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ArticleNature communications2024

Decoding the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of microbiota using pan-body pan-disease microbiomics.

Georges P Schmartz, Jacqueline Rehner, Madline P Gund, Verena Keller, Leidy-Alejandra G Molano, Stefan Rupf, Matthias Hannig, Tim Berger, Elias Flockerzi, Berthold Seitz and 35 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

45 authors.

Georges P Schmartz *Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Jacqueline Rehner *Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1335-4898
Madline P Gund *Clinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9053-8864
Verena Keller *Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Leidy-Alejandra G MolanoClinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0069-6098
Stefan RupfClinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Matthias HannigClinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Tim BergerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Elias FlockerziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0423-3624
Berthold SeitzDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9701-8204
Sara FleserDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Sabina Schmitt-GrohéDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Sandra KalefackDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Michael ZemlinDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9528-7419
Michael KunzDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9666-2209
Felix GötzingerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Caroline GevaerdClinic for Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Thomas VogtClinic for Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Jörg ReichrathClinic for Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Lisa DiehlClinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Anne HeckstedenInstitute for Sport and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Tim MeyerInstitute for Sport and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Christian HerrDepartment of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9422-6569
Alexey GurevichHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Daniel KrugHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3664-1884
Julian HegemannHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3859-8744
Kenan BozhueyuekHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8609-2967
Tobias A M GulderHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6013-3161
Chengzhang FuHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3513-4768
Christine BeemelmannsHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9747-3423
Jörn M SchattenbergDepartment of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4224-4703
Olga V KalininaHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9445-477X
Anouck BeckerDepartment for Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Marcus UngerDepartment for Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Nicole LudwigClinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Martina SeibertDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Marie-Louise SteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Nikolas Loka HannaDepartment of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Marie-Christin MartinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
Felix MahfoudDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4425-549X
Marcin KrawczykDepartment of Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0113-0777
Sören L Becker *Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3634-8802
Rolf Müller *Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1042-5665
Robert Bals *Department of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Andreas Keller *Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany. andreas.keller@ccb.uni-saarland.de.ORCID 0000-0002-5361-0895

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human microbiome emerges as a promising reservoir for diagnostic markers and therapeutics. Since host-associated microbiomes at various body sites differ and diseases do not occur in isolation, a comprehensive analysis strategy highlighting the full potential of microbiomes should include diverse specimen types and various diseases. To ensure robust data quality and comparability across specimen types and diseases, we employ standardized protocols to generate sequencing data from 1931 prospectively collected specimens, including from saliva, plaque, skin, throat, eye, and stool, with an average sequencing depth of 5.3 gigabases. Collected from 515 patients, these samples yield an average of 3.7 metagenomes per patient. Our results suggest significant microbial variations across diseases and specimen types, including unexpected anatomical sites. We identify 583 unexplored species-level genome bins (SGBs) of which 189 are significantly disease-associated. Of note, the existence of microbial resistance genes in one specimen was indicative of the same resistance genes in other specimens of the same patient. Annotated and previously undescribed SGBs collectively harbor 28,315 potential biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), with 1050 significant correlations to diseases. Our combinatorial approach identifies distinct SGBs and BGCs, emphasizing the value of pan-body pan-disease microbiomics as a source for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

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MetagenomeMetagenomicsMicrobiotaAdultBacteriaFecesFemaleHumansMaleMultigene FamilySaliva

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PMID39327438
PMCPMC11427559

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