Alice Laughlin

TL;DR: A radial gradient of microbes linked to the distribution of oxygen and nutrients provided by host tissue is observed in an analysis of intestinal microbiota of mice and human beings.

TL;DR: This sample set could not distinguish between placental samples and contamination introduced during DNA purification, and no placental bacterial lineages were shared between extraction methods, though oral and vaginal samples showed characteristic, distinctive composition.

TL;DR: Data indicate that helminth-induced immunomodulation occurs independently of changes in the microbiota but is dependent on Ym1, a chitinase-like molecule that is associated with alternatively activated macrophages, which could partially restore antiviral immunity.

TL;DR: Longitudinal analysis of respiratory tract microbiota in critically ill patients provides insight into the pathogenesis and diagnosis of LRTI and holds promise for expanded pathogen identification.

TL;DR: Using an improved method for contamination filtering, it is possible to characterize fungal communities in the human respiratory tract more accurately and explore their interactions with bacterial communities in health and disease.