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Théodora Steiner

University of Lausanne

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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An engineered bacterial symbiont maps micron-scale sugar gradients in the honeybee gut

Audam Chhun, Andrew Quinn, Alicia Isabel Pérez‐Lorente, Théodora Steiner, Florian Zoppi, Thi Thu Thao Nguyen, Philipp Engel, Yolanda Schaerli

The paper engineers a bacterial biosensor to map micron-scale arabinose gradients in the honeybee gut, revealing heterogeneous nutrient distribution influenced by co-colonizing microbes.

PLoS Biology · Sep 16, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Engineering microbial consortia: uptake and leakage ratedifferentially shape community arrangement and composition

Estelle Pignon, Gábor Holló, Théodora Steiner, Simon van Vliet, Yolanda Schaerli

This study shows that amino acid uptake and leakage rates determine microbial community structure and composition in synthetic E. coli consortia.

The ISME Journal · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology