Publications

A microbiologist’s field guide to community ecology
Beldi, L., Henderson, A., Lee, M.N.Y., Luneau, J.S., Mazel, F., Miller, T.E., Padmanabha, P., Raach, B., van Vliet, S., Weiss, A.S., Meacock, O.J., Vogel, M.A. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag118
A defined community of core gut microbiota members promotes cognitive performance in honey bees
Cabirol, A., Quinn, A., Schafer, J., Neuschwander, N., Kesner, L., Liberti, J., and Engel, P. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2608600123
In silico typing maps the natural diversity of Escherichia coli transporter-dependent capsules
Miravet-Verde, S., Cacace, E., Mores, C.R. et al. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-02323-5
Emergent spatial structure in the gut microbiota is driven by bacterial growth and gut contractions
Greter G., Hummel S., Künzli D., Dünki N., Ruoho N., Burkhardt P., et al. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003772
The ecology of bacterial attachment to phytoplankton
Forget, M., Müller, O. & Stocker, R. (2026).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02287-6
Strain-level translocation and enrichment dynamics of oral bacteria in the lower gastrointestinal tract of stunted children
Yersin, S., Gody, J. C., Mazel, F., Djimbele, E., Nigateloum, S. N., et al. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2026.2653550
Root and microbial contributions to anoxic microsite formation in the rhizosphere: a microfluidic approach
Lacroix, E.M., Ceriotti, G., Garrido-Sanz, D., Borisov, S.M., Berg, J.S., Keel, C., de Anna, P., Keiluweit, M. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71109
Priority effects drive strain-level community composition of honeybee gut microbiota
Prasad, A., Santos-Matos, G., Szigeti-Genoud, A., Mazel, F., Engel, P. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag056
The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems
Matias Rodrigues, J.F., Tackmann, J., Malfertheiner, L., Patsch, D., Perez-Molphe-Montoya, E., Näpflin, N., Gaio, D., Rot, G., Danaila, M., Peluso, M.E., Dmitrijeva, M., Schmidt, T.S.B., von Mering, C. (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.01.021
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