Project description:RNAseq and LC/MS metabolomics analysis of C. difficile strain 630 grown in BHIS media with 50% (vol/vol) faecal water added, compared with control BHIS containing only the additional PBS used for prep of Faecal water. Cells grown in biological triplicates to late log phase (T=6h) prior to harvest. Goal was to determine changes in gene expression caused by exposure to Faecal water, and changes in the metabolite profile of faecal water containing medium when incubated with actively growing C. difficile cells
Project description:In this randomised placebo-controlled trial, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients were treated with faecal material from a healthy donor (n=8, allogenic FMT) or with their own faecal microbiota (n=8, autologous FMT). The faecal transplant was administered by whole colonoscopy into the caecum (30 g of stool in 150 ml sterile saline). Two weeks before the FMT (baseline) as well as two and eight weeks after the FMT, the participants underwent a sigmoidoscopy, and biopsies were collected at a standardised location (20-25 cm from the anal verge at the crossing with the arteria iliaca communis) from an uncleansed sigmoid. In patients treated with allogenic FMT, predominantly immune response-related genes sets were induced, with the strongest response two weeks after FMT. In patients treated with autologous FMT, predominantly metabolism-related gene sets were affected.
Project description:Comparison of faecal flora of three healthy individuals and a patient suffering from Ulcerative Colitis during disease and remission states. Faecal samples were taken and frozen at -80 within one hour.
Project description:Virus elimination is indispensable for the maintenance of stone fruit plantations, because these pathogens can cause serious crop damage and crop losses. Currently we do not possess efficient plant protection methods against viruses therefore prevention has a prominent role. In order to prevent infections, pathogen-free propagation material production and application of effective diagnostic methods have essential role. Our examined peach samples derived from isolator houses and stock nurseries of Fruitculture Research Institute of NARIC. With the help of highly sensitive metagenomic diagnostic methods: such as next generation sequencing of small RNAs, we are able to detect all of the presenting pathogens within our samples. During preparation steps, total RNA was isolated from leaf samples, RNA pools were made from the varieties, and then small RNA libraries were prepared. Sequencing was performed on Illumina platform and we used CLC Genomics Workbench for the bioinformatics evaluation. Results were verified by RT-PCR and Northern-blot. PCR products were cloned into pJET vector and Sanger sequenced. As a result, we detected nectarine stem pitting-associated virus (NSPaV), peach associated luteovirus (PaLV) and also peach latent mosaic viroid (PLMVd) which presence has to be checked regularly. Moreover we proved the incidence of PLMVd and PaLV first time in Hungary. We suspect, that the source of the viral infection might be the propagation material, which was used as a base for the variety collection in this isolator house.
Project description:To investigate the effect of polar microbial metabolites on intestinal gene expression, we exposed Caco-2 cell to faecal water from control mice or the same mice under antibiotherapy (for 7-10 days).
