MMPC Abstract Guidelines
Abstract Guidelines:
- Upload Microsoft Word .doc files using the attached link below
- File must be named " YourLastName_MMPC.doc " (Max file size 3MB)
- No figures, tables, or references should be included in the abstract
- Only use Arial, 12 point font in all abstract text
- Use one-inch margins on all sides of document
- Abstract (excluding title, authors, and affiliations) should not exceed 300 words
- Title, authors, affiliations, and abstract text should be separate by hard returns
- Title must be bolded
- Indicate author affiliations with superscript numbers
- Indicate presenting author with superscript asterisk
Abstract Example:
Bacterium terriblus Surface Protein BtpX Is Required for Abscess Formation
Selena Gomez 1* , Justin Bieber 1 , Taylor Swift 2 , Dwayne Johnson 2
1 Department of Microbiology, University of Toledo; 2 Department of Pathology, University of Toledo
Bacterium terriblus is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes life-threatening skin infections and cellulitis. Bioinformatic predictions indicate that B. terriblus encodes at least four genes with surface-exposed domains and/or homology to previously-described bacterial virulence factors. One of these genes, btpX , was required for virulence as DbtpX mutants were avirulent in a mouse skin abscess model. In addition, antibodies to BtpX specifically bound to the bacterial surface and blocked in vitro infection of epithelial cells. Future studies will test DbtpX as a live, attenuated mutant to protect against B. terriblus infections.