The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology
The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Microbiology series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer TimeGut Microbiota, Foodborne Pathogens, Food Safety, Antimicrobial Agents, Infectious Diseases, Microbiome, Microbial Characterization, Bioprocess, Microbe Interactions
Thank you for attending ECM 2025!
On behalf of the conference organizing committee of The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology (ECM 2025), we would like to express our appreciation to all of the participants for their contributions. From all accounts, the event was a success.
The ECM 2025 Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards will be announced soon!
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Publication Opportunities for ECM 2025 Participants.
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Welcome from the Chair
S2. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety;
S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance;
S4. Emerging Infectious Diseases;
S5. Microbiome and Soil Science;
S6. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess;
S7. Microbe–Plant Interactions.
Participation in ECM 2025 is free of charge for both authors and attendees. This conference provides an excellent platform for researchers to present their latest findings, engage in direct discussions, and participate in online Q&A sessions.
I look forward to your participation in this exciting conference and encourage you to share your latest ideas and research in the field of microbiology.
Kind regards,
Dr. Nico Jehmlich
Department of Molecular Toxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ GmbH, Leipzig, Germany.
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Program Overview
| 1st April 2025 | 2nd April 2025 | 3rd April 2025 |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks Event Chair (08:50 CEST| 02:50 EDT| 14:50 CST) |
Session 3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (09:00 CEST| 03:00 EDT| 15:00 CST) |
Session 5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (09:00 CEST| 03:00 EDT| 15:00 CST) |
| Session 1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (09:00 CEST| 03:00 EDT| 15:00 CST) |
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| Break | Break | Break |
| Session 2. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (14:00 CEST| 08:00 EDT| 20:00 CST) |
Session 4.Emerging Infectious Diseases and Session 7. Microbe-Plant Interactions Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (14:00 CEST| 08:00 EDT| 20:00 CST) |
Session 6. Microbiome and Soil Science Keynote and Invited Talks Contributed Oral Presentations (14:00 CEST| 08:00 EDT| 20:00 CST) |
*CEST - Central European Summer Time
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
CST - China Standard Time
ECM 2025 Program - Day 1
S1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess
Date: 1st April 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 8:50 (CEST, Basel) | 02:50 (EDT, New York) | 14:50 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
|
08:50-09:00 |
Dr. Nico Jehmlich |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Laurent Dufossé and Prof. Dr. Thomas Brück Session Chairs |
Welcome by Session Chairs |
| 09:10-09:30 | Prof. Dr. Laurent Dufossé Keynote Speaker |
Biotechnological colorants from microorganisms: worldwide overview of private companies and start-ups |
| 09:30-09:50 | Prof. Dr. Thomas Brück Keynote Speaker |
Circularity in the food and cosmetic industry – Biocatalytic routes for generation of high value cosmetic and food ingredients from industrial waste streams |
| 09:50-10:05 |
Dr. Ramesh Chatragadda |
The Future of Bioentrepreneurship: Exploring the Potential of Microbes from Coastal and Deep-Sea Environments |
| Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess | |
| 10:05-10:20 |
Alejandra de la Cruz Munguía |
The bacterial microbiota of knees affected by Gonarthrosis |
|
10:20-10:35 |
Catarina Miranda Selected Speaker |
Shifts in Aerobic Granular Sludge Bacteriome Driven by Seawater Intrusion in Wastewater |
| 10:35-10:50 |
Péter Szabó |
Spectral Efficacy: The Role of UV-C Light Frequency in Viral Inactivation and Disinfection |
| 10:50-11:05 | Antonio Peña-Fernández Selected Speaker |
Assessing the potential association between pigeons and the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in the River Soar and public parks in Leicester, England |
| 11:05-11:20 | Lucia Fernandez Goya Selected Speaker |
Interplay of symbiotic bacteria in Wolbachia density modulation among Naupactini weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) |
| 11:20-11:35 | Beatrice Farda Selected Speaker |
Exploring Cellulose Fibers as Support for a Microbial Inoculant Immobilization |
| 11:35-14:00 | Break | Break |
S2. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease
Date: 1st April 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas |
Welcome by Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:30 |
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas |
Foods and probiotic colonization |
| 14:30-14:50 |
Prof. Hesham El Enshasy |
Gut Microbiome: From Lab. To Market |
| Invited and Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 2. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease | |
| 14:50-15:05 | Joana Monteiro Marques Selected Speaker |
Dissemination of Enterococcus spp. across One Health Settings: Insights from fingerprinting analysis |
| 15:05-15:20 | Oumaima Anachad Selected Speaker |
Evaluation of Molecular Hydrogen in the Treatment of Intestinal Inflammation in a Murine Model |
| 15:20-15:35 | Natalia G. Bednarska Selected Speaker |
Microbial Signatures in High- and Low-Blood-Glucose Participants of the Generation 100 Study |
| 15:35-15:50 | Maria Getsina Selected Speaker |
Decreased levels of aromatic microbial metabolites as a reflection of microbiota dysfunction in cancer patients |
| 15:50-16:05 | Ekaterina Sorokina Selected Speaker |
Comparative analysis of gut microbiota metabolism in healthy and pathological conditions |
ECM 2025 Program - Day 2
S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance
Date: 2nd April 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro Session Chair |
Welcome by Session Chair |
| 09:10-09:30 | Prof. Dr. Benno H. Ter Kuile Keynote Speaker |
Development of antimicrobial resistance: Mechanisms, pathways and driving forces |
| Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance | |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Qinmao Zhou |
Deciphering microbiome dynamics and antibiotic resistome profiles in anaerobic bioreactors treating swine wastewater containing different sulfonamides |
|
09:45-10:00 |
Francesca Coppola Selected Speaker |
Antibiofilm activity of Rosaceae honeys against Acinetobacter baumannii and their prebiotic effect on Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Elkadaoui Soukaina |
Study of the antimicrobial activity of chitosan from insects against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria |
| 10:15-10:30 | Badr-Edine Sadoq Selected Speaker |
Targeting the Resistant F533L Mutant in PBP3 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Computational Approach Using ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles |
| 10:30-10:45 | Maciej Grzegorczyk Selected Speaker |
Staphylococcus aureus biofilm gene analysis: risks for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Jin Ma Selected Speaker |
RecA Inhibitor Mitigates Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance |
| 11:00-11:15 | Mahmoud Naser Aldine Selected Speaker |
Botocidin: A novel bacteriocin produced by a nontoxic C. botulinum strain, HA5 |
| 11:15-14:00 | Break | Break |
S4. Emerging Infectious Diseases and
S7. Microbe-Plant Interactions
Date: 2nd April 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hijri |
Welcome by Session Chair |
|
Invited and Contributed Oral Presentations |
Session 4. Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
| 14:10-14:25 |
Daniel Hanna |
Rapid Benchtop Purification of SARS-CoV-2 for Immunological Studies: Minimizing Cytotoxic Effects on Monocytes |
| 14:25-14:40 | Gabriela Pereira Macelaro Selected Speaker |
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Visceral Leishmaniasis Reporting in Brazil: A Retrospective Analysis of Epidemiological Trends |
| 14:40-14:55 | Ikram Joubair Selected Speaker |
Design and Pilot Scale Production of an Alternative Non-Live Attenuated BTV Vaccine in Yeast |
| 14:55-15:10 | Susanne Reichinnek Selected Speaker |
ULTImate Y2H: A Powerful Platform to decipher Host–Pathogen Protein Interactions and Biological Pathways |
| 15:10-15:25 | Khadija Muhammad Kawu Selected Speaker |
Detection and Antifungal Susceptibility of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Otomycosis in a Tertiary Health Center in Kano, Nigeria. |
| 15:25-15:40 | Isabela Vilas Boas Selected Speaker |
Gestational toxoplasmosis: An analysis of cases over the last 5 years in Brazil according to clinical evolution |
| Invited and Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 7. Microbe-Plant Interactions | |
| 15:40-15:55 | Dr. Ahmed Elbakush Invited Speaker |
Maple Compounds Prevent Biofilm Formation in the Foodborne Pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes |
| 15:55-16:10 | Mian Muhammad Ahmed Selected Speaker |
Harnessing Antioxidant-Producing Rhizobacteria to Boost Loquat Oxidative Stress Defense Under Adverse Environmental Conditions |
| 16:10-16:25 | Clarisse Brígido Selected Speaker |
Proteomic Insights into Bacterial Endophyte Responses to Chickpea Root Exudates Highlight the Role of GacS |
| 16:25-16:40 | Roukaya Ben Gaied Selected Speaker |
Treasures of Tunisian Wild Legumes: Diversity of Root Nodule Endophytes |
| 16:40-16:55 | Steven Orito Selected Speaker |
Impact of Co-Inoculating Bradyrhizobium japonicum with Bacillus subtilis or Priestia megaterium on Nitrate Inhibition of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Soybean |
| 16:55-17:10 | Rajani Pijakala Selected Speaker |
Biocontrol of plant pathogenic fungi by endophytic Trichoderma harzianum through production of volatile organic compounds |
ECM 2025 Program - Day 3
S5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
Date: 3rd April 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Ute Römling Session Chair |
Welcome by Session Chair |
| 09:10-09:30 | Dr. Edward Fox Keynote Speaker |
Aeromonas species - a potential emerging food safety concern? |
| 09:30-09:50 | Dr. Spiros Paramithiotis Keynote Speaker |
Integration of next generation sequencing in food safety, are we there yet? |
| 09:50-10:10 | Dr. Manita Guragain Keynote Speaker |
Non-diarrheagenic pathotypic E. coli in food |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Prof. Dr. Mark Gomelsky |
Antibiofilm compounds protecting fresh produce from Listeria |
| Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety | |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Joana Martins |
Natural Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents: A Comparative Study of Castanea sativa, Hibiscus sabdariffa L., and Punica granatum L. |
| 10:45-11:00 | Boluwatife Esther Ajayi Selected Speaker |
Evaluation of Lactose-Sulfite-Phenol Red-Rifampicin (LSPR) Agar for the Co-Enumeration of Salmonella enterica and Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli in sausage batter |
| 11:00-11:15 | Joana Paiva Selected Speaker |
Microbiological assessment and acceptability of minced meat from hypermarkets: pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms |
| 11:15-11:30 | Antonio Peña-Fernández Selected Speaker |
Strategies for the decontamination of Acanthamoeba spp. and Naegleria fowleri in different water systems in Bombali and Tonkolili districts (Sierra Leone): lessons from the UK Recovery Handbook for Biological Incidents |
| 11:30-11:45 | Raúl Emilio Iza Selected Speaker |
Listeria monocytogenes isolated from fresh pork meat commercialised in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 11:45-14:00 | Break | Break |
S6. Microbiome and Soil Science
Date: 3rd April 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CEST) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Dr. Nico Jehmlich |
Welcome by Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:25 | Dr. Debjyoti Ghosh Invited Speaker |
Cover crop monocultures and mixtures enhance bacterial abundance and functionality in the maize root zone |
| Invited and Contributed Oral Presentations | Session 6. Microbiome and Soil Science | |
| 14:25-14:40 | Laura Sala-Comorera Selected Speaker |
Phage-based biocontrol of nitrification in agricultural soil |
| 14:40-14:55 | Éva Abod Selected Speaker |
Analysis of Soil Biological Activity in the Surroundings of Sfântu Gheorghe in Covasna |
| 14:55-15:10 | Romain Kouakou Fossou Selected Speaker |
Comparative evaluation of 16S rRNA and housekeeping gene-specific primer pairs for rhizobia and agrobacteria community metagenomics |
| 15:10-15:25 | Maria Andrea Reyes Reyes Selected Speaker |
The microbial and physicochemical interactions of soils in the degradation of buried polyethylene pipes in Colombia |
| 15:25-15:40 | Savanah Senn Selected Speaker |
Preliminary data on biodiversity effects of replacing plastic row covers with legume and non-leguminous covers in organic artichoke cropping |
Live Session Recordings
Book of Abstracts
The online version of the ECM 2025 Book of Abstracts including program and all abstracts is available to browse and download!
Poster Gallery
Event Chair
Department of Molecular Toxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ GmbH, Leipzig, Germany.
Dr. Nico Jehmlich is a distinguished researcher in the field of proteomics and environmental microbiology. He specializes in the application of mass spectrometry for microbial community analysis, contributing significantly to our understanding of microbial interactions and functions within various ecosystems. Dr. Jehmlich's work often focuses on the metabolic processes and biochemical pathways of microorganisms, leveraging advanced proteomic techniques to explore environmental samples. His research is pivotal in addressing ecological and environmental challenges, with numerous publications highlighting his expertise in microbial ecology, mass spectrometry, and proteomics.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Laurent Dufossé
Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Réunion Island, Indian Ocean, France.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Brück
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Garching bei München, Germany.
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece.
Prof. Dr. David Rodriguez-Lazaro
Microbiology Division, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hijri
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Prof. Dr. Ute Römling
Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Event Committee
Department of Chemical Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Research and Advanced Training, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
Institute of Digestive Health Research, IRSD, Toulouse, France
ReGenera R&D International for Aging Intervention and San Babila, Clinic, Vitality Therapeutics, Milano, Italy
College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Microbiology and Food Biocatalysis Group, Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Science Research, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
GST Micro LLC, North, USA
Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Microbiology & Immunology Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA
Regenerative Agri-Science Canada, Applied Research Centre for Plant and Soil Health, R3T 5L2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Contract Professor in Infectious & Tropical Diseases, Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutrition Sciences, Università della Calabria, Rende (Cosenza), Italy,
"Annunziata" HUB Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Institute of Food Sciences, Department of Food Biotechnology and Microbiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Keynote Speakers
Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Reunion Island, Reunion, France.
(S1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess) Biotechnological colorants from microorganisms: worldwide overview of private companies and start-ups
Prof. Laurent Dufossé is currently working as a Professor at the Reunion Island University, France. He obtained a Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Burgundy, Dijon (1993). He served as a Lecturer at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Quimper (1995–2006). He is involved in the field of Biotechnology of Food Ingredients for more than 30 years. His main research focused on the microbial production of pigments. This activity started 23 years ago and studies were and are mainly devoted to aryl carotenoids, such as isorenieratene, C50 carotenoids, anthraquinones, and azaphilones.
Werner Siemens Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, School of Natural Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
(S1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess) Circularity in the food and cosmetic industry – Biocatalytic routes for generation of high value cosmetic and food ingredients from industrial waste streams
Professor Brück studied Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at Keele University, UK, conducted his PhD studies in Biochemistry at Imperial College and the University of Greenwich. His academic career branched out to marine natural product biochemistry at the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, USA). In 2006, Professor Brück joined Süd-Chemie AG, where he held various research and high level managerial positions. Since 2011, he is Professor in the field of synthetic biotechnology and sustainability at the TUM. Professor Brück‘s (b. 1972) research focuses on sustainable production of specialty and platform chemicals from biomass residues. Core competencies are microbial cultivation, design of artifical metabolic pathways, synthetic- and systems biology as well as bioprocess development using E. coli, yeast and microalgae production platforms. Professor Brück manages the globally unique TUM-AlgaeTec Center that enables algae cultivation using sophiticated climate simulations.
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece.
(S2. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease) Foods and probiotic colonization
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas is a Senior Full Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Greece. He has a Bachelor's Degree (Honours) in Microbiology and Biochemistry (1992), a Ph.D. in Food Biotechnology, and an MBA in Food from Reading University, UK (1998). Since 2005, he has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Greece, specializing in issues of food technology, food processing, and food quality and safety. In 2012, he was elected an Associate Professor. He has been a member of the editorial board of IJFST since 2007. His main research interests lie in diffusion, solid-state fermentation, bakery and confectionery, emulsion, acrylamide detection, olive oil technology, citrus fruit technology, waste management, and the production of bioethanol from waste material (potato peel waste, sorghum, and maize).
Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Director of Innovation Centre in Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia.
(S2. Gut Microbiota and Health Disease) Gut Microbiome: From Lab. To Market
Prof. Hesham Ali El Enshasy is Director of Institute of Bioproduct Development (IBD), one of the high center of excellence (HICoE) in Malayisa, and professor in bioprocess engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM). He is also the current co-chair for Food, Pharmaceutical& Bio-Engineering Division, Division 15A, American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE). Prof. El Enshasy has five technology patents/trade secrets and more than 200 publications in peer reviewed international journals, book Chapters, and books. Prof. El Enshasy and is the current series editor for Industrial Biotechnology (CRC Press, USA). He was also invited as keynote, plenary, and guest speaker in more than 70 international conferences in field of industrial biotechnology.
Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(S3. Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance) Development of antimicrobial resistance: Mechanisms, pathways and driving forces
Benno H Ter Kuile currently works at the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam. Benno does research in Food Science and Microbiology, focusing on antimicrobial resistance in the food chain. Their most recent publication is 'Genome rearrangements in Escherichia coli during de novo acquisition of resistance to a single antibiotic or two antibiotics successively'. Since 2001, Ter Kuile has worked as a scientific officer at the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. He has been a visiting researcher and visiting lecturer at the UvA’s Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) since 2007. Prior to this, he was, among other things, a researcher at Leiden University and an assistant professor at The Rockefeller University in New York.
(S5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety) Aeromonas species - a potential emerging food safety concern?
Ed received a Newman Fellowship at University College Dublin’s Centre for Food Safety where his researched examined the role of microbial communities in influencing the colonisation of pathogenic bacteria in food processing environments. Ed worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the Australian government’s national scientific research agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), where his research focused on molecular ecology of foodborne pathogens through food chains, microbial genomics, and novel biocontrol approaches for pathogen control.
Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
(S5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety) The title would be 'Integration of next generation sequencing in food safety, are we there yet?
Spiros Paramithiotis received his PhD degree in Food Microbiology from the Agricultural University of Athens, in 2002. In 2003, he joined the Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene where he works today. His research interests lie mainly in the field of food fermentation, with particular emphasis on microbial taxonomy, metabolism, physiology, symbiotic patterns and the underlying molecular mechanisms. He has co-authored more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and has received more than 1000 citations.
(S5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety) Non-diarrheagenic pathotypic E. coli in food
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA.
(S5. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety) Antibiofilm compounds protecting fresh produce from Listeria
Mark Gomelsky is a Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Wyoming. He earned his Ph.D. degree (1991) in Biological Sciences from Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms (Moscow, Russia) and received post-doctoral training at Institut Pasteur in Paris and University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Since establishing his laboratory at the University of Wyoming (1999), Dr. Gomelsky has focused primarily on bacterial signal transduction and photoreception. His laboratory has been among pioneers in the field of c-di-GMP-dependent signaling in bacteria, which turned out to play important roles in biofilm formation and virulence. Some of the foundational studies on c-di-GMP enzymology and sensing were recognized among the most influential papers published in the Journal of Bacteriology in the past century. Dr. Gomelsky’s long-standing interest in bacterial photoreception has resulted in the discovery and characterization of a novel class of photoreceptors, and in engineering of photoactivated enzymes for optogenetic applications. He has been elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of > 90 research papers, reviews and opinion articles.
Invited Speakers
National Institute of Oceanography, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dona Paula, India
(S1. Microbial Characterization and Bioprocess) The Future of Bioentrepreneurship: Exploring the Potential of Microbes from Coastal and Deep-Sea Environments
My current research is aimed to address the biological traits (fluorescence, luminescence, iredisence, pigments) occurence in polar zooplankton and other mucro and macroorganisms. This will help me to gain insights on their ecological functions and role in biogeochemistry. Expertises: Benthos, Biology, Geomicrobiology, Microbiology, Oceanography, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
(S6. Microbiome and Soil Science) Cover crop monocultures and mixtures enhance bacterial abundance and functionality in the maize root zone
My research domain is looking at the soil microbial dynamic functionalities in the rhizosphere of cash crop and cover crop root channels. Specifically, I am focussing on the bacterial and fungal communities and their roles in the re-used cover crop root channels. Current focus is targeted towards the functional dynamics in soil systems under the implications of environmental antimicrobial resistance genes. Techniques mainly used: metabarcoding, metaproteomics
Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA.
(S7. Microbe-Plant Interactions) Maple Compounds Prevent Biofilm Formation in the Foodborne Pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
Co-Founder of MayPall. Along side Dr. Gomelsky, Dr. Ahmed Elbakush leads the scientific research behind the key maple and green tea anti-biofilm compounds within MayPall.
Instructions for Authors
Important Deadline
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 6 January 2025 21 February 2025 You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published as one dedicated volume in Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9976) after quality check. If you wish to publish a full-length proceedings paper, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
- Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
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- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded HERE.
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Publication Opportunities
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge.
Proceedings submission deadline: 3 June 2025.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be 6 winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive an award of CHF 200, along with an offer to publish an extended paper, in the Special Issue of Microorganisms.
Sponsors and Partners
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