As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Environmental Microbiology Section
- Medical Microbiology Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Gut Microbiota Section
- Plant Microbe Interactions Section
- Microbial Biotechnology Section
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Section
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Section
- Virology Section
- Microbiomes Section
- Biofilm Section
- Public Health Microbiology Section
- Veterinary Microbiology Section
Members
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: soil microbiology; microbial ecology; plant growth promotion; root symbionts; microbial communities
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Interests: soil microbiology; microbial ecology; plant growth promotion; root symbionts; microbial communities
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Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: microbial diversity; phylogeny; evolution; adaptation; microbial interaction; extremophiles; biotechnology
Interests: microbial diversity; phylogeny; evolution; adaptation; microbial interaction; extremophiles; biotechnology
Genome Structure and Instability Laboratory, CNRS UMR 7196, Inserm U1154, National Museum of Natural History, Life Adaptations Department, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: evolution; microbiology; helicase; telomerase; environment; DNA sequences
Interests: evolution; microbiology; helicase; telomerase; environment; DNA sequences
Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: gut microbiology; environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; microbial metabolism; microbe-host interactions
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Interests: gut microbiology; environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; microbial metabolism; microbe-host interactions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Morden Research and Development Centre, 101 Route 100, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada
Interests: soil and crop microbiomes; sustainable agriculture; metagenomics; microbial inoculants; biofertilizers; biopesticides; nutrient cycling; disease suppression; plant growth promotion; climate change resilience; biodiversity; environmental impact; food security; farming practices
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Interests: soil and crop microbiomes; sustainable agriculture; metagenomics; microbial inoculants; biofertilizers; biopesticides; nutrient cycling; disease suppression; plant growth promotion; climate change resilience; biodiversity; environmental impact; food security; farming practices
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Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Interests: microbiology; wastewater treatment; bioenergy; food science; bioprocess technology; bioremediation
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Interests: microbiology; wastewater treatment; bioenergy; food science; bioprocess technology; bioremediation
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Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hegenheimermattweg 91, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
Interests: viruses; virome; microbiome; phages; cancer; vaccines
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Interests: viruses; virome; microbiome; phages; cancer; vaccines
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Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: aerobiology; collection and analysis of bioaerosols; computational modeling of bioaerosol transmission; antibiotic resistance; environmental factors, molecular dynamics modeling of interactions; biolayer interferometry kinetics
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Interests: aerobiology; collection and analysis of bioaerosols; computational modeling of bioaerosol transmission; antibiotic resistance; environmental factors, molecular dynamics modeling of interactions; biolayer interferometry kinetics
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Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via F. Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
Interests: microalgae; drug discovery; gene mining; marine biotechnology; transcriptomics
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Interests: microalgae; drug discovery; gene mining; marine biotechnology; transcriptomics
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Institute of Environment and Ecology & School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, No. 301, Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Interests: co-invasion; invasion biology; invasion ecology; invasive alien plants; invasive plant species
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Interests: co-invasion; invasion biology; invasion ecology; invasive alien plants; invasive plant species
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Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Interests: experiment planning; data analysis (bioinformatics)
Interests: experiment planning; data analysis (bioinformatics)
1. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Centre, Contrada Porticatello 29, 98167 Messina, Italy
2. Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: microbial ecology; extreme environments; bioprospecting; microbial biotechnology; bioremediation
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2. Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: microbial ecology; extreme environments; bioprospecting; microbial biotechnology; bioremediation
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Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II, 80055 Naples, Italy
Interests: entomopathogens; insect immunity; insect microbiota; insect midgut; insect pest control
Interests: entomopathogens; insect immunity; insect microbiota; insect midgut; insect pest control
Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Interests: oral microbiome; oral microbiota; disbiosis; oral pathology and medicine; pediatric dentistry; dentistry; oral cancer; oral infections; oral mycology
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Interests: oral microbiome; oral microbiota; disbiosis; oral pathology and medicine; pediatric dentistry; dentistry; oral cancer; oral infections; oral mycology
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 115 27 Athens, Greece
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug resistant Gram-negatives; resistance mechanims; PK/PD studies
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; multidrug resistant Gram-negatives; resistance mechanims; PK/PD studies
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Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
Interests: molecular epidemiology; genomic epidemiology; phylogenomics; microbiology; virology; phylogeny; bioinformatics; molecular microbiology; infectious diseases; public health
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Interests: molecular epidemiology; genomic epidemiology; phylogenomics; microbiology; virology; phylogeny; bioinformatics; molecular microbiology; infectious diseases; public health
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Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: evidence-based medicine; phytochemistry; phytopharmacology; drug discovery; natural products biochemistry; bioactive molecules; functional foods; nutraceuticals; fungal and bacterial infections; resistance to antimicrobials
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Interests: evidence-based medicine; phytochemistry; phytopharmacology; drug discovery; natural products biochemistry; bioactive molecules; functional foods; nutraceuticals; fungal and bacterial infections; resistance to antimicrobials
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
Interests: biofilms; cancer; nanoparticles
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Interests: biofilms; cancer; nanoparticles
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Department of Ophthalmology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
Interests: ocular surface; cataract; refractive eye surgery
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Interests: ocular surface; cataract; refractive eye surgery
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Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur of Lille, UMR CNRS 9017, INSERM U1019, University of Lille, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France
Interests: intestinal protozoa; parasitic diseases; Cryptosporidium; Blastocystis; epidemiology; transmission; zoonosis; molecular biology; omics; host-parasites interactions; microbiota; genomics
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Interests: intestinal protozoa; parasitic diseases; Cryptosporidium; Blastocystis; epidemiology; transmission; zoonosis; molecular biology; omics; host-parasites interactions; microbiota; genomics
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Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Mickiewicza Ave. 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
Interests: airborne microorganisms; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; circular economy of water; environmental bacteria and fungi; wastewater treatment; waterborne microorganisms; water quality
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Interests: airborne microorganisms; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; circular economy of water; environmental bacteria and fungi; wastewater treatment; waterborne microorganisms; water quality
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NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore
Interests: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; microbiome engineering; synthetic genomics
Interests: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; microbiome engineering; synthetic genomics
Section of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Interests: nutritional genomic (nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic, metagenomics); human body; composition; human holobiont; personalized nutritional assessment; expsome
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Interests: nutritional genomic (nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic, metagenomics); human body; composition; human holobiont; personalized nutritional assessment; expsome
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1. Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
2. Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia
3. Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, WSLHD, Sydney, Australia
Interests: emerging fungal pathogens; antifungal resistance mechanisms; one health; invasive fungal infections; antifungal therapy
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2. Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, Australia
3. Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, WSLHD, Sydney, Australia
Interests: emerging fungal pathogens; antifungal resistance mechanisms; one health; invasive fungal infections; antifungal therapy
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Ysopia Bioscience, 17 Place de la Bourse, 33076 Bordeaux, France
Interests: Crohn’s disease; metabonomics; gut microbiota
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Interests: Crohn’s disease; metabonomics; gut microbiota
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L. Young Blvd., DMEI-PA418, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
Interests: Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis pathogenesis; bacterial toxins; nanotherapeuics; Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis
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Interests: Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis pathogenesis; bacterial toxins; nanotherapeuics; Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis
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BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institut für Biotechnologie, FG Synthetische Mikrobiologie, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany
Interests: microbial physiology; genetics; gene regulation; protein complexes; second messenger
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Interests: microbial physiology; genetics; gene regulation; protein complexes; second messenger
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
Interests: mycotoxins; fungal ecology; fungal taxonomy; fungal diversity; fungal biotechnology; fungal genetics
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Interests: mycotoxins; fungal ecology; fungal taxonomy; fungal diversity; fungal biotechnology; fungal genetics
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National/OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", 64100 Teramo, Italy
Interests: brucella
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Interests: brucella
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1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
2. Hospital Pharmacy, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial clinical microorganisms; infection; antimicrobial activity; essential oils; biofilm; biomaterials; ocular infections; orthopeadics infections
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2. Hospital Pharmacy, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial clinical microorganisms; infection; antimicrobial activity; essential oils; biofilm; biomaterials; ocular infections; orthopeadics infections
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