Quinten R. Ducarmon

The paper develops Cayman, a CAZyme profiler, to analyze gut microbial CAZyme repertoires and finds differences in substrate preferences between Western and non-Western metagenomes and CRC patients.

The paper characterizes a non-toxigenic C. difficile strain, L-NTCD03, showing antimicrobial resistance and non-toxicity, suggesting its potential as a live biotherapeutic.

This study uses machine learning to meta-analyze gut microbiome data from Parkinson's disease patients, identifying microbial pathways linked to disease and potential diagnostic applications.

The paper surveys Ruminococcus gnavus distribution across host lifestyles and health, revealing higher prevalence in Westernized populations and genomic differences between healthy and Crohn's disease isolates.