Molecular Research on Host-Microbe Interactions
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2023) | Viewed by 3311
Special Issue Editors
Interests: next-generation sequencing data analysis; microbiome; the interaction between the microbiome and the host and the interaction between the microbiome and specific microorganisms (such as pathogenic bacteria)
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Interests: zoonotic pathogens
Interests: plant-associated pathogens and beneficial bacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is intended to provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the interactions of bacteria, including pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria, with the host to adapt to host-associated microenvironments. In the host-associated microbiome, certain pathogenic and symbiotic microbes can overcome host- and microbiome-derived selective pressures and form mutualistic relationships with the hosts or cause diseases. By understanding how bacteria respond and adapt to host-associated niches to form mutualistic or pathogenic relationships with the hosts, we can develop novel approaches to manage the bacterial infectious diseases and utilize the beneficial bacteria. Currently, besides the classic forward genetic approaches, omics and associated bioinformatics-aided reverse genetic approaches play an important role in revealing the mechanisms underlying bacteria–host interactions. This Special Issue focuses on studies using genetic and (meta)genomic technologies to explore interactions between pathogenic or symbiotic bacteria and hosts on multiple levels (communities or single cells).
Prof. Dr. Yunzeng Zhang
Dr. Chengkun Zheng
Dr. Lijuan Wu
Guest Editors
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