Special Issue

Microbiome Analysis Techniques - Progress and Future

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editors

Marilena Galdiero, PhD

Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy

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Research interests: Molecular virology; cell biology; microbiology; virus

Francesco Petrillo

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy

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Research interests: Cytokines; immunology of infectious diseases; signaling pathways; microbiology; virus; infectious diseases; cell biology; molecular virology; inflammation and macrophage; microbioma

About This Topic

The aim of this study is to investigate the composition and diversity of the intestinal, ocular and vaginal microbiota in a population of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), maculopathies, infertility compared to healthy individuals, in order to identify any correlations between the composition of the microbiota and the pathogenesis of these diseases. We will use DNA sequencing techniques and bioinformatics analyzes to characterize the microbiota, and compare the results obtained between patient groups and healthy controls. The results of this study could contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying IBS, ocular diseases, vaginal infections that alter sperm motility and the identification of potential therapeutic targets for disease management.

Keywords

Micorbiota; sterility; infection; maculopathies; conjunctivies; bacteria

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Publication

Open Access Original Research Impact of Normalization Methods on Metagenomic Characterization of Amaranthus Cruenthus var. Pribina-Associated Microbiomes Under Cadmium Stress by Dagmar Moravčíková  , Jana Žiarovská  and Alžbeta Žiarovská Received: 17 January 2025;  Published: 15 July 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2503303 Abstract The study of endophytic and rhizosphere microbiota offers considerable potential for applications in agriculture, biotechnology, and bioremediation, given the phytoremediation capacity of Amaranthus cruentus var. Pribina performed a detailed analysis of the root and rhizosphere microbial communities under cadmium (Cd) stress [...]