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Lea Fuchs

ETH Zurich

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Bidong D. NguyeniD· 2 shared Wolf‐Dietrich HardtiD· 2 shared Abilash Chakravarthy Durai RajiD· 1 shared Alexandra von StrempeliD· 1 shared Alice Carolyn McHardyiD· 1 shared Anna SintsovaiD· 1 shared Bärbel StecheriD· 1 shared Birte K Jung· 1 shared

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Gut microbiota within-host evolution enforces colonization resistance against enteric infection

Marta Salvado Silva, Simon Woelfel, Claudia Eberl, Denise Medeiros Selegato, Abilash Chakravarthy Durai Raj, Philipp C. Münch, Birte K Jung, Hélène Omer, Michael Hellwig, Lisa Osbelt, Bidong D. Nguyen, Silvia Bolsega, Susanne I. Wudy, Debora Garzetti, Diana Ring, , Bärbel Stecher

The paper shows that E. faecalis evolves to metabolize fructoselysine, reducing S. Typhimurium colonization by limiting a key nutrient.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

The Gfr uptake system provides a context-dependent fitness advantage to Salmonella Typhimurium SL1344 during the initial gut colonization phase

Lea Fuchs, Cora Lisbeth Dieterich, Elena Melgarejo Ros, Philipp Keller, Anna Sintsova, Leanid Laganenka, Thomas A. Scott, Christopher Schubert, Shinichi Sunagawa, Julia A. Vorholt, Jörn Piel, Wolf‐Dietrich Hardt, Bidong D. Nguyen

The paper shows that the gfr operon in Salmonella Typhimurium provides a fitness advantage during gut colonization by utilizing dietary Amadori compounds like fructoselysine.

Molecular Microbiology · Oct 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

How to identify the best index case in families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Margot Julia Wyrwoll, Lea Fuchs, Daniel E.J. Waschk

This study establishes clinical criteria to identify the best index case for genetic testing in HBOC families, showing higher mutation detection rates when using these criteria.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2019 · PreprintGenetics