Jeroen Raes

TL;DR: Detailed procedures applied for genomic data generation, from nucleic acids extraction to sequence production, are provided and registries of genomics datasets available at the European Nucleotide Archive are described.

TL;DR: It is shown that phylogenetically interspersed bacteria in Clostridium cluster XIVa, an abundant group of bacteria in the adult human gut, contains species that have evolved distribution patterns consistent with either early successional or stable gut communities, indicating that a subset of the microbiota may do well in both early development and with disease.

TL;DR: The results obtained in two geographically separated animal facilities dismiss a generalizable impact of Nlrp6‐ and ASC‐dependent inflammasomes on the composition of the commensal gut microbiota and highlight the necessity for littermate‐controlled experimental design in assessing the influence of host immunity on gut microbial ecology.

TL;DR: It is shown its prevalence is reduced in patients with active IBD and demonstrated that subtype characterisation is essential for assessing the relationship between Blastocystis, microbiota profile and host health, which have direct clinical applications, especially in donor selection for faecal transplantation.

TL;DR: Reviewing pathway abundance in public data sets shows that TMA production potential is associated with symptomatic atherosclerosis and allows identification of currently uncharacterized TMA-producing bacteria, and demonstrates the potential for integrating big data into a functional microbiology workflow.