The microbiology of pig carcasses in streams, machine learning classifiers and bacterial vaginosis, and chestnut leaf extracts inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus growth.

Microbiome of death

The Potential of High-throughput Metagenomic Sequencing of Aquatic Bacterial Communities to Estimate the Postmortem Submersion Interval – Mark Eric Benbow – Journal of Forensic Sciences

Pregnancy and birth

Machine learning classifiers provide insight into the relationship between microbial communities and bacterial vaginosis – Daniel Beck – Biodata Mining

Review: Congenital Chagas disease as an ecological model of interactions between Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, pregnant women, placenta and fetuses – Yves Carlier – Acta Tropica

Animal models

Contribution of neutral processes to the assembly of gut microbial communities in the zebrafish over host development – Adam R Burns – The ISME Journal

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Editorial: Plant microbiome blueprints – Cara H. Haney – Science

Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) Leaf Extracts Rich in Ursene and Oleanene Derivatives Block Staphylococcus aureus Virulence and Pathogenesis without Detectable Resistance – Cassandra L. Quave – PLOS ONE

Water microbiome

Seasonal time bombs: dominant temperate viruses affect Southern Ocean microbial dynamics – Jennifer R. Brum – The ISME Journal

Experimental insights into the importance of aquatic bacterial community composition to the degradation of dissolved organic matter – Jürg B Logue – The ISME Journal

Microbes in the news

Chestnut leaves yield extract that disarms deadly staph bacteria – Phys.org

TSRI Scientists Discover Mechanism Behind Antibiotic-Resistance In Bacteria – Guneet Bhatia – IBD Times

King of fermentation brings together microbiology, food & community – Shady Grove Oliver – KTOO

Science, publishing and career

The Hidden Bias of Science’s Universal Language: The vast majority of scientific papers today are published in English. What gets lost when other languages get left out? – Adam Huttner-Koros – The Atlantic

Bik’s Picks

Minneapolis woman is raising 400 monarch butterflies in her home – Aimee Blanchette – Star Tribune

Climate Change To Blame For Dogs’ Evolution From Cats – J.R. Duren – Immortal

Google Chrome spellchecks multiple languages at once – Steve Dent – Engadget

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