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Michael W. Taylor is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, notable subfields include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Physiology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Michael W. Taylor has published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • "Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats", 2020, mBio
  • "Host phylogeny shapes viral transmission networks in an island ecosystem", 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Antibiotic Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Prescription Patterns and Associations With Patient Outcome and the Sinus Microbiota", 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "16S rRNA gene-based meta-analysis of the reptile gut microbiota reveals environmental effects, host influences and a limited core microbiota", 2023, Molecular Ecology
  • "Influence of management practice on the microbiota of a critically endangered species: a longitudinal study of kākāpō chick faeces and associated nest litter", 2022, Animal Microbiome

They have published books as well, including "Autism Spectrum Disorders" (2021), released by Exon Publications eBooks.

Frequent coauthors working with Michael W. Taylor include:

  • Andrew Digby
  • Annie G. West
  • Carmen Hoffbeck
  • Kristi Biswas
  • Richard Douglas

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Molecular Ecology, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Sponge-Associated Microorganisms: Evolution, Ecology, and Biotechnological Potential

    Michael W. Taylor;Regina Radax;Doris Steger;Michael Wagner

  • Deciphering the evolution and metabolism of an anammox bacterium from a community genome

    Marc Strous;Eric Pelletier;Sophie Mangenot;Thomas Rattei

  • Marine sponges as microbial fermenters

    Ute Hentschel;Kayley M. Usher;Michael W. Taylor

  • Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome

    Ute Hentschel;Jörn Piel;Sandie M. Degnan;Michael W. Taylor

  • Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome

    Torsten Thomas;Lucas Moitinho-Silva;Miguel Lurgi;Johannes R. Björk;Johannes R. Björk

  • Marine sponges and their microbial symbionts: love and other relationships.

    Nicole S. Webster;Michael W. Taylor

  • Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges.

    Susanne Schmitt;Peter Tsai;James Bell;Jane Fromont

  • Deep sequencing reveals exceptional diversity and modes of transmission for bacterial sponge symbionts.

    Nicole S. Webster;Michael W. Taylor;Faris Behnam;Sebastian Lücker

  • Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats

    Se Jin Song;Jon G. Sanders;Frédéric Delsuc;Jessica Metcalf

  • Characterizing the avian gut microbiota: membership, driving influences, and potential function

    David W. Waite;Michael W. Taylor

  • Could some coral reefs become sponge reefs as our climate changes

    James J. Bell;Simon K. Davy;Timothy Jones;Michael W. Taylor

  • Sponge-specific clusters revisited: a comprehensive phylogeny of sponge-associated microorganisms.

    Rachel L. Simister;Peter Deines;Emmanuelle S. Botté;Nicole S. Webster

  • Host specificity in marine sponge-associated bacteria, and potential implications for marine microbial diversity.

    Michael W. Taylor;Peter J. Schupp;Peter J. Schupp;Ingela Dahllöf;Staffan Kjelleberg

  • Wastewater treatment: a model system for microbial ecology

    Holger Daims;Michael W. Taylor;Michael Wagner

  • The microbiome in threatened species conservation

    Annie G. West;David W. Waite;Peter Deines;David G. Bourne

  • Exploring the avian gut microbiota: current trends and future directions.

    David William Waite;Mike Taylor

  • Evaluating the core microbiota in complex communities: A systematic investigation

    Carmen Astudillo-García;James J. Bell;Nicole S. Webster;Bettina Glasl

  • The sponge microbiome project

    Lucas Moitinho-Silva;Shaun Nielsen;Amnon Amir;Antonio Gonzalez

  • Evaluating variation in human gut microbiota profiles due to DNA extraction method and inter-subject differences

    Brett Wagner Mackenzie;David W. Waite;Michael W. Taylor

  • The nasal microbiota in health and disease: variation within and between subjects.

    Kristi Biswas;Michael Hoggard;Ravi Jain;Michael W. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole S. Webster
Nicole S. Webster University of Queensland
Ute Hentschel
Ute Hentschel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner University of Vienna
James J. Bell
James J. Bell Victoria University of Wellington
Staffan Kjelleberg
Staffan Kjelleberg Nanyang Technological University
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
José M. Montoya
José M. Montoya Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Torsten Thomas
Torsten Thomas University of New South Wales
Russell T. Hill
Russell T. Hill University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego

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