Enteric Viruses, Bacteria, and the Virome in Health and Disease
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Virology and Viral Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 67
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Acute and chronic intestinal diseases are a leading cause of illness worldwide. While pathogenic bacteria and viruses are linked to many of these diseases, it is now appreciated that commensal microbes can also modulate host responses and influence disease outcomes. The interaction between viruses and bacteria in the lung has been extensively studied; however, parallel interactions between bacteria and viruses in the intestinal tract remain under-explored. Moreover, the role of the virome in regulating gut homeostasis and influencing acute and chronic diseases in the gut is also under-studied. This Special Issue of Viruses is dedicated to exploring the cross-kingdom interactions that occur between viruses and bacteria in the gut and how these interactions influence health and disease. We hope to assemble a collection of research papers and reviews that will offer a comprehensive view on this emerging field, summarize our current understanding, and identify open research questions to stimulate future interdisciplinary collaborations. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the interplay between enteric viruses and the microbiota, the results of these interactions on the host immune response and cellular physiology in the intestine, structure–function studies of these interactions along the intestinal tract, the role of the virome in modulating host health and disease, and therapeutic strategies involving commensal bacteria and/or viruses to treat intestinal disease.
Dr. Melissa Jones
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interplay between viruses, bacteria and the host
- intestinal immune response to viruses
- intestinal immune modulation by microbiota/viruses
- intestinal physiology in response to pathogenic and commensal viruses
- modulation of intestinal physiology by microbiota/bacteria/viruses
- structure of virus–bacteria interactions
- models of intestinal infections
- therapeutic interventions.
