In vivo replication of a fully functional nerve net in a clonally reproducing animal
Sakib E, Hofacker L-M, Noack C, Ströbel F, Giez C, Wittlieb J, Klimovich A, Bosch TCG (2026) In vivo replication of a fully functional nerve net in a clonally reproducing animal. Communications Biology 9, 1389 (2026).
doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-11184-x
Prioritize validation over discovery of novel antibiotics
Mark A. Hanson, Thomas C.G. Bosch, Irene A. Chen, Michael Zasloff (2026): Prioritize validation over discovery of novel antibiotics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (44) e2616439123 Published online October 28, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2616439123
Gut motility as a driver of microbial community architecture and host–microbe evolution
Markus Schwalbe, Thomas C.G. Bosch, and Sahar El Aidy (2026): Gut motility as a driver of microbial community architecture and host–microbe evolution. Trends in Microbiology. Published online March 13, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2025.12.016
Assembly of a functional neuronal circuit in embryos of an ancestral metazoan is influenced by environmental signals including the microbiome.
Christopher Noack, Sebastian Jenderny, Christoph Giez, Ornina Merza, Lisa-Marie Hofacker, Joerg Wittlieb, Urska Repnik, Marc Bramkamp, Karlheinz Ochs, Thomas C. G. Bosch (2025): Assembly of a functional neuronal circuit in embryos of an ancestral metazoan is influenced by environmental signals including the microbiome. Proc Natl Acad Sci US, June 5, 2025, 122 (23) e2501225122 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2501225122
The microbiota affects stem cell decision making in Hydra
Jinru He, Alexander Klimovich, Sabine Kock, Linus Dahmke, Sören Franzenburg, Thomas C.G. Bosch (2025): The microbiota affects stem cell decision making in Hydra.
BioRxiv DOI:10.1101/2024.08.20.608462
Satiety controls behavior in Hydra through an interplay of pre-enteric and central nervous system-like neuron populations
Giez C, Noack C , Sakib E, Hofacker L-M , Repnik U, Bramkamp M , Bosch TCG (2024) Satiety controls behavior in Hydra through an interplay of pre-enteric and central nervous system-like neuron populations. Cell Reports, 43, June 25, 2024 DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114210
The potential importance of the built-environment microbiome and its impact on human health
Thomas C.G. Bosch, Mark Wigley, Beatriz Colomina, Brendan Bohannan, Forrest Meggers, Katherine R. Amato Meghan B. Azad , Martin J. Blaser, Kate Brown, Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich, Eran Elinav, B. Brett Finlay, Kate Geddie, Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Philippe Gros, Karen Guillemin, Louis-Patrick Haraoui, Elizabeth Johnson, Frédéric Keck, Jamie Lorimer, Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, Mark Nichter, Sven Petterson, Hendrik Poinar, Tobias Rees, Carolina Tropini, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Liping Zhao, Melissa K. Melby (2024): The potential importance of the built-environment microbiome and its impact on human health. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
First published: 25. April 2024 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2313971121
A new lexicon in the age of microbiome research
Bosch TCG, Blaser MJ, Ruby E, and McFall-Ngai M (2024) A new lexicon in the age of microbiome research. Philosophical Transactions B 379: 20230060; DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0060
Novel technologies uncover novel “anti”-microbial peptides in Hydra shaping the species-specific microbiome
Klimovich A, Bosch TCG (2024). Novel technologies uncover novel “anti”-microbial peptides in Hydra shaping the species-specific microbiome. Philosophical Transactions B 379:20230058; https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0058
The archaeome in metaorganism-research with a focus on marine models and their bacteria-archaea interactions
von Hoyningen-Huene AJEl, Bang C, Rausch P, Rühlemann MC, Fokt H, He J, Jensen N, Knop M, Petersen C, Schmittmann L, Zimmer T, Baines J, Bosch TCG, Hentschel U, Reusch TBH, Roeder T, Franke A, Schulenburg H, Stukenbrock EH and Schmitz-Streit RA (2024). The archaeome in metaorganism-research with a focus on marine models and their bacteria-archaea interactions, Frontiers in Microbiology, 15 – 2024 | DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1347422
Spatial Distribution and Functional Impact of Human Scalp Hair Follicle Microbiota
Lousada MB, Edelkamp J, Lachnit T, Fehrholz M, Pastar I, Jimenez F, Erdmann H, Bosch TCG, Paus R. (2023) Spatial Distribution and Functional Impact of Human Scalp Hair Follicle Microbiota. J Invest Dermatol. S0022-202X(23)03119-6. DOI:10.1016/j.jid.2023.11.006.
Multiple neuronal populations control the eating behavior in Hydra and are responsive to microbial signals
Giez C, Pinkle D, Giencke Y, Wittlieb J, Herbst E, Spratte T, Lachnit T, Klimovich A, Selhuber-Unkel C, Bosch TCG (2023). Multiple neuronal populations control the eating behavior in Hydra and are responsive to microbial signals. Current Biology, in press ISSN 0960-9822, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.038
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