A short Microbiome Digest today. Because of the winter break there are not many new papers. Enjoy the quiet times as long as they last!

Animal microbiome

Comparative analysis of the gut microbiota of black bears in China using high-throughput sequencing – Can Song – Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Food microbiology

Microbial Quality, Safety, and Pathogen Detection by Using Quantitative PCR of Raw Salad Vegetables Sold in Dhanbad City, India – Sujeet K. Mritunjay – Journal of Food Production

Microbes in the news

A year of microbes – Jennifer – The Microbial Menagerie

Bacteria strain named by Clemson students – Nancy Spitier – Clemson World

Science meets fiction: the microbiome and super powers – Srimathy Sriskantharajah – Bug Bitten

Forget the normal new year resolutions: think microbiome instead – David Dodwell – South China Morning Post

Researchers Say Gut Microbiota Affects Our Physiology – Sci-News

Boulder City bighorn herd still ailing as ‘insidious’ bacteria spreads – Henry Brean – Review Journal