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

美法联合研讨会将于2004年6月在威斯康星州的麦迪逊举行，题为“植物病原菌欧文氏菊花3937的基因组分析”。这次法国和美国科学家和研究生研讨会的主要目标是促进和协调后基因组测序方面的合作活动。与会者曾于2002年在法国里昂会面，讨论欧文氏3937基因组的序列和注释。威斯康星州2004年的研讨会将涵盖以下主题：如何在获得有关基因组功能的新信息时保持基因组注释的最新，以及如何设计和获得对整个欧文氏生物学家社区有用的资源，如DNA微阵列。此外，这次会议将为欧文氏杆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。菊花欧文氏菌是一种与多种植物寄主软腐病和枯萎病相关的病原菌。它会造成严重的经济损失，因为它可以摧毁主要的农作物，如土豆、胡萝卜和青菜。此外，菊花杆菌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细菌相关疾病的生存机制，以及鉴定与植物/细菌相互作用有关的基因。该研讨会由威斯康星大学的Nicole Perna和里昂国家科学应用研究所的Guy Condemine共同主持，由国家科学基金会(NSF)和国家科学研究中心(CNRS)联合支持。NSF将为美国的参与者提供支持，其中包括一批研究生。CNRS将支付法国研究人员的旅行费用。

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.