Chakraborty, AmritaRoy, AmitHe, ShulinCastellano-Hinojosa, AntonioAsiegbu, Fred O.Coutinho, Teresa A.2026-03-062026-03-062025-11-21Chakraborty, A., Roy, A., He, S., Castellano-Hinojosa, A., Asiegbu, F.O. & Coutinho, T.A. (2025) Editorial: Forest microbiome: dynamics and interactions in the anthropocene era. Frontiers in Microbiology 16:1729625: 1-5. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1729625.1664-302X (online)10.3389/fmicb.2025.1729625http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108821Forests represent one of the most complex and biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, with intricate networks linking trees, vegetation strata, insects, microbial communities, and soil processes. These networks, sustained by feedback loops and finely tuned ecological balances, form the foundation of global biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity conservation. At the core of these dynamics lies the forest microbiome, including a vast, often invisible consortium of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses that mediates nutrient turnover, supports tree health, and shapes interactions across trophic levels (Baldrian, 2017; Asiegbu and Kovalchuk, 2021).en© 2025 Chakraborty, Roy, He, Castellano-Hinojosa, Asiegbu and Coutinho. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).Forest microbiomeInsect symbiosisForest soilForest managementMicrobial toolboxTree microbiomeEditorialArticle