Fiona S. L. Brinkman

TL;DR: The authors used a logistic regression model to predict atopy status at 5 years of age with 81% accuracy, using a set of early-life environmental factors in combination with fungal community composition at 1 year of age.

TL;DR: ProbeLynx is a new web service which uses current genomic sequence information to re-examine microarray probe specificity and provide annotation updates relevant to determining which gene(s) and transcript(S) are associated with a given probe.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that CXCL9 has immunomodulatory functions that are not mediated through a G-protein coupled receptor and may possess additional roles in host defenses against infection.

TL;DR: The presence and diversity of legionellae are investigated through 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic sequencing of DNA from isolates collected from seven sites in three watersheds with varied land uses over a period of 1 year, indicating that a highly diverse population of Legionella may be found in a variety of natural aquatic sources.

TL;DR: Estrone (E1), a natural estrogen hormone found in sewage effluents and surface waters, has known endocrine disrupting effects in fish, thus, it is a contaminant of emerging concern and was a good indicator of E1 exposure.