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Commensal microorganisms are indispensable for the proper function of the central nervous system, and alterations in the composition and function of the microbiome are linked to different disease states. In this feature, we provide insight into microbiome research from a neuroscientific perspective and trace back basic ideas concerning the contribution of the microbiome to the pathophysiological processes in stroke – one of the most important neurological disorders.