Mag 5, 2023

Seminario CNR – IRSA online: “Evolutionary games, ecological dynamics and probiotic effects induced by siderophores in bacterial communities”

Il giorno 12 Maggio 2023, dalle ore 14:00 alle ore 15:30, il Prof. Rolf Kümmerli (Università di Zurigo) terrà il seminario “Evolutionary games, ecological dynamics and probiotic effects induced by siderophores in bacterial communities”.

Siderophores are a chemically diverse group of secondary metabolites produced by bacteria to scavenge iron from natural sources and host stocks. Siderophores are secreted and spur two types of interactions between bacteria. They can be shared as cooperative molecules among individuals that possess the matching receptor for uptake. Conversely, siderophores can be deployed as competitive agents to prevent competitors, lacking matching receptors, to access iron. In this talk, Rolf will show how these two interaction types drive evolutionary and ecological dynamics in bacterial communities and how they can be harnessed to develop probiotics to protect hosts from pathogens.

Il seminario è aperto a tutti e si terrà in Aula Tonolli, presso la sede di Verbania dell’Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Largo Tonolli 50.

Sarà possibile seguire il seminario in videoconferenza utilizzando la piattaforma GoToMeeting ed è necessaria la registrazione.

Tutte le informazioni relative al seminario ed alla registrazione sono raggiungibili al seguente link https://eventi.irsa.cnr.it/event/40/

Contatti:
Ester Eckert – CNR IRSA, sede di Verbania – ester.eckert@irsa.cnr.it

 

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