National Institute for Basic Biology
| Organizers | Kenji Kato (Shizuoka Univ., Japan) Daniel J. Arp (Oregon State Univ., USA) |
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| Venue | National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan |
| Date | Sep. 10-15, 2006 |
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The fourth Okazaki Biological Conference: Terra Microbiology 2 was held from September 10 to 15 at Okazaki Conference Center inviting 54 participants from US(11), UK(3), Swiss(2), the Netherlands(2), Australia(2), Singapore(2), Germany(1), China(1), New Zealand(1) and Japan(29). This conference was organized based on the policy of OBC following the OBC2, Terra Microbiology. Inspired by the achievements of the first "Terra Microbiology", the "Terra Microbiology 2" was organized intending to embody the results of conference more apparently by initiating several cooperative research programs. A fast developing field of the research on nitrogen metabolism from both metabolic sequence and genome analysis are focused in this conference as Session 1. Session 2 and Session 3 were arranged to develop the discussion from other important aspects of microbial ecology. Two keynote lectures, 30 oral presentations and 27 poster presentations were carried out with each intensive discussion. To discuss the development of meta-genomics was one of the centered topics throughout the conference.
Oral session
Oral session
Poster session
Poster session
Sharing a champagne toast at the get-together
Banquet with Shakuhachi (Bamboo flute) performance
Participants of OBC4
Sep 10 (Sun) at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
15:00-18:00
Registration at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
Sep 11 (Mon) at Okazaki Conference Center
8:45-
Registration at Okazaki Conference Center
9:00-9:40
Opening Session
MC: SUWA, Yuichi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Japan)
9:40-10:20
Keynote Lecture 1
“To be announced”
TIEDJE, James M. (Michigan State University, USA)
10:20-10:40
Coffee break
Session 1. Bio-Geochemical Cycling and Microbial Functions
Conveners: MINAMISAWA, Kiwamu & ARP, Daniel J.
1-a) Nitrification and Novel N Transformation
10:40-11:20
“Genome Enabled Studies of Energy, Carbon and Iron Metabolism in Nitrosomonas europaea”
ARP, Daniel J. (Oregon State University, USA)
11:20-12:00
“Nitrifier Genomics - New Insights into a Simple Catabolic Lifestyle”
KLOTZ, Martin G. (University of Louisville, USA)
12:00-13:30
Lunch (Posters should be displayed during the lunch time)
13:30-14:10
“Deciphering the Evolution and Metabolism of an Anammox Bacterium from a Community Genome”
STROUS, Marc (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
14:10-14:50
“Denitrification, Codenitrification, and Ammonia Fermentation by Fungi”
SHOUN, Hirofumi (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
14:50-15:10
Coffee break
1-b) Nitrogen, Respiration and Interaction
15:10-15:50
“Sensing and Responding to Nitric Oxide”
SPIRO, Stephen (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
15:50-16:30
“The Complexity of Oxygen-Controlled Regulons in Bradyrhizobium japonicum”
HENNECKE, Hauke H. (Institute of Microbiology (ETH), Switzerland)
16:30-16:50
Coffee break
16:50-17:30
“Genomic Autoecology of Bradyrhizobia Associated with Plants and Soil Microbial Community”
MINAMISAWA, Kiwamu (Tohoku University, Japan)
17:30-18:10
Discussion
18:10-19:10
Short Talks (5 minutes/ each Posters)
19:30-21:00
Mixer at the Okazaki Conference Center
September 12 (Tue)
9:00-10:20
Short Talks (5 minutes/ each Posters)
10:20-10:40
Coffee break
Session 3. Bacterial Cross Talk
Convener: KATO, Junichi, KJELLEBERG, Staffan L. & NOMURA, Nobuhiko
10:40-11:20
“Biofilm Formation of Members of the Genus Burkholderia Is Controlled by a Quorum Sensing Mechanism”
EBERL, Leo (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
11:20-12:00
“Quorum Sensing, Virulence and Antibiotic Production in Erwinia and Serratia”
SALMOND, George P.C. (University of Cambridge, UK)
12:00-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:10
“Bacterial Biofilm and Signaling Biology”
KJELLEBERG, Staffan L. (The University of New South Wales, Australia
14:10-14:50
“The Quorum Sensing Related Interplay between Plants and Bacteria”
BAUER, Wolfgang D. (University of California, USA)
14:50-15:05
Coffee break
15:05-15:45
“Impact and Implications of Signal Interference in Microbe-Microbe Interactions”
ZHANG, Lian-Hui (Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore)
15:45-16:15
“Development of the Control Methods of Quorum Sensing in Gram Negative Bacteria Using Synthetic AHL Analogues and Cyclodextrin Immobilized Gel Sheets”
IKEDA, Tsukasa (Utsunomiya University, Japan)
16:15-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-17:10
“Substrate Cross-Feeding in Autotrophic Nitrifying Biofilms”
OKABE, Satoshi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
17:10-17:40
“Bacterial Chemotaxis towards Environmental Chemical Signals: Earliest Cross Talk Response?”
KATO, Junichi (Hiroshima University, Japan)
17:40-18:10
Discussion
18:10-18:50
Short Talks (5 minutes/ each Posters)
18:50-21:00
Poster & Video Presentations (w/snacks and beverages)
PosterList.pdf
September 13 (Wed)
1-c) Geochemical Aspects
9:00-9:40
“Ultramafics-Hydrothermalism-Hydrogenesis-HyperSLiME (UltraH3) Linkage Hypothesis: A Key Insight into Place and Mode of Last Universal Common Ancestral (LUCA) Ecosystem and Modern Analogs in the Present Earth”
TAKAI, Ken (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan)
9:40-10:20
“Microbial Ecology of the Miyake-jima Volcanic Deposit: Lithotrophic Microbes and the Development of Early Micro-Ecosystem”
OHTA, Hiroyuki (Ibaraki University, Japan)
10:20-11:00
“Molecular Methods to Study the Structure and Function of Methanotroph Populations
MURRELL, J. Colin (University of Warwick, UK)
11:00-18:00
Excursion
18:00-21:00
Banquet at the Okazaki New Grand Hotel
September 14 (Thr)
Session 2. Gene Hopping Among Microbes - From Clinical and Environmental Evidences to Evolution of Life -
Conveners: SUZUKI, Satoru & TIEDJE, James M.
9:00-9:40
“Ribosomal Protection Protein (RPP) Genes in River and Marine Sediment: Hopping among Various Environments and Evolution of the Gene“
SUZUKI, Satoru (Ehime University, Japan)
9:40-10:20
“Effect of Veterinary Medicines Introduced into Soil via Manure on the Abundance, Diversity and Transferability of Sulfadiazine Resistance Genes“
SMALLA, Kornelia (Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Germany)
10:20-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“Horizontal Gene Transfer in Microbial Communities: Genetic Plasticity For Coping with Environmental Change“
BARKAY, Tamar (Rutgers University, USA)
11:20-12:00
“Global Movements of Viruses and Genetic Information“
ROHWER, Forest (San Diego State University, USA)
12:00-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:10
“Marine Plasmids: What Have We Learned from Diversity Studies and Sequencing“
SOBECKY, Patricia A. (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
14:10-14:50
“Quantitative Determination of Gene Transfer at the Single Cell Level“
NASU, Masao (Osaka University, Japan)
14:50-15:30
Discussion
15:30-15:50
Coffee Break
15:50-16:30
Keynote Lecture 2
“To be announced”
OHMORI, Masayuki (Saitama University, Japan)
16:30-17:10
“Possible Lateral Gene Transfers and Diversification in Cyanobacteria“
MIYASHITA, Hideaki (Kyoto University, Japan)
17:10-17:50
“Evolution of Diversity and the Genetics of Phenotypic Innovation“
RAINEY, Paul B. (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
17:50-18:30
“Genomic Analyses and the Origin of the Eukaryotes: The Ring of Life“
RIVERA, Maria C. (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
18:30-
Dinner
September 15 (Fri)
1-d) Post-Genomic Approaches for Microbial Ecology (Genomics, Proteomics and Functional Array)
9:00-9:40
“Metagenomics Analysis of Complex Samples“
SCHUSTER, Stephan C. (PennState University, USA)
9:40-10:20
“Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteome Measurements Reveal Insight into a Natural Microbial Biofilm Community“
HETTICH, Robert L. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
10:20-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“Development and Applications of Functional Gene Arrays to Understanding Microbial Diversity, Distribution and Dynamics in Groundwaters, Soils and Marine Sediments“
ZHOU, Jizhong (Institute for Environmental Genomics, USA)
11:20-12:00
Conclusion
12:00-13:30
Lunch
