Christina Kumpitsch

The paper develops a framework to predict microbial survival traits in spacecraft cleanrooms using metagenomics and machine learning, showing trait variability within taxa and the need for functional assessment beyond taxonomy.

This study shows that enhanced environmental complexity worsens colitis in female mice and disrupts microbiota-gut-brain axis signaling.

The paper presents a global respiratory pan-microbiome atlas integrating over 4,000 metagenomes to reveal ecological patterns in health and disease.

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

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.

This study examines age-related changes in methanogenic archaea in the human gut microbiome, finding that centenarians have a methanogen composition similar to younger adults and that Ca. M. intestini plays a key role in network stability.

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

This study isolates and characterizes novel Methanobrevibacter strains from human fecal samples, expanding the cultivated archaeome and linking them to gastrointestinal health.