Microbiome and risk for chemotherapy-induced colitis, fungal communities in boreal forest, and our new paper on marine mammal microbiotas!
Jobs and events
Postdoc in Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology – Linné Universitetet Kalmar, Sweden
General microbiome
Collection: The Human Microbiome – Cell Host & Microbe
Human gut microbiome
Intestinal microbiome analyses identify melanoma patients at risk for checkpoint-blockade-induced colitis – Krista Dubin – Nature Communications
Animal microbiome
My latest paper: Marine mammals harbor unique microbiotas shaped by and yet distinct from the sea – Elisabeth M. Bik – Nature Communications
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Experimental warming alters potential function of the fungal community in boreal forest – Kathleen K. Treseder – Global Change Biology
Microbes in the news
Stanford Researchers Uncover New Bacterial Diversity Inside U.S. Navy Dolphins – Steve Fyffe – Stanford CISAC
What makes Listeria deadly – Nature
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thriving in Galway’s sewers – Thérèse Hannon – Connacht Tribune
Plush pandemic: Colossal microbes taking over the world. Interview with Drew Oliver, creator of Giant Microbes – Andrew Jermy
Altru microbiologists discover bacteria, name it ‘altruii’ – Jennifer Johnson – Grand Forks Herald
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Have Met Their Match – Sheila Foran – University of Connecticut
Fil-Am microbiology student receives scholar award at the 28th CSU Biotechnology Symposium – Asian Journal
Qiagen NV: New agreements underscore QIAGEN’s leadership in bioinformatics – The Wall Street Transcript
Science, publishing, and career
Reproducibility: A tragedy of errors – David B. Allison – Nature
Want to correct the scientific literature? Good luck – Alison McCook – Retraction Watch
Counselling: Knowledge is power: finding a mentor outside the lab – Paul Smaglik – Nature
Chicago Professor Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation – Amy Harmon – New York Times
Bik’s Picks
The Weird Thing About Cat Legs – Ed Yong – The Atlantic
Doctors Rank Hazardous and Healthy Hospital Food Environments – Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
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Microbiome Digest - Bik's Picks 
Congrats on your paper!
Perhaps the most modest statement in the paper — knowing your expertise with ARB and the amount of time/work this takes: “The alignment was further perfected by manual optimization”
To me one of the most intriguing findings in your paper was learning that the dolphin oral microbiota is significantly more diverse than other sampled sites yet paradoxically is the most stable. Given that it is perhaps subjected to environmental factors the most from all samples just makes this even more interesting!
Congrats, and thanks for this resource!
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