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Symposium on cupriavidus metallidurans
Symposium: April 21-23, 2008
Programme
Programme Symposium Cupriavidus metallidurans April 21-23 (23 kB)
April 21, 2008
| 18h00 | Registration and welcome buffet kindly offered by BSM |
| 19h50 |
Welcome and introduction |
| 20h00 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans strain CH34: Evolution of a metal-resistant bacterium |
April 22, 2008
| 9h00
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The genome annotation of Cupriavidus metallidurans: status report and first insights |
| 9h30 |
ACLAME: a database for the classification of the prokaryotic Mobilome |
| 10h00 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 genomic islands and environmental adaptation |
| 10h40 | Coffee Break |
| 11h00 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: from ecology to applications |
| 11h30 |
Probing the metal-responsive MerR regulator complement of Cupriavidus metallidurans using a broad host range promoter probe plasmid |
| 12h00 |
Lead resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 – regulation of gene expression and lead(II)-selectivity |
| 12h30 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: metal response a transcriptomic overview |
| 13h00 | Sandwich lunch + poster session |
| 14h00 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 resistance to copper: a differential proteomic |
| 14h30 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: Organisation of the cop-genes |
| 15h00 |
Characterization of CopH and CzcE from Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 revealed unusual modes of copper binding |
| 15h40 | Coffee Break |
| 16h00 |
Structural and metal-binding studies of CopK, a periplasmic protein involved in |
| 16h30 |
Charaterization of the Sil system from Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 |
| 17h00 |
Relevance of the four Pb(II)/Zn(II)/Cd(II) P-type ATPases for cadmium, cobalt or zinc detoxification in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 |
| 19h00 | Conference dinner, kindly offered by SCK•CEN |
April 23, 2008
| 9h00 |
The use of a microarray to investigate microbial weathering of basalt by Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 |
| 9h30 |
Study of the acetone metabolic pathway in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 |
| 10h00 |
The Quorum Sensing system of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: |
| 10h30 | Coffee Break |
| 10h50 |
Horizontal gene transfer by broad-host-range plasmids: lessons from Cupriavidus |
| 11h20 |
Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 in space |
| 12h00 |
Cupro-resistant bacteria from Katanga: soil dwellers and endophytic species |
| 12h30 | Hot lunch in restaurant |
| 14h00 |
“Nano-toxicity” of CdTe quantum dots towards bacteria |
| 14h30 |
Chemical forms of selenium accumulated by Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 exposed to selenite and selenate |
| 15h00 |
Bio-Arsenic: from Ancient Genes (and Proteins) to Modern Geocycles and Global Pollution |
| 15h30 |
Panel discussion: Perspectives and future in Cupriavidus metallidurans research |
| 16h00 | Symposium end |