs of ECM 2020, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and Best Poster Award:
The Best Paper Award have been awarded to
- sciforum-037416 , "Allium cepa L. Inoculation with a Consortium of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Effects on Plant Growth and Development and Soil Fertility Status and Microbial Community"
Marika Pellegrini, Daniela Maria Spera, Claudia Ercole , Maddalena del Gallo
The Best Poster Award has been awarded to
- sciforum-033924 , "Potential Therapeutic Use of Olive Leaf Extracts Obtained from the Olive Tree (Olea europaea) against Helicobacter pylori Infection"
Jose Manuel Silvan, Lucia Domingo-Serrano, Teresa Alarcon, Marin Prodanov, Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez
Each Award consists of 500 CHF.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 1
The Best Paper Award is presented to the paper judged to make the most significant contribution to the conference.Number of Awards Available: 1
The Best Poster Award was established to recognize the scientific merit exhibited in poster presentation and preparation.Terms and Conditions:
Best Paper Award
As a sponsor, Microorganisms would like to award the best paper as elected by the conference committee. The award will consist of 500 Swiss Francs. We look forward to posting your contributions.
Criteria for Evaluation of Best Paper Award:
- Full paper must be submitted to ECM 2020;
- Originality/novelty of the paper;
- Significance of content;
- Scientific soundness;
- Interest to the readers;
- English language and style.
Evaluation
- Each Evaluation Committee member will give an assessment for each applicant in terms of the criteria outlined above;
- The total score for each presentation will be ranked from highest to lowest;
- If two or more authors receive the same score, further evaluation will be carried out;
- All decisions made by the Evaluation Committee are final.
Best Poster Award
As a sponsor, Microorganisms would like to grant an award (500 Swiss Francs) for the best poster presented at the conference. This prize is awarded by a jury to the best designed poster presented at the conference.
Posters should have the following information.
- Title (with authors and affiliations)
- Introduction/Objectives/Aims
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Contact information
- A 3-minute video presentation
During the conference, the chair is invited to judge the quality of the 3-minute video presentation and poster. Criteria for judgement of the presentation will be the ability to summarize the content of the work and motivate the interest in looking at the poster. In addition, the clarity of poster and appearance quality will be considered.
Invited Speakers

Ped. Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, AAM & ASM School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
List of Videos from Invited Speakers
Invited Talks
Characteristics of the global high-risk Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone ST235
Characterisation of the transmissible locus for protein quality control in the world-wide prevalent Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone C
by Ute Römling
Characterisation of a globally disseminated multidrug resistant uropathogenic/E. coli/clone
Conference Chair

Department of Molecular Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Session Chairs

Department of Life and Environmental Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Department of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, United States

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK

Department of Molecular Systems Biology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany

1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA,
2. Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
Sessions
S1. Gut Microbiota and Health DiseaseS2. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
S4. Emerging Infectious Diseases
S5. Successful Bacterial Clones
S6. Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling
S7. Ecology and Physiology of Acidobacteria
S8. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
S9. Microbe-Plant Interactions
S10. Evolutionary Insights into Parasitism, Pathogenicity, and Drugable Targets in the Alveolata
List of Authors (222)
List of accepted submissions (52)
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sciforum-037377 | Lactococcus lactis RBT18: from the rainbow trout farm to the lab, the tale of a nisin Z producer | , , , , , , , , | N/A | N/A |
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Infectious diseases, such as lactococcosis caused by Lactococcus garvieae, are portrayed as critical limiting factors in aquaculture. The antimicrobial properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), mainly the production of organic acids and bacteriocins (e. g., the lanthionine containing nisins A and Z; NisA and NisZ, respectively), led to propose LAB as probiotics to be used as an alternative and/or complementary strategy to vaccination and chemotherapy in aquaculture. L. lactis RBT18, isolated from cultured rainbow trout, exerts a strong direct and extracellular antimicrobial activity against L. garvieae and other ichthyopathogens, being the latter heat-resistant (100ºC, 10 min), and thus suggesting the involvement of a thermostable antimicrobial compound (i. e., bacteriocin). Cross-immunity tests using the agar-well-diffusion test (ADT) and PCR assays suggested that NisA/Z is the bacteriocin responsible for the extracellular antimicrobial activity exerted by L. lactis RBT18. To demonstrate this hypothesis, the bacteriocin was purified to homogeneity by two multi-chromatographic procedures. MALDI TOF-MS analyses of purified samples after the last reverse-phase chromatography step identified the presence of NisZ (3,330 Da), and its oxidized form (3,346 Da), derived from the oxidation of a lanthionine ring. The oxidized NisZ showed a diminished antimicrobial activity which would increase the chances of bacterial pathogens to evade its antimicrobial activity. Further experiments are necessary to assess the in vitro and in vivo safety and efficiency of L. lactis RBT18 as probiotic in aquaculture, but also to optimize the environmental conditions to reduce bacteriocin oxidation and thus bacterial pathogen resistance. |
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sciforum-037379 | New bacterial strains that destroy aromatic compounds act as antagonists of highly active phytopathogens | , , , , | N/A |
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The growth of the world's population sets the task of providing people with quality food. Getting a high yield of plants is impossible without the use of fertilizers and plant protection products. However, the use of a large number of chemical compounds leads to their excessive accumulation in plants and can have a negative impact on human health. On the other hand, compounds used for multidirectional treatment of plants partially enter the soil, penetrate into the groundwater, which ultimately affects the quality of natural waters and bottom sediments. Therefore, the primary task is to intensify agricultural production without causing additional damage to the environment. This problem can be partially solved using microorganisms with target properties. For example, microorganisms that increase the bioavailability of nutrients that have phytostimulating properties, have antifungal, insecticidal, acaricidal effects and, at the same time, decompose pesticide residues. Microorganisms that combine several useful traits are especially valuable. Thphe aim of this work was to search for new microbial strains that are applicable for agricultural production and possess a complex technologically significant potential. 30 strains of soil organisms were isolated from soil samples of the central chernozem region of Russia. The primary selection of strains was performed by direct plating on an agar mineral medium containing sodium benzoate as the only source of carbon and energy. We proceeded from the assumption that the ability to degrade benzoate can serve as a criterion for the presence of a minimum biodegradative potential for two reasons. Despite the relatively simple structure of the benzoate molecule, the biodegradation of this compound presupposes the presence of specialized biodegradation pathways and genes. Bacterial strains capable of degrading benzoate are, to varying degrees, capable of degrading other pollutants. It is important to emphasize that the isolation of soil microorganisms on a mineral medium with benzoate made it possible to quickly assess the presence of one of two biodegradative pathways - ortho- or meta-cleavage of catechol. The data obtained did not allow us to detect strains decomposing benzoate via the pathway of meta-cleavage, since there was no yellow coloration of the medium, characteristic of 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde formed as a result of meta-cleavage of catechol, a product of benzoate biodegradation. Thus, it was shown that the metabolism of benzoate in the isolated strains occurs with the induction of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. Some of the isolated strains showed high antagonistic activity against fungi-phytopathogens. The new Pseudomonas strain showed high activity. This strain completely inhibited the growth of the fungus Fusarium graminearum, preventing the phytopathogen from developing within a month of co-cultivation. The ability of this strain to inhibit the growth of the bacterial phytopathogen Ralstonia sp. 7-1 should be specially noted. Thus, a number of bacterial strains have been identified that are promising for use in plant protection technologies. Among the highlighted ones, a new bacterial strain Bacillus sp. This strain is a spore-forming culture and is distinguished by an unusual morphology and development cycle of gram-positive cells. During growth, the strain forms chains of cells of irregular shape, which on the first day of growth on rich nutrient media are filled with multiple lipid granules of unknown nature. Of particular interest is the ability of one of the cells in the chain to divide, forming a helical cell form, which is further split into multiple small irregular cell forms. Thus, the study of the microbial diversity of chernozems made it possible to identify strains potentially significant for biotechnology, combining such important properties as activity against phytopathogens and decomposition of pollutants, which makes it possible to develop biopreparations for multipurpose purposes. In addition, the isolation of new, previously undescribed bacteria significantly expands the understanding of microbial biodiversity. The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project № 19-54-80003. |
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sciforum-037335 | Subtypes of NanS-p sialate O-acetylesterase encoded by Stx2a bacteriophages |
Stefanía Pascal ,
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli strains are foodborne pathogens that can cause severe human diseases, such as haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome. Stxs are encoded by bacteriophages (Stx phages) which show remarkable variations in genome composition and harbour several genes of unknown function. Recently, a gene encoding a sialate O-acetylesterase (NanS-p) was identified in some relevant Stx2a phages and it was suggested that it could provide advantages for bacterial growth in the gut. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence and sequence of nanS-p genes in available Stx2a genomes. A total of 59 DNA sequences of Stx2a phages were extracted from NCBI GenBank database with the BLASTN program using the stx2a sequence from the phage 933W as query sequence, either as complete phage genomes (45) or from bacterial genomes by subsequent analysis with PHASTER web server (14). Comparative analysis revealed that nanS-p was located downsteam stx2a in all genomes. Twenty different amino acid sequences of NanS-p were identified among the 59 Stx2a phages. Specifically, catalytic esterase domains were clustered in 11 groups, with differences mainly observed in nine amino acid positions. Sequences corresponding to the N-terminal domain (DUF1737) clustered into three groups, two of them closely related, while C-terminal domain was highly variable giving place to four groups. Since sialate O-acetylesterase activity has been determined from particular Stx2a phages, new studies are necessary to evaluate if the NanS-p subtypes identified in the present study also differ in their biological activity. |
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sciforum-038015 | Structural and Functional Annotation of Uncharacterized Protein NCGM946K2_146 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: An In-Silico Approach |
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The human pathogen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is indeed one of the renowned important longtime infectious diseases, tuberculosis (TB). Interestingly, MTB infection has become one of the world's leading causes of human death. In trehalose synthase, the protein NCGM 946K2 146 found in MTB has an important role. For carbohydrate transport and metabolism, trehalose synthase is required. The protein isn't clarified yet, though. In this research, an in silico approach was therefore formulated for functional and structural documentation of the uncharacterized protein NCGM946K2 146.Three distinct servers, including Modeller, Phyre2, and Swiss Model were used to evaluate the predicted tertiary structure. The top materials are selected using structural evaluations conducted with the analysis of Ramachandran Plot, Swiss-Model Interactive Workplace, Prosa-web, Verify 3D, and Z scores. This analysis aimed to uncover the value of the NCGM946K2 146 protein of MTB. This research will, therefore, improve our pathogenesis awareness and give us a chance to target the protein compound. |
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sciforum-037197 | Improvement of methane yield using bioaugmentation technique in a thermophilic anaerobic digestion process. |
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Alberto Piña-Escobedo ,
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Introduction. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is considered one of the most beneficial technologies for the treatment of organic wastes, from which energy in form of biogas and digestate as a soil amendment can be obtained. However, AD often suffers from process instability due to high levels of inorganic toxic substances such as ammonium, phosphates, sulfates or metal ions, variations in operating parameters such as temperature and pH, as well as a lack of proper balance between microbial groups. One of the alternatives to combat these imbalances is bioaugmentation, which is defined as the addition of specific microorganisms (either pure cultures or microbial consortia) into the system to accomplish a certain function. In this work, hydrogenotrophic methanogens were used to improve the methane yield of a thermophilic AD process of the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) in Mexico City. Methods. The OFMSW (substrate) and leachate (inoculum) were collected from a composting plant in Mexico City. The consortium containing the hydrogenotrophic methanogens was isolated from the leachate. A biochemical methane potential (BMP) test was performed to know if the consortium influenced the methane yield. A 1:1 volatile solids (VS) ratio substrate/inoculum was operated in 125 mL serum bottles with a working volume of 60 ml. The consortium was added to different volume ratios. The process lasted 32 days at 55° C and 60 rpm. The identification of the microbial communities of all treatment groups and consortium were done by high throughput DNA sequencing of bacterial and archaeal 16S rDNA libraries. Results. The highest yield >600 ml CH4/g VSadded was achieved when 25% of the consortium was added followed by 50%; however, between these two treatments, there was not a statistically significant difference. The rest of the treatments were under 600 ml CH4/g VSadded. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the treatment at 25% reached its methane peak after 10 days, meanwhile, the treatment at 50% reached it on approximately 8 days, suggesting in this last treatment, the generation of methane was more accelerated. The methane yield increased by approximately 7% and 5% compared to the control (0%), while using 25% and 50% of the consortium, respectively. Regarding the bacterial communities, it was found that the consortium was mainly composed of members of the phylum Synergistetes. Members of this phylum are known for their acetate oxidizing properties. In all the treatments the phyla Firmicutes, Thermotogae, and Synergistetes were dominant and as the concentration of the consortium in the treatments increased, the presence of the family Thermotogaceae also increased. Conclusions. In this research, we detected that the bioaugmentation using hydrogenotrophic methanogens improved the methane yield of the AD process by more than 5%. The bacterial communities present in the consortium have capacities to degrade cellulolytic compounds and act as acetate oxidants, which play a role in syntrophy with hydrogenotrophic methanogens, however, it is still necessary to know the dynamics of the methanogens. Acknowledgments. The project was supported by CIIEMAD IPN SIP 20172277, 20180942, 20195607, and CONACyT-163235 INFR-2011-01. AKGB was granted a CONACyT-700337 doctorate scholarship. |
Video Submissions from Authors
Videos
Antimicrobial Activity of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from Platanus hybrida: Exploring Alternative Therapies for a Post-Antibiotic Era
Authors: Jessica Ribeiro, Vanessa Silva, Alfredo AIres, Rosa Carvalho, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta
Videos
Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from Wine Industry By-Products of Tinto Cão Variety
Related Paper:Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from Wine Industry By-Products of Tinto Cão Variety
Authors: Jessica Ribeiro, Vanessa Silva, Rupesh Singh, Alfredo AIres, Rosa Carvalho, Virgílio Falco, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta
Videos
Clonal Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius Isolated from Canine Pyoderma
Related Paper:Clonal Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius Isolated from Canine Pyoderma
Authors: Vanessa Silva, Ana Oliveira, Manuela Caniça, Vera Manageiro, José Luis Capelo, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta
Videos
Diversity of Staphylococcus Species Isolated from Surface Waters
Related Paper:Diversity of Staphylococcus Species Isolated from Surface Waters
Authors: Vanessa Silva, Manuela Caniça, Eugénia Ferreira, Ana Sampaio, José Luis Capelo, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta
Call for Papers
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology will be held on 2-30 November 2020. ECM 2020 aims to promote and advance the exciting and rapidly changing field of microbiology. All proceedings will be held online at https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Gut Microbiota and Health Disease
- Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Successful Bacterial Clones
- Cyclic Di-Nucleotide Signaling
- Ecology and Physiology of Acidobacteria
- Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
- Digitalisation and automation for the characterization of microorganisms and bioprocess development
- Expression of difficult to express proteins
- Microbial bioprocess development with synthetic microorganisms (microorganisms which have been created by means of synthetic biology)
- Microbe-Plant Interactions
- Endophytic microbes: Applications and effects on plant hosts
- Nitrogen-fixing symbioses in plants
- Microbe-plant interactions in plant disease
- Symbioses effects on plant resilience in a changing climate
- A new agriculture employing symbiotic microbes in place of agrochemicals
- Evolutionary Insights into Parasitism, Pathogenicity, and Drugable Targets in the Alveolata
ECM 2020 is an electronic conference sponsored by Microorganisms. Participation is free of charge for authors and attendees. Accepted papers will be gathered in the proceedings of the conference. Selected extended versions of the papers will be published in a Special Issue of Microorganisms and undergo full peer review (ISSN 2076-2607; impact factor: 4.167 (2019)) with a 20% discount on the article processing charge. ECM 2020 offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without the concerns or expenditure of travel—all you need is your computer and access to the internet. We would like to invite you to attend this conference and present your latest work.
Abstracts (in English) should be submitted online by 20 September 2020 at https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/. For accepted abstracts, the proceedings can be submitted by 30 September 2020. The conference will be held on 2–30 November 2020.
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information about the submission procedure and preparation of a full presentation, please refer to the "Instructions for Authors".
Time Schedule
- Abstract Submission: 20 September 2020
- Notification of Acceptance: 30 September 2020
- Paper Submission Deadline: 10 October 2020
- Conference Open: 2–30 November 2020
We thank you in advance for your attendance of this conference and look forward to a stimulating exchange.
Instructions for Authors
Submissions should be submitted by the authors online by registering at https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/, and using the “Submit Abstract” function once logged into system.
- Scholars interested in participating with the conference can submit their abstract (about 200–250 words covering the areas of manuscripts for the proceedings issue) online at this website up to 20 September 2020.
- The Conference Committee will conduct a pre-evaluation, based on the submitted abstract, of whether the contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome for the 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology. All authors will be notified by 30 September 2020 about the acceptance of their abstract.
- If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author is asked to submit the manuscript optionally along with a PowerPoint and/or video presentation of his/her paper (only PDF), up to the submission deadline of 10 October 2020.
- The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available at https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/for discussion during the time of the conference, 2–30 November 2020, and will be published in Journal Proceedings.
- The open access journal Microorganisms will publish a Special Issue of the conference and accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference itself. After the conference, the Conference Committee will select manuscripts that may be included for publication in the Special Issue of the journal Microorganisms (the submission to the journal is independent from the conference proceedings and will follow the usual process of the journal, including peer-review, APC, etc.).
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:
First page:
- Title
- Full author names
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors’ e-mail addresses
- Abstract (200–250 words)
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- (Acknowledgements)
- References
Manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word or any other word processor and should be converted to PDF format before submission. The publication format will be PDF. The manuscript should be at least 3 pages (incl. figures, tables, and references) and should not exceed 6 pages.
Presentation Slides
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly in the website using the proprietary slides viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format before submission so that we can easily and automatically process them for online display.
Video Presentations
Besides their active participation within the forum, authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. The video should be no longer than 20 minutes and be prepared in one of the following formats:
- MOV
- MPEG4
- MP4
- AVI
- WMV
- MPEGPS
- FLV
Authors that wish to present only a poster, i.e., without a proceedings paper, can do so in section I. Posters will be available on the conference website during and after the event. Similarly to papers presented at the conference, participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters. Posters that are submitted without a paper will not be included in the proceedings of the conference.
Submission: Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://ecm2020.sciforum.net/ by registering and logging in to this website.
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- MS Word: Manuscript prepared in MS Word must be converted into a single file before submission. When preparing manuscripts in MS Word, the 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology Microsoft Word template file (see download below) must be used. Please do not insert any graphics (schemes, figures, etc.) into a movable frame which can superimpose the text and make layout very difficult.
- LaTeX: Manuscripts prepared in LaTeX must be collated into one ZIP folder (include all source files and images so that the Conference Secretariat can recompile the submitted PDF). When preparing manuscripts in LaTeX, please use the 1st International Electronic Conference on Microbiology LaTeX template files.
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ECM_2020_Word_template.docx
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- Paper Format: A4 paper format, the printing area is 17.5 cm × 26.2 cm. The margins should be 1.75 cm on each side of the paper (top, bottom, left, and right sides).
- Paper Length: The conference proceedings paper should not be longer than 6 pages. The conference manuscript should be as concise as possible.
- Formatting/Style: The paper style of the journal Proceedings should be followed. You may download the template file to prepare your paper (see above). The full titles of the cited papers must be given. Reference numbers should be placed in square brackets [ ], and placed before punctuation; for example [4] or [1–3], and all the references should be listed separately and as the last section at the end of the manuscript.
- Authors List and Affiliation Format: Authors’ full first and last names must be given. Abbreviated middle name(s) can be added. For papers written by various contributors, a corresponding author must be designated. The PubMed/MEDLINE format is used for affiliations: complete street address information including city, zip code, state/province, country, and email address should be added. All authors who contributed significantly to the manuscript (including writing a section) should be listed on the first page of the manuscript, below the title of the article. Other parties who provided only minor contributions should only be listed under Acknowledgments. A minor contribution might be a discussion with the author, reading through the draft of the manuscript, or performing English corrections.
- Figures, Schemes, and Tables: Authors are encouraged to prepare figures and schemes in color. Full color graphics will be published free of charge. Figure and schemes must be numbered (Figure 1, Scheme I, Figure 2, Scheme II, etc.) and an explanatory title must be added. Tables should be inserted into the main text, and numbers and titles for all tables supplied. All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Please supply legends for all figures, schemes, and tables. The legends should be prepared as a separate paragraph of the main text and placed in the main text before a table, figure, or scheme.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
It is the authors’ responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state here “The authors declare no conflict of interest”. This should be conveyed in a separate “Conflict of Interest” statement preceding the “Acknowledgments” and “References” sections at the end of the manuscript. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under the “Acknowledgments” section.
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S1. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease
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S2. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
S4. Emerging Infectious Diseases
S8. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
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Digitalisation and automation for the characterization of microorganisms and bioprocess development
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Expression of difficult to express proteins
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Microbial bioprocess development with synthetic microorganisms (microorganisms which have been created by means of synthetic biology)
S9. Microbe-Plant Interactions
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Endophytic microbes: Applications and effects on plant hosts
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Nitrogen-fixing symbioses in plants
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Microbe-plant interactions in plant disease
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Symbioses effects on plant resilience in a changing climate
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A new agriculture employing symbiotic microbes in place of agrochemicals