Fluorescence in the mouth, stool transplant with own stool sometimes works too, Clostridium difficile and nutritional niches in the mouse, bacterioplankton metabolism in the Dead Zone, and the invisible Esther Lederberg.
General microbiome
Review: The microbiome in health and disease: a new role of microbes in molecular medicine – Ingo B. Autenrieth – Journal of Molecular Medicine
Human mouth microbiome
Red and Green Fluorescence from Oral Biofilms – Catherine M. C. Volgenant – PLOS ONE
Characterization of saliva microbiota’s functional feature based on metagenomic sequencing – Fang Yang – SpringerPlus
Human respiratory microbiome
Characterization of microbiome in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with lung cancer comparing with benign mass like lesions – Sang Hoon Lee – Lung Cancer
Human gut microbiome
Complete Microbiota Engraftment Is Not Essential for Recovery from Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation – Christopher Staley – mBio
Press: Study provides clues to improving fecal microbiota transplantation – MedicalXpress
Review: Fecal microbiota transplantation for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome – Nathan J. Klingensmith – Critical Care
Review: Tuning constitutive and pathological inflammation in the gut via the interaction of dietary nitrate and polyphenols with host microbiome – Bárbara S. Rocha – The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Review: Redox signaling mediated by the gut microbiota – Rheinallt M. Jones – Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Editorial: The gut microbiota and immune-regulation: the fate of health and disease –
Eliana Mariño – Clinical Translational Immunology
Animal experiments
Collateral Damage: Detrimental Effect of Antibiotics on the Development of Protective Immune Memory – Joseph M. Benoun – mBio
Clostridium difficile colonizes alternative nutrient niches during infection across distinct murine gut environments – Matthew L Jenior – bioRxiv
Water microbiome
Decoding bacterioplankton metabolism in the northern Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone – J. Cameron Thrash – bioRxiv
Built environment microbiome
Resilient microorganisms in dust samples of the International Space Station—survival of the adaptation specialists – Maximilian Mora – Microbiome
Phages and viruses
Not sure if this is such a good idea…. Application of Bacteriophage-containing Aerosol against Nosocomial Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an Intensive Care Unit – Yu-Huai Ho – PLOS ONE
Microbial ecology
Disturbance Regimes Predictably Alter Diversity in an Ecologically Complex Bacterial System – Sean M. Gibbons – mBio
Microbes in the news
Will Microbiome Board Game Become Infectious? – Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Appointment of New Features Editor: Melanie Blokesch – Molecular Microbiology
Microbiomes mix it up – Larrie Stone – Washington County Enterprise
Invisible Esther: the ‘Other’ Lederberg – Walt Nakonechny
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria. Large genome study IDs potential virulence factors to discriminate new species – Science Daily
Researchers Use Genomic Analysis to Study the Deadly Bacteria Responsible for “Rabbit Fever” – David Jennings – Natural Science News
Prostate cancer drug based on sea-bed bacteria brings complete remission for half of patients – Sarah Knapton – Telegraph
New Laser Treatment Based On Deep-Sea Bacteria Effectively Treats Prostate Cancer – IFL Science
Laser therapy leaves no sign of prostate cancer in 50% of trial patients – John von Radowitz – Independent
How bacteria survive antibiotic treatment – Science Daily
Mouthwash May Kill Gonorrhea Bacteria – Sara G. Miller – LiveScience
Video about resistant starch with nice visualizations: The Hungry Microbiome – Data61
Video: Saving Atlantis: The global coral microbiome project in the Red Sea – Science 360
Happy Holidays from Microbiology Lab – Maria Anne – Clinical Laboratory Blogspot
Microbes on the market
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