Plenary: New dimensions of Microcystis diversity: the phycosphere

Greg Dick, The University Of Michigan

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Trait variation in resource competition traits among Microcystis strains in presence and absence of their microbiomes

Dylan Baker, The University Of Michigan
Casey M. Godwin, The University Of Michigan
Gregory J. Dick, The University Of Michigan
Vincent J. Denef, The University Of Michigan

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Bacterioplankton communities affect toxigenic Microcystis bloom – from environmental to laboratory study

Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Arnoldo Font-Nájera, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Jesus Morón-López, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Liliana Serwecińska, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Tomasz Jurczak, UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology, University of Lodz
Mikołaj Kokociński, Department of Hydrobiology, Adam Mickiewicz University
Ilona Gągała-Borowska, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

New insights on organic nitrogen assimilation in Microcystis phycosphere and impacts on microcystin production

Wei Li, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Sara Rivera, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
David Baliu-Rodriguez, University of Toledo
Sanduni H. Premathilaka, The University of Toledo
Sharmila Thenuwara, The University of Toledo
Jenan Kharbush, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Jeff Kimbrel, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ty Samo, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dragan Isailovic, The University of Toledo
Greg Dick, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Xavier Mayali, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Modification of the freshwater Aphanizomenon flos-aquae cyanobacterium proteome at cyanophage infection

Adam Antosiak, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Antonia Łobodzińska, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Kinga Chlebicka, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Bożena Skupień-Rabian, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Piotr Suder, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Emilia Bonar, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Sigitas Šulčius, Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Dariusz Dziga, Jagiellonian University, Poland

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Associations between microbiome composition and microcystin levels in the 2018 Lake Erie HABs Grab

Christopher S. Ward, Bowling Green State University
Jennifer Harper, Bowling Green State University
Kaitlin Plate, Bowling Green State University
Margaret Rettig, Bowling Green State University
Justin Chaffin, The Ohio State University
Thomas Bridgeman, University of Toledo
Edward Verhamme, LimnoTech
Jorge Santodomingo, Environmental Protection Agency

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM