ESCCAR international congress on Rickettsia and other intracellular bacteria

Marie de Barsy; Claire Bertelli; Nicolas Jacquier; Carole Kebbi-Beghdadi; Gilbert Greub

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2015.07.002

ESCCAR international congress on Rickettsia and other intracellular bacteria

Microbes Infect. 2015 Oct;17(10):680-8. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.07.002. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

Authors

Marie de Barsy¹, Claire Bertelli¹, Nicolas Jacquier¹, Carole Kebbi-Beghdadi¹, Gilbert Greub²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: gilbert.greub@chuv.ch.

PMID: 26297854
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.07.002

Abstract

The European Society for the study of Chlamydia, Coxiella, Anaplasma and Rickettsia (ESCCAR) held his triennial international meeting in Lausanne. This meeting gathered 165 scientists from 28 countries and all 5 continents, allowing efficient networking and major scientific exchanges. Topics covered include molecular and cellular microbiology, genomics, as well as epidemiology, veterinary and human medicine. Several breakthroughs have been revealed at the meeting, such as (i) the presence of CRISPR (the "prokaryotic immune system") in chlamydiae, (ii) an Anaplasma effector involved in host chromatin remodelling, (iii) the polarity of the type III secretion system of chlamydiae during the entry process revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Moreover, the ESCCAR meeting was a unique opportunity to be exposed to cutting-edge science and to listen to comprehensive talks on current hot topics.

Keywords: Anaplasma; Chlamydia; Chlamydia-related; Coxiella; Intracellular bacteria; Rickettsia.

Publication types

Congress
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alphaproteobacteria / genetics*
Alphaproteobacteria / physiology*
Animals
Biomedical Research / trends
Chlamydia / genetics*
Chlamydia / physiology*
Coxiella / genetics*
Coxiella / physiology*
Humans
Microbiology / trends*