Research Summary
My research investigates how the human microbiome is influenced by environmental pressures, including pollution, food sources, water, etc. My team also investigates the history of environmental soil microbiomes and how anthropogenic forces have shaped them over time.
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Recent Publications
The Oral-Microbiome-Brain Axis and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: An Anthropological Perspective
Bowland, G. B. & Weyrich, L. S., Mar 30 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, 810008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The Neglected Gut Microbiome: Fungi, Protozoa, and Bacteriophages in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Guzzo, G. L., Andrews, J. M. & Weyrich, L. S., Jul 1 2022, In: Inflammatory bowel diseases. 28, 7, p. 1112-1122 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Schoolyard Biodiversity Determines Short-Term Recovery of Disturbed Skin Microbiota in Children
Mills, J. G., Selway, C. A., Thomas, T., Weyrich, L. S. & Lowe, A. J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Microbial Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Moving beyond the gut microbiome: Combining systems biology and multi-site microbiome analyses to combat non-communicable diseases
Selway, C. A., Sudarpa, J. & Weyrich, L. S., Jun 2022, In: Medicine in Microecology. 12, 100052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corrigendum to “Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands” [Sci. Total Environ. 802 (2021)149542](S0048969721046167)(10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149542)
Thomas, Z. A., Mooney, S., Cadd, H., Baker, A., Turney, C., Schneider, L., Hogg, A., Haberle, S., Green, K., Weyrich, L. S., Perez, V., Moore, N. E., Zawadzki, A., Kelloway, S. J. & Khan, S. J., Mar 10 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 811, 152367.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands
Thomas, Z. A., Mooney, S., Cadd, H., Baker, A., Turney, C., Schneider, L., Hogg, A., Haberle, S., Green, K., Weyrich, L. S., Pérez, V., Moore, N. E., Zawadzki, A., Kelloway, S. J. & Khan, S. J., Jan 1 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 802, 149542.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stochastic models support rapid peopling of Late Pleistocene Sahul
Bradshaw, C. J. A., Norman, K., Ulm, S., Williams, A. N., Clarkson, C., Chadœuf, J., Lin, S. C., Jacobs, Z., Roberts, R. G., Bird, M. I., Weyrich, L. S., Haberle, S. G., O’Connor, S., Llamas, B., Cohen, T. J., Friedrich, T., Veth, P., Leavesley, M. & Saltré, F., Dec 1 2021, In: Nature communications. 12, 1, 2440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effectiveness of decontamination protocols when analyzing ancient DNA preserved in dental calculus
Farrer, A. G., Wright, S. L., Skelly, E., Eisenhofer, R., Dobney, K. & Weyrich, L. S., Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 7456.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Researchers using environmental DNA must engage ethically with Indigenous communities
Handsley-Davis, M., Kowal, E., Russell, L. & Weyrich, L. S., Feb 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 2, p. 146-148 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Early markers of periodontal disease and altered oral microbiota are associated with glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes
Jensen, E. D., Selway, C. A., Allen, G., Bednarz, J., Weyrich, L. S., Gue, S., Peña, A. S. & Couper, J., May 2021, In: Pediatric Diabetes. 22, 3, p. 474-481 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dead or alive: microbial viability treatment reveals both active and inactive bacterial constituents in the fish gut microbiota
Legrand, T. P. R. A., Wos-Oxley, M. L., Wynne, J. W., Weyrich, L. S. & Oxley, A. P. A., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 131, 5, p. 2528-2538 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evidence for Pleistocene gene flow through the ice-free corridor from extinct horses and camels from Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming
Mitchell, K. J., Bover, P., Salis, A. T., Mudge, C., Heiniger, H., Thompson, M., Hockett, B., Weyrich, L. S., Cooper, A. & Meachen, J. A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Quaternary International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development and characterization of an oral microbiome transplant among Australians for the treatment of dental caries and periodontal disease: A study protocol
Nath, S., Zilm, P., Jamieson, L., Kapellas, K., Goswami, N., Ketagoda, K. & Weyrich, L. S., Nov 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 11 November, e0260433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Diversity and bias in oral microbiome research: A commentary
Nath, S., Handsley-Davis, M., Weyrich, L. S. & Jamieson, L. M., Jun 2021, In: EClinicalMedicine. 36, 100923.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
The evolutionary history of the human oral microbiota and its implications for modern health
Weyrich, L. S., Feb 2021, In: Periodontology 2000. 85, 1, p. 90-100 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review