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BacPath9 Poster Presentations

Presenters of odd numbered posters are expected to attend their posters during Poster Session 1 (8pm Monday 24th September), even numbered posters during Poster Session 2 (8pm Tuesday 25th September).

Presenting Author

Poster Title

1. Margareta Aili
   (Monash University)

Zinc metalloproteases of Legionella pneumophilia involved in virulence

2. Keith Al-Hasani
   (Monash University)

SigA, the secreted autotransporter enterotoxin of Shigella flexneri 2a cleaves  human a-fodrin

3. Joanne Allen
   (University of Melbourne)

The operon, sitABCD, found on virulence plasmid of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)

4. Milena Awad
   (Monash University)

Iron Acquisition in Clostridium perfringens strain 13

5. Kristy Azzopardi
   (University of Melbourne)

The role of intimin in cell attachment by atypical enteropathogenic E. coli

6. Trudi Bannam
   (Monash University)

Functional characterisation and localisation of the pCW3-encoded TcpH conjugation protein.

7. Radhika Bantwal
   (Monash University)

Role of tcpC, tcpG and tcpI in the conjugative transfer of pCW3

8. Travis Beddoe
   (Monash University)

Crystal Structure of an Essential Glycosyltransferase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

9. Dieter Bulach
   (Monash University)

Auto-annotation of bacterial genomic sequences

10. Samantha Byrne
   (University of Melbourne)

Quantitation of periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaqueby real-time PCR

11. Amy Cain
   (University of Sydney)

Loss of Antibiotic Resistance From Gram Negative Pathogens

12. Deanne Catmull
   (University of Melbourne)

An anaerobic culture system for the growth and analysis of oral bacterial biofilms

13. Catherine Cheng
   (University of Melbourne)

Mutations in the pst-phoU operon reduce adherence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli andthe virulence of Citrobacter rodentium

14. Jackie Cheung
   (Monash University)

Activation of pfoA transcription by the VirR response regulator in Clostridium perfringens is phosphorylation and concentration dependent

15. Amanda Cork
   (University of Wollongong)

The role of lysine residues in the Plasmin(ogen) binding capacity of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Enolase

16. Paul Cullen
   (Monash University)

Investigations concerning an Omp85-like protein of the syphilis spirochete

17. Méabh Cullinane
   (Monash University)

Autophagy decreases the survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in phagocytic cells but not in non-phagocytic cell lines

18. Dimitri Diavatopoulos
   (University of Melbourne)

Influenza A virus infection results in intralitter transmission ofStreptococcus pneumoniae in neonatal mice

19. Stefanie Dowideit
   (University of Queensland)

Identification of the recognition sequence of a phase variable methyl- transferase in Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090

20. Neville Firth
   (University of Sydney)

Maintenance mechanisms of multiresistance plasmids from staphylococci

21. Rebecca Fitzpatrick
   (Monash University)

Characterization of the adhesin subunits of cysteine proteases (gingipains) from Porphyromonas gingivalis using phage display technology

22. Jayde Gawthorne
   (University of Queensland)

Glycoproteomics of Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

23. Marcin Grabowicz
   (University of Adelaide)

In vivo biotinylation of Shigella Outer Membrane Autotransporter IcsA

24. Nathan Hare
   (University of Sydney)

Proteomic comparison of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Australian epidemic strain (AES) isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

25. Marina Harper
   (Monash University)

Structural and genetic analyses of LPS biosynthesis in diverse Pasteurella multocida serotypes

26. Kate Harriott
   (University of Newcastle)

Characterisation of the Interaction Between PcrA and the β sub-unit of RNA Polymerase

27. Tamas Hatfaludi
   (Monash University)

Efflux pump protein from Pasteurella multocida: TolC

28. Thomas Hiscox
   (Monash University)

Functional analysis of the VirJ/I two-component signal transduction system of Clostridium perfringens

29. Nick Jacques
   (Westmead Millennium Institute)

Molecular phylogeny of polymicrobial communities –the way to the future or unwarranted muddying of the waters?

30. En-Chi Freda Jen
   (University of Queensland)

Structural Analysis of Post-translational modification of pilin of Neisseria meningitides

31. Elecia Johnston
   (University of Newcastle)

The Design and Testing of Inhibitors of Interactions between Essential Transcription Factors and RNA Polymerase

32. Michelle Kelly
   (Monash University)

Characterisation of NleB, a novel virulence determinant ofattaching and effacing bacteria

33. Ruth Kennan
   (Monash University)

Isolation and Characterisation of  Protease Mutants ofDichelobacter nodosus

34. Chen Ai Khoo
   (Monash University)

Opening the Gateway – Our experience with cloning and expressing 260 recombinant bacterial proteins

35. Iain Lamont
   (University of Otago)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene expression in the cystic fibrosis lung

36.Iain Lamont
   (University of Otago)

TonB is Important for Pyoverdine-Mediated Signalling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

37. Sau Fung Lee
   (Monash University)

A C-terminal class I PDZ motif of EspI/NleA modulates the virulence of attaching and effacing Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium

38. Rachael Lilliebridge
   (Charles Darwin University)

Identification of a novel Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex that is unique to the Top End of the Northern Territory

39. Miranda Lo
   (Monash University)

Sifting through the MudPIT – comparative analysis of leptospiral outer membrane protein expression at the transcriptional and translational levels

40. Shelley Luck
   (Monash University)

Characterisation of extracellular DNases of Pseudomonas aeroginosa

41. Shauna Lyons-Schindler
   (Monash University)

A cautionary tale regarding microarray experiments

42. Khalid Mahmood
   (Monash University)

Encapsulated Gene-by-gene Alignment (EGA) – a new approach to rapidly align whole proteome sequences

43. Jim Manos
   (University of Sydney)

Enhanced Biofilm Formation and Genetic Downregulation by Transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

44. Adrian McAlister
   (Monash University)

The Dot/Icm (Type IVB) Secretion System of Legionella pneumophila

45. Alastair McEwan
   (The University of Queensland)

The multi-copper oxidase CueO of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is essential for virulence

46. Dervilla McGowan
   (Department of Microbiology)

The Chp chemosensory system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

47. David McMillan
   (Queensland Institute of Medical Research)

Genetic analysis of clinically relevant group G streptococci

48. Helen Mitchell
   (University of Melbourne)

Effect of Biofilm Growth on Treponema denticola

49. Judy Morona
   (University of Adelaide)

Comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae Polysaccharide Polymerase Proteins Cps19aI and Cps19fI

50. Betty Mowa
   ( University of Witwatersrand)

The role of alternate small subunits of class I ribonucleotide reductase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

51. Gerald Murray
   (Monash University)

Leptospira interrogans requires a functional haem oxygenase to scavenge iron from haemoglobin

52. Rebecca Orth
   (University of Melbourne)

Synergy between Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis

53. Magdalene Papadopoulos
   (University of Adelaide)

In-Frame Linker Mutagenesis of Shigella flexneri Polysaccharide Co-Polymerase WzzSF

54. Ian Peak
   (Griffith University)

Burkholderia pseudomallei -mediated cellular fusion

55. Jessica Phillipps
   (Monash University)

Biofilm Formation by Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

56. Sacha Pidot
   (Monash University)

Evolution of the pMUM virulence plasmid of Mycobacterium ulcerans

57. Rachael Poon
   (Monash University)

Correlation of Clostridium perfringens type B, C and D toxins with lethality in the mouse intravenous injection model

58. Jessica Porter
   (Monash University)

Transformation of Mycobacterium marinum with a 120kb form of the 171kb pMUM001 virulence plasmid from Mycobacterium ulcerans

59. Virginia Post
   (University of Sydney)

An Insertion sequence ISKpn4 that targets gene cassettes

60. Leanne Purins
   (University of Adelaide)

Mutations in coiled-coil regions of the Shigella flexneri O antigen chain length regulator, WzzpHS2, affect O antigen modality and may lead to degradation by the chaperone/protease DegP

61. Vidiya Ramachandran
   (University of Wollongong)

Examination of Streptococcal surface protein-protein interactions

62. Leisha Richardson
   (Charles Darwin University)

Diversity of emm sequence types and multilocus sequence typing in beta-haemolytic streptococci in the Top End between 1990 and 2006

63. Louise Roddam
   (University of Tasmania)

Investigation of virulence of the Tasmanian clonal strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

64. Carlos Rosado
   (Monash University)

Structural Studies of a Prokaryotic Perforin-Like Protein

65. Catherine Ryan
   (Monash University)

Transcriptional Regulation of the pilE Gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

66. Nichollas Scott
   (University of Sydney)

Development of a glycoproteomic approach for the study of N-linked glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni strains

67. Christine Seers
   (University of Melbourne)

Differential gene expression in a ferrous ion transport mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis

68. Mikio Shoji
   (The University of Melbourne)

Characterization of the hbp35 gene products in Porphyromonas gingivalis

69. Joan Sloan
   (Monash University)

The emergence of LEE-negative Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli: pO113 allelic profiling and comparison with pO157

70. Jason Steen
   (Monash University)

Signature-tagged mutagenesis of Pasteurella multocida in the natural chicken host using a trans-mucosal infection model

71. Torsten Theis
   (University of Sydney)

The Multidrug-Binding Pocket of the Staphylococcus aureus Transcriptional Repressor Protein QacR

72. Nicholas Tobias
   (Monash University)

Transcriptional Analysis of the Mycolactone Polyketide Synthase Locus

73. Rebecca Towers
   (Charles Darwin University)

Human heart proteins identified as specific targets of acute rheumatic fever autoantibodies

74.Rebecca Towers
   (Charles Darwin University)

Contrasting population dynamics of large colony-forming group A, C and G streptococci in a remote Aboriginal community in the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia

75. Elizabeth Tran
   (University of Adelaide)

Novel distribution of IcsP and serotype 5a lipopolysaccharide on the cell surface of Shigella flexneri

76. Sally Turner
   (Monash University)

The Role of IHF and NMB0398 in Neisseria meningitidis Gene Regulation

77. Rachel vanden Hoven
   (University of Queensland)

The aerobic respiratory chain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

78. Paola Vaz
   (Monash University)

Vaccine potential of surface exposed and secreted proteins from a necrotic enteritis strain of Clostridium perfringens

79. Timothy Witchell
   (Monash University)

Comparison of surface-exposed outer membrane proteins of Brachyspira species