Microbiome Digest is back!
Today’s digest features nasal microbiomes of infants, oral microbiome of denture wearers, skin microbiome composition and outcome of infection, Atacama desert soil microbiome, and a comprehensive tree of life.
General microbiome
Viewpoint: The Human Microbiome and the Future Practice of Medicine – David A. Relman – JAMA
Review: Understanding Microbiome Data: A Primer for Clinicians – Seksik P. – Digestive Diseases
Pregnancy and birth microbiome
Minimally Invasive Sampling Method Identifies Differences in Taxonomic Richness of Nasal Microbiomes in Young Infants Associated with Mode of Delivery – Meghan H. Shilts – Host Microbe Interactions
Review: Microbiome and pediatric atopic dermatitis – Claire E. Powers – The Journal of Dermatology
Editorial: Metaproteomic analysis adds a functional glimpse into host-microbe succession in an infant’s GI – Joshua E. Elias – Proteomics
Human oral microbiome
The Oral Microbiome of Denture Wearers Is Influenced by Levels of Natural Dentition – Lindsay E. O’Donnell – PLOS ONE
Forensic Identification in Teeth with Caries – Esther Alia-García – Forensic Science International
Review: Oral Microbiome Metabolism: From “Who Are They?” to “What Are They Doing?” – N. Takahashi – Journal of Dental Research
Review: Polymicrobial Candida biofilms: friends and foe in the oral cavity – Lindsay E. O’Donnell – FEMS Yeast Research
Review: Defining periodontal health – Angelo Mariotti and Arthur F Hefti – BMC Oral Health
Review: Can oral infection be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease? – Ingar Olsen and Sim K. Singhrao – Journal of Oral Microbiology
Review: The commensal microbiota and the development of human disease – an introduction – Philip D. Marsh – Journal of Oral Microbiology
Human skin microbiome
The Human Skin Microbiome Associates with the Outcome of and Is Influenced by Bacterial Infection – Julia J. van Rensburg – mBio
Review: Turning the inside out: The microbiology of atopic dermatitis – Harald Brüssow – Environmental Microbiology
Review: Microbiome and pediatric atopic dermatitis – Claire E. Powers – The Journal of Dermatology
Human gut microbiome
Decompensated cirrhosis and microbiome interpretation – Jasmohan S. Bajaj – Nature
The role of whole-grain barley on human fecal microbiota and metabolome – Maria De Angelis – Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Experimental hookworm infection and escalating gluten challenges are associated with increased microbial richness in celiac subjects – Paul Giacomin – Scientific Reports
Intestinal microbiota and anastomotic leakage of stapled colorectal anastomoses: a pilot study – Jasper B. van Praagh – Surgical Endoscopy
Dysbiosis in the Gut Microbiota of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, with a Striking Depletion of Species Belonging to Clostridia XIVa and IV Clusters – Sachiko Miyake – PLOS ONE
Identification of key taxa that favor intestinal colonization of Clostridium difficile in an adult Chinese population – Silan Gu- Microbes and Infection
Long Term Development of Gut Microbiota Composition in Atopic Children: Impact of Probiotics – N. B. M. M. Rutten – PLOS ONE
Review: Does the buck stop with the bugs?: an overview of microbial dysbiosis in rheumatoid arthritis – Pulukool Sandhya – International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Review: Potential role of gut microbiota and tissue barriers in Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – Xin Fang – International Journal of Neuroscience
Editorial: Did you know that your cravings might be microbes controlling your mind? –
A. Zakrisson – Acta Physiologica
Human reproductive tract microbiome
Vaginal microbiome and metabolome highlight specific signatures of bacterial vaginosis –
B. Vitali – European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
In situ metabolism in halite endolithic microbial communities of the hyperarid Atacama Desert – Alfonso F. Davila – Frontiers in Microbiology
Pervasive Effects of Wildfire on Foliar Endophyte Communities in Montane Forest Trees –
Yu-Ling Huang – Plant Microbe Interactions
Interrelated effects of mycorrhiza and free-living nitrogen fixers cascade up to aboveground herbivores – Botir Khaitov – Ecology and Evolution
Soil Parameters Drive the Structure, Diversity and Metabolic Potentials of the Bacterial Communities Across Temperate Beech Forest Soil Sequences – M. Jeanbille – Soil Microbiology
Composition of fungal soil communities varies with plant abundance and geographic origin – Vanessa Reininger – AoB Plants
Analysis of a Pool of Small Plasmids from Soil Heterotrophic Cultivable Bacterial Communities – Maria Cristiana Papaleo – The Open Microbiology Journal
Water microbiome
Influence of streambed substratum composition on stream microbial communities exposed to the fungicide tebuconazole – Florence Donnadieu – Freshwater Biology
Built environment microbiome
Microbial Density on Electronic Devices – Sulan Kith – Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci
Food microbiology
The microbiota of high-moisture mozzarella cheese produced with different acidification methods – Angela Guidone – International Journal of Food Microbiology
Review: Metagenomic insights into the dynamics of microbial communities in food –
Gilles Kergourlay – International Journal of Food Microbiology
Bioinformatics and metagenomics
Improved metagenome assemblies and taxonomic binning using long-read circular consensus sequence data – Jeremy A. Frank – BioRxiv
More microbes
Synthesis of phylogeny and taxonomy into a comprehensive tree of life – Cody E. Hinchliff – PNAS
Single cell activity reveals direct electron transfer in methanotrophic consortia –
Shawn E. McGlynn – Nature
Linking microbial community structure and microbial processes: an empirical and conceptual overview – Raven L. Bier – FEMS Microbial Ecology
Microbes in the news
Bacteria light up Rome’s Colosseum in ‘message of peace’ – Isla Binnie – Reuters
Son takes up fight against bacteria that took father’s leg – Daphne Chen – Washington Times
The frightening spread of antibiotic resistance around the world, visualized- Amy X. Wang – Quartz
Electron transport between species discovered in deep-sea research – Marilyn Malara – UPI
Feeding the world with microbacterial agriculture – Wendy Zukerman – The Saturday Paper
The bacteria-fighting super element that’s making a comeback in hospitals: copper – Lena H. Sun – Washington Post
St. Petersburg home brewer pushes the limits with wild bacteria beers – Michelle Stark – Tampa Bay
Scientists Create 1st ‘Tree of Life’ for Around 2.3 mn Species – TV Newsroom
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