Host–Microbiome Interactions: Genomic Analysis of Microbial Community Dynamics in AMR and Immunity
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Microbial community dynamics; synthetic microbial communities; natural and synthetic compounds with antibacterial properties; evolution of multidrug resistance; metagenomics; integrated multi-omics; microbiome systems biology.
Interests: Applied microbiology; immunology; virology
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Interests: Applied microbiology; immunology; virology
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Special Issue Information
Recent work has provided valuable insights into the dynamics and intricate interactions involved in the assembly of microbial communities. Large-scale studies are increasingly focused on characterizing taxonomic shifts at the interface of host–microbiome interactions. Network analyses of co-occurring microbes help to reveal the underlying taxonomic dependencies within these communities. Furthermore, the in-depth exploration of microbiome expression patterns is shedding light on gene-level interactions between host and microbes. By integrating multi-omics data with machine learning approaches, researchers are beginning to build models that capture the behavior and dynamics of host–microbiome dynamics. We welcome submissions related to topics described above in studies employing metagenomics, meta-transcriptomics and computational analysis.
The Special Issue will use host–microbiomes genomic analysis to examine the microbiota as an expression of the underlying functional relationships of its components with the host. We have two targets: understanding the relationship between the microbiome and antimicrobial resistance, and characterizing the role of microbiomes in modulating host immunity. The topics of interest include characterization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and host–microbiome interactions, evolution of AMR mediated by microbiomes, microbiome resilience to antibiotic disruption, characterization of microbiomes' roles in facilitating defense against pathogens, and understanding host–microbiome interactions in stress responses.
Prof. George Popescu
Prof. Dr. Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc
Prof. Dr. Veronica Lazar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metagenomics
- metatranscriptomics
- machine learning
- microbial community dynamics
- host–pathogen interaction
- microbial gene interaction patterns
- microbial networks
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