Matthew Rolston

TL;DR: It is shown that genetically similar laboratory mice obtained from four different commercial vendors exhibited marked phenotypic variation in their susceptibility to Salmonella infection, and endogenous Enterobacteriaceae, a low-abundance taxon, was identified as a keystone species responsible for variation in the susceptibility.

TL;DR: Changes in the composition and complexity of the gut microbiome were identified in response to specialized carbohydrate diet and the SCD was associated with restructuring of the Gut microbial communities.

TL;DR: This article showed that exposure to a high-sugar and moderate-fat diet in mice induces appreciable skin inflammation and enhances the susceptibility to imiquimod-induced psoriasiform dermatitis, suggesting that dietary components may render the skin susceptible to psoriatic inflammation.

TL;DR: Assessment of longitudinal changes in vaginal and rectal microbiome profiles after intradermal immunization with a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA vaccine in adult rhesus macaques shows that the temporal stability of bacterial communities following DNA immunization is site dependent and highlights the importance of host-microbiome interactions in shaping HIV-1 vaccine responses.