AIMS AND SCOPE
Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease (MEHD) is the official journal of the Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease (SOMED) and is also recognized by the Oral Microbiology and Immunology Group (OMIG) of the British Society for Dental Research (BSDR). The journal aims 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. Topics covered: - Microbial populations of the mouth and skin, and in the respiratory, gastro-intestinal, and genito-urinary tracts
- 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)
- Role of immunological and other mechanisms that help maintain a stable flora
- Clinical application of commensal flora in treatment and prevention of disease
Keywords: - Biological Sciences - Immunology,
- Biological Sciences - Microbiology,
- Medicine - Clinical Molecular and Microbiology,
- Environmental Sciences - Ecology
- Microbiology and Virology
- Public Health
Types of papers:
Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor.
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| WHY PUBLISH WITH MEHD? Wide dissemination – being Open Access, MEHD is free from all access barriers, allowing for the widest possible global dissemination of your work.
Rapid publication process – upon acceptance of your article, you can expect your work to be online within 3-4 weeks.
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