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Rachel Bleich

Assistant Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

University College

College Of Arts And Sciences

Couseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education

College Of Arts And Sciences

Department Of Biology

Rachel Bleich is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University.

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Appalachian State University

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microbiology microbiome gut microbes infectious diseases dysbiosis health sciences microbial pathogenesis digestive diseases pathogenic bacteria clinical microbiology gut-organ axis host-microbe interactions mucosal immunology cancer research inflammatory bowel disease infection control cancer biology medicine carcinogenesis nutrition ageing aging cell experimental gerontology molecular diagnostics genome biology aquatic toxicology analytical toxicology environmental safety environmental microbiology medical microbiology ulcerative colitis high throughput sequencing diagnostic microbiology industrial wastewater radioactive contamination municipal wastewater microbial contamination microbiota effects gut microbiome microbial carcinogen model aiec strain adherent-invasive escherichia coli difference aiec microbe-microbe interactions mucosal microbiome well‐characterized clinical aiec non‐aiec strains weight cycling female rats gut microbiome richness dormitory wastewater undergraduate institution

Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

The Impact of Weight Cycling on Gut Microbiome Richness and Diversity in Female Rats. Physiological Reports (2026)

microbiologymetabolismdigestive diseasesgut-organ axisweight cyclingdysbiosisfemale ratsmicrobiomephysiologygut microbesgut microbiome richnesshealth sciences

The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Detection and Quantification of Sars-Cov-2 Variants in Dormitory Wastewater at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution. Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

Chequita BrooksSebrina BrooksJosie BeasleyJenna ValleyMichael OpataEce KaratanRachel Bleich

microbiologywater qualityinfection controldiagnostic microbiologyaquatic toxicologyanalytical toxicologyindustrial wastewaterenvironmental scienceradioactive contaminationpublic healthdormitory wastewaterundergraduate institutionsars-cov-2wastewater treatmentmunicipal wastewatercovid-19environmental safetyindoor air qualitymicrobial contaminationenvironmental microbiology

Working Together: Gut Microbe-Microbe Interactions Shape Host Inflammation. Infection and Immunity (2025)

microbe-microbe interactionsmicrobiologydigestive diseasesgut-organ axishost-microbe interactionsdysbiosisinfectious diseasesmicrobial pathogenesismicrobiomegut microbespathogenesis

A Consortia of Clinical E. Coli Strains With Distinct In-Vitro Adherent/Invasive Properties Establish Their Own Co-Colonization Niche and Shape the Intestinal Microbiota in Inflammation-Susceptible Mice. Gastroenterology (2024)

Chuang LiRachel BleichShan SunJu-Hyun AhnBelgin DoganCassandra BarlogioChristopher BrobergEmily Bulik-SullivanIan CarrollKenneth SimpsonAnthony FodorJanelle Arthur

microbiologypathogenic bacteriahost-microbe interactionsinfection controldysbiosisinfectious diseasesmicrobial pathogenesismicrobiomeclinical microbiologyimmunologygut microbesmucosal immunologypathogens

Growing Old Together: What We Know About the Influence of Diet and Exercise on the Aging Host's Gut Microbiome. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2023)

aging cellmicrobiologygut-organ axishost-microbe interactionsdysbiosismicrobiomenutritionageinggut microbeshealth sciencesgut microbiomeexperimental gerontology

Long-Read Sequencing to Interrogate Strain-Level Variation Among Adherent-Invasive Escherichia Coli Isolated From Human Intestinal Tissue. PLoS ONE (2021)

Jeremy WangRachel M. BleichSandra ZarmerShiying ZhangBelgin DoganKenneth W. SimpsonJanelle C. Arthur

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymolecular diagnosticsinflammatory bowel diseasedigestive diseasesinfectious diseasesmicrobial pathogenesisulcerative colitisclinical microbiologymodel aiec strainadherent-invasive escherichia colihigh throughput sequencinggut microbesmucosal immunologygenome biologydifference aiec

Microbiome and the Hallmarks of Cancer. Physiology in health and disease (2021)

Rachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbiologycancer researchcancer biologymicrobiomephysiologyhealth sciences

Human Intestinal Aiec Strains Alter the Mucosal Microbiome and Establish a Niche for Aiec and Non‐Aiec Strains in Il10 − / − Mice. The FASEB Journal (2020)

Rachel BleichCassandra BarlogioAdrienne FranksSandra ZarmerChristopher BrobergEmily Bulik-SullivanBelgin DoganKenneth SimpsonIan CarrollRaad GharaibehJanelle Arthur

microbiologypathogenic bacteriainflammatory bowel diseasedigestive diseasesmucosal microbiomeinflammationdysbiosisinfectious diseasesmicrobial pathogenesismicrobiomewell‐characterized clinical aiecclinical microbiologygut microbesmucosal immunologynon‐aiec strains

Microbiota Effects on Carcinogenesis: Initiation, Promotion, and Progression. Annual Review of Medicine (2020)

Lacey R. LopezRachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbiota effectsmedicinecancer researchcancer biologypublic healthmedical microbiologycarcinogenesishealth sciences

Revealing a Microbial Carcinogen. Science (2019)

Rachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbial carcinogenmicrobiologyinfectious diseases

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Rachel Bleich

Assistant Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

University College

College Of Arts And Sciences

Couseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education

College Of Arts And Sciences

Department Of Biology

Rachel Bleich is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Rachel Bleich

Appalachian State University

Assistant Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Impact of Weight Cycling on Gut Microbiome Richness and Diversity in Female Rats. Physiological Reports (2026)

microbiologymetabolismdigestive diseasesgut-organ axisweight cyclingdysbiosisfemale ratsmicrobiomephysiologygut microbesgut microbiome richnesshealth sciences

The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Detection and Quantification of Sars-Cov-2 Variants in Dormitory Wastewater at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution. Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

Chequita BrooksSebrina BrooksJosie BeasleyJenna ValleyMichael OpataEce KaratanRachel Bleich

Working Together: Gut Microbe-Microbe Interactions Shape Host Inflammation. Infection and Immunity (2025)

microbe-microbe interactionsmicrobiologydigestive diseasesgut-organ axishost-microbe interactionsdysbiosisinfectious diseasesmicrobial pathogenesismicrobiomegut microbespathogenesis

Chuang LiRachel BleichShan SunJu-Hyun AhnBelgin DoganCassandra BarlogioChristopher BrobergEmily Bulik-SullivanIan CarrollKenneth SimpsonAnthony FodorJanelle Arthur

Growing Old Together: What We Know About the Influence of Diet and Exercise on the Aging Host's Gut Microbiome. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2023)

aging cellmicrobiologygut-organ axishost-microbe interactionsdysbiosismicrobiomenutritionageinggut microbeshealth sciencesgut microbiomeexperimental gerontology

Long-Read Sequencing to Interrogate Strain-Level Variation Among Adherent-Invasive Escherichia Coli Isolated From Human Intestinal Tissue. PLoS ONE (2021)

Jeremy WangRachel M. BleichSandra ZarmerShiying ZhangBelgin DoganKenneth W. SimpsonJanelle C. Arthur

Microbiome and the Hallmarks of Cancer. Physiology in health and disease (2021)

Rachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbiologycancer researchcancer biologymicrobiomephysiologyhealth sciences

Human Intestinal Aiec Strains Alter the Mucosal Microbiome and Establish a Niche for Aiec and Non‐Aiec Strains in Il10 − / − Mice. The FASEB Journal (2020)

Rachel BleichCassandra BarlogioAdrienne FranksSandra ZarmerChristopher BrobergEmily Bulik-SullivanBelgin DoganKenneth SimpsonIan CarrollRaad GharaibehJanelle Arthur

Microbiota Effects on Carcinogenesis: Initiation, Promotion, and Progression. Annual Review of Medicine (2020)

Lacey R. LopezRachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbiota effectsmedicinecancer researchcancer biologypublic healthmedical microbiologycarcinogenesishealth sciences

Revealing a Microbial Carcinogen. Science (2019)

Rachel M. BleichJanelle C. Arthur

microbial carcinogenmicrobiologyinfectious diseases

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