Friday, 14th October The Prato Conference on the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections of Animals 2016

• Host and pathogen transcriptomic analysis of Clostridium perfringens­-mediated myonecrosis infections - Julian I Rood
• Strength lies in calmness: the role of Interferon-β in the host defense against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection - Ralph Goethe
• Type III secretion system-dependent immune suppression in Aeromonas salmonicida-associated infection in fish - Francesco Origgi
• The N-acetylglucosamine sensor NagC inversely coordinates catabolism of the mucin-derived sugar and intestinal colonization process in O157:H7 E. coli - Josee Harel

• Correlation of Ovine Footrot Interdigital Microbial Communities with Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Expression - Adam Blanchard
• 3D culture model for ovine footrot: generating an alternative to in vivo research - Grazieli Maboni
• Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis in digital dermatitis in cattle and sheep - the role of treponemes - Stuart Carter
• A preliminary investigation into the origin of the weakly haemolytic phenotype encountered in Brachyspira hyodysenteriae strains - David J Hampson
• Histophilus somni survives within bovine macrophages through inhibition of lysosome-phagosome fusion, but requires the IbpA Fic motif for serum resistance - Thomas J Inzana

12:40 PM Joachim Frey
Closing the conference; the next VetPath?