J. Brady

A new technique for use in the study of the microbiome: An evaluation of a three-dimensional cell culture technique in maintaining the gastrointestinal microbiome of four Balb/c female mice and implications for future studies

This study evaluates a 3D cell culture technique to maintain the gastrointestinal microbiome of mice, finding that pH and familial relationships affect community structure, while oxygen levels do not, and feces can be used for future microbiome studies.

Recent thymic emigrants produce antimicrobial IL-8, express complement receptors and are precursors of a tissue-homing Th8 lineage of memory cells

The paper identifies CR2+ naive T cells as recent thymic emigrants that express antimicrobial IL-8 and complement receptors, and may become tissue-homing memory cells.