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Muriel Derrien is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular expertise in molecular biology, public health, nutrition, physiology, and genetics.

The research topics addressed by Muriel Derrien prominently include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutrition, genetics, and disease
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Probiotics and fermented foods

Recent publications by Muriel Derrien cover a range of topics within microbiome and nutrition research. Selected papers include:

  • "Insights into endogenous Bifidobacterium species in the human gut microbiota during adulthood" (2022), published in Trends in Microbiology
  • "Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms" (2022), published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Moving from probiotics to precision probiotics" (2020), published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Vitamin Biosynthesis by Human Gut Butyrate-Producing Bacteria and Cross-Feeding in Synthetic Microbial Communities" (2020), published in mBio
  • "Consumption of Fermented Foods Is Associated with Systematic Differences in the Gut Microbiome and Metabolome" (2020), published in mSystems

Muriel Derrien has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Patrick Veiga
  • Julien Tap
  • Hana Koutníková
  • Aurélie Cotillard
  • Alexander Kurilshikov

Their work has been published across multiple venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nutrients
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Best Publications

  • Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

    Amandine Everard;Clara Belzer;Lucie Geurts;Janneke P. Ouwerkerk

  • Transfer of Intestinal Microbiota From Lean Donors Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

    Anne Vrieze;Els Van Nood;Frits Holleman;Jarkko Salojarvi

  • An integrated catalog of reference genes in the human gut microbiome

    Junhua Li;Huijue Jia;Xianghang Cai;Huanzi Zhong

  • Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium.

    Muriel Derrien;Elaine E. Vaughan;Caroline M. Plugge;Willem M. de Vos

  • Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice

    Amandine Everard;Vladimir Lazarevic;Muriel Derrien;Myriam Girard

  • Identification and assembly of genomes and genetic elements in complex metagenomic samples without using reference genomes

    H Bjørn Nielsen;Mathieu Almeida;Agnieszka Sierakowska Juncker;Simon Rasmussen

  • Akkermansia muciniphila and its role in regulating host functions.

    Muriel Derrien;Clara Belzer;Willem M. de Vos

  • Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

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

  • Modulation of gut microbiota during probiotic-mediated attenuation of metabolic syndrome in high fat diet-fed mice

    Jingjing Wang;Huang Tang;Chenhong Zhang;Yufeng Zhao

  • Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila, a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly

    M. Carmen Collado;Muriel Derrien;Erika Isolauri;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • The Mucin Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila Is an Abundant Resident of the Human Intestinal Tract

    Muriel Derrien;M. Carmen Collado;Kaouther Ben-Amor;Seppo Salminen

  • Modulation of Mucosal Immune Response, Tolerance, and Proliferation in Mice Colonized by the Mucin-Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila

    Muriel Derrien;Peter Van Baarlen;Guido Hooiveld;Elisabeth Norin

  • Homeostasis of the Gut Barrier and Potential Biomarkers.

    Jerry M. Wells;Robert J. Brummer;Muriel Derrien;Thomas T. MacDonald

  • Identification of an Intestinal Microbiota Signature Associated With Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Julien Tap;Muriel Derrien;Hans Törnblom;Rémi Brazeilles

  • Fate, activity, and impact of ingested bacteria within the human gut microbiota

    Muriel Derrien;Johan E.T. van Hylckama Vlieg

  • Mucin-bacterial interactions in the human oral cavity and digestive tract

    Muriel Derrien;Mark Wj van Passel;Jeroen Hb van de Bovenkamp;Raymond G Schipper

  • Saturated fat stimulates obesity and hepatic steatosis and affects gut microbiota composition by an enhanced overflow of dietary fat to the distal intestine

    Nicole J. de Wit;Muriel Derrien;Hanneke Bosch-Vermeulen;Els Oosterink

  • The Gut Microbiota in the First Decade of Life

    Muriel Derrien;Anne Sophie Alvarez;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • The Genome of Akkermansia muciniphila, a Dedicated Intestinal Mucin Degrader, and Its Use in Exploring Intestinal Metagenomes

    Mark W. J. van Passel;Ravi Kant;Erwin G. Zoetendal;Caroline M. Plugge

  • Microbial Community Development in a Dynamic Gut Model Is Reproducible, Colon Region Specific, and Selective for Bacteroidetes and Clostridium Cluster IX

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Charlotte Grootaert;Massimo Marzorati;Sam Possemiers

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Joël Doré
Joël Doré INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrice D. Cani
Patrice D. Cani Université Catholique de Louvain
Nathalie M. Delzenne
Nathalie M. Delzenne Université Catholique de Louvain
Amandine Everard
Amandine Everard Université Catholique de Louvain
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research
Giulio G. Muccioli
Giulio G. Muccioli Université Catholique de Louvain
Martin S. Obin
Martin S. Obin Tufts University

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