Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, Volume III
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology in Human Health and Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 428
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbial ecology; health; disease; microbiota; hygiene; environment; food; antibiotics; probiotics; diet; antimicrobials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: infectious diseases; antibiotics; probiotics; microbial ecology; health; disease; microbiota; hygiene; antibiotics; probiotics; diet; intestine
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will collect research on different human microbial ecosystems to illuminate their role in health and disease. This field of research has drawn increased attention in recent years as scientists have helped to advance our knowledge of the normal microbial flora, ‘the microbiome’, and its role in infection. Nevertheless, the disastrous effects of the different medical or other technical, chemical substances, and antibiotics closely related to the alterations of the microbiota are attracting more and more attention.
Medicinal and aromatic plants play a central role, not only as traditional medicines in tackling diseases but also used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and other clinical states interacting with gut microbiota .
This Special Issue will consider manuscripts on the different aspects of microbial ecology in health and disease, focusing on human and animal microbiotas as well as on food and environmental ecosystems, which may be of interest in terms of preserving public health.
The role of antibiotics, antimicrobials, probiotics, supplements, or diet upon the human microbiota, inducing deleterious or benefic modifications, will be considered for publication.
The immunological status, induced mechanisms, and interactions which determine the human microflora, as well as clinical microflora applications in treatment and prevention of disease, will be of interest.
Lastly, microbial communities and ecosystems of any organism or environment will be of interest for their role in improving public health.
Prof. Dr. Eugenia Bezirtzoglou
Dr. Elisavet Stavropoulou
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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. Biomedicines 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 2600 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.
Keywords
- microbial ecology
- health
- disease
- microbiota
- hygiene
- environment
- food
- antibiotics
- diet
- probiotics
- antimicrobials
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
