Program overview

12:05 - 15:30

Posters Covering the use of viruses to control infection and Processes governing the applied use of viruses

Poster Halls

Poster session

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-01

Poster presentation

Engineering a phage endolysin against Clostridium difficile for delivery into the gastrointestinal tract

Jude Ajuebor¹, Olivia McAuliffe², Jim O'Mahony¹, Paul Ross³, Colin Hill³, Aidan Coffey¹

¹Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland, ²Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Cork, Ireland, ³Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-02

Poster presentation

Bacteriophage-based suppositories – systemic effect without injections

Andrey Aleshkin¹, Irina Kiseleva¹, Svetlana Bochkareva¹, Olga Borisova¹, Evgeny Rubalsky¹, Mariya Anurova²

¹Gabrichevsky Moscow Research Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia, ²Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-03

Poster presentation

Specific targeting of O25b-ST131 Escherichia coli strains with a fast T7-like bacteriophage

Nicolas DUFOUR^{1, 2, 3}, Olivier CLERMONT^{2, 4}, Béatrice LA COMBE^{1, 4}, Jonathan MESSIKA^{1, 2}, Sara DION^{2, 4}, Erick DENAMUR^{2, 4}, Jean-Damien RICARD^{1, 4}, Laurent DEBARBIEUX³

¹AP-HP, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, Colombes, France, ²INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France, ³Institut Pasteur, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology of Gene in Extremophiles, Paris, France, ⁴University Paris Diderot - Sorbonne Paris Cité, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-04

Poster presentation

Biocontrol and Rapid Detection of Clostridium perfringens Using Endolysin and Cell Wall Binding Domain (CBD) of Bacteriophage

Jae-Hyun Cho¹, Min-Suk Kong², Sangryeol Ryu², Ju-Hoon Lee¹

¹Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-05

Poster presentation

A virulent phage JHP against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an indigenous candidate for phage therapy

Shafiq ur Rehman, et al.

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, university of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan, NA, Pakistan

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-06

Poster presentation

The importance of phage-host interactions during phage treatment against Campylobacter jejuni in food

Athina Zampara¹, Martine Camilla Holst Sørensen¹, Anne Elsser-Gravesen², Lone Brøndsted¹

¹Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark, ²ISI Food Protection ApS, Aarhus, Denmark

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-07

Poster presentation

IMPROVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY OF BACTERIOPHAGE PREPARATIONS DUE TO ADAPTATION TO CLINICAL STRAINS

Marina Goderdzishvili¹, Nino Ghudumidze¹, Irina Chkonia¹, Darejan Jgenti¹, Gulnara Natroshvili¹, Salome Barbakadze¹, Aleksandre Ujmajuridze², Archil Chkhotua², Nina Chanishvili¹, Wilbert Sybesma³, Thomas M. Kessler³

¹Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology & Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia, ²Tsulukidze National Center of Urology, Tbilisi, Georgia, ³Neuro-Urology, Spinal Cord Injury Center & Research, University of Zürich, Balgrist University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-08

Poster presentation

Therapeutic Cocktail of Phage and Nisin to Treat S. mutans

Lorraine Draper, Cillian Hayes, R. Paul Ross, Colin Hill

APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-09

Poster presentation

Staphylococcal bacteriophages applied per os induce anti-phage antibody production in the blood

Joanna Majewska, Zuzanna Kaźmierczak, Dorota Lecion, Katarzyna Hodyra-Stefaniak, Karolina Wojtyna, Susan Zelasko, Anna Kłopot, Barbara Owczarek, Agnieszka Kopciuch, Andrzej Górski, Krystyna Dąbrowska

Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroc?aw, Poland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-10

Poster presentation

Withdrawn

Zuzanna Kaźmierczak, Joanna Majewska, Agnieszka Kieroń, Aleksandra Dziuban, Weronika Kęska, Martyna Lisowska, Marek Harhala, Anna Kłopot, Katarzyna Hodyra-Stefaniak, Barbara Owczarek, Agnieszka Kopciuch, et al.

Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-11

Poster presentation

Lyophilised pills with phage lytic enzyme 812F1

Martin Benesik^{1, 2}, Marek Mosa², Dana Stverakova^{1, 2}, Roman Pantucek¹, et al.

¹Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Experimental Biology, Brno, Czech Republic, ²MB PHARMA, Prague, Czech Republic

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-12

Poster presentation

Vaccinating bacteria against phages

Alexander Hynes, Sylvain Moineau

Université Laval, Québec, Canada

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-13

Poster presentation

Biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of the lytic phage phiIPLA-RODI

Lucía Fernández, Silvia González, Ana Belén Campelo, Beatriz Martínez, Ana Rodríguez, Pilar García

Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Villaviciosa, Spain

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-14

Poster presentation

ISOLATION AND STUDY OF BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS (ETBF) STRAINS FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES AND ACTIVE BACTERIOPHAGES AGAINST THEM

Nata Bakuradze, Nina Chanishvili

Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology & Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-15

Poster presentation

Retracted

Stefan Miller

Lisando GmbH, Regensburg, Germany

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-16

Poster presentation

Piobacteriophage: metagenomic analysis and local application of a Russian phage cocktail

Vera Morozova¹, Artem Tikunov¹, Alexander Kurilshikov¹, Olga Polygach², Natalia Voroshilova², Nina Tikunova¹

¹Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia, ²pharmaceutical company Microgen, Ufa, Russia

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-17

Poster presentation

Biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in model food systems with bacteriophage Φ241

Zhongjing Lu, Havish Deepnarain

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-18

Poster presentation

Safety and therapeutic efficacy of Staphylococcus aureus specific lytic Phage against multidrug-resistant S.aureus (MDRSA) in BALB/c mice: A prospective study.

Joseph Michael Oduor^{1, 2}, Wycliffe Nyamongo Onkoba², Fredrick Maloba³, Ouma Washingtone¹, Nyachieo Atunga²

¹Kenyatta University - Medical School, Nairobi, Kenya, ²Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya, ³School of Pure and Applied Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-19

Poster presentation

Bacterial vaginosis: Are bacteriophages involved in dysbiosis of human genital tract?

Rémy Froissart^{1, 2}, Hoyam Gamieldien², Anna Happel², Mohammed Jaffer³, Jo-Ann Passmore², et al.

¹Laboratory "Infectious Diseases & Vectors: Ecology, Genetic, Evolution and Control" (MIVEGEC), UMR 5290 UM-CNRS-IRD, Montpellier, France, ²Division of Medical Virology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape-Town, South Africa, ³Electron Microscope Unit, Centre for Imaging and Analysis, New Engineering Building , 1 Madiba Circle,University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-20

Poster presentation

AN OPTIMIZED BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAIL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS ON INDWELLING MEDICAL PROSTHESES

Benjamin Chan, et al.

Yale University, New Haven, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-21

Poster presentation

What Can We Learn from a Metagenomic Analysis of a Georgian Bacteriophage Cocktail?

Henrike Zschach¹, Katrine G. Joensen², Barbara Lindhard¹, Ole Lund¹, Marina Goderdzishvili³, Irina Chkonia³, Guliko Jgenti³, Nino Kvatadze³, Zemphira Alavidze³, Elizabeth M. Kutter⁵, Mette V. Larsen¹, et al.

¹Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, ²National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, ³Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, 3 Gotua Str., Tbilisi 0160, Georgia, ⁴Eliava Biopreparations LTD,3 Gotua Str., Tbilisi 0160, Georgia, ⁵Lab 1, The Evergreen State College, Olympia,WA 98505, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-22

Poster presentation

Biocidal inactivation of Lactococcus lactis bacteriophages: efficacy and mode of action of commonly used dairy sanitizers.

Stephen Hayes¹, James Murphy¹, Jennifer Mahony¹, Jean-Paul Noben², Horst Neve³, Arjen Nauta⁴, Douwe van Sinderen^{1, 5}

¹School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, ²Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium, ³Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner Institut, Kiel, Germany, ⁴FrieslandCampina, Stationsplein 4, 3818 LE, Amersfoort, Netherlands, ⁵Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-23

Poster presentation

The use of bacteriophages for decontamination of different surfaces

Taras Gabisonia¹, Manana Loladze¹, Natela Chakhunashvili¹, Manana Nadiradze¹, Maia alibegashvili¹, Natia Tamarashvili²

¹Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, 3 Gotua st., 0160, Tbilisi, Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia, ²Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Biology, Chavchavadze ave. 1, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-24

Poster presentation

Anti-biofilm activities of a novel chimeolysin against S. mutans in physiological and cariogenic conditions

Daniel Nelson¹, Hang Yang², Yongli Bi³, Xiaoran Shang¹, Mengyue Wang², Sara Linden¹, Yunpeng Li², Yuhong Li³, Hongping Wei²

¹University of Maryland, Rockville, United States, ²Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China, ³Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-25

Poster presentation

Towards bacteriophage cocktails for the control of emetic Bacillus cereus

Louise Hock, Sarah Pötgens, Jacques Mahillon

Laboratory of Food and Environmental Microbiology, Earth and Life Institute, UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-26

Poster presentation

Antibiotic effects on phage-bacteria co-evolution: towards combined therapy

Clara Torres-Barceló, James Gurney, Michael E. Hochberg

Institut of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM) CNRS-University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-27

Poster presentation

Development of robust ex situ models to investigate the therapeutic potential of C. difficile phages

Ananthi Ramachandran

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-28

Poster presentation

Dietary Antimicrobials and Prophage Inducers - Towards Landscaping of the Human Gut Microbiome

Lance Boling, Katelyn McNair, Cameron Smurthwaite, Daniel Cuevas, Forest Rohwer, et al.

Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-29

Poster presentation

Chemostat system as a valuable experimental system for analyzing phage efficiency for use in phage therapy

Łukasz Labudda¹, Joanna Karczewska-Golec², Michał Sołoduch², Jowita Nowakowska², Daria Lajn², Piotr Golec¹

¹Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk, Poland, ²Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-30

Poster presentation

Phage Therapy and Ciprofloxacin are Highly Synergistic against Experimental Endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Frank Oechslin¹, Philippe Piccardi¹, Marlyse Giddey¹, Stefano Mancini¹, Jérôme Gabard², Hélène Blois², Philippe Moreillon¹, José Entenza¹, Gregory Resch¹, Yok-Ai Que³

¹Dept. of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, lausanne, Switzerland, ²Pherecydes Pharma, Romainville, France, ³Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-31

Poster presentation

Isolation of Shigella specific phages: the accurate diagnostic tool and future target for therapy of Shigella infection

Mahmuda Akter, Mahmuda Yeasmin, Sharmin Jahan Luna, Kaisar Ali Talukder

International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-32

Poster presentation

Modeling the dynamics of bacteria, phage, and the immune system: how, when, and why does phage therapy work?

Chung Yin Leung, Joshua S. Weitz

School of Biology and Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-33

Poster presentation

The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among Saudi women attending the infertility clinic in Central Saudi Arabia

Dunia A. Alfarraj¹, Ali M. Somily², Rasheed M. Alssum Alssum¹, Zeinab M. Abotalib³, Amal A. El-Sayed³, Hazim H. Al-Mandeel³

¹Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²College of Science, the Departments of Pathology/Microbiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-34

Poster presentation

Bacteriophages against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Lika Leshkasheli¹, Darejan Bolkvadze¹, Nana Balarjishvili¹, Grégory Resch², Mzia Kutateladze¹

¹G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia, ²Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-35

Poster presentation

Homologous recombination in temperate phages : why should phage therapists care ?

Marie-Agnès PETIT¹, Geoffrey HUTINET¹, François LECOINTE¹, Françoise OCHSENBEIN², Raphaël GUEROIS², Arthur BESLE², Olivier SON¹, Stephen McGOVERNE¹

¹Micalis Institute, INRA, Agroparistech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France, ²I2BC, CNRS UMR 8221 and CEA iBiTecS,, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-36

Poster presentation

COMPLEX COLONIZATION DYNAMICS SHAPE THE DEVELOPMENTAL MATURATION OF THE GUT ECOSYSTEM IN A SIMPLE MODEL ORGANISM

Assunta Liberti¹, Brittany A. Leigh², Zachary Graham³, Alexandria Creasy², John P. Cannon¹, Gary W. Litman^{1, 4}, Mya Breitbart², Larry J. Dishaw¹

¹University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Tampa, United States, ²University of South Florida, College of Marine Sciences, Saint Petersburg, United States, ³St Petersburg College, Saint Petersburg, United States, ⁴All Children’s Hospital, Department of Molecular Genetics, Saint Petersburg, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-37

Poster presentation

Development and characterization of a phage therapy to decolonize vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Alyxandria M. Schubert¹, David M. Wolfe², Biswas Biswajit², Paul E. Carlson Jr.¹

¹Division of Bacterial, Parasitic and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, United States, ²Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD), Naval Medical Research Center, Fort Detrick, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-38

Poster presentation

Immunomodulation by bacteriophages – Differential expression of immune cells stimulated with different bacteriophages

Jonas Van Belleghem¹, Frédéric Clement², Rob Lavigne³, Mario Vaneechoutte¹

¹Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, ²Centre for Vaccinology, Ghent University and Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Division of Gene Technology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-39

Poster presentation

Isolation and analysis of ESKAPEE phages for phage therapy

Saija Kiljunen^{1, 2}, Anu Wicklund^{1, 2}, Sheetal Patpatia^{2, 3}, Johanna Haiko¹, Pentti Kuusela^{1, 2}, Mikael Skurnik^{2, 1}

¹Division of Clinical Microbiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, HUSLAB, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, ²Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, ³Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-40

Poster presentation

Bacteriophage therapy for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis patients

Susan Lehman¹, Steven Branston¹, Frenk Smrekar¹, Rishi Pabary^{2, 3}, Eric Alton^{2, 3}, Jane Davies^{2, 3}, Sandra Morales¹

¹AmpliPhi Biosciences, ²Department of Paediatric Respiratory medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, ³Imperial College London

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-41

Poster presentation

Evaluation of bacteriophage to reduce experimental contamination of E. coli and Salmonella in food

Ayman El-Shibiny, et al.

University of Science and Technology, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-42

Poster presentation

Eradication of ESBL E. coli and K. pneumoniae clones using bacteriophage.

Carola Venturini¹, Nicola Petty², Sandra Morales³, Nicholas Thomson^{4, 5}, Jonathan Iredell¹

¹Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ²The ithree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ³AmpliPhi Australia Pty Ltd, Brookvale, Australia, ⁴Pathogen Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-43

Poster presentation

Evaluation of novel bacteriophage (YMC11/11/R656 PAE BP) as a therapeutic agent against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections using a mouse model.

Jongsoo Jeon, et al.

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-44

Poster presentation

The application of a phage cocktail to prevent infectious disease: characterizing the impact of virulent bacteriophages on Vibrio cholerae infection.

Lynne Cairns¹, Minmin Yen¹, Andrew Camilli^{1, 2}

¹Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, United States, ²Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-45

Poster presentation

Is phage therapy for Lyme disease possible?

Jinyu Shan, Martha Clokie

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-46

Poster presentation

Alternative phage delivery approach: phage-based bioactive packaging paper to control Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Newport growth on meat

Hany Anany^{1, 3}, Hajar Hawsawi¹, Monsur Ali², Vince Leung², Carlos Filipe², Mansel Griffiths¹

¹Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, ²Chemical Engineering Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³Microbiology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

12:05 - 15:30

Poster Day 4-T12-Pos-47

Poster presentation

Application of Corona Discharge technology to improve bacteriophage stability.

Gordon Smith, Emma Bell, Jason Clark

Fixed-Phage, Glasgow, United Kingdom