VTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STREPTOCOCCAL GENETICS

证明DNA是改变的主要因素 肺炎链球菌从粗糙型到光滑型菌落类型广泛 被视为开启分子遗传学时代的事件， 现代生物技术的基石。 链球菌遗传学继续 在开发生物技术应用方面走在前列， 制造业，如乳制品、肉类和青贮饲料发酵工业; 新产品的生产（例如，链激酶）， 制药工业;并确定结构和功能 人类和兽医疾病中的许多毒力因子。 的 最近出现的万古霉素耐药肠球菌和 这些生物与其他生物共享抗药性基因， 医学上重要的物种继续牵连这些生物体在 耐多药生物的进化。 调查人员 从这些不同的领域，谁作出了重大贡献， 链球菌遗传学的历史，以及年轻的有志 来自地球仪各地的调查人员将齐聚维希， 法国参加第五届国际ASM链球菌专题讨论会 遗传学 这是本次大会首次在户外举行 美国在欧洲大陆，并定于 1998年4月26日至29日在维希歌剧院会议厅举行。

The demonstration that DNA was the principal that transformed Streptococcus pneumoniae from rough to smooth colony type is broadly viewed as the event that launched the era of molecular genetics, the cornerstone of modem biotechnology. Streptococcal genetics continue to be at the forefront in developing biotechnologies for application and manufacturing, such as dairy, meat, and silage fermentation industries; the production of novel products (e.g., streptokinases) in the pharmaceutical industry; and for determining the structure and function of numerous virulence factors in human and veterinary disease. The recent emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and the ability of these organisms to share antibiotic-resistance genes with other medically important species continues to implicate these organisms in the evolution of multiantibiotic-resistant organisms. Investigators from these diverse fields who have made major contributions to the rich history of streptococcal genetics, as well as young aspiring investigators from across the globe, will be brought together in Vichy, France for the Fifth International ASM Symposium on Streptococcal Genetics. This is the first time this conference will be held outside of the United States on the European continent and is scheduled for April 26-29, 1998 at the Congress Hall of Opera de Vichy.