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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.

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David Ojcius
Oct 22, 20223 min read
Disruption of gut microbial balance is associated with increased mortality after kidney, liver trans
Scientists studied fecal samples from >1,000 recipients of kidney & liver transplants to learn how gut #microbiome impacts...
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David Ojcius
Apr 21, 20223 min read
Genomic time machine: From sponge microbiome, insights into evolutionary past
Researchers characterized ~100 sponge species from the Caribbean to study the sponges' unique microbiomes. They found two distinct...
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David Ojcius
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Eating specially-colored muffins could reveal whether you have inflammatory bowel disease
Eating blue muffins can reveal health of gut #microbiome. Eating a muffin dyed blue could reveal your gut transit time, which may help...
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David Ojcius
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Do oral bacteria play a role in hypertension?
Researchers found an association between the oral #microbiota and the risk of #hypertension in people who have experienced menopause....
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David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Review on association of fungi with development and progression of carcinogenesis in the human body
Highlights •Long-term #Candida infection contributes to #oralcancer development. •Candida species contribute to tumor induction along...
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David Ojcius
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Researchers identify new bacteria and viruses in human skin
Researchers identify new bacteria & viruses in the human skin #microbiome. Study reveals 174 previously unknown bacterial species, 4 new...
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David Ojcius
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response
Dietary fiber & probiotics influence the gut #microbiome & melanoma #immunotherapy response Melanoma patients reporting high fiber...
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David Ojcius
Dec 22, 20214 min read
Oral and gut microbes can inactivate an antidiabetic drug
Researchers discovered that the oral & gut #microbiome can inactivate the antidiabetic drug #acarbose, which may affect the drug's...
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David Ojcius
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Gut bacterial communities of wild black capuchin monkeys from the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil
#microbiome #microbiota #biome Fecal bacterial communities of wild black capuchin monkeys (Sapajus nigritus) from the Atlantic Forest...
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David Ojcius
Oct 18, 20212 min read
Microbiome et santé
de Chih-Jung Chang, Yun-Fei Ko, Hsin-Chih Lai, Jan Martel, David Ojcius, John D. Young #microbiome #microbiota #health #microbiology...
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David Ojcius
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Microbiote de la bouche
de Sylvie Babajko, David Ojcius, Ihsène Taihi-Nassif #microbiome #microbiota #oralhealth La cavité buccale est une partie du corps en...
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David Ojcius
Oct 15, 20214 min read
Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older—and May Accelerate Aging
A study finds that #aging is associated with #microbiome changes, & that these alterations are distinct from those connected to diseases...
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David Ojcius
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Age and aging have critical effects on the gut microbiome
Researchers have found that #aging produces significant changes in the #microbiome of the human small intestine distinct from those...
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David Ojcius
Sep 7, 20212 min read
Rheumatoid arthritis linked with gut bacteria imbalance
New research suggests that bacterial imbalances in the gut #microbiome may play a role in the development of #rheumatoidarthritis. The...
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David Ojcius
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Characterization of the Blood Microbiota in Children with Celiac Disease
#Microbiota #CeliacDisease #Microbiome #Children #Pedriatic Highlights •Bacteroidetes is most abundant phylum in pediatric blood •Beta...
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David Ojcius
Aug 29, 20212 min read
This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds
This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds. #Ganoderma #Reishi #Lingzhi #obesity #diabetes #insulin #microbiota...
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David Ojcius
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Antibiotics in Early Life Could Lead to Brain Disorders
Exposure to #antibiotics in utero or after birth could lead to brain disorders in later childhood, says Rutgers researcher. #microbiome...
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David Ojcius
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Centenarians have a distinct microbiome that may help support longevity
A study found that centenarians, compared to younger people, have higher levels of several bacterial species that produce secondary bile...
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David Ojcius
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Babies at risk for diabetes may have microbiota restored
Newborns at risk for Type 1 #diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal...
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David Ojcius
Jul 20, 20219 min read
You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back?
The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal #microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases...
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