Mollicutes: From Evolution To Pathogenesis

A Frontiers Research Topics

This Research Topic covers a broad range of topics and aims at gathering the latest development in mycoplasmology research, including but not limited to:
• Mollicutes evolution
• Mollicutes biology and genetics
• Functional and comparative genomics of Mollicutes
• Interactions between Mollicutes and their hosts (plants, insects, animals or humans)
• Mollicute virulence factors and pathogenesis
• New and emerging Mollicutes
• Mollicute diagnostic tools
• Study addressing Mollicitute antimicrobials and resistance
• Study addressing the control of Mollicute diseases

Topic Editors

Glenn Francis Browning The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Chih-Horng Kuo Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Florence TARDY Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail (ANSES), Maisons-Alfort, France
Meghan May University of New England, Portland, United States
Christine Citti Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris, France