May 24-27, 2022, Sv. Martin na Muri, Croatia

Tentative Programme

Tentative programme for “7th Croatian Congress of Microbiology with International Participation“

Day 1 May 24th, 2022 (Tuesday)
13.30 – 15.30 Registration of participants
13.30 – 15.30 Mounting posters on poster boards
15.30 – 16.00 Opening ceremony
16.00 – 16.15 FEMS President Hilary Lappin-Scott welcome speech – FEMS support for the microbiology community, early career researchers through an inclusive approach
16.15 – 16.45 PL1 Colin Harwood – Bacillus protein secretion: The signal recognition particle-mediated co-translational secretion pathway
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee break
Session 1:

Fungi and mycotoxins – how dangerous they are?

Chairpersons: Manuela Zadravec, Jos Houbraken
17.00 – 17.30 IL1 Martin Hoenigl – Diagnosis and treatment of rare fungal infections
17.30 – 18.00 IL2 Jos Houbraken – Taxonomy and ecology of mycotoxigenic Aspergillus and Penicillium species
18.00 – 18.15 OP1 Daniela Jakšić – Aspergillus piperis– a new source of toxic fungal metabolites
18.15 – 18.30 OP2 Karla Peranić – Long read sequencing characterization of intra-host viral variants following vertical transmission of cryphonectria hypovirus 1
18.30 – 18.45 OP3 Martina Jurković – Mycotoxin Risk Assessment For The Purpose Of Risk Ranking
20.00 Welcome reception
Day 2 May 25th, 2022 (Wednesday)
Session 2:

Tackling the issue of growing Antimicrobial Resistance

Chairpersons: Ana Maravić, Nikolina Udiković Kolić
8.30 – 9.00 IL3 Nikolina Udiković-Kolić – The role of pharmaceutical waste in the selection and spread of antibiotic resistance
9.00 – 9.30 IL4 Ivan Matić – Hormetic response to the Subinhibitory Concentrations of antibiotics in Bacteria
9.30 – 9.45 Coffee break
9.45 – 10.00 SP1 Gold sponsor presentation
10.00 – 10.15 OP4 Mia Dželalija – Spatial and temporal dynamics of cefotaxime-resistant marine bacterial community along a trophic gradient in central Adriatic sea
10.15 – 10.30 OP5 Eli Podnar – Nutrients Influence Bacillaene Dependent Antagonism Of Bacillus Subtilis Against Salmonella Typhimurium Biofilm
10.30 – 10.45 OP6 Meta Sterniša – Distinguishing antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of agents using Salmonella infantis
10.45 – 11.30 Coffee break & Cafe Scientifique: small talks with our invited speakers (Session 1 & 2)
Microfair (sponsors corner)
Session 4:

Environment as the neglected component of the One health triad

Chairpersons: Maja Rupnik, Ines Sviličić Petrić
11.30 – 12.00 IL5 Dimitrios Karpouzas – Anthelminthic veterinary drugs in agricultural soils and their interactions with the soil microbiota: toxicity, microbial degradation and bioaugmentation to avert environmental pollution
12.00 – 12.30 IL6 Jurica Žučko – Biodiversity and biopotential for alkane degradation of North Adriatic sea sediments
12.30 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 14.45 OP7 Sunčica Bosak – Microbiota of mediterranean loggerhead sea turtles: new insights into bacterial, fungal and microalgal assemblage
14.45 – 15.00 OP8 Ana Bielen – Exoskeletal microbial communities of co-occurring and phylogenetically related native and invasive crayfish are species-specific
15.00 – 15.15 OP9 Martina Šeruga Musić – Next-Generation Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani’ Strains: Towards Understanding of Versatile Pathogens
15.15 – 16.00 Coffee break & Cafe Scientifique: small talks with our invited speakers (Session 4)
Microfair (sponsors corner)
Session 3:

Control and prevention of infectious agents

Chairpersons: Marina Šantić, Ana Bielen
16.00 – 16.15 OP10 Mirna Mrkonjić Fuka – Growth inhibition of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by chestnut honey
16.15 – 16.30 OP11 Tomislav Ivankovic – Silver-exchanged Natural Zeolite As A Substrate For Pathogen Removal From Wastewater
16.30 – 16.45 OP12 Valentina Kunić – Overview of the rotavirus a genotypes circulating in hospitalized children in wider zagreb and split areas during 2020 and 2021
17.00 – 18.00 Poster session P1 (with Cheese and cheers cocktail party)
    17.15 – 17.30     Poster Corner Session*: Fungi and mycotoxins – how dangerous they are?
    17.30 – 17.45     Poster Corner Session*: Tackling the issue of growing Antimicrobial Resistance
    17.45 – 18.00     Poster Corner Session*: Control and prevention of infectious agents
18.00 – 21.00 Free time – activities to be chosen:
pool time,
Creative group – „Cooking Class” (booking required)
21.00 – ? Join us for chit-chats at the pub „Potkova”

*Participants chosen by the Scientific committee will have 5 minutes flash presentations

Day 3 May 26th, 2022 (Thursday)
Session 3:

Control and prevention of infectious agents

Chairpersons: Marina Šantić, Ana Bielen
8.30 – 9.00 IL7 Nicola Petrosillo – Control and prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection in the healthcare setting
9.00 – 9.15 SP2 Gold sponsor presentation
Session 5:

Human Microbiom and Nutrition

Chairpersons: Jurica Žučko, Vanja Klepac Ceraj
9.15 – 9.45 IL8 Jasna Novak – Pro/post-biotics as biomodulators of the intestinal microbiome
9.45 – 10.15 IL9 Vanja Klepac-Ceraj – Co-development of the human gut microbiome and neurocognition in early childhood
10.15 – 11.00 Coffee break & Cafe Scientifique: small talks with our invited speakers (Session 3)
Microfair (sponsors corner)
11.00 – 11.15 OP13 Erika Dobroslavić – Bioavailiability of L. nobilis Leaf Polyphenols Encapsulated by Spray-Drying
11.15- 11.30 OP14 Marijeta Kralj – Development of new enteral nutritional formulations
11.30 – 11.45 OP15 Edin Hadžić – Effects of soluble dietary fiber on sport efficiency and fatigue delay in basketball players
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.30 Tribune ”The role of microbes under the umbrella of One Health” (introductory lecture by Maja Rupnik, joined by panelists: Maja Abram, Ana Soldo and Bojan Šarkanj)
15.30 – 16.30 Poster session P2 (with coffee)
    15.45 – 16.00     Poster Corner Session*: Environment as the neglected component of the One health triad
    16.00 – 16.15     Poster Corner Session*: Human Microbiom and Nutrition
    16.15 – 16.30     Poster Corner Session*: Contribution of Microbes through Biotechnology
   
 17.00 – 19.00 Field trip (pre-booked)
20.00 – Gala dinner (pre-booked)

*Participants chosen by the Scientific committee will have 5 minutes flash presentations

Day 4 May 27th, 2022 (Friday)
Session 6:

Contribution of Microbes through Biotechnology

Chairpersons: Roland Ludwig, Jasna Novak
9.00 – 9.30 IL10 Tonči Rezić – Application of Mathematical Modelling in Microalgae Biorefinery Processes Design
9.30 – 10.00 IL11 Roland Ludwig – Interaction of lignocellulolytic enzymes from fungal secretomes
 
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee break
 
10.15 – 10.30 OP16 Blanka Didak Ljubas – Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 742 – the future of sustainable production of 2,3-butanediol
10.30 – 10.45 OP17 Ana Šimatović – New streptomyces species with great biotechnological potential isolated from the adriatic sea
10.45 – 11.00 OP18 Tihomir Kovač – Fullerol C60(OH)24 nanoparticles interaction with Aspergillus flavus NRRL 3251 during growth on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
11.00 – 11.45 Coffee break & Cafe Scientifique: small talks with our invited speakers (Session 5 & 6)
 
11.45 – 12.30 Closing ceremony with the best poster prize
MAIN CONGRESS TOPICS
Tackling the issue of growing Antimicrobial Resistance
Control and prevention of infectious agents
Human Microbiome and Nutrition
Environment as the neglected component of the triad
Contribution of Microbes through Biotechnology
Fungi and Mycotoxins - How dangerous they are?