US-France Joint Workshop: Genome Analysis of the Plant Pathogen, Erwinia Chrysanthemi 3937, Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004

0340700 PernaA美国- 2004年6月将在美国威斯康星州的麦迪逊举行法国联合研讨会，题目是“植物病原菌欧文氏菌3937的基因组分析”。法国和美国科学家和研究生参加的这次讲习班的主要目标是促进和协调后基因组测序方面的合作活动。 参与者之前于2002年在法国里昂会面，讨论欧文氏菌3937基因组的序列和注释。 威斯康星州2004年研讨会将涵盖以下主题：如何保持基因组注释最新的新信息，基因组功能的获得，以及如何设计和获得资源，如DNA微阵列，将是有用的欧文氏菌生物学家的整个社区。 此外，这次会议将为欧文氏菌生物学家提供一个机会，为未来的基因组规模研究制定路线。欧文氏菌（Erwiniachynii）是一种能引起植物软腐病和枯萎病的病原菌。 它造成了严重的经济损失，因为它可以摧毁主要作物，如土豆，胡萝卜和苦苣菜。 此外，E. Chaeni是研究几种基本细菌机制的模型。 与相关动物病原体的比较将进一步了解生存机制，细菌相关疾病的原因，以及鉴定植物/细菌相互作用中涉及的基因。研讨会由威斯康星州大学的Nicole佩尔纳和里昂国家科学研究所的Guy Condemine共同主持。由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和国家科学研究中心（CNRS）共同支持。 NSF将为美国参与者提供支持，包括一批研究生。 法国国家科学研究中心将承担法国研究人员的旅费。

0340700PernaA U.S.-France joint workshop, entitled "The Genome Analysis of the Plant Pathogen, Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937," will be held in Madison, Wisconsin in June of 2004. The primary goal of this workshop of French and American scientists and graduate students is to promote and coordinate cooperative activities in post-genome sequencing. The participants previously met in Lyon, France in 2002 to discuss the sequence and annotation of the Erwinia 3937 genome. The Wisconsin 2004 workshop will cover the following topics: how to keep the genome annotations up-to-date as new information about genome functions is obtained and how to design and obtain resources such as DNA microarrays that will be useful to the entire community of Erwinia biologists. In addition, the meeting will provide an opportunity for Erwinia biologists to plot a course for future genome-scale research. Erwinia chrysanthemi is a pathogenic bacteria associated with soft-rot and wilt of a wide variety of plant hosts. It generates heavy economic losses because it can destroy major crops like potatoes, carrots, and endives. In addition, E. chrysanthemi is a model for the study of several fundamental bacterial mechanisms. Comparisons with related animal pathogens will further understanding of survival mechanisms, causes of bacteria-related disease, and identification of genes implicated in plant/bacteria interactions.The workshop, co-chaired by Nicole Perna of the University of Wisconsin and Guy Condemine of the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, is jointly supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). NSF will provide support to the U.S. participants, including a cohort of graduate students. The CNRS will cover the travel costs of the French researchers.