Kavli Foundation grants, mycobiome of root canal infections, post-stroke infections, Thai vegetarians, antibiotic treatment of gorillas, licorice plants under salt stress, and bacterial camouflage on Crustaceans. Greetings from New Mexico!
Jobs and grants
Open Positions at NC State University: Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities
Uniting Diverse Sciences to Tackle the Microbiome – Kavli Foundation
Human oral microbiome
The mycobiome of root canal infections is correlated to the bacteriome – Ilona F. Persoon – Clinical Oral Investigations
Near-sterile human body sites
Comprehensive detection and identification of bacterial DNA in the blood of patients with sepsis and healthy volunteers using next-generation sequencing method – the observation of DNAemia – T. Gosiewski – European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Human respiratory microbiome
Translocation and dissemination of commensal bacteria in post-stroke infection – Dragana Stanley – Nature Medicine
Bacteria in the respiratory tract—how to treat? Or do not treat? – Cristina Prat – International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Human gut microbiome
Human Microbiome Fusobacterium Nucleatum in Esophageal Cancer Tissue Is Associated with Prognosis – Kensuke Yamamura – Clinical Cancer Research
Microbial Community of Healthy Thai Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians, Their Core Gut Microbiota, and Pathogen Risk – Supatjaree Ruengsomwong – Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Effect of Bifidobacterium breve on the Intestinal Microbiota of Coeliac Children on a Gluten Free Diet: A Pilot Study – Andrea Quagliariello – Nutrients
Review: Rethinking Diet to Aid Human–Microbe Symbiosis – Muriel Derrien – Trends in Microbiology
Review: Feeding the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Diet, Microbiome and Neuropsychiatry – Kiran V. Sandhu – Translational Research
Review: Microbiota dysbiosis: a new piece in the understanding of carcinogenesis puzzle – Valeria García-Castillo – Journal of Medical Microbiology
Review: The evolving role of the microbiome in liver failure and liver transplantation – Kymberly D. Watt – Liver Transplantation
Animal models
Effect of Antibiotic Treatment on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Free-Ranging Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla) – Klára Vlčková – Microbial Ecology
Commensal Microbe-specific Activation of B2 Cell Subsets Contributes to Atherosclerosis Development Independently of Lipid Metabolism – Lin Chen – EBioMedicine
Commentary: Intestinal Microbiome and Atherosclerosis – J. David Spence – EBioMedicine
A distinct microbiota composition is associated with protection from food allergy in an oral mouse immunization model – Susanne C. Diesner – Clinical Immunology
Kinetic changes of intestinal microbiota in the course of intestinal sensitization – Liang Xiao – Oncotarget
Animal microbiome
Keeping it in the family: Coevolution of latrunculid sponges and their dominant bacterial symbionts – Gwynneth F. Matcher – Microbiology Open
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Divergent responses of β-diversity among organism groups to a strong environmental gradient – Micael Jonsson – Ecosphere
Phylogenetic congruence between subtropical trees and their associated fungi – Xubing Liu – Ecology and Evolution
Microbial cooperation in the rhizosphere improves liquorice growth under salt stress – Dilfuza Egamberdieva – Bioengineered
Extremophile microbiome
Extremophiles: Life at the deep end – Sonja-Verena Albers – Nature
Built environment microbiome
Dynamic change of surface microbiota with different environmental cleaning methods between two wards in a hospital – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Bioreactor microbiology
In vitro study of soil arsenic release by human gut microbiota and its intestinal absorption by Caco-2 cells – Naiyi Yin – Chemosphere
Probiotics
Probiotic With or Without Fiber Controls Body Fat Mass, Associated With Serum Zonulin, in Overweight and Obese Adults—Randomized Controlled Trial – Lotta K. Stenman – EBioMedicine
More microbes
Nanostructures and Monolayers of Spheres Reduce Surface Reflections in Hyperiid Amphipods – Laura E. Bagge – Current Biology
Press: Crustaceans in the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’ wear CAMOUFLAGE: Bacteria coating helps creatures avoid a predator’s gaze – Sarah Griffiths – Daily Mail
Microbes in the news
Videos from Microbiomes of the Built Environment NAS meeting posted – Jonathan Eisen – MicroBEnet
Iron-Loving Bacteria a Model For Mars Life – Elizabeth Howel – Space.com
Dogs go on poop patrol to sniff out fecal bacteria. Rescue dogs trained to detect human fecal matter – Barbara Besteni – Local 10
Bacteria Sent In Space Could Be Potentially Infectious, Harmful – Elaine Hannah – Science World Report
Florida’s orange groves are being wiped out by tree-killing bacteria – CBS News
Rio fights Zika with biggest release yet of bacteria-infected mosquitoes. Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes will be widely deployed in two South American cities to combat viral infections – Ewen Callaway – Nature
Cranberries crush bacteria’s communication networks – Lisa-Ann Lee – New Atlas
Neonatal vaccination of mice with bacteria prevents cockroach-induced asthma as adults – News Medical
Bacteria and bugs in guts and gallbladders – Claire O’Connell – The Irish Times
