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Overview

James Versalovic is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

The scientist's primary research topics consolidate around gut microbiota and health, probiotics and fermented foods, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, as well as diet and metabolism studies.

James Versalovic has published extensively in venues such as Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, The FASEB Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum Secretes Outer Membrane Vesicles and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation (2021, mBio)
  • Healthy Human Gastrointestinal Microbiome: Composition and Function After a Decade of Exploration (2020, Digestive Diseases and Sciences)
  • Human-Derived Bifidobacterium dentium Modulates the Mammalian Serotonergic System and Gut-Brain Axis (2020, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • Maternal diet alters human milk oligosaccharide composition with implications for the milk metagenome (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Bacteroides ovatus colonization influences the abundance of intestinal short chain fatty acids and neurotransmitters (2022, iScience)

Frequent collaborators include Melinda A. Engevik, Wenly Ruan, Heather A. Danhof, Joseph M. Hyser, and Kristen A. Engevik.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • The Placenta Harbors a Unique Microbiome

    Kjersti Aagaard;Jun Ma;Kathleen M. Antony;Radhika Ganu

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Genomic fingerprinting of bacteria using repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction

    James Versalovic;M. Schneider;F. J. De Bruijn;J. R. Lupski

  • Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation:

    Peera Hemarajata;James Versalovic

  • Defining a Healthy Human Gut Microbiome: Current Concepts, Future Directions, and Clinical Applications

    Fredrik Bäckhed;Claire M. Fraser;Yehuda Ringel;Mary Ellen Sanders

  • Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

    Paul I. Costea;Georg Zeller;Shinichi Sunagawa;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Three-year surveillance of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in children

    Sheldon L. Kaplan;Kristina G. Hulten;Blanca E. Gonzalez;Wendy A. Hammerman

  • A metagenomic approach to characterization of the vaginal microbiome signature in pregnancy.

    Kjersti Aagaard;Kevin Riehle;Jun Ma;Nicola Segata

  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome Signatures of Pediatric Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Delphine M. Saulnier;Delphine M. Saulnier;Kevin Riehle;Toni–Ann Mistretta;Toni–Ann Mistretta;Maria–Alejandra Diaz;Maria–Alejandra Diaz

  • Metagenomic Pyrosequencing and Microbial Identification

    Joseph F. Petrosino;Sarah Highlander;Ruth Ann Luna;Ruth Ann Luna;Richard A. Gibbs

  • Intestinal dysbiosis in preterm infants preceding necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mohan Pammi;Julia Cope;Phillip I. Tarr;Barbara B. Warner

  • Mutations in 23S rRNA are associated with clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori.

    J Versalovic;D Shortridge;K Kibler;M V Griffy

  • Targeting the human microbiome with antibiotics, probiotics, and prebiotics: gastroenterology enters the metagenomics era.

    Geoffrey A. Preidis;James Versalovic

  • Compositional and Functional Features of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Their Effects on Human Health

    Emily B. Hollister;Emily B. Hollister;Chunxu Gao;James Versalovic;James Versalovic

  • Human Microbiome in Health and Disease

    Kathryn J. Pflughoeft;James Versalovic

  • Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri biofilms produce antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory factors

    Sara E Jones;Sara E Jones;James Versalovic;James Versalovic

  • Histamine Derived from Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Suppresses TNF via Modulation of PKA and ERK Signaling

    Carissa M. Thomas;Teresa Hong;Jan Peter van Pijkeren;Peera Hemarajata

  • Probiotics-host communication: Modulation of signaling pathways in the intestine.

    Carissa M. Thomas;James Versalovic

  • Microbial DNA Typing by Automated Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR

    Mimi Healy;Joe Huong;Traci Bittner;Maricel Lising

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph F. Petrosino
Joseph F. Petrosino Baylor College of Medicine
Tor C. Savidge
Tor C. Savidge Baylor College of Medicine
James R. Lupski
James R. Lupski Baylor College of Medicine
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Sun Yat-sen University
Jun Ma
Jun Ma University of Pennsylvania
Sridevi Devaraj
Sridevi Devaraj Baylor College of Medicine
Robert A. Britton
Robert A. Britton Simon Fraser University
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Aleksandar Milosavljevic
Aleksandar Milosavljevic Baylor College of Medicine
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine

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