Microbe–Host Interactions in Human Infections
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 3574
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Aspergillus ssp.; Candida spp.; fungal infections; antimycotic drugs; fungal biofilm; fungi-host interaction; antifungal resistance; natural compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite the huge progress which has been made in recent decades, infectious diseases continue to pose a serious threat to public health. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance in pathogens, in the era of new emerging and re-emerging zoonotic infectious diseases, has challenged the medical community.
Microbial infection is a highly dynamic process between the host immunity and microbes. Although important advances have been made in understanding the complex interplay between the host and pathogens during infection, our knowledge of these processes is still limited.
Deciphering the mechanisms by which microbes cause disease in a susceptible host is crucial for the identification of new potential drug targets in pathogens and the development of novel prophylactic and/or therapeutic measures against infections.
On the other hand, a comprehensive elucidation of the innate and adaptive immune responses to microbial infections may lead to the development of host-directed immunotherapies, aimed at enhancing the host immunity or modulating excessive hyperinflammatory responses to pathogens, with the additional benefit of preventing or limiting the development of antimicrobial resistance.
This Special Issue aims to promote knowledge in the field of microbe–host interactions, paying particular attention to the mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity, identification of new drug targets in pathogens, and immune response characterization in human infections.
Dr. Roberta Gaziano
Dr. Terenzio Cosio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbe–host interactions
- microbial pathogenesis
- virulence factors
- microbial drug targets
- host immune response
- immunotherapies
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