New work from our group:

• Yang Liu et al. Integration of polygenic and gut metagenomic risk prediction for common diseases. Nature Aging, published 25 March 2024.

Studies of interest:

• Laurence D. W. Luu et al. Profiling the colonic mucosal response to fecal microbiota transplantation identifies a role for GBP5 in colitis in humans and mice. Nature Communications, published 26 March 2024.
• Genevieve I. Cezard et al. Impact of vaccination on the association of COVID-19 with cardiovascular diseases: An OpenSAFELY cohort study. Nature Communications, published 11 March 2024.
• Martha Zepeda-Rivera et al. A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche. Nature, published 20 March 2024.
• Elisa Maritan et al. The role of animal hosts in shaping gut microbiome variation. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B37920230071, published 18 March 2024.
• Hans Fredrik Sunde et al. Genetic similarity between relatives provides evidence on the presence and history of assortative mating. Nature Communications, published 26 March 2024.
• Raquel Alonso-Roman et al. Organ-on-chip models for infectious disease research. Nature Microbiology, published 25 March 2024.
• Cornelis van Leeuwen et al. Climate change impacts and adaptations of wine production. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, published 26 March 2024.
• Rikeish R Muralitharan et al. Influence of angiotensin II on the gut microbiome: Modest effects in comparison to experimental factors. Cardiovascular Research, published 22 March 2024.
• Nicole D. Sonnert et al. A host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity. Nature, published 20 March 2024.
• Hao-Wei Chang et al. Prevotella copri and microbiota members mediate the beneficial effects of a therapeutic food for malnutrition. Nature Microbiology, published 19 March 2024.
• Xiaoqiang Zhu, Xiaowen Huang, Muni Hu et al. A specific enterotype derived from gut microbiome of older individuals enables favorable responses to immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Cell Host & Microbes, published 20 March 2024.
• Dori E. Rosenberg et al. Sitting Time Reduction and Blood Pressure in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(3):e243234

Promising preprints:

• Rachel M. Wheatley et al. Phage as signatures of healthy microbiomes. bioRxiv, posted 18 March 2024.
• Dylan G Maghini et al. Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa. bioRxiv, posted 14 March 2024.
• Tyler P. Barnum et al. Predicting microbial growth conditions from amino acid composition. bioRxiv, posted 22 March 2024.

Other interesting things:

• Robert A. Petit III (Wyoming Public Health, USA) published a nice blog post detailing how to use Bactopia on the recent AllTheBacteria repository from the Zamin Iqbal lab.
• Victoria MEEM (Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology) is having its next symposium in Melbourne on the 18th April 2024. More info here.
• Lindsay Hall’s lab has put together wonderful ready-to-go educational materials for kids about the microbiome, compiled in the website “Guardians of the Gut”. Check it out here!