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Vanessa DeClercq

Dalhousie UniversityORCID 0000-0003-4724-7089Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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MicrobiologyExperimental GerontologyPeer-reviewedFeb 25, 2026

Effect of bedrest on the human gut and oral microbiome: implications for frailty

Monica Alvaro-Fuss, Vanessa DeClercq, Joanna M. Blodgett…·Robert Gerald Beiko

This study examines how bedrest affects gut and oral microbiomes in older adults, finding that inactivity reduces gut diversity and increases Bacteroides, while exercise mitigates these changes, and oral microbiome diversity is more strongly linked to frailty.

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