Metabolomics in microbiology: interrogating microbial physiology and interactions.

Metabolomics reveals detailed insights into microbial physiology and interactions across diverse biological conditions and models.

• Why it matters: Understanding microbial function and interactions is essential for advancing microbiology, yet traditional methods lack the ability to directly measure cellular activity and responses.
• What they did: The study reviews applications of metabolomics in both in vitro and in vivo models, incorporating case studies and multiomics approaches to interpret microbial behavior under various conditions.
• The result: Metabolomics enables critical insights into microbial physiology and inter-organismal interactions, while highlighting challenges and emerging strategies to improve data analysis and biological understanding.