Pseudomonas-'89, Role in Pathogenicity, Biotransformation, and Biotechnology, July 9-13, 1989, Chicago, Illinois

假单胞菌属包括一组不同的细菌 与植物和动物的致病性有关 包括人类在内的生物转化天然和 合成废物，包括剧毒危险化合物， 在开发新的工业产品，如 表面活性剂，多糖，各种有机酸，酶， 维生素、氨基酸、抗生素和许多其他 化合物. 因此，前两个不是偶然的 被认为是 释放到环境中，以保护植物免受 与霜冻有关的损害或虫害的侵袭， 假单胞菌，即P. lingae和P. fluorescens。 虽然 在假单胞菌生物学各个方面的大量工作已经 在美国和世界其他地方发生的事情， 上一次在美国举行的关于假单胞菌的重要会议 是十多年前的事了-1976年ASM赞助的研讨会 在佛罗里达的奥兰多。 拟议中的在芝加哥举行的会议， 因此，1989年7月9日至13日是早就应该举行的，预计将于 吸引了来自国际的400多名参与者 科学界。

The genus Pseudomonas comprises a diverse group of bacteria that are involved in the pathogenicity of plants and animals including humans, in the biotransformation of natural and synthetic wastes including highly toxic hazardous compounds and in the development of new industrial products such as surfactants, polysaccharides, various organic acids, enzymes, vitamins, amino acids, antibiotics and a host of other compounds. It is, therefore, no accident that the first two genetically altered strains that have been proposed to be released into the environment for protection of plants from frost-related damage or the attack by insect pests are pseudomonads viz. P. syringae and P. fluorescens. Although intense work in various aspects of Pseudomonas biology has been going on in both the United States and elsewhere in the world, the last major meeting on Pseudomonas held in the United States was more than a decade ago---an ASM sponsored symposium in 1976 in Orlando, Florida. The proposed meeting in Chicago during July 9-13, 1989 is therefore long overdue and is expected to attract more than 400 participants from the international scientific community.