Recent Research on Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 1610
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiomics: metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota/virome (including phageome) in pigs and pets, exploring their correlation with diseases, and identifying key microbial biomarkers by deciphering microbial compositional/functional characteristics under physiological/pathological states; disease models & organoids: building reproducible animal models and intestinal organoids, providing technical platforms for pet-targeted functional food and pharmaceutical R&D; gut repair products: translating research into innovative pet foods and supplements for intestinal health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in human health and disease by modulating critical physiological processes including nutrient metabolism, cognitive function, and host development. Despite its recognized significance, the precise mechanistic underpinnings remain largely elusive. This Special Issue will highlight diagnostic innovations for microbiota-associated diseases as well as molecular mechanisms of microbiota-mediated health regulation. We particularly encourage submissions utilizing human microbiota-associated (HMA) animal models, and some potential topics include the following:
- Dynamic interplay between gut microbiota and suboptimal health states.
- HMA models for mechanistic studies of human diseases.
- HMA systems in deciphering host–microbe crosstalk.
- Microbial metabolites in immune/neurological modulation.
- Technical advances in cross-species microbiota transplantation.
- Microbiome-based precision health interventions.
Prof. Dr. Li Cui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbiota-host crosstalk
- HMA models
- microbial metabolites
- gut–brain axis
- translational microbiome
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