ESCCAR international congress on Rickettsia and other intracellular bacteria

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

来源：Microbes and Infection, 2015, 17(10): 680-688.

DOI：10.1016/j.micinf.2015.07.002

• Intracellular bacteria
• Rickettsia
• Chlamydia
• Chlamydia-related
• Coxiella
• Anaplasma

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 Ill 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.

• 出版日期2015-10