D. Berry

Advancing coral micropropagation for coral restoration and reef engineering

This study develops a hypersalinity-induced polyp bailout protocol and attachment devices to generate and grow coral micropropagates for reef restoration and engineering.

Broad diversity of human gut bacteria accessible via a traceable strain deposition system

The paper establishes a publicly available collection of 340 human gut bacterial strains, including 29 newly described species, and identifies plasmids and megaplasmids within these isolates.

Shewanella is a putative producer of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the gut soil of the composting earthworm Eisenia fetida

This study identifies Shewanella as a potential producer of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the gut of Eisenia fetida earthworms, revealing distinct microbial and fatty acid profiles in gut and soil environments.

Characteristics of putative keystones in the healthy adult human gut microbiome as determined by correlation network analysis

This study identifies putative keystone taxa in the human gut microbiome using correlation network analysis and evaluates the impact of taxonomic resolution on their detection.

The Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration

This study shows that the Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis by sequestering iron, affecting microbial metabolism and promoting iron-scavenging organisms with resistance genes.

Insights into the early-life chemical exposome of Nigerian infants and potential correlations with the developing gut microbiome

This study identifies and correlates xenobiotics in breast milk and infant stool from Nigerian mother-infant pairs, showing links between chemical exposure and gut microbiome composition.

Microclimate Shapes the Phylosymbiosis of Rodent Gut Microbiota in Jordan's Great Rift Valley

This study examines how bioclimatic zones affect gut microbiota composition in two rodent species across Jordan's Great Rift Valley, finding significant environmental effects over host phylogeny.

Gut microbiome signatures of Yorkshire Terrier Enteropathy during disease and remission.

This study compares gut microbiome composition in Yorkshire Terriers with Yorkshire Terrier Enteropathy during disease, remission, and health, finding distinct microbial signatures but no difference between remission and active disease.

SRS-FISH: High-Throughput Platform Linking Microbiome Function to Identity at the Single Cell Level

The paper introduces SRS-FISH, a high-throughput imaging method to analyze microbial function at the single-cell level, showing Bacteroidales dominate sugar utilization but Clostridia outperform them in fucose foraging.

Anaerobic sulfur oxidation underlies adaptation of a chemosynthetic symbiont to oxic-anoxic interfaces

This study investigates how oxygen affects the physiology and metabolism of Candidatus Thiosymbion oneisti, an ectosymbiont of marine nematodes, revealing that sulfur oxidation genes are upregulated under anoxia.

Reprogramming of the apoplast metabolome of Lolium perenne upon infection with the mutualistic symbiont Epichloë festucae

The paper investigates changes in the apoplast metabolome of Lolium perenne infected with Epichloë festucae, identifying novel metabolites and validating methods for their detection.

Bottled aqua incognita: Microbiota assembly and dissolved organic matter diversity in natural mineral waters

This study investigates microbiota and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in bottled natural mineral waters, finding that a low-diversity bacterial community thrives on refractory DOM molecules.

Vitamin and amino acid auxotrophy in anaerobic consortia operating under methanogenic condition

The paper investigates microbial consortia under methanogenic conditions, revealing auxotrophy for vitamins and amino acids and complex interactions beyond traditional syntrophy.