Microbial Pathogenesis publishes original contributions and reviews about the molecular and cellular mechanisms of infectious diseases. It covers microbiology, host-pathogen interaction and immunology related to infectious agents, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. It also accepts papers in the field of clinical microbiology, with the exception of case reports.

Research Areas Include:
Pathogenesis
Virulence factors
Host susceptibility or resistance
Immune mechanisms
Identification, cloning and sequencing of relevant genes
Genetic studies
Viruses, prokaryotic organisms and protozoa
Microbiota
Systems biology related to infectious diseases
Targets for vaccine design (pre-clinical studies)


The journal aims for rapid publication of articles of high quality and significance in an international forum.

original contributions, mini-reviews, and notes

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. J.-P. Gorvel
Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Marseille, France
Associate Editors
L. Renia
Singapore Immunology Network, Singapore, Singapore
G. Qu
Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Binzhou, China
Editorial Board
G.N. Belibasakis
Sweden
A. K. Chopra
Galveston, Texas, USA
D. J. Comerci
San Martin, Argentina
C. Czuprinski
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
X. De Bolle
Namur, Belgium
L. Fong Poh NG
F. Garcia del Portillo
Madrid, Spain
J. A. Girón
Gainesville, Florida, USA
G. Greub
Lausanne, Switzerland
T. Hackstadt
J. Haldar
Bangalore, India
M. Lecuit
Paris, France
G. Lertmemongkolchai
J.-J. Letesson
Namur, Belgium
G. Mallo
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J. L. Mege
E. Moreno
N. Pavelka
Singapore, Singapore
K. Peterson
G. Plano
Miami, Florida, USA
D. Raoult
Paris, France
C.R. Roy
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
P.J. Sansonetti
Paris, France
F. Sebbane
Lille Cedex, France
S. Su
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
K. Tyler
Denver, Colorado, USA
M. A. Valvano
Belfast, Ireland