Editorial: Investigating the Role of Microorganisms in Ecosystems and Their Interactions with the Humans, Animals, Plants, and Environment Interface

Wen-Jun Li^1*Juan M Gonzalez^2*Bhagwan Narayan Rekadwad^3*

• ¹Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
• ²Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
• ³Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India

to us for three primary reasons. The microorganisms are ubiquitous and play significant roles in shaping Earth's biogeochemical cycles, cellular and organellar well-being, and have noticeable applications in health. Their diminutive size often keeps them unnoticed in beneficial cycles or in a mutualism, unless noticeable health hazards are reported or catastrophic events occur. The multifaceted interaction between microorganisms and other living things, including humans, animals, and plants, at various internal and external environment interfaces, indicates their contribution to maintaining health, environmental balance, and assistance in supplying or directly producing various biomolecules and products.Moreover, published reports confirm that microbial communities are involved in combat with pathogenic microorganisms, developing control strategies, and the discovery of natural products.On the other hand, various microorganisms (pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoans) lead to serious disease conditions in humans and animals under different scenarios.Additionally, they may act as causative agents in initiating the development of neurodegenerative diseases. The latest research findings indicate that microorganisms are involved in climate and spatiotemporal changes and can be exploited for their applications in all fields of biotechnology. This Research Topic presents a collection of articles that cover various sections related to current approaches employed in biotechnology, such as green (agricultural), red (all aspects of medical and health, including female reproductive health), blue (marine), gray (environmental), and gold (bioinformatics).The topic presents interesting roles of microorganisms and their interaction with living things at the environmental interface. To begin with, Zhu et al. presented an article dealing with root-zone microbial communities associated with Artemisia ordosica Krasch. They have carefully described different successional stages in Mu US Sandy Land using a combined metagenomics and culturomics approach. High-throughput analysis led to the disclosure of Proteobacteria (46.43%) along with a considerable population belonging to the rarely cultivated Deinococcota (a phylum of radioresistant and thermophilic taxa). This study offers pathways for targeted use and brings practical solutions for bioremediation.Moreover, spatiotemporal diversity compositions from Hainan Island investigated by Li et al.have a remarkable presence of distinct endophytic fungal communities (Lophiotrema, Lophiostoma, Neournula, Pseudallescheria, Graphiola, Symmetrospora, Phaeosphaeriopsis, Mycosphaerella, Cladosporium, Fusarium, and Trichoderma), facilitating the transport of flavonoids towards and reducing autotoxic effects, aiding in higher production of resin in D. examine the effect of medication antibiotics (with or without corticosteroids). The composition of the microbiome was dominated by Proteobacteria at baseline (0 days), and after 30 days, it returned to near-baseline levels in all horses. It was also observed that the microbiota had returned to its original state after three weeks, which is near the baseline. This confirms that the microbiome can restore its original composition, which is directly proportional to the presence of antibiotics.Recent advances in microbiome research have successfully investigated and presented a structured analysis of microbial communities, as well as enhanced understanding of various ecological processes and the connection between microbiomes and various internal and external organs. However, the outer environment and internal environment of organs play a pivotal role in the existence of various unexplored microbial species, as well as those with differential potentials (in the case of already known) microbiota. Nowadays, recent discoveries in reproductive health have been explored for the impacts and roles of microbiomes. Zhai et al. investigated the dynamics of microbial communities inhabiting the vagina at different hormonal states during all reproductive phases in 150 subjects, divided into five groups. This allowed for an understanding of microbial community composition of the follicular phase (group 1), luteal phase (group 2), early pregnancy (group 3), lactation phase (group 4), and menopause (group 5). Each group consists of 30 subjects. It was recorded that the first two phases (groups 1 and 2) were dominated by Firmicutes, followed by a noticeable increase in Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Proteobacteria during lactation and menopause. Surprisingly, the phylum Crenarchaeota was found in abundance in the last two phases. From the beginning to the end, Lactobacillus was dominant among all genera throughout all phases, followed by an increased dominance of Prevotella, then Streptococcus, Ralstonia, Gardnerella, Dialister, and Pseudomonas in the later phases. Zhang et al., in another independent study, have proved that there could be a vaginal microbiome composition that may be a cause of preterm birth in babies of Chinese women. Zhang has clearly outlined that the relative abundance of harmful bacteria, such as Gardnerella, Ralstonia, Atopobium, and Sneathia was significantly increased during the pregnancy. This study has potential as a prospective predictor for preterm birth of babies, which may be caused by the increased dominance of harmful microbiota. Indeed, the outcome of this study acts as a theoretical foundation for planning treatment strategies to avoid preterm births. Globally, microorganisms play major roles in human, animal, and plant well-being and development. Despite their microscopic size, they constitute a pillar that supports the functioning of environments and all their macroscopic living components.