Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
Machine learning for microbiologists
Abstract Machine learning is increasingly important in microbiology where it is used for tasks
such as predicting antibiotic resistance and associating human microbiome features with …
such as predicting antibiotic resistance and associating human microbiome features with …
Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response
Gut bacteria modulate the response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment in
cancer, but the effect of diet and supplements on this interaction is not well studied. We …
cancer, but the effect of diet and supplements on this interaction is not well studied. We …
Reduction of microbial diversity in grassland soil is driven by long-term climate warming
Anthropogenic climate change threatens ecosystem functioning. Soil biodiversity is essential
for maintaining the health of terrestrial systems, but how climate change affects the richness …
for maintaining the health of terrestrial systems, but how climate change affects the richness …
[HTML][HTML] Tryptophan-derived microbial metabolites activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in tumor-associated macrophages to suppress anti-tumor immunity
K Hezaveh, RS Shinde, A Klötgen, MJ Halaby… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a sensor of products of tryptophan metabolism and a
potent modulator of immunity. Here, we examined the impact of AhR in tumor-associated …
potent modulator of immunity. Here, we examined the impact of AhR in tumor-associated …
Microbiome-derived ethanol in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
AS Meijnikman, M Davids, H Herrema, O Aydin… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
To test the hypothesis that the gut microbiota of individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) produce enough ethanol to be a driving force in the development and …
disease (NAFLD) produce enough ethanol to be a driving force in the development and …
Bifidobacterium species associated with breastfeeding produce aromatic lactic acids in the infant gut
Breastfeeding profoundly shapes the infant gut microbiota, which is critical for early life
immune development, and the gut microbiota can impact host physiology in various ways …
immune development, and the gut microbiota can impact host physiology in various ways …
Microbiota imbalance induced by dietary sugar disrupts immune-mediated protection from metabolic syndrome
How intestinal microbes regulate metabolic syndrome is incompletely understood. We show
that intestinal microbiota protects against development of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and …
that intestinal microbiota protects against development of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and …
High-throughput microbial culturomics using automation and machine learning
Pure bacterial cultures remain essential for detailed experimental and mechanistic studies in
microbiome research, and traditional methods to isolate individual bacteria from complex …
microbiome research, and traditional methods to isolate individual bacteria from complex …
Gut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia
Although microbial populations in the gut microbiome are associated with COVID-19
severity, a causal impact on patient health has not been established. Here we provide …
severity, a causal impact on patient health has not been established. Here we provide …