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Firas S. Midani

Baylor College of MedicineORCID 0000-0002-2473-7758Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Robert A. BrittoniD· 3 shared Colleen K. ArdisiD· 2 shared Deirdre M. MurrayiD· 2 shared Heather A. DanhofiD· 2 shared Mairead E. KielyiD· 2 shared Raphaela JoosiD· 2 shared A. Kyle B. ArdisiD· 1 shared Alisha Beckford· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 10, 2026

Infant gut microbiomes contribute to metabolic states that impact brain function

Firas S. Midani, Do-Hun Lee, Younghye Moon…·Heather A. Danhof

The paper shows that infant gut microbiomes influence metabolic states that affect brain function, with interventions restoring normal behavior in mice.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.09.710596

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedFeb 27, 2025

Emerging Clostridioides difficile ribotypes have divergent metabolic phenotypes

Firas S. Midani, Heather A. Danhof, Nathanael Mathew…·Robert A. Britton

This study profiles carbon metabolism in C. difficile clinical isolates, revealing lineage-specific metabolic capabilities and divergence in two emerging ribotypes.

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJan 14, 2025

Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe

Guilherme Fahur Bottino, Kevin Scott Bonham, Fadheela Patel…·Vanja Klepac‐Ceraj

The paper develops a model to estimate infant gut microbiome age using metagenomic data, finding conserved microbial succession patterns across diverse human populations.

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