Scientific Programme – Oral Sessions

Wednesday 23 June 2010
Oral Session One: 09:00–12:40 Theme: Gut Microbial Communities – Phylogeny, Genomics and Function Chairs: Evelyne Forano and Harry Flint
09:00–09:40	Invited Lecture: Incomplete recovery and individualized responses of the human distal gut microbiota to repeated antibiotic perturbation Les Dethlefsen, Stanford, USA Sponsored by ISAPP
09:40–10:05	Pyrotag sequencing of the fecal and mucosal gut microbiome of twins with inflammatory bowel diseases identifies novel differentiating populations Johan Dicksved, Uppsala, Sweden
10:05–10:30	The intestinal microbiomes in pediatric irritable bowel syndrome: phylochip and 454 sequencing comparisons Delphine Saulnier, Houston, USA
10:30–11:00	Tea and Coffee
11:00–11:25	Molecular characterization of hydrogenotrophic microbes associated with the human colonic mucosa Rex Gaskins, Champaign-Urbana, USA
11:25–11:50	ELDERMET - Gut microbiota as an indicator and agent of nutritional health in elderly Irish subjects. Paul O’Toole, Cork, Ireland
11:50–12:15	New 16S rRNA sequence data mining tools help identify gut microbes associated with colorectal polyp prevalence Volker Mai, Gainesville, USA
12:15–12:40	Characterization of the human small intestinal microbiota Tom van den Bogert, Wageningen, Netherlands
12:40–13:40	Lunch
Poster Session One: 13:40–15:00 Themes: 1) Gut Microbial Communities – Phylogeny, Genomics and Function 2) Microbes and environment
Oral Session Two: 15.00 – 17.40 Theme: Microbes and environment Chairs: Diego Morgavi and Karen Scott
15:00–15:40	Invited Lecture: Greenhouse gas emissions and animal agriculture Jamie Newbold, Aberystwyth, UK Sponsored by Lallemand
15:40–16:05	Acetogen populations in the bovine rumen and forestomach of the tammar wallaby are different based on analysis of formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase and acetyl-CoA synthase genes Emma Gagen, St Lucia, Australia
16:05–16:25	Tea & Coffee Sponsored by Danisco
16:25–16:50	Methane emissions and rumen methanogens in sheep harbouring or not protozoa Milka Popova, Clermont-Ferrand, France
16:50–17:15	*Impact of live versus dead bacteria on survival, growth and gene expression in gnotobiotic Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)* larvae** Olav Vadstein, Trondheim, Norway
17:15–17:40	Functional metagenomics for discovery of new Lignocellulose-acting enzymes Claire Dumon, Toulouse, France
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Thursday 24 June 2010
Oral Session Three: 09.00 – 12.40 Theme: Microbial Activities in the Gut Chairs: Annick Bernalier-Donadille and Petra Louis
09:00–09:40	Invited Lecture: Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a novel anti-inflammatory tool to prevent and to treat inflammatory bowel disease Philippe Langella, Jouy-en-Josas, France Sponsored by FEMS
09:40–10:05	*Combined gut-cell model to investigate Salmonella* and probiotics interactions in infected gut microbiota** Christophe Chassard, Zurich, Switzerland
10:05–10:30	Effects of butyrylated starch supplementation on the gut microbiome of athletes Claus Christophersen, Adelaide, Australia
10:30–11:00	Tea and Coffee
11:00–11:25	*A gene-centric approach to investigating the diversity and adaptation of Ruminococcus flavefaciens* ecotypes within the rumen microbiome** Bryan White, Champaign-Urbana, USA
11:25–11:50	*Dietary fibre degradation and xylanolytic system of Bacteroides xylanisolvens* XB1A and Roseburia intestinalis XB6B4, two fibrolytic bacteria from the human gut.** Evelyne Forano, Clermont-Ferrand, France
11:50–12:15	*Analysis of the interaction between Fibrobacter succinogenes* and cellulolytic ruminococci in the rumen of gnotoxenic lambs** Pascale Mosoni, Clermont-Ferrand, France
12:15–12:40	*Biofilm formation and growth dynamics of Prevotella ruminicola* during the colonisation of fresh perennial ryegrass** Roderick Mackie, Champaign-Urbana, USA
12:40–13:40	Lunch
Themed Oral Session: 13:40-14:30 Theme: Food and Health Chair: Silvia Gratz and Alan Rowe Supported by Scotland Food & Drink
13:40–14:05	Defining the dominant bacterial species of the human large intestine and their response to dietary change Alan Walker, Cambridge, UK
14:05–14:30	Guidance for substantiating the evidence of the beneficial effects of probiotics: Current status and recommendations for future research Ger Rijkers, Utrecht, Netherlands
Poster Session Two: 14:30-16:00 Themes: 3) Microbial Activities in the Gut 4) Impact of Microbial Colonisation on the Host
15:30–16:00	Tea and Coffee Sponsored by Food Standards Agency Scotland
Workshops: 16:00-17:30 Theme: 1) ‘omics technologies Chaired by: Bryan White, Illinois, USA and Harry Flint, Aberdeen, UK 2) Bacteria and the mucosal surface: from interactions to interventions Chaired by: Jonathan Rhodes, Liverpool, UK, Andrew Stagg, London, UK, Silvia Gratz, Aberdeen, UK and Angela Patterson, Aberdeen, UK 3) The mechanism of action of pre- or probiotics within the host to improve health Chaired by: Elaine Vaughan, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands and Karen Scott, Aberdeen, UK 4) Mechanisms for microbial survival in the gut Chaired by: Conor P O’Byrne, Galway, Ireland and Petra Louis, Aberdeen, UK
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Friday 25 June 2010
Oral Session Four: 09:40 – 12:40 Theme: Impact of Microbial Colonisation on the Host Chairs: Pascale Mosoni and Angela Patterson
09:00-09:40	Invited Lecture: Targeted modulation of gut microbiota with prebiotics: consequences for host metabolism Nathalie Delzenne, Louvain, Belgium
09:40–10:05	Gut bacteria - host interactions: the role of mucus binding proteins Nathalie Juge, Norwich, UK Sponsored by FEMS
10.05–10.30	Characterisation of polysaccharides from immunologically active strains of Bifidobacterium Ian Sims, Wellington, New Zealand
10:30-11:00	Tea and Coffee
11:00–11:25	The very early intestinal microbiota in human neonates Caroline Karlsson, Lund, Sweden
11:25–11:50	Local and temporal responses of the mouse intestinal mucosa to conventionalization Sahar El Aidy, Wageningen, Netherlands
11:50–12:15	*Influence of Lactobacillus reuteri* on the colonic microbiota in health and DSS-induced colitis** Stefan Roos, Uppsala, Sweden
12:15–12:40	Influence of the dietary heme on cell proliferation and the microbiota of the murine colon Muriel Derrien, Wageningen, Netherlands
12:40-13:40	Lunch
Session five: Chair: John Wallace Workshops' Wrap-up Session: 13:40 – 15:40 Titles: 1) ‘omics technologies 2) Bacteria and the mucosal surface: from interactions to interventions 3) Probiotics and prebiotics as functional foods 4) Mechanisms for microbial survival in the gut
16:10-16:40	Keynote Lecture: Learning lessons is hard; making predictions difficult Hugh Pennington, Aberdeen, UK Sponsored by FEMS
16:10-16:40	Conference Close: John Wallace

Guidelines for Presenters

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