Beneficial Microbes and Gastrointestinal Microbiota 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a continuation of the Special Issue “Beneficial Microbes and Gastrointestinal Microbiota”(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/special_issues/beneficial_microbes_gastrointestinal_microbiota).

Human gut epithelial surfaces are colonized and safeguarded by tremendous numbers of microorganisms, known as gastrointestinal microflora, which are crucial for forming and balancing complex microbial ecosystems. These diverse microorganisms, especially beneficial microbes, are essential for the gastrointestinal health and immunity of the hosts. However, factors such as malnutrition, immunodeficiency, and antibiotic therapy can induce dysbiosis of the gut microbial ecosystem, further inducing or leading to the deterioration of intestinal disorders and diseases, such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, and even colorectal cancer. Over the last decade, we have witnessed spectacular research progress in identifying the functional roles of probiotics in human gastrointestinal health and applying probiotics for restoring homeostatic gut microbiota.

This Special Issue entitled “Beneficial Microbes and Gastrointestinal Microbiota” aims to present the most recent and cutting-edge research on all aspects relevant to the connection and interactions between probiotics, the gut microbiome, and intestinal health. We kindly invite the research community to submit original articles that provide novel insights into topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Probiotics and postbiotics in modulating the gastrointestinal microbiota and immunity;
• Establishment and effectiveness of functional foods containing bioactive probiotic strains;
• Novel efficient pro-commensal strategies to improve gastrointestinal health;
• Metabolic and biofunctional enhancement of beneficial microbes;
• Bacterial consortium for restoration of gut intestinal microbiota and treatment of enteric diseases.

Prof. Dr. Harsharn Gill
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• probiotics
• gut microbiome
• gastrointestinal health
• intestinal dysbiosis
• enteric diseases
• pro-commensal strategy
• bacterial consortium.