Microbiome evolution in vertebrates, post-antibiotic microbial competition for sugars, microbial networks in respiratory infections, bacteria in snow from Australian and Swiss Alps, Yucatan Black and Red soil microbes.
Human oral microbiome
Longitudinal assessment of sputum microbiome by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene in non-CF bronchiectasis patients – Michael J Cox – bioRxiv
Human skin microbiome
Comprehensive pyrosequencing analysis of the bacterial microbiota of the skin of patients with seborrheic dermatitis – Akiomi Tanaka – Microbiology and Immunology
Review: Can molecular DNA-based techniques unravel the truth about diabetic foot infections? – M. Malone – Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Human respiratory microbiome
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae caused different microbial structure and correlation network in lung microbiota – Heping Wang – Journal of Thoracic Disease
Human gut microbiome
Ecophysiological consequences of alcoholism on human gut microbiota: implications for ethanol-related pathogenesis of colon cancer – Atsuki Tsuruya – Scientific Reports
Research highlight: Intimate gut interactions: helminths and the microbiota – Nicola L Harris – Cell Research
Review: Human Gut-on-a-Chip technology: Will this revolutionize our understanding of IBD and future treatments? – Jaewon Lee – Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Review: Dientamoeba fragilis, the Neglected Trichomonad of the Human Bowel – Damien Stark – Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Review: Akkermansia muciniphila: a novel functional microbe with probiotic properties – C. Gómez-Gallego – Beneficial Microbes
Review: Alterations of gut microbiota in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Xiaojun Zhuang – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Animal and tissue culture experiments
Host-mediated sugar oxidation promotes post-antibiotic pathogen expansion – Franziska Faber – Nature
News and Views: Microbiology: The dark side of antibiotics – Thibault G. Sana & Denise M. Monack – Nature
Genetic and transcriptional analysis of human host response to healthy gut microbiome – Allison L Richards – bioRxiv
The Microbiota Determines Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis – Jarmila Heissigerova – Journal of Immunology Research
Animal microbiome
Invited Review: Microbiome Evolution Along Divergent Branches of the Vertebrate Tree of Life: What’s Known and Unknown – Timothy J. Colston – Molecular Ecology
Microbial community structure of two freshwater sponges using Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed high microbial diversity – Swapnil Gaikwad – AMB Express
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Endophytic bacterial and fungal microbiota in sprouts, roots and stems of rice (Oryza sativa L.) – Wenfeng Wang – Microbiological Research
Yucatán in black and red: Linking edaphic analysis and pyrosequencing-based assessment of bacterial and fungal community structures in the two main kinds of soil of Yucatán State – Héctor Estrada-Medina – Microbiological Research
Water and extremophile microbiome
Global and local-scale variation in bacterial community structure of snow from the Swiss and Australian Alps – Tina Wunderlin – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Waste, pollution, drinking water microbiology
Assessing the effects of heavy metals in ACC deaminase and IAA production on plant growth-promoting bacteria – Mendoza-Hernández José Carlos – Microbiological Research
Effect of Co-Composting Cattle Manure with Construction and Demolition Waste on the Archaeal, Bacterial, and Fungal Microbiota, and on Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants – Devin B. Holman – PLOS ONE
Anthropogenic impact on mangrove sediments triggers differential responses in the heavy metals and antibiotic resistomes of microbial communities – Lucélia Cabral – Environmental Pollution
Investigation of Archaeal and Bacterial community structure of five different small drinking water networks with special regard to the nitrifying microorganisms – Zsuzsanna Nagymáté – Microbiological Research
A survey of biofilms on wastewater aeration diffusers suggests bacterial community composition and function vary by substrate type and time – Peter A. Noble – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
DGGE: Synergistic effect of crude oil plus dispersant on bacterial community in a louisiana salt marsh sediment – Mohammed Al-Jawasim – FEMS Microbiology Letters
Food microbiology
Complexity and Dynamics of the Winemaking Bacterial Communities in Berries, Musts, and Wines from Apulian Grape Cultivars through Time and Space – Marinella Marzano – PLOS ONE
More microbiology
Viruses Infecting a Freshwater Filamentous Cyanobacterium (Nostoc sp.) Encode a Functional CRISPR Array and a Proteobacterial DNA Polymerase B – Caroline Chénard – mBio
Press: Virus Hacks Host Genome, Steals CRISPR to Protect Itself – GenEngNews
Virus uses ‘stolen’ CRISPR to hack its host’s immune system – Science Daily
Microbes in the news
Asgard archaea diversity in estuaries – Roy Rodriguez – REU in Subtropical Marine Ecosystems, University of Texas at Austin
Microbes in pressed grapes may predict flavor metabolites in the finished wine – American Society for Microbiology – EurekAlert
Nanoflowers can detect bacteria before they make you sick: The particles can spot even tiny amounts of E. coli – Mariella Moon – Engadget
BacteriaHysteria: Self-cleaning sheets do exist! Silvon launches bacteria-resistant bedding – Julie Pennell – Today
Science, publishing, and career
Predatory journals: Ban predators from the scientific record – Jeffrey Beall – Nature
Data sharing: A code of conduct for data on epidemics – Ilaria Capua – Nature
