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Polona Mertelj

Medical University of Graz

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Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Christine Moissl‐EichingeriD· 4 shared Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh· 4 shared Alexander MahnertiD· 3 shared Christina KumpitschiD· 3 shared Dagmar KolbiD· 3 shared Dominique Pernitsch· 3 shared Kerstin Hingerl· 3 shared Tamara Zurabishvili· 3 shared

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Methanobrevibacter smithii associates with colorectal cancer through trophic control of the cancer bacteriome

Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Alexander Mahnert, Tamara Zurabishvili, Lisa Wink, Christina Kumpitsch, Hansjörg Habisch, Jannik Sprengel, Klara Filek, Polona Mertelj, Dominique Pernitsch, Kerstin Hingerl, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Christian Diener, Alexander Loy, Dagmar Kolb, , Christine Moissl‐Eichinger

This study identifies Methanobrevibacter smithii as associated with colorectal cancer through trophic interactions with CRC-causing bacteria and archaeal-derived compounds.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Proteomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Archaeal Extracellular Vesicles from the Human Gut

Viktoria Weinberger, Barbara Darnhofer, Himadri B Thapa, Polona Mertelj, Régis Stentz, Emily J. Jones, Gerlinde Grabmann, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Tejus Shinde, Christina Karner, Jennifer Ober, Rokas Juodeikis, Dominique Pernitsch, Kerstin Hingerl, Tamara Zurabishvili, , Christine Moissl‐Eichinger

This study profiles proteomic and metabolomic features of archaeal extracellular vesicles from the human gut, revealing their structural similarity to bacterial EVs and their potential to modulate immune responses.

Nature Communications · Jun 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Expanding the cultivable human archaeome: Methanobrevibacter intestini sp. nov. and strain Methanobrevibacter smithii GRAZ-2 from human feces

Viktoria Weinberger, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Marcus Blohs, Kerstin Kalt, Alexander Mahnert, Sarah Moser, Marina Cecovini, Polona Mertelj, Tamara Zurabishvili, Bhawna Arora, Jacqueline Wolf, Tejus Shinde, Tobias Madl, Hansjörg Habisch, Dagmar Kolb, , Christine Moissl‐Eichinger

The paper isolates and characterizes two new Methanobrevibacter species from human feces, highlighting genomic and phenotypic differences.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY · Apr 16, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

First-Year Dynamics of the Anaerobic Microbiome and Archaeome in Infants Oral and Gastrointestinal Systems

Charlotte Neumann, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Pei Yee Woh, Tanja Kobal, Manuela-Raluca Pausan, Tejus Shinde, Victoria Haid, Polona Mertelj, Eva‐Christine Weiss, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner, Alexander Mahnert, Christina Kumpitsch, Evelyn Jantscher‐Krenn, Christine Moissl‐Eichinger

This study examines the development of oral and gastrointestinal microbiomes in infants, showing that breastfeeding influences the maturation of anaerobic and archaeal communities.

mSystems · Dec 23, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology