CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

-1995

National congresses

Presentations in 11 national congresses

International congresses

1. Karagouni A.D., Levadakou E. and Mitrakos K. (1984) Mixed sugar utilization by Pichia fermentans in continuous - flow culture. Abstracts of the 4th Congress of FESPP, p. 1408, Strasbourg, France.

2. Karagouni A.D., Loukeris N. and Vokou D. (1986) Volatile oil utilisation by soil microorganisms. Abstracts of the 5th Congress of FESPP, p. 1408, Hamburg, Germany.

3. Vionis A.P. and Karagouni A.D. (1990) Factors influencing the survival of Streptomyces in natural soil microcosms. Abstracts of the 7th Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology, Physiologia Plantarum, Vol. 79, Fasc. 2, Part 2, p. A103, Umea, Sweden.  

4. Wellington E.M.H., McDowell D.G., Baker P.W., Karagouni A.D., Vionis. P. Herron A.P., Cresswell N. and Cullum J. (1990) The survival and activity of mutant, recombinant streptomycetes in soil. Commission of the European Communities, Biotechnology Action Programme, Sectorial meeting on Risk Assessment, Padova, Italy.  

5. Karagouni A.D., Vionis A.P and Wellington E.M.H. (1991) The effect of soil moisture status on the survival and activity of Streptomyces violaceolatus ISP5438 in soil microcosms. MEDECOS VI, International Conference on Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems, Book of Abstracts, p.40, Maleme, Greece.  

6. Karagouni A.D. and Vionis A.P. (1991) The effect of essential (volatile) oil on survival and growth of Streptomyces lividans TK24 and on indigenous microflora in soil microcosms. 3rd Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Villefranche-sur-Mer, France.  

7. Karagouni A.D and Vionis A.P. (1992) A novel continuous soil microcosm system for gene transfer studies in the environment. 6th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-6), Barcelona, Spain.  

8. Karagouni A.D., Vionis A.P., Katsifas E.A, Herron P., Akkermans Α.D.L., Toth I.K. and Wellington E.M.H. (1992) The effect of neomycin selection in soil microcosms. 1st European BRIDGE conference, Wageningen, The Netherlands.  

9. Karagouni A.D, Katsifas E.A, Vionis A.P , Herron P., Akkermans Α.D.L., Toth and Wellington E.M.H. (1993) Design of soil microcosms for studying the effects of antibiotic addition to soil and subsequent selective effects on resistance genes The Final Sectorial Meeting on Biosafety and First Sectorial Meeting in Microbial Ecology, Granada, Spain.  

10. Katsifas E.A., Vionis A.P, Savvides A.L., Koraki D.G., Karagouni A.D. (1993) Design of soil microcosms for studying the effects of the antibiotic thiostrepton addition to soil and subsequent selective effects on resistance genes. 4th International Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Wageningen, The Netherlands.  

11. Katsifas E.A, Vionis A.P and Karagouni A.D. (1994) Factors affecting microbial biomass and enzyme activities of Streptomyces in soil microcosm system. 10th International Symposium on Biology of Actinomycetes, Moscow, Russia.  

12. Vionis A.P., Niemeyer F., Karagouni A.D. and Schrempf H. (1994) The effect of chitin on streptomycetes in soil. VAAM meeting, Jena, Germany.  

13. Katsifas E.A., Koraki T.G. and Karagouni A.D. (1995) The distribution of naturally occurring Streptomyces and their dependence on soil type. International Symposium on the Exploration of Microbial Diversity . The Ecological Basis and Biotechnological Utility, Goslar, Germany.  

14. Katsifas E.A., Savvides A. and Karagouni A.D. (1995) The effect of soil type and other environmental parameters on exo/endo-enzyme activity of indigenous Streptomyces. International Symposium on the Exploration of Microbial Diversity. The Ecological Basis and Biotechnological Utility, Goslar, Germany.  

15. Vioni A.P., Niemeyer F., Karagouni A.D. and Schrempf H. (1995) Studying the chitinolytic activities of streptomycetes in soil. VAAM meeting, Stuttgart, Germany.  

Workshops

1. Summer School on methods for interdisciplinary research on Mediterranean island and coastal ecosystems, UNESCO, MAB-programme sur l’homme et la biosphere, Scopelos, Greece, 1981.

2. Workshop on the environmental impacts of releasing genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) in the environment (EEC DG XI), Warwick, UK, 1990.

3. ETC-course on introduction of genetically modified organisms into the environment: Biosafety aspects, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1991.

4. OECD Workshop on benefits and risks of introducing biocontrol agents, Saariselka, Finland, 1992.

5. ESF Network on Plasmid-Mediated Gene Transfer, 1st Workshop, Birmingham, UK, 1995.

1995-2000

National congresses

Presentations in 8 national congresses

International congresses

1. Katsifas E., Vionis A. and Karagouni A.D. (1996) Distribution of streptomycetes in two different Mediterranean soils and ecophysiological studies on selected indigenous isolates in soil microcosms. 5th International Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Nafplion, Greece.

2. Vionis A., Koraki D. and Karagouni A.D. (1996) Isolation of natural plasmids from Streptomyces strains. 2nd ESF workshop on Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plasmid-Mediated Gene Transfer, Potsdam, Germany.

3. Vionis A., Koraki T. and Karagouni A.D. (1996) Diversity among natural plasmids from indigenous soil streptomycetes isolates. 5th International Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, Nafplion, Greece.  

4. Vionis A.P., Niemeyer F., Karagouni A.D. and Schrempf H. (1996) Production and processing of a 59 kDa exochitinase during growth of Streptomyces lividans pCHIO12 in soil microcosms amended with crab or fungal chitin. 5th International Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Nafplion, Greece.  

5. Giannoutsou E., Lambraki M. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Chemical and microbial characterization of olive oil waste by the two-phase extraction technique. 11th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium.  

6. Giannoutsou E., Lambraki M. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Chemical and biological characterization of olive oil wastes from two-phases extraction. International Symposium The Olive’s ‘‘Wastes’’, Kalamata.  

7. Koraki Τ., Arvanitis N. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Diversity among streptomycetes natural plasmids in terrestrial environmments. 3rd ESF workshop on Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plasmid-Mediated Gene Transfer, Cuenca, Spain.  

8. Koraki Τ., Arvanitis N. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) New naturally occurring ccc plasmids from indigenous Streptomyces strains. 10th International Symposium on Biology of Actinomycetes, Beijing, China.  

9. Lambraki M., Giannoutsou, E. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Fungal cells as toxicity biosorbents: accumulation of chromium from tannery wastes by Aspergillus carbonarius ACTC92. 11th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium.  

10. Lambraki M., Giannoutsou E. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Biotechnological management of olive oil wastes from two-phases extraction. International Symposium The Olive’s ‘‘Wastes’’, Kalamata.  

11. Lambraki M., and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Biodegradation of polyphenols by Aspergillus carbonarius ACTC92 in carob solid state fermentation. 11th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium.  

12. Savvides A. and Karagouni A.D. (1997) Ethanol production by Zymomonas mobilis in continuous fermentation of sugar beet molasses. 11th Forum for Applied Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium.  

13. Giannoutsou E.P., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (1998) Diversity of Streptomyces species among specific terrestrial ecosystems. 8th International Symposium of Microbial Ecology (ISME 8), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  

14. Savvides A.L and Karagouni A.D. (1998) Physiological studies of Zymomonas mobilis CP4 sucr - pDS3154maz and Zymomonas mobilis sucr - pBZIP1 in continuous flow culture for simultaneous ethanol and ice nucleation protein production from sugar beet molasses. 8th International Symposium of Microbial Ecology (ISME 8), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  

15. Argyrou E., Meintanis C., Schultes N., Karagouni A.D., Sophianopoulou V. and Diallinas G. (1999) Aspergillus nidulans as a model system to study nucleobase transporters Q structure-function relationships and expression of plant and human homologues. 17th SMYTE, Cordoba, Spain.  

16. Katsifas E. A., Koraki T. and Karagouni A.D. (1999) Determination of metabolic activity of streptomycetes in soil microcosms. Enzymes in the environment: Activity, Ecology & Applications, Granada, Spain.  

17. Katsifas E. A., Koraki T. and Karagouni A.D. (1999) Distribution, ecophysiology and plasmid pool in natural streptomycete populations. 6th International Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, Florence, Italy.  

18. Koraki Τ., Arvanitis N. and Karagouni A.D. (1999) Naturally occuring Streptomyces plasmids in Greek terrestrial ecosystems. 1st symposium on “Mobile elements - contribution to bacterial adaptability and diversity” (MECBAD), Le Mont Ste. Odile, France.  

19. Nikolakopoulou T., Arvanitis, N., Koraki T. and Karagouni A.D. (1999) Detection of oxytetracycline resistance otrA & otrB genes in marine environments. 11th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes, Heraklion, Greece.  

20. Giannoutsou E.P. and Karagouni A.D. (2000) Olive oil wastes: could microbial fermentation be the solution? Improlive 2000, Present and Future of Alpeorujo, Seville, Spain.  

21. Nikolakopoulou T., Arvanitis, N. and Karagouni A.D. (2000) PCR-based detection of oxytetracycline resistance genes otrA & otrB in environmental samples. 2nd MECBAD Symposium, Praha, Czech Republic.  

22. Nikolakopoulou T. and Karagouni A.D. (2000) Detection of oxytetracycline resistance genes in marine environments. 3rd Workshop on In Situ Monitoring of Plasmid Transfer, Copenhagen, Denmark.  

Workshops

1. ESF Network on Molecular Biology and Ecology-Mediated Gene Transfer, 2nd Workshop, Potsdam, Germany, 1996.

2. ESF Network on Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plasmid-Mediated Gene Transfer, 3rd Workshop, Cuenca, Spain, 1997.

3. 1st Workshop on the development of methods to identify foods produced by means of genetic engineering (EU-Project, SMT4-CT96-2072), Gent Belgium, 1997.

4. 2nd Workshop on the development of methods to identify foods produced by means of genetic engineering (EU-Project, SMT4-CT96-2072), Rome, Italy, 1997.

5. 5. 3rd Workshop on the development of methods to identify foods produced by means of genetic engineering (EU-Project, SMT4-CT96-2072), Lisbon, Portugal, 1999.

6. 3rd Workshop on In Situ Monitoring of Plasmid Transfer, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000.

7. Workshop on methods of sequencing, Warwick, UK, 2000.

2001-2005

National congresses

Presentations in 23 national congresses

International congresses

1. Chalkou K.I and Karagouni A.D. (2001) “Physiological and genetic comparative study of petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacterial strains isolated from contaminated soils” 2nd Balkan Conference of Microbiology, Thessaloniki.

2. Giannoutsou E.P. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Paecilomyces variotii: a novel strain capable of growing on and transforming olive oil waste. European Culture Collection Organization Meeting, October 13-17, University of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete.

3. Katsifas ΕΑ., Giannoutsou E.P and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Diversity of streptomycetes strains, producers of secondary metabolites and antibiotics, among specific Greek terrestrial ecosystems European Culture Collection Organization Meeting, University of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.  

4. Meintanis C. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Seasonal distribution of bacterial community in sediment from a Greek volcanic island. 9th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  

5. Nikolakopoulou T., Giannoutsou E., Smalla K. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Exogenous isolation of tetracycline resistance plasmids from environmental samples. 9th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  

6. Nikolakopoulou T., Giannoutsou E., Smalla K. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) “Monitoring of tetracycline resistance in marine bacteria” 2nd Balkan Conference of Microbiology, Thessaloniki, Greece.  

7. Nikolakopoulou T., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Detection of oxytetracycline resistance genes in actinomycete isolates from different environmental sites. 12th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes, Vancouver, Canada.  

8. Nikolakopoulou T. and Karagouni A.D. (2001) Oxytetracycline resistance in actinomycete isolates from different environments 3rd MECBAD Symposium, Berlin, Germany 3rd MECBAD Symposium, Berlin, Germany.  

9. Chalkou K.I and Karagouni A.D. (2002) “Occurrence of biodegradation genes in indigenous bacterial population from an oily-sludge contaminated soil”. 7th International symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Bergen, Norway.  

10. Kostoula O., Velegraki A., Polychronopoulos E., Karagouni A.D. and Legakis N.J. (2002) Evidence on the killer activity of Cryptococcus laurentii NCPF 3832. A preliminary report. 5th International Conference Cryptococcus & Cryptococcosis, Adelaide, Australia.  

11. Meintanis C. and Karagouni A.D. (2002) Phylogenetic analysis of thermophilic bacteria from an active volcano in Santorini (Greece), BEGECO 7, Bergen, Norway.  

12. Karagouni A.D., Katsifas E., Savvides A., Koraki T., Giannoutsou E., Nikolakopoulou T., Chalkou K., Meintanis C. (2003) The activities of Streptomycetes in Mediterranean regions. 13th International symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes. Melbourne, Australia.  

13. Niehaus J.U, Baur S., Bayraktar M., Hentsel P., Bister B., Sussmuth R.D., Katsifas E.A., Giannoutsou E.P., Karagouni A.D., Payne G., Goodfellow M. and Fiedler H–P. (2003) New Secondary Metabolites from Streptomyces exfoliatus, 13th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes (ISBA), Melbourne, Australia.  

14. Nikolakopoulou T.L. and Karagouni A.D. (2003) Tetracycline resistance in marine ecosystems. International Symposium on Chemistry & Biology of Marine Organisms, Kolympari, Crete, Greece.  

15. Wellington E.M.H, Marinelli F., Fielder H.P, Dijkhuizen L., Vaters J., Goodfellow M., Fotinos S.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2003) Novel source of actinomycete diversity for detection of antimicrobial agents with pharmaceutical applications. FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Ljubljana, Slovenia.  

16. Chalkou K., Meintanis C. and Karagouni A.D. (2004) Microbial Population changes and dynamics during bioremediation of an oil-sludge contaminated soil. European symposium on environmental biotechnology. Oostende Belgium.  

17. Chalkou K.I., Meintanis C.K. and Karagouni A.D. (2004) Microbial population changes and dynamics during bioremediation of an oily – sludge contaminated soil, 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Cancun, Mexico.  

18. Kanini G.S., Delatola E., Katsifas E.A., Hatzinikolaou D.G. and Karagouni A.D. (2004) Isolation of Rhizoctonia solani antagonistic streptomycetes from diverse greek habitats: Potential use as biocontrol agents, 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Cancun, Mexico.  

19. Meintanis C.K., Chalkou K.I., and Karagouni A.D. (2004) Biodegradation of crude oil alkanes at high temperatures by bacteria isolated from an extreme environment carrying an alkane hydroxylase gene, 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Cancun, Mexico.  

20. Meintanis C., Chalkou K. and Karagouni A.D. (2004) Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by indigenous thermophilic bacteria carrying an alkane hydroxylase gene. European symposium on environmental biotechnology. Oostende Belgium.  

21. Meintanis C.K., Chalkou K.I., Lymperopoulou D.S., Redinioti A.A., Straitouris A.I., Nikolakopoulou T.L., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2004) The use of trpB housekeeping gene as a biodiversity marker for actinobacteria community analysis, 10th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Cancun, Mexico.  

22. Andriopoulos C.F., Savvides A. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) Isolation and identification of novel Pseudomonas syringae strains with biotechnological applications, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

23. Chalkou K.I., Meintanis C.K. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) alkJ gene homology among diverse bacteria species isolated from extreme environments, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

24. Kanini G.S., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) Potential use af the indigenous strains Streptomyces exfoliatus REA17 and Streptomyces fulvisimus GRE24/1Λ AS biocontrol agents against the phytopathogenic fungi Rhizoctonia solani, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

25. Lymperopoulou D.S., Calvo-Bado L.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) in situ study of the phage growth limitation (PGL) system of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): Streptomyces-phage interaction in sterile soil microcosms, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

26. Magkouta S.F., Meintanis C.K., Savvides A. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) The bacterial chemolithotrophic community in acropolis marbles, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

27. Meintanis C.K., Chalkou K.I., Kormas K. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) The use of rpoB gene as an alternative in taxonomic studies for Bacillus and Geobacillus strains isolated from a greek volcanic island, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

28. Straitouris A.I., Koraki D.G. and Karagouni A.D. (2005) Establishment of new method for qualitative and quantitative GMO detection, 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO), Lyon, France.  

2006-2010

National congresses

Presentations in 20 national congresses

International congresses

1. Kanini G.S., Katsifas E.A., Roussis V., Hatzinikolaou D.G. and Karagouni A.D. (2006) Streptomyces isolates against Rhizoctonia solani and study of the characteristics of the chemical nature of the bioactive substances. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11), p. 17, Vienna, Austria.

2. Lymperopoulou D.S., Kotsakis E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2006) Specific detection of Enterococci and Salmonella spp. in untreated fresh water by PCR and fluorecent in situ hybridization. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11), p. 25, Vienna, Austria.

3. Delatola E.N., Lymperopoulou D.S. and Karagouni A.D. (2006) Molecular analysis of cyanobacteria and archaeal populations in freshwater lakes. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11), p. 49, Vienna, Austria.  

4. Delatola E.N. and Karagouni A.D. (2006) Archaeal and cyanobacterial communities in historical buildings. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-11), p. 277, Vienna, Austria.  

5. Lymperopoulou D., Kotsakis E. and Karagouni A.D. (2007) The efficiency of PCR and Fluorescent in situ Hybridization in the detection of microbial pathogens from environmental freshwater samples. 9th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-9), Wernigerode, Germany.  

6. Lymperopoulou D.S., Katsifas E.A., Koraki T.G., Savvides A., Giannoutsou E., Nikolakopoulou T.L., Meintanis C., Chalkou K., Kanini G.S., Delatola E., Fiedler H.P. and Karagouni A.D. (2007) Metabolically and genetically active streptomycetes from important Greek habitats. 14th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomyces (ISBA-14), p. 188, Newcastle, UK.  

7. Gotzis S., Kanini G., Katsifas E. and Karagouni A.D. (2007) Biocontrol of common phytopathogenic fungi from indigenous Streptomyces of the Greek territory.14th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomyces (ISBA-14), p. 199, Newcastle, UK.  

8. Schofield G., Sourbes L. and Karagouni A.D. (2007) Sea Turtle & stakeholders: a pilot management programme at the controversial sea turtle nesting beach of Daphni, Zakynthos, Greece. 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.  

9. Schofield G., Sourbes L. and Karagouni A.D. (2007) Sea Turtle & stakeholders: a pilot management programme at the controversial sea turtle nesting beach of Daphni, Zakynthos, Greece. 1st Conference of the Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Network (MedPAN), Island of Porquerolles, France.  

10. Lymperopoulou D.S., Armaou F., Kormas K. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Diversity of bacterial and cyanobacteria phylotypes in a large drinking water reservoir. 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-12), Cairns, Australia.  

11. Kanini G., Gotzis S., Katsifas E., Karagouni A.D. and Lymperopoulou D.S. (2008) Antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum by Streptomyces longisporoflavus and Streptomyces lavendulae isolates from Greek soil. 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME-12), Cairns, Australia.  

12. Kanini G.S., Hatzinikolaou D.G., Savvides A., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Antagonistic activity of Greek indigenous streptomycetes for the control of bean damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani. 4th International Symposium on Rhizoctonia, Berlin, Germany.  

13. Palomares I., Schofield G., Katselidis K.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) In the spotlight: hatchling sea-finding orientation versus coastal development & light pollution at the largest turtle nesting rookery in the Mediterranean. 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  

14. Schofield G., Saravia V., Katselidis K. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Snack or feast? Environmental predator management evaluation of beach and nearshore hatchling predation by seagulls. 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  

15. Katselidis K., Schofield G., Sourbes L. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Scientific assessment for the adaptive management of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos’ sea turtle nesting beaches. 28th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.  

16. Katselidis K.A., Dean C., Gill B., Margaritoulis D., Dimopoulos D., Panagopoulou A., Schofield G., Sourbes L. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Integrating conservation monitoring & scientific research for effective management of the largest loggerhead rookery in the Mediterranean, 3rd Mediterranean Conference, Yasmin Hammamet, Tunisia.  

17. Katselidis K.A., Schofield G., Sourbes L. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Sea and sand – science-based management of the loggerhead breeding population in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, 3rd Mediterranean Conference, Yasmin Hammamet, Tunisia.  

18. Sourbes L., Schofield G., Katselidis K.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2008) Turtles and tourists: monitoring and managing nesting beach spatial area use in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, 3rd Mediterranean Conference, Yasmin Hammamet, Tunisia.  

19. Kanini G.S., Katsifas E.A., Hatzinikolaou D.G and Karagouni A.D. (2009) Isolation and characterization of antifungal metabolites produced from Greek indigenous streptomycetes. 10th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-10), Uppsala, Sweden.  

20. Lymperopouloy D.S., Kormas K.Ar., Moustaka-Gouni M. and Karagouni A.D. (2009) Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity in a Large Freshwater Reservoir. 2nd International Congress of the scientific initiative “Microbiokosmos, Athens, Greece.  

21. Anasontzis G.E., Staphopoulou P.M., Amilis S., Karagouni A.D., Diallinas G. and Hatzinikolaou D.G. (2009) Metabolic engineering of Fusarium oxysporum towards higher ethanol productivities. 2ο International Congress of the scientific initiative “Microbiokosmos, Athens, Greece.  

22. Galanopoulou A.P., Staphopoulou P.M., Anasontzis G.E., Karagouni A.D. and Hatzinikolaou D.G. (2009) Evaluation of cellulolytic and xylanolytic activities from thermophilic bacterial strains isolated from the volcano island of Santorini, Greece. 2ο International Congress of the scientific initiative “Microbiokosmos, Athens, Greece.  

23. Kanini G.S., Staphopoulou P.M., Hatzinikolaou D.G and Karagouni A.D. (2009) Investigation of the biochemicalnature of antifungal metabolites produced from Greek indigenous streptomycetes. 2ο International Congress of the scientific initiative “Microbiokosmos, Athens, Greece.  

24. Kanini G.S., Katsifas E.A., Hatzinikolaou D.G and Karagouni A.D. b(2010) Biochemical Characterization of antifungal metabolites produced from Greek indigenous streptomycetes, examined as biocontrol agents. 11th meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group "Biological control of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens", Graz, Austria.  

25. Karagouni A.D. (2010) Streptomyces as bioactive compound producers: an important genus in microbial community. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

26. Pournara A., Lymperopoulou D.S., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2010) Annual variation of the pathogens Salmonella sp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Laganas Bay. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

27. Pournara A., Lymperopoulou D.S., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2010) Effects of rain on costal bathing waters in Laganas Bay. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

28. Tsakiroglou P., Kanini G., Savvides A. Papakostantinou E., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2010) Effect of antimicrobial agents on indigenous population of the chemolithotrophic bacteria in marbles. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

29. Malliarakis G.E., Ioannou E., Katsifas E.A., Vagias C., Roussis V. and Karagouni A.D. (2010) Isolation of endophytic microorganisms from the red alga Laurencia gladulifera. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

30. Prifti E.N.A., Kanini G., Katsifas E.A. and Karagouni A.D. (2010) Assessment of the microbial biodiversity at the nests of the sea turtle Caretta caretta. XXXIII International Congress on Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED), Greece.  

2011-

National congresses

Presentations in 5 national congresses

International congresses

1. Stathopoulou P.M., Anasontzis G.E., Karagouni A.D., Patmanidi A.L., Vorgias C.E. and Hatzinikolaou D.G. (2011) Identification and overexpression of a thermostable lipase from a newly isolated stain in Escherichia coli. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.

2. Tagaroulia N.A., Katsifas E.A., Hatzinikolaou D.G. and Karagouni A.D. (2011) Isolation and characterization of oenological bacterial strains as promising malolactic starter cultures. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.

3. Delliou A.A., Mamouha S., Savvidis A., Fakiri E. and Karagouni A.D. (2011) Bioactivity of streptomycetes strains isolated from specific Greek ecosystems. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.  

4. Bourbouli M., Katsifas E.A., Roussis V., Papathanassiou E. and Karagouni A.D. (2011) Bacterial Diversity of Kolumbo submarine volcano. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.  

5. Paraschas G., Katsifas E. and Karagouni A.D. (2011) Evaluating short-term changes in microbial community at recreational waters and sand, caused by storm water runoff in Athens, Greece. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.  

6. Danos V., Kossida S., Diallinas G. and Karagouni A.D. (2011) A computational large-scale analysis for the detection of protein protein interactions in bacteria. 11th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO-11), Corfu, Greece.