Programme

  • Keynotes: 30 minutes + 10 minutes discussion
  • Young Scientists Special Session: 25 minutes + 5 minutes discussion
  • Talk: 15 minutes + 5 minutes discussion
Format
  • Full HD 16:9
  • 4:3 is also possible

Speaker’s Desk including PC, microphone. Please bring your presentation on a USB stick or download it from an online provider. 

Conference language is English.

Format
  • A0 portrait format.

To “funnel” the attention posters will only be mounted for one day from morning to evening (see your slot in the poster list ). Online posters will be "on display" via terminals in the poster area. To make the onsite posters available also for online participants, we will walk around the poster area during the conference and "interview" the poster presenters here and there, streaming this to the online audience.

Conference language is English.

Monday, 9th May

12:00 Registration opens
12:50 Welcome: Katja Bühler (UFZ, DE) & Markus Weitere (UFZ, DE)
 
Biofilm ecology and ecotoxicology I
Session chairs: Mechthild Schmitt & Ahmed Tlili
13:00 Keynote: Anna Maria Romani Cornet (University of Girona, ES)Title: Biofilm ecology: structure, dynamics, actors and factors in a stress world. Abstract
13:40 Christine Anlanger (UFZ, DE)
Title: Hydraulic control of biofilm diversity and function in streams. Abstract
14:00 Dorothee L. Kurz (ETHZ, CH)
Title: Mechanisms driving intermittency in preferential flow paths in porous media biofilms. Abstract
14:20 Nuria Perujo (UFZ, DE)
Title: The role of biofilms for phosphorus removal in fluvial ecosystems: concentration- and time-dependent processes. Abstract
14:40 Sergio Tomas-Martinez (Delft University of Technology, NL)
Title: Stable isotope labelling to track the metabolic turnover of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis. Abstract
15:00
All abstracts poster session 1
Biofilm ecology and ecotoxicology (poster number 1 – 20)
Biofilm application (poster number 21 – 40)

Posters on-site

ID Poster presenter Title
E01 Tom Belpaire Permissive aggregative group formation favors coexistence in yeast
E02 Patrik Fink Grazer control of autotrophic stream biofilms – food quality matters
E03 Antoine Gaillac Biofilm formation diversity of Brochothrix thermosphacta a major food spoilage
E05 Olga Sójka Evaluation of biofilm formation by Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas strains on polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride pipe surfaces utilized in drinking water distribution
E06 Fien Waegenaar Biofilms play a role in the occurrence of unwanted microorganisms in drinking water distribution system
E07 Polonca Stefanic The holistic approach on studying Bacillus subtilis pellicle development in situ
A21 Ibtissem Doghri Counteracting Bacterial Motility: A Promising Strategy to Narrow Listeria monocytogenes Biofilm
A22 Cristina Amador Bacterial biofilms as a sustainable and stable fouling control tool for submerged surfaces
A23 Irina Beer Characterisation of anodic biofilms from microbial fuel cells based on imaging techniques
A24 Lucia Cavalca Heavy metal bio-recovery from industrial waters: are biofilm useful?
A25 Lemin Chen Heavy metal bio-recovery from industrial waters: are biofilm useful?
A26 Niklas Erdmann Microalgae against climate change – a science outreach project
A27 Amelie Kenkel Scale-up of capillary photo-biofilm-reactors
A28 Filipa Lopes Physiological transition of Chlorella vulgaris from planktonic to immobilized conditions

Posters online

On screen and break-out-sessions in zoom.

E04o Ludovic Pilloux Toward understanding of the role of iron in Legionella pneumophila behavior in the specific context of cooling towers
E08o Binu Kundukad Mechanistic action of weak acid drugs on biofilms
E09o Riho Teras Regulation of Pseudomonas putida biofilm by extracellular peptides and LapA domain vWFa
E10o Sarah Zecchin Electrotrophic organication of carbon and nitrogen in cathodic biofilms
E11o Chinenye Ugwu Anti-bacterial Susceptibility and Biofilm-Forming Ability of Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables Obtained from Markets in Southeastern Nigeria.
A30o Yael Kadosh Anti-quorum sensing, anti-virulence, anti-biofilm and NF-κB inhibitory activities of dihydroxy-piperlongumine (PL-18), a derivative of piperlongumine from Piper longum
A31o Eva Kovačec Biofilms components plays important role in interspecies interactions between Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella enterica
 
Biofilm ecology and ecotoxicology II
Session chairs: Anna Maria Romani Cornet & Markus Weitere
16:00 Keynote: Ahmed Tlili (Eawag, CH)
Title: How important are aquatic biofilms to assess ecotoxicological effects? Abstract
16:40 Louis Carles (Eawag, CH)
Title: Impact of wastewater microorganisms on the microbial communities of stream biofilms and their sensitivity to micropollutants. Abstract
17:00 Stefano Amalfitano (IRSA-CNR, IT)
Title: Microplastic-associated biofilms in lentic ecosystems: biodiversity, structure and possible implication for freshwater ecosystems. Abstract
17:20 Henriette Lyng Røder (University of Copenhagen, DK)
Title: Selection for – and impact of – evolved genotypic variants in multispecies biofilms. Abstract
17:40 Marta Rudzite (Imperial College London, GB)
Title: How Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses Type VI Secretion system to shape the structure of polymicrobial communities.
Abstract
18:00 Welcome reception at KUBUS foyer

Tuesday, 10th May

 
Biofilm application I
Session chairs: Ingmar Riedel - Kruse & Katja Bühler
09:00 Keynote: Haluk Beyenal (Washington State University, US)
Title: Electrochemically active biofilms. Abstract
09:40 Lucian Staicu (University of Warsaw, PL)
Title: Industrial microbial mat-sourced Shewanella strain: versatile polymetallic and anaerobic respirer.  Abstract
10:00 Andreas Netsch (DVGW / KIT, DE)
Title: On-line monitoring of biofilm accumulation on graphite-polypropylene electrodes applicable in bioelectrochemical systems using a heat transfer sensor. Abstract
10:20 Benjamin Korth (UFZ, DE)
Title: Metal disco: Perfect partnership opportunities for electroactive biofilms? Abstract
10:40 Coffee break
 
Biofilm application II
Session chairs: Dorina Strieth & Mark van Loosdrecht
11:00 Keynote: Johannes Gescher (TU Hamburg, DE)
Title: Productive biofilms on electrode surfaces. Abstract
11:40 Andrea Fanesi (CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, FR)
Title: Bubbling for light: fighting microalgae biofilms development in photobioreactors Abstract
12:00 Jonas Kollmen (TU Kaiserslautern, DE)
Title: Influence of phototrophic biofilms on plant growth promoting properties of soil. Abstract
12:20 Johannes Eberhard Reiner (KIT, DE)
Title: Scalable biofilm reactors as key component of a reaction cascade for the production of 2,3‑butanediol from food waste. Abstract
12:40
All abstracts poster session 2
Biofilm application (poster number 21 – 40)
Tools and Modelling (poster number 41 – 60)

Posters on-site

ID Poster presenter Title
A33 Tinatini Tchatchiashvili Prophages in Pseudomonas aeruginosa contribute to resistance to phages in biofilms
A34 Maximilian Miehle Pilot reactor for anoxic biocatalytically assisted electrode-based oxidation of substrates for continuous production of value-added chemicals
A35 Signe Maria Nielsen Targeting the biofilm matrix of oral biofilms using multiple-enzyme treatment
A36 Barbara Ulcar Fermentative granules for production of caproic acid
A37 Mingsheng Jia Modelling of one-stage thermophilic partial nitritation/anammox process in a granular biofilm reactor
A38 Eunice Costa The microbiome of anaerobic granules during volatile fatty acid production is shaped by fluctuations in pH
TM41 Giada Caniglia Mapping the antimicrobial properties of polydopamine films and the role of surface charge via atomic force spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy
TM42 Yumi Chokyu Del Rey Visualization of glycoconjugates in dental biofilms by fluorescence lectin-binding analysis (FLBA)
TM43 Stefan de Bruin Sulfated glycosaminoglycan-like polymers are present in an acidophilic biofilm from a sulfidic cave
TM44 Gilles Quabron MiniaTour®: Development of a high-throughput biofilm screening platform
TM45 Haoxuan Zeng Rubiginosin C inhibitory effect against Candidia albicans and Candida auris

Poster online

On screen and break-out-sessions in zoom.

A32o Yichen Liao Effect of hydrophobic membrane properties on dynamic cell adhesion of microalgae
A38o Nofar Yehuda Cu- polysaccharide complexes:
physico-chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity
A39o Patricia Abdian Biofilms of agronomic importance: interactions among plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria display potential in the development of biofertilizers
A40o Ruiyong Zhang Inadequate dosing of THPS treatment increases MIC of pipeline steel by inducing biofilm growth
TM46o Marta Pulido-Sánchez Regulation of the Pseudomonas putida lifestyle switch by the stringent response
TM47o Zoi Christina Kampouraki An non-intrusive electrical impedance technique for monitoring P. fluorescens biofilm development on metallic surfaces
 
Biofilm application III
Session chairs: Haluk Beyenal & Jan Kreft
14:00 Keynote: Mark van Loosdrecht (Delft University of Technology, NL)
Title: Engineering biofilm morphology and development of the Nereda technology for wastewater treatment. Abstract
14:40 Keke Xiao (KIT, DE)
Title: Changes of ANAMMOX biofilm under stepwise increased ciprofloxacin stress. Abstract
15:00 Skander Hathroubi (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DE)
Title: Optimizing productivity and quality of bacterial cellulose by applying intermittent harvests. Abstract
15:20 Timothy Overton (University of Birmingham, UK)
Title: Polymer-Induced Biofilms for Biocatalysis. Abstract
15:40 Yan Gao (University of Paris-Saclay, FR)
Title: The impact of light regimes on Chlorella vulgaris biofilm structural dynamics and physiology. Abstract
16:00 Coffee break
 
Tools and modelling
Session chairs: Hannah Jeckel & Harald Horn
16:20 Keynote: Michael Wagner (KIT, DE)
Title: Biofilm imaging and its changes within the last decades. Abstract
17:00 Giorgio Pratofiorito (KIT, DE)
Title: Differentiating biofilm growth on spacer and membrane in flat sheet membrane units with optical coherence tomography. Abstract
17:20 Clara Toulouze (Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics, FR)
Title: Gold optimized nanohybride for a selective labeling and imaging in micro tomography of biofilm grown in porous media. Abstract
17:40 Sudarsan Mugunthan (Nanyang Technological University, SG)
Title: Single molecule FISH – Novel tool for identifying extracellular RNA distribution in biofilms. Abstract
18:00 Closing day 2

Wednesday, 11th May
Tools and modelling continued...
Session chairs: Johannes Gescher & Benjamin Korth
09:00 Keynote: Jan Kreft (University of Birmingham, GB)
Title: Mathematical modelling of biofilms: what have we learnt? Abstract
09:40 Mario Plattes (LIST, LU)
Title: Zero-dimensional modelling and bacterial characterization of an aerobic granular sludge reactor. Abstract
10:00 Dorina Strieth (TU Kaiserslautern, DE)
Title: Comprehensive characterization of phototrophic biofilms. Abstract
10:20 Hannah Jeckel (Philipps-University Marburg, DE)
Title: Multispecies phase diagram reveals biophysical principles of bacterial biofilm architectures. Abstract
10:40 Coffee break
11:00 Alexandra Jackson (Southampton University, GB)
Title: An elastomeric model biofilm system for assessing the effect of physico-mechanical properties of marine biofilms on drag. Abstract
11:20 Andrea Teuber (University of Ulm, DE)
Title: A novel bacterial sensing platform: Diamond thin-film waveguides based on quantum cascade laser mid-infrared spectroscopy. Abstract

Young Scientists Special Session
Session chairs: Katja Bühler & Markus Weitere
11:40 Introduction
11:45 Erika Muratov (DLR, DE)
Title: Next generation of decontamination technologies: challenging Bacillus subtilis biofilms with cold plasmas. Abstract
12:15 Rui Du (KIT, DE)
Title: Novel integration of partial denitrification and anammox in biofilm systems for nitrogen removal: Proof of concept from high-strength to low-strength waste water.  Abstract
12:45 Ruben Gerrits (BAM, DE)
Title: Fungal biofilms are supported by extracellular polymeric substances and protective pigments in their substrate attachment and desiccation tolerance. Abstract
13:15
All abstracts poster session 3
Tools and Modelling (poster number 41 – 60)
Emerging technologies (poster number 61 – 70)

Posters on-site

ID Poster presenter Title
TM49 Emil Rosqvist Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy probing for novel anti-bacterial agents in waste
TM50 Cornelius Wittig Influence of spatially varying shear stress on biofilm formation in a millifluidic flow chamber
TM51 Kamran Ahmad Mirza Galleria mellonella larvae as a model for studying implant-associated biofilms
TM52 Paola San Martin Galindo Dynamics of mono- and dual- species biofilms grown on nanostructured surfaces
EF61 Annika Brehmer Self-regulating degradation of antimicrobial functionalized hydrogels as a novel treatment against biofilm-forming microorganisms
EF62 Samuel Charlton Engineering biofilm hydraulic resistance on the microscale
EF64 Ines Krohn Microalgae microbiomes – a natural source for the prevention and treatment of diseases in aquaculture
EF65 Ekaterina A. Kukushkina Reinforced CS-based coatings and self-standing films to control biofilm formation by release of active species

Poster online

On screen and break-out-sessions in zoom.

TM48o Jéssica Amorim Staphylococcus aureus biofilm metabolism and susceptibility to ciprofloxacin on thiol-ene polymer surfaces
EF63o Syed Imdadul Hossain Facile and rapid in situ synthesis of synergistic AgCl/BAC into montmorillonite against harmful bacteria
EF66o Fábio Carvalho Expression of recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) using Escherichia coli biofilms: effects of culture media and surface properties
EF67o Milka Hammarén Surface proteomics of mycobacterial biofilms to develop biofilm-binding synthetic nanobodies
EF68o Raphael Moll Deep RNA seq analyses in multispecies microbial communities involved in wound and lung infections
EF69o Ali Al-Ahmad Synthetic mimics of antimicrobial peptides based on itaconic acid as antimicrobial polymeric coatings

14:10 Olga Lamprecht (Eawag, CH)
Title: Bottom-up establishment and application of synthetic periphyton community. Abstract
14:40 Bumkyu Kim (University of Notre Dame, US)
Title: Genetically engineered culture with reduced EPS production results in improved performance for biofilm reactors.
Abstract
15:10 Coffee break

Emerging technologies
Session chairs: Erika Muratov & Andreas Schmid
15:40 Keynote: Ingmar Riedel Kruse (University of Arizona, US)
Title: Engineering bacterial multicellularity with synthetic adhesins for green applications. Abstract
16:20 Moshe Herzberg (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, IL)
Title: Linking adhesion of EPS with the temporal gene expression of microbial biofilms developed in wastewater on RO membranes: Meta-transcriptomic analysis combined with a QCM-D study. Abstract
16:40 Lan Li Wong (Nanyang Technological University, SG)
Title: Are surface (S-) layer proteins public good biofilm matrix exopolymers?
Abstract
17:00 Mahir Bozan (UFZ, DE)
Title: Dual-species cyanobacterial biofilms for technical application. Abstract
17:20 Praveen Singh (RWTH, DE)
Title: Vibrio cholerae biofilm dispersal regulator causes cell release from matrix through type IV pilus retraction. Abstract
17:40 Eva M.Voglauer (FFoQSI GmbH, AU)
Title: Water hose biofilms in the meat processing environment harbor complex microbial communities. Abstract
18:00 Transfer to conference dinner & closing

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