In case you missed it‼️ The wonderful @nickilott.bsky.social from @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social & our lab made an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread last week!📻 The episode gives a great run down on gut microbiome testing kits🦠🧑‍🔬 Catch up on the episode here! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?

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Is hanger a real thing? 😡💭🍔 Find out with Rahul from the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies!

The gut microbiome and mental wellbeing 🧠

Your microbiome questions answered! For World Microbiome Day 2026, ...

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Can a gut microbiome testing kit really tell you what's living in your gut – and what you should eat? 🦠 🌽 Dr @nickilott.bsky.social from the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies joined BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread to separate the evidence from the marketing. Listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sliced Bread - Sliced Bread - Series 17 - Gut Microbiome Tests - BBC Sounds

Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?

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🍿 The wait is over... Premiering for #WorldMicrobiomeDay: A Day in the Life of a Poo Sample 💩🎬 Go behind the scenes and discover what really happens after a stool sample is donated, and how it supports microbiome research at Oxford. Watch now! 👇

Day in the life of a poo sample 💩

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Rahul from OCMS answers questions about the #gutmicrobiome and #mentalwellbeing. 🧠 This is our final FAQ video before World Microbiome Day — thanks for following along and stay tuned for the finale 📽️ .

The gut microbiome and mental wellbeing 🧠

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Ffion from Powrie lab discusses: 🧼 "Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome?" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. ⚠️ see comments 🪥 & 🐾

Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome? 🧼

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 9️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Uzma from OCMS answers: 🪥 "Is the #oralmicrobiome linked to #Alzheimer's disease" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @uzmakhan.bsky.social

Is oral health linked to Alzheimer's disease? 🦷

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 8️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Isaac from OCMS answers your questions about about how we study the #gutmicrobiome 🦠 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @isaac-dennis.bsky.social

How do you research the gut microbiome? 🔬

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 7️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Chik On from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Can #fermentedfoods change your microbiome?” 👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. Chik On Choy is the OCMS Project Manager

Can fermented food change your microbiome? 🧀

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 6️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “Why do we #fart?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/JLZlqarEjlQ?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

Why do some people fart more than others? 💩

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 5️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “What is a healthy #gutmicrobiome?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/lsPkZf-nS0M?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

What is a healthy microbiome? 🥦

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 4️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, @nickilott.bsky.social answers: 🦠 “How do our environment, microplastics and pollution affect our #gutmicrobiome?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day.

The microbiome and the environment 🌳

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 3️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate and Holly from OCMS answer: 🦠 “How do diet and fibre affect the #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day.

The microbiome and diet 🌽

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 2️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Holly from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Where does our #microbiome come from?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @hollyroach.bsky.social

Where do our gut microbes come from? 🦠

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Your #microbiome & #immunesystem are closely connected. Our latest #𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 post looks at how microbes help keep the immune system balanced & ready to respond without overreacting to foods & nuts. Created by @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social for #WorldMicrobiomeDay. #GutHealth #Science

#WorldMicrobiomeDay1️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate from OCMS answers: 🦠 “What is a #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @katecoldwell.bsky.social youtu.be/Fqfq-u6Yxic

An introduction to the microbiome

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📽️ Excited to be filming with @ndorms.bsky.social for our #WorldMicrobiomeDay event. Starring 🦠 💩 👩🏼‍🔬 🧑🏻‍🔬

Thanks for your questions about the human microbiome! 🦠 📽️ From 15 June, Oxford microbiome scientists will answer your human microbiome questions — one short video a day. And on World Microbiome Day, we have something special to release. Possibly too special. #WorldMicrobiomeDay

Dr Nick Ilott was at #BBCRadio4. Stay posted to hear the interview. Nick is Senior Researcher and Bioinformatics Lead for the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies. @nickilott.bsky.social #microbiome

Great to see Nick in action at the #EASLCongress this year, presenting his work on the gut-liver axis in PSC! Nick’s abstract was also featured in the best at EASL showcase, titled “Microbially deconjugated bile acid-mediated ileal barrier function deficit”👏👨‍🔬🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

Dr Natasha Fisher-Pearson won an Excellent Poster Award at the International Human Microbiome Consortium in Seoul for her work on how well human microbiomes engraft on transplant. Congratulations Natasha @natashafp.bsky.social @ihmc2026seoul.bsky.social #IHMC2026 #microbiome #FMT #metagenomics

Here's a friendly microbe which lives in your tummy and eats oranges. It's friendly, so it doesn't make you sick, but makes you crave 🍊. It has a flagella but it's hiding. We'll that's what the child who made it told us. #ScienceOutreach #FluffyMicrobes #GutHealth #microbiome

We've got your microbiome questions and the videos with the answers are on their way. First video lands on 15 June. #WorldMicrobiomeDay The microbes say hi too 👋 🦠

@nickilott.bsky.social presented on the gut-liver axis at #EASL2026. Follow Nick, Senior Researcher and Bioinformatics Lead for @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social, and others in our People of OCMS Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/N4hS74x

Nick Ilott@nickilott.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The small intestine is increasingly recognised as a potential site of pathological gut-liver communication in liver disease. Was proud to present our recent work on the involvement of the ileum and bile acid signalling in PSC at this years #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

Old cave, new microbe!

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Pinch, punch, it's Microbe of the Month 🦠Introducing Streptomyces mabaensis! The novel bacterium was isolated from samples of rock in the cave of the 'Maba Man' in southeastern China, where the skull of an ancient hominin was once found in the 1950's. Read more here🔗 https://microb.io/4dTmhdW

Calling all researchers! Abstract submissions are now open for the Biotic Control of Bacteria meeting. Showcase your latest work on innovative approaches to bacterial control. Submit your abstract by 1 July 2026: https://microb.io/4ucU4oz

Unfortunately not all livers are this happy which is why we are trying to understand the gut-liver axis in PSC #LetsBeatPSC #EASLCongress #EASLCongress2026

Excellent day at Westgate today for the Oxford BRC public engagement day! It was great to have the giant gut wall out on a sunny Thursday, and lots of bacteria Pom Poms were made!🦠☀️ @ndorms.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

Check out @nickilott.bsky.social’s talk on bile acid-mediated gut barrier dysfunction in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) at #EASL2026. A great opportunity to hear about important gut–liver axis research from Oxford microbiome scientists. @pscsupport.bsky.social @gutscharityuk.bsky.social

Nick Ilott@nickilott.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Not long to go until #EASL2026 #EASLCongress and am honored and excited to be able to talk about our work on the potential for small intestinal involvement in PSC. If you are there, come along on the 29th May for the session!

Check out @nickilott.bsky.social’s talk on bile acid-mediated gut barrier dysfunction in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) at #EASL2026. A great opportunity to hear about important gut–liver axis research from Oxford microbiome scientists. @pscsupport.bsky.social @gutscharityuk.bsky.social

Nick Ilott@nickilott.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Not long to go until #EASL2026 #EASLCongress and am honored and excited to be able to talk about our work on the potential for small intestinal involvement in PSC. If you are there, come along on the 29th May for the session!