Past Congresses
8th Congress of European Microbiologists
7-11 July 2019
Glasgow, UK
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7th Congress of European Microbiologists
9-13 July 2017
Valencia, Spain
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We wish to express our gratitude to the following companies who, through their generosity, have helped make this congress possible:
6th Congress of European Microbiologists
7-11 June 2015,
MECC, Maastricht,
The Netherlands
5th Congress of European Microbiologists
Bringing together the key disciplines of microbiology
21-25 July 2013
Leipziger Messe, Leipzig, Germany
4th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Advancing Knowledge on Microbes
26 – 30 June 2011
PALEXPO Convention Centre,
Geneva,
SWITZERLAND
3rd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Microbes and Man: Interdependence and Future Challenges
28 June – 2 July 2009
Göteborg Convention Centre,
Göteborg,
SWEDEN
2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
Integrating Microbial Knowledge into Human Life
4 – 8 July 2006
Madrid,
SPAIN
1st FEMS-ESCMID Conference on New Frontiers in Microbiology and Infection
Lessons from Escherichia coli: from basic research to clinical aspects
04 – 08 September 2005
Eurotel Victoria,
Villars-sur-Ollon,
SWITZERLAND
1st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
29 June – 3 July 2003
Cankarjev Dom,
Ljubljana,
SLOVENIA
FEMS Jubilee (25th anniversary) Symposium
16 September 2000
Hotel Meliá Lebreros,
Sevilla,
SPAIN
AMR three ways: healthcare crisis, major concepts and the relevance of biofilms
Worldwide, infections are resuming their role as highly effective killing diseases, as current treatments are failing to respond to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this minireview, the impact of AMR in healthcare systems and the major bacteria behind it are highlighted. Ecological aspects of AMR evolution and the complexity of its molecular mechanisms are explained. Major concepts, such as intrinsic, acquired and adaptive resistance, as well as tolerance and heteroresistance, are also clarified. More importantly, the problematic of biofilms and their role in AMR, namely their main resistance and tolerance mechanisms, are elucidated. Finally, some of the most promising anti-biofilm strategies being investigated are reviewed.
