2023
Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies
Kennedy K, de Goffau M, Perez-Muñoz M, Arrieta M, Bäckhed F, Bork P, Braun T, Bushman F, Dore J, de Vos W, Earl A, Eisen J, Elovitz M, Ganal-Vonarburg S, Gänzle M, Garrett W, Hall L, Hornef M, Huttenhower C, Konnikova L, Lebeer S, Macpherson A, Massey R, McHardy A, Koren O, Lawley T, Ley R, O’Mahony L, O’Toole P, Pamer E, Parkhill J, Raes J, Rattei T, Salonen A, Segal E, Segata N, Shanahan F, Sloboda D, Smith G, Sokol H, Spector T, Surette M, Tannock G, Walker A, Yassour M, Walter J. Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Nature 2023, 613: 639-649. PMID: 36697862, PMCID: PMC11333990, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05546-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial populationsHuman immune developmentMicrobial ecologyReproductive biologyMicrobial communitiesLow biomass environmentsMicrobial signalsMicrobial studiesDNA sequencingMicrobiome studiesDNA extractionMicrobial analysisClinical microbiologyMechanistic conceptsCautionary exampleImmune developmentRecent studiesHuman fetusesFetal tissuesMammalsGnotobiologyEcologyMicrobiologyFetal microbiomeBiology
2020
In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites
Li Y, Toothaker JM, Ben-Simon S, Ozeri L, Schweitzer R, McCourt BT, McCourt CC, Werner L, Snapper SB, Shouval DS, Khatib S, Koren O, Agnihorti S, Tseng G, Konnikova L. In utero human intestine harbors unique metabolomic features including bacterial metabolites. JCI Insight 2020, 5: e138751. PMID: 33001863, PMCID: PMC7710283, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.138751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal immune systemIntestinal barrier integrityMicrobial-associated metabolitesHost-derived metabolitesBacterial DNAIntestinal immunityMaternal microbiomeIntestinal functionImmune regulationGastrointestinal tractIntestinal microbiomeFetal intestineBarrier integrityImmune systemHuman intestinal samplesIntestinal samplesIntestinal profileMicrobial encountersMetabolomic featuresBacterial metabolitesUteroNutrient metabolismMetabolitesRecent studiesMicrobiome
2017
Impact of Antibiotics on Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
Silverman MA, Konnikova L, Gerber JS. Impact of Antibiotics on Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea. Gastroenterology Clinics Of North America 2017, 46: 61-76. PMID: 28164853, PMCID: PMC5314436, DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2016.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research