CLOST18: CLOSTRIDIUM XVIII
PROGRAM

Days: Tuesday, September 29th Wednesday, September 30th Thursday, October 1st Friday, October 2nd

Tuesday, September 29th

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Wednesday, September 30th

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08:30-12:00 Session 4: Physiology and Biochemistry
08:30
Many ways lead to Rome: fundamental principles and differences in acetogenesis among species (abstract)
09:00
The 6-phosphofructokinase reaction in Acetivibrio thermocellus is both ATP- and pyrophosphate-dependent (abstract)
10:00-10:20Coffee Break
12:00-13:15Lunch
13:15-17:00 Session 5: Genetics and Synthetic Biology
Chairs:
13:15
Lessons from domesticating Clostridia (abstract)
13:45
Progress in understanding gas conversion by thermophilic microorganisms (abstract)
15:25-15:55Coffee Break
Thursday, October 1st

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08:30-12:00 Session 7: Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology
08:30
Towards a quantitative understanding of Clostridium thermocellum metabolism (abstract)
09:00
Metabolic modeling efforts for Clostridium thermocellum
09:30
Understanding and engineering metabolism at the thermodynamic edge of life (abstract)
10:00-10:20Coffee Break
12:00-13:15Lunch
Friday, October 2nd

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08:30-12:00 Session 8: Feedstock Utilization and Consortia
08:30
Deconstruction by C. thermocellum – From Microbe Mediated to Dynamic Redistribution of Cellulosomes (abstract)
09:00
Proteomic Characterization of the Clostridium cellulovorans Cellulosome and Noncellulosomal Enzymes with Sorghum Bagasse (abstract)
09:30
Fine-tuning Chain Elongation Selectivity and H2 production in Clostridium kluyveri: Ethanol and acetate ratio effect (abstract)
10:00-10:20Coffee Break
12:00-13:15Lunch
13:15-16:00 Session 9: Industrial and New Applications
13:15
Ethanol Production From Cellulosic Feedstocks Using Thermophilic Bacteria (abstract)
13:45
Engineering Clostridia for Chemicals and Biofuels Production (abstract)
14:15
Gas Fermentation with Clostridium: Bridging C1 Feedstocks and Sustainable Bioproducts (abstract)
15:25-15:55Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Session 10: The future of the "Clostridium" meeting

In the 36 years since the first Clostridium meeting, there has been a significant change in the taxonomic classification of many former Clostridial species.

  • What are the key commonalities that tie our community together?
  • What should be the focus of future meetings? 
  • Do we change the meeting name to reflect changes in taxonomy, or keep it for historical reasons?