Human gut microbiome

Gut microbiome development along the colorectal adenoma–carcinoma sequence – Qiang Feng – Nature Communications

In Vivo Selection To Identify Bacterial Strains with Enhanced Ecological Performance in Synbiotic Applications – Janina A. Krumbeck – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Animal models of microbiome research

Adipose tissue ​NAPE-PLD controls fat mass development by altering the browning process and gut microbiota – Lucie Geurts – Nature Communications

Animal microbiome

Phylogeny of Intestinal Ciliates, Including Charonina ventriculi, and Comparison of Microscopy and 18S rRNA Gene Pyrosequencing for Rumen Ciliate Community Structure Analysis – Sandra Kittelmann – – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Female-Specific Specialization of a Posterior End Region of the Midgut Symbiotic Organ in Plautia splendens and Allied Stinkbugs – Toshinari Hayashi – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Plant microbiome

Genotype-Specific Variation in the Structure of Root Fungal Communities Is Related to Chickpea Plant Productivity – Navid Bazghaleh – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Soil microbiome

Fungal Communities Respond to Long-Term CO2 Elevation by Community Reassembly
Qichao Tu – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Water microbiome

Natural Hot Spots for Gain of Multiple Resistances: Arsenic and Antibiotic Resistances in Heterotrophic, Aerobic Bacteria from Marine Hydrothermal Vent Fields – Pedro Farias – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Food microbiology

Temporal and Spatial Differences in Microbial Composition during the Manufacture of a Continental-Type Cheese – Daniel J. O’Sullivan – Applied Environmental Microbiology

Metabolomics

Another FartAlyzer? Human intestinal gas measurement systems: in vitro fermentation and gas capsules – Jian Zhen Ou – Trends in Biotechnology

Metagenomics and bioinformatics

Single gene-based distinction of individual microbial genomes from a mixed population of microbial cells – Manu V. Tamminen and Marko P. J. Virta – Frontiers in Microbiology

BioMiCo: a supervised Bayesian model for inference of microbial community structure –
Mahdi Shafiei – Microbiome

Microbes in the news

Interview with Les Dethlefsen from our lab: What’s in My Gut? An Access Conversation with Dr. Les Dethlefsen – Ernesto Ramirez – Medium
Microbiome study allows participants access to own data – Ernesto Ramirez – Genetic Literacy Project

Study proves all humans have a little microorganism DNA – Paul Hamaker – Examiner
Humans may harbor more than 100 genes from other organisms – Sarah CP Williams – Science

Before The Gas Is Passed, Researchers Aim To Measure It In The Gut – Angus Chen – NPR
Your farts could tell your doctor about your digestive health – Alexandra Ossola – Popular Science
Fecal Fermentation and Electronic Pills May Help Decipher Gut Gases – Li Zhou – Smithsonian

Researchers develop tool to understand how the gut microbiome works – EurekAlert

The Life Of A Queen: Worker Bees And Queen Bees Have Vastly Different Microbiomes – Jim Algar – TechTimes

Does your microbiome make you unique? – Sergio Laínez – Mapping Ignorance

Science and art

Dancing the Microbiome: Et si on dansait le microbiote ? – YouTube

Science, career, and publishing

Advice for PhD Students: Tips From Professors, Startup Founders, and Industry Professionals – Nick Mordwinkin – The Winnower

Indecent advances: Surveys of sexual harassment and assault during field research and on campus reveal a hitherto secret problem – Virginia Gewin – Nature

Bik’s Picks

Nearly 200,000 ‘new’ marine species turn out to be duplicates – Rachel Feltman – Washington Post

Neanderthals Had Fashion Too, Unearthed Jewelry Implies – Brian Stallard – Nature World News

Antarctic Octopus Is a True Blue Blood – Jennifer Viegas – Discovery

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