A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes
Abstract This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal. At Microbiome,...
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| author | Laure B. Bindels Joy E. M. Watts Kevin R. Theis Víctor J. Carrion Adam Ossowicki Jana Seifert Julia Oh Yongqi Shao Markus Hilty Purnima Kumar Falk Hildebrand Connie Lovejoy Paul Wigley Ke Yu Meiling Zhang Tong Zhang Jens Walter Mahesh S. Desai Sharon Ann Huws Lynn M. Schriml Jacques Ravel W. Florian Fricke Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh Charles K. Lee Thomas Clavel |
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| description | Abstract This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal. At Microbiome, we are seeking studies that provide either new mechanistic insights into the role of microbiomes in health and environmental systems or substantial conceptual or technical advances. Manuscripts need to meet high standards of language accuracy, quality of microbiome analyses, and data and protocol availability, including detailed reporting of wet-lab and in silico protocols, all of which can critically enhance transparency and reproducibility. We think that such efforts are essential to push the boundaries of our knowledge on microbiomes in a concerted, international effort. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25895fc632ff4922819a53d0a2cf3fd42025-08-20T03:10:07ZengBMCMicrobiome2049-26182025-04-011311910.1186/s40168-025-02091-0A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomesLaure B. Bindels0Joy E. M. Watts1Kevin R. Theis2Víctor J. Carrion3Adam Ossowicki4Jana Seifert5Julia Oh6Yongqi Shao7Markus Hilty8Purnima Kumar9Falk Hildebrand10Connie Lovejoy11Paul Wigley12Ke Yu13Meiling Zhang14Tong Zhang15Jens Walter16Mahesh S. Desai17Sharon Ann Huws18Lynn M. Schriml19Jacques Ravel20W. Florian Fricke21Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh22Charles K. Lee23Thomas Clavel24Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université catholique de LouvainSchool of Environment and Life Sciences, University of PortsmouthDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Wayne State University School of MedicineDepartamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, Universidad de MálagaDepartamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, Universidad de MálagaHoLMiR – Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, Functional Microbiology of Livestock, University of HohenheimDepartment of Dermatology, Duke UniversityFaculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang UniversityInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of BernDepartment of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of MichiganQuadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research ParkDépartement de Biologie and Institut de Biologie Intégrative Et Des Systèmes, Université LavalBristol Veterinary School, Langford Campus, University of BristolShenzhen Graduate School, Peking UniversitySchool of Life Sciences, East China Normal UniversityEnvironmental Microbiome Engineering and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong KongAPC Microbiome Ireland, School of Microbiology, and Department of Medicine, University College CorkNutrition, Microbiome and Immunity Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of HealthSchool of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of MedicineCenter for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of MedicineDepartment of Microbiome Research and Applied Bioinformatics, University of HohenheimDOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryEnvironmental Research Institute, University of WaikatoFunctional Microbiome Research Group, Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH University HospitalAbstract This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal. At Microbiome, we are seeking studies that provide either new mechanistic insights into the role of microbiomes in health and environmental systems or substantial conceptual or technical advances. Manuscripts need to meet high standards of language accuracy, quality of microbiome analyses, and data and protocol availability, including detailed reporting of wet-lab and in silico protocols, all of which can critically enhance transparency and reproducibility. We think that such efforts are essential to push the boundaries of our knowledge on microbiomes in a concerted, international effort.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02091-0 |
| spellingShingle | Laure B. Bindels Joy E. M. Watts Kevin R. Theis Víctor J. Carrion Adam Ossowicki Jana Seifert Julia Oh Yongqi Shao Markus Hilty Purnima Kumar Falk Hildebrand Connie Lovejoy Paul Wigley Ke Yu Meiling Zhang Tong Zhang Jens Walter Mahesh S. Desai Sharon Ann Huws Lynn M. Schriml Jacques Ravel W. Florian Fricke Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh Charles K. Lee Thomas Clavel A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes Microbiome |
| title | A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| title_full | A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| title_fullStr | A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| title_short | A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| title_sort | blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02091-0 |
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