Editor's Summaries of the Articles Published in This Issue of Microbiological & Immunological Communications

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In this issue, Shafiq et al. evaluate the serum levels of interleukin (IL)‐2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α, IL-1β, interferons (IFN)-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, and IL-10 in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, Akbar and colleagues isolated and identified the infectious agents of dermatophytes related infections in patients, and screened selected natural remedies for their treatment,  Urooj et al., assessed the samples of water collected from different dental units placed in different departments of tertiary care dental hospitals in Karachi to evaluate their conditions, Talpur and colleagues isolated and identified coliform bacteria in the drinking water of Shah Abdul Latif University, Campus, Khairpur (Mir’s) Sindh, Pakistan, while Khan and Xin reviewed gut micro biome’s role in the development of the immune system, including oral tolerance and immunity.