Microbiota and Microecological Health in Humans

Dear Colleagues,

The human body is a complex microecology environment consisting of microorganisms that symbiotically dwell in different anatomic districts from the early neonatal state throughout the whole lifespan. Through the production of different metabolites, they perform many indispensable functions that define and contribute to human health. Being critically regulated by a host’s genetics, as well as stochastic and environmental factors, the composition and richness of microbiota are highly dynamic and the resulting changes significantly influence physiological and pathological processes in the host. In particular, the nutritional regime exerts short- and long-term effects on microbial communities via molecular mechanisms that are still elusive. This suggests that an extensive comprehension of human–microbiota ecosystems is necessary in order to promote and maintain health, as well as to prevent or attenuate the course of the disease.

This Special Issue will include contributions addressing insights on:

1) Microbial community networks across body niches;

2) The role of microbiota and its metabolites in the host’s biological processes;

3) The effect of environmental factors on host–microbiota interactions;

4) Microbial dysbiosis and human diseases;

5) Human microbiomes and antibiotic resistance;

6) The innovative therapeutic strategies for microbiota modulation in pathological conditions.

Prof. Dr. Dina Bellizzi
Dr. Patrizia D'Aquila
Guest Editors

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• microbiota
• microbiome
• host–microbiota interaction
• dysbiosis
• microbial metabolism
• antibiotic resistance
• probiotics
• prebiotics
• symbiotic