International Congress on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases  (Bacteriology-2013) was held during November 20-22, 2013 at DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore-BWI Airport , Baltimore, USA.. The conference was marked with the attendance of Editorial Board Members of supported OMICS Group Journals, Scientists, young and brilliant researchers, business delegates and talented student communities representing more than 25 countries, who made this conference fruitful and productive.

This conference was based on the theme “Current concepts and diagnosis in bacteriology” which included the following scientific tracks:  

• Bacterial Pathogenesis, Virulence & Countermeasures
• News in Bacterial Structure, Morphology & Metabolism
• Natural Microbial Defenses & Host Immunity
• Plant-Microbe Symbiosis & Pathology
• Multi-Pathogen Infections & Post-Infection Sequelea
• Epidemiology, Emerging Infectious Diseases & Public Response Planning
• Medical Microbiology - From Benchtop to Clinic
• Animal Modeling and Veterinary Bacteriology
• Advances in Antimicrobials, Vaccines & Therapeutics
• Diagnostic Pathology of Infectious Disease
• Microbial Genomics, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics
• Industrial and Applied Bacteriology
• Microbes & Nanotechnology
• Archaea, Bacteriophage & Marine Microbiology
• Microbial Forensics
• Phylogeny and Paleomicrobiology

Bacteriology-2013 was moderated by Dr. Fernando Villalta,

(Chair and Professor of Immunology, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, USA)

We are thankful to our below Honourable guests and Keynote Speakers for their generous support and suggestions.

• Gregory A. Buck- Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
• Jean Pierre Changeux– Pasteur Institute, France
• Dennis J. Helfritch- U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA

The conference proceedings were carried out through various Scientific-sessions and plenary lectures, of which the following topics were highlighted as Keynote-presentations:

• Extensive richness of the human vaginal microbiome:  Gregory A. Buck, USA
• From Bacteria to Brain: Structure and Pharmacology of Neurotransmitter
• Receptor Channels: Jean Pierre Changeux, Pasteur Institute, France
• The antimicrobial effectiveness of spray deposited copper surfaces: Dennis J. Helfritch, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA

• Various sessions were chaired and co chaired by: Menachem Shoham, Case Western Reserve University, USA, Richard G. Brennan, Duke University School of Medicine, USA, Jean Pierre Changeux, Pasteur Institute, France, Antonio Molinaro, European Carbohydrate Organization, Italy, John G Thomas, West Virginia University, USA, Steven D. Goodman, Nationwide Children's Hospital, USA, Jay H. Bream, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA, Jacques H. Grosset, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA, Ayman M. Noreddin, Hampton University, USA.

OMICS Group has taken the privilege of felicitating Bacteriology-2013 Organizing Committee, Editorial Board Members and Keynote Speakers who supported for the success of this event.

The esteemed guests, Keynote speakers, well-known researchers and delegates shared their innovative research and vast experience through their fabulous presentations at the podium of grand Bacteriology-2013. We are glad to inform that all accepted abstracts for the conference have been published in OMICS Group Journal of Bacteriology and Parasitology as a special issue.

We are also obliged to various delegate experts, company representatives and other eminent personalities who supported the conference by facilitating active discussion forums. We sincerely thank the Organizing Committee Members for their gracious presence, support, and assistance. With the unique feedback from the conference, OMICS Group would like to announce the commencement of the "2^nd International Congress on Bacteriology & Infectious diseases" to be held during November 17-19, 2014    at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago-North Shore, IL, USA