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Microbial Biofilms for Various Biotechnological Applications
Final Program and Abstracts

6th ASM Conference on

Biofilms
September 29 – October 4, 2012
Miami, Florida

© 2012, American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-2904
Phone: 202-737-3600
World Wide Web: www.asm.org
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-1-55581-876-0

Table of Contents
ASM Conferences Information....................................... 2
Conference Organization................................................ 3
Acknowledgments.......................................................... 3
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General Information........................................................ 4
Travel Grants. ................................................................. 6
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Scientific Program.......................................................... 7
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Abstracts for Speakers.................................................. 17
Abstracts for Posters..................................................... 54
Index........................................................................... 232

6th ASM Conference on Biofilms

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ASM Conferences Committee
William Goldman, Chair
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sean Whelan, Vice Chair
Harvard Medical School
Victor DiRita
University of Michigan
Joanna Goldberg
University of Virginia

Lora Hooper
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
Christine Jacobs-Wagner
Yale University
Gary Procop
Cleveland Clinic
Curtis Suttle
University of British Columbia

Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the ASM Conferences program is to address the needs of the diverse scientific interests of microbiologists by providing a forum for international groups of scientists, ranging from 100-400 participants, to discuss their specific area of concentration.

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ASM Conferences

Conference Organizers
Matt Parsek, Co-chair
University of Washington

Jean-Marc Ghigo
Institut Pasteur

Fitnat Yildiz, Co-chair


References: et al., 2012). Our in vitro study evaluated the susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Orthopaedics, 2011. 35(9): p. 1415-1420.) n 176B
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