Topic
Microbiome research, explained
10 open-access microbiome studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Human body microbiome biogeography
Healthy human body sites host distinct bacterial communities across a massive 16S survey.
- Antibiotics hurt bee gut and survival
Tetracycline shrinks the honeybee gut microbiome and elevates mortality after hive return.
- Selective bacterial BSH shifts host metabolism
Bacteroides bile salt hydrolase BT2086 selectively deconjugates bile acids and alters host metabolism.
- Gut microbes, blood metabolites, and metabolic traits
In 531 METSIM men, gut microbiota associate with plasma metabolites and metabolic-syndrome-relevant traits.
- B. dorei rises before T1D autoimmunity
Bacteroides dorei dominates the gut microbiome before autoimmunity in high-risk Finnish children.
- How do gut-bacteria vesicles enter host cells?
B. thetaiotaomicron outer-membrane vesicles are taken up within minutes via dynamin-dependent endocytosis/macropinocytosis and traffic to Golgi/ER/lysosomes.
- Infant diet shapes gut–host immunity
Breast- vs formula-fed infants differ in gut microbiota and host immune gene expression.
- Pesticides reshape honey bee gut microbes
In-hive pesticide exposures change honey bee gut bacterial and fungal community composition.
- How much do gut bacterial gene contents differ?
Same gut bacterial species can differ widely in gene content across people, shaping functional individuality.
- Is the gut microbiome the same along the intestine?
Swine mucosal and luminal microbiomes differ by gut section, with distinct diversity patterns and bile-acid/SCFA environments.