Microbial Interactions Including Candida Concerning Health and Disease (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiota; microbiology; biofilms
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is the continuation of our 2022 Special Issue “Microbial Interactions Including Candida concerning Health and Disease” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/88P5QDPR67).
The normal human microbiota consists of multiple microbial species, and a healthy state is maintained in balance. Microbial species predominantly comprise bacteria but also include a few fungi, especially Candida. The significance of the cross-species coexistence of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and the effect on the host remain unclear. Whether or not this small number of fungi should be completely eliminated from the normal microbiota is often controversial in dentistry.
It is known that candidiasis is caused when the balance of the microbiota is changed due to candidal overgrowth caused by antibiotics and when cell-mediated immunity is reduced. However, it has not been elucidated what type of phenomena occur in the host and microorganisms during the onset. In addition, it is not known in detail how bacteria are involved in Candida biofilm formation.
In an aging society, the higher the ratio of oral candidiasis, the higher the risk of developing oral candidiasis, which not only impairs QOL but also increases the frequency of fatal aspiration pneumonia.
Therefore, this Special Issue calls for papers on epidemiological and molecular mechanism analysis research, as well as studies that search for new preventive and therapeutic methods for candidiasis that seek to elucidate the relationship between Candida and bacteria from a broad perspective.
Prof. Dr. Tomoko Ohshima
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial interkingdom interaction
- microbiota
- microbiome
- epidemiology
- oral and intestinal candidiasis
- novel means for diagnosis
- novel remedy for candidiasis
- drug-resistant
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