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Arya Gautam

New York University Abu Dhabi

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Industrialization restructures the domestic dog gut microbiome while preserving host specificity

Arya Gautam, Dinesh Bhandari, Kusha Gurung, Aashish Gyawali, Kshitiz Gurung, Pratiksha Yadav, Kyle C. M. Smith, Anique R. Ahmad, Deena Shrestha, Kimberly Ange‐van Heugten, Laura S. Weyrich, Ajit Kumar Karna, Aashish R. Jha

This study examines how industrialization affects the gut microbiome of domestic dogs across different lifestyles and finds that lifestyle is the strongest correlate of microbiome composition, with industrialization causing directional genus-level turnover and shifts in functional potential.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Ecological factors that drive microbial communities in culturally diverse fermented foods

Arya Gautam, Rahgavi Poopalarajah, Anique R. Ahmad, Bimarsh Rana, Tsedenia W Denekew, Nakyeong Anh, Lina Utenova, Yadu S Kunwor, Nitin N Bhandari, Aashish R. Jha

This study characterizes microbial communities in 90 fermented foods from four countries, showing that food substrate type most influences bacterial communities, with distinct pathways and interactions across plant, legume, and animal-based ferments.

BMC Microbiology · Oct 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology