Microbiome applications in food, nutrition and health

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, there has been increased interest in microbiome applications in food, nutrition and health. The microbiome has been found to play a vital role in numerous critical areas of food science and technology, nutrition and human health. Therefore, the food industry is now actively contributing to microbiome research, to support clinical studies to prove the reliability of claims associated with the improved health of functional ingredients and food products. The mode of action and the related mechanisms of microbiome interactions with food constituents could help to determine the clinical efficacy of such studies, and their role in improving nutrition resulting in a significant improvement in the prevention, and treatment of various diseases.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight microbiome applications in food, nutrition and human health research. Original Research and Review articles to be published will contribute to our understanding of:

· gut microbiome in health and disease

· nutrition, microbiome and digestive health

· interactions of the gut microbiome with functional ingredients and food products

· the development of the microbiome in early-life

· role of the microbiome on the gut-brain axis

· skin microbiome and phytochemicals

· plant-based bioactive ingredients as potential prebiotics

Assoc. Prof. Yiannis Kourkoutas, Prof. Maria Grigoriou, Assoc. Prof. Nikolaos Kopsahelis, Assoc. Prof. Antreas Tzakos, Asst. Prof. Antonios E. Koutelidakis and Asst. Prof. Aikaterini Papadaki

Guest Editors

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 500 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.