Program Overview
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 |