Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Brazil.
Mol Microbiol. 2010 Sep;77(5):1065-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07286.x.
Vibrio2009, the third international conference on the biology of Vibrios, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November 2009. This conference united researchers studying various aspects of pathogenesis, symbiosis and environmental persistence of this diverse group of marine bacteria. Through many of the presentations, it became apparent how horizontal gene transfer and genetic flexibility has driven the incredible diversity of these microbes. Interestingly, unifying themes of behaviour could be seen in the interaction(s) of Vibrios with other organisms, such as with other bacteria, corals, invertebrates and humans. Presentations illuminated the idea that the path towards symbiosis is not that different from the path towards disease, and that alterations in environmental conditions, such as climate change, can tip the balance and change the Vibrio interactions from benign to pathogenic.
2009 年 11 月，第三届国际弧菌生物学会议在巴西里约热内卢举行。此次会议聚集了研究该多样化海洋细菌群的致病性、共生和环境持久性的各个方面的研究人员。通过许多报告，可以明显看出水平基因转移和遗传灵活性如何推动这些微生物的惊人多样性。有趣的是，在弧菌与其他生物体（如其他细菌、珊瑚、无脊椎动物和人类）的相互作用中，可以看到行为的统一主题。报告阐明了这样一种观点，即从共生走向疾病的道路并没有太大的不同，而且环境条件的改变，如气候变化，可以打破平衡，使弧菌的相互作用从良性变为致病性。
