Volunteer: Erika Rodriguez
Erika is a microbiologist and PhD candidate in Biology of the University of Antioquia, Medellin – Colombia. She has been working in research and educational activities in the Applied & Basic Microbiology Research Group MICROBA of Universidad de Antioquia. For several years, She has worked in projects antibiotic resistance and molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens, like Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA-MSSA), K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, and E. cloacae. Her current research project is focused on antibiotic resistance in the environment, mainly in wastewater treatment plants.
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erika_Rodriguez7
FEMS Microbes is excited to present its latest thematic issue, focusing on bacterial-viral co-infections. Host and microbial factors are critically important for influencing the severity and outcome of infection. Interactions between microbes is an understudied yet important aspect to this process.