Frontiers in Microbiology | Microbial Symbioses

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Aug 2025

Selective shaping of prokaryotic communities and core symbiont maintenance suggest large-scale aquarium facilities as reservoirs of microbiome diversity in octocorals

in Microbial Symbioses

Matilde Marques
Francisco Pascoal
Helena D M Villela
Elsa Santos
Nuria Baylina
Raquel Peixoto
Tina Keller-Costa
Rodrigo Costa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1651109

Editorial

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Editorial: Microbial symbiosis and infectious disease dynamics in reptiles and wildfowl

in Microbial Symbioses

Xiaoliang Hu
Hai Li
Aijing Liu
Zhenyu Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1673344

517 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Dynamic responses of gut microbiota to agricultural and wildfire ash: insights from different amphibian developmental stages

in Microbial Symbioses

Qing Tong
Ming-da Xu
Qiu-ru Fan
Yue-liang Pan
Xin-zhou Long
Wen-jing Dong
Li-yong Cui
Zhi-wen Luo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1598446

539 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Aug 2025

Survival strategies for the microbiome in a vent-dwelling glass sponge from the middle Okinawa Trough

in Microbial Symbioses

Yuhang Li
Ming Yang
Tao-Shu Wei
Hua-Guan Chen
Lin Gong
Yong Wang
Zhao-Ming Gao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1636046

168 views

Review

Accepted on 12 Aug 2025

Antagonism Within Mutualism: Host Control of Symbionts Through Nodule-Specific

in Microbial Symbioses

Ashton Eaker
Shawna Rowe
Maren Friesen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622262

128 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Comparison of extracellular vesicles carrying bacterial DNA in urine and serum from a Korean population

in Microbial Symbioses

Ga-Eun Yie
Nam-Eun Kim
Sang-Cheol Park
Kangjin Kim
Sangah Shin
Seung Ku Lee
Chol Shin
Kwang Jun Lee
Sungho Won

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1616528

442 views

Review

Published on 08 Aug 2025

The hidden dancers in water: the symbiotic mystery of Legionella pneumophila and free-living amoebae

in Microbial Symbioses

Yuehua Wang
Linzhe Jiang
Fei Zhou
Yi Zhang
Ryan D. Fine
Mingguang Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1634806

855 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Aug 2025

Nasopharyngeal microbial dysbiosis in COVID-19 patients revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

in Microbial Symbioses

Filippos S Kardaras
Eirini Siatravani
Katerina Tsilipounidaki
Efthymia Petinaki
Artemis G Hatzigeorgiou
Vivi Miriagou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1631198

315 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Analysis of microbial composition in different dry skin areas of Beijing women

in Microbial Symbioses

Jingtao Wang
Benyue Li
Yuanman Zhang
Wei Ma
Ting Jia
Jie Yang
Yexiang Zhang
Fengwei Qi
Yan Jia
Liya Song

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1504054

598 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Identification of a Penicillium oxalicum fungus isolate and its pathogenicity against Panonychus citri (McGregor)

in Microbial Symbioses

Danchao Du
Jia Lyu
Zhengdong Huang
Baoju An
Li Zhu
Zhanxu Pu
Shunmin Liu
Xiurong Hu
Lianming Lu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1619976

507 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Coral garden conservation and restoration: how host taxon and ex-situ maintenance affect the microbiome of soft and hard corals

in Microbial Symbioses

Marcellina Rola
Márcio A. G. Coelho
Christian Pruckner
Manuela Quiroga-Pérez
Willem Stock
Núria Baylina
Aschwin H. Engelen
Heike Wägele
Ester A. Serrão
Pedro R. Frade

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1605105

782 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Rhizosphere domestication enhances root colonization and plant growth promotion performance of Bacillus velezensis SQR9

in Microbial Symbioses

Zhengqi Wang
Yike Zhao
Jiahui Shao
Jingjing Wang
Weibing Xun
Xinli Sun
Zhihui Xu
Youzhi Miao
Guidong Huang
Derui Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1638130

610 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 04 Aug 2025

The role and mechanism of bacterial outer membrane vesicles in the development of periodontitis

in Microbial Symbioses

Haocheng Wang
Jiale Sun
Guoxuan Ma
Fuping You
Yunyang Bai
Xuliang Deng

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654137

293 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2025

Babesia bovis infection alters the composition and assembly of Rhipicephalus microplus midgut microbiota

in Microbial Symbioses

Iván Corona-Guerrero
Apolline Maitre
Lianet Abuin-Denis
Rodrigo Morales-García
Consuelo Almazán
Dasiel Obregon
Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Juan Mosqueda

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1608409

242 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

LiaS gene from two-component system is essential for caries pathogenicity in dual-species biofilms of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans

in Microbial Symbioses

Yanfan Cao
Yu Zeng
Yuze Yang
Guowu Gan
Shuai Chen
Xiaojing Huang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1612841

986 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Isolation, identification and comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus salivarius from Mongolian horse vagina

in Microbial Symbioses

Yiping Zhao
Yuanyi Liu
Jinshan Tao
Jialong Cao
Yanan Lin
Qianqian He
Xinlan Fang
Siqin Yun
Ming Du
Shaofeng Su

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1635639

690 views