Taylor H. Nguyen

This study uses phage-based manipulation to reveal ecological interactions in gut microbiomes by targeting Escherichia fergusonii and analyzing its role in community dynamics.

The paper shows that nutrient competition drives changes in gut microbiome composition under drug perturbations, with implications for predicting and mitigating drug side effects.

The paper estimates phage population dynamics and lifestyle in the human gut using integrated data, finding a low lysis rate and high genome-to-genome ratio suggesting temperate phage dominance.