Defeng Bai

Metagenomic identification of gut microbiome signatures for accurate diagnosis and prognostic prediction of Epstein-Barr virus-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Kaiqi Lan, Defeng Bai, Xia Yu, Hao Luo et autres

BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. The gut microbiome can influence outcomes of viral infections but the potential links among the gut microbiome, EBV infection and NPC remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: To characterise gut microbiome alterations in …

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iMeta Conference 2025: Creating high‐impact international journals

Zhihao Zhu, Lin Zhang, Xiaofang Yao, Yao Wang et autres

Conference series, themed "Creating High-Impact International Journals," held at the Huangjiahu Campus of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine from August 23rd to 25th, 2025, and focused on frontier topics such as microbiology, medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, botany, and research career development. The …

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iMeta Conference 2024: Building an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health

Yao Wang, Huiyu Hou, Hao Luo, Jinrui Xun et autres

The iMeta Conference 2024, held from October 11 to 13, 2024, at the Nanshan District People's Hospital in Shenzhen, China, attracted over 400 leading scientists, researchers, and industry professionals from around the world (File S1).Organized by the editorial team of iMeta, a …

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Unveiling microbial communities with EasyAmplicon: A user‐centric guide to perform amplicon sequencing data analysis

Salsabeel Yousuf, Hao Luo, Lei Chen, Tengfei Ma et autres

The advent of next-generation sequencing has revolutionized microbiome research, enabling in-depth exploration of microbial communities through amplicon sequencing. The widespread adoption of sequencing across diverse fields, coupled with decreasing costs, underscores the critical need for validated, fully automated, reproducible, and adaptable analysis …

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FoodMicroDB: A microbiome database for composition and time‐series research in food

Yahui Li, Hujie Lyu, Haifei Yang, Zhicheng Ju et autres

Microorganisms are crucial for food fermentation, preservation, and safety, directly impacting human health. The number of studies on the food microbiome has surged recently, along with a substantial increase in data. However, there is a notable lack of databases specialized for this …

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The Microbiome Protocols eBook initiative: Building a bridge to microbiome research

Yunyun Gao, Kai Peng, Defeng Bai, Xiaoye Bai et autres

The Microbiome Protocols eBook (MPB) serves as a crucial bridge, filling gaps in microbiome protocols for both wet experiments and data analysis. The first edition, launched in 2020, featured 152 meticulously curated protocols, garnering widespread acclaim. We now extend a sincere invitation …

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Climate change and climate niche shift equally attribute to the northwest range expansion of Asian house rats under intensified human activities

Defeng Bai, Xinru Wan, Zhenyu Wang, Zhibin Zhang

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Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China

Da Zhang, Xinru Wan, Defeng Bai, Zhenyu Wang et autres

Context Over the past few decades, many mammalian species have experienced range shifts, due to either local extinction or expansion, under accelerating global climate change. However, the distinct effects and ecological mechanisms behind the anthropogenic and climate pressures on range shifts have …

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Synergistic effects of EP ‐1 and ivermectin mixture ( iEP ‐1) to control rodents and their ectoparasites

Ming Liu, Dongsheng Ren, Xinrong Wan, Xiaona Shen et autres

BACKGROUND: Ectoparasites of rodents play significant roles in disease transmission to humans. Conventional poisoning potentially reduces the population densities of rodents, however, they may increase the ectoparasite loads on the surviving hosts. EP-1 has been shown to have anti-fertility effects on many …

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The recent Asian elephant range expansion in Yunnan, China, is associated with climate change and enforced protection efforts in human-dominated landscapes

Defeng Bai, Xinru Wan, Li Zhang, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz et autres

Recently, the northward movement of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Yunnan, China, has attracted international attention. Climate change or human disturbances have been proposed to be the key drivers, but these hypotheses have not been rigorously tested. In this study, we quantified …

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Factors influencing range contraction of a rodent herbivore in a steppe grassland over the past decades

Defeng Bai, Guoliang Li, Xinrong Wan, Yongwang Guo et autres

Abstract Climate warming and human disturbance are known to be key drivers in causing range contraction of many species, but quantitative assessment on their distinctive and interactive effects on local disappearance is still rare. In this study, we examined the association of …

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Meta‐replication, sampling bias, and multi‐scale model selection: A case study on snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in western China

Luciano Atzeni, Samuel A. Cushman, Defeng Bai, Jun Wang et autres

) in two study areas on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of western China. Our primary objectives were to evaluate the degree to which snow leopard habitat relationships, expressed by predictors, scales of response, and magnitude of effects, were consistent across study areas or …

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