Virulence

Virulence is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal. All articles will (if accepted) be available for anyone to read anywhere, at any time immediately on publication. Virulence is the first international peer-reviewed journal of its kind to focus exclusively on microbial pathogenicity, the infection process and host-pathogen interactions. To address the new infectious challenges, emerging infectious agents and antimicrobial resistance, there is a clear need for interdisciplinary research. Topics of interest to Virulence include: Microbial pathogenicity–viruses (including HIV), bacteria, fungi, and parasites Molecular and biological function of established and novel virulence factors Identification, development and study of antimicrobial agents HIV/AIDS Host-pathogen and pathogen-pathogen interactions Host response to infection and immune responses to inhibitors, toxins, and other virulence factors Mammalian, other vertebrate as well as invertebrate model organisms and hosts Clinical trials evaluating all aspects of the infection process Microbiome Research on bio-terrorism agents Vaccine development and evaluation Diagnosis of infectious diseases Infections in resource-limited settings Virulence publishes four general types of papers: Original Research Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Protocols Perpectives Virulence brings together scientists and clinical researchers working on the 'pathogen,' the 'host' or the 'antimicrobial agents.' As a multi-disciplinary open access journal, all articles are available for anyone to read anywhere, at any time, immediately on publication.