| Oral Programme |
| Morning 23 MAY 2015, Room A Opening ceremony and plenary speeches Chairmen: Brian Austin and Patrick Sorgeloos |
| 8:30-9:10 | Opening ceremony Welcome address from Vice President Huajun Li, Ocean University of China UNESCO’s biotechnology program in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda Dr. Ahmed Fahmi (UNESCO Headquarter, United Nations) The legacy of Prof. Huai-Shu Xu: the man, the scientist, and the father Ms. Fujin Xu (CCTV NEWS, China) |
| 9:10-9:45 | Keynote: Probing the diversity of viruses in the sea Prof. Curtis Suttle (The University of British Columbia, Canada) |
| 9:45-10:20 | Keynote: Novel insights into microbial production of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulphide (DMS) Dr Jonathan D Todd (University of East Anglia, UK) |
| 10:20-10:50 | Group Photo/ Coffee Break |
| 10:50-11:25 | Keynote: Growth rates of microbes in the oceans Prof. David L. Kirchman (University of Delaware, USA) |
| 11:25-12:00 | Keynote: Edwardsiella tarda as a model organism to study fish-pathogen interactions Ka Yin Leung (East China University of Science and Technology, China and Trinity Western University, Canada) |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon 23 MAY, Room B Session 1 – Marine microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles Chairmen: David Kirchman and Chuanlun Zhang |
| 13:30-14:00 | Keynote: The reemergence of Marine Group II Archaea as an important player of global ocean carbon cycle Chuanlun Zhang (Tongji University, China) |
| 14:00-14:20 | Ecological significance of Mycoplankton in carbon cycling of the world s oceans Prof. Guangyi Wang (Tianjin University, China) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Phytoplankton functional types and production of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) Dr. Gill Malin (University of East Anglia, UK) |
| 14:40-15:00 | Studies on microbial community structure in Chinese marginal seas and their biogeochemical implications Dr. Jiwen Liu (Ocean University of China, China) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Ureolytic ammonia-oxidizing Thaumarchaeota and extracellular ureases control sediment nitrification and ammonification in a large and eutrophic coastal sea Prof. Hongyue Dang (Xiamen University, China) |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break |
| 15:40-16:10 | Keynote: Molecular insight into the enzymatic degradation mechanism of POM and DOM in the ocean Prof. Yuzhong Zhang (Shandong University, China) |
| 16:10-16:30 | Bacterial quorum sensing and its regulation of particulate organic carbon degradation Prof. Xiao-Hua Zhang (Ocean University of China) |
| 16:30-16:45 | Nitrogen fixing bacteria associated with macrophytes in coastal marine ecosystems: niche differentiation and mechanisms Prof. Jun Gong (Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, CAS, China) |
| 16:45-17:00 | Genome-wide Regulation of CO2 Capture and Storage in Marine Microalgae: from Population to Single-cell Prof. Jian Xu (Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS, China) |
| 17:00-18:00 | Poster session |
| Afternoon 23 MAY, Room C Session 6 – Intrakingdom and interkingdom signaling - unexplored therapeutic targets Chairmen: Peter Bossier and Carmel Mothersill |
| 13:30-14:00 | Keynote: Host microbial interactions in cultured aquatic larvae: intra- and interkingdom signaling Prof. Peter Bossier (Gent University, Belgium) |
| 14:00-14:30 | Communication of protective signals from fish sub-lethally challenged with Vibrio anguillarum to naïve fish: evidence for a population level survival response? Prof. Carmel Mothersill (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Radiation-induced bystander signals: evidence for a role of secondary UV emission in the generation of oxidative stress and bystander effects by beta irradiation of human keratinocytes Prof. Colin Seymour (McMaster University, Canada) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Identification of novel quorum quenching bacteria and enzymes Dr. Kaihao Tang (Ocean University of China) |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break |
| 15:40-16:10 | Keynote: Structure and function of microbial loop in shellfish mariculture system Prof. Jianguang Fang (Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, China) |
| 16:10-16:30 | The research progress of microbial communication in quorum sensing and the application of quorum sensing in aquaculture Guiju Yang (Dalian University of Technology, China) |
| 16:30-16:45 | Characteristics of growth performance, immune response and intestinal microflora of Litopenaeus vannamei fed probiotics Lactobacillus pentosus HC-2 and Enterococcus faecium NRW-2 Yujie Sha (Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China) |
| 16:45-17:00 | Using bacteriophages as biological agents to control skin ulcer syndrome in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) Jiancheng Zhang (Dalian University of Technology, China) |
| 17:00-18:00 | Poster session |
| Morning 24 MAY, Room B Session 2 Microbial oceanography Chairmen: Curtis Suttle and Peiyuan Qian |
| 8:30-9:00 | Keynote: Genomic studies on symbiosis of sponge and associated autotrophic microbes Prof. Peiyuan Qian (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 9:00-9:20 | Virioplankton in a changing ocean Prof. Rui Zhang (Xiamen University, China) |
| 9:20-9:40 | The responses of microbial community to typical pollution variables in the East China Sea Prof. Demin Zhang (Ningbo University, China) |
| 9:40-10:00 | Tintinnid community in the East China Sea: indication to microbial food web structure Prof. Wuchang Zhang (Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China) |
| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee break |
| 10:20-10:50 | Keynote: Differential geographic distribution of Synechococcus assemblages in western Pacific Ocean and its marginal seas Prof. Hongbin Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 10:50-11:10 | Molecular ecological networks revealing responses of bacterial communities to different hydrocarbon pollutions Dr. Hui Wang (Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, CAS, China) |
| 11:00-11:20 | Complex flagellin composition and exquisite architecture of flagellar propeller from marine magnetotactic ovoid strain MO-1 Dr. Weijia Zhang (Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS, China) |
| 11:20-11:40 | Viable but nonculturable sate of Vibrio harveyi and its resuscitation Jixiang Chen (Lanzhou University of Technology, China) |
| 11:40-12:00 | VBNC bacteria and the main microbial communities in the water supply system Xiaolin Ma (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| Morning 24 MAY, Room C Session 4 Marine microbes in aquaculture Chairmen: Patrick Sorgeloos and Ka Yin Leung |
| 8:30-9:00 | Functional metabolomics approach for antibiotic-resistant Edwardsiella tarda Prof. Xuanxian Peng ( Zhongshan University, China) |
| 9:00-9:20 | Promising nitrogen removal microorganisms–heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacteria Prof. Qiufen Li (Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, China) |
| 9:20-9:40 | Response of marine aquaculture microbial community to common nanomaterials Zhaoshou Wang (Xiamen University, China) |
| 9:40-10:00 | Genome-wide identification of functional effectors in Edwardsiella tarda and a T6SS effector EvpP promotes virulence by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome Qin Liu (East China University of Science and Technology, China) |
| 10:00-10:20 | Coffee break |
| 10:20-10:50 | Keynote: A microbial perspective on Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) outbreaks in shrimp farming Patrick Sorgeloos (Ghent University, Belgium) |
| 10:50-11:20 | Entry of a novel marine DNA virus of Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) into host cells by endocytosis Prof. Qiwei Qin (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China) |
| 11:20-11:40 | ATP synthesis is active on the cell surface of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and is suppressed by WSSV infection Dr. Yan Liang (Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, China) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Vibrio harveyi Strains Isolated from Maricultured Fishes in South China Sea Prof. Juan Feng (South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS, China) |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon 24 MAY, Room B Session 3 – Microorganisms in deep sea and polar oceans Chairmen: Fumio Inagaki and Xiang Xiao |
| 13:30-14:00 | Keynote: Limits and habitability of microbial life in the deep subseafloor biosphere Prof. Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC, Japan) |
| 14:00-14:30 | Keynote: Microbial diversity of the piezophilic microorganisms and the pressure adaptation mechanisms of the deep-sea enzymes Prof. Chiaki Kato (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Keynote: Novel insights into marine oil-degrading microbes from deep sea to metabolism network Prof. Zongze Shao (Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Investigation of microbial communities in deep-sea polymetallic nodules from the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean Peng Zhou (Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China) |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break |
| 15:40-16:10 | Keynote: Towards the understanding of high pressure adaption strategy Prof. Xiang Xiao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) |
| 16:10-16:40 | Keynote: Understanding the geochemical roles of Bathyarchaeota in marine sediments Prof. Fengping Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) |
| 16:40-17:00 | How to adapt pH fluctuation at deep sea hydrothermal vent: ITRAQ-based Quantitative Proteomic and Genomic Analyses of a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Weishu Zhao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) |
| 17:00-18:00 | Poster session |
| Afternoon 24 MAY, Room C Session 5 – Marine microbes in biotechnology Chairmen: Changsheng Zhang and Youming Zhang |
| 13:30-14:00 | Keynote: Natural productdiscovery and biosynthesis from marine actinomycetes: opportunities and challenges Prof. Changsheng Zhang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China) |
| 14:00-14:20 | More than expected—secondary metabolites biosynthesis in marine-derived Bacillus Prof. Wenli Li (Ocean University of China) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Characterization and Application of Seaweed Polysaccharide-Degrading Enzymes from Marine Bacteria Prof. Haijin Mu (Ocean University of China) |
| 14:40-15:00 | Physically and genetically engineered morphology for bioactive compound production by marine filamentous fungus Dr. Menghao Cai (East China University of Science and Technology, China) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Characterization of bacterioruberin from a halophilic archaea Halorubrum and its anti-oxidative and antitumor activity Liying Sui (Tianjin University of Science & Technology, China) |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee break |
| 15:40-16:10 | Keynote: Application of Red/ET DNA recombineering technology in marine microorganisms Prof. Youming Zhang (Shandong University, China) |
| 16:10-16:30 | 1,3-Propanediol fermentation by marine Klebsiella pneumoniae Dr. Sheng Zhou (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China) |
| 16:30-16:50 | Bio-mining the actinobacterial treasures of the Arctic Ocean: diversity and genetic resources Dr. Li Liao (Polar Research Institute of China) |
| 16:50-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-18:00 | Poster session |
| Morning 25 MAY 2015, Room B Closing ceremony and plenary speeches Chairmen: Brian Austin and Kazuhiro Kogure |
| 8:30-9:00 | Keynote: Issues regarding the culturing of marine bacteria Prof. Brian Austin (University of Stirling, UK) |
| 9:00-9:30 | Keynote: Rhodopsins: new types of light energy acquiring system among marine bacteria Prof. Kazuhiro Kogure (The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| 9:30-10:00 | Keynote: Microbial Disease in Marine Aquaculture Prof. Darrell Jay Grimes (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Keynote: Phagocytic B cells at the crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity Prof. Jun Li (Lake Superior State University, USA) |
| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee break |
| 10:50-12:00 | Closing ceremony Summary of the conference Announcement of Oral & Poster Awards IMMC handover |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon 25 MAY |
| 13:30-17:30 | Visiting Ocean University of China/ Institute of Oceanology, CAS |
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