• Applications of Machine Learning in Human Microbiome Studies: A Review on Feature Selection, Biomarker Identification, Disease Prediction and Treatment 

      Marcos-Zambrano, Laura Judith; Hadziabdic, Kanita Karaduzovic; Turukalo, Tatjana Loncar; Przymus, Piotr; Trajkovik, Vladimir; Aasmets, Oliver; Berland, Magali; Gruca, Aleksandra; Hasic, Jasminka; Hron, Karel; Klammsteiner, Thomas; Kolev, Mikhail; Lahti, Leo; Lopes, Marta B.; Moreno, Victor; Naskinova, Irina; Org, Elin; Paciencia, Ines; Papoutsoglou, Georgios; Shigdel, Rajesh; Stres, Blaz; Vilne, Baiba; Yousef, Malik; Zdravevski, Eftim; Tsamardinos, Ioannis; Carrillo de Santa Pau, Enrique; Claesson, Marcus J.; Moreno-Indias, Isabel; Truu, Jaak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The number of microbiome-related studies has notably increased the availability of data on human microbiome composition and function. These studies provide the essential material to deeply explore host-microbiome associations ...
    • Bacteraemia, Malaria, and Case Fatality Among Children Hospitalized With Fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

      Moyo, Sabrina John; Manyahi, Joel; Blomberg, Bjørn; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Masoud, Nahya Salim; Aboud, Said; Manji, Karim; Roberts, Adam P.; Hanevik, Kurt; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: Febrile illness is the commonest cause of hospitalization in children <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa, and bacterial bloodstream infections and malaria are major causes of death. Methods: From March 2017 to ...
    • Consistent biofilm formation by Streptococcus pyogenes emm 1 isolated from patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections 

      Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Wiker, Harald Gotten; Mylvaganam, Haima; Norrby-Teglund, Anna; Skrede, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-18)
      Objectives: Biofilm formation has been demonstrated in muscle and soft tissue samples from patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, but the clinical importance of this ...
    • Cow Farmers’ Homes Host More Diverse Airborne Bacterial Communities Than Pig Farmers’ Homes and Suburban Homes 

      Abouelhana, Hesham Amin Mohamed; Šantl-Temkiv, Tina; Cramer, Christine; Vestergaard, Ditte V.; Holst, Gitte J.; Elholm, Grethe; Finster, Kai; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Schlünssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Marshall, Ian P. G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Living on a farm has been linked to a lower risk of immunoregulatory disorders, such as asthma, allergy, and inflammatory bowel disease. It is hypothesized that a decrease in the diversity and composition of indoor microbial ...
    • Exposure to Antibacterial Chemicals Is Associated With Altered Composition of Oral Microbiome 

      Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Lin, Huang; Shigdel, Rajesh; Ringel-Kulka, Tamar; Real, Francisco Gomez; Svanes, Cecilie; Peddada, Shyamal D.; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Antimicrobial chemicals are used as preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi in the products. Unintentional exposure in humans to such chemicals is well documented, ...
    • Genetic diversity of astrovirus in children from a birth cohort in Nepal 

      Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Jasmin; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Strand, Tor A; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: This study describes the types of Human astroviruses detected in stool samples collected from a birth cohort of children in Nepal. Methods: Using a commercial kit (ProSpecT), a total of 5,224 diarrheal and ...
    • Genomic epidemiology of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis strains causing invasive disease in Norway during 2018 

      Kaci, Alba; Jonassen, Christine M; Skrede, Steinar; Sivertsen, Audun; Steinbakk, Martin; Oppegaard, Oddvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) is an emerging global pathogen, yet the epidemiology and population genetics of SDSE species have not been extensively characterized. Methods: We ...
    • Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques in Human Microbiome Studies: Contemporary Challenges and Solutions 

      Moreno-Indias, Isabel; Lahti, Leo; Nedyalkova, Miroslava; Elbere, Ilze; Roshchupkin, Gennady V.; Adilovic, Muhamed; Aydemir, Onder; Bakir-Gungor, Burcu; Carrillo-de Santa Pau, Enrique; D’Elia, Domenica; Desai, Mahesh S.; Falquet, Laurent; Gundogdu, Aycan; Hron, Karel; Klammsteiner, Thomas; Lopes, Marta B.; Marcos-Zambrano, Laura Judith; Marques, Cláudia; Mason, Michael; May, Patrick; Pašić, Lejla; Pio, Gianvito; Pongor, Sándor; Promponas, Vasilis J.; Przymus, Piotr; Saez-Rodriguez, Julio; Sampri, Alexia; Shigdel, Rajesh; Stres, Blaz; Suharoschi, Ramona; Truu, Jaak; Truică, Ciprian-Octavian; Vilne, Baiba; Vlachakis, Dimitrios; Yilmaz, Ercument; Zeller, Georg; Zomer, Aldert L.; Gomez-Cabrero, David; Claesson, Marcus J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The human microbiome has emerged as a central research topic in human biology and biomedicine. Current microbiome studies generate high-throughput omics data across different body sites, populations, and life stages. Many ...