Editorial Board
- Environmental Microbiology Section
- Medical Microbiology Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Gut Microbiota Section
- Plant Microbe Interactions Section
- Microbial Biotechnology Section
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Section
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Section
- Virology Section
- Microbiomes Section
- Biofilm Section
- Public Health Microbiology Section
- Veterinary Microbiology Section
- Parasitology Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Molecular Systems Biology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: metaproteomics; protein-stable isotope probing; microbiome biology; environmental microbiology
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Interests: metaproteomics; protein-stable isotope probing; microbiome biology; environmental microbiology
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Centro Operativo Veterinario per l'Epidemiologia, Programmazione, Informazione e Analisi del Rischio (COVEPI), National Reference Center for Veterinary Epidemiology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: epidemiology of animal infectious diseases and zoonoses; risk assessment studies; molecular epidemiology studies on viruses and bacteria; designing surveillance systems for infectious diseases; field epidemiology training; food borne zoonotic diseases
* Section "Public Health Microbiology"
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Interests: epidemiology of animal infectious diseases and zoonoses; risk assessment studies; molecular epidemiology studies on viruses and bacteria; designing surveillance systems for infectious diseases; field epidemiology training; food borne zoonotic diseases
* Section "Public Health Microbiology"
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Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon INSERM U1052, CNRS UMR5286, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
Interests: HBV variants; hepatocellular carcinoma
* Section "Virology"
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Interests: HBV variants; hepatocellular carcinoma
* Section "Virology"
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Department of Life and Environmental Science, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Interests: yeast fermentation processes; wine and beer fermentation; yeast physiology; bioprocess; biomass recycling
* Section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance"
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Interests: yeast fermentation processes; wine and beer fermentation; yeast physiology; bioprocess; biomass recycling
* Section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance"
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Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Via Sondrio, 2/a, 33100 Udine, Italy
Interests: food microorganisms; spoilage; safety; hygiene; natural antimicrobial compounds; starters; food bioprotection and improvement; fermented foods and beverages; microbial ecology; toxin and mycotoxin; biomolecular methods
* Section "Food Microbiology"
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Interests: food microorganisms; spoilage; safety; hygiene; natural antimicrobial compounds; starters; food bioprotection and improvement; fermented foods and beverages; microbial ecology; toxin and mycotoxin; biomolecular methods
* Section "Food Microbiology"
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1. Icona Foundation, 20142 Milan, Italy
2. Clinic of Infectious Diseases, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
Interests: liver diseases; HIV infection; HIV prevention; tuberculosis; clinical infectious diseases; infectious disease epidemiology; mycobacterium tuberculosis; viral infection; immunology of infectious diseases
* Section "Medical Microbiology"
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2. Clinic of Infectious Diseases, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
Interests: liver diseases; HIV infection; HIV prevention; tuberculosis; clinical infectious diseases; infectious disease epidemiology; mycobacterium tuberculosis; viral infection; immunology of infectious diseases
* Section "Medical Microbiology"
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1. The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (PFR), Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
2. Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: human gastrointestinal microbiota; food-microbiota; health and disease
* Section "Gut Microbiota"
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2. Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: human gastrointestinal microbiota; food-microbiota; health and disease
* Section "Gut Microbiota"
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Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: biodegradation of pollutants; microbial adaptation to stress; microbial physiology; phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); bacterial membrane vesicles; cell surface properties; bioremediation of marine oil spills; constructed wetlands
* Section "Environmental Microbiology"
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Interests: biodegradation of pollutants; microbial adaptation to stress; microbial physiology; phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); bacterial membrane vesicles; cell surface properties; bioremediation of marine oil spills; constructed wetlands
* Section "Environmental Microbiology"
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Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Ackerstraβe 76, ACK24, D-13355 Berlin, Germany
Interests: bioprocess development; Escherichia coli physiology; recombinant proteins; cocultivation; fed-batch; continuous culture
* Section "Microbial Biotechnology"
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Interests: bioprocess development; Escherichia coli physiology; recombinant proteins; cocultivation; fed-batch; continuous culture
* Section "Microbial Biotechnology"
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1. Infectious Diseases Department, Center of Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases (CRETAV), San Pedro University Hospital-Center of Biomedical Research From La Rioja (CIBIR), Piqueras, 98, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
2. Department of Agriculture and Food, Universidad de la Rioja, Complejo Científico Tecnológico C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Interests: arthropod-borne diseases; tick-borne diseases; one health; zoonosis; emerging human pathogens; molecular biology diagnosis; Rickettsia spp.; rickettsiosis; Anaplasmataceae; Neoehrlichia mikurensis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia miyamotoi; Coxiella burnetii; Bartonella spp.; Francisella; ticks; fleas; trombiculid mites; arboviruses; arthropods' microbiome
* Section "Parasitology"
2. Department of Agriculture and Food, Universidad de la Rioja, Complejo Científico Tecnológico C/ Madre de Dios, 53, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Interests: arthropod-borne diseases; tick-borne diseases; one health; zoonosis; emerging human pathogens; molecular biology diagnosis; Rickettsia spp.; rickettsiosis; Anaplasmataceae; Neoehrlichia mikurensis; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia miyamotoi; Coxiella burnetii; Bartonella spp.; Francisella; ticks; fleas; trombiculid mites; arboviruses; arthropods' microbiome
* Section "Parasitology"
Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: microbial biofilm formation; cyclic di-nucleotide signaling; pathogen-host interaction; protein quality control; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Candida parapsilosis
* Section "Biofilm"
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Interests: microbial biofilm formation; cyclic di-nucleotide signaling; pathogen-host interaction; protein quality control; Salmonella typhimurium; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Candida parapsilosis
* Section "Biofilm"
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Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: gene expression regulation; DNA replication; bacteriophages; plasmids; human genetic diseases; neurodegeneration
* Section "Molecular Microbiology and Immunology"
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Interests: gene expression regulation; DNA replication; bacteriophages; plasmids; human genetic diseases; neurodegeneration
* Section "Molecular Microbiology and Immunology"
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1. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources and Environmental Microbiology Research Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Interests: environmental and gut microbiomes; microbial cultivation; microbe-host interaction
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2. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Interests: environmental and gut microbiomes; microbial cultivation; microbe-host interaction
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Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, B078 Furness Building, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK
Interests: crohn’s disease; paratuberculosis; pathogens; environment
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Interests: crohn’s disease; paratuberculosis; pathogens; environment
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The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; bacterial stress response
Interests: bacterial pathogenesis; bacterial stress response
Department of Chemical Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: biofilms; quorum sensing quenchers; biofilm dispersion; immunomodulators; fungal antimicrobials; bacterial phylogeny
Interests: biofilms; quorum sensing quenchers; biofilm dispersion; immunomodulators; fungal antimicrobials; bacterial phylogeny
Department of Information Technologies, ITMO University, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: microbiome; inflammation; polysaccharides; fermentation; mucin restoration; probiotics
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Interests: microbiome; inflammation; polysaccharides; fermentation; mucin restoration; probiotics
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Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Interests: virology; enteric viruses; norovirus; rotavirus; enterovirus; virus surveillance; virus emergence and evolution; antigenic change; molecular epidemiology; public health virology; virus diagnostics; emerging viruses
Interests: virology; enteric viruses; norovirus; rotavirus; enterovirus; virus surveillance; virus emergence and evolution; antigenic change; molecular epidemiology; public health virology; virus diagnostics; emerging viruses
Departamento de Biologia, CESAM - Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: phage therapy; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; alternative approaches to antibiotics
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Interests: phage therapy; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; alternative approaches to antibiotics
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Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: molecular ecology of extreme environments; acidophiles; halophiles; subsurface geomicrobiology; astrobiology
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Interests: molecular ecology of extreme environments; acidophiles; halophiles; subsurface geomicrobiology; astrobiology
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Valencia, 46100 Valencia, Spain
Interests: wine yeasts; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; yeast biomass; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; oxidative stress; nutrient signaling pathways
Interests: wine yeasts; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; yeast biomass; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; oxidative stress; nutrient signaling pathways
Robert Koch Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division for Applied Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene, Berlin, Germany
Interests: IPC; clostridioides; MDRO
Interests: IPC; clostridioides; MDRO
Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: plant–pathogen interactions; biocontrol; endophytic fungi; green leaf volatiles (GLVs); biogenic volatile compounds (BVOCs); plant defense priming; plant hormones; phenomics; genome-editing in fungi; plant defense pathways; biodegradation of mycotoxins; mycotoxin prediction and modelling; bioassays to assess toxicity of trichothecenes and their derivatives
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Interests: plant–pathogen interactions; biocontrol; endophytic fungi; green leaf volatiles (GLVs); biogenic volatile compounds (BVOCs); plant defense priming; plant hormones; phenomics; genome-editing in fungi; plant defense pathways; biodegradation of mycotoxins; mycotoxin prediction and modelling; bioassays to assess toxicity of trichothecenes and their derivatives
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National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Winnepeg, MB, Canada
Interests: capripoxvirus; rift valley fever; peste des petits ruminants; avian influenza; African swine fever; vaccines
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Interests: capripoxvirus; rift valley fever; peste des petits ruminants; avian influenza; African swine fever; vaccines
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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Interests: food safety; rapid diagnostics; molecular epidemiology; biosensors; risk assessment
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Interests: food safety; rapid diagnostics; molecular epidemiology; biosensors; risk assessment
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Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: virus discovery; metagenomics; genomic epidemiology
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Interests: virus discovery; metagenomics; genomic epidemiology
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Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, EPHE, Université des Antilles, F-75005 Paris, France
Interests: microbial evolution; lateral gene transfer; eukaryogenesis; microbial dark matter; networks; philosophy of biology
Interests: microbial evolution; lateral gene transfer; eukaryogenesis; microbial dark matter; networks; philosophy of biology
1. Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
2. Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico San Martino Hospital—IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
3. Italian Society of Antiinfective Therapy (SITA), Genoa, Italy
4. ESCMID Critically Ill Patients Study Group (ESGCIP), Genoa, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; new antibiotics; viral infections (including COVID-19 and HIV); infections in critically ill patients
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2. Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico San Martino Hospital—IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
3. Italian Society of Antiinfective Therapy (SITA), Genoa, Italy
4. ESCMID Critically Ill Patients Study Group (ESGCIP), Genoa, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; new antibiotics; viral infections (including COVID-19 and HIV); infections in critically ill patients
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Department of Biology, Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47B, 50674 Cologne, Germany
Interests: environmental microbiology; polar ecology; microbial cell biology; cyanobacteria; micro algae
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Interests: environmental microbiology; polar ecology; microbial cell biology; cyanobacteria; micro algae
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Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Interests: gut microbiome; microbial pathogens; extremophiles in cold ecosystems
Interests: gut microbiome; microbial pathogens; extremophiles in cold ecosystems
