Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
Title Abbreviation
Microb Ecol Health Dis
Electronic ISSN
1651-2235
Readership
Biologists, Clinical Microbiologists, Clinicians, Environmental Epidemiologists, Immunologists, Industrial Scientists, Microbiologists, Molecular Biologists, Public Health Professionals, Researchers
Scope
The aim of this international journal is to draw together research on different human microbial eco-systems, and to increase our understanding of their role in health and disease. This research has received new impetus in recent years as it has become clearer what part is played by the normal, stable, microbial flora in preventing infection, especially opportunist infection, and related to this, the potentially deleterious effects of the use of antibiotics. The journal will consider manuscripts primarily on the human microbial flora, but also that of other animals, and its development and interactions. Topics covered include: the microbial populations of the mouth and skin, and in the respiratory, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary tracts; investigative methods; animal and in vitro models; the effect of antibiotics or diet on the commensal flora or its development; alterations in the host environment (e.g. the effect of foreign bodies or change in organs and tissues;
the role of immunological and other mechanisms that help maintain a stable flora; the clinical application of commensal flora in treatment and prevention of disease;
Manuscripts based on gnotobiotic research are particularly welcome.
Sponsoring Association(s)
British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR), Oral Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG), Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED)
Publisher Name
Taylor & Francis, Inc. - US
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