The oral microbiome comprises microbial communities colonizing biotic (epithelia, mucosa) and abiotic (enamel) surfaces. Different communities are associated with health (eg, immune development, pathogen resistance) and disease (eg, tooth loss and periodontal disease). Like any other host‐associated microbiome, colonization and persistence of both beneficial and dysbiotic oral microbiomes are dictated by successful utilization of available nutrients and defense against host and competitor assaults. This chapter will explore these general features of microbe‐host interactions through the lens of symbiotic (mutualistic and antagonistic/pathogenic) associations with nonmammalian animals. Investigations in such systems across a broad taxonomic range have revealed conserved mechanisms and processes that underlie the complex associations among microbes and between microbes and hosts.

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寄主相关多物种细菌群落的相互作用

口腔微生物组包括定居生物（上皮，粘膜）和非生物（牙釉质）表面的微生物群落。不同的社区与健康（例如，免疫发育，病原体抵抗力）和疾病（例如，牙齿脱落和牙周疾病）相关。像其他任何与宿主相关的微生物组一样，有益和营养不良的口腔微生物组的定植和持久性取决于成功利用可用营养素并防御宿主和竞争对手的攻击。本章将通过与非哺乳动物动物的共生（相互的和拮抗的/致病的）联系来探讨微生物与宿主相互作用的一般特征。