Vol. 12 (2026)

Published September 2, 2026

https://doi.org/10.14288/ujemi.v12i

Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI+)

Research Article

Caleb Arruda, Andreas Kirmaier, Kyle Ferris, Gabrielle Bailey, Trevor Callahan, Ajay Sharma

Co-culture of Chlorella vulgaris with Nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum in Nitrogen-deplete Medium to Increase Algal Lipid Content

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Nusrat Jahan, Samantha Burgan, Agam Patel, Whitni Redman

Combinatorial Biofilm-Releasing Agents with Colistin Reduces Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Burden Below Clinical Threshold

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Aiden Liebrecht, Helen Azer, Shafique Remtulla, Zohra Nikjo

Molecular Weight-based Concentration and Ni-NTA Enrichment Enhance Detection of OmpT-cleaved BrkA Passenger Domain in the Extracellular Milieu of Escherichia coli UT2300

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Madison Gill, Emily Sie Yan Leong, Gina Zhang, Annalise Wong

Exploring the Potential for Using the BrkA Autotransporter to Surface Express Functional Subtilisin E in Escherichia coli BL21 DE3

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Yanting Xiong, Carrie Sun, Cynthia Lin, Emily Ju, Coe McGrath

High Dietary Antioxidant Intake is Associated with Changes in Gut Microbiome Composition and Predicted Metabolic Pathways in Parkinson’s Disease, but these Alterations were Not Associated with Shifts in Cognitive Performance

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Benjamin Lee, Ethan Sun, Vivian Fung, Ivory Zhang, Nelson Kung

Oral Vitamin D Supplementation Is Correlated with Gut Microbial Diversity, Abundance of Specific Taxa, and Predicted Functional Potential of Metabolic Pathways in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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Pailin (Tom) Cui, Naomi Isak, Marcus Liang, Brianna Xu

The Vaginal and Rectal Microbiome Profiles of Chronic Pelvic Pain Patients Cannot Delineate Chronic Pelvic Pain With and Without Endometriosis

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Melanie Chan, Charvi Saboo, Beatrice Pang, Jennifer Wang

Breast Tumour Tissue Subtypes Are Associated with Distinct Microbiome Composition and Functional Profiles

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Christina Xugao, Parsa Shafiekhanii, Ryan Wong, Amitis Eskandari, Saray Fallahnafari

Sex Differences in the Gastric Mucosal Microbiome Across Gastric Carcinogenesis Are Stage-Specific and Most Pronounced at Intraepithelial Neoplasia

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Owen Chan, Kevin Deng-Han, Sarah Hong, Florence Sanjaya, Elena Yu

Interleukin-6 Levels May Affect Taxonomic Composition of the Gut Microbiome in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Vanesse Li, Esther Xu, Ray Lou, Sarah Lai, Katelyn Wang

Antidepressant Use Does Not Significantly Influence Gut Microbiome Composition, Diversity, and Predicted Function in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals with Depression

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Gina Zhang, Namya Sharma, Emily S. Y. Leong, Madison Gill, Chantelle Tran

The Gut Microbiome of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Shows Minimal Sex-Based Differences in Composition

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Shafique Remtulla, Zohra Nikjo, Helen Azer, Aiden Liebrecht

Geographical Context Shapes the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and the Human Gut Microbiome

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Samantha Donato, Vanessa Ho, Annabel Lu, Virginia Xie, Izaak Yip

Core Microbiota and Differentially Abundant Taxa Vary with Swimming Performance, but Overall Microbial Communities and Functional Profiles Are Generally Consistent in Fish Hindguts

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