From Commensal to Pathogen: The Dynamics of Host–Microbiome Interactions
Special Issue Editor
2. School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Interests: host-microbiome interactions; omics; multi-omics; integromics; respiratory diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “From Commensal to Pathogen: The Dynamics of Host–Microbiome Interactions,” focuses on understanding how microbial communities—spanning bacteria, fungi, and viruses—interact with the host to influence health and disease. It aims to bring together research on both single-kingdom and multi-kingdom microbiome analyses, highlighting how individual or combined microbial taxa contribute to immune regulation, infection susceptibility, inflammation, and disease progression.
The scope of this issue includes studies employing experimental, computational, and epidemiological approaches to characterize microbiome dynamics and their impact on host physiology. We particularly encourage integrative and longitudinal studies leveraging multi-omics technologies, as well as those examining ecological transitions from commensalism to pathogenicity and their implications for population health.
This Special Issue invites researchers to contribute original research articles, reviews, and short communications that advance our understanding of the host–microbiome interface. Together, these contributions will provide new insights into how microbial communities and their interactions with the host shape both health and disease.
Dr. Patricia Agudelo-Romero
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- host–microbiome interactions
- single- and multi-kingdom microbiome (bacteria, fungi, viruses)
- microbiome dynamics and dysbiosis
- multi-omics and systems biology
- microbial ecology and disease
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