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This Section aims to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on antimicrobial agents and the resistance of microbiota. The field covered is broad and includes the physical, pharmacological, and in vitro properties of antiviral agents, antibacterial agents, antifungal agents, antiparasitic a...

Biofilms are self-organizing, predominantly sessile, autonomously replicating microbial communities embedded in a self-produced and environmentally enriched extracellular matrix, which resemble the tissue structure of higher organisms. The self-organisation of self-replicating entities is governed b...

Microbial communities are responsible for energy and nutrient cycling and are massively involved in the planet’s sustainability. Microbes are directly involved in the dynamics of climate change by their impact on the destabilization, mineralization and sequestration of organic matter. The face...

Different microbial communities are present in foods and responsible for their spoilage, safety and/or ripening. Microbes are also directly involved in food production and bioprotection. Starter cultures are usually added to raw food matrices, producing a typical flavor and odor. Indeed they can lim...

The gut microbiota, a complex community of trillions of microorganisms residing in the human gastrointestinal tract, plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health. It influences various bodily functions, including digestion, immune response, and even mental health through the gut–microbio...

This Section will focus on research in infectious diseases, pathogenic microorganisms-hosts interaction, bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology, including immunology and epidemiology as related to these fields and all microbial pathogens as well as the microbiota and its effect on health ...

Microorganisms are important cell factories for the synthesis of proteins, small and large metabolites and for the production of single cell proteins. The field of microbial biotechnology includes methods and strategies for the production and use of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms (e.g. ye...

Microbiome research aims to understand the species, quantities, functions, and interrelationships of microorganisms in specific environments and their impact on the environment and hosts. Our vision for this section is to provide a robust platform that facilitates rigorous peer review and expeditiou...

This section publishes all the latest and outstanding research articles, communications and reviews in all areas of molecular microbiology.

Plants are affected by microbes that are ubiquitous in the environment and colonize plant tissues both externally and internally. In soils, microbes facilitate the nitrogen cycle and liberate nutrients that are then made available for absorption by plant roots. In soils, certain microbes may produce...

This section interprets diagnostics, prevention, and treatment at the population level, rather than at the level of the individual patient. The field covered is broad and includes zoonoses, pathogens transmitted in healthcare institutions, tropical infections, food hygiene, vaccine studies, and soci...

Diseases affecting livestock can result in major economic losses but are also sources of zoonotic infections in animal handlers and the general public from the consumption of animal food products. On the global scale, the pig, cattle, sheep, poultry, and aquaculture industries experience great losse...

Viruses represent a significant part of the microbial universe, and they are the causative agents of many diseases impacting the global public health landscape. This section is dedicated to significant findings about viruses of animals, plants, insects, and bacteria. With the expanding number of vir...