The Microbiome Microcast

Episode 2: What to do after wiping out your microbiome

In this episode, Adam and Jess discuss the consequences of antibiotics on your microbiome and how prebiotics, probiotics, and fecal microbiome transplants can help. Suez, Jotham, et al. “Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT.” Cell, vol. 174, no. 6, Sept. 2018, pp. 1406-1423.e16. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.047.

Episode 1: How your pets change your microbiome

In this episode, we discuss how your microbiome could be influenced by your pets and what that means for your health. Sources: Nermes M, Endo A, Aarnio J, Salminen S, Isolauri E. Furry pets modulate gut microbiota composition in infants at risk for allergic disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;136(6):1688-1690.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.07.029. Epub 2015 Sep 3. PMID: 26343452. Miyauchi, Eiji, et al. “Dog Ownership during Adolescence Alters the Microbiota and Improves Mental Health.” iScience, vol. 28, no. 12, Dec. 2025, p. 113948. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113948. Garcia-Mazcorro, Jose F., et al. “Composition and Potential Function of Fecal Bacterial Microbiota from Six Bird Species.” Birds, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 42–59. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/birds2010003.