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Kayla Flanagan

University of Vienna

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Nutrient landscape shapes the genetic diversification of the human gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Michaela Lang, Christos Zioutis, Andreas Heberlein, Nika Ivanovova, Jasmin Schwarz, Stephan Köstlbacher, Olga Bochkareva, Kayla Flanagan, Fátima C. Pereira, David Berry

This study shows that complex nutrient environments drive genetic diversification in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron through increased SNPs and DNA inversions, leading to adaptive traits like faster glucose depletion and amylopectin degradation.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Human-derived microRNA 21 regulates indole and L-tryptophan biosynthesis transcripts in a prominent gut symbiont

Kayla Flanagan, Kirsten Gassner, Michaela Lang, Jurgita Ozelyte, Bela Hausmann, Daniel Crepaz, Petra Pjevac, Christoph Gasché, David Berry, Cornelia Vesely, Fátima C. Pereira

This study shows that human-derived miR-21 interacts with gut microbiota and regulates bacterial transcripts involved in indole and L-tryptophan biosynthesis, potentially influencing intestinal function and disease.

mBio · Jan 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology