Announcements

The “Gut Microbiota” Section publishes reviews and original peer-reviewed papers related to microbial ecology within microbiota communities, the functionalities of microbiota members, their metabolic and immunological interactions with the host (both human and animal), and the role of the gut microbiota in health and disorders.

1. “Unraveling the Role of the Human Gut Microbiome in Health and Diseases”
by Mohamad Khalil, Agostino Di Ciaula, Laura Mahdi, Nour Jaber, Domenica Maria Di Palo, Annarita Graziani, Gyorgy Baffy and Piero Portincasa
Microorganisms 2024, 12(11), 2333; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12112333
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2333

2. “Contribution of pks+ Escherichia coli (E. coli) to Colon Carcinogenesis”
by Mohammad Sadeghi, Denis Mestivier and Iradj Sobhani
Microorganisms 2024, 12(6), 1111; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12061111
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/6/1111

3. “Intestinal Insights: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Atherosclerotic Disease: A Narrative Review”
by Luana Alexandrescu, Adrian Paul Suceveanu, Alina Mihaela Stanigut, Doina Ecaterina Tofolean, Ani Docu Axelerad, Ionut Eduard Iordache, Alexandra Herlo, Andreea Nelson Twakor, Alina Doina Nicoara, Cristina Tocia et al.
Microorganisms 2024, 12(11), 2341; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12112341
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/11/2341

4. “Gut Microbiome–Colorectal Cancer Relationship”
by Devvrat Yadav, Chiranjeevi Sainatham, Evgenii Filippov, Sai Gautham Kanagala, Syed Murtaza Ishaq and Thejus Jayakrishnan
Microorganisms 2024, 12(3), 484; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030484
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/3/484

5. “The Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in IBD”
by Fabrizio Fanizzi, Ferdinando D’Amico, Isadora Zanotelli Bombassaro, Alessandra Zilli, Federica Furfaro, Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi, Clelia Cicerone, Gionata Fiorino, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Silvio Danese et al.
Microorganisms 2024, 12(9), 1755; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091755
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/9/1755

6. “Friend or Foe: Exploring the Relationship between the Gut Microbiota and the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Digestive Cancers”
by Monica Profir, Oana Alexandra Roşu, Sanda Maria Creţoiu and Bogdan Severus Gaspar
Microorganisms 2024, 12(5), 955; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12050955
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5/955

7. “Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Probiotics Mix Supplementation in a Broiler Leaky Gut Model”
by Darwin Horyanto, Yadav S. Bajagai, Advait Kayal, Juhani von Hellens, Xiaojing Chen, Thi Thu Hao Van, Anita Radovanović and Dragana Stanley
Microorganisms 2024, 12(2), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/2/419

8. “The Relationship between Exposome and Microbiome”
by Giuseppe Merra, Paola Gualtieri, Giada La Placa, Giulia Frank, David Della Morte, Antonino De Lorenzo and Laura Di Renzo
Microorganisms 2024, 12(7), 1386; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071386
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/7/1386

9. “Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Induce Pro-Inflammatory TNF-α and iNOS via PI3K/Akt Pathway in a TLR 2-Dependent Manner”
by Sudha B. Singh, Cody A. Braun, Amanda Carroll-Portillo, Cristina N. Coffman and Henry C. Lin
Microorganisms 2024, 12(9), 1833; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091833
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/9/1833

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the research groups that have submitted to Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607). We would appreciate it if you could circulate this document among your colleagues and network. Furthermore, the following opportunities for collaboration may be of interest to you:

• Submitting a manuscript:
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  • If you are an active researcher in the field of microbiology research and are interested in joining the Volunteer Reviewer Board of Microorganisms, please do not hesitate to submit your application via the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

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