Book of Abstracts 8th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society {Symbiotic Lifestyle} FaculdadeVenue & Date: de Ciências Faculdade da de Universidade Ciências da de Universidade Lisboa, Lisbon, de Lisboa; Portugal Lisbon, Portugal; 12-18 July, 2015 12-18Editors: July, Silvana 2015 Munzi, Florian Ulm Organizing Committee: Silvana Munzi, Cristina Cruz, Rusty Rodriguez, Irene Newton Welcome! Held every three years and organized by the International Symbiosis Society, the Congress is focused on a concept - symbiosis. Long viewed as an exception, a curiosity on the margins of biology, symbiosis is today considered ubiq- uitous and one of the main characteristics of the biological systems. The University of Lisbon (ULisboa; http://www. ulisboa.pt/) was created in 2013 based on the union of university institutions, which date back to the 13th century. We hope that this symbiosis between new and old will create the perfect environment to host the congress “Symbiosis 2015”. We welcome all researchers, educators, and students who work in the many diverse fields which involve sym- bioses. The theme of the congress is Symbiotic Lifestyle with presentations spanning a continuum from molecules to ecosystems, encompassing plants, animals and microbes of all genre. The breadth of abstracts is a testimonial to the ubiquity and significance of symbiosis. An electronic version of abstracts is provided for the 8th International Symbio- sis Society Congress. Please enjoy the abstracts, which can be searched within the document and are linked with the index, as you participate in a congress addressing one of the most fundamental aspects of plant and animal life on this precious planet. We hope that this meeting will be an ideal venue for discussion, exchange and transfer of knowledge, helping to create new and foster existing collaborations in “Symbiotic lifestyle” between researchers. We hope you enjoy. The organizing committee Rusty Rodriguez Cristina Cruz Silvana Munzi Scientific & Organizing Committee, Chairs Scientific committee: Silvana Munzi (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa) Cristina Cruz (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa) Rusty Rodriguez (Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies) Organizing committee: Silvana Munzi (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa) Cristina Cruz (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa) Rusty Rodriguez (Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies) Irene Newton (Indiana University) Chairs: Briony Barr (Scale Free Network, Art-Science Collaborative, Australia) Charles Bacon (Russell Research Center, USA) Christian Printzen (Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Germany) Cristina Prandi (Università di Torino, Italy) Elfie Stocker-Wörgötter(University of Graz, Austria) Fernando Fernández-Mendoza (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria) Flore Zélé (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Francisco Dionisio (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) François H. Lallier (UPMC-Univ Paris 6, France) Gregory Crocetti (Scale Free Network, Art-Science Collaborative, Australia) Hinanit Koltai (Agricultural Research Organization, Israel) Irene L.G. Newton (Indiana University, USA) James White (Rutgers University, USA) Jan Dirk van Elsas (University of Groningen, Netherlands) Jan Sapp (York University, Canada) Jillian M. Petersen (Max Planck Institute, Germany) Karin Pritsch (Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany) Katarzyna Turnau (Jagiellonian University, Poland) Luis Carvalho (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Luis Lopez Llorca (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) Luis Teixeira (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal) Manju M. Gupta (University of Delhi, India) Manuela Giovannetti (Università di Pisa, Italy) Marc-André Selosse (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France) Maria J.Pozo (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain) Martin Kaltenpoth (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany) Nathalie Gontier (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Patricia Stock (University of Arizona, USA) Rusty J. Rodriguez (Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies, USA) Sara Magalhães (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Silvana Munzi (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Stanley Freeman (The Volcani Center, Israel) Thorsten Grams (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany) William B. Sanders (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA) Page 3 Practical information Conference Venue: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa Wireless (at the conference venue): Username: [email protected] Password: Conf#2015 Contacts: Madalena Almeida: - Viagens Abreu, S.A. (RNAVT 1702) Av. 25 de Abril, 2 | 2799-556 Linda-a-Velha | Portugal Tel: +351 21 415 6121 | Fax: +351 21 415 6383 Email: [email protected] Silvana Munzi: +351 910759309 Cristina Cruz: +351 964880356 Radio taxi Lisboa: +351 218119000 Taxis de Lisboa: +351 21 936 21 13 Emergency number: 112 Page 4 Symbiosis 2015 at a glance Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thur 16 Fri 17 8:30- 9:00 Opening 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 - - - - - - - - 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 SLS EMM CSB SMI FPM SYM LIS NBS 11:00 - 12:00 11:00 - 12:00 Cultural 11:00 - 12:00 11:00 - 12:00 Cb + Ps Cb + Ps day Cb + Ps Cb + Ps 12:00 - 13:00 12:00 - 13:00 12:00 - 13:00 12:00 - 13:00 Rusty Rodriguez Dorion Sagan Catherine Masson Jan Sapp 12:00 -14:30 12:00 -14:30 12:00 -14:30 12:00 -14:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 14:30 - 14:30 - 14:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 15:30 15:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 - - - - FPM SYM - - - 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 15:30 - 15:30 - 14:30 CSG EMM EFM SMI 16:30 16:30 LIS MWH REB - IAM HOL 18:30 16:00 STR - 16:30 - 17:15 16:30 - 17:15 16:30 - 17:15 16:30 - 17:15 Working 18:00 Cb + Ps Cb + Ps Cb + Ps Cb + TSY Group Re - gistration 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:15 - - - - - - - - - 18:30 18:30 18:30 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 EMM EFM SBI - EBC IAM HOL TSY CHA REB 19:30 Welcome reception 19:00 - 19:30 Closing Session 19:00 - 20:00 Wine of the World 20:00 Conference Dinner CHA = Connecting habitats CSB = Communication, symbiosis and behaviour CSG = Chemosynthetic symbioses in the genomic and post-genomic era EBC = Endophytism and biological control EFM = Ecology and functionality of microbiomes (plants, vertebrates, invertebrates) Room Room EMM = Establishment and maintenance of mutualism 6.1.36 3.2.14 FPM = Functional plant microbiomes: effects of endophytes and epiphytes on plants HOL = Holobionts as players in ecological stress gradients IAM = Interdisciplinary approach to mycorrhizal symbiosis LIS = Lichen symbionts: marriage, divorce, and domestic partnership Coffee breack MWH = + Molecular and cell biology of Wolbachia-host interaction Room NBS = Poster session Nematode-bacteria symbioses 2.2.15 REB = Reticulate evolution before and after the modern synthesis: historical and Cb + Ps epistemological perspectives and wider applications beyond traditional fields Poster Hall SBI = Symbiont-based improvement of plant nutraceutical value SLS = Symbiotic lifestyle switching SMI = Symbionts in multipartite interactions: ecology, evolution and regulatory mechanisms STR = Strigolactones role in plant symbiosis in the rhizosphere SYM = Symbiotic microbes - new frontiers in applied biotechnology TSY = Teaching symbiosis: look at successful strategies Page 5 On a Click First page; Timetable Monday 13th Tuesday 14th Thursday 15th Friday 16th First page; Index Plenary Chemosynthetic symbioses in the lectures genomic and post-genomic era Communication, symbiosis Connecting and behaviour habitats Ecology and functionality Endophytism and Biological of microbiomes Control Functional plant Holobionts as players in microbiomes ecological stress gradients Interdisciplinary approach Lichen to mycorrhizal symbiosis symbionts Nematode-Bacteria Reticulate evolution before and symbioses after the modern synthesis Symbiont-based improvement Symbionts in multipartite of plant nutraceutical value interactions Symbiotic lifestyle Symbiotic microbes - new switching frontiers in applied biotechnology Page 6 Timetable Monday 13th - Room 3.2.14 8:30-9:00 Opening session Monday 13th - Room 3.2.14 Establishment and maintenance of mutualism (EMM) Martin Kaltenpoth (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany) Oral presentations 9:00-9:05 Martin Kaltenpoth, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany “Establishment and maintenance of mutualism - introduction” 9:05-9:45 Abdelaziz Heddi (Keynote speaker), University of Lyon, INRA, France “Insights into evolutionary and immune processes paralleling endosymbiosis establishment and maintenance” 9:45-10:00 Joan Strassmann, Washington University, USA “Interactions between the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum and soil bacteria” 10:00-10:15 John Brooks, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA “A sensor histidine kinase regulates biofilm formation, motility, and cyclic-di-GMP in the symbiont, Vibrio fis- cheri” 10:15-10:30 Lisl Esherick, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA “Possible role of C-type lectins in the establishment of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis” 10:30-10:45 Filip Husnik, University of Montana, USA “On the origin and evolution of a tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis” 10:45-11:00 Erik Hom, University of Mississippi, USA “Of chance and necessity: a new suite of fungal-algal mutualisms created via synthetic ecology” 11:00-12:00 Coffee break + Poster session 12:00-13:00 Plenary lecture – Rusty Rodriguez 13:00-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:00 David Queller, Washington University in St. Louis, USA “General