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Women’s Special Issue Series: Microorganisms

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 8 March 2026 | Viewed by 454

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Antonella d'Arminio Monforte

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1. Icona Foundation, 20142 Milan, Italy
2. Clinic of Infectious Diseases, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
Interests: liver diseases; HIV infection; HIV prevention; tuberculosis; clinical infectious diseases; infectious disease epidemiology; mycobacterium tuberculosis; viral infection; immunology of infectious diseases
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Dr. Antonella Cingolani

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1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
2. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: HIV; lymphomas; virology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is part of Microorganisms' Women’s Special Issue Series, hosted by female editors for female researchers. This Series advocates the advancement of women in science. We invite contributions to the Special Issue, whose lead authors identify as women. The goal of this Special Issue is to cover subject areas including, but not limited to, microbial physiology, microbial ecology,  microbial genetics, evolutionary microbiology, systems microbiology, medical microbiology, pharmaceutical microbiology, industrial microbiology, agricultural microbiology, microbial biotechnology, food microbiology, and environmental microbiology.

The submission of articles with all-women authorship is especially encouraged. However, we do welcome articles from all authors, irrespective of gender.

Prof. Dr. Antonella d'Arminio Monforte
Dr. Antonella Cingolani
Guest Editors

Women’s Special Issue Series

This Special Issue is part of Sensors's Women’s Special Issue Series, hosted by women editors for women researchers. The Series advocates the advancement of women in science. We invite contributions to the Special Issue whose lead authors identify as women. The submission of articles with all-women authorship is especially encouraged. However, we do welcome articles from all authors, irrespective of gender.

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  • women
  • microorganisms
  • microbiology

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Can Vaginal Seeding at Birth Improve Health Outcomes of Cesarean Section-Delivered Infants? A Scoping Review
by Phoebe LaPoint, Keona Banks, Mickayla Bacorn, Ruhika Prasad, Hector N. Romero-Soto, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Qing Chen, Anal Patel, Shira Levy and Suchitra K. Hourigan
Microorganisms 2025, 13(6), 1236; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13061236 - 28 May 2025
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Although Cesarean section (C-section) delivery is often a necessary medical intervention, it also increases the risk of the infant developing chronic inflammatory, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The association of C-section with the development of these conditions is thought to be partially mediated by [...] Read more.
Although Cesarean section (C-section) delivery is often a necessary medical intervention, it also increases the risk of the infant developing chronic inflammatory, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The association of C-section with the development of these conditions is thought to be partially mediated by the effects of the C-section on the infant’s microbiome development and subsequent immune regulation. C-section-delivered infants acquire a different set of microbes compared with infants who are vaginally delivered. “Vaginal seeding” exposes C-section-delivered infants to the maternal vaginal microbiome directly after birth, partly replicating the microbial exposures they would have received during a vaginal delivery. Studies have shown that vaginal seeding at birth partially restores the infant microbiome towards that of a vaginally delivered infant. More recently, preliminary studies have shown a potential benefit of vaginal seeding on health outcomes. Here, we examine the evidence from observational studies and randomized controlled trials that have evaluated microbiome restoration after C-section, and we discuss new research assessing the potential impact of vaginal seeding on immune, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental outcomes and the underlying mechanisms. Collectively, we review the potential health benefits, safety risks, regulatory implications, and future directions for the use of vaginal seeding in infants delivered by C-section. Full article
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