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Damian Rivett @DWRivett

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology @MMU_NATSCI @MMUEcoEnv researching interactions within microbiomes across habitats. Views are my own.

Joined July 2014
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Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
1 Aug 2025
Our new paper out in @JournalSpectrum: Nontuberculous mycobacteria remodel lung microbiota in #cysticfibrosis associated respiratory infections Driven by @DWRivett and Michelle Hardman from her @cftrust funded PhD project #CF #microbiomeecology doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.003…

Nontuberculous mycobacteria remodel lung microbiota in cystic fibrosis-associated respiratory...

The influence of NTM infection in pwCF is still debated, and the extent of their contribution to mortality and morbidity is still questioned. Findings in this study highlight a link between the...

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Helen Gavillet@H_gavillet
7 Jun 2025
New paper alert! Further application of ecological framework to Pulmonary exacerbation in PwCF. (A conference talk and a publication in one week? Madness I tell you! 😅🙏) #cysticfibrosis #microbiome #ecology
Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
7 Jun 2025
Our new paper out now in @MicrobiomeJ: Species turnover within #cysticfibrosis lung microbiota is indicative of acute pulmonary exacerbation onset doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-0… #CF #microbiomeecology @Leahcuthbertso4 @LaurenRHatfield @H_gavillet @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett @cftrust
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The third paper of the temporal #microbiome is now out. Great fun working with @ChrisvanderGast and the team on this!
Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
7 Jun 2025
Our new paper out now in @MicrobiomeJ: Species turnover within #cysticfibrosis lung microbiota is indicative of acute pulmonary exacerbation onset doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-0… #CF #microbiomeecology @Leahcuthbertso4 @LaurenRHatfield @H_gavillet @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett @cftrust
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Replying to @Kia_Worldwide
@Kia_Worldwide just received a safety recall notice as the chassis might be unsafe...! As it's a weekend local service desks are closed - Is my car safe to drive?!
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@Kia_UK it's a NIRO 2 Phev S-A
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Can evolution to stress dictate their ability to use new resources in complex #microbiome communities? @scheuerlthomas, @TimBarraclough9 and I had some thoughts on this...
Thomas Scheuerl@scheuerlthomas
20 Jan 2025
We assembled a manuscript with conceptual ideas how bacteria evolve in complex communities. It is a continuation of our Community-Evolution study (Scheuerl et al. 2020, Nature Communication). If you are interested, please find the MS on EcoEvoRxiv DOI: doi.org/10.32942/X21G95.
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Thomas Scheuerl@scheuerlthomas
20 Jan 2025
We assembled a manuscript with conceptual ideas how bacteria evolve in complex communities. It is a continuation of our Community-Evolution study (Scheuerl et al. 2020, Nature Communication). If you are interested, please find the MS on EcoEvoRxiv DOI: doi.org/10.32942/X21G95.
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Friday publication announcement! I am super excited to announce that @LaurenRHatfield @H_gavillet, Michelle Hardman, @ChrisvanderGast and I have a new @MMU_NATSCI #cysticfibrosis #microbiomeecology paper out in @mBio! 1/4 journals.asm.org/doi/full/10…

Bacterial interactions underpin worsening lung function in cystic fibrosis-associated infections |...

Research studies have repeatedly demonstrated that chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis is polymicrobial and consequently does not adhere to the single microbe-based Koch’s postulates. Despite...

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With co-occurrence of species a better predictor of worsening lung function, we identified 22 taxa (inc. #pseudomonas, #staphyloccus) with significant negative associations on lung function when both are present in the infection! 3/4
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Finally we took a secondary data set and randomly sampled the #microbiome. We found a clear negative association with more of these species present the worse lung function! These results give renewed importance to understanding the #ecology of the microbiome. 4/4
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Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
17 Sep 2024
Our paper now published in Journal of #cysticfibrosis Impact of extended Kaftrio therapy on the gut #microbiome in #cf @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Incredible #Ecopedagogies day at UoM thinking of new links between teaching and the environment with some amazing individuals across Arts and Humanities. Oh and I got to show them some amazing #microbiology of #moss at the same time!
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Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
20 May 2024
Interested in #cysticfibrosis gut microbiome? Our latest study shows gut microbiota of people with #CF on #kaftrio becomes more like those of healthy partcipants with time But not quite Check out findings of our GIFT-CF paper trilogy⤵️ @RyanJosephMarsh @AlanRSmyth @DWRivett
Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
16 May 2024
Our 3 GIFT-CF microbiome studies are all now published Gut Imaging for Function & Transit in #CF A main take🏠: #kaftrio/#trikafta has more profound effects on CF gut #microbiome than other #CFTRmodulators Main findings below... 🧵1/ ⤵️ @cftrust @CFNewsToday @CFAware
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Fantastic @cftrust funded #guthealth #microbiome work out now in JCF by @RyanJosephMarsh looking at the impact of long-term modulators!
Ryan Marsh@RyanJosephMarsh
15 May 2024
🔔Impact of extended ETI on the gut microbiome in PwCF! Delighted to get this out and wrap up the work from my PhD. Special thanks to @cftrust for the support & my supervisors 🙂 @ChrisvanderGast @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2024.0… #microbiome #CF
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Today is day one of my @MMU_NATSCI MRes student's #bryophyte experiment! How does microbial ecology work in these #tinyworlds? That's what we're going to find out! 😁
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Super proud to be part of this paper out now in @MicrobiomeJ; we utilise ecological theory to unpick the progression of #cysticfibrosis infections using #microbiome data! @MMU_NATSCI
Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
25 Mar 2024
Now out in @MicrobiomeJ, our study using ecological theory to understand #cysticfibrosis lung #microbiome dynamics to improve health doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-0… @H_gavillet @LaurenRHatfield @AlexRHorsley @DWRivett Andy J & Anirban 🙏 @cftrust funding
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Ryan Marsh@RyanJosephMarsh
2 Feb 2024
Really pleased to share the pre-print for our manuscript looking at ETI therapy on the gut microbiome in pwCF! medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… This concludes the work from my PhD - a huge thanks to my supervisory team @ChrisvanderGast @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth And of course…

Impact of extended Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor therapy on the gut microbiome in cystic fibrosis

Background There is a paucity of knowledge on the longer-term effects of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator therapies upon the gut microbiome and associated outcomes. In a pilot...

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Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
2 Feb 2024
Great to see final part of @RyanJosephMarsh PhD on #CF gut microbiome & #CFTRmodulators out in the wild ⤵️ Impact of extended Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor therapy on the #cysticfibrosis gut microbiome Made possible by @cftrust funding @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth
Ryan Marsh@RyanJosephMarsh
2 Feb 2024
Really pleased to share the pre-print for our manuscript looking at ETI therapy on the gut microbiome in pwCF! medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… This concludes the work from my PhD - a huge thanks to my supervisory team @ChrisvanderGast @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth And of course…
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Very excited to start a new year teaching our @ManMetUni @MMU_NATSCI largest cohort of Laboratory Scientist (Bioscience) Degree Apprentices bionow.co.uk/news/b6516eba2c… #Bionow
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Chris van der Gast@ChrisvanderGast
21 Aug 2023
Our new study, where we found Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor #CFTRmodulator therapy has negligible effects on the #cysticfibrosis gut microbiome. Out now in @JournalSpectrum @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett @GIFT_CF_Fellow @AlanRSmyth Thanks to @cftrust for funding doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.011…

Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor therapy has negligible effects on the cystic fibrosis gut microbiome |...

People with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) experience persistent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms throughout life. The research question “how can we relieve gastrointestinal symptoms, such as stomach pain,...

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