Microbiota as Drivers of Environmental Resilience and Human Well-Being
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
Interests: soil microbiome; gut microbiome; metaproteome; holobiont
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Issue in Microorganisms entitled “Microbiota as Drivers of Environmental Resilience and Human Well-Being”, dedicated to advancing our understanding of the pivotal role of microbial communities across natural ecosystems and human health.
In recent years, the microbiota has emerged as a fundamental determinant of biological balance in diverse environments—from soils and aquatic systems to the human body. Microbial communities not only respond to environmental changes but actively contribute to ecosystem resilience, sustainable production systems, and human well-being, by modulating key processes such as nutrient cycling, stress responses, immunomodulation, and protection against pathogens.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews adopting interdisciplinary perspectives on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- environmental microbiota and resilience to climatic and anthropogenic stressors;
- plant–microbiota–soil interactions and applications in sustainable agriculture;
- human and animal microbiota and implications for health, prevention, and personalized medicine;
- antimicrobial resistance and microbial dynamics across ecosystems;
- multi-omics approaches, metagenomics, and microbial ecology of complex systems;
- strategies to modulate microbiota to enhance sustainability and well-being.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a high-quality scientific platform fostering dialog across disciplines—microbiology, ecology, medicine, biotechnology, and environmental sciences—and to promote an integrated vision of the microbiota as a bridge between environmental resilience and human health.
Researchers are warmly invited to contribute their latest findings to this Special Issue and help build a collection of innovative studies with strong scientific impact.
Dr. Elisa Bona
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental microbiota
- plant–microbiota–soil interactions
- human and animal microbiota
- antimicrobial resistance
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