Scientific Program

 

Session 1: Ecology of Vibrios

Co-Chairs:	Diane McDougald (Univ. New South Wales, Australia). “The production of antipredator compounds and trophic strategy protect Vibrios in the environment”
	James Oliver (Univ. North Carolina at Charlotte, USA). “Ecology and in situ gene expression of the two V. vulnificus genotypes”
Invited:	Carla Pruzzo (Univ. Genoa, Italy). “Vibrio persistence and long term occurrence in coastal water linked to global warming"
	Edward G. Ruby (Univ. Wisconsin, USA). “Infection of the light organ of the squid, Euprymna scolopes, by the luminous bacterium Vibrio fischeri”
	Jaime Martinez-Urtaza (Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, Spain). “Ocean anomalies and the spread of Vibrio diseases”
Contributed:	Nur Hasan (Univ. Maryland). “Deep sea bacteria related to human pathogenic Vibrio species"
	Nazir Barekzi (Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C., USA). “Transcriptomic, proteomic and phenotypic analysis of the Vibrio campbellii stationary phase alternative sigma factors RpoS1 and RpoS2”
	Elena Antonova (Georgia Tech Univ., USA). “Interspecies quorum sensing signaling induces natural competence of Vibrio cholerae on chitin surfaces”
	Maille Lyons (Univ. Connecticut, USA). “Islands of Vibrios: The role of organic aggregates in the ecology of Vibrio spp. in recreational waters”
	Laura Gomez-Consarnau (Univ. Southern California, USA). "Shedding light on Vibrio survival strategies in the ocean surface: the tale of proteorhodopsin phototrophy"
Roundtable:	“Effect of Global Warming on Vibrio spp. in the Environment” Craig Baker-Austin (CFAS, UK), Carla Pruzzo (Genoa), Martinez-Urtaza (Spain)

Session 2: Human Disease

Co-Chairs:	Joon Haeng Rhee (Chonnam Univ., Korea). “Host cell killing mechanism of Vibrio vulnificus RtxA1 Toxin: Programmed necrotic cell death through calciumdependent mitochondrial dysfunction”
	Mark Strom (NOAA Fisheries Service, USA). “Ecology and population genetics of clinical and environmental Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the U.S. Pacific Northwest”
Invited:	James Kaper (Univ. Maryland Medical School, USA). “Vaccine development targeting Vibrio cholerae”
	Tetsuya Iida (Osaka University, Japan). “Type III secretion systems in Vibrio parahaemolyticus”
	Karla Satchell (Feinberg School of Medicine, USA). “Analysis of MARTXVv variation in US Gulf region clinical and oyster Vibrio vulnificus isolates reveals dramatic variability in an important virulence factor”
Contributed:	Ajay Goel (Defence Research and Development Establishment, India). “Epidemiological studies of cholera outbreaks in Western and South India during 2009-2010 reveal involvement of multidrug resistant Vibrio cholerae with altered El Tor biotype”
	Ciska Schets (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands). "Pathogenic vibrios in marine and fresh recreational waters in The Netherlands related to environmental conditions and health complaints”
	Muhammed Islam (University of Technology, Australia). “Abundance of hybrid genome among Vibrio cholerae in the aquatic environment determined by fluorescence labeled gene cassette PCR and pulsed field gel electrophoresis: An Australian perspective”
	Rick Swain (University Florida, USA). “The iron limitation response of Vibrio vulnificus: genetic variation, GacA regulation, and virulence”
Roundtable:	“Role of remote sensing for the surveillance of vibrios in the environment” Rita Colwell, Jay Grimes, Juli Trtanj (NOAA), Murielle Lafaye (CNES, France)

Session 3: Nonhuman Disease

Co-Chairs:	Carmen Amaro (Univ. Valencia, Spain). “Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 and the eel: a close host-pathogen interaction”
	Brian Austin (Univ. Stirling, UK). “The emergence of new vibrio species as pathogens”
Invited:	Colin Munn (University of Plymouth, UK). “Vibrios as a cause of coral disease”
	Jorge Crosa (Oregon Health & Science Univ., USA). “Iron transport and the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum for salmonid fishes”
Contributed:	Delphine Destoumieux-Garzón (Université Montpellier, France). “Major role of the outer-membrane protein OmpU in the Vibrio splendidus/Crassostrea gigas interaction”
	Manuel Lemos (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain). “The two subspecies of Photobacterium damselae express virulence factors that are encoded by mobile DNA elements”
	Chung-Te Lee (National Cheng Kung University,Taiwan). “The expression of a novel biotype 2 Vibrio vulnificus virulence factor is regulated by iron and ferric uptake regulator”
Roundtable:	"Control of Vibrio Diseases in Aquatic Animals" B. Austin, J. Crosa, Diane Kapareiko (NOAA), Colin Munn, Martínez-Díaz (Mexico)

Session 4: Seafood Safety

Co-Chairs:	Andy DePaola (FDA, Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA). “Fit for purpose molecular methods for Vibrio detection”
	Anita Wright (Univ. Florida, USA). “Post-harvest processing of oysters and Vibrio presence”
Invited:	Iddya Karunasagar (FAO, Italy). “FAO/WHO risk assessments for Vibrio spp. in seafoods”
	Crystal Johnson (Louisiana State Univ., USA). “Environmental determinants in Mississippi, Louisiana, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, and Puget Sound, Washington”
Contributed:	Hajime Toyofuku (National Institute of Public Health, Japan). “Elaboration of Codex guidelines on the application of general principles of food hygiene to the control of pathogenic Vibrio species in seafood”
	Romilio Espejo (Universidad de Chile El Líbano, Chile). “Diversity and load of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish throughout the summer diarrhea outbreaks in Southern Chile”
Roundtable:	“Post-harvest processing of oysters” John Tesvich (Ameripure), Victor Guarido (Univ. Florida), Paul Distefano (FDA), David Plunkett (CSPI) Hajime Toyofuku (Japanese National Institute of Health Sciences)

Session 5: Public Health

Co-Chairs:	Indrani Karunasagar (Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, India). “Vibrio disease and public health - a developing country perspective”
	M. Nishibuchi (Kyoto University, Japan). “Effects of socioeconomic and cultural factors on Vibrio infections in humans”
Invited:	Krish Nair (National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, India). “Why is the global burden of cholera increasing?” (Video presentation)
	J. Glenn Morris (Univ. Florida, USA). “Using mathematical models and R0 to better understand epidemics: the 2008-2009 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe”
Contributed:	Ezra Barzilay (Centers for Disease Control, USA). “Trends in the cholera and other vibrio illness surveillance (COVIS) system”
	Y. Hara-Kudo (National Institue of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan). “Decreasing Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections and analysis of seafood contamination in Japan”
Roundtable:	“Methods for detection and enumeration of pathogenic vibrios” Romilio Espejo (University of Santiago, Chile), Dominique Hervio-Heath (IFREMER), Jessica Jones (FDA), Mitsuaki Nishibuchi (University of Kyoto), Michael Vickery (BIOGX)

Session 6: Genomics

Co-Chairs:	E. Fidelma Boyd (University of Delaware, USA). “What integrase phylogeny tells us about Vibrio evolution”
	Gary Vora (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA). “Comparative genomic and phenotypic analyses of the core group pathogens Vibrio campbellii and Vibrio harveyi”
Invited:	Amanda Lewis (Washington University, USA). “Genomic and metabolic profiling of sialic (nonulosonic) acids”
	Michelle Dziejman (Univ. Rochester Medical School, USA). “Sequencing is believing: A V. cholerae type three secretion system story”
Contributed:	Brian K. Hammer (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA). “Non-coding small RNAs in the Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing system control the expression of important genes for associations in the environment and in the human host”
	Vaughn S. Cooper (Univ. of New Hampshire, USA). “Population genetic structure of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in New Hampshire's Great Bay Estuary”
	Maria Hoffmann (US Food and Drug Administration/Univ. of Hamburg, Germany). “Genotypic analysis of benthic Vibrio isolates and identification of Vibrio caribbenthicus sp. nov.”
	Shatavia S. Morrison (Univ. North Carolina at Charlotte, USA). “Entire genome sequence of E-genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 1 strains”

Session 7: Biodegradation of Crude Oil

Co-Chairs:	Ron Atlas (Univ. Louisville, USA). “Lessons from Exxon Valdez and other spills”
	Jay Grimes (Univ. Southern Mississippi, USA). “Vibrios and petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico”
Invited:	John W. Farrington (Univ. Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA). “Biogeochemistry of fossil fuel compounds in the marine environment”
	Terry Hazen (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA). “Open ocean studies on the Deepwater Horizon oil incident”
	Nels Olson (Johns Hopkins University, USA). “Population dynamics pre and post oil”
	Rita Colwell (Univ. Maryland, USA). “Lessons from the METULA oil spill”
Roundtable:	“Fate and Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Incident” Spencer Garrett (NOAA), Carl Cerniglia (FDA), Bill Walker (MDMR)

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