Gut Microbiota
A section of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).
Section Information
The symbiosis between the gut microbiota and the host depends on the metabolic and immunologic interaction with the host. Over the last ten years it has become evident that the development of a dysbiosis plays an important role in many diseases. These include metabolisms related diseases such as the metabolic syndrome, and diseases of the intestinal tract such as inflammatory bowel diseases, but there is also a gut–brain–axis that can be influenced by the intestinal microbiota.
With the advent of metagenomics, the question of the composition became addressable and associations between the development of a dysbiosis and an altered composition of the microbiota can now be analyzed. Given the extremely broad range of metabolic functions in the hundreds of species, a mechanistic understanding is key to detect the actual functionalities of the different families and species in the consortia.
In the section Gut Microbiota, we will focus on research questions aiming at the microbial ecology in the community, the functionalities of members of the microbiota, the metabolic and immunological interaction with the host and the role of the microbiota in human diseases. The editorial board will review all manuscripts submitted for publication in this section. However, articles which seem to be outside the scope of the subject matter listed here may be referred to another section of Microorganisms.
Keywords
• Microbial community genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics
• Interaction within the microbiota
• Metabolic interaction with the host
• Inflammatory diseases
• Interaction with the immune system
• Microbial biodegradation of nutrients and xenobiotics
• Microbial ecology
• Microbial functions in the different habitats within the gut
• Metabolic flux analysis
• Analysis of functionalities by stable isotope probing (DNA, RNA and protein)
• Model systems for studying microbiome biology
• Novel technologies for the analysis of structure and function of the microbiota
Editorial Board
Topic Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Microbial Impact on Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- The Gut Microbiota in Infants: Focus on Bifidobacterium (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Gut Barrier Impact Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Gut Microbioma Structure and Functions in Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 23 July 2021)
- The Role of Microorganism in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Deadline: 30 July 2021)
- Dialogue of Probiotics with the Host (Deadline: 30 July 2021)
- Enterococci for Probiotic Use: Safety and Risk (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Nutritional Regulation on Gut Microbiota (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Probiotics and Intestinal Health (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Helicobacter pylori: Infection, Colonization, and Its Effect on the Gut Microbiota (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- The Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Gut Microbiome and Nutrients: The Two Variables, Determining Factors for Human Traits and Diseases (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Gut Microbiome of Farm Animals in Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Faecal Microbiota Transplant (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Diet and Gut Microbiome Interactions: Enzymes, Pathways, and Cells (Deadline: 15 September 2021)
- Gut Microbiota and Metabolism in Different Stages of Life and Health (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Colorectal Cancer (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- The Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Rumen Microbial Communities (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Novel Insights into the Infant Gut Microbiome and Host–Microbe Interactions (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Gut Microbiota and Nutrients (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Gut Microbiota and Gastroenterology (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Health and Disease, and Future Therapies (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Involvement of the Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Comparative Genomics of the Human Gut Microbiome (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Lifestyle, Gut Microbiota and Health (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- The Effect of Nutrition on the Fecal Microbiome in Animals (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Gut Microbiota and the Impact on Animal Models of Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- How Do Food and Probiotics Influence the Composition and Activity of the Gut Microbiota? (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- The Genetic and Biochemical Diversity of Gut Microbiota (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Microorganisms and Aging (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Interplay between Food and Gut Microbiota in Health (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Gut Microbiome and Aging (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Current Perspectives and Challenges on Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Gut Microorganisms of Aquatic Animals 2.0 (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Know Your Enemy: Improved Understanding, Detection, Control, and Therapy for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
