Dynamics of Host-Microbe Relationship
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2022) | Viewed by 6957
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbial genetics; antibiotics; probiotic; silkworms; secondary metabolism; patho-genomics; next generation sequencing
Interests: infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; host-pathogen interaction; anti-infective agents; pathogenicity; animal models
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are distributed widely and comprise an integral part of our life. Our day-to-day life is influenced by microorganisms ranging from probiotics and commensals to disease-causing pathogenic organisms. While some microbes help strengthen the host, others are looking for opportunities to infect the host. With a lack of clear demarcation between the beneficial and pathogenic behavior of a microbe, distinguishing a friend or a foe is always challenging. To add to this challenge comes the sheer quantity and diversity of microbes within the microbiota of a single host. An understanding of how these microbes communicate and behave depending on host circumstances will allow us to operate this microbial behavior for the benefit of the host, including the treatment of infectious diseases caused by emerging and/or multi-drug resistant microorganisms.
Existing studies performed using several tools of chemical, biochemical, and omics-based approaches, including animal models, have broadened our understanding of microbial probiosis, pathogenesis, and immune response of the host. This special issue aims to deepen our understanding of microbes based on their interaction with hosts to either cause diseases or prevent and cure them. We expect to present the scientific community with a comprehensive issue that helps broaden the horizon of the dynamic host-microbe relationship by research works that have used cutting-edge next-generation tools and identified ways to exploit them for the benefit of the host. Through this special issue, we welcome contributions on issues related to the dynamics of the host-microbe relationships, including but not limited to pathogenesis of microbes in causing infectious diseases, benefits of probiotic and commensal microbiota in protecting and preventing diseases of the host by boosting immunity and beyond.
Dr. Suresh Panthee
Dr. Atmika Paudel
Guest Editors
Keywords
- Host-microbe interaction
- Animal model
- Microbiome
- Virulence
- Antibiotics
- Probiotics
- Infectious diseases
- Immunity
- Omics-based analysis
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