K. J. Blake

Cooperative host-microbe metabolism of a plant toxin in bees

This study shows that bees and their gut microbiota cooperatively metabolize amygdalin, a plant toxin, with microbiota facilitating full degradation into hydrogen cyanide.

On-person adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during treatment for atopic dermatitis

This study tracks S. aureus adaptation during AD treatment, finding de novo mutations and capD gene selection linked to disease severity.