Sarah Lebeer

This study investigates how salt and CO2 levels influence microbial community dynamics in vegetable fermentations, showing that lower salt delays LAB dominance while CO2 mitigates Enterobacterales growth.

This study identifies exopolysaccharides (EPS) from Lactobacillus crispatus as critical for modulating immune responses in the vaginal mucosa, with EPS disruption leading to pro-inflammatory effects.

This study identifies riboflavin production by vaginal lactobacilli and shows its role in modulating host immune responses and redox balance.

The paper examines microbial dispersal across female intimate body sites and finds lactobacilli are unexpectedly abundant on breast skin.

The paper introduces AIRRWAS, a framework to identify T cell receptor convergence with bacterial genera, revealing reproducible associations across cohorts and functional T cell responses.

This study shows that Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG chewables colonize the nose and reduce allergy symptoms and cytokines in allergic rhinitis patients.

This study compares first-void urine and cervicovaginal brushes to vaginal swabs for microbiome profiling in ten women, finding comparable results but highlighting storage effects and the need for optimized self-sampling techniques.

The paper links immunotypes and enterotypes through a systems immunology approach, showing they are orthogonal and connected via the blood transcriptome, with associations between specific bacteria and immune health.

This study develops a random forest classifier to identify body fluids from complex crime scene stains using microbiome data, achieving an F1 score of 0.89 on forensic samples.

The paper constructs a genome-based taxonomy for the Lactobacillus Genus Complex using 2,459 genomes, identifying new species and resolving misclassifications.