Researchers

meRfi® Microbiome for Researchers:

Microbiology / Microbial Ecology

Characterization of microbial communities, their metabolites (e.g., SCFA, bile acids), and the effects of pro‑ and prebiotics.

Gastroenterology / Hepatology

The microbiome in IBD, IBS, CRC, NAFLD/MAFLD, and liver cirrhosis, as well as probiotics, prebiotics, and FMT as therapeutic options.

Infectious Diseases & Hygiene

FMT and bacterial consortia in recurrent C. difficile infection, antibiotic resistance issues, and “colonization resistance.”

Endocrinology / Diabetology

The role of the microbiome in obesity, the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiometabolic risk, and studies on probiotics, prebiotics, and FMT to improve glycemic control and lipid metabolism.

Neurology / Psychiatry

The influence of the microbiome on cognition, mood, and neurodegenerative diseases, and the use of pro‑ and prebiotics and FMT in studies on depression, dementia, and autism.

Allergology / Immunology / Rheumatology

The microbiome in allergies, autoimmune diseases, and immune development; FMT and “biotics” as immunomodulatory strategies.

Oncology

The microbiome as a modulator of carcinogenesis (in particular CRC) and immunotherapy; probiotics, FMT, and defined bacterial consortia to improve response to immune checkpoint therapy.

Nutrition Sciences

Development of prebiotic fibers, fermented foods, and synbiotic concepts for gut health, metabolic health, and bone health.

Pharmacology

Pharmacomicrobiomics—interactions between drugs and the microbiome and the influence of probiotics and prebiotics on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

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From the content

Gut microbiota and their influence on Inflammation / Inflammatory Diseases

Here you will find a contextualized presentation of inflammatory diseases and the gut microbiota

Genetically engineered microbes, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), and microbial ecosystem therapeutics (MET) belong to a modern microbiome medicine

What are Pathways from Dietary Supplement to Medicine

Technologies crucial for understanding microbial communities and their interactions with hosts

The need for a new methodological framework to effectively identify key microbiome members 

Animal models, including non-mammalian model organisms (such as Drosophila melanogaster), rodents, large animals (such as pigs), and non-human primates, are essential tools in microbiome research

Where these models are used

Microorganisms as cancer indicators, prophylactic agents, immune activators, vaccines, or vectors in antitumor therapy

One of the most promising future strategies in cancer treatment

How cancer treatment can be improved by fecal microbiota transplants, prebiotics, probiotics, and engineered microbial organisms

It covers the reduction of adverse events of cancer therapy and the improvement of its efficacy

There are a huge number of medications that influence the intestinal microbiota in both directions

Amplified or weakened - they influence the composition of the intestinal microbiota

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