Honey bee gut microbiome altered by pesticides, colobine primates, sulfur vents, bioaerosol, failed microbiome spore transplant trial.
Events
London Microbiome Workshop – September 7th 2016, Royal College of Physicians, London
Pregnancy and birth
Antibiotic perturbation of the preterm infant gut microbiome and resistome – Andrew J. Gasparrini – Gut Microbes
Multisite microbiome
Acquisition of a high diversity of bacteria during Hajj pilgrimage, including Acinetobacter baumannii with blaOXA-72, and Escherichia coli with blaNDM-5 carbapenemases – Thongpan Leangapichart – Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Human gut microbiome
Limited prolonged effects of rifaximin treatment on irritable bowel syndrome-related differences in the fecal microbiome and metabolome – Natalia Zeber-Lubecka –
Gut Microbes
Altered gut microbiota in Rett syndrome – Francesco Strati – Microbiome
Animal experiments
Honey bee gut microbiome is altered by in-hive pesticide exposures – Madhavi Kakumanu – Frontiers in Microbiology
Animal microbiome
The antibiotic resistome of swine manure is significantly altered by association with the Musca domestica larvae gut microbiome – Hang Wang – The ISME Journal
Using the gut microbiota as a novel tool for examining colobine primate GI health – Katherine R. Amato – Global Ecology and Conservation
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Bioprospecting metagenomics of a microbial community on cotton degradation: mining for new glycoside hydrolases – Guoxiu Zhang – Journal of Biotechnology
Dramatic Increases of Soil Microbial Functional Gene Diversity at the Treeline Ecotone of Changbai Mountain – Congcong Shen – Frontiers in Microbiology
Review: Plant litter decomposition: drivers insight to the ecological process – Gaurav Mishra – European Journal of Biological Research
Water and extremophile microbiome
Transcriptional control in marine copiotrophic and oligotrophic bacteria with streamlined genomes – Matthew T. Cottrell – Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Distribution and niche separation of planktonic microbial communities in the water columns from the surface to the hadal waters of the Japan Trench under the eutrophic ocean – Takuro Nunoura – Frontiers in Microbiology
Diversity and Composition of Bacterial Community in Soils and Lake Sediments from an Arctic Lake Area – Neng Fei Wang – Frontiers in Microbiology
Characterization of Chemosynthetic Microbial Mats Associated with Intertidal Hydrothermal Sulfur Vents in White Point, San Pedro, CA, USA – Priscilla J. Miranda – Frontiers in Microbiology
Hydrogen limitation and syntrophic growth among natural assemblages of thermophilic methanogens at deep-sea hydrothermal vents – Begüm D. Topçuoğlu – Frontiers in Microbiology
Review: Halophiles: Champions of Environmental Adaptations and Their Industrial Applications – Rachana Singh – Current Biological Engineering (WTF: $63.00)
Review: An overview of siderophores for iron acquisition in microorganisms living in the extreme – Luis O. De Serrano – BioMetals
Air microbiome
Review: Approach of molecular methods for the detection and monitoring of microbial communities in bioaerosols: A review – Keunje Yoo – Journal of Environmental Sciences
Oil reservoir microbiome
Species divergence vs functional convergence characterizes crude oil microbial community assembly – Yong Nie – Frontiers in Microbiology
Metagenomics
Editorial: From Genes to Species: Novel Insights from Metagenomics – Eamonn P. Culligan – Frontiers in Microbiology
Sequencing techniques
Streaming algorithms for identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistance potential from real-time MinIONTM sequencing – Minh Duc Cao – GigaScience
Microbes in the news
Poop Pill’s Surprise Failure Shows That the Microbiome is Still a Mystery – Ryan Cross – MIT Technology Review
Gut check: Seres Therapeutics shares plunge after microbiome drug fails in trial – CNBC
Seres Therapeutics Announces Interim Results from SER-109 Phase 2 ECOSPOR Study in Multiply Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection – Seres
I, microbe: Book Review of “I Contain Multitudes” by Ed Yong – Silvia Bulgheresi – Nature Microbiology
Hot off the press: Interview with Ed Yong – Andrew Jermy – Nature Microbiology
Teasing out the microbiome of the Kansas prairie. One teaspoonful of soil holds DNA of tens of thousands of microbial species – EurekAlert
Teasing out the microbiome of the Kansas prairie. One teaspoonful of soil holds DNA of tens of thousands of microbial species – Science Daily
Parasitic infection may have spoiled zebrafish experiments.Common contaminant may change shoaling behaviour, a proxy for stress and anxiety in behavioural studies. – Petra Szilagyi – Nature
What Does Your Poop Say About Your Evolution, and Other Ecological Connections to the Microbiome – Jens Hegg – PLOS Blogs
Powerful new bacteria discovered in Cookeville hot tub – Daily News Journal
Could a new CREAM fight off superbugs? Scientists develop lotion which stops bacteria getting into wounds – Madlen Davies – Daily Mail
There’s Nothing Green About Jill Stein’s Vaccine Stance – Emily Willingham – Forbes
Your soap and toothpaste could be messing with your microbiome – Alison Moodie – The Guardian
Anthrax sickens 13 in western Siberia, and a thawed-out reindeer corpse may be to blame – Ben Guarino – Washington Post
Bik’s not-microbiology Picks
Khloe Kardashian’s Vagina Oil Is a Bad Idea. Koko is telling her young female followers to moisturize their ‘vaginal lining’ with Vitamin E. Definitely do not do this– Samantha Allen – The Daily Beast
The Physicians Committee Releases Seven Dietary Guidelines for a Healthy Microbiota
The Key to Optimal Gut Health? Eat 50 to 55 Grams of Daily Fiber – PCRM