Genetic variation and airway microbiome, Thai vegetarians, social wasps carry local yeast strains, classifying infections by host response, profiling of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Pregnancy and birth
Research Highlight: First steps in the infant gut microbiota – Katrina Ray – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Human respiratory microbiome
Host genetic variation in mucosal immunity pathways influences the upper airway microbiome – Catherine Igartua – bioRxiv
Human gut microbiome
A Disease-associated Microbial and Metabolomics State in Relatives of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients – Jonathan P. Jacobs – CMGH Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Microbial community of healthy Thai vegetarians and non-vegetarians, their core gut microbiota and pathogens risk – Supatjaree Ruengsomwong – Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Animal experiments
Personality composition alters the transmission of cuticular bacteria in social groups – Carl N. Keiser – Biology Letters
Oat products modulate the gut microbiota and produce anti-obesity effects in obese rats – Ji-lin Dong – Journal of Functional Foods
Animal microbiome
Social wasp intestines host the local phenotypic variability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains – Leonardo Dapporto – Yeast
Spatial and temporal investigation of the microbiome of the Caribbean octocoral Erythropodium caribaeorum – Erin P McCauley – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Bacterial and fungal symbionts of parasitic Dendroctonus bark beetles – Loïc Dohet – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Active microorganisms in forest soils differ from the total community yet are shaped by the same environmental factors: the influence of pH and soil moisture – Karl J. Romanowicz – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
High-resolution community profiling of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – Klaus Schlaeppi – New Phytologist
Mycorrhizal associations and soil properties of native Allanblackia stuhlmannii stands in the Eastern Usambara Mountains, Tanzania – P. Fransson – Annals of Applied Biology
Hierarchical neighbor effects on mycorrhizal community structure and function – Holly V. Moeller – Ecology and Evolution
Review: The role of plant-microbiome interactions in weed establishment and control – F. Trognitz – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Water and extremophile microbiome
Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya – Anne Kelly Kambura – BMC Microbiology
Spatial distribution of aquatic marine fungi across the western Arctic and sub-arctic – Brandon T. Hassett – Environmental Microbiology
Metagenomics and bioinformatics
Metagenome Mining: A Sequence Directed Strategy for the Retrieval of Enzymes for Biocatalysis – Jack W. E. Jeffries – Chemistry Select
Reaching saturation in 16S rRNA sequences: After All, Only Millions? – Rudolf Amann – mBio
More microbiology
Robust classification of bacterial and viral infections via integrated host gene expression diagnostics – Timothy E. Sweeney – Science Translational Medicine
Press: A Blood Test To Determine When Antibiotics Are Warranted: Scientists can assay gene activity to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections – Alison F. Takemura – The Scientist
Editorial: Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity – Anne E. Bernhard – Frontiers in Microbiology
Microbes in the news
Meet Angus, the C. difficile-sniffing dog trained to detect superbugs – CBC News
Researchers, farmers collaborate to prevent E. coli – Science Daily
How the bacterial protective shell is adapted to challenging environments – Phys.org
Could E.Coli be used to fight disease? Bacteria could transport next-generation vaccines, experts reveal – Daily Mail
Single microbe may restore social behaviors in mice – Ann Griswold – Spectrum
High Demand For Antibiotics Leads To Growth In Microbiology Culture Industry In United States – MedGadget
Discovery of new bacterium brings laurels to Palamuru University – The Hindu