Volker Mai

Summary

Affiliation: University of Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Distortions in development of intestinal microbiota associated with late onset sepsis in preterm infants
    Volker Mai
    Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    PLoS ONE 8:e52876. 2013
  2. ncbi Associations between dietary habits and body mass index with gut microbiota composition and fecal water genotoxicity: an observational study in African American and Caucasian American volunteers
    Volker Mai
    Microbiology and Cell Science, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    Nutr J 8:49. 2009
  3. ncbi Fecal microbiota in premature infants prior to necrotizing enterocolitis
    Volker Mai
    Department of Microbiology and Cell Sciences and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e20647. 2011
  4. ncbi A large-scale benchmark study of existing algorithms for taxonomy-independent microbial community analysis
    Yijun Sun
    Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, PO Box 103622, Gainesville, FL 32610 3622, USA
    Brief Bioinform 13:107-21. 2012
  5. ncbi Advanced computational algorithms for microbial community analysis using massive 16S rRNA sequence data
    Yijun Sun
    Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 3622, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 38:e205. 2010
  6. ncbi Biomarkers for infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis: clues to prevention?
    Christopher Young
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
    Pediatr Res 65:91R-97R. 2009
  7. ncbi Recent advances and remaining gaps in our knowledge of associations between gut microbiota and human health
    Volker Mai
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
    World J Gastroenterol 15:81-5. 2009
  8. ncbi M-pick, a modularity-based method for OTU picking of 16S rRNA sequences
    Xiaoyu Wang
    Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    BMC Bioinformatics 14:43. 2013
  9. ncbi Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria correlated with the onset of diabetes in a rat model
    Luiz F W Roesch
    Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 0700, USA
    ISME J 3:536-48. 2009
  10. ncbi A roadmap for understanding and preventing necrotizing enterocolitis
    Josef Neu
    1600 Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    Curr Gastroenterol Rep 10:450-7. 2008

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Distortions in development of intestinal microbiota associated with late onset sepsis in preterm infants
    Volker Mai
    Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    PLoS ONE 8:e52876. 2013
    ..Bifidobacteria counts were lower in cases at all time points. Our results support the hypothesis that a distortion in normal microbiota composition, and not an enrichment of potential pathogens, is associated with LOS in preterm infants...
  2. ncbi Associations between dietary habits and body mass index with gut microbiota composition and fecal water genotoxicity: an observational study in African American and Caucasian American volunteers
    Volker Mai
    Microbiology and Cell Science, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    Nutr J 8:49. 2009
    ..Diet might change the composition and the activities of the intestinal microbiota, in turn affecting fecal genotoxicity/mutagenicity that is thought to be associated with carcinogenesis...
  3. ncbi Fecal microbiota in premature infants prior to necrotizing enterocolitis
    Volker Mai
    Department of Microbiology and Cell Sciences and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e20647. 2011
    ..Our observations suggest that abnormal patterns of microbiota and potentially a novel pathogen contribute to the etiology of NEC...
  4. ncbi A large-scale benchmark study of existing algorithms for taxonomy-independent microbial community analysis
    Yijun Sun
    Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, PO Box 103622, Gainesville, FL 32610 3622, USA
    Brief Bioinform 13:107-21. 2012
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  5. ncbi Advanced computational algorithms for microbial community analysis using massive 16S rRNA sequence data
    Yijun Sun
    Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 3622, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 38:e205. 2010
    ..Our approach provides rigorous statistical tools for sequence-based studies aimed at elucidating associations between known or unknown organisms and a variety of physiological or environmental conditions...
  6. ncbi Biomarkers for infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis: clues to prevention?
    Christopher Young
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
    Pediatr Res 65:91R-97R. 2009
    ..The application of newly developed "omic" approaches may provide biomarkers for early diagnosis and targeted prevention of this disease...
  7. ncbi Recent advances and remaining gaps in our knowledge of associations between gut microbiota and human health
    Volker Mai
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
    World J Gastroenterol 15:81-5. 2009
    ..Translating findings from these studies into effective interventions that can improve health, possibly personalized based on an individuals existing microbiota, will be the task for the next decade(s)...
  8. ncbi M-pick, a modularity-based method for OTU picking of 16S rRNA sequences
    Xiaoyu Wang
    Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    BMC Bioinformatics 14:43. 2013
    ..Furthermore, existing binning methods usually require a priori decisions regarding binning parameters such as a distance level for defining an OTU...
  9. ncbi Culture-independent identification of gut bacteria correlated with the onset of diabetes in a rat model
    Luiz F W Roesch
    Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 0700, USA
    ISME J 3:536-48. 2009
    ..Quantitative PCR verified the higher abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in the BB-DR samples. Whether these changes are caused by diabetes or are involved in the development of the disease is unknown...
  10. ncbi A roadmap for understanding and preventing necrotizing enterocolitis
    Josef Neu
    1600 Southwest Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    Curr Gastroenterol Rep 10:450-7. 2008
    ..Newly developed proteomic and metabolomic approaches also offer exciting new potential for early diagnosis and prevention of this disease in infants at highest risk...
  11. ncbi Bacteriophage Administration Reduces the Concentration of Listeria monocytogenes in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Translocation to Spleen and Liver in Experimentally Infected Mice
    Volker Mai
    Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
    Int J Microbiol 2010:624234. 2010
    ..Our data support the potential feasibility of using bacteriophages to control proliferation of L. monocytogenes in mice without affecting commensal microbiota composition...