Host-microbe interactions: fulfilling a niche.
The diversity, sophistication, and range of interactions between microbes and their hosts is truly remarkable. With the advent of new technologies to study these varied connections, and a growing appreciation of their importance, this is the ideal time to launch a new journal that will archive these new findings in the field of host-microbe interactions.
Finlay
B Brett
BB
Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada. bfinlay@interchange.ubc.ca
Medzhitov
Ruslan
R
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria; D005658:Fungi; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis; D014774:Virulence