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
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 Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Interests: protein secretion; membrane proteins; Sec pathway; Type III secretion; proteomics; protein structure/function; protein dynamics; protein folding
Interests: protein secretion; membrane proteins; Sec pathway; Type III secretion; proteomics; protein structure/function; protein dynamics; protein folding
Departments of Geology and Geophysics and Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Interests: symbionts of ciliates and flagellates; deep hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs); anoxic/low O2 water column protists; water column sampler development; deep marine subsurface microorganisms; coastal eutrophication; MMI establishing model organisms for marine protists; microbiology of the lower oceanic crust
Interests: symbionts of ciliates and flagellates; deep hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs); anoxic/low O2 water column protists; water column sampler development; deep marine subsurface microorganisms; coastal eutrophication; MMI establishing model organisms for marine protists; microbiology of the lower oceanic crust
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Interests: plant–microbe interactions; soil and plant microbiome; microbial diversity; extremophiles; PGPR; rhizosphere
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Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Center for Surgical Infections and Biofilms, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Interests: chronic bacterial pathogenesis; development of anti-biofilm drugs; human disease; susceptibility and performance gene mapping and cloning
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Interests: chronic bacterial pathogenesis; development of anti-biofilm drugs; human disease; susceptibility and performance gene mapping and cloning
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Intensive Care Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem 9103102, Israel
Interests: intensive care; methods; epidemiology
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Interests: intensive care; methods; epidemiology
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Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (MMI), South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Interests: genome; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Interests: genome; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Institut Méditerranéen d’Océanologie (M.I.O), Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IRD, UMR7294 Marseille, France
Interests: extremophiles; hydrothermal systems; microbial ecology; astrobiology
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Interests: extremophiles; hydrothermal systems; microbial ecology; astrobiology
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Microbial Ecology Department, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen Centre for Life Sciences, P.O. BOX 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: microbial ecology; microbial diversity; denitrification; nitrification; biological nitrogen fixation; functional and taxonomic diversity; microbial communities
Interests: microbial ecology; microbial diversity; denitrification; nitrification; biological nitrogen fixation; functional and taxonomic diversity; microbial communities
Laboratory of Moleculal Genetics and Microorganisms, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino,Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy
Interests: regulation of gene expression; virulence genes; small non-coding RNAs; nucleoid proteins; DNA/RNA-protein interaction
Interests: regulation of gene expression; virulence genes; small non-coding RNAs; nucleoid proteins; DNA/RNA-protein interaction
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: soil-borne diseases; plant protection; pesticide science; soil microorganisms
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Interests: soil-borne diseases; plant protection; pesticide science; soil microorganisms
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Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Interests: antibiotic resistance; bacterial genetics; endophytes; environmental microbiology; gene and genome evolution; molecular evolution
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Interests: antibiotic resistance; bacterial genetics; endophytes; environmental microbiology; gene and genome evolution; molecular evolution
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Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
Interests: microbiology; microbial ecology; microbiome; built environment; water; Legionella; disinfection; particulate matter
Interests: microbiology; microbial ecology; microbiome; built environment; water; Legionella; disinfection; particulate matter
Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Interests: host specificity; metagenomics; microbial genomics; molecular epidemiology; strain typing
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Interests: host specificity; metagenomics; microbial genomics; molecular epidemiology; strain typing
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Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Via Pascal, 36, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: polyomaviruses; neurotropic viruses; viruses and tumors; viruses and central nervous diseases; human endogenous eetroviruses; viruses in immunosuppressed hosts
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Interests: polyomaviruses; neurotropic viruses; viruses and tumors; viruses and central nervous diseases; human endogenous eetroviruses; viruses in immunosuppressed hosts
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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Interests: molecular and cellular aspects of plant–microbe interactions, mainly during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant response to biotic stress; role of phytohormones in plant growth and in response to microbes; apocarotenoids
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Center for Applied Medical Research, Department of Gene Therapy and Hepatology, Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Interests: long non-coding RNAs; liver cancer; HCV; IFN; DNA damage; PI3K/AKT
Interests: long non-coding RNAs; liver cancer; HCV; IFN; DNA damage; PI3K/AKT
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
Interests: interaction of microorganism with specific micro-environments; nutritional stress of microorganisms for biotechnological application; use of bacteriophages, as a simple model for the study and understanding of biological processes; phage display coupled to conventional and unconventional methods for the typing of pathogenic bacteria; conformational mimotopes for detecting specific antibodies (Alzheimer's disease); antibacterial agents
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Interests: interaction of microorganism with specific micro-environments; nutritional stress of microorganisms for biotechnological application; use of bacteriophages, as a simple model for the study and understanding of biological processes; phage display coupled to conventional and unconventional methods for the typing of pathogenic bacteria; conformational mimotopes for detecting specific antibodies (Alzheimer's disease); antibacterial agents
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1. UOC Virology and Microbiology, University Hospital “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
2. Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: viral entry; viral pathogenesis; peptides; anti-viral peptide; diagnostic virology
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2. Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: viral entry; viral pathogenesis; peptides; anti-viral peptide; diagnostic virology
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Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Interests: immunology; infectious diseases; mathematical modeling; HIV; malaria; tuberculosis
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Interests: immunology; infectious diseases; mathematical modeling; HIV; malaria; tuberculosis
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Department of Experimental Medicine, Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: Aspergillus ssp.; Candida spp.; fungal infections; antimycotic drugs; fungal biofilm; fungi-host interaction; antifungal resistance; natural compounds
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Interests: Aspergillus ssp.; Candida spp.; fungal infections; antimycotic drugs; fungal biofilm; fungi-host interaction; antifungal resistance; natural compounds
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Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Pisa, Italy
Interests: gut microbiota; probiotics; intestinal diseases; medical microbiology
Interests: gut microbiota; probiotics; intestinal diseases; medical microbiology
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
Interests: environmental microbiology; petroleum microbiology; anaerobic hydrocarbon metabolism; biodegradation; bioremediation; enhanced energy recovery; sulfate reduction; methanogenesis
Interests: environmental microbiology; petroleum microbiology; anaerobic hydrocarbon metabolism; biodegradation; bioremediation; enhanced energy recovery; sulfate reduction; methanogenesis
Food Research & Innovation Centre, College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: gut microbiome; probiotics and prebiotics; fermented foods; food safety; metabolomics; intestinal and respiratory infections and antimicrobials
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Interests: gut microbiome; probiotics and prebiotics; fermented foods; food safety; metabolomics; intestinal and respiratory infections and antimicrobials
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Algal Biotechnology Group (BITAL), Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
Interests: microalgal biotechnology; biochemistry; photobioreactor design; algae mass cultures; phytoplankton ecology; algae-related mercury chemistry; flocculation of algae; cell surface characteristics; mixotrophic growth; grazer control in open ponds
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Interests: microalgal biotechnology; biochemistry; photobioreactor design; algae mass cultures; phytoplankton ecology; algae-related mercury chemistry; flocculation of algae; cell surface characteristics; mixotrophic growth; grazer control in open ponds
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School of Natural Sciences/Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, Bangor University, Deiniol Rd., Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
Interests: microbial diversity; archaea; extremophiles; acidophiles
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Interests: microbial diversity; archaea; extremophiles; acidophiles
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Agronomy Department, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Brazil
Interests: genetic; plant pathology; abiotic stresses in crops; development of biological products for agriculture
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Interests: genetic; plant pathology; abiotic stresses in crops; development of biological products for agriculture
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Departament of Biogeochemistry, Plant and Microbial Ecology, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, c.p. 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: microbiology; microbial diversity; environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genomics; extremophiles
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Interests: microbiology; microbial diversity; environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genomics; extremophiles
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Grupo EXPRELA, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de A Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Interests: yeasts; functional metagenomics; thermophiles and thermozymes
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Interests: yeasts; functional metagenomics; thermophiles and thermozymes
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Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK
Interests: antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; nanotechnology
Interests: antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; nanotechnology
Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: archaea; CRISPR-Cas; horizontal gene transfer; human microbiome in IBD; microbial evolution
Interests: archaea; CRISPR-Cas; horizontal gene transfer; human microbiome in IBD; microbial evolution
