Metabolites from Bacterial Pathogens and Their Role in Disease
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2021) | Viewed by 16320
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial pathogens have evolved myriad mechanisms to cause disease in their hosts, including the production of virulence factors and invasion of immune responses. Traditionally, proteins and enzymes have been the most characterized virulence factors from these pathogens, but small molecules also contribute to the pathogenesis of many bacterial pathogens. Molecules contributing to disease mechanisms can include both primary and secondary metabolites, and there are even instances of bacterial crosstalk and cross-feeding mechanisms that can create pathogenic microbial consortia. This Special Issue aims to highlight how metabolites contribute to pathogenesis and describe methods used to identify small molecules from bacterial pathogens. Articles of interest include those with mechanistic insight into the role of small molecules in virulence, the discovery of novel metabolites from bacterial pathogens, and how metabolite–metabolite interactions among pathogenic microbes can contribute to disease mechanisms in a wide variety of hosts. A better understanding of the role of small molecules in bacterial virulence will lead to better treatment approaches against these organisms and decrease the negative impact virulent strains have on human and animal health.
Prof. Dr. Robert A. Quinn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- specialized metabolites
- virulence
- bacteria
- infection
- small molecules
- host–pathogen interactions
- bacterial crosstalk
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