THE CONFERENCE

1-4th December 2008
The Grand Hotel, Devon,UK

Hosted by Professor Rick Titball, University of Exeter

For many decades Clostridium perfringens has been associated with a range of economically important diseases in domesticated livestock, as well as diseases as diverse as food poisoning and gas gangrene in humans. More recently the bacterium has received attention as a possible bioterrorism agent and as the etiological of necrotic enteritis in fowl in Europe. In spite of its economic importance the worldwide and more importantly European community of researchers capable of working with C. perfringens is both small and declining. In the light of this we are a currently funded by the EU to increase the level of interest in this pathogen by exposing young researchers to the research currently being carried out with this pathogen.

Financed by the European Union Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses
Acronym - CLOSTRIDIA
Contract number (MSCF-2005-029958)

http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions