Tuesday, 26th September BACPATH 2017

• Streptococcus pneumoniae : a tale of two halves - Tim Mitchell

• The antimicrobial role of zinc at the host-pathogen interface - Bart A Eijkelkamp
• Clostridium difficile infection compromises colonic epithelial integrity and stem cell function - Steven J Mileto
• Modelling pneumococcal transmission dynamics in ferrets - Jason Rosch
• Human macrophages subject uropathogenic E. coli to a zinc toxicity antimicrobial response - Claudia Stocks

• Phasevarions in bacterial pathogens: epigenetic regulators evolving from restriction-modification systems - John M Atack
• Dynamin-Like Proteins contribute to membrane integrity and acid tolerance in Helicobacter pylori - Emma M Dawson
• A novel, molybdenum-containing methionine sulfoxide reductase supports survival of Haemophilus influenzae in an in vivo model of infection - Ulrike Kappler
• A family of glycosyltransferase effectors from Salmonella target host cell signalling proteins - Joshua P. Newson
• Targeting the lectin activity of complement receptor 3 to block Neisseria gonorrhoeae adhesion - Jessica Poole

Poster Express

Rabeb Dhouib
Inhibition of diverse DsbA enzymes in multi-DsbA encoding pathogens [abs# 117]

Sarah Larcombe
Pathogenesis of diverse bacterial species in non-Clostridium difficile antibiotic-associated diarrhoea [abs# 135]

Jamie JT Timms
Identification of a candidate cellular receptor for the Hia adhesin of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae [abs# 173]

Kelvin GK Goh
Cracking the shield - Novel genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli [abs# 121]

Timothy J Wells
The prevalence and treatment of inhibitory antibody that exacerbates Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection [abs# 179]

• You are what you don’t eat: Bacterial adaptation to nutritional immunity - Thomas Kehl-Fie
• Disulfide Bond Proteins and Virulence in Burkholderia pseudomallei - Roisin M McMahon
• Molecular insights into zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae. - Jacqueline Morey
• Extracellular nuclease activity in M. catarrhalis mediated by the nuc gene - Aimee Tan
• Environmental control of OMV cargo in Porphyromonas gingivalis - Paul D Veith

• Cellular and regulatory mechanisms involved in pentamidine resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii - Felise G Adams
• Understanding the genomic context of DNA methyltransferases in the extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli ST101 clone - Melinda M Ashcroft
• Antimicrobial mechanisms of arachidonic acid at the host-pneumococcal interface - Stephanie L Begg
• The role of CzcD in Streptococcus pneumoniae metal ion homeostasis - Erin B. Brazel
• Investigating the role of cyclophilins in the virulence of Burkholderia pseudomallei - Nicole Bzdyl
• Intestinal colonization traits of pandemic multidrug resistant Escherichia coli ST131 - Anu Chacko
• Direct and convenient measurement of plasmid stability in lab and clinical isolates of E. coli - Swaine L Chen
• Glycan-glycan interactions between host and bacterial surface glycosylation: Role in first contact between host and pathogens - Christopher J Day
• Inhibition of diverse DsbA enzymes in multi-DsbA encoding pathogens - Rabeb Dhouib
• Personalised genomic investigation reveals strain heterogeneity during chronic infection with E. coli ST131 - Brian M Forde
• Cracking the shield - Novel genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Kelvin GK Goh
• How autotransporter proteins make bacteria stick - Begoña Heras
• Haemophilus influenzae growth on the metabolic end-product lactate - Jennifer A Hosmer
• Determining the Trigger of Bacterial Filamentation in Uropathogenic E. coli, the Leading Cause of Urinary Tract Infections - Greg Iosifidis
• Genomic epidemiology and population structure of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from remote highly endemic heterosexual Western Australian populations - Charlene Kahler
• Understanding inherent chromosomal instability in pathogenic strains of E. coli  - Varnica Khetrapal
• Replication of staphylococcal resistance plasmids: the pSK41 Cop repressor provides an additional level of copy number control - Stephen M Kwong
• Pathogenesis of diverse bacterial species in non-C. difficile antibiotic-associated diarrhoea - Sarah Larcombe
• Autophagic vesicle fusion with the Coxiella-containing vacuole involves clathrin - Eleanor A Latomanski
• Development of a system for rapid and streamlined cloning of customised operons - Michael A Liu
• Using shark antibodies to tackle antibiotic resistance: targeting bacterial autotransporter proteins - Gabriela Constanza Martinez Ortiz
• Uropathogenic E. coli genes required for survival in minimal growth conditions: A potential role in bacterial survival during urinary tract infection - Daniel G Mediati
• Role of epigenetic modification in regulating uropathogenic escherichia coli virulence - Kurosh S Mehershahi
• RgpA propeptide mediated inhibition of Arg-specific gingipain produced by different strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis clinical isolates with global origins. - Abu Sayeed Mohammad Mahmud
• New partnerships cause microbial changes associated bacterial vaginosis - Gerald L Murray
• Methionine sulfoxide reductase confers resistance to oxidative stress caused by HOCl in haemophilus influenzae   - Marufa Nasreen
• Bacteriophages are the major drivers of Shigella flexneri serotype 1c genome plasticity: a complete genome analysis - Pawan Parajuli
• Contribution of plasmid-mediated ciprofloxacin resistance to the fitness of Escherichia coli ST131 - Minh Duy Phan
• Characterisation of the putative helix-helix-turn-helix (H-HTH) DNA-binding domain of the IS26 transposase, Tnp26 - Carol H Pong
• Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae commandeers the eukaryote α5β1-fibronectin complex when invading epithelial cells - Benjamin BA Raymond
• rhPON2 therapy protects against P. aeruginosa mediated inflammation and infection - Louise F Roddam
• Developing an urgently needed vaccine for the prevention of gonorrhoea - Kate L Seib
• Investigation of the roles of cytoplasmic enzymes in zinc toxicity to the pathogenic organism Streptococcus pneumoniae. - Mwilye Sikanyika
• Using transposon-directed insertion site sequencing to understand Pasteurella multocida pathogenesis - Thomas Smallman
• OmpR tyrosine phosphorylation regulates Shigella flexneri virulence. - Alistair Standish
• Group B Streptococcus and Urinary tract infection: The role of virulence regulator CovR - Matthew Sullivan
• Identification of a candidate cellular receptor for the Hia adhesin of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae - Jamie JT Timms
• PmtA is a PerR-regulated ferrous iron efflux system of group A Streptococcus - Andrew G Turner
• Use of whole genome sequencing to determine the genetic basis of antimicrobial resistance and virulence in Escherichia coli isolated from Australian livestock - David L Wakeham
• The prevalence and treatment of inhibitory antibody that exacerbates Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. - Timothy J Wells
• Natural signal peptide variants improve secretion and fitness of NDM-1 expressing bacteria - Yaramah M Zalucki