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VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting / 1 Content VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting ORGANIZING COMMITTEES / 3 WELCOME ADDRESS / 4 CONGRESS USEFUL / 5 INFORMATION SOCIAL PROGRAMME / 12 CITY OF SEVILLE / 14 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW / 18 CONGRESS PROGRAMME / 19 Opening Ceremony / 19 Plenary Lectures / 19 Symposia and Workshops / 20 Special Sessions - Oral Presentations / 35 by PhD Students and Young Postdocts General Oral Sessions / 37 Poster Sessions / 42 ABSTRACTS / 57 Plenary Lectures / 57 Oral Presentations / 66 Posters / 231 AUTHOR INDEX / 423 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-CREDITS / 429 President of the Organizing Committee Secretary of the Organizing Committee Dr. Aurelio Serrano Dr. Eduardo Villalobo Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Dept. de Microbiología, Facultad de Fotosíntesis, CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla Biología, Universidad de Sevilla Av. Americo Vespucio 49 Av. Reina Mercedes 6 41092-Sevilla, Spain 41012-Sevilla, Spain 2 / Content Organizing Committees VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting Local Organizing Committee Aurelio Serrano CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla (President) Eduardo Villalobo Universidad de Sevilla (Secretary) José Manuel Bautista Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ángeles Cid Universidad de A Coruña Emilio Fernández Universidad de Córdoba Francisco Gamarro CSIC, Granada Rosario Gómez-García Stanford University, USA, and ABENGOA Research, Sevilla Juan C. Gutiérrez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ana M. Martín-González Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ramon Massana CSIC, Barcelona José R. Pérez-Castiñeira Universidad de Sevilla Luis M. Ruiz-Pérez CSIC, Granada Antonio Torres Universidad de Sevilla Technical Secretariat Federico Valverde CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla FEPS - ISOP Joint Committee Rocío León Romero i3 Congresos & Eventos Graham Clark (ISOP) C/ Laraña, 4 3ª planta 41003 Alastair Simpson (ISOP) Sevilla, SPAIN Frederick W. Spiegel (ISOP) Phone. +34 954 457 121 Thomas Weisse (FEPS) Fax. +34 954 503 880 Ana Martín-González (FEPS) [email protected] Aurelio Serrano (FEPS) www.i3congresosyeventos.es Organizing Committees / 3 Wellcome Address VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting Dear participants, On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Seville and to the VII European Congress of Protistology (VII ECOP), hosted by the Specialized Group of Protistology (Grupo Especializado de Protistología, GEP) of the Spanish Society of Microbiology. The European Congresses of Protistology (ECOP) are the most visible activities of the Federation of European Protistological Societies (FEPS), a nonprofit association of 12 national and cross- national protistological societies in Europe. The VII ECOP congress will be organized for the first time as a joint meeting in partnership with the International Society of Protistologists (ISOP), a global society which has members across the world with interests in all areas of Protistology, and some of its affiliated societies are also constituent societies of FEPS. This will be a very special occasion, so we thank you for your active participation in this outstanding meeting point for protistologists worldwide. The Congress has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in different protistological fields, from the molecular to the ecological ones. Contributions will be presented in the form of 8 Plenary Lectures, 11 Symposia, 10 Workshops, 9 General Oral Sessions, 3 Special Sessions for PhD Students and Young Postdocts and 3 Poster Sessions. These activities assure that the meeting will be a major scientific event. We are especially grateful to ISOP which organized and generously supported two symposia and two plenary lectures, one of them being the 2015 Hutner Award lecture. Therefore, the 2015 ISOP Meeting will take place in close connection with VII ECOP, one could say in a symbiotic-like way. Hence the name VII ECOP – ISOP Joint Meeting. The meeting will be held in two venues located near the centre of the city and at a walking distance from each other, the Hotel-Conference Center Sylken Al-Andalus Palace and the Reina Mercedes Scientific Campus of the University of Seville. We would like to deeply express our thanks to the University of Seville for its generous support, to I3 Congresos y Eventos for the excellent arrangement of logistical and technical aspects of the Congress, and to our dedicated staff, colleagues, friends and families for their untiring help, support and advice in planning and arranging this meeting. We hope that you will enjoy the Congress and that your interaction with your colleagues from different countries will stimulate a creative exchange of ideas and will be personally rewarding. We also hope and trust that you will enjoy your visit to the charming and beautiful Seville, an ancient historical city that for almost three centuries was the gateway to the Americas and a unique space for cultural and commercial exchange between Europe and the New World. We very much look forward to your participation and to welcoming you in Seville. Yours sincerely, Aurelio Serrano President of the Organizing Committee of the VII ECOP – ISOP Joint Meeting Ana Martín President of GEP – SEM Eduardo Villalobo Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the VII ECOP – ISOP Joint Meeting 4 / Wellcome Address Congress Useful Information VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting VENUES The VII ECOP – ISOP Joint Meeting will be held in two venues located near the centre of the city and at a walking distance from each other (ca. 800 meters), the Silken Al Andalus Palace Hotel Conference Center (Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th) and the Reina Mercedes Scientific Campus of the University of Seville (Monday 7th - Thursday 10th). SILKEN AL ANDALUS PALACE HOTEL CATEGORY: Four Star Hotel ADDRESS: Avenida de la Palmera, 41012 Seville. The Silken Al Andalus Palace is located at a 7 minute drive (3.4 km) from the historic city centre of Seville. This modern design hotel offers spacious, air conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. The Silken Al Andalus’ restaurants specialize in gourmet and Italian cuisine. There is also a cafe, poolside bar and a piano bar with live music. Set in Seville’s Heliopolis district, Silken Al Andalus Palace is a 5 minute drive from Plaza España. Regular public bus services connect the hotel with the historic city center in about 20 min. The Silken Al Andalus Palace is 1 km from Pineda Golf Club and 2 km from Maria Luisa Park. The Silken Al Andalus Palace Hotel has 623 rooms where decoration and facilities give to customers a comfortable atmosphere. Victorio & Lucchino floor, decorated by two of the best Spanish fashion designer, has nine exclusive suites full of Andalusian flavour. Congress Useful Information / 5 Congress Useful Information VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting How to reach the Hotel Silken Al Andalus Airport to the hotel Taxis: There is a flat rate from the airport to Seville. The basic rate is 22.20 euros, but will increase if you arrive late in the night or during weekends. Each piece of luggage over 10 kg will increase the rate by 0.49 euros. Detailed information about taxi fares can be obtained here: http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Sevilla/en/ Page/1237554620989//Taxi.html Bus: There is a bus line between the airport to the bus station “Plaza de Armas”, in the city centre, with stops at convenient points, including the Santa Justa rail and AVE station. You can see the bus stop as you exit the airport and walk to the left. The journey takes about 35 minutes. One-way ticket is 4 euros. The bus driver sells the bus tickets. You should stop at the last stop, the “Plaza de Armas” stop, and then take a bus of line 3 in the “Bellavista” direction. Ask the driver for a stop near the hotel Silken. The stop is the next one after the “Benito Villamarín” football stadium. The bus stop is only a few meters from the hotel. The price of the line 3 bus ticket is 1.4 euros. Information about the Airport of Seville: http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto Sevilla/en/ Page/1048243388846/ Train Station to the hotel Taxi: Use the standard rate as shown in the link above. The cost of a taxi from the Santa Justa train station to the hotel should be about 10 euros, but it may increase depending on traffic conditions, number of pieces of luggage, and time of the day. Bus: You can take the airport bus line (EA) to the “Plaza de Armas” and follow the instructions as if you were coming from the airport as described above. There are other alternatives combining line C1 from “Santa Justa”, stop at “Prado de San Sebastián”, and taking line 34 direction “Los Bermejales”. The stop is the same for line 3 described above. Please, see information and maps about the bus system here (in Spanish only, sorry): http://www.tussam.es Moving around Seville: Bus: There one bus stop a few meters from the hotel. It is located in Avenue Holanda, as you exit the hotel to the left, and take the second street to the right. The bus lines are 3 (direction “Pino Montano”) and 34 (direction “Prado de San Sebastián”) and can take you to the city center in about 15-30 min. Bus tickets are 1.4 euros. A bus card for 10 tickets can be bought in press stands by 1.5 euros and can be charged with a minimum of 7 euros. The cost of the bus ticket with the pre-paid card is 0.69 euros. Taxi: there is a taxi stop at the hotel entrance. A taxi can take you to the city center in about 5-10 min and should cost about 8 euros, but the rate may differ depending on traffic conditionsand time of the day. 6 / Congress Useful Information Congress Useful Information VII ECOP - ISOP Joint Meeting UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE – REINA MERCEDES SCIENTIFIC CAMPUS The Reina Mercedes Scientific Campus (Reina Mercedes Avenue s/n, 41012 Seville) is one of the main four campuses of the University of Seville, with the Faculties of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
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