Comment in 2025

A cross-continental joint lab model brings together diverse knowledge, skill sets, working cultures and ideas to tackle the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of research questions in the current science landscape.

Early-career researchers play an integral role in building and maintaining interdisciplinary microbiological research.

In environments like the deep subsurface, microorganisms with long doubling times can remain metabolically active for millions of years — we propose referring to this class of extremophile as aeonophiles.

Microbial-based and microorganism-targeting therapies are emerging to prevent or treat preterm infant complications, but more preclinical research and clinical evidence is needed.

Combining antibiotics remains a promising approach to treat patients and to prevent the emergence of antimicrobial resistance

We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.

Microbiome science is a multi-disciplinary field, but classical microbiologists are needed to ensure advances are grounded in our understanding of basic microbiological concepts.