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Wednesday 10th August, 2011 |
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08:00 -
08:50 |
Registration and coffee/tea |
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08:50 |
Introductory remarks |
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J. Hays |
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09:00 -
13:00 |
VIRULENCE MECHANISMS 1 |
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Chairmen: W. Wang, M. Jennings, S. Joslin |
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09:00 |
Haemophilus influenzae
and Moraxella catarrhalis: two great opportunists that do
great together |
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W. Swords |
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09:45 |
Haemophilus influenzae
OxyR: Role in pathogenesis |
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P. Whitby |
| 10:15 |
Oligopeptide Permease A as a Fitness Virulence Factor in
Moraxella catarrhalis |
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T. Murphy |
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10:45 |
Coffee break |
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Chairmen: T. Murphy, J. Langereis |
| 11:15 |
Characterization of the vHiSLRs: a novel surface-exposed multi-gene
family associated with virulence among the nontypeable
Haemophilus influenzae |
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G.
Ehrlich |
| 11:45 |
Differential virulence gene expression of group A Streptococcus
serotype M3 in response to co-culture with
Moraxella
catarrhalis |
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J. Hays |
| 12:15 |
Genomic analysis of Haemophilus influenzae natural
transformation |
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J. Mell |
| 12:45 |
Investigation of the Potential Pathogenic Effect of the M.
catarrhalis Truncated Denitrification Pathway |
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W. Wang |
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| 13:15 - 15:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 -
17:45 |
VIRULENCE MECHANISMS 2 |
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Chairmen: W. Swords,
G. Ehrlich |
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15:00 |
The Rise of Invasive NTHi |
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R. Tsang |
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15:45 |
Unraveling the molecular basis of Moraxella catarrhalis serum
resistance: a genome-wide approach |
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S. de Vries |
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16:15 |
R2866_0112 is a novel non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae
lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis gene essential for resistance to
complement-mediated lysis |
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J. Langereis |
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16:45 |
Coffee break |
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Chairmen: R. Tsang, P. Whitby |
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17:00 |
Characterization of the Urease Operon in Nontypeable
Haemophilus influenzae |
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T. Murphy |
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17:30 |
The yggW operon is essential for Moraxella catarrhalis growth
under iron-limiting conditions |
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S. de Vries |
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19:30 |
Conference dinner |
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Thursday 11th August, 2011 |
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09:00 -
11:30 |
GENOMICS |
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Chairmen: L. Bakaletz,
P. Hermans |
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09:00 |
Comparative Genomics as a Tool to Understand the Evolution and
Pathogenesis of Haemophilus influenzae and
Moraxella catarrhalis |
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G. Ehrlich |
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09:45 |
Detection of genes essential for growth of respiratory pathogens |
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H. Bootsma |
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10:15 -
10:30 |
Coffee break |
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Chairmen: A. Cripps, H. Bootsma |
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10:30 |
Characterization and comparative genomics of the Lsr operon
in commensal and pathogenic strains of nontypeable Haemophilus
influenzae: its role in quorum sensing |
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G. Ehrlich |
| 11:00 |
Involvement of the MesR response regulator in Moraxella
catarrhalis biofilm formation |
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S. Joslin |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:45 - 13:15 |
EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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Chairmen: S. de Vries, G. Rodgers |
| 11:45 |
Culture and PCR-detection of Haemophilus
influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus in the upper and
lower airways of Australian Indigenous children with chronic
suppurative lung disease |
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K. Hare |
| 12:15 |
Haemophilus influenzae
on
Middle Ear Implants |
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P. Antonelli |
| 12:45 |
The establishment of a website for nontypeable
Haemophilus influenzae |
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A. Cripps |
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13:15 -
15:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 -
18:00 |
IMMUNE RESPONSE AND VACCINES |
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Chairmen: J. Hays, K. Hare |
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15:00 |
Recent advances in otitis media: Microbiology,
immunology and animal models |
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L. Bakaletz |
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15:45 |
Development of the humoral immune response to surface
antigens of Moraxella catarrhalis in young healthy infants
and in children suffering from otitis media disease |
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S. Verhaegh |
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16:15 -
16:45 |
Coffee break |
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Chairmen: S. Verhaegh, P. Antonelli |
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16:45 |
Decline in nasopharyngeal carriage of Moraxella
catarrhalis in children in the Northern Territory of Australia |
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K. Hare |
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17:15 |
Absence of Replacement by Non-typable H.
influenzae Following Hib Vaccination in a Prospective,
Population-based Epidemiological Surveillance of Children in Brazil,
Colombia and Costa Rica |
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G. Rodgers |
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17:45 |
Closing Remarks |
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P. Hermans |