Manifestazioni - Agroscope

good food, healthy environment
Thursday, 29th October 2015
Selection and spread
of antibiotic resistances
in agro-ecosystems
and food production environments
Topics
The focus of the event will be the
exchange of current research results and
identification of knowledge gaps in the
complex field of selection and transmission
of antibiotic resistance in agricultural and
food systems. The three keynote speakers,
Dr Kornelia Smalla, Dr Fiona Walsh and
Dr Valeria Bortolaia will focus on the fate
of antibiotics and antibiotic resistances
in the course of application of manure
to agricultural soils, on environmental
selection and transfer of antibiotic
resistance as well as on human health risks
associated with transmission of resistant
bacteria from livestock. Additionally, we
will present preliminary results of the
Agroscope research program “REDYMO”,
which emphasizes on the reduction
and dynamics of antibiotic-resistant and
persistent microorganisms along the food
chain.
Audience
Agronomists, veterinarians, microbiologists,
environmental scientists and other
interested persons.
Conference fees
Attendance including conference material
is free of charge.
Lunch at IAG: CHF 19.- per person
Location
Conference room
Institut agricole Grangeneuve IAG
Route de Grangeneuve 31
CH-1725 Posieux
Program
Thursday, 29th October 2015
When
Thursday, 29th October 2015
08:30 – 9:00
Check-In, Coffee
09:00 – 9:10
Giuseppe Bee, Agroscope, Institute for Livestock Sciences ILS: Welcome
09:10 – 10:00
Kornelia Smalla, Julius Kühn Institute, Germany: “Fate and effects of antibiotics in organic fertilizers
on soil bacteria”
10:00 – 10:50
Fiona Walsh, Maynooth University, Ireland: “Antibiotic resistance in environmental microbiomes and
their selective transfer”
10:50 – 11:10
Coffee break
11:10 – 12:00
Valeria Bortolaia, University of Copenhagen, Denmark: “Animal contribution to ESBL-producing
Escherichia coli and MRSA infections in humans”
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 13:50
Mitja Remus-Emsermann, Agroscope, Institute for Food Sciences IFS: “Conjugal gene transfer to
enteropathogenic bacteria in the phyllosphere”
13:50 – 14:10
Maria Gekenidis, Agroscope, Institute for Food Sciences IFS: “Antibiotic resistances and biofilm
formation of E. coli and Enterococcus spp. from the plant-based food chain”
14:10 – 14:30
Jörg Hummerjohann, Agroscope, Institute for Food Sciences IFS: “Antibiotic and heat resistance of
Escherichia coli dairy isolates”
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 15:20
Elowine Thiran, Agroscope, Institute for Food Sciences IFS: “Biofilm formation potential of S. aureus
dairy isolates representing different genotypes”
15:20 – 15:40
Sophie Thanner, Agroscope, Institute for Livestock Sciences ILS: “The effect of hydrolysable chestnut
tannins on the prevalence of diarrhea in artificially infected weaned piglets”
15:40 – 16:00
Oliver Heller, Agroscope, Institute for Livestock Sciences ILS: “The effect of the administration
of antimicrobials via the liquid-feeding system on the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae in the liquid feed for pigs“
16:00
Giuseppe Bee, Agroscope, Institute for Livestock Sciences ILS: Farewell and announcements
Registration and Information:
Online registration: www.agroscope.ch  Events  Selection and spread of antibiotic
resistances in agro-ecosystems and food production environments.
or e-mail to [email protected] by indicating name, surname, institution
and participation to the lunch (meat or vegetarian).
Application deadline: 30th September 2015
Arrival by car
Motorway A12, exit Matran
Arrival by public transportation
Bus 336, TPF departure from the railway station Fribourg:
7:38 a.m. or 8:38 a.m.
Stop “Grangeneuve FR, Institut Agricole”

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