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Microbiome & Immunity
General Microbiome
New Paper: Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies
Congratulations to our Platform 2 Co-Lead Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta on this recent publication! Abstract Whether the human fetus and the prenatal intrauterine environment (amniotic fluid
New Paper: Immunometabolism and microbial metabolites at the gut barrier: lessons for therapeutic intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Congratulations to our Platform 3 Lead Dr. Karen Madsen on this recent publication! Abstract The concept of immunometabolism has emerged recently whereby repolarizing of inflammatory
New Paper: Long-Distance Relationships – Regulation of Systemic Host Defense Against Infections by the Gut Microbiota
Congratulations to our Education & Mentorship Leads Dr. Markus Geuking and Dr. Braedon McDonald on this recent publication! Abstract Despite compartmentalization within the lumen of
New Paper: From Germ-Free to Wild: Modulating Microbiome Complexity to Understand Mucosal Immunology
Congratulations to our IMPACTT Director and Platform 1 Lead Dr. Kathy McCoy on this recent publication! Abstract The gut microbiota influences host responses at practically
Pregnancy & Early Life
Green spaces may be beneficial for early life microbiota, be outdoorsy!
Analyzing and mapping the microbiota of 355 4 month-old infants to their area of living, Dr. Kozyrskyj and her colleagues revealed that living close by
New Paper: Intestinal Fungi are Causally Implicated in Microbiome Assembly and Immune Development in Mice
Intestinal fungi are causally implicated in microbiome assembly and immune development in mice.
The impact of maternal and early life malnutrition on health: a diet-microbe perspective.
Provide an overview of factors implicated in the progression of malnutrition during early life, discuss the microbiota that may contribute to health risk.
New Paper: Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Beverages During Pregnancy Impacts Infant Gut Microbiota and Body Mass Index
Study finds that artificially sweetened beverages consumption during pregnancy impacts mother’s microbiota and might lead to higher infant BMI.
Health & Disease
New Paper: Clostridioides difficile Colonization Is Differentially Associated With Gut Microbiome Profiles by Infant Feeding Modality at 3–4 Months of Age
Congratulations to our Platform 2 Lead Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj on this recent publication! Abstract Colonization with Clostridioides difficile occurs in up to half of infants under the
New Book: Microbiota in Health and Disease: From Pregnancy to Childhood
In 2017, Editors Pamela D. Browne, Eric Claassen and Michael D. Cabana published a book about the Microbiota in health and disease: from pregnancy to childhood in Wageningen
New Paper: ZBTB7B (ThPOK) Is Required for Pathogenesis of Cerebral Malaria and Protection Against Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Congratulations to Platform 1 Co-Lead Dr. Philippe Gros on this recent publication! Abstract We have used a genome-wide screen in N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenized mice to identify
New Paper: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Confine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ocular Biofilms and Restrict Brain Invasion
Congratulations to Platform 1 Co-Lead Dr. Paul Kubes on this recent publication! Abstract Bacterial biofilm infections are difficult to eradicate because of antibiotic insusceptibility and
Antimicrobial Resistance
New Paper: Decreasing Antibiotic Use, The Gut Microbiota, and Asthma Incidence in Children: Evidence From Population-Based and Prospective Cohort Studies
The authors investigated if the decreases in asthma incidence are linked to reduced antibiotic prescribing and mediated by changes in the gut microbiota.
New Paper: CARD 2020: Antibiotic Resistome Surveillance With the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database
Describe updates and expansions to CARD, the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database, its biocuration process and resources for community biocuration.
Microbiome & Immunity
New Paper: Kupffer cell–like syncytia replenish resident macrophage function in the fibrotic liver
Congratulations to our Platform 1 Co-Lead Dr. Paul Kubes and our IMPACTT Director/Platform 1 Lead Dr. Kathy McCoy on this recent publication! Abstract INTRODUCTION The
New Paper: Immunometabolism and microbial metabolites at the gut barrier: lessons for therapeutic intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Congratulations to our Platform 3 Lead Dr. Karen Madsen on this recent publication! Abstract The concept of immunometabolism has emerged recently whereby repolarizing of inflammatory
New Paper: Long-Distance Relationships – Regulation of Systemic Host Defense Against Infections by the Gut Microbiota
Congratulations to our Education & Mentorship Leads Dr. Markus Geuking and Dr. Braedon McDonald on this recent publication! Abstract Despite compartmentalization within the lumen of
New Paper: Small Intestinal Resident Eosinophils Maintain Gut Homeostasis Following Microbial Colonization
Congratulations to our Education Leads Dr. Markus Geuking & Dr. Braedon McDonald, and IMPACTT Director and Platform 1 Lead Dr. Kathy McCoy, on this recent