Maturation of the mucin layer, periodontitis in Sjögren’s, Caenorhabditis elegans gut microbiota assembly, the rice-osphere, archaea in moonmilk, and microbial arsenic metabolism.

General human microbiome

The Human Microbiome and Public Health: Social and Ethical Considerations – Kieran C. O’Doherty – American Journal of Public Health

Pregnancy and birth

Review: Mucin–Microbiota Interaction During Postnatal Maturation of the Intestinal Ecosystem: Clinical Implications – Sana Rokhsefat- Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Human oral microbiome

Periodontitis prevalence and serum antibody reactivity to periodontal bacteria in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a pilot study – Bozo Lugonja – Journal of Periodontology

Temporal Stability of the Salivary Microbiota in Oral Health – Daniel Belstrøm – PLOS ONE

Review: Immune dysregulation mediated by the oral microbiome: potential link to chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis – C. Slocum – Journal of Internal Medicine

Human gut microbiome

Review: Microbiota manipulation for weight change – Tal Dror – Microbial Pathogenesis

Review: Antibiotics and the Human Gut Microbiome: Dysbioses and Accumulation of Resistances – M. P. Francino – Frontiers in Microbiology

Models of microbiome research

Modulating the Gut Microbiota Improves Glucose Tolerance, Lipoprotein Profile and Atherosclerotic Plaque Development in ApoE-Deficient Mice – Ida Rune – PLOS ONE

Dysbiosis of the fecal microbiota in the TNBS-induced Crohn’s disease mouse model – Qing He – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Animal microbiome

Note that the worms did not develop into adults without having veggies to eat: Assembly of the Caenorhabditis elegans gut microbiota from diverse soil microbial environments – Maureen Berg – The ISME Journal

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Rice-osphere? Rice Genotype Differences in Tolerance of Zinc-Deficient Soils: Evidence for the Importance of Root-Induced Changes in the Rhizosphere – Asako Mori – Frontiers in Plant Science

A perspective on inter-kingdom signaling in plant–beneficial microbe interactions – Amanda Rosier – Plant Molecular Biology

Chemotaxis signaling systems in model beneficial plant–bacteria associations – Birgit E. Scharf – Plant Molecular Biology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Deciphering associations between dissolved organic molecules and bacterial communities in a pelagic marine system – Helena Osterholz – The ISME Journal

Unique pioneer microbial communities exposed to volcanic sulfur dioxide – Reiko Fujimura – Scientific Reports

Archaeal Distribution in Moonmilk Deposits from Alpine Caves and Their Ecophysiological Potential – Christoph Reitschuler – Microbial Ecology

Chemotaxis toward phytoplankton drives organic matter partitioning among marine bacteria – Steven Smriga – PNAS

Review: The microbial genomics of arsenic – Jérémy Andres – FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Food microbiology

Kombucha tea fermentation: Microbial and biochemical dynamics – Somnath Chakravorty – International Journal of Food Microbiology

PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of microbial community in soy-daddawa, a Nigerian fermented soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) condiment – Obinna T. Ezeokoli – International Journal of Food Microbiology

Check your fridge for Thanksgiving leftovers: Direct Dynamic Kinetic Analysis and Computer Simulation of Growth of Clostridium perfringens in Cooked Turkey during Cooling – Lihan Huang – Journal of Food Science

Bioinformatics, metagenomics, and protocols

Protocol collection: Microbial Environmental Genomics (MEG)
MG-RAST, a Metagenomics Service for Analysis of Microbial Community Structure and Function – Kevin P. Keegan
Reconstruction of Transformation Processes Catalyzed by the Soil Microbiome Using Metagenomic Approaches – Anne Schöler
Hybridization of Environmental Microbial Community Nucleic Acids by GeoChip – Joy D. Van Nostrand
Targeted Gene Capture by Hybridization to Illuminate Ecosystem Functioning – Céline Ribière
Fungal Communities in Soils: Soil Organic Matter Degradation – Tomáš Větrovský
GenoSol Platform: A Logistic and Technical Platform for Conserving and Exploring Soil Microbial Diversity – Samuel Dequiedt

Microbes in the news

Exploring the human gut microbiome. Scientific interest in this diverse world of bacteria has flipped from fear to fascination – Sabin Russell – Fred Hutch

Fungi Prevalent in Urine of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain – Pam Harrison – MedPageToday

Microscopic subway passengers with a ticket to ride: Interview with Chris Mason – Labnews

To Fight Growing Threat From Germs, Scientists Try Old-Fashioned Killer – Gautam Naik – The Wall Street Journal

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/health/flint-water-legionnaires-disease/Flint hospital reports finding Legionnaires’ bacteria in water – Ralph Ellis – CNN

Breast milk protein could be used in fight against antibiotic resistance – The Guardian

Listeria outbreak: Dole packaged salad linked to 12 bacteria infections and one death – John Houck – Inquisitr

Science, publishing, and career

By a 13 year old girl: Letter to BBC Wildlife Magazine on sexism in nature conservation – Mya-Rose Craig – BirdGirl

Bik’s Picks

Secular trends in family dinner frequency among adolescents – Kathryn Walton – BMC Research Notes
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