Second International Workshop on Microsporidia from Vertebrate and Invertebrate H

微孢子虫是一种新出现的病原体，在免疫抑制和 免疫能力强的宿主。它们是艾滋病毒感染环境中的重要病原体 也是农业和水产养殖业的病原体。因为他们有能力成为 它们通过食物和水传播，被列入B类生物恐怖主义名单。第二个 国际微孢子虫病大会将于6月24-26日在麻省理工学院举行 细胞学，俄罗斯科学院，圣彼得堡，俄罗斯。本届国会将 将致力于微孢子虫研究的不同研究团体聚集在一起 包括：内科医生、分子生物学家、细胞生物学家和寄生虫学家 在昆虫、鱼或人类身上。来自欧洲、俄罗斯、亚洲、非洲、加拿大、 和美国都同意参加。我们预计这次大会将导致 对分子生物学方法中涉及的问题的有益探讨 微孢子虫的鉴定。此外，序列分析的影响也不同 微孢子虫物种在早期真核生物进化理论中的地位 真核生物大系统中的微孢子虫及其系统发育相互作用 将讨论微孢子虫属和比较基因组研究之间的关系。一个 无脊椎动物和脊椎动物宿主中寄生虫相互作用的比较应该是 有助于阐明这些微生物的致病机制。不同的实用程序 将介绍治疗和控制策略以及新的治疗药物。AS 更多关于微孢子虫的生化和生理学数据被积累起来，快速 这一信息的传播对推进对这些问题的研究将是重要的 病原体。交流有关体内和体外模型的信息 微孢子虫的研究，讨论了它们的优缺点 预计将对许多参与者具有实际意义。总体而言，这一目标是 国会将促进这些不同群体之间的信息交流 科学家们在这些新兴病原体的研究方面取得了进展。

Microsporidia are emerging pathogens that are seen in both immunocompromized and immune competent hosts. They are important pathogens in the setting of HIV infection and are also pathogens in agriculture and aquaculture. Due to their ability to be transmitted by food and water they are on the class B bioterrorism list. The Second International Congress on Microsporidosis will be held June 24 -26th Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia. This congress will bring together the diverse research community that works on the Microsporidia including: physicians, molecular biologists, cell biologists, and parasitologists who work on insects, fish or humans. Research groups from Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa, Canada, and the USA have all agreed to participate. We expect this congress will result in beneficial discussions on the problems involving molecular biology approaches to identification of Microsporidia. In addition, the impact of sequence analysis of different microsporidian species on theories of early eukaryotic evolution, the place of the phylum Microsporidia in the macrosystem of Eukaryotes, as well as phylogenetic interactions between Microsporidian genera, and comparative genome studies, will be discussed. A comparison of host parasite interactions in invertebrate and vertebrate hosts should be helpful in elucidating pathogenic mechanisms of these organisms. The utility of different therapeutic and control strategies as well as new therapeutic agents will be presented. As more data on biochemistry and physiology of Microsporidia are accumulated, the rapid dissemination of this information will be important in advancing research on these pathogens. Exchanging information on in vivo and in vitro models being utilized in studies on microsporidians, discussions on their advantages and disadvantages is anticipated to be of practical interest for many participants. Overall, the goal of this congress is to foster the exchange of information between these diverse groups of scientists leading to advances in research on these emergent pathogens.