Happy Pi day! I’m currently in Europe, so today is just 14-3 here. But microbiomes are everywhere, so here we go with bacterial vaginosis in Africa, biofilms of streams and hospital shower hoses, and fungi in Chinese oil-shale mines.
Human vaginal microbiome
Can one size fit all? Approach to bacterial vaginosis in sub-Saharan Africa – Zenda Woodman – Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Human gut microbiome
Review: The diet-microbiota-metabolite axis regulates the host physiology – Takahiro Yamada – Journal of Biochemistry
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
No difference in the competitive ability of introduced and native Trifolium provenances when grown with soil biota from their introduced and native ranges – Natasha Shelby – AOB Plants
Water microbiome
Review: The ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms – Tom J. Battin – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Built environment microbiome
Characterization of biofilms developing on hospital shower hoses and implications for nosocomial infections – Maria J. Soto-Giron – Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Pollution and waste microbiology
Fungal diversity in major oil-shale mines in China – Shaoyan Jiang – Journal of Environmental Sciences
More microbiology
How pneumococci lose their capsule – Andrea Du Toit – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Microbes in the news
Airplane lavatories that clean themselves? It’s happening – Karla Cripps – CNN
Self-Cleaning Airplane Toilets Are A Crappy Idea – Martin Rivers – Forbes
Fighting back from bacterial meningitis – Paul Sisson – San Diego Union Tribune
Artists create living paintings from glow-in-the-dark bacteria – Geraldine Cremin – Mashable
Deadly disease outbreak in Wisconsin baffles public health officials – Keren Landman – STAT news
Wisconsin Bacterial Infection: A Case Of The Rare Elizabethkingia – Xbox360
Is fermented food a recipe for good gut health? – Philippa Roxby – BBC
Stanford chemists develop an ultra-sensitive test for cancers, HIV – Bjorn Carey – Stanford News
Fake drugs in Nigeria: Imprisonment of 2:1 microbiology graduate – National Mirror Online
How Does Salmonella Get on Pistachios? – Linda Larsen – Food Poisoning Bulletin
How Gut Bacteria Are Shaking Up Cancer Research – Makiko Kitamura – Bloomberg
Science, publishing, and career
About Kate Rubins, who worked in our lab: Napa astronaut prepares for space station journey: four-month mission aboard ISS- Howard Yune – Napa Valley Register
The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science – Paul Voosen – Chronicle
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