Welcome Function & Poster Session I — ASN Events
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Exhibition Area

#2018ASM

Evaluation of EasyScreenTM  ESBL/CPO Detection Kit using direct-PCR from patient culture and broth samples (#201)

6:30 PM
John R Melki

Role of flagella as an immune modulator during urinary tract infection (#202)

6:30 PM
Dhruba Acharya

A Comparison of the Results of Three Methods of MIC Determination (#203)

6:30 PM
Julie K Allerton

A Review of Polymyxin Disc Testing from a Calibrated Dichotomous Susceptibility Perspective (#204)

6:30 PM
Julie K Allerton

Genetic diversity and distribution of filamentous phages in Neisseria (#205)

6:30 PM
Charlene Kahler

Establishment of bacterial microbial biofilms from Antarctic soil bacteria. (#206)

6:30 PM
Fabian Davamani Amalraj

Quality assurance program for molecular detection of gastrointestinal parasites:  results of pilot module. (#207)

6:30 PM
Norvie L Aquino

New insights into the functional roles of DNA methylation in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. (#208)

6:30 PM
Melinda M Ashcroft

Lipid A profiling and metabolomics of polymyxin-susceptible (PBS) and -resistant (PBR) MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae (#209)

6:30 PM
Su Aye

Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from paediatric chronic lung disease patients (#210)

6:30 PM
Ammar Aziz

Antimicrobial mechanisms of arachidonic acid at the host-pneumococcal interface (#211)

6:30 PM
Stephanie L Begg

Identifying persistent E. coli strains to harsh life outside the host (#212)

6:30 PM
Mahboobeh Behruznia

Antimicrobial use and resistance in australia (aura) surveillance system: recent developments   (#213)

6:30 PM
Jan Bell

Update on the National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistances (CARAlert) (#214)

6:30 PM
Jan M Bell

Introducing Microbial Culture-Metagenome Sequencing (MC-MGS) to characterize gut mucosa-associated microbial communities. (#215)

6:30 PM
Erwin M Berendsen

Investigating the role of DsbA enzymes in growth and virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (#216)

6:30 PM
Murari Bhandari

Staphylococcus aureus membrane vesicles activate innate immune signalling pathways. (#217)

6:30 PM
Natalie J Bitto

Staphylococcaceae and Pasteurellaceae found in the oral flora of marsupials and dingoes (#218)

6:30 PM
Pat Blackall

Whole genome sequencing as an improved means of identifying Neisseria gonorrhoeae treatment failures (#219)

6:30 PM
Cameron Buckley

In silico characterisation of the two-component system regulators of Streptococcus pyogenes (#220)

6:30 PM
Sean J Buckley

Small RNA-mediated regulation in Acinetobacter baumannii (#221)

6:30 PM
Michael A Burch

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus complex in NSW (#222)

6:30 PM
Andrea Bustamante

UPEC Pathway to Chronicity: Bacterial Strain and Host Differences Determine Chronic Outcomes (#223)

6:30 PM
Michelle N Chamoun

Microbiological evaluation of the DEKO-190 Washer/Disinfector’s ability to remove Clostridium difficile spores from bedpan surfaces (#224)

6:30 PM
Deirdre A Collins

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Trent and zinc homeostasis (#225)

6:30 PM
Corey B. Davies

Diversity of carbapenem resistance bacteria and molecular identification of carbapenem resistance in marine environment (#226)

6:30 PM
Dewa Rasmika Dewi

Response of Antarctic psychrotrophic bacteria to antibiotics before and after exposure to heavy metals. (#227)

6:30 PM
Divya Dharshini

Dsb enzymes: promising anti-virulence drug targets for Gram-negative pathogens (#228)

6:30 PM
Rabeb Dhouib

The major evolutionary split between elasmobranchs and teleost fishes extends to the diversity partitioning of the skin microbiomes (#229)

6:30 PM
Michael P Doane

Computational Model of Campylobacter jejuni Biofilms (#230)

6:30 PM
Paulina A Dzianach

Characterization of bacteriophages with specific for antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium (#231)

6:30 PM
Juhee Ahn

Global phylogeography and ancient evolution of the widespread human gut virus crAssphage (#232)

6:30 PM
Robert A Edwards

Evaluation of Short Incubation Disc Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (#233)

6:30 PM
Li Ching Eng

Detection and Surveillance of VISA and hVISA strains (#234)

6:30 PM
Li Ching Eng

Meningococcal PorA-Loop4 induces G1 cell cycle arrest through the Akt signaling pathway (#235)

6:30 PM
Rininta Firdaus

Variation in parvovirus B19 IgG seroprevalence between different states in Australia (#236)

6:30 PM
Robert L Flower

Comparison of pre-extraction depletion methods for culture-independent sequencing of Bordetella pertussis (#237)

6:30 PM
Winkie Fong

Food loss – the microbiology of food deterioration (#238)

6:30 PM
Edward M Fox

Group B Streptococcus bacteriophages with broad clinical host range (#239)

6:30 PM
Lucy L Furfaro

A preliminary comparison of five assays for detecting past exposure to Coxiella burnetii for use prior to human Q fever vaccination (#240)

6:30 PM
Stephen R. Graves

Biofilm screening of Listeria monocytogenes from common MLST subtypes present in food production environments. (#241)

6:30 PM
Jessica Gray

The role of the RNA chaperone ProQ in the Gram-negative bacterium Pasteurella multocida. (#242)

6:30 PM
Emily L Gulliver

­Evolution of a Clade of Acinetobacter baumannii Global Clone 1, Lineage 1 via Acquisition of the oxa23 Carbapenem Resistance Gene and Dispersion of ISAba1 (#243)

6:30 PM
Mohammad Hamidian

Detection and quantification of the heterogeneous S. aureus populations to identify antibiotic-induced persistence (#244)

6:30 PM
Marwa M. Hassan

Optimisation of antibody effector functions in HIV neutralising monoclonal antibodies (#245)

6:30 PM
Behnaz Heydarchi

Host-derived lactate is an important Haemophilus influenzae carbon source (#246)

6:30 PM
Jennifer Hosmer

The enemy of my enemy is my friend: eliminating Legionella in premise plumbing biofilms using bacteriophages (#247)

6:30 PM
Casey K Huang

Recent Laboratory Findings of Brucella abortus in South Korea (#248)

6:30 PM
Seon Do Hwang

Atmospheric trace gas oxidation supports persistence of the environmentally abundant phylum Chloroflexi (#249)

6:30 PM
Zahra Islam

Evaluation of an RNA extraction control for routine laboratory-developed reverse transcriptase-PCR diagnostic tests (#250)

6:30 PM
MUHAMMAD FAHMI ISMAIL

A prostate cell line model for persistent Zika virus replication (#251)

6:30 PM
Rhys Izuagbe

International Collection of Microorganisms from Plants (ICMP) (#252)

6:30 PM
Megan Petterson