BioTechniques,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
73(1), P. 34 - 46
Published: June 17, 2022
Microbial
communities
contain
a
broad
phylogenetic
diversity
of
organisms;
however,
the
majority
methods
center
on
describing
bacteria
and
archaea.
Fungi
are
important
symbionts
in
many
ecosystems
potentially
members
human
microbiome,
beyond
those
that
can
cause
disease.
To
expand
our
analysis
microbial
to
include
data
from
fungal
internal
transcribed
spacer
(ITS)
region,
five
candidate
DNA
extraction
kits
were
compared
against
standardized
protocol
for
archaea
using
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon-
shotgun
metagenomics
sequencing.
The
results
presented
considering
diverse
panel
host-associated
environmental
sample
types
comparing
cost,
processing
time,
well-to-well
contamination,
yield,
limit
detection
community
composition
among
protocols.
Across
all
criteria,
MagMAX
Microbiome
kit
was
found
perform
best.
PowerSoil
Pro
performed
comparably
but
with
increased
cost
per
overall
time.
Zymo
MagBead,
NucleoMag
Food
Norgen
Stool
included.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
123(1), P. 31 - 72
Published: Nov. 1, 2022
The
human
microbiome
is
composed
of
a
collection
dynamic
microbial
communities
that
inhabit
various
anatomical
locations
in
the
body.
Accordingly,
coevolution
with
host
has
resulted
these
playing
profound
role
promoting
health.
Consequently,
perturbations
can
cause
or
exacerbate
several
diseases.
In
this
Review,
we
present
our
current
understanding
relationship
between
health
and
disease
development,
focusing
on
microbiomes
found
across
digestive,
respiratory,
urinary,
reproductive
systems
as
well
skin.
We
further
discuss
strategies
by
which
composition
function
be
modulated
to
exert
therapeutic
effect
host.
Finally,
examine
technologies
such
multiomics
approaches
cellular
reprogramming
microbes
enable
significant
advancements
research
engineering.
Clinical Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
42(2), P. 61 - 75
Published: Nov. 2, 2022
Butyrate
is
a
key
energy
source
for
colonocytes
and
produced
by
the
gut
microbiota
through
fermentation
of
dietary
fiber.
histone
deacetylase
inhibitor
also
signals
three
G-protein
coupled
receptors.
It
clear
that
butyrate
has
an
important
role
in
gastrointestinal
health
levels
can
impact
both
host
microbial
functions
are
intimately
with
each
other.
Maintaining
optimal
improves
animal
models
supporting
colonocyte
function,
decreasing
inflammation,
maintaining
barrier,
promoting
healthy
microbiome.
shown
protective
actions
context
intestinal
diseases
such
as
inflammatory
bowel
disease,
graft-versus-host
disease
tract,
colon
cancer,
whereas
lower
and/or
microbes
which
responsible
producing
this
metabolite
associated
poorer
outcomes.
However,
clinical
efforts
to
increase
humans
reverse
these
negative
outcomes
have
generated
mixed
results.
This
article
discusses
our
current
understanding
molecular
mechanisms
action
focus
on
system,
links
between
factors,
currently
underway
apply
knowledge
gained
from
bench
bedside.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
35(3)
Published: Nov. 7, 2022
Microbiota-based
therapeutics
offer
innovative
strategies
to
treat
inflammatory
bowel
diseases
(IBDs).
However,
the
poor
clinical
outcome
so
far
and
limited
flexibility
of
bacterial
approach
call
for
improvement.
Inspired
by
health
benefits
probiotics
in
alleviating
symptoms
diseases,
bioartificial
are
designed
restore
intestinal
microenvironment
colitis
regulating
redox
balance,
immune
responses,
gut
microbiome.
The
probiotic
comprises
two
components:
an
E.
coli
Nissle
1917-derived
membrane
(EM)
as
surface
biodegradable
diselenide-bridged
mesoporous
silica
nanoparticles
(SeM)
core.
When
orally
administered,
probiotic-inspired
nanomedicine
(SeM@EM)
adheres
strongly
mucus
layer
restored
balance
regulation
homeostasis
a
murine
model
acute
induced
dextran
sodium
sulfate.
In
addition,
respective
properties
EM
SeM
synergistically
alter
microbiome
favorable
state
increasing
diversity
shifting
profile
anti-inflammatory
phenotype.
This
work
suggests
safe
effective
that
can
IBDs
therapy.
Mucosal Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 1095 - 1113
Published: Sept. 30, 2022
The
gut
microbiome
lies
at
the
intersection
between
environment
and
host,
with
ability
to
modify
host
responses
disease-relevant
exposures
stimuli.
This
is
evident
in
how
enteric
microbes
interact
immune
system,
e.g.,
supporting
maturation
early
life,
affecting
drug
efficacy
via
modulation
of
responses,
or
influencing
development
cell
populations
their
mediators.
Many
factors
modulate
ecosystem
dynamics
during
daily
life
we
are
just
beginning
realise
therapeutic
prophylactic
potential
microbiome-based
interventions.
These
approaches
vary
application,
goal,
mechanisms
action.
Some
entire
community,
such
as
nutritional
faecal
microbiota
transplantation,
while
others,
phage
therapy,
probiotics,
prebiotics,
target
specific
taxa
strains.
In
this
review,
assessed
experimental
evidence
for
interventions,
a
particular
focus
on
clinical
relevance,
ecological
effects,
system.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(11)
Published: March 15, 2023
Outer
membrane
vesicles
(OMVs)
play
vital
roles
in
bacterial
communication
both
intraspecifically
and
interspecifically.
However,
extracellular
mechanisms
of
gut
microbiota-derived
OMVs
the
intestine
remain
poorly
understood.
Here,
we
report
that
released
from
Akkermansia
muciniphila
are
able
to
(i)
restore
disturbed
balance
microbiota
by
selectively
promoting
proliferation
beneficial
bacteria
through
fusion,
(ii)
elicit
mucosal
immunoglobulin
A
response
translocating
into
Peyer's
patches
subsequently
activating
B
cells
dendritic
cells,
(iii)
maintain
integrity
intestinal
barrier
entering
epithelial
stimulate
expressions
tight
junctions
mucus.
We
demonstrate
transplantation
microbiota-associated
can
alleviate
colitis
enhance
anti-programmed
cell
death
protein
1
therapy
against
colorectal
cancer
regulating
homeostasis.
This
work
discloses
importance
ecology,
providing
an
alternative
target
for
disease
intervention
treatment.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
626(7998), P. 419 - 426
Published: Dec. 5, 2023
Abstract
Determining
the
structure
and
phenotypic
context
of
molecules
detected
in
untargeted
metabolomics
experiments
remains
challenging.
Here
we
present
reverse
as
a
discovery
strategy,
whereby
tandem
mass
spectrometry
spectra
acquired
from
newly
synthesized
compounds
are
searched
for
public
datasets
to
uncover
associations.
To
demonstrate
concept,
broadly
explored
multiple
classes
metabolites
humans,
including
N
-acyl
amides,
fatty
acid
esters
hydroxy
acids,
bile
conjugated
acids.
Using
repository-scale
analysis
1,2
,
discovered
that
some
acids
associated
with
inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD).
Validation
using
four
distinct
human
IBD
cohorts
showed
cholic
Glu,
Ile/Leu,
Phe,
Thr,
Trp
or
Tyr
increased
Crohn’s
disease.
Several
these
related
structures
affected
pathways
IBD,
such
interferon-γ
production
CD4
+
T
cells
3
agonism
pregnane
X
receptor
4
.
Culture
bacteria
belonging
Bifidobacterium
Clostridium
Enterococcus
genera
produced
amidates.
Because
searching
repositories
has
only
recently
become
possible,
this
approach
can
now
be
used
general
strategy
discover
other
animal
ecosystems.
Microbial Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(6), P. 1131 - 1173
Published: Feb. 14, 2023
Practical
experiments
drive
important
scientific
discoveries
in
biology,
but
theory-based
research
studies
also
contribute
novel-sometimes
paradigm-changing-findings.
Here,
we
appraise
the
roles
of
approaches
focusing
on
experiment-dominated
wet-biology
areas
microbial
growth
and
survival,
cell
physiology,
host-pathogen
interactions,
competitive
or
symbiotic
interactions.
Additional
examples
relate
to
analyses
genome-sequence
data,
climate
change
planetary
health,
habitability,
astrobiology.
We
assess
importance
thought
at
each
step
process;
natural
philosophy,
inconsistencies
logic
language,
as
drivers
progress;
value
experiments;
use
limitations
artificial
intelligence
technologies,
including
their
potential
for
interdisciplinary
transdisciplinary
research;
other
instances
when
theory
is
most-direct
most-scientifically
robust
route
novelty
development
techniques
practical
experimentation
fieldwork.
highlight
intrinsic
need
human
engagement
innovation,
an
issue
pertinent
ongoing
controversy
over
papers
authored
using/authored
by
(such
large
language
model/chatbot
ChatGPT).
Other
issues
discussed
are
way
which
aspects
can
bias
thinking
towards
spatial
rather
than
temporal
(and
how
this
biased
lead
skewed
terminology);
receptivity
that
non-mainstream;
science
education
epistemology.
Whereas
briefly
classic
works
(those
Oakes
Ames,
Francis
H.C.
Crick
James
D.
Watson,
Charles
R.
Darwin,
Albert
Einstein,
E.
Lovelock,
Lynn
Margulis,
Gilbert
Ryle,
Erwin
R.J.A.
Schrödinger,
Alan
M.
Turing,
others),
focus
microbiology
more-recent,
discussing
these
context
process
types
they
represent.
These
include
several
carried
out
during
2020
2022
lockdowns
COVID-19
pandemic
access
laboratories
was
disallowed
(or
limited).
interviewed
authors
some
featured
microbiology-related
and-although
ourselves
involved
laboratory
fieldwork-also
drew
from
our
own
experiences
showing
such
not
only
produce
new
findings
transcend
barriers
between
disciplines,
act
counter
reductionism,
integrate
biological
data
across
different
timescales
levels
complexity,
circumvent
constraints
imposed
techniques.
In
relation
urgent
needs,
believe
global
challenges
may
require
beyond
experiment.