S. Turjeman

Aggression: A gut reaction? The effects of gut microbiome on aggression

The study investigates how gut microbiome alterations affect aggression in mice, finding that reduced microbiota increases aggression, which can be reversed by restoring a wild-type microbiota.

An experimental approach towards untangling the role of nature versus nurture in shaping the microbiome of social insects

The paper investigates how host identity and environment shape microbiomes in social insects, finding environment drives adult microbiomes while host species differences affect larvae.

Metabolic rewiring of the probiotic bacterium Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG contributes to cell wall remodeling and antimicrobials production

This study shows that fermentation in LGG alters its metabolome, proteome, and cell wall properties, enhancing antimicrobial activity against pathogens.

Autophagy controls mucus secretion from intestinal goblet cells by alleviating ER stress

This study shows that autophagy regulates mucus secretion in intestinal goblet cells by reducing ER stress, thereby maintaining intestinal homeostasis.

Noninvasive sampling for comparisons of wildlife microbiomes may be more reliable than sampling trapped animals

The paper compares microbiomes from noninvasive fecal samples and trapped common cranes, finding that noninvasive sampling may more reliably represent host microbiota by avoiding trapping effects.

Progesterone supplementation in mice leads to microbiome alterations and weight gain in a sex-specific manner

This study shows progesterone increases weight in female mice but not males, with microbiome changes in females only, suggesting sex-specific microbiota involvement in progesterone effects.

Antibiotics increase aggression behavior and aggression-related pheromones and receptors in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that antibiotics increase aggression in Drosophila by elevating aggression-related pheromones and their receptors.