9-9:35 a.m. Handout material delivery<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9:35-10:05 p.m. Official opening of the workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10:05-11:25 a.m. Opening lecture by Dr. Jos\u00e9 Juan Rodr\u00edguez Jerez<\/a><\/strong> (Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona<\/em>, Bellaterra \u2013Cerdanyola del Vall\u00e8s\u2013, Barcelona):<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> Overview on rapid methods, automation and miniaturization in microbiology<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Sampling of solid and liquid foods, surfaces, and air<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Miniaturization: microtiter plate, most probable number (MPN), viable cell counts. Diagnostic kits<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Methods for viable cell counts: hydrophobic grid, spiral plating, flow cytometry, direct epifluorescence filter technique (DEFT), turbidity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Methods for viable cell counts, based on electric impedance and conductance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Methods for viable cell counts, based on ATP \u2013 bioluminiscence and colorimetry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Immunological methods for microbial and toxin detection and identification: immunomagnetic separation, ELISA and ELFA, reversed passive latex agglutination, lateral immunomigration, immunoprecipitation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n – <\/strong>Molecular biology methods for microbial detection and identification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR), whole genome sequencing (WGS) and massive genome sequencing (NGS), proteomics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:25-11:45 a.m. Breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:45 a.m.-1:05 p.m. Dr. Armand S\u00e1nchez Bonastre<\/a><\/strong> (Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona<\/em>, Bellaterra \u2013Cerdanyola del Vall\u00e8s\u2013, Barcelona):<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and massive genome sequencing applied to food safety<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:05-2:35 p.m. Lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2:35-5:30 p.m. Microbiology companies \u00b7 exhibition<\/a> (Fung<\/a> <\/em>group):<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong>\u00a0From 24 hours to under 60 minutes: direct on-site\u00a0<\/em>Listeria\u00a0detection with reliability equivalent to accredited methods<\/em> (Arquea Biological Innovations<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> BioDtex: UV-A inspection to avoid blind sampling and improve cleaning validation<\/em> (BisDetection<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> Food safety: molecular solutions for allergens, fraud and emerging pathogens<\/em> (Deltalab member of SCGP<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> Automatic colony counters: accuracy, repeatability and data integrity guaranteed<\/em> (Interscience<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022<\/strong> Check & Trace Salmonella 2.0: innovation in <\/em>Salmonella control for animal protein production<\/em> (Werfen<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5:30-5:45 p.m. Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5:45-6:30 p.m. Dr. M\u00aa Dolores P\u00e9rez Cabrejas<\/strong> (Universidad de Zaragoza<\/em>, Zaragoza):<\/p>\n\n\n\n