By Dr Marwan Majzoub

Journal articles

Garritano AN; J. Hill L; Ribeiro B; Damasceno T; Medeiros L; Duarte G; L. S. Vilela C; Majzoub ME; Allen MA; Nappi J; S. Peixoto R; Thomas T, 2026, 'Ammonia oxidation and recalcitrant carbon degradation fuel mixotrophic growth in the symbiont community of a deep-sea sponge', Microbiome, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-026-02411-y

van Leeuwen T; Majzoub ME; Zhou Y; Kaakoush NO; Zetterlund PB; Chandrawati R, 2026, 'Metal oxide nanoparticles encapsulated in porous polymer microparticles for modulation of hydrogen sulfide concentrations', Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2026.140689

Majzoub M; Thomas T; Willcox M; Coroneo M; Ozkan J, 2026, 'Exploring the potential for microbial transfer from exhaled breath to the ocular surface: a comparative analysis of respiratory and ocular microbiota', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2025.102581

Majzoub ME; Santiago FS; Raich SS; Sirigeri P; Simovic I; Tedla N; Kaakoush NO, 2026, 'Immunoglobulin A protease from Sutterella wadsworthensis modifies outcome of infection with Campylobacter jejuni and is associated with microbiome diversity', Gut Microbes, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2025.2611543

Song S; Lei Z; Feng Y; Wang W; Huang F; Zhao Y; Jiang J; Sun M; Wang A-J; Gao S-H; Majzoub M; Fan L, 2026, 'Coastal Water Pathogen Database profiles pathogenic microorganisms in coastal environments', Biocontaminant, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.48130/biocontam-0026-0006

Raich SS; Majzoub ME; Haifer C; Paramsothy S; Shamim MMI; Borody TJ; Leong RW; Kaakoush NO, 2025, 'Bacterial taxonomic and functional changes following oral lyophilized donor fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with ulcerative colitis', Msystems, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00991-25

Villela LB; da Silva-Lima AW; Moreira APB; Aiube YRA; Ribeiro FDV; Villela HDM; Majzoub ME; Amario M; de Moura RL; Thomas T; Peixoto RS; Salomon PS, 2024, 'Bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities’ variation in corals with distinct traits and geographical distribution', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70121-2

Wang W; Song W; Majzoub ME; Feng X; Xu B; Tao J; Zhu Y; Li Z; Qian PY; Webster NS; Thomas T; Fan L, 2024, 'Decoupling of strain- and intrastrain-level interactions of microbiomes in a sponge holobiont', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52464-6

Majzoub ME; Paramsothy S; Haifer C; Parthasarathy R; Borody TJ; Leong RW; Kamm MA; Kaakoush NO, 2024, 'The phageome of patients with ulcerative colitis treated with donor fecal microbiota reveals markers associated with disease remission', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53454-4

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Khan M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2024, 'The Effect of Face Mask Wear on the Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Microbiome', Eye and Contact Lens, 50, pp. 467 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICL.0000000000001122

Majzoub ME; Luu LDW; Haifer C; Paramsothy S; Borody TJ; Leong RW; Thomas T; Kaakoush NO, 2024, 'Refining microbial community metabolic models derived from metagenomics using reference-based taxonomic profiling', Msystems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00746-24

Li J; Saha M; Majzoub ME; Yang T; Chu H; Thomas T; Weinberger F; Egan S, 2024, 'Non-selective microbiota reduction after the elicitation of a seaweed's immune response', Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13268

Cardoso PM; Hill LJ; Villela HDM; Vilela CLS; Assis JM; Rosado PM; Rosado JG; Chacon MA; Majzoub ME; Duarte GAS; Thomas T; Peixoto RS, 2024, 'Localization and symbiotic status of probiotics in the coral holobiont', Msystems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00261-24

Syukur S; Richmond J; Majzoub ME; Nappi J; Egan S; Thomas T, 2024, 'Not all parents are the same: Diverse strategies of symbiont transmission in seaweeds', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16564

Song W; Zhang S; Majzoub ME; Egan S; Kjelleberg S; Thomas T, 2024, 'The impact of interspecific competition on the genomic evolution of Phaeobacter inhibens and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during biofilm growth', Environmental Microbiology, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16553

Nappi J; Goncalves P; Khan T; Majzoub ME; Grobler AS; Marzinelli EM; Thomas T; Egan S, 2023, 'Differential priority effects impact taxonomy and functionality of host-associated microbiomes', Molecular Ecology, 32, pp. 6278 - 6293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16336

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2023, 'Ocular microbiome changes in dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction', Experimental Eye Research, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109615

Garritano AN; Majzoub ME; Ribeiro B; Damasceno T; Modolon F; Messias C; Vilela C; Duarte G; Hill L; Peixoto R; Thomas T, 2023, 'Species-specific relationships between deep sea sponges and their symbiotic Nitrosopumilaceae', Isme Journal, 17, pp. 1517 - 1519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01439-4

Parata L; Noiney J; Majzoub ME; Mazumder D; Egan S; Sammut J, 2023, 'The role of farming practice in nutrient assimilation in small-scale tilapia farming', Aquaculture, 563, pp. 739005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.739005

Li J; Weinberger F; Saha M; Majzoub ME; Egan S, 2022, 'Cross-Host Protection of Marine Bacteria Against Macroalgal Disease', Microbial Ecology, 84, pp. 1288 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01909-2

Li J; Majzoub ME; Marzinelli EM; Dai Z; Thomas T; Egan S, 2022, 'Bacterial controlled mitigation of dysbiosis in a seaweed disease', Isme Journal, 16, pp. 378 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01070-1

Pratap K; Majzoub ME; Taki AC; Miranda Hernandez S; Magnusson M; Glasson CRK; de Nys R; Thomas T; Lopata AL; Kamath SD, 2022, 'The Algal Polysaccharide Ulvan and Carotenoid Astaxanthin Both Positively Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice', Foods, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040565

Bhandarkar NS; Mouatt P; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Brown L; Panchal SK, 2021, 'Coffee pulp, a by-product of coffee production, modulates gut microbiota and improves metabolic syndrome in high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-fed rats', Pathogens, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111369

du Preez R; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Panchal SK; Brown L, 2021, 'Nannochloropsis oceanica as a microalgal food intervention in diet-induced metabolic syndrome in rats', Nutrients, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13113991

Majzoub ME; McElroy K; Maczka M; Schulz S; Thomas T; Egana S, 2021, 'Genomic Evolution of the Marine Bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens during Biofilm Growth', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00769-21

Taylor JA; Díez-Vives C; Majzoub ME; Nielsen S; Thomas T, 2021, 'Stress response of the marine sponge Scopalina sp.. Can microbial community composition predict sponge disease?', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab095

Ozkan J; Majzoub ME; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2021, 'Comparative analysis of ocular surface tissue microbiome in human, mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig', Experimental Eye Research, 207, pp. 108609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2021.108609

Preez RD; Magnusson M; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Praeger C; Glasson CRK; Panchal SK; Brown L, 2021, 'Brown seaweed sargassum siliquosum as an intervention for diet-induced obesity in male wistar rats', Nutrients, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13061754

Preez RD; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Panchal SK; Brown L, 2020, 'Caulerpa lentillifera (Sea grapes) improves cardiovascular and metabolic health of rats with diet-induced metabolic syndrome', Metabolites, 10, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/metabo10120500

Salikin NH; Nappi J; Majzoub ME; Egan S, 2020, 'Combating parasitic nematode infections, newly discovered antinematode compounds from marine epiphytic bacteria', Microorganisms, 8, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121963

du Preez R; Paul N; Mouatt P; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Panchal SK; Brown L, 2020, 'Carrageenans from the Red Seaweed Sarconema filiforme Attenuate Symptoms of Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rats', Marine Drugs, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md18020097

John OD; Mouatt P; Majzoub ME; Thomas T; Panchal SK; Brown L, 2020, 'Physiological and metabolic effects of yellow mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis) rind in rats with dietinduced metabolic syndrome', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010272

Majzoub ME; Beyersmann PG; Simon M; Thomas T; Brinkhoff T; Egan S, 2019, 'Phaeobacter inhibens controls bacterial community assembly on a marine diatom', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz060

Majzoub ME; McElroy K; Maczka M; Thomas T; Egan S, 2018, 'Causes and consequences of a variant strain of Phaeobacter inhibens with reduced competition', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, pp. 2601, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02601

Conference Papers

Ozkan J; Majzoub M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2023, 'Ocular microbiome changes in dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction', Germany, presented at Symposium: The Human Microbiome, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany, 20 September 2023

Ozkan J, 2023, 'The conjunctival and lid margin microbiome in meibomian and lacrimal gland dysfunction', USA, presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, USA, 23 April 2023

Conference Presentations

Ozkan J; Majzoub M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2022, 'The effect of face mask wear on the ocular surface and contact lens microbiome', presented at 21st International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR) Symposium,, 22 August 2022

Ozkan J; Majzoub M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2022, 'The comparative ocular surface tissue microbiome in human, mouse, rabbit and guinea pig', presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 02 May 2022

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