Alexander Kurilshikov

This study profiles the infant gut virome using dual methods and finds associations with eczema and wheeze.

The paper analyzes the gut virome in mother-infant pairs to identify factors influencing its development and persistence, finding that delivery mode and breastmilk shape the infant virome and that viral diversity is linked to food allergies.

The paper identifies viral contaminants in early-life gut viromes and shows the effectiveness of strain-aware decontamination to preserve biological signals.

The paper identifies a novel subspecies of Bifidobacterium longum, BL. nexti, in infant gut microbiomes, showing its association with formula feeding and vertical transmission.

The paper analyzes the gut mobilome in mother-infant dyads, finding increased infant mobilome richness over time, formula feeding effects, and antibiotic resistance gene presence in plasmids.

This study identifies two CpGs associated with the gut microbiome genus Eggerthella and shows microbiome mediates environmental effects on DNA methylation.

This study identifies 400+ genetic loci associated with circulating metabolic traits and highlights pleiotropy and novel disease pathways.

The paper identifies host genetic loci associated with gut microbiome composition and function in a large cohort, finding significant associations near LCT and ABO genes.

The paper identifies 31 host genetic loci influencing gut microbiome composition through GWAS and suggests causal effects in inflammatory diseases.

This study shows environmental factors have a greater impact on human gut microbiota than host genetics, with microbiome data adding significant predictive value to phenotypes.