J. Raes

Gut environmental factors explain variations in the gut microbiome composition and metabolism within and between healthy adults

This study shows that gut environmental factors explain more variation in microbiome and metabolome than diet or personal traits in healthy adults.

Disentangling environmental effects in microbial association networks

This paper introduces EnDED, a method to identify environmentally-driven associations in microbial networks, showing that combining methods reduces false positives in simulated and real marine microbial data.

Successional stages in infant gut microbiota maturation

The paper investigates infant gut microbiota maturation over the first year, identifying three conserved stages and associating disease and antibiotic use with stage regression.

A framework for comparing microbial networks reveals core associations

The paper introduces a framework to compare microbial networks and identifies core associations that are consistently present across different networks.

Dietary emulsifiers alter composition and activity of the human gut microbiota in vitro, irrespective of chemical or natural emulsifier origin.

This study shows dietary emulsifiers alter gut microbiota composition and activity in vitro, with stronger effects from biotechnological emulsifiers than chemical ones.

Metabolic Architecture of the Deep Ocean Microbiome

The paper analyzes deep ocean microbial metagenomes to reveal functional diversity and metabolic strategies in the dark ocean.