The paper examines how season and city characteristics influence urban bioaerosol composition, finding that sampling period explains more variation than vegetation cover or socioeconomic factors.

The Science of The Total Environment · Mar 4, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Phosphorothioate DNA modification by BREX Type 4 systems in the human gut microbiome

Yifeng Yuan, Michael S. DeMott, Shane R. Byrne, Katia Flores, Mathilde Poyet, Mathieu Groussin, Brittany M. Berdy, J. Rusine-Bahunde, Catherine Girard, Jenni Lehtimäki, Audax Z. P. Mabulla, Ivan Emil Mwikarago, Yvonne Ayerki Nartey, Le Thanh Tu Nguyen, Charles Asabamaka Onyekwere, , Peter C. Dedon

The paper identifies new phosphorothioate DNA modification systems in the human gut microbiome using genomic and mass spectrometric analysis.

Nature Communications · Jan 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Industrialization drives convergent microbial and physiological shifts in the human metaorganism

Mathilde Poyet, Malte Christoph Rühlemann, Ana Paula Schaan, Yue Ma, Lucas Moitinho‐Silva, Eike Matthias Wacker, Hannah Jebens, Lucas Patel, Le Thanh Tu Nguyen, Alexis Zimmer, Damian Rafal Plichta, Daniel McDonald, Christine R. Stevens, Adwoa Agyei Nkansah, Mary Afihene, , Mathieu Groussin

The paper investigates how industrialization affects microbial and physiological traits in the human gut across diverse populations, finding homogenized microbiomes, reduced diversity, and impaired disease prediction accuracy in less industrialized groups.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology