2026 – The Ley Lab

Publication Year: 2026

Wheat fiber mitigates colitis via non-SCFA microbial metabolite-trained intestinal macrophages.

Kim SEG, Ott R, Bretin A, Abo H, Wang Y, Wang Y, Winer S, Winer DA, Reddivari L, Heaver SL, Ley RE, Pellizzon M, Ngo VL and Gewirtz AT.

Science Advances.

Vol 12, Issue13.

(2026).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec5757

Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a human gut Methanobrevibacter intestini strain G0370_i3 isolated in Gabon.

Ngwese MM, Loum L, Berg L, Tyakht AV, Youngblut ND, Adegnika AA, Kremsner P, Ley RE and Marsh JW

Future Microbiol.

(2026).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17460913.2026.2645510

Fidelity in co-diversified symbiosis.

Pons I, García-Lozano M, Emmerich C, Ayas AM, Henzler C, Enav H, Ley RE and Salem H.

Nature Communications .

17(1):1644.

(2026).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69366-4

Optimizing Magnesium Uptake in Lacticaseibacillus Rhamnosus To Advance Nutribiotic Strategies.

Varvara RA, Budde H, Ley R and Vodnar DC

Current Microbiology.

83:132.

(2026).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-026-04721-8

Dietary fat disrupts a commensal-host lipid network that promotes metabolic health.

Klag K, Ott D, Tippetts TS, Nicolson RJ, Tatum SM, Bauer KM, Stephen-Victor E, Weis AM, Bell R, Weagley J, Maschek JA, Vu DL, Heaver S, Ley R, O’Connell R, Holland WL, Summers SA, Stephens WZ and Round JL.

Cell Metabolism.

38:157-173. e9.

(2026).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2025.10.007