Abstract submission and registration are open for Anaerobe 2019 Focused Meeting
05 March 2019
Abstract submission and registration are now open for Anaerobe 2019: Changing perceptions of anaerobic bacteria; from pathogen to the normal microbiota and back. Submit your abstract to showcase your research at this Focused Meeting, taking place between 13–14 June at Jurys Inn Cardiff, UK.
Anaerobe 2019 aims to provide scientific insights into the future impact of anaerobic bacteria in human health and disease, addressing the implications of recent microbiota studies, as well as the continued threat of emerging and re-emerging anaerobic infection.
Anaerobic clinical microbiology remains a challenge due to the specialist culture requirements, coupled with the increase in and spread of antimicrobial resistance. The normal human microbiota is primarily composed of anaerobic bacteria and is now recognised as a source of life-threatening anaerobic infection. More recent metataxonomic and metagenomic sequencing has extended interest in the potential role of the microbiota in a plethora of other aspects of human health, from obesity to mental health. In addition, the successful use of faecal microbiota transplants for the treatment of clostridial infection raises potential unchartered long-term consequences and possibilities.
The key topics for this meeting will be:
- Gram-negative anaerobic infection: lethal and chronic opportunists
- The microbiota: what is normal?
- Clostridium difficile: why is it still difficult?
You can find a programme outline for this meeting on the event page.
Submit your abstract for this Focused Meeting and present your research. The deadline to submit your abstract is 8 April.
Register to attend today to take advantage of the early bird discount, which is available until 2 June.
Updates on the Anaerobe 2019 meeting can also be found on Twitter using the hashtag #Anaerobe19.
Image: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science Photo Library.
