The human microbiome contributes metabolic functions, protects against pathogens,
educates the immune system, and through these basic functions, directly or indirectly, affects …

For decades research has centered on identifying the ideal balanced skin microbiome that
prevents disease and on developing therapeutics to foster this balance. However, this single …

Shopping malls offer various niches for microbial populations, potentially serving as sources
and reservoirs for the spread of microorganisms of public health concern. However …

Microorganisms residing in the human respiratory tract can be exhaled, and they constitute a
part of environmental microbiotas. However, the expiratory microbiota community and its …

Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique and complex built
environment with the ISS surface microbiome originating from crew and cargo or from life …

Human genetic variation associates with the composition of the gut microbiome, yet its
influence on clinical traits remains largely unknown. We analyzed the consequences of …

Gut microbes shape many aspects of organismal biology, yet how these key bacteria
transmit among hosts in natural populations remains poorly understood. Recent work in …

Background Human health is closely interconnected with its microbiome. Resilient
microbiomes in, on, and around the human body will be key for safe and successful long …

The 'social microbiome'can fundamentally shape the costs and benefits of group-living, but
understanding social transmission of microbes in free-living animals is challenging due to …

Highlights•Microbial transmission shapes microbiomes through social networks and co-
housing.•The colonization and persistence dynamics of microbiome members is …