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UConn Researchers Collaborate with TIP Company Shoreline Biome to Study Microbiome in NICU
UConn researchers recently published their findings on the microbiome of premature infants in the Connecticut Children s NICU, work they completed through a collaboration with TIP company Shoreline Biome.
Shoreline Biome co-founders Tom Jarvie and Mark Driscoll in discussion at their lab, before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo) Copy Link
Bacteria tend to get a bad rap. But oftentimes it’s one bad apple that ruins the reputation of the bunch.
For example,
E. coli, commonly known as bacteria that cause sickness, also has beneficial strains that can help protect us from pathogens. Being able to differentiate between bacterial strains is critical for researchers working to understand the microbiome – the complex environment of bacteria living in and on our bodies.
Recent Microbiome Study Finds that Shoreline Biome Products Differentiate Closely Related Gut Bacteria in Premature Infants
Share Article FARMINGTON, Conn. (PRWEB) February 18, 2021 Products from Shoreline Biome demonstrated high-resolution tracking of specific bacterial strains in a recent microbiome study, the results of which are being applied to better understand how pathogens and commensals become established in premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), with the goal of improving outcomes for premature infants.
Shoreline Biome is a microbiome research company based in Farmington that develops tools for characterizing microbiome populations down to the strain level.
The research article, titled High-Resolution Differentiation of Enteric Bacteria in Premature Infant Fecal Microbiomes Using a Novel rRNA Amplicon, was published February 16, 2021 in mBio. The study describes how Shoreline Biom