EDITORIALBOARD
BiancaBrahamsha isaresearchmicrobiologistatScrippsInstitutionof OceanographyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Shewasabiology andhistorymajoratGoucherCollege,earnedherPhDinmicrobiologyat CornellUniversity,andcarriedoutpostdoctoralworkinmoleculargeneticsas anAmericanCancerSocietyfellowattheUniversityofChicago.Herresearch interestshavecenteredonbacterialmotility,thegeneticsandphysiologyof marinecyanobacteria,andontheinteractionsbetweencyanobacteriaandtheir eukaryoticpredators.
James(Jim)Brown wasborninAtlanta,Georgia,andlivedinDadeCity (Florida),Bloomington(Indiana),Lima(Peru),andMuncie(Indiana)while growingup.Fromthebeginning,hehadanintenseinterestinnature,including anythingfoundinthewoods,rivers,beachoroceanthatwerealwaysnearby. JimattendedBallStateUniversitybeginningin1976.Asinglelectureon microbialdiversityinageneralmicrobiologyclass,followedbytheannouncementofthediscoveryoftheArchaea(GeorgeFoxandCarlWoese,1977), sparkedhislastinginterestinmicrobiology.Thisledtoundergraduateresearch examining Beggiatoa inasulfurspringinFrenchLick,Indiana.Afterreceiving hisBSinbiologyin1980,hejoinedthegraduateprograminmicrobiology atMiamiUniversity,whereheworkedonplanttissueculturemRNAswith Prof.RonaldTreick.AfterobtaininganMSdegreein1982,hemovedtothe MCDBiologyProgramatTheOhioStateUniversitytoworkonthemolecular biologyofmethanogenicArchaeaintheDepartmentofMicrobiologywithProf.JohnReeve.Whilethere,Jim workedonpolyadenylationofmRNAs,RNApolymerase,andpromotersinArchaea,andreceivedhisPhDin 1988.JimthenwenttoIndianaUniversityfor5yearsofpostdoctoralworkinProf.NormanPace’slabonthe comparativeanalysisofthestructureofabacterialribozyme,RNaseP.
InJanuaryof1994,JimstartedasanassistantprofessorintheDepartmentofMicrobiologyandmovedto NorthCarolinaStateUniversity.ResearchinJim’slabfocusedonthecomparativesequenceandbiochemical analysisofRNA,andinparticularRNasePinArchaea.StudentsintheBrownlabdevelopedahigh-resolution modelforthestructureofthisRNA,howitchangedoverthediversificationoftheArchaea,theproteinsubunits associatedwiththeRNA,andhowtheycontributetothefunctionoftheholoenzyme.Jimdeveloped,teaches, andwrotethetextbookforasenior-levelundergraduatelabcourseinmicrobialdiversity.JimisnowProfessor EmeritusintheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesatNCStateUniversity.
Jimhasasonandtwodaughters,andismarriedtoMelanieLee-Brown,professorofbiologyanddirectorof ResearchandCreativeEndeavorsatGuilfordCollege.Forfun,Jimenjoysskinandscubadiving,driving(i.e., workingon)his1968LotusSuperSeven,andrestoringvintageracingbicycles.JimandMelaniehavebeen renovatinganabandonedfishinglodgeonNorthCaicosIsland(TurksandCaicosIslands,BWI),whichwillbe reopenedsoonasabedandbreakfast.
LarryForney isauniversitydistinguishedprofessorandamemberofthe AmericanAcademyofMicrobiologywithacademicappointmentsintheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesandBioinformaticsandComputationalBiologyatthe UniversityofIdaho.Dr.Forneyisanevolutionaryecologistwhoconductsresearch onthecomplexarrayoffactorsthatinfluencethefunction,composition,structure,andtemporaldynamicsofbacterialcommunitiesinawidearrayofhabitats. Inrecentyearshehaslargelyfocusedonthecommunityecologyofthehuman vaginaacrossawoman’slifetimewithaneyeonunderstandinghowchangesin communitystructureandfunctionaffectawoman’srisktobacterialvaginosis, sexuallytransmittedinfections,andpre-termbirth,andhowhostfactorsshape thesecommunities.Hisresearchextendstounderstandingthemutation-selection processesthatgoverntheoccurrenceandpersistenceofgeneticdiversityofbacterialpopulationsinspatiallystructuredenvironmentssuchasmicrobialbiofilms andporousmedia.Thesestudieshaveshownthatspatialstructurecreatesconditionsinwhichmutationfrequenciesarehighandselectivesweepsareprotracted,whichleadstoextraordinary withinspeciesdiversitythatincreasestheresilienceofpopulationstoenvironmentalchanges.
RobertHaselkorn wastheF.L.Pritzkerdistinguishedserviceprofessorof moleculargeneticsandcellbiologyattheUniversityofChicago,retiringseveral yearsago.HewasanundergraduateatPrinceton,agraduatestudentatHarvard, andapostdoctorateinCambridge,England.Hestartedhisteachingcareerat Chicagoin1961inbiophysics,extendinglatertomicrobiology,biochemistry, andchemistry.Hisresearchinterestshavecenteredonheterocystdifferentiation innitrogen-fixingcyanobacteria,inbacterialgenomics,andintheenzyme acetyl-CoAcarboxylaseinplants,parasites,andpeople.Heisamemberofthe NationalAcademyofSciences,afellowoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsand Sciences,andamemberoftheAmericanPhilosophicalSociety.Amongother externalactivitieshewasafounderandadviserfor20yearstotheInternational CenterforGeneticEngineeringandBiotechnology,locatedinItalyandIndia.For thepast15yearsHaselkornandhiswifeMargothavebeenworkingonselection andsupportingaspeakerfortheHaselkornLectureattheUniversityofChicago, anawardtheyhaveendowed.ManyoftheHaselkornLecturershavebeenNobelPrizewinnersorwillbesoon.
JennieC.Hunter-Cevera receivedherPhDfromRutgersUniversityin1978 (microbialphysiologyandbiochemistry),anMSinmicrobialecologyin1972, andaBSinbiologyfromWestVirginiaUniversityin1970.Sheisthefounderof HunterandAssociates,aconsultingfirmfocusingonfindingintegrativesolutionstocomplexproblemsinvolvingsustainabilityinthelifesciencesarena. FromJulyof2009toAugust2012,shewastheexecutivevicepresidentof DiscoveryandAnalyticalSciences(DAS),CorporateDevelopmentandGovernmentRelations.Shehas22yearsofexperienceinthepharmaceuticaland biotechnologyindustries(E.R.SquibbandSons,CetusCorporation,GeoBiotics, andUniversalFoods).Shewastheco-founderofTheBioticNetworkandBlueSkyLaboratorythatcontractedwithbiotechnologyandpharmaceuticalcompaniesonbasicandappliednaturalproductresearch.Dr.Hunter-Ceverawasan
employeefor5yearswiththeDepartmentofEnergyastheheadoftheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory’ s CenterforEnvironmentalBiotechnology.Sheworkedinacademiafor10yearsasthepresidentoftheUniversity ofMarylandBiotechnologyInstituteand2yearsastheInterimProvostofMountSt.Mary’sUniversity.Shealso servedasprojectmanagerforUCDavis’sCIFAR(CenterforIndustrialFoodandAgriculturalResearch).Shehas publishedmanypapersandchapters,andservedassenioreditorofthe JournalofIndustrialMicrobiologyand Biotechnology for10years.Sheisaco-sectionheadofmicrobiologyforFacultyof1000.Sheholds15patentsand specializesinareasofscreendesignforthediscoveryofnaturalcompoundsintheareaofhumantherapeutics, biodefense,sustainableagriculture,bioremediation,andbiocatalysisforindustrialprocessesinthefoodand clothingindustries.
WhileinMaryland,sheservedasamemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeforGovernorErhlich ’stransition team,hisCommitteeonscience,technology,engineering,andmaths,andwastheTechnologyRepresentative forGovernorGlendenningontheSouthernGovernor’sAssociation,andsheservedontheTechnology EconomicDevelopmentCorporation,TEDCO(BoardofDirectorsfor4yearsandwasChairfor2years).Dr. Hunter-CeveraalsoservedontheAdvisoryBoardfortheMarylandIndustrialPartnerships,theMDBio’sBoard ofDirectors,andtheMDBioFoundationfor10yearsandontheBioITCoalitionfor5years.Sheservedasan EntremedBoardMemberfor10yearsandservedontheExecutiveCommitteefor2years.Shewasaboard memberforPatientswithPower,asoftwarecompanythatdesignsprogramsforcancerpatientstomakethebest decisionsfortheirtreatments.JenniealsoservedasactingsecretaryforMaryland ’sHigherEducationCommissionin2015.
SheisamemberofseveralprofessionalsocietiesandhasservedaspresidentoftheSocietyforIndustrial Microbiology,theInternationalMarineBiotechnologyAssociation,andtheUnitedStatesFederationofCulture Collections.Dr.HunterhasservedonmanynationalcommitteesandcommissionsandwasChairofthe NationalResearchCouncil’sCommitteeonLargeScaleProductionofBiofuelsfromAlgae.Shealsochairedtwo otherNRCCommittees:StandingCommitteeonDOD’sTranslationalMedicineandtheDOE’sGenometoLife forBiofuels.
SheistherecipientofseveralawardsandhonorsincludingMaryland’sTop50InfluentialPeople(2007, 2009)andMaryland’sTop100Women(2003,2006,2009),AmericanSocietyforMicrobiology ’sPorterAward fordistinguishedresearchinmicrobialsystematicsandtaxonomy,electedasaSIMfellow,amemberoftheASM AcademyofMicrobiology,andanAAASfellow.SheisalsoaWVUDistinguishedAlumniAwardeeandNath lecturerandservedasanentrepreneurialcoachfortheUNCExecutiveMBAprogram.Shewasawardedan HonoraryDoctoratefromWestVirginiaUniversity,May2013,andtheRutgersCookCollegeDennisM.Fenton DistinguishedGraduateAlumniAwardin2014.
ShecurrentlyservesontheInternationalAdvisoryCouncilforBrazil’sFundaçãoDomCabralwhichisa world-classBrazilianbusinessschoolthatdevelopsstrategicthinkingskillsofexecutives,entrepreneurs,and public-sectormanagers.Inaddition,Jennieserved6yearsontheEdisonAwardsSteeringCommitteeand currentlyservesontheEdisonAwardsAdvisoryBoard.
StanleyMaloy isaprofessorofmicrobiologyandassociatevicepresidentfor researchandinnovationatSanDiegoStateUniversity.Stanley’sresearchhas focusedonbacterialandphagegeneticsandphysiology,evolutionofinfectious diseases,anddevelopmentofantimicrobialsandvaccines.Inaddition,hehas consultedwithlargeandsmallcompaniesinmultiplesectors,playedarole instartingseveralBiotechcompanies,andservedleadershiprolesinmultiple start-upcompanies.
Dr.McCormick earnedherPhDinmicrobiologyinthetopicareaofintestinal ecology,andcompletedpostdoctoraltrainingatHarvardMedicalSchool.She remainedonthefacultyofHarvardMedicalSchoolwhereshewasanassociate professorofpediatricgastroenterology,anddirectorofresearchfortheMucosal ImmunologyandBiologyResearchCenteratMassachusettsGeneralHospital. In2008,shejoinedtheUniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchoolwheresheis professorandvicechairoftheDepartmentofMicrobiologyandPhysiological Systems.Dr.McCormickisalsothefoundingexecutivedirectoroftheUniversity ofMassachusettsCenterforMicrobiomeResearch,whichsheestablishedin 2014.Dr.McCormickisoneoftheoriginalpioneersinthefieldnowknown ascellularmicrobiology.Herworkprovidedthefirstevidencethatepithelialcells inresponsetopathogencontactorchestrateapro-inflammatoryprogram,which recruitsinflammatorycells.Dr.McCormickhassinceidentifiednew,previously unidentifiedandunexpectedvirulencemechanismsthatarekeytotheinflammatoryresponse,leadingtoboth novelbiologicalprinciplesofhost–microbeinteractionsandtherapeuticinterventionstrategiesforthetreatmentinflammatoryboweldisease,andcancer.Herworkcontinuestoidentifynovelwaysinwhichmicrobes interactwiththeintestinalepithelium,publishingover100originalresearchpapersandopinionpiecesinthis area.Dr.McCormickisanelectedfellowoftheAmericanAcademyofMicrobiology,isontheBoardofEditors for Gastroenterology,and GutMicrobes,andservesasamemberoffourEditorialReviewBoards.
Dr.Mobley receivedhisBSdegreeinbiologyfromEmoryUniversityin1975 andhisPhDdegreeinmicrobiologyandimmunologyfromUniversityof Louisvillein1981.Heconductedpostdoctoraltraininginbiologicalchemistry andthenbacterialgeneticsintheCenterforVaccineDevelopmentatthe UniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicine.Heservedonthefacultyatthe UniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicinefrom1984until2004intheDivision ofInfectiousDiseases(1984 –97)andthentheDepartmentofMicrobiologyand Immunology(1997–2004)whereheledthegraduateprogram.Duringthat time,heheldajointappointmentintheDepartmentofBiochemistryand MolecularBiologyandtrainedgraduatestudentsinthatprogram.In2004, MobleymovedtotheUniversityofMichigantochairtheDepartmentofMicrobiologyandImmunologyandwasinstalledastheinauguralFrederickG.Novy CollegiateProfessorofMicrobiologyandImmunology.
Dr.Mobley’sresearchinterestsfocusonthemolecularmechanismsofbacterial pathogenesisandonthefundamentalbasicresearchthatwilllaythegroundworkforfuturetherapeuticsand vaccines.Hislabstudiesvirulencemechanismsofuropathogenic Escherichiacoli and Proteusmirabilis thatcause uncomplicatedandcomplicatedurinarytractinfections,respectively,and,intherecentpast, Helicobacterpylori thatcausesgastritisandpepticulcerdisease.For E.coli and Proteusmirabilis,hislabisfocusedonidentifying surface-exposedproteinsthatarebothsynthesizedbythebacteriaduringaurinarytractinfectionandconserved amonguropathogenic E.coliandProteus strains.Usingtheseconservedantigens,hislabisdeterminingtheefficacy ofcandidateproteinsascomponentsofamultivalentsubunitvaccinetoprotectagainsturinarytractinfection.
Dr.MobleyisafellowoftheAmericanAcademyofMicrobiologyandafellowoftheAmericanAssociation fortheAdvancementofScienceandamemberandpastpresidentoftheAssociationofMedicalSchool Microbiology&ImmunologyChairs.HewastherecipientoftheinauguralUniversityofMichiganPostdoctoral AssociationExcellenceinMentorshipAwardin2012.Heisamemberoftheeditorialreviewboardsof Infection andImmunityandMicrobiologySpectrum andhasservedasastudysectionmemberfortheNationalInstitutes ofHealth.Dr.Mobleywasawardedandnamedadistinguisheduniversityprofessorin2015.Thisisthe University’smostprestigiousprofessorshipestablishedtorecognizeseniorfacultywithexceptionalscholarly achievements,nationalandinternationalreputationsforacademicexcellence,andsuperiorrecordsofteaching, mentoring,andservice.
Dr.Mobleyhaspublished255peer-reviewedarticleswhichhavebeencitedintheliteratureover18,000 timesasofJune2019,aswellas49bookchaptersand5books.Hehastrained29PhDstudentsand 38postdoctoralfellows,andhasdelivered232invitedlecturesin21countries.
CarlosPedrós-Alió graduatedinbiologyattheAutonomousUniversityof BarcelonaandgothisPhDinbacteriologyattheUniversityofWisconsin–Madison.AfterapostdoctoralstayattheAutonomousUniversityhebecame anassistantprofessorofmicrobiology.HemovedtotheMarineSciencesInstitute(CSIC,Barcelona)in1989wherehewasaresearchprofessorsince2000. In2016hemovedtotheNationalCenterforBiotechnology(CSIC,Madrid). Dr.Pedrós-Alió ’sinterestistounderstandtheecologyofaquaticmicroorganisms.Around2005hestartedtousegenomicsasatooltogeneratehypotheses thatcouldlaterbetestedexperimentally.Healsolikestostudyextremeenvironmentssuchashypersalinesystems,thermalsprings,orpolarwaters.Another interestisinfindingthemechanismsmaintainingalargenumberofrarebacteria inaquaticecosystems.Heisalsointerestedinoutreach,relationshipsbetweenart andscience,biologyofspirituality,fictionwriting,andbirding.
LISTOFCONTRIBUTORSFORVOLUME1
StephenTAbedon
DepartmentofMicrobiology,TheOhioStateUniversity, Mansfield,OH,UnitedStates
Shin-IchiAizawa
PrefecturalUniversityofHiroshima,Hiroshima,Japan
JBAlbaneseJr. TerrapinBeerCompany,Athens,GA,UnitedStates
BirgitEAlber
OhioStateUniversity,Columbus,OH,USA
Sonja-VerenaAlbers UniversityofFreiburg,Freiburg,Germany
GregoryGAnderson
IndianaUniversity PurdueUniversityIndianapolis, Indianapolis,IN,UnitedStates
JudithPArmitage UniversityofOxford,Oxford,UnitedKingdom
PhilippAssmy NorwegianPolarInstitute,FramCenter,Tromsø, Norway
DBermudes
CaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge,CA,UnitedStates
EmanueleGBiondi AixMarseilleUniversity,Marseille,France
MarcusBlohs MedicalUniversityofGraz,Graz,Austria
AMBrandt
HarvardMedicalSchool,HarvardUniversity,Boston, MA,USA
AlejandraBravo InstituteofBiotechnology,Cuernavaca,Morelos,Mexico
AndreasBreitwieser UniversityofNaturalResourcesandLifeSciencesVienna, Vienna,Austria
SusanneBrenzinger LeidenUniversity,Leiden,ZuidHolland,TheNetherlands
ArianeBriegel
LeidenUniversity,Leiden,ZuidHolland,TheNetherlands
AlitaRBurmeister YaleUniversity,NewHaven,CT;BEACONCenterfor theStudyofEvolutioninAction,EastLansing,MI, UnitedStates
KatrinaCampbell Queen'sUniversityBelfast,Belfast,UnitedKingdom
Ivan Cepicka CharlesUniversity,Prague,CzechRepublic Y-CCheng YaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,NewHaven, CT,USA
SusanECohen
CaliforniaStateUniversity,LosAngeles,LosAngeles,CA, UnitedStates
PCourvalin InstitutPasteur,Paris,France
AlanCunningham TeagascFoodResearchCentre,Moorepark,Cork,Ireland; Queen'sUniversityBelfast,Belfast,UnitedKingdom
PatrickDCurtis UniversityofMississippi,University,MS,UnitedStates
FelipeDargent UniversityofOttawa,Ottawa,ON,Canada
OhanaYdeAssisCosta NetherlandsInstituteofEcology(NIOO-KNAW), DepartmentofMicrobialEcology,Wageningen,the Netherlands
JamieSDepelteau LeidenUniversity,Leiden,ZuidHolland,The Netherlands
NinaDombrowski
RoyalNetherlandsInstituteforSeaResearch,andUtrecht University,DenBurg,theNetherlands
LEggeling
InstituteofBio-andGeosciences,IBG-1,Biotechnology, Juelich,Germany
LarryEErickson
KansasStateUniversity,Manhattan,KS,UnitedStates
AEspinel-Ingroff
VirginiaCommonwealthUniversityMedicalCenter, Richmond,VA,UnitedStates
HFan
RutgersUniversityRobertWoodJohnsonMedicalSchool, Piscataway,NJ,USA
MariaIFerrante
AntonDohrnZoologicalStation,Napoli,Italy
LSFrost UniversityofAlberta,Edmonton,AB,Canada
Shun-IchiFukushima
TokyoMetropolitanUniversity,Hachioji,Tokyo,Japan
FerranGarcia-Pichel
SchoolofLifeSciencesandCenterforFundamentaland AppliedMicrobiomics,BiodesignInstitute,ArizonaState University,Tempe,AZ,UnitedStates
SarjeetSGill
UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside,CA,UnitedStates
SusanSGolden
UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,CA,UnitedStates
CristinaGonzalez-Martin
UniversityInstituteofTropicalDiseasesandPublicHealth oftheCanaryIslands;UniversityofLaLaguna – ULL, CanaryIslands,Spain
GDGriffin
OakRidgeNationalLaboratory,OakRidge,TN,USA
JuliaEGrimwade
FloridaInstituteofTechnology,Melbourne,FL,United States
Ji-DongGu
TheUniversityofHongKong,HongKong,PRChina
NealDHammer
MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing,MI,UnitedStates
SatoshiHanada
TokyoMetropolitanUniversity,Hachioji,Tokyo, Japan
MAHarrison
UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,GA,UnitedStates
RolandKHartmann
Philipps-UniversityMarburg,Marburg,Germany
PaulHyman DepartmentofBiologyandToxicology,AshlandUniversity, Ashland,OH,UnitedStates
NassimaIllikoud SECALIM,INRA,Oniris,UniversityBrittanyLoire, Nantes,France
IlseDJacobsen LeibnizInstituteforNaturalProductResearchand InfectionBiology,HansKnöllInstitute,Jena, Germany
EmmanuelJaffrès SECALIM,INRA,Oniris,UniversityBrittanyLoire, Nantes,France
KenFJarrell Queen'sUniversity,Kingston,ON,Canada
ElizabethEJefferys UniversityofOxford,Oxford,UnitedKingdom
AnnEJerse
UniformedServicesUniversity,Bethesda,MD, UnitedStates
EAJohnson UniversityofWisconsin,Madison,WI,USA
DSJones
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Cambridge,MA, USA
NanakoKanno
TokyoMetropolitanUniversity,Hachioji,Tokyo, Japan
MarioKapitan LeibnizInstituteforNaturalProductResearchand InfectionBiology,HansKnöllInstitute,Jena,Germany
ReesKassen UniversityofOttawa,Ottawa,ON,Canada
EKhan
MedicalCollegeofWisconsin,ClinicalCancerCenter, Milwaukee,WI,USA
AndreasKlingl BiocenterLMUMunich,Planegg-Martinsried,Germany
Anne-MarieKrachler UniversityofTexasMcGovernMedicalSchoolatHouston, Houston,TX,UnitedStates
MartKrupovic PasteurInstitute,Paris,France
JGijsKuenen
DelftUniversityofTechnology,Delft,TheNetherlands
EikoEKuramae
NetherlandsInstituteofEcology(NIOO-KNAW), DepartmentofMicrobialEcology,Wageningen,the Netherlands
MichaelILatz
UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego,LaJolla,CA,United States
AlanCLeonard
FloridaInstituteofTechnology,Melbourne,FL,United States
JennyLindström
UniversityofGothenburg,Gothenburg,Sweden
PMaharom
TheJohnsHopkinsHealthSystem,Baltimore,MD,USA
AlexanderMahnert
MedicalUniversityofGraz,Graz,Austria
HMarkel
UniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool,AnnArbor,MI,USA
SandraMartínez-García
UniversityofVigo,Vigo,Spain
OliviaMcAuliffe
TeagascFoodResearchCentre,Moorepark,Cork,Ireland
TEMcKnight
OakRidgeNationalLaboratory,OakRidge,TN,USA
CDMeehan
UniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool,AnnArbor,MI,USA
CameronNeilMelton
IndianaUniversity PurdueUniversityIndianapolis, Indianapolis,IN,UnitedStates
NishaMohanan
UniversityofManitoba,Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
ChristineMoissl-Eichinger MedicalUniversityofGraz,Graz,Austria
MarinaMontresor
AntonDohrnZoologicalStation,Napoli,Italy
NNanninga UniversiteitvanAmsterdam,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands
MariaJNiemiec
LeibnizInstituteforNaturalProductResearchand InfectionBiology,HansKnöllInstitute,Jena,Germany
KimOrth
UniversityofTexasSouthwesternMedicalCenter,Dallas, TX,UnitedStates
EPaintsil
YaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,NewHaven,CT,USA
StephanePelletier
St.JudeChildren'sResearchHospital,Memphis,TN, UnitedStates
BPérichon
InstitutPasteur,Paris,France
TMPerl
TheJohnsHopkinsMedicine,Baltimore,MD,USA
JaronePinhassi
LinnaeusUniversity,Kalmar,Sweden
JeanneSPoindexter
ColumbiaUniversity,NewYork,NY,UnitedStates
MelaniePolke
LeibnizInstituteforNaturalProductResearchand InfectionBiology,HansKnöllInstitute,Jena,Germany
DietmarPum
UniversityofNaturalResourcesandLifeSciencesVienna, Vienna,Austria
SanjayRam UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool,Worcester, MA,UnitedStates
GiancarloRanalli
DepartmentofBioscienceandTerritory(DIBT),University ofMolise,Pesche(IS),Italy
EricaLRaterman
UniformedServicesUniversity,Bethesda,MD,UnitedStates
MartaRibeiro
UniversityofPorto,Porto,Portugal
KPSaalbach UniversityofOsnabrueck,Osnabrueck,Germany
HSahm
InstituteofBio-andGeosciences,IBG-1,Biotechnology, Juelich,Germany
MiltonHSaierJr. UniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,LaJolla,CA, UnitedStates
CaitlinSande UniversityofGuelph,Guelph,ON,Canada
TulasiSatyanarayana
NetajiSubhasInstituteofTechnology,NewDelhi,India
PSavard
CHUMSt-LucHospital,Montreal,QC,Canada
ClaudioScazzocchio
UniversityofParis-Sud,Orsay,France;Departmentof Microbiology,ImperialCollegeLondon,London,United Kingdom;InstituteforIntegrativeBiologyoftheCell (I2BC),Gif-sur-Yvette,France
ChristinaSchilde UniversityofDundee,Dundee,UnitedKingdom
MAScidmore
CornellCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,Ithaca, NY,USA
LúciaCSimões
UniversityofPorto,Porto;UniversityofMinho,Braga, Portugal
ManuelSimões UniversityofMinho,Braga,Portugal
AlastairGBSimpson DalhousieUniversity,Halifax,NS,Canada
UweBSleytr UniversityofNaturalResourcesandLifeSciencesVienna, Vienna,Austria
VictorSmetacek AlfredWegenerInstituteforPolarandMarineResearch, Bremerhaven,Germany
MarioSoberón
InstituteofBiotechnology,Cuernavaca,Morelos, Mexico
PGSohnle
MedicalCollegeofWisconsin,ClinicalCancerCenter, Milwaukee,WI,USA
ClaudiaSorlini DepartmentofFood,EnvironmentalandNutritional Sciences,UniversityofMilan,Milan,Italy
TanyaSoule DepartmentofBiology,PurdueUniversityFortWayne,Fort Wayne,IN,UnitedStates
AnjaSpang
UppsalaUniversity,Uppsala,Sweden;RoyalNetherlands InstituteforSeaResearch,andUtrechtUniversity,Den Burg,theNetherlands
EricVStabb UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,GA,UnitedStates
DNStratis-Cullum
USArmyResearchLaboratory,Adelphi,MD,USA
CWStratton VanderbiltUniversitySchoolofMedicine;Vanderbilt UniversityMedicalCenter,Nashville,TN, UnitedStates
FCTenover Cepheid,Sunnyvale,CA,USA
VeraThiel
TokyoMetropolitanUniversity,Hachioji,Tokyo,Japan
PaulETurner YaleUniversity,NewHaven,CT;BEACONCenterforthe StudyofEvolutioninAction,EastLansing,MI;YaleSchool ofMedicine,NewHaven,CT,UnitedStates
NadineBWäber Philipps-UniversityMarburg,Marburg,Germany
DavidWarrilow
QueenslandHealthForensicandScientificServices, Archerfield,QLD,Australia
DanelleWeakland UniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool,AnnArbor,MI, UnitedStates
SamanthaWear UniversityofGuelph,Guelph,ON,Canada
ChrisWhitfield UniversityofGuelph,Guelph,ON,Canada
MoniqueZagorec SECALIM,INRA,Oniris,UniversityBrittanyLoire, Nantes,France
ElisabettaZanardini DepartmentofScienceandHighTechnology,Universityof Insubria,Como,Italy
SUBJECTCLASSIFICATION
HISTORICAL
AIDS,Historical
Cholera,Historical
HistoricalPlague
HistoricalSmallpox
HistoryofMicrobiology
HistoryofVirology
Methods,Philosophyof
SpontaneousGeneration
Syphilis,Historical
Typhoid,Historical TyphusFeversandOtherRickettsialDiseases,Historical
MICROBIALDIVERSITY
Acidobacteria
AmitochondriateProtists(Diplomonads,ParabasalidsandOxymonads)
Amoebozoa
Aquificae
Archaea – AnIntroduction
Aspergillus:AMultifacetedGenus
BacillusThuringiensis:MechanismsandUse
Bacteriophage:Overview
Brochothrixthermosphacta
Caulobacter
Chlamydia
Chloroflexi
Clostridia
Cyanobacteria
Dictyostelium
Dinoflagellates
Escherichiacoli
GreenAlgae:ChlorophytaandStreptophyta
HaemophilusInfluenzae
HalophilicArchaea
Helicobacterpylori
Legionella and Bartonella
Leishmania
Listeriamonocytogenes
Mollicutes
Nanoarchaeota
Phylum Verrucomicrobia
Picoeukaryotes
Planctomycetes
PlantPathogens,Minor(Phytoplasmas)
Protozoa
Rhizobia
Spirochetes
Staphylococcus
StreptococcusPneumoniae Evolving – ImpactofAntibioticsandVaccines
Streptomyces
Trypanosomes
Viroids/Virusoids
PHYSIOLOGYANDGENOMICS
Archaellum
AutotrophicCO2Metabolism
BacterialandArchaealCellMembranes
BacterialandArchaealCellStructure
BacterialBioluminescence
BacterialCellCyclesandDivision
BacterialChemotaxis:ConservationandVariationonaTheme
BacterialDevelopment
BacterialFlagella
BioluminescenceinEukaryoticMicrobes
ChromosomeReplicationandSegregation
CircadianRhythmicityinProkaryotes
Conjugation,Bacterial
CRISPR –Cas9
CrystallineCellSurfaceLayers(S-Layers)
EnergyTransductionProcesses
FundamentalsofMetabolicSystemsBiology
GeneTransferAgents
GeneticallyModifiedOrganisms:GuidelinesandRegulationsforResearch
GlycogenBiosynthesis
HorizontalGeneTransfer:UptakeofExtracellularDNAbyBacteria
IntracellularStructuresofProkaryotes:Inclusions,Compartments,andAssemblages
IronMetabolism
LipidBiosynthesis
Magnetotaxis
Methanogenesis
MethylationandotherModificationsofNucleicAcidsandProteins
MicrobialSoluteTransporters
NitrogenAssimilationinBacteria
NoBonesAboutIt:TheBacterialCytoskeleton
NonflagellarBacterialMotility
OuterMembrane,Gram-NegativeBacteria
Peptidoglycan(Murein)
PhototaxisinArchaeaandBacteria
PhototrophyandPhototrophs
Pili,Fimbriae
PosttranscriptionalRegulation
RegulationofCarbonAssimilationinBacteria
RegulationofReplicationOriginFiring
RegulatoryRNAs
Restriction-ModificationSystems
RNAProcessing
SensoryTransductioninBacteria
Single-ParticleCryo-ElectronMicroscopy
Stress,Bacterial:GeneralandSpecific
StressResponses:Heat
SwimmingandSwarmingMotility
TheBacterialGlycome:FromMonomerstoComplexCarbohydratePolymers
TheSocialEvolutionofBacterialQuorumSensing
TranscriptionRegulationinBacteria
Transduction:TheTransferofHostDNAbyBacteriophages
TranslationalControlandFidelity
ECOLOGYANDEVOLUTION
AdaptationsofMicroorganismstoLowNutrientEnvironments:ManagingLifeintheOligotrophicOcean
AdaptiveRadiationinMicrobes
AlgalBlooms
BacteriophageEcology
EcologyofRareMicroorganisms
Ecology,Microbial
EndophyticMicrobes
EvolutionaryTheoryandExperimentsWithMicroorganisms
ExtremophilesandAcidicEnvironments
Extremophiles:ColdEnvironments
Extremophiles:DryEnvironments(IncludingCryptoendoliths)
Extremophiles:HotEnvironments
Extremophiles:HypersalineEnvironments
FreshwaterHabitats
GenomesFromUncultivatedMicroorganisms
IntracellularSymbiontsandParasites
MarineDeepBiosphere
MicrobialBiofilms
MicrobialCyclingofMethane
MicrobialEcologyoftheRumen
MicrobialMats:ImpactonGeology
MixotrophyAmongFreshwaterandMarineProtists
ModelsinMicrobialEcology
NitrogenCycle
OriginofLife,Theoriesof OverviewofPlantDiseases
Palaeontology,Microbial
Paramecium MolecularEvolution
PhosphorusDynamicsintheEnvironment
Plastics:ColonizationandDegradation
Quorum-SensinginBacteria
Rhizosphere
SecondaryandTertiaryEndosymbiosis
SedimentHabitats,IncludingWatery
TheEvolutionaryEcologyofMicrobes
VirusEvolution
PATHOGENESISANDIMMUNOLOGY
AdhesinsDuringInfection
AirborneInfectiousMicroorganisms
AntibioticResistance
AntifungalAgents
AntigenicVariationinBacterialPathogens
AntiviralAgents
Arboviruses
BacterialIronAcquisitionStrategies
BiofilmsandDisease:APersistentThreat
CapsulesandSecretedExtracellularPolysaccharides
Chlamydophilapneumoniae,APathogenCausingMoreThanPneumonia
CommensaltoPathogenTransitionof Candidaalbicans
Complement
CutaneousFungalInfections
DiagnosticMicrobiology
EmergingandReemergingInfectiousDiseases
EntamoebaHistolytica:BiologyandHostImmunity
EntericViruses
EpidemiologicalConceptsandHistoricalExamples
Exotoxins
FirstPrinciplesofClinicalMicrobiology:Collection,Handling,andDiagnostics
FungalBiofilms
FungalInfections,Systemic
GastrointestinalMicrobiologyintheNormalHost
GutMicrobiotainHumanHealthandDiseases
HemorrhagicFeverViruses
HepatitisViruses
Herpesviruses
HIVandRetroviruses
HowMicrobialPathogensSubvertHostInnateImmuneDefenses
HumanFungalInfections
Lipopolysaccharides(Endotoxins)
MedicallyRelevant MycoplasmasandUreaplasma
MicrobialAgentstoTreatCancer
MicrobiologyoftheCysticFibrosisAirway Mycotoxins
OralMicrobiology
PathogenSensing:Toll-LikeReceptorsandNODs(InnateImmunity)
PhageTherapy
Phagocytes(InnateImmunity)
PolyomavirusesandPapillomaviruses
Quinolones
Rabies
RespiratoryViruses
Retroviruses
RNAViruses:PlantPathogenic
RoleofBCellsandAntibodiesinControllingBacterialPathogens
SexuallyTransmittedDiseases
Toxoplasmosis
UnusualInfectiousAgents
TECHNOLOGICALADVANCESANDAPPLIEDMICROBIOLOGY
AminoAcidProduction
Amylases
AntimicrobialSusceptibilityTesting
BacterialTargetingofTumors
BacteriophagesandRapidDetectionofBacterialPathogens:ANovelApproach Beer/Brewing
Biocides
Biodeterioration – IncludingCulturalHeritage
BiologicalWarfare
Bioreactors
Biosensors
Bioterrorism
ContinuousCultures(Chemostats)
Corrosion,Microbial
DirectedEvolution
DNACloningStrategies
DrinkingWater
DrinkingWaterMicrobiology
FoodbornePathogenDetection,UsingRapidTechnologies
FungalExtracellularVesicles
GenomeSequenceDatabases:Annotation
GenomeSequenceDatabases:SequencingandAssembly
GenomeSequenceDatabases:TypesofDataandBioinformaticTools
GenomeSequencingofMicrobes
HeavyMetalPollutants:EnvironmentalandBiotechnologicalAspects
IndustrialBiotechnology(Overview)
IndustrialProductionofGlycosaminoglycans
InfectiousWasteManagement
InsecticidalToxinsfrom PhotorhabdusandXenorhabdus
MetalExtractionandBiomining
MicrobialAdhesion
MicrobialForensics
MicrobiologyofFermentedDairyProducts
MunicipalWaterTreatment
OrganicandFattyAcidProduction,Microbial PatentingofMicroorganisms
Pesticides,Microbial PhylogeneticMethods
Pigments,Microbial
Polysaccharides,Microbial
Solvent(Acetone–Butanol:AB)Production
TeachingResources,Microbiology
TechnologyAdvancesinMedicalMicrobiology
Trehalose:ACrucialMoleculeinthePhysiologyofFungi
TypeCultureCollectionstheirDatabases
VitaminsandVitamin-LikeCompounds:MicrobialProduction
WaterTreatment,Industrial Wine
Xylanases
