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ArticleNature communications2026

Extensive genomic diversity in Desulfovibrio reveals species-specific functional traits associated with disease.

Tingting Zheng, Isabel Keidel, Hélène Omer, Akshat Joshipura, Aurélie Cenier, Ezgi Atay, Yi Han Tan, Daniela Wetzel, Ranko Gacesa, Shijie Zhao and 10 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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20 authors.

Tingting ZhengTranslational Microbiome Data Integration, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Isabel KeidelZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-9806-1087
Hélène OmerZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4285-1386
Akshat JoshipuraInstitute of Molecular Immunology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-5331-9007
Aurélie CenierTranslational Microbiome Data Integration, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-3360-7181
Ezgi AtayDepartment of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0208-4095
Yi Han TanDepartment of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Daniela WetzelTranslational Microbiome Data Integration, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
Ranko GacesaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2119-0539
Shijie ZhaoDepartment of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Claudia MengoniDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9629-2930
Shen JinTranslational Microbiome Data Integration, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5159-1187
Khoa CoInstitute of Molecular Immunology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Carsten PetersElectron Microscopy Facility, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7193-499X
Nicola SegataDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1583-5794
Ruth E LeyDepartment of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9087-1672
Monica YabalInstitute of Molecular Immunology, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rinse K WeersmaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7928-7371
Dirk HallerZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6977-4085
Melanie SchirmerTranslational Microbiome Data Integration, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany. melanie.schirmer@tum.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6456-3679

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 395357507Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 426120468Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 471011418Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 504986538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Desulfovibrio spp. are associated with inflammatory diseases and human health, yet limited representative genomes and isolates hinder our understanding of their role in disease. Here, we assembled a comprehensive database of 2658 Desulfovibrio genomes across 90 diseases and 32 countries, including 24 human isolates. Genomic analyses showed extensive species diversity and revealed disease-associated functional traits, including flagellin and adaptation-associated genes (i.e., ureases). Flagellin-mediated Toll-like receptor 5 activation was species-specific and D. desulfuricans flagellin downregulated TGF-beta signalling in murine small intestinal organoids, suggesting impaired immune tolerance. Additionally, we investigated genomic capacity for hydrogen sulfide (H

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DesulfovibrioDesulfovibrionaceae InfectionsGenetic VariationGenome, BacterialAnimalsFlagellinGenomicsHumansHydrogen SulfideInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMicePhylogenySpecies SpecificityTetrathionic AcidToll-Like Receptor 5FlagellinHydrogen SulfideTetrathionic AcidToll-Like Receptor 5

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PMID42859157
PMCPMC13653922

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