Dr. Gloria Fackelmann
fackelmeister.bsky.social
Dr. Gloria Fackelmann
@fackelmeister.bsky.social
Marie Skłodowska Curie #postdoctoral fellow at the Segata Lab of Computational #Metagenomics @cibiocm.bsky.social, University of Trento, Italy. Major research topics: #microbiome & #microplastics.

https://gfackelmann.github.io/
Reposted by Dr. Gloria Fackelmann
On Wednesday, 17 Sept.
from 16h
don't miss Flash talk (ft) session 1
and Poster (p) session 1

and meet our lab members:
@fackelmeister.bsky.social
@vheidrich.bsky.social

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September 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Thank you so much!
January 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you! Subgroups are not something we looked into, but we did consider hPDI (healthy plant-based diet index). This correlates with the same microbes regardless of diet pattern so in theory, omn eating more veg could have similar microbes as vegans. In practice though, omn have the lowest hPDI.
January 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This work wouldn’t have been possible without collaboration! 💪 Kudos and thanks to the team at CIBIO and ZOE (most aren't on bluesky, so not tagged here) @cibiocm.bsky.social @fasnicar.bsky.social
🥳👏 10/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Summary: The inclusion/exclusion of major food groups leaves its mark on the gut #microbiome via potential selection & food-to-gut acquisition esp from #dairy but also from fruit/veg, highlighting the role of agricultural practices in westernized gut microbiomes. 9/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Interestingly though, the most prevalent food microbes in vegans are soil microbes sometimes used in agriculture as N-fixing plant-growth promoters🌱 8/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Using the database of food-specific microbes #cFMD, we found that the greatest number of microbes may be derived from dairy, then fruits/veg and finally meat. Since vegans don’t eat dairy, they harbored the fewest food microbes. 7/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🍎🥑🥕Diversity of plant-based foods in one’s #diet can play a role in shaping the gut #microbiome, regardless of diet pattern. However, in practice, omnivores consume a significantly less plant-diverse diet than #vegans or #vegetarians. 6/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
By correlating gut microbes with various host #cardiometabolic markers, we found vegan signature gut #microbes to be most favorable in terms of cardiometabolic #health, followed by vegetarians, trailed by omnivores. 5/10
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#Dairy microbes distinguish vegan from vegetarian gut #microbiomes, esp Streptococcus thermophilus, a common dairy starter. 4/10
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January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM