Gut Microbiome Study Finds Subtle Microbial Shifts, Not Global Dysbiosis, in Gut–Brain Disorders
A metagenomic study of 86 patients finds no overall loss of microbial diversity in disorders of gut–brain interaction, but identifies ...
Tag: metagenomics
Amazon Rivers Reveal Abundant Antibiotic Efflux Pump Genes Near Polluted Sites
A metagenomic survey of two Brazilian Amazon rivers found that genes for antibiotic efflux pumps and their two-component repressors, especially ...
Bait-capture sequencing resolves respiratory virus genomes but often misses co-infections
A UKHSA-led evaluation of 61 nasopharyngeal swabs found that bait-enriched whole genome sequencing recovered an average of 85.9 percent of ...
ISS Bacterium Degrades Dopamine, and Its Ammonium Byproduct Alters Worm Chemotaxis
An ISS isolate of Leifsonia virtsii carries a monoamine oxidase gene that lets it degrade dopamine, and metagenomic screening of ...
Gut microbes and muscle signals may underpin Tuina pain relief, review proposes
A narrative review argues that the brain, gut and skeletal muscle form a testable cross-organ framework for investigating how the ...
Mangrove Microbes Emerge as Untapped Source of Antibiotic and Anticancer Compounds
A systematic review of 289 studies finds that mangrove-associated Actinomycetia produce diverse antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, quorum-quenching and antibiofilm metabolites, while ...
Arctic Fjord Sediments Yield Putative Mercury-Resistance DNA
A targeted metagenomic screen identified conserved MerR, MerT and MerP components in Kongsfjorden Arctic sediments, providing sequence-based evidence of a ...
Coral bacteria make steroids that transiently reprogram immunity during heat stress
Coral-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria synthesize testosterone and progesterone, while laboratory exposure to the hormones transiently alters coral immune-gene expression during heat ...
Genome-resolved metagenomics maps rumen microbes and carcass-trait links in crossbred cattle
Genome-resolved metagenomics identified breed-specific rumen microbial functions and carcass-trait associations in 51 Japanese Black × Holstein F1 cattle.
Lab and pot study finds Streptomyces curbs rice sheath blight
A controlled laboratory and pot study found that rice–potato rotation enriched Streptomyces and yielded a strain that inhibited the rice ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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