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An open-access journal from society-owned publisher, Bioscientifica. Advancing our understanding of the impact of commensal microbiota - on human and non-human hosts🔬🦠 mah.bioscientifica.com
Microbiota and Host is now indexed in DOAJ 🎉

Indexing brings greater visibility & discoverability to the journal - and it’s currently free to publish. Strengthen your work by publishing in a journal with growing global impact.

👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/about-MAH/about-microbiota-and-host
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🌟 What an inspiring 2 days at the 12th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota!

Congratulations to our 2025 Award Winners:
🏆 Julia Castillo González – Best Short Oral on Post-Stroke Infections & SCFAs
🏆 Davide Pellegrino – Best Poster on Gut Dysbiosis & Nerve Regeneration
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🦠Day 1 at Targeting Microbiota 2025 is off to an exciting start 🦠

We’re here representing Microbiota and Host as proud partners. The first talks promise a great meeting ahead.

👋 If you’re attending, stop by to learn more about the journal!

🌐 www.microbiota-ism.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🧫 Diet, gut dysbiosis & cardiometabolic dysfunction form a complex triad.

A new review by Adriana Alviter Plata et al. synthesises research on diet–microbiota–host interplay & identifies interventions for cardiometabolic disease management.

doi.org/10.1530/MAH-25-0008

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October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🐶 Could dog ownership shape our gut microbiota?

A new large‑scale study by Andrija Karačić et al. independently analyses data to validate previously reported positive effects of dogs on the human microbiome.

🔗 doi.org/10.1530/MAH-25-0006
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A new review by Consuelo Fabi et al. discusses the strategies for enteric hyperoxaluria modeling in a microphysiological system and how these models could advance therapeutic discovery.

🔗 Read the full article #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-25-0009
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🦠 Human milk is more than nutrition...

A 2023 review by Simran Kaur Cheema, Ranran Li and Simon J S Cameron summarises research showing it harbours a complex, endogenously sourced microbiota.

Future progress will depend on mechanistic studies and culturomics.

📖 doi.org/10.1530/MAH-23-0001
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
📢 Join us in Valencia for Targeting Microbiota 2025!

We're proud to support the 12th World Congress of the #ISM, 5–6 Nov. Explore the latest microbiome research, from gut-brain-immune links to diagnostics & therapeutics.

🦠 Early bird ends 30 Sept: microbiota-ism.com

#ISM #TargetingMicrobiota2025
September 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
What role do sex hormones play in our microbiota composition?

⭐In our first issue, Anil Sakamuri et al. reveal how sex hormones independently affect gut microbial diversity, offering novel insights that remain vital to the field.

Read the full #OpenAccess article: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-23-0010
September 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
👶 Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of infant mortality.

A study by Kaushik Karambelkar & Mayank Baranwal used neural CDEs to link vaginal microbiota with PTB risk, successfully distinguishing term & preterm outcomes.

📖 Read the research #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-23-0024
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💭 Could our microbiota protect the gut from pollutants?

A year on, the review by Sweta Ghosh, Syam P Nukavarapu, and Venkatakrishna Rao Jala still remains relevant — highlighting how beneficial microbes and their metabolites may help maintain gut barrier health.

🔗 doi.org/10.1530/MAH-23-0015
September 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🗓️ The review by Elizabeth A Coler et al. on AI in metabolomics was published last year. Yet it still feels relevant today as the AI landscape rapidly evolves.

How do you see #AI shaping the future of research in your field?

Read in Microbiota and Host: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-23-0017
August 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
💡Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research without fees.

Microbiota and Host continues to offer no-cost publication but only for a limited time. We welcome impactful research exploring the dynamic interactions between commensal microbiota & all eukaryotic hosts.

More info: lnkd.in/e2KcyGxx
August 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🦠How does microbial-derived indole metabolism influence mucosal inflammation?

A new review by Ji Yeon Kim, Ian M. Cartwright & Sean P. Colgan explores how indole and its derivatives affect gastrointestinal health and inflammation in diseases such as IBD.

👉 doi.org/10.1530/MAH-...
July 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🫁Does your research focus on advancing knowledge of the lung microbiota?

'Microbiota and the Lung' is open for submissions! This collection will spotlight research exploring the importance of the microbiota in a variety of lung diseases.

📨Submit today: mah@bioscientifica.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🧫From the first steroid identification in 1937 to present day research, a new review by John W Honour aims to highlight the historic events that have shaped the current interest in the use of micro-organisms in steroid pharmacology and endocrinology.

🔗 Read the review: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-25-0005
July 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Do you study the cross-talk between microbiota and the host?🔬

We’re inviting submissions from researchers working to deepen our understanding of how microbiota influence human and non-human hosts.

Publish your research with Microbiota and Host👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/about-M...
June 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This new review by Anne L McCartney and Lesley Hoyles examines the often overlooked role of Klebsiella bioactives in host-microbiota dynamics.

🔗 Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0011
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How well do #probiotic strains survive the journey through the #gut?
Tena Niseteo et al. examine strain viability in an in vitro model of the infant gastrointestinal tract.

🔗Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-0010
May 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢Call for Submissions: Microbiota and the Lung.

Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.

We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies

Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Check out this recent review by Zeliha Rumanli et al. on the gut-kidney axis in chronic kidney disease (CKD). It explores how uremic toxins, produced by #gut #microbiota, contribute to cardiovascular and renal tissue damage in CKD patients.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1530/MAH-24-001
May 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Did you know we offer no-cost publication? But hurry, it's only for a limited time ⏰ Our scope is intentionally broad to welcome your research on all eukaryotic hosts transitioning from physiology to pathophysiology due to their #microbiota. Learn more: mah.bioscientifica.com/page/about-M...
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Check out this recent review by Zeliha Rumanli et al. on the gut-kidney axis in chronic kidney disease (#CKD). It explores how uremic toxins, produced by #gut #microbiota, contribute to cardiovascular and renal tissue damage in CKD patients. 🧫🫀
Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1530/MAH-...
April 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We’re thrilled to announce Microbiota and Host have partnered with the International Society of Microbiota (ISM)! ISM aims to bring a new level of thinking and understanding of microbiota science out of the classical existing point of view.
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Are you researching microbiota-host relationships? Share your discoveries with us! Microbiota and Host welcomes experimental studies, mechanistic articles, and therapeutic interventions in human and non-human hosts. Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/about-M...
March 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM