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Journal articles

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


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