The study of microbial pathogenesis has been primarily a reductionist science since Koch’s principles. human microbiome. I discuss recent advances in the emerging discipline of sociomicrobiology and how it provides a framework to dissect microbial interactions in single and multispecies communities without compromising mechanistic detail. The study of bacterial pathogenesis can benefit greatly from incorporating… Continue reading The study of microbial pathogenesis has been primarily a reductionist science