Viruses of Microbes 2020: The Latest Conquests on Viruses of Microbes
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 55070
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Interests: archaeal viruses; molecular biology of archaea; archaeal membrane biology
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Interests: temperate phages; intestinal phages; phage genome evolution and mutation rates
Interests: environmental virology; phage-host interactions; omics and bioinformatics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions to the special issue "Viruses of Microbes", which is associated with the 2021 meeting from the ISVM (International Society of Viruses of Microbes) and will be held in Guimarães, Portugal, in 2021. The central theme of the meeting and this special issue is “the latest conquests on viruses of microbes”. The issue intends to be a platform for the latest advances on research of microbial viruses, from ecology and evolution, to virus structure and function, and from virus-host interaction to biotechnology applications and phage therapy.
We specifically invite researchers studying viruses of all three domains of life to submit their work. We strongly believe that uniting these research and review papers will be of great interest to a wide-ranging audience that is concerned with both the fundamental and applied aspects of microbial viruses. In accordance with the ISVM 2021 meeting in Guimarães, the special issue will cover the following topics:
- Ecology and evolution of microbial viruses
- Virus structures and function
- Virus-host interaction: overcoming cell barriers
- Virus-host interaction: molecular mechanisms
- Virus-host interaction: host defence and viral evasion mechanisms
- Agro-food, veterinary and environmental biotechnology applications
- Biotechnology applications in health care
- Current state and latest developments of phage therapy
We hope to collect a series of research articles which will reflect the full diversity of this field with current and future trends of fundamental and applied research. ISVM members receive a 10% discount and a limited number of fee waivers is available. We would be happy if you contact us in advance by email about planned submissions.
Dr. Tessa E.F. Quax
Dr. Marianne De Paepe
Dr. Karin Holmfeldt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ecology and evolution of microbial viruses
- Impact of microbial viruses on biochemical cycles
- Virus structures and function
- Virus-host interaction: overcoming cell barriers and molecular mechanisms
- Host defence and viral evasion mechanisms
- Agro-food, veterinary and environmental biotechnology applications
- Biotechnology applications in health care
- Phage therapy
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