S. Wongkuna

A history of repeated antibiotic usage leads to microbiota-dependent mucus defects

This study shows that repeated antibiotic use in humans leads to microbiota changes that impair intestinal mucus function in mice.

The gut commensal Blautia maintains colonic mucus function under low fiber consumption through short-chain fatty acid-mediated activation of Ffar2

This study shows that the gut bacterium Blautia helps maintain colonic mucus function under low fiber diets by producing short-chain fatty acids that activate Ffar2.

Identification of a microbial sub-community from the feral chicken gut that reduces Salmonella colonization and improves gut health in a gnotobiotic chicken model.

The paper identifies a bacterial blend from feral chicken gut microbiota that inhibits Salmonella colonization and improves gut health in chicken models.

Autophagy controls mucus secretion from intestinal goblet cells by alleviating ER stress

This study shows that autophagy regulates mucus secretion in intestinal goblet cells by reducing ER stress, thereby maintaining intestinal homeostasis.

Rice Bran and Quercetin Produce a Positive Synergistic Effect on Human Gut Microbiota, Elevate the Level of Propionate, and Reduce the Population of Enterobacteriaceae family when Determined using a Bioreactor Model.

Description of Ruminococcus catenae SW178 sp. nov., a new anaerobic species isolated from feral chicken

The paper describes a new anaerobic bacterial species, Ruminococcus catenae, isolated from feral chickens and classified based on phylogenetic and phenotypic analysis.

Identifying Clostridioides difficile-inhibiting gut commensals using culturomics, phenotyping, and combinatorial community assembly

The paper identifies gut commensals that inhibit C. difficile using culturomics, phenotyping, and combinatorial community assembly, showing that species composition and mix size affect inhibition.

Description of a new member of the family Erysipelotrichaceae: Clostridium fusiformis sp. nov., isolated from healthy human feces

The paper describes a new bacterial species, Clostridium fusiformis, isolated from human feces and characterized through polyphasic analysis.

Sellimonas caecigallum sp. nov., description and genome sequence of a new member of the Sellimonas genus isolated from the cecum of feral chicken

The paper describes a new bacterial species, Sellimonas caecigallum, isolated from feral chicken cecum, based on genomic and physiological analysis.

Olsenella lakotia SW165 sp. nov., an acetate producing obligate anaerobe with a GC rich genome

The paper describes the isolation and characterization of a novel Olsenella species, Olsenella lakotia, from feral chickens, highlighting its unique genomic and metabolic features.

Gut Microbial succession during conventionalization of germfree chicken

This study tracks gut microbial succession in germfree chicks inoculated with feral chicken microbiota, showing stable phylogenetic diversity and metabolic function over time.