10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 4: Pathogens in a changing environment)

10.45am – 11.35am AEDT, 26 November 2025 ‐ 50 mins

ECR Presentations

10:45 - 11:00 A/Prof Steve Petrovski - Cocultivation of Saccharibacterium epiparasite Ca. Mycosynbcater amalyticus and Resistance Mechanisms

11:00 - 11:15 Dr Binod Rayamajhee – Metagenomic insights into blind-causing Acanthamoeba on popular Sydney beaches

11:15 - 11:25 Dr Gareth Howells – Klebsiella pneumoniae digests the capsule to survive starvation

11:25 - 11:35 Thilini Koralegedera – Mycobacteria use alternative fermentation pathways and carbon storage for survival during hypoxia