Michaela Lang

The paper identifies genome-wide selective sweeps in the human gut microbiome, revealing ecologically distinct populations linked to age and colorectal cancer.

This study shows that sulfoquinovose is not metabolized by mice or humans but is degraded by gut microbiota, with differences in degradation pathways between mice and humans.

This study shows that complex nutrient environments drive genetic diversification in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron through increased SNPs and DNA inversions, leading to adaptive traits like faster glucose depletion and amylopectin degradation.

This study tracks rapid genetic diversification of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in mono-associated mice over 28 days, identifying polymorphisms, phase-variable loci, and spatial variation in the gut.

This study shows that RNA editing of FLNA in myeloid cells reduces intestinal inflammation and protects against colitis in mice and humans.

This study shows that human-derived miR-21 interacts with gut microbiota and regulates bacterial transcripts involved in indole and L-tryptophan biosynthesis, potentially influencing intestinal function and disease.