Water pollution poses significant threats to both ecosystems and human health. Mitigating
this issue requires effective treatment of domestic wastewater to convert waste into bio …

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of
death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a …

There is growing evidence that intestinal bacteria are important beneficial partners of their
metazoan hosts. Recent observations suggest a strong link between commensal bacteria …

Intestinal protozoa are important etiological agents of diarrhea, particularly in children, yet
the public health risk they pose is often neglected. Results from the Global Enteric …

With growing environmental pressures placed on our marine habitats there is concern that
the prevalence and severity of diseases affecting marine organisms will increase. Yet …

Mucosal barriers are densely colonized by pathobiont microbes such as Candida albicans,
capable of invasive disseminated infection. However, systemic infections occur infrequently …

Humans are exposed to a variety of environmental mycobacteria (EM), and most children
are inoculated with live Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. In addition, most of the …

SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

The late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of numerous infectious diseases that
are caused by microorganisms that rarely cause disease in normal, healthy …