Michael Shamash

This study shows that differences in gut microbiota between two mouse vendors affect susceptibility to C. difficile infection, and cohousing can transfer resistance.

This study uses a human microbiota-associated mouse model to show that early-life malnutrition leads to persistent microbiome immaturity and that fecal virome transplants have limited efficacy in restoring gut health.

The paper models gut virome development in infants over three years, showing increased diversity and convergence with age.

This paper introduces predicted phage host families to improve cross-study comparisons of gut viromes by reducing ecological distances and detecting disease-specific signatures.

The paper identifies Enterocloster spp. and the ucd operon as key producers of urolithin A from dietary ellagitannins using multi-omics approaches.

The paper compares a commercial DNA extraction kit with the phenol-chloroform method for viromes, finding no significant differences in virome diversity but noting the kit's advantages and limitations.

OnePetri uses computer vision to rapidly and accurately count bacteriophage plaques on Petri dishes, outperforming manual counting and existing tools in speed and accuracy.