From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Nov 15 05:52:57 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A36417B6B for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id A14AF17B35 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 8F6EE17B72; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:44 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: C.W.Keevil@soton.ac.uk ("Bill Keevil") Subject: Biofilm Monitoring Symposium, Porto 2002 - update Date: 13 Nov 2001 14:20:47 -0000 Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear Biofilmers The recent tragic events in the USA have played havoc with people's travel itineraries and ability to plan in sufficient time to attend symposia. Consequently, the Organising Committee have agreed to extend the deadline for submission of abstracts to 14th December 2001. Further information on submission of abstracts, registration, accommodation and programme details is available at: www.deb.uminho.pt/biofilm2002 Looking forward to seeing you in Porto Bill Keevil Prof C. William Keevil PhD FIBiol FAAM Environmental Healthcare Unit School of Biological Sciences Biomedical Sciences Building University of Southampton Bassett Crescent East Southampton SO16 7PX UK Office tel: 44 (0) 2380 594726 Lab tel: 594257 fax: 594459 cwk@soton.ac.uk www.sobs.soton.ac.uk/ehu --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. See the BIOFILMS homepage at http://www.im.dtu.dk/biofilms for info on how to (un)subscribe and post to the Biofilms newsgroup. From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Nov 15 05:52:57 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B12D17B35 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 854C017B6A for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id E324D17B6B; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:52:45 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: arickard@aol.com (Alex Rickard) Subject: Biofilm club Date: 14 Nov 2001 15:56:41 -0000 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <78ef1be4.0111140753.2cf16630@posting.google.com> Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Hi, The new biofilm club web site (www.biofilmclub.co.uk) is now up and running in BETA form - my apologies for the delay. Although not yet fully completed the basics are up. If you want a link please email me at ahrickard@hotmail.com and I will update this weekend. Any other comments on content and format would be greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy! Kind regards, Alex Rickard Dr. Alex Rickard School of Pharmacy University of Manchester UK --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. See the BIOFILMS homepage at http://www.im.dtu.dk/biofilms for info on how to (un)subscribe and post to the Biofilms newsgroup. From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Nov 20 07:08:33 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64C9917B03 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 07:08:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3810F17B00 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 07:08:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 65A4A17B03; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 07:08:29 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: M.Hausner@bv.tu-muenchen.de ("Martina Hausner") Subject: Position available Date: 19 Nov 2001 10:45:54 -0000 Organization: Technical University of Munich Message-ID: <005b01c170e6$f382f740$28fabb81@HausnerLaptop> Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk We have a Ph.D. position available at the Institute of Water Quality Control and Waste Management Technical University of Munich Am Coulombwall 85748 Garching Germany, within an international research project dealing with Multifunctional barriers for the treatment of contaminated groundwater. Task Description This study is a part of an international research project financially supported by the European Comission, dealing with bioremediation of groundwater contaminated with complex mixtures of different pollutants. The project foresees the selective enrichment of specifically designed biofilm communities, the characterisation of the microbial biofilm populations and eventually the development from lab scale to pilot scale of the system. Research Program The research program involves the selection of microbial populations in biofilms suitable for the multibarrier technology and the optimization of these communities by adequate supplementing with growth-promoting additives. An important aspect of this project is the in situ characterization of the microbial communities and their population dynamics. For this purpose microscopic techniques such as confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM) in combination with fluorescent markers (e.g. reporter proteins and oligonucleotide probes) will be optimized and applied. Further, CLSM will be used to microscopically describe the structure and architecture of multibarrier biofilms. Experience with molecular biology methods is a definite bonus. Interested and qualified candidates please send your CV (per e-mail) to Dr. Martina Hausner e-mail: M.Hausner@bv.tum.de Tel. +49(0)89/289-13733 Fax +49(0)89/289-13718 http://www.wga.bv.tum.de/Englisch/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. See the BIOFILMS homepage at http://www.im.dtu.dk/biofilms for info on how to (un)subscribe and post to the Biofilms newsgroup. From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Sat Nov 24 09:05:28 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBBF517AB1 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA61B17AB8 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 7464817AB1; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:20 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: STUART.SHAPIRO@Roche.COM ("Shapiro, Stuart {Basi~Basel}") Subject: Info request re biofilm book Date: 23 Nov 2001 07:09:02 -0000 Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: <154AEAF56141D511AAF20002A55CBDEE04D4CB76@rbamsem1.bas.roche.com> Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Dear Colleagues; I am seeking information about a book entitled "Biofilms: Methods for Enzymatic Release of Microorganisms", by Jean Brisou, CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 0849347912. The book appears still to be in print, but the CRC website contained no information about it. If any members of this usegroup have had the opportunity to read, or at least look through, this book, would you kindly write to me with your opinions about its contents and utility? Please contact me _directly_ at toukie@zui.unizh.ch From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Sat Nov 24 09:05:30 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E9A517AB8 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BC6917AAB for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id C4C1717AAC; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:21 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: rabeez@ihug.co.nz ("Lenny Sanders") Subject: LEGIONELLA Date: 24 Nov 2001 00:37:22 -0000 Organization: ihug ( New Zealand ) Message-ID: <9tmq3q$up8$1@lust.ihug.co.nz> Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk hey everyone, i would like to know of any other conditions the genus Legionella causes, apart from legionnaires' disease and pontiac fever. even manifestations by the little players, not just L. pneumophila, and L. micdadei. thanks in advance. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. 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From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Sat Nov 24 09:05:35 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1696617AAC for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D52A17AC4 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id B7A7717AAC; Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:05:24 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: JS990332@caper1.uccb.ns.ca ("Jason") Subject: bacterial recombination Date: 23 Nov 2001 20:10:07 -0000 Organization: Business Internet Message-ID: Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Compare and contrast conjugation with Hfr and conjugation with F prime plasmids with explaining the process of bacterial recombination. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. 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From owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Nov 27 16:42:16 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03F5517AEA for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:42:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F69A17AC8 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:42:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 363D917AC4; Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:42:09 +0000 (GMT) To: biofilms@net.bio.net Newsgroups: bionet.microbiology.biofilms From: bill.keevil@btinternet.com ("Bill Keevil") Subject: RE: LEGIONELLA Date: 24 Nov 2001 11:13:19 -0000 Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: References: <9tmq3q$up8$1@lust.ihug.co.nz> Sender: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Legionellosis is a group of respiratory diseases caused by legionellae. The Legionella genus includes 43 valid species, with Legionella like amoebal pathogens also being proposed (Adeleke, 2001). About half of the Legionella spp. which are linked to human illness, including L. anisa, L. bozemanii, L. cininatiensis, L. dumoffii, L. feelei, L. lansingensis and L. parisiensis. L. pneumophila, the principal aetiological agent of Legionnaires' disease, causes 4%-20% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia and has been ranked as the second or third most frequent cause of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation. However, because of difficulties isolating this bacterium from infected individuals and of treatments that eradicate it before its presence can be verified, this figure may underestimate the pathogen's prevalence. The L. pneumophila species includes 16 serogroups, all of which are associated with disease, but serogroup 1 appears to be the most important causing 50% of all L. pneumophila infections. Although most infections are believed to arise from inhalation of aerosolised water droplets, L. longbeachae has caused Legionnaires' disease in Australia, Japan and the USA through inhalation of potting soil [Steele, 1990; Koide, 1999]. Legionnaires disease is an acute fulminating pneumonia with a low attack rate but causing approximately 12% fatalities [Fraser, 1977; Brenner, 1979] ; Pontiac fever, a mild, non-pneumonic fever with a high attack rate which was first recognised to have occurred at the County Health Department, Pontiac in 1968 [Glick, 1978]; and Lochgoilhead fever, a mild non-pneumonic, atypical infection causing breathlessness and a long fever which was caused by L. micdadei at the Lochgoilhead leisure complex in Scotland in 1987 [Goldberg, 1989]. Adeleke at al. Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 51: 1151-60. (2001). Steele TW, Moore CV, Sangster N. Distribution of Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 and other Legionella in potting soils in Australia. Appl Environ Microbiol 56:2984--8. (1990). Koide M, Saito A, Okazaki M, et al. Isolation of Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 from potting soils in Japan. Clin Infect Dis 29:943--4. (1999). Fraser, D.W. et al. Legionnaires' disease: description of an epidemic of pneumonia. N Engl J Med 297, 1189-97. (1977). Brenner, D.J., Steigerwalt, A.G. & McDade, J.E. Classification of the Legionnaires' disease bacterium: Legionella pneumophila, genus novum, species nova, of the family Legionellaceae, familia nova. Ann Intern Med 90, 656-8. (1979). Glick, T.H. et al. Pontiac fever. An epidemic of unknown etiology in a health department: I. Clinical and epidemiologic aspects. Am J Epidemiol 107, 149-60. (1978). Goldberg, D.J. et al. Lochgoilhead fever: outbreak of non-pneumonic legionellosis due to Legionella micdadei. Lancet 1, 316-8. (1989). Bill Keevil Prof C. William Keevil PhD FIBiol FAAM Environmental Healthcare Unit School of Biological Sciences Biomedical Sciences Building University of Southampton Bassett Crescent East Southampton SO16 7PX UK Office tel: 44 (0) 2380 594726 Lab tel: 594257 fax: 594459 cwk@soton.ac.uk www.sobs.soton.ac.uk/ehu -----Original Message----- From: owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk [mailto:owner-biofilms@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk]On Behalf Of "Lenny Sanders" Sent: 24 November 2001 00:37 To: biofilms@net.bio.net Subject: LEGIONELLA hey everyone, i would like to know of any other conditions the genus Legionella causes, apart from legionnaires' disease and pontiac fever. even manifestations by the little players, not just L. pneumophila, and L. micdadei. thanks in advance. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. See the BIOFILMS homepage at http://www.im.dtu.dk/biofilms for info on how to (un)subscribe and post to the Biofilms newsgroup. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the group as well as to the originator, make sure that the address biofilms@net.bio.net is included in the "To:" field. See the BIOFILMS homepage at http://www.im.dtu.dk/biofilms for info on how to (un)subscribe and post to the Biofilms newsgroup.