A look back at the STLO’s participation in the SFM congress

The 21st SFM (Société Française de Microbiologie) Congress took place from 7 to 9 October 2026 at the centre des congrès, in Lyon. The theme for this year’s event was particularly inspiring: ‘At the confluence of microbial worlds’. It was an excellent opportunity for the STLO to present its latest findings through two talks and a poster.

• Adèle Miteul, a post-doctoral researcher at STLO, presented her work carried out as part of the ANR BIFORES project during the Food Microbiology session: "dévelopment of a multi-objective fermented dairy fraction towards more biomimetic and safe infant formula". 
• Sergine Even presented the poster by Sarah Dupont, PhD student working on the same project, entitled " the fate of bacteria during digestion of infant formula enriched with fermented fractions using a dynamic in vitro gastro-intestinal model".
• Gwenael Jan presented his research on the ability of the probiotic bacterium Propionibacterium freudenreichii to prevent food allergy in mice via the surface protein SlpB.

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The conference also provided an opportunity to catch up with some former STLO members, notably Brenda LUZ, who has just been appointed Senior Lecturer at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University.