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K. Lolans

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A. M. Eren· 5 shared A. Shaiber· 3 shared F. Trigodet· 3 shared A. D. Willis· 2 shared A. Fiebig· 2 shared A. R. Watson· 2 shared B. Jabri· 2 shared D. T. Rubin· 2 shared

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Untangling the Role of Pathobionts from Bacteroides Species in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Y. Shan, J. Lake, C. M. Cham, M. Zhu, D. Kaur, D. Ringus, N. Fei, C. R. Weber, M. Spedale, B. Theriault, S. Dalal, D. T. Rubin, A. Fiebig, S. Crosson, K. Lolans, , E. B. Chang

This study shows that Bacteroides fragilis from UC patients promotes colitis in genetically susceptible mice, suggesting a role for pathobionts in IBD.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

A highly conserved and globally prevalent cryptic plasmid is among the most numerous mobile genetic elements in the human gut

E. C. Fogarty, M. S. Schechter, K. Lolans, M. L. Sheahan, I. Veseli, R. Moore, E. Kiefl, T. Moody, P. A. Rice, M. K. Yu, M. Mimee, E. B. Chang, S. L. McLellan, A. D. Willis, L. E. Comstock, A. M. Eren

The paper identifies a highly prevalent cryptic plasmid in the human gut that is more numerous than crAssphage and has potential applications in detecting fecal contamination and inflammatory states.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Dynamic genetic adaptation of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron murine gut colonization

M. Zhang, M. Kennedy, O. DeLeon, J. Bissell, F. Trigodet, K. Lolans, S. Temelkova, K. T. Carroll, A. Fiebig, A. M. Deutschbauer, A. M. Sidebottom, C. S. Henry, P. A. Rice, J. Bergelson, E. Chang

This study tracks genetic and metabolic changes in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron during gut colonization, showing shifting gene usage and highlighting the importance of carbohydrate metabolism for long-term persistence.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

High molecular weight DNA extraction strategies for long-read sequencing of complex metagenomes

F. Trigodet, K. Lolans, E. Fogarty, A. Shaiber, H. Morrison, L. Barreiro, B. Jabri, A. M. Eren

The paper benchmarks HMW DNA extraction methods for long-read sequencing of metagenomes, finding non-phenol-chloroform methods may yield better results.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2021Microbiology

Metabolic independence drives gut microbialcolonization and resilience in health and disease

A. R. Watson, J. Fuessel, I. Veseli, J. Z. DeLongchamp, M. Silva, F. Trigodet, K. Lolans, A. Shaiber, E. Fogarty, J. M. Runde, C. Quince, M. K. Yu, A. Soylev, H. G. Morrison, S. T. M. Lee, , A. M. Eren

This study investigates how metabolic independence influences gut microbial colonization and resilience in health and disease using fecal microbiota transplantation.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2021Microbiology

Functional and genetic markers of niche partitioning among enigmatic members of the human oral microbiome

A. Shaiber, A. D. Willis, T. O. Delmont, S. Roux, L.-X. Chen, A. C. Schmid, M. Yousef, A. R. Watson, K. Lolans, O. C. Esen, S. T. Lee, N. Downey, H. G. Morrison, F. Dewhirst, J. L. Mark Welch, A. M. Eren

The paper analyzes oral microbiome metagenomes to identify niche partitioning among TM7 taxa, revealing distinct ecological and genetic patterns between plaque and tongue-associated TM7.

bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2020Microbiology