Understanding Host-Microbe Interactions: Conflict or Harmony?
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 9239
Special Issue Editors
Interests: elucidating virulence mechanisms, particularly in human pathogens such as Acinetobacter baumannii and Shigella flexneri
Interests: bacterial pathogens; host-pathogen interactions; Shigella flexneri; Escherichia coli; Acinetobacter baumannii; microRNAs; organoids
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Interests: bacterial pathogens; host-pathogen interactions; Shigella flexneri; Escherichia coli; Acinetobacter baumannii; microRNAs; genotyping
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms have evolved different relationships with human hosts, including commensalism, colonization, infection, and persistence. Their long-lasting association with humans has led to a multitude of functional interactions. Studies on the complex microbial communities inhabiting the human body have revealed the symbiotic nature of their relationship, whose unbalance can significantly affect human health. This association encompasses an extensive network of inter-kingdom communication, including the release of noncoding regulatory RNAs from both sides. On the other hand, some human pathogens have evolved several strategies to subvert host immunity and gain access to the host, which represents a profitable nutrient-rich niche. In this context, it is fundamental to unravel the molecular interactions underlying host–microbial relationships to maintain health and fight diseases. In recent years, improvements in in vitro eukaryotic culture models and the combination of high-throughput omics technologies have boosted our understanding in this field. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on the various aspects of host–pathogen interaction, including host–microbial physiology, pathogenesis, and host immune protective mechanisms. This issue also covers the role of regulatory RNAs in the bidirectional communication between bacteria and human host cells in health and disease.
Prof. Dr. Cecilia Ambrosi
Dr. Daniela Scribano
Dr. Meysam Sarshar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- host–pathogen interactions
- microbiota
- pathogenesis
- virulence factors
- regulatory RNAs
- exosomes
- outer membrane vesicles
- innate and adaptive immune responses
- omics technologies
- organoids
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