title: A Vision for Investigating the Microbiology of Health and Disease.
abstract: The fields of microbial surveillance, discovery, and pathogenesis are evolving rapidly with introduction of cultivation-independent molecular diagnostic assays and highly multiplexed serologic analyses, as well as the development of animal models and prospective birth cohorts that can provide insights into host and microbial determinants of health and disease. Here, past, present, and future perspectives on these fields are provided.
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: W Ian
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Lipkin
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000382:microbiology; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008829:Microbiology; D064307:Microbiota; D011634:Public Health; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D061108:Social Media
keywords: birth cohorts; diagnostics; microbial surveillance and discovery; microbiota; pathogenesis