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2007-09-17 08:30:00
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5th Meeting of the International Leptospirosis Society, 2007
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Programa 17 y 18
September 17
| TIME | AGENDA | NOTE |
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| 08:30-11:00 | Registration Hall of Room Pichincha |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Welcome Message Gabriel Trueba Carlos Montufar, President of Universidad San Francisco de Quito |
Inauguration Chairperson: Gabriel Trueba Room Pichincha |
| 11:30-12:00 | Keynote Speech Leptospirosis: Current Status and Future Trends. RA Hartskeerl |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) Prominent Characteristics of Fatal Outcome in Severe Human Leptospirosis in Sao Paulo – A Case-Control Study. AS Spichler*, PJ Vilaça, DA Athanazio, JOM Albuquerque, M Buzzar. Castro, A Seguro |
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| 13:45-14:00 | Emergence of Leptospirosis-Associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhage Sydrome in Salvador Brazil 2003-2005. EL Gouveia*, AL Nascimento, TS F Aires, J Metcalfe, JC Villalobos-Bisneto, AS Queirroz, AC Santos, LW Riley, MG Reis, A I Ko. |
Clinical Leptospirosis And Diagnosis Chairperson: Joseph Vinetz |
| 14:00-14:15 | Long Pentraxin PTX3 Predicts Mortality in Severe Leptospirosis JFP Wagenaar*, MGA Goris, C Garlanda, MH Gasem, RA Hartskeerl, ECM van Gorp |
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| 14:15-14:30 | Evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin in Patients in Semarang on Java, Indonesia, Reveals High Rates of Leptospirosis and Murine Typhus. EL Gouveia*, AL Nascimento, TS F Aires, J Metcalfe, JC Villalobos-Bisneto, AS Queirroz, AC Santos, LW Riley, MG Reis, A I Ko. |
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| 14:30-16:30 | Poster Presentations (Room Cayambe) Immunohistochemistry for Detection of Leptospira In Situ, Using an Anti-GspDL Immune Serum. LE Alcaraz*, EA Rodríguez, E Zenteno, G Salas, A de la Peña Moctezuma. A Case Report: A Young Adult Presented With Multiple Muscle Weakness. KK Sharma*,. U Kalawat, A Gururajkumar, B. Vengamma Weil’s Syndrome with Recent Episode of Dengue: Report of Two Cases from São Paulo, Brazil. A Duarte-Neto*, R Brasil, MI Duarte, F Lima, J Croda, A Spichler, C Valeri, M Lins, P Biselli, D Noritomi, J Barradas, W Issao, A Nogueira, L Gonzaga, F Soriano, M Bernik, P Lotufo. Importance Of The Laboratory In The Diagnosis Of The Reproductive Diseases In Bovines. ML Botello, JA Yañez, JI Torres*, LP Moles, DG Gavaldón Human Asymptomatic Leptospira Carriage in a Hyperendemic Area in the Peruvian Amazon. CA Ganoza, MA Matthias, M Saito, JM Vinetz Laboratorial Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis by Multiplex-PCR in Brazil. K Avelar*, G Paula, I Balassiano, E Ferreira, J Vital-Brazil, L Machry, T Ramos, M Pereira Molecular Diagnosis Of Acute Leptospirosis Using A Nested-Pcr Based On The Lipl32 Gene. ML Vieira*, T Carreira, V Conceição, M Collares-Pereira Proficiency Testing Helps Ensure Accurate Results from the Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test. RJ Chappel*, MGA Goris, MF Palmer, RA Hartskeerl Diagnostic Capabilities of Two Commercial ELISA kits for the detection of leptospiral IgM antibodies in human sera in Italy. L Ciceroni*, S Ciarrocchi, A Pinto, C von Hunolstein Isolation and Characterization of a New Leptospira species from Man and Animals in the Peruvian Amazon. PN Levett*, MA Matthias, JN Ricaldi, RL Galloway, AG Steigerwalt, JM Vinetz Detection Of Pathogenic Leptospires In Animals By PCR Based On Lipl21 And Lipl32 Genes SK Srivastava*, PS Cheema, P Chaudhuri, E. Thangapandian. The First Latex Agglutination System For The Screening Of Leptospirosis In Cuba. AM Obregón*, C Fernández, I Rodríguez, J Rodriguez, Y Balbis, Y Labrador, Y Rodrigues, R Blanco. New Alternatives For The Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis In Cuba. I Rodríguez,* C Fernández, AM Obregón, JE Rodríguez, Y Zamora, Y Rodríguez, R Blanco Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. Through TaqMan PCR Using The lipL32 Gene. R A Stoddard*, JE Gee, TH Taylor, PP Wilkins Concomitant Infection Leptospira-Yellow Fever in Venezuela, a New Case. E López, R. Moros, M Cardona, J Zambrano, D. Morón, I Rivera, N Ricchi, J Pérez, R Hernández, R Hernández, S Fernández, R Morales |
Clinical Leptospirosis And Diagnosis |
| 16:30-16:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:50-17:05 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) Evaluation Of CRP In The Early Diagnosis Of Leptospirosis: A Study KK Sharma*, U Kalawat, A.Gururajkumar, A Mohan, S Kumar, M Lata. |
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| 17:05 -17:20 | Human Leptospirosis Caused by a New, Antigenically Unique Leptospira Associated with a Rodent Reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon MA Matthias*, JN Ricaldi, M Cespedes, MM Diaz, M Saito, KP Patra, C Vidal, E Gotuzzo, RH Gilman, PN Levett, JM. Vinetz |
Clinical Leptospirosis And Diagnosis Chairperson: David Haake |
| 17:20 - 17:35 | Recent Taxonomic Changes in the Genus Leptospira. P Levett*, B Adler, R Hartskeerl, L Smythe. |
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| 19:00 - 21:00 | Welcome Dinner at USFQ |
September 18
| TIME | AGENDA | NOTE |
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| 9:00 - 9:40 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) Invited Talk The Challenges In Animal Leptospirosis W Ellis |
Clinical Leptospirosis And Diagnosis Chairperson: David Haake |
| 09:40-09:55 | The Azores Leptospirosis Research Project: Results and Final Remarks M Santos-Reis*, L Gonçalves, A Rosa, L Mota-Vieira, L Flor, ALRP Research Group, M Collares-Pereira |
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| 09:55-10:10 | Impact of Environment and Social Gradient for Leptospira Infection in an Urban Slum GS Ribeiro*, RB Reis, RDM Felzemburgh, FS Santana, S Mohr, Astrid X.T.O. Melendez, AQ Silva, AC Santos, RR Ravines, WS Tassinari, MS Carvalho, MG Reis, AI Ko |
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| 10:10-10:25 | Serovar Identification of Clinical Isolates of Leptospira by PFGE R L Galloway, PN Levett |
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| 10:25-10:40 | Epidemic Outbreaks Of Leptospirosis In Brazil: A Challenge For Health Services MLNS Arsky, AHS Arruda, M Costa, MM Pereira* |
Clinical Leptospirosis And Diagnosis Chairperson: Joseph Vinetz |
| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Review of Geographical Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Thailand P Choomkasien*, V Petkanchanapong |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Transmission Dynamics of Urban Leptospirosis: A Prospective Community-Based Cohort Study of Slum Residents in Brazil RDM Felzemburgh *, AXTO Melendez, RB Reis, GS Ribeiro, AQ Silva, BL Santos, AC Santos, RR Ravines, WS Tassinari, MS Carvalho, MG Reis, AI Ko |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Initiative To Estimate The Global Burden Of Leptospirosis S Hendrickx*, C Stein |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) What Was Hidden In An Area That Had No Report Of Leptospirosis Cases? S Hinjoy*, Y Laosiritaworn, G Doungchawee, R Nakboon, W Kaitkulwiwat |
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| 13:45-14:00 | Leptospiral Antibodies In Wildlife in Asturias (Northern Spain) A Espí *, JM Prieto, V Alzaga, FJ García-Peña |
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| 14:00-14:15 | Leptospirosis and Leptospira Serovars on Deer Farms in New Zealand PR Wilson*, MA Ayanegui-Alcérreca, S Subharat, JM Collins-Emerson, L Smythe, M Dohnt, M Symonds, C Heuer, AC Midwinter, F Castillo-Alcala, CG Mackintosh |
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| 14:15-14:30 | Epidemiological Studies of Leptospirosis in New Zealand Farmed Red Deer A Ayanegui-Alcérreca*, P Wilson, C Heuer, J Collins-Emerson, C Mackintosh, A Midwinter, F Castillo-Alcalá |
Epidemiology Chairperson: Bill Ellis |
| 14:30 -16:30 | Poster Presentations Genetic Diversity Among Leptospira spp. Clinical Strains Isolated from Humans in Croatia N Turk, Z Milas, V Mojcec, E Ruzic-Sabljic, J Margaletic, V Staresina, Z Stritof, Z Modric, D Postic Evaluation of the National Surveillance System for Leptospirosis for Mortality in Brazil 2003 to 2005 J L Brant*, MLS Arsky, RC Oliveira, E Tatto, W Alves, W N. Araujo Leptospirosis Epidemiology in England and Wales, thirty – Seven Years of Serological Surveillance From 1968 To 2005 WJ Zochowski*, A Doroshenko, RMM Smith, AS Johnson, M Palmer, NQ Verlander, C Lane, D Morgan Situation Of Leptospirosis In The Colombian Region Of Uraba: A Seroepidemiological Study And Risk Factors In The Urban Population P Agudelo-Flórez*, BN Restrepo-Jaramillo, M Arboleda-Naranjo Rodents And Risk Factors For Leptospirosis: The Azores Case-Study M Santos-Reis, A Quaresma, S Almeida, S Borrego, Ana Teresa Gonçalves, M Collares-Pereira Antileptospiral Antibodies In Hospitalized Patients From Cardiology And Respiratory Hospitals Of The National Institutes Of Health In Mexico City L Benavides, S Jimenez, E Roque, JI Torres Comparative Study Of Serological Classification Of Leptospira By Using Cross Agglutinin Absorption Test, Immunoblotting And Microscopic Agglutination Test. M Biaklang, N Prapasarakul, P Naigowit, T Chuxnum, T Damrongwatanapokin Natural Reservoirs of Leptospirosis in the Argentine Republic B. Brihuega*, M Pavan, F Cairo, A Venzano, D Funes, G Romero, L Samartino Leptospira Infection in Cows and Rodents from a Dairy Farm in Central México. CA Carmona, J Avila, A de la Peña-Moctezuma Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira in Asymptomatic Dogs. LO Castillo*, MAngele Roa, A de la Peña-Moctezuma Sentinel Surveillance on Leptospiras interogans Serogroups in Saraburi Province, Thailand, 2002 – 2006 B Chittsamart, M Ungkasrithongkul, S Boonnamma, A Liengaksorn, U Sudjai Leptospirosis Following The Flooding In Thailand 2006 T Chuxnum*, D Sutdan, M Chalamaat Presence of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Bratislava in a Pig Production Area of Mexico DG Gavaldón*, N Rojas, G Cadena, M González, MA Luna, JI Torres, LP Moles Serological Survey Of Leptospirosis In Beef Cattle From The Tropical Southeastern Region Of Mexico DG Gavaldón* LP Moles, N Rojas, G Cadena, JI Torres, MA Luna Study on the Incidence of Human Leptospirosis in Rasht, from 2003 to 2005 H Honarmand*, A Heidarzadeh, R Jafarshad Z Zareichian Risk Factors For Human Leptospirosis In Argentina NB Vanasco*, J Lottersberger, MF Schmeling, HD Tarabla Screening for Leptospira Infection in Cases of Animal Abortion in Sicily. M Vitale*, A Stancanelli, V Curro’, S Agnello, Si Rea, G Vesco, F Vitale Leptospiral Antibodies In Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) In Northwest Croatia Z Milas*, V Sruk, N Turk,V Starešina, Z Stritof, Z Modric Evidence Of Antileptospire Antibodies In Dolphins And Manatees From The Caribbean Sea LP Moles*, R Sánchez, L Ibarra, D Gavaldón Stray Dogs Leptospiral Seroprofile In Mexico City LP Moles, D Gavaldón*, MA Luna, M González, G Cadena Status Of Bovine Leptospirosis And Brucellosis In Cosamaloapan Veracruz Mexico GI Moreno *, R Barrientos, JI Torres, LP Moles Prevalence of Dengue and Leptospira Antibodies in the State of Veracruz, Mexico. J Navarrete, JA. Acevedo, E Huerta, JI Torres, DG Gavaldón. Leptospiral Carrier Rate Among Cattle And Goat Slaughtered In Abattoir In Andaman District S Sharma*, P Vijayachari, AP Sugunan Seroprevalence Of Leptospiral Infection In Bovines And Workers From A Dairy Farm In Tizayuca, Hidalgo Mexico JI Torres, LY Benavides, K Morales, R Ortega, E Melgarejo G The Outstanding Features Of The Human Leptospirosis In Brazil: Lessons From A 24 Years Retrospective Study From 1984 To 2007 FJM Vasconcelos, MC Silva, JL Aires, ES Neves, KES Avelar, PH Sabroza, MM Pereira* Clinical And Epidemiological Characteristics For Human Leptospirosis In Argentina (1999-2005) NB Vanasco*, J Lottersberger, MF Schmeling, HD Tarabla Serological Profile Of Cattle From A Northwestern Region Of Mexico D Pedroza, MA Luna, VM Banda, F Salazar, D Gavaldón3 and LP Moles* Serological Reactivity of Sera From Humans and Bovines From Different Regions of Ecuador L Vasco and L Hidalgo |
Epidemiology Chairperson: Bill Ellis |
| 16:30-16:45 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) Leptospiral FlaA Is Required For Translational But Not Rotational Motility GL Murray*, S D Coutts, B Adler |
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| 16:45-17:00 | Fibronectin-Binding Immunoglobulin-Like Domains In The Physiological Osmolarity Inducible Lig Adhesins Of Leptospira Interrogans HA Choy*, MM Kelley, J Matsunaga, DA Haake |
Physiology Chairperson: Paul Levett |
| 17:00-17:15 | Interacions of Pathogenic Leptospira With Environmental Microbiota ME Mejía, V Barragán, S Zapata, G Trueba* |
Programa 19 y 20
September 19
| Time | Agenda | Note |
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| 09:00-9:40 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) Invited Talk Exploring the Surface of Planet Leptospira: What is There and Why? D Haake |
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| 09:40-09:55 | Evaluation of Predicted Outer Membrane Lipoproteins As Potential Vaccine Candidates. A Srikram*, D Bulach, S Wongratanacheewin, B Adler, RW Sermswan |
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| 09:55-10:10 | Evaluation Of Immunological Protection By A Seroprevalent Strain Isolated In Varillal-Perú C Contreras*, S Condori, J Vinetz, M Céspedes. |
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| 10:10-10:25 | Vaccine Formulations of Leptospiral Immunoglobulin-Like (Lig) Proteins in Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant Confers Sterilizing Immunity in the Hamster Model for Leptospirosis MA Medeiros, FW McBride, AJ McBride, GS Esteves,CP Figueira, A Chagas, C Santos, A Homma, R Galler, MG Reis, AI Ko |
Immunology And Pathogenesis Chairperson: Rudy Hartskeerl |
| 10:25-10:40 | Assessment of Renal Colonization In Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Dogs Experimentally Infected With Leptospira kirschneri serovar Grippotyphosa. RE Goldstein *, DZ Atwater, BL Njaa |
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| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | The Ompa-Like Protein Loa22 Is Essential For Leptospiral Virulence P Ristow *, P Bourhy, F McBride, C Figueira, M Huerre, P Ave, I Saint Girons, A Ko, M Picardeau |
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| 11:15-11:30 | A Leptospira Immunoglobulin Like Protein A (LigA) DNA Vaccine Induced Protection Against Challenge by L. interrogans In Hamsters SM Faisal, WW Yan, CS Chen, RUM Palaniappan, SP McDonough, YF Chang* |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Human T Cell Responses To Leptospira. Are There In Vitro Memory Responses From Recovering Patients? I Tuero*, JM Vinetz, GR Klimpel |
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| 11:45-12:00 | Immune Humoral Response In Heifers Vaccinated With An Experimental Leptospira Killed Vaccine. VM Banda, E Herrera, G Socci, MA Luna, R Flores* |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-15:00 | ILS Business Meeting (Room Pichincha) |
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| 15:00 -17:00 | Poster Presentations (Room Cayambe) Complete Protection From Renal Infection With Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo In Calves After Transfusion With Serum From Vaccinated Cattle E Klaasen*, T Mols, M Smit Lsa21, A Novel Leptospiral Protein Binding Adhesive Matrix Molecules And Present During Human Infection MV Atzingen, AS Barbosa, T De Brito, SA Vasconcellos, ZM. De Morais, DMC Lima, PAE Abreu, ALTO Nascimento* Evaluation Of Hlyx Genes Of Different Serovars Of Leptospira And Protective Immunity Of Hlyx Protein Of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni P Hauk, AS Barbosa, AP Gonçalves, ZM. Moraes, MLS De Oliveira, SA Vasconcellos, PL Ho Determination Of Maternal Antibodies Against Leptospira In Calves Born From Vaccinated Cows G Socci, M Gómez, V Banda R, A Romero, M Luna, E Herrera Recombinant Bcg Expressing Lipl32 Of Leptospira Interrogans Protects Hamsters From Challenge F Kömmling, Seixas, É Fagonde Da Silva, DD Hartwig, G Maia Cerqueira, M Amaral, M Quevedo, OA Dellagostin Epitope Mapping Of Lipl32 Protein Of Pathogenic Leptospiras J Lottersberger*, NB Vanasco, G Viarengo, SA Guerrero, R Frank, GG Tonarelli Experimental Infection Of C3h/Hej Mice With L. interrogans Serovar Copenhageni - Susceptibility And Protective Immune Response T Ramos, E Ferreira, I Balassiano, D Bisaggio, L Ferreira, V Queiroz, A Oliveira, K Avelar*, M Pereira Use Of Rabbits As A Model For Evaluation Of Killed Vaccines For The Prevention Of Leptospirosis. VM Banda, E Herrera, G Socci, MA Luna, R Flores Characterization Of a Novel Outer Membrane Protein of L. interrogans Encoded by LIC10009 AS Barbosa*, MM Watanabe, SA Vasconcellos, ZM de Morais, ALTO Nascimento, PAE Abreu Induction Of Sphingomyelinase Sph2 Expression Of Leptospira interrogans By Physiologic Osmolarity And Serum J Matsunaga*, MA Medeiros, AI Ko, DA Haake. Expression Of Oxidative Stress Related Enzymes In Experimental Leptospirosis RM Gómez*, Y Romer, A Seijo, A Habarta, JO Cifuente, SA Giamperetti. Exploring The Surface of Planet Leptospira: What is There and Why? David A. Haake Structural Features of Leptospiral O-antigen Revealed by a LPS Mutant S Zapata, G Trueba, B Adler, A Cox, D Bulach, R Hartskeerl |
Immunology And Pathogenesis |
| 17:00-17:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:20-17:35 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) GspDL, The Type Two Secretion System (T2SS) Secretin Of Leptospira Is Expressed During Infection EA Rodríguez, LE Alcaráz, PA Cullen, DM Bulach, B Adler, DA Haake, A de la Peña-Moctezuma* |
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| 17:35-17:50 | Molecular Characterization Of The Leptospira interrogans Endostalin-Like Paralogos Family Of Host-Interactive Proteins B Stevenson* HA Choy, M Pinne, A Verma, ML Rotondi, MC Miller, E DeMoll, P Kraiczy, AE Cooley, TP Creamer, CA Brissette, DA Haake. |
Immunology And Pathogenesis Chairperson: Mathieu Picardeau |
| 17:50-18:05 | Evidence For Sialylation Of Outer Membrane Components Of Pathogenic Leptospira Species JN Ricaldi*, A Lewis, V Nizet, JM Vinetz. |
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| 18:05-18:20 | Special Recognition Ceremony |
September 20
| Time | Agenda | Note |
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| 09:30-09:45 | Oral Presentations (Room Pichincha) In Silico Identification of Leptospiral Outer Membrane Proteins M Pinne*, DA Haake |
Pathogenesis Chairperson: Alejandro de la Peña |
| 09:45-10:00 | Lig Proteins That Mediate Attachment of Leptospira To The Host Cells To Initiate Infection YP Lin*, YF Chang |
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| 10:00-10:40 | Invited Talk What Has Been The Value Of Leptospiral Genomics? B. Adler |
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| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Genotyping Classification of Serogroups of Pathogenic Leptospira interrogans Species By The Multilocus Sequence Analysis Method. A Léon*, S Pronost, G André-Fontaine, R Leclercq |
Molecular Genetics and Genomics Chairperson: Albert Ko |
| 11:15-11:30 | Transcription Of The Leptospira interrogans Serovar Hardjo (hardjoprajitno) wzx, Is Down Regulated in Contrast To wzy. EM Carrillo-Casas*, R Hernández-Castro, F Suárez Guemes, DM Bulach, B Adler, A De la Peña-Moctezuma |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Genetic Transformation In Pathogenic Leptospira M Picardeau* |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-15:30 | Poster Presentations (Room Cayambe) Whole-genome Sequencing of The Saprophyte L. biflexa and Comparative Genomics of Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species M Picardeau*, DM Bulach, RL Zuerner, C Bouchier, N Zidane, PJ Wilson, S Creno, ES Kuczek, S Bommezzadri, JC Davis, A McGrath, D Roche, MJ Johnson, C Boursaux-Eude, T Seemann, Z Rouy, RL Coppel, JI. Rood, A Lajus, JK Davies, C Médigue, B Adler Sifting Through The Mudpit: Comparative Transcriptional And Translational Analysis Of Leptospiral Outer Membrane Protein Expression In Response To Temperature M Lo*, SJ Cordwell, DM Bulach, B Adler Genetic Analysis In Leptospira biflexa Of Genes Unique To Spirochetes PE Stewart, M Picardeau, PA Rosa |
Molecular Genetics and Genomics |
| 15:30-15:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:50-16:30 | Invited Talk Inferring Leptospiral Evolutionary Histories: Bayesian Phylogenetics And Recombination Detection M Suchard |
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| 16:30-17:10 | Closing Ceremony | |
| 18:30-02:00 | Farewell Party |
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