February 9, 2017

Metabolomic analysis to determine affects of antibiotic treatment on the microbiome, capsular polysaccharide structure from marine bacterium, altering soil bacterial communities from use of organic-inorganic fertilization, new CRISPR-Cas systems discovered in uncultivated microbes.

General microbiome

Metabolic effects of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in people with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial – Reza Mobini – Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Pregnancy and early life

Diversity and composition of vaginal microbiota of pregnant women at risk for transmitting Group B Streptococcus treated with intrapartum penicillin – Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch – PLOS ONE

Human oral microbiome

Isolation and identification methods of Rothia species in oral cavities – Osamu Tsuzukibashi – Journal of Microbiological Methods

Association of oral microbiome with type 2 diabetes risk – J Long – Journal of Periodontal Research

Human skin microbiome

Microbiome precision editing: Using PEG as a selective fermentation initiator against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – Ming-Shan Kao – Biotechnology Journal

Human gut microbiome

Comparative study on the in vitro effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and seaweed alginates on human gut microbiota – Shaofeng Bai – PLOS ONE

Rett Syndrome: A Focus on Gut Microbiota – Elisa Borghi – International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Colonization with enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis is associated with early-stage colorectal neoplasia – Rachel V Purcell – PLOS ONE

Gut dysbiosis is associated with metabolism and systemic inflammation in patients with ischemic stroke – Kazuo Yamashiro – PLOS ONE

Glycomacropeptide sustains microbiota diversity and promotes specific taxa in an artificial colon model of elderly gut microbiota – Alexandra Ntemiri – Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Animal experiments

Early life antibiotic exposure affects pancreatic islet development and metabolic regulation – Jiaying Li – Scientific Reports

Reduction of Abeta amyloid pathology in APPPS1 transgenic mice in the absence of gut microbiota – T Harach – Scientific Reports

Animal microbiome

Comparative study of the gut microbiome potentially related to milk protein in Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and Chinese Holstein cattle – Jiachao Zhang – Scientific Reports

Fish Intestinal Microbiome: Diversity and Symbiosis Unraveled by Metagenomics – AM Tarnecki – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Exploring the symbiont diversity of ancient western redcedars: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of long-lived hosts – Monika A Gorzelak – Molecular Ecology

Community-level physiological profiling analyses show potential to identify the copiotrophic bacteria present in soil environments – Salvador Lladó – PLOS ONE

Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhance the rate of litter decomposition while inhibiting soil microbial community development – Heng Gui – Scientific Reports

Bacterial Community Structure after Long-term Organic and Inorganic Fertilization Reveals Important Associations between Soil Nutrients and Specific Taxa Involved in Nutrient Transformations – Fang Li – Frontiers in Microbiology

The effects of fluoride based fire-fighting foams on soil microbiota activity and plant growth during natural attenuation of perfluorinated compounds – Renato Nallin Montagnolli – Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Chapter: Phytostimulation and Biocontrol by the Plant-Associated Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42: An Update – Rainer Borriss – Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology

Chapter: New Insights in Plant-Associated Paenibacillus Species: Biocontrol and Plant Growth-Promoting Activity – Sadhana Lal – Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology

Variations of soil microbial community structures beneath broadleaved forest trees in temperate and subtropical climate zones – Sihang Yang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome

The effects of elevated seawater temperatures on Caribbean gorgonian corals and their algal symbionts, Symbiodinium spp. – Tamar L. Goulet – PLOS ONE

Structural characterization of an all-aminosugar-containing capsular polysaccharide from Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H – Angela Casillo – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Illumina sequencing-based analysis of sediment bacteria community in different trophic status freshwater lakes – Yu Wan – Microbiology Open

Bacterial communities in sediment of a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area – Valentina Catania – Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Metagenomic survey of the taxonomic and functional microbial communities of seawater and sea ice from the Canadian Arctic – Etienne Yergeau – Scientific Reports

The effect of top-predator presence and phenotype on aquatic microbial communities – Karen E. Sullam – Ecology and Evolution

Metabolomics

Divergent Relationships between Fecal Microbiota and Metabolome following Distinct Antibiotic-Induced Disruptions – Jocelyn M. Choo – mSphere

Techniques

A novel LCMSMS method for quantitative measurement of short-chain fatty acids in human stool derivatized with 12C- and 13C-labelled aniline – James Chun Yip Chan – Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

More microbes

New CRISPR–Cas systems from uncultivated microbes – David Burstein – Nature

Adaptation of genetically monomorphic bacteria: evolution of copper resistance through multiple horizontal gene transfers of complex and versatile mobile genetic elements – D Richard – Molecular Ecology

Microbes in the news

Microbial Molecules from the Multitudes within Us – Matthew R. Redondo – Cell Metabolism

Boston Children’s Hospital and uBiome to Investigate Premature Births – PRWeb

Cholera bacteria stab and poison enemies at predictable rates – Georgia Institute of Technology – ScienceDaily

ADA funds Kostic Lab to create model linking the microbiome to type 1 diabetes – EurekAlert

February 8, 2017

A dense Digest today, a lot of reviews on the human gut microbiome, a plethora of papers on plant, soil and water microbiomes, and an alarmingly high rate of multi-drug resistant bacteria from human fecal samples in China

Jobs

Teaching and Learning Fellow in Microbiome Data Analysis – University of British Columbia

Microbiology Quality Technician II – CR Bard

Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the Social Dimensions of the Microbiome – University of Oxford

General microbiology

Transcriptional characterization of Vibrio fischeri during colonization of juvenile Euprymna scolopes – Luke R. Thompson – Environmental Microbiology

Effect of antibiotics on bacterial populations: a multi-hierachical selection process – José Luis Martínez – F1000 Research

Plant growth promoting potential and phylogenetic characteristics of a lichenized nitrogen fixing bacterium, Enterobacter cloacae – Chidanandamurthy Thippeswamy Swamy – Journal of Basic Microbiology

*High rates of human faecal carriage of mcr-1-positive multi-drug resistant isolates emerge in China in association with successful plasmid families – Lan-Lan Zhong – bioRxiv

Assessing the genome level diversity of Listeria monocytogenes from contaminated ice cream and environmental samples linked to a listeriosis outbreak in the United States – Yi Chen – PLoS One

Human skin microbiome

Significant disparities in allergy prevalence and microbiota between the young people in Finnish and Russian Karelia – Lasse Ruokolainen – Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Beyond Cell Division: the Ecological Roles of Autolysins in Oral Biofilm Communities – Nyssa Cullin – Current Oral Health Reports

Human lung microbiome

Longitudinal assessment of sputum microbiome by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients – Michael J. Cox – PLoS One

Human gut microbiome

Review: Intestinal Microbiota: Facts and Fiction – M Kverka – Digestive Diseases

Review: Evolutionary and ecological forces that shape the bacterial communities of the human gut – J S Messer – Mucosal Immunology

Review: Dietary Fiber and Prebiotics and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota – Hannah D. Holscher – Gut Microbes

Review: The Fungal Mycobiome and Its Interaction with Gut Bacteria in the Host – Qi Hui Sam – International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Review: The Gut Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Other Functional Bowel Disorders – Yehuda Ringel – Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Many more human gut microbiome reviews available from the March Issue of the Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Human gut-microbiome-brain axis

Editorial: Tightening the Case for Gut Microbiota in Autism-Spectrum Disorder – Jonathan Braun – CMGH Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Review: The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Health and Disease – Timothy G. Dinan – Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Metabolomics

Review: Mixing omics: combining genetics and metabolomics to study rheumatic diseases – Cristina Menni – Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Review: Emerging Approaches to Tuberculosis Drug Development: At Home in the Metabolome – Robert S. Jansen – Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Rats Urinary Metabolome Reveals for the Potential Role of Functional Foods and Exercise in Obesity Management – Mohammed Farag – Food and Function

Untargeted metabolomics approach for unraveling robust biomarkers of nutritional status in fasted gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) – Ruben Gil-Solsona – PeerJ

Animal experiments

Mouse: Sex-Specific Effects of Organophosphate Diazinon on the Gut Microbiome and Its Metabolic Functions – Bei Gao – Environmental Health Perspectives

Metagenomics approach to the study of the gut microbiome structure and function in zebrafish Danio rerio fed with gluten formulated diet – Hyunmin Koo – Journal of Microbiological Methods

Commentary: Zebrafish screens for new colitis treatments – a bottom-up approach – Jou A. Lee – The FEBS Journal

Mouse: Resistant starch can improve insulin sensitivity independently of the gut microbiota – Laure B. Bindels – Microbiome

Animal microbiome

Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management and breeding decisions – E. Negussie – Journal of Dairy Science

Variation of the microbiota and metabolome along the canine gastrointestinal tract – Julia B. Honneffer – Metabolomics

Effects of Organic Amendments on Microbiota Associated with the Culex nigripalpus Mosquito Vector of the Saint Louis Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses – Dagne Duguma – mSphere

Review: Progress in fish gastrointestinal microbiota research – An R. Wang – Reviews in Aquaculture

Diversity and functions of the sheep faecal microbiota: a multi-omic characterization – Alessandro Tanca – Microbial Biotechnology

Microbial shifts in the porcine distal gut in response to diets supplemented with Enterococcus Faecalis as alternatives to antibiotics – Pinghua Li – Scientific Reports

Plant, root and soil microbiome

Fungi from Brazilian Savannah and Atlantic rainforest show high antibacterial and antifungal activity – Paula de Paula Menezes Barbosa – Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Impact of Elevated CO2 and/or Temperature on the AM Fungal Diversity in Groundnut Rhizosphere under Open Top Chamber facility – HN Asha – International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

Seed-coating fenugreek with Burkholderia rhizobacteria enhances yield in field trials and can combat Fusarium wilt – Harish Kuma – Rhizosphere

Changes at the Rhizosphere Microbiota of the Sunflower–Orobanche cumana Wallr Pathosystem – TH Hristev – International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

Review: Phosphate Solubilizing Microbes: An Overview – KP Ingle – International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

Draft Genome Sequence of Plant Growth-Promoting Drought-Tolerant Bacillus sp. Strain CMAA 1363 Isolated from the Brazilian Caatinga Biome – Vanessa Nessner Kavamura – Genome Announcements

Effects of Garlic/Cucumber Relay Intercropping on Soil Enzyme Activities and the Microbial Environment in Continuous Cropping – Lantian Du – HortScience

Characterization of bacterial communities from Masseiras, a unique Portuguese greenhouse agricultural system – Cristina Becerra-Castro – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Soil microbial community responses to long-term land use intensification in subtropical grazing lands – Sutie Xu – Geoderma

The impact of salinity on the microbial response to drying and rewetting in soil – Kristin M. Rath

The influence of different concentrations of bio-organic fertilizer on cucumber Fusarium wilt and soil microflora alterations – Nan Huang – PLoS One

Cowpea Nodules Harbor Non-rhizobial Bacterial Communities that Are Shaped by Soil Type Rather than Plant Genotype – Jakson Leite – Frontiers in Plant Science

Microbial Interactions in the Phyllosphere Increase Plant Performance under Herbivore Biotic Stress – Muhammad Saleem – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Complete Genome Sequence of Thermus thermophilus TMY, Isolated from a Geothermal Power Plant – Yasuhiro Fujino – Genome Announcements

Marine Microbes as a Potential Source of Cellulolytic Enzymes – N. Trivedi – Chapter 2 of Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Vol. 79

Genetic toolbox for controlled expression of functional proteins in Geobacillus spp. – Ivan Pogrebnyakov – PLoS One

Coupled Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Antibiotics on Microbial Community in Three-Dimensional Biofilm-Electrode Reactors – Hai-Liang Song – Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

Do biofilm communities respond to the chemical signatures of fracking? A test involving streams in North-central Arkansas – Wilson H. Johnson – BMC Microbiology

Effects of chemical cleaning on RO membrane inorganic, organic and microbial foulant removal in a full-scale plant for municipal wastewater reclamation – Tong Yu – Water Research

Microbial nitrification, denitrification and respiration in the leached cinnamon soil of the upper basin of Miyun Reservoir – Wen Xu – Scientific Reports

Microbes in space

The Effects of HZE Particles, γ and X-ray Radiation on the Survival and Genetic Integrity of Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1, Halococcus hamelinensis, and Halococcus morrhuae – Leuko Stefan – Astrobiology

Survival, DNA Integrity, and Ultrastructural Damage in Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Eukaryotic Microorganisms Exposed to Ionizing Radiation – Pacelli Claudia – Astrobiology

Phages and viruses

Genomic sequence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ haplotype C and its comparison with haplotype A and B genomes – Jinhui Wang – PLoS One

Technology

Microbial Typing by Machine Learned DNA Melt Signatures – Nadya Andini – Scientific Reports

Bioinformatics

From Culture to High-Throughput Sequencing and Beyond: A Layperson’s Guide to the “Omics” and Diagnostic Potential of the Microbiome – Paul W. O’Toole – Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Microbes in the news

2017 sneak peek: What the new year holds for science – Elizabeth Gibney – Nature

Is It the “Terrible Twos”? Or Is It a Disrupted Gut Microbiome? – Chris Kresser

Microbes on the market

Human Microbiome Market : Global Market Snapshot by 2020 – Persistence Market Research

February 7, 2017

General microbiome

*Review: Gut microbiota and acute coronary syndromes: ready for use in the emergency room? – Trøseid M. – Eur Heart J

Review: Fecal Microbiota Transplant versus Oral Vancomycin Taper: Important Undiscussed Limitations. – Jansen JW – Clin Infect Dis

Review: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: do we need harmonization? – Galpérine T – Clin Infect Dis

Fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with slow-transit constipation: A randomized, clinical trial. – Tian H – PLoS One

Listeriolysin S: a bacteriocin from epidemic Listeria monocytogenes strains that targets the microbiota. – Quereda-Torres JJ – Gut Microbes

*Possible Alternative Predictors of Failure of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Therapy of Recurrent C difficile Infection. – Bodiwala V – Am J Gastroenterol

Repeated fecal microbiota transplantations attenuate diarrhea and lead to sustained changes in the fecal microbiota in acute, refractory gastrointestinal graft-versus-host-disease. – Spindelboeck W – Haematologica

Review: Gastrointestinal Immune and Microbiome Changes During Parenteral Nutrition. – Pierre JF –  Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol.

Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya. – Mosites E – PLoS One

 

Pregnancy and early life

Oral yeast colonization throughout pregnancy. – Rio R – Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal

Review: Human Milk Oligosaccharides and the Preterm Infant: A Journey in Sickness and in Health. – Moukarzel S – Clin Perinatol

Loss of cutaneous microbial diversity during first three weeks of life in very low birth weight infants. – Salava A – Exp Dermatol

The Fecal Microbial Community of Breast-fed Infants from Armenia and Georgia. – Lewis ZT – Sci Rep

Antibiotic resistance potential of the healthy preterm infant gut microbiome. – Rose G – PeerJ

 

Multi-site human microbiome

Review: From Evolutionary Advantage to Disease Agents: Forensic Reevaluation of Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenicity. – Rivera-Pérez JI – Microbiol Spectr

 

Human respiratory microbiome

*Microbes Associate with Host Innate Immune Response in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. – Huang Y – Am J Respir Crit Care Med

 

 

Human gut microbiome

Review: The Enigmatic Gut in Cystic Fibrosis: Linking Inflammation, Dysbiosis, and the Increased Risk of Malignancy. – Garg M – Curr Gastroenterol Rep

Involvement of gut microbiota in the association between GLP-1/GLP-1 receptor expression and gastrointestinal motility. – Yang M – Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol

*Novel insight into the role of microbiota in colorectal surgery. – Bachmann R – Gut

*Race-dependent association of sulfidogenic bacteria with colorectal cancer. –  Yazici C – Gut

Review: The “gut microbiota” hypothesis in primary sclerosing cholangitis. – Pontecorvi V – Ann Transl Med

Review: The development and role of microbial-host interactions in gut mucosal immune development. – Stokes CR – J Anim Sci Biotechnol

Yogurt Containing Lactobacillus gasseri Mitigates Aspirin-Induced Small Bowel Injuries: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. – Suzuki T – Digestion

 

Animal experiments 

Dietary fibres modulate the composition and activity of butyrate-producing bacteria in the large intestine of suckling piglets – Mu C – Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Drunk Bugs: Chronic Vapour Alcohol Exposure Induces Marked Changes in the Gut Microbiome in Mice. – Peterson VL – Behav Brain Res

Microscopic Evaluation of the Effect of Oral Microbiota on the Development of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws in Rats. – Silveira FM – J Oral Maxillofac Res

 

Animal microbiome

The bovine colostrum microbiome and its association with clinical mastitis. – Lima SF – J Dairy Sci

Bacterial bile salt hydrolase: an intestinal microbiome target for enhanced animal health. – Geng W – Anim Health Res Rev

Functional analysis for gut microbes of the brown tree frog (Polypedates megacephalus) in artificial hibernation. – Weng FC – BMC Genomics

 

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Dairy propionibacteria prevent the proliferative effect of plant lectins on SW480 cells and protect the metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota in vitro. – Zárate G – Anaerobe

 

 

Probiotics / prebiotics

Review: Potential Beneficial Effects of Probiotics on Human Migraine Headache: A Literature Review. – Dai YJ – Pain Physician

 

Bioinformatics

Robust Inference of Genetic Exchange Communities from Microbial Genomes Using TF-IDF. – Cong Y – Front Microbiol

 

Techniques

A quantitative SMRT cell sequencing method for ribosomal amplicons. – Jones BM – J Microbiol Methods

RiboTagger: fast and unbiased 16S/18S profiling using whole community shotgun metagenomic or metatranscriptome surveys. – Xie C – BMC Bioinformatics

Survey of (Meta)genomic Approaches for Understanding Microbial Community Dynamics. – Sharma A – Indian J Microbiol

 

Microbe in the news

Malin takes 33% Stake in Start-Up Microbiome Targeting Firm Artizan – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog)

A Pilot Study Assessing Intestinal Microbiota Diversification and Changes After Travel to South(East) Asia From the US – Satellite PR News (press release)

February 6, 2017

General Microbiome

Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya – Emily Mosites – PLoS ONE

 

Human Gut Microbiome

The Fecal Microbial Community of Breast-fed Infants from Armenia and Georgia – Zachery T Lewis – Scientific Reports

 

Animal Experiments

Dietary biofloc supplementation in black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon: effects on immunity, antioxidant and metabolic enzyme activities – Panantharayil Sudhayam Shyne Anand – Aquaculture Research

 

Animal Microbiome

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) secretory component binds to commensal bacteria and pathogens – Cecelia Kelly – Scientific Reports

Effect of three commercial microbial products on bacterial community in a freshwater fish polyculture system – Tao Zhou – Aquaculture Research

 

Plant, Soil and Root Microbiome

Arsenic-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata Efficiently Solubilized Phosphate Rock to Sustain Plant Growth and As Uptake – Jing–Wei Fu – Journal of Hazardous Materials

Synthesis: The next frontier of plant-soil feedback research: unraveling context dependence across biotic and abiotic gradients – Lauren M. Smith-Ramesh – Journal of Vegetation Science

Survival of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in the phyllosphere and rhizosphere of weeds – J. C. Silva – Plant Pathology

Microbial catabolic diversity in and beyond the rhizosphere of plant species and plant genotypes – Karst M. Brolsma – Pedobiologia

 

Water  and Extremophile Microbiome

Ecotype Diversification of an Abundant Roseobacter Lineage – Ying Sun – Environmental Microbiology

Sticking together: inter-species aggregation of bacteria isolated from iron snow is controlled by chemical signaling – Jiro F Mori – ISME

Multiple metabolisms constrain the anaerobic nitrite budget in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific – Andrew R. Babbin – Global Biogeochemical Cycles

 

Techniques

Review: Infection control in the new age of genomic epidemiology – Patrick Tang – American Journal of Infection Control

Elucidating the biosynthetic pathways of volatile organic compounds in Mycobacterium tuberculosis through a computational approach – Purva Bhatter – Mol. Bio Syst.

Production of diatom–bacteria biofilm isolated from Seriola lalandi cultures for aquaculture application – María Teresa Mata – Aquaculture Research

 

Microbes in the News

Statoviruses, A novel taxon of RNA viruses present in the gastrointestinal tracts of diverse mammals – Andrew B. Janowski – Virology

Complete genome sequence of Serratia sp. YD25 (KCTC 42987) presenting strong antagonistic activities to various pathogenic fungi and bacteria – Chun Su – Journal of Biotechnology

Researcher creates molecular diagnostic system that can quickly identify dangerous bacteria – Brett Etchebarne – News Medical LifeSciences

Spain’s Balearic Islands hit by deadly olive tree bacteria – Mateu Ginard – Phys.org

USDA Funds Study of Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiomes – USDA – Pork Network

Probiotics in salads probed as solution to Salmonella outbreaks in bagged mixes – Mark Turner – abc.net

Bacteria to improve sanitation on Southeast Asia’s largest lake –  Hakley Ke  –  Channel NewsAsia

February 5, 2017

General Microbiome

Chlamydia retesting and retest positivity rates: results from a state-wide laboratory data linkage study in Tasmania, 2012–13 – Nicola Stephens – Sexual Health

 

Human Gut Microbiome

Gut metagenomes of type 2 diabetic patients have characteristic single-nucleotide polymorphism distribution in Bacteroides coprocola – Yaowen Chen – Microbiome

 

Animal Microbiome

Influence of different inclusion levels and chain length of inulin on microbial ecology and the state of mucosal protective barrier in the large intestine of young pigs – M. Barszcz – Animal Production Science

The role and interaction of gut microflora and local immune response in Campylobacter jejuni infection in chicken – Zifeng Han – University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Clinic for Poultry

 

Plant, Root and Soil Microbiome

Changes in soil microbial communities due to biological invasions can reduce allelopathic effects – Yang-Ping Li – Journal of Applied Ecology

 

Water and extremophile microbiome

Cyanobacterial Contribution to Travertine Deposition in the Hoyoux River System, Belgium – Julia Kleinteich – Microbial Ecology

Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria Mediate Microbial Community Succession and Element Cycling in Launched Marine Sediment – Hideyuki Ihara – Aquatic Microbiology 

 

Built Environment Microbiology

Draft genome sequences of eight bacteria isolated from the indoor environment: Staphylococcus capitis strain H36, S. capitis strain H65, S. cohnii strain H62, S. hominis strain H69, Microbacterium sp. strain H83, Mycobacterium iranicum strain H39, Plantibacter sp. strain H53, and Pseudomonas oryzihabitans strain H72 – Despoina S. Lymperopoulou – Standards in Genomic Sciences

 

Techniques

High throughput 16SrRNA gene sequencing reveals the correlation between Propionibacterium acnes and sarcoidosis – Meng-Meng Zhao – Respiratory Research

Critical issues in mycobiota analysis – Bettina Halwachs – Microbial Symbioses

 

Microbiome in News

Abstract A18: Gut microbiota changes in response to treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) – Talima Pearson – Cancer Research

The AGA’s Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry: An Important Step Toward Understanding Risks and Benefits of Microbiota Therapeutics – Colleen R. Kelly – Gastroenterology

Millennia of genomic stability within the invasive Para C Lineage of Salmonella enterica – Zhemin Zhou – bioRxiv

Patterns of genomic variation in the opportunistic pathogen Candida glabrata suggest the existence of mating and a secondary association to the human host – Laia Carreté – bioRxiv

February 4, 2017

Today: articles on the nutrient niches that exist in the gut, how bifidobacterium might be functioning as a probiotic, and probiotic treatment in Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly), and astronaut’s gut bacteria in flight.

General microbiome

Effect of fermentation temperature on hydrogen production from xylose and the succession of hydrogen-producing microflora – Chunsheng Qiu – Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Dental and periodontal health, and microbiological and salivary conditions in patients with or without diabetes undergoing haemodialysis – Gerhard Schmalz – International Dental Journal

Human gut microbiome

Microbial nutrient niches in the gut – Fátima C. Pereira – Environmental Microbiology

MicroRNAs at the epicenter of intestinal homeostasis – Antoaneta Belcheva – BioEssays

Oscillospira and related bacteria – From metagenomic species to metabolic features – Uri Gophna – Environmental Microbiology

Association between small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth and deep vein thrombosis in patients with spinal cord injuries – X. Cheng – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Prioritization of polysaccharide utilization and control of regulator activation in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron – Nathan D. Schwalm III – Molecular Microbiology

Animal experiments

Malondialdehyde epitopes are sterile mediators of hepatic inflammation in hypercholesterolemic mice – Clara Jana-Lui Busch – Hepatology

Time- and strain-specific downregulation of intestinal EPAS1 via miR-148a by Bifidobacterium bifidum – Amel Taibi – Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Animal microbiome

Enhanced fitness of a Bactrocera cucurbitae genetic sexing strain based on the addition of gut-isolated probiotics (Enterobacter spec.) to the larval diet – Mingyan Yao – Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Water and extremophile microbiome

Chemotype diversity in Planktothrix rubescens (cyanobacteria) populations is correlated to lake depth – Danka Haruštiaková – Environmental Microbiology Reports

Genomic and physiological analyses of ‘Reinekea forsetii’ reveal a versatile opportunistic lifestyle during spring algae blooms – Burak Avcı – Environmental Microbiology

Techniques

DNA metabarcoding reveals that 200-μm-size-fractionated filtering is unable to discriminate between planktonic microbial and large eukaryotes – Lemian Liu – Molecular Ecology Resources

Microbes in the news

Change in astronaut’s gut bacteria attributed to spaceflight

Oral dose of phage cocktail prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model

UNH researchers ID bacteria contaminating seafood

Tap Water Free of Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria: Pittsburgh Mayor

Science in the News series kicks off with ‘Big Bacteria, Big Pharma, Big Problems’

Salicylic acid promotes nasal mucosa colonization by Staphylococcus aureus

February 3, 2017

A review of microbes and cancer, seminal microbiome diversity, personalised microbiome-based approaches to Metabolic Syndrome, Thyrve: a new service offering testing and probiotic delivery, and Johnson & Johnson invests in Caelus.

Jobs

Microbiology Technologist Junior– Leeds

General microbiome

Review: Microbes and Cancer – Amiran Dzutsev- Annual Review of Immunology

Pregnancy and early life

Studying Vertical Microbiome Transmission from Mothers to Infants by Strain-Level Metagenomic Profiling- Francesco Asnicar- mSystems

Associations between changes in the maternal gut microbiome and differentially methylated regions of diabetes-associated genes in fetuses: A pilot study from a birth cohort study-Kaori Tachibana- Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Human respiratory microbiome

Changes in the respiratory microbiome during acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-Philip L. Molyneaux-Respiratory Research

Host genetic variation in mucosal immunity pathways influences the upper airway microbiome-Catherine Igartua- Microbiome

Human seminal microbiome

Seminal microbiome in men with and without prostatitis– Reet M€andar- International Journal of Urology

Blood microbiome

Blood Microbiome Quantity and the Hyperdynamic Circulation in Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients– Daniela Traykova- PLOS one

Human gut microbiome

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease– W.Reinisch- Digestive Diseases

Review: Role of gut microbiome in ankylosing spondylitis: an analysis of studies in literature– Yong-Yue Xu- Discovery Medicine

Feedback control of AHR signalling regulates intestinal immunity-Chris Schiering- Nature

Editorial: Commensal microbiota as a potential trigger of autoimmune uveitis-Reiko Horai- Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Colonization with Helicobacter is concomitant with modified gut microbiota and drastic failure of the immune control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-L. Majlessi- Mucosal Immunology

Review: Food matters: how the microbiome and gut–brain interaction might impact the development and course of anorexia nervosa– Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Gut microbiota dysbiosis contributes to the development of hypertension-Jing Li-Microbiome

Personalized microbiome-based approaches to metabolic syndrome management and prevention-Hagit Shapiro-Journal of Diabetes

Plant microbiome

Leaf-litter microbial communities in boreal streams linked to forest and wetland sources of dissolved organic carbon– Caroline E. Emilson-Ecosphere

Water microbiome

Sediment Microbial Diversity of Three Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Southwest of the Azores-Teresa Cerqueira- Microbial Ecology

Bioinformatics

Consistent metagenomic biomarker detection via robust PCA-Mustafa Alshawaqfeh- Biology Direct

Microbes in the news

University of Maryland Students Send Bacteria to Space

VA is studying gut bacteria in PTSD, TBI patients following success in mice

Pores found in ‘platypus of microbiology’ bacterium push boundaries of evolution

What’s Your Gut Wellness Score? Thryve Launches With New Microbiome Testing Service for Better Health Through Your Stomach

Microbes on the market 

J&J invests in Caelus, pens pacts to grow microbiome R&D

Profound Improvements in Autistic Symptoms with Microbial Therapy

February 2, 2017

Did you ever wonder about vitamin B12 role in microbiome organization and function? using a chemical probe mimic of vitamin B12, the authors reveal a light- and B12-dependent DNA regulator and predict that organismal interdependencies for B12 may be critical to microbiome stability and overall function.  On the extremophiles front, a study provides an analysis of the genomic content of the most abundant bacterial inhabitants of the salt-secreting desert tree Tamarix aphylla.  An interesting paper reinforced linkages between the colonization of the foodborne pathogen E. coli O157:H7 in cattle and the nature of the microbial community inhabiting the digestive tract of super-shedders. And as for future generations, if you want to get your kids or students excited about microbiology, try an interactive tool created by Stanford bioengineers: the 3D printed microscope powered by your smartphone.

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February 1, 2017

General Microbiome

Microbial Partnerships of Pathogenic Oomycetes-M Larousse-PLoS Pathogens

Biocontrol of Virulent Ralstonia solanacearum isolates by an Indigenous Bacillus cereus-H Mandal-Journal of Agricultural Technology

Flow Cytometric Single-Cell Identification of Populations in Synthetic Bacterial Communities-P Rubbens-PLoS ONE

Assessment of Metabolic changes in Mycobacterium smegmatis wild type and alr mutant strains: evidence for a new pathway of D-alanine biosynthesis.-DD Marshall-Journal of Proteome Research

Invasions of Host-Associated Microbiome Networks-CL Murall-Advances in Ecological Research

Review: Microbiome engineering: Current applications and its future.-JL Foo-Biotechnology Journal

Review: Microbes and Mental Health: A Review.-R Rieder-Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Temporal dynamics of microbial communities in microcosms in response to pollutants-Shuo Jiao-Molecular Ecology

Integrated proteomics and metabolomics suggests symbiotic metabolism and multimodal regulation in a fungal-endobacterial system-Zhou Li-Environmental Microbiology

Pregnancy and Early Life

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an altered gastric microbiota in children-KM Brawner-Mucosal Immunology

Multi-site Human Microbiome

Inter-personal diversity and temporal dynamics of dental, tongue, and salivary microbiota in the healthy oral cavity-MW Hall-npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Human Respiratory Microbiome

Airway Microbial Community Turnover Differs by BPD Severity in Ventilated Preterm Infants-BD Wagner-PLoS ONE

Metagenomic Analysis of Airborne Bacterial Community and Diversity in Seoul, Korea, during December 2014, Asian Dust Event-Seho Cha-PLoS ONE

Human Skin Microbiome

Review: The cutaneous ecosystem: the roles of the skin microbiome in health and its association with inflammatory skin conditions in humans and animals.-Rodrigues Hoffman A-Veterinary Dermatology

Human Nearly Sterile Sites

Impact of the Microbiota and Gastric Disease Development by Helicobacter pylori-Teresa Alarcon-Molecular Pathogenesis and Signal Transduction by Helicobacter pylori

Blood microbiota as a potential noninvasive diagnostic biomarker for liver fibrosis in severely obese patients: Choose carefully-Zongxin Ling-Heptatology

Epidemiological investigation of Candida species causing bloodstream infection in paediatric small bowel transplant recipients-Mallory J. Suhr-Mycoses

Human Gut Microbiome

Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease-Timothy R. Sampson-Cell

The Intestinal Microbiome, the Immune System and Spondyloarthropathy-ME Costello-Next-Generation Therapies and Technologies for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

Profiling Living Bacteria Informs Preparation of Fecal Microbiota Transplantations-ND Chu-PLoS ONE

The development and role of microbial-host interactions in gut mucosal immune development-CR Stokes-Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Pd-237 The Microbiome of the Colonic Mucosal-luminal Interface in Crohn’s Disease Patients in Endoscopic Remission-J Jacobs-Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Progress with treating the microbial dysbiosis associated with irritable bowel syndrome.-JS Pearson-Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Fecal microbiota transplantation for gastrointestinal disorders.-T Malikowski-Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

The human gut microbiome as source of innovation for health: Which physiological and therapeutic outcomes could we expect?-J Dore-Therapie

Review: Clostridium difficile colitis: A clinical review.-GK Ong-American Journal of Surgery

Biotransformation of Total Saponins in Siraitia Fructus by Human Intestinal Microbiota of Normal and Type 2 Diabetic Patients:Comprehensive Metabolites Identification and Metabolic Profile Elucidation Using LC-Q-TOF/MS.-G Zhou-Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry

Colonic Absorption of Low-Molecular-Weight Metabolites Influenced by the Intestinal Microbiome: A Pilot Study-Mitsuharu Matsumoto-PLoS ONE

Blood Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Originates from Microbiota Mediated Breakdown of Phosphatidylcholine and Absorption from Small Intestine-Wolfgang Stremmel-PLoS ONE

Animal Experiments

P-327 Prolonged Restraint Stressor Exposure in Outbred Cd-1 Mice Impacts Microbiota, Colonic Inflammation, and Short Chain Fatty Acids in Colonic Inflammation-R Maltz-Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

EGCG Prevents High Fat Diet-Induced Changes in Gut Microbiota, Decreases of DNA Strand Breaks, and Changes in Expression and DNA Methylation of Dnmt1 and MLH1 in C57BL/6J Male Mice.-M Remely-Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Bovine milk oligosaccharides decrease gut permeability and improve inflammation and microbial dysbiosis in diet-induced obese mice.-G Boudry-Journal of Dairy Science

The Association of Specific Constituents of the Fecal Microbiota with Immune-Mediated Brain Disease in Dogs-Nick D. Jeffery-PLoS ONE

Animal Microbiome

Patterns in Gut Microbiota Similarity Associated with Degree of Sociality among Sex Classes of a Neotropical Primate-KR Amato-Microbial Ecology

Two biomass preparation methods provide insights into studying microbial communities of intestinal mucosa in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)-NT Tran-Aquaculture Research

Changes in the Bacteriome of Honey Bees Associated with the Parasite Varroa destructor, and Pathogens Nosema-J Hubert-Invertebrate Microbiology

Characterization of faecal microbial communities of dairy cows fed diets containing ensiled Moringa oleifera fodder.-J Sun-Scientific Reports

Changes in bacterial community composition of Escherichia coli O157:H7 super-shedder cattle occur in the lower intestine-Rahat Zaheer-PLoS ONE

Plant, Root and Soil Microbiome

Draft Genome Sequence of Flavobacterium johnsoniae CI04, an Isolate from the Soybean Rhizosphere-JI Bravo-Genome Announcements

Draft Genome Sequence of Plant Growth–Promoting Micrococcus luteus Strain K39 Isolated from Cyperus conglomeratus in Saudi Arabia-Feras F. Lafi-Genome Announcements

Community structure, species variation, and functional characterization of rhizosphere-associated bacteria of different winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars-AK Mahoney-Frontiers in Plant Science

Draft Genome Sequence of Flavobacterium johnsoniae CI04, an Isolate from the Soybean Rhizosphere-JI Bravo-Genome Announcements

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation mediated changes in rhizosphere bacterial community structure while promoting revegetation in a semiarid ecosystem-G Rodriguez-Caballero-Science of the Total Environment

Plant Growth Promoting Activity of Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotroph-Methylobacterium extorquens MM2 on Lycopersicon esculentum L.-P Subhaswaraj-Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology

… Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain CREA-C16 Isolated from Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Rhizosphere-N D’Agostino-Genome Announcements

Microbial species and functional diversity in rice rhizosphere of high-yield special ecological areas.-P LiYuan-Journal of Agricultural Resources and Environment

Translocation of Bacillus thuringiensis in Phaseolus vulgaris tissues and vertical transmission in Arabidopsis thaliana-R Garcia-Suarez-Journal of Applied Microbiology

Community Structures of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Soils and Plant Roots Inhabiting Abandoned Mines of Korea-H Park-Mycobiology

Fungal diversity in soils across a gradient of preserved Brazilian Cerrado-ASF de Araujo-Journal of Microbiology

Thesis: Potential risk factors associated with the microbiota of grass roots in the Kimberley region of Western Australia-B Achemedei

Soil Microbial Communities in Natural and Managed Cloud Montane Forests-EH Chang-Forests

Functional Genes That Distinguish Maize Phyllosphere Metagenomes in Drought and Well-Watered Conditions-Barbara A Methe-bioRxiv

Effects of jasmonic acid signalling on the wheat microbiome differ between body sites.-H Liu-Scientific Reports

Conversion from long-term cultivated wheat field to Jerusalem artichoke plantation changed soil fungal communities.-X Zhou-Scientific Reports

Water and Extremophile Microbiome

Production and Characterization of Organic Solvent-Tolerant Cellulase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AK9 Isolated from Hot Spring-M Irfan-Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Significant seasonal variations of microbial community in an acid mine drainage lake in Anhui Province, China-C Hao-Environmental Pollution

Bacterial Community Structure and Functional Potential in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea-KM McFarlin-Continental Shelf Research

Exploring the Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Seawater and Sediment Microbial Communities in Korean Coastal Waters Using Metagenomics Analysis-NI Won-International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Radiative energy budgets of phototrophic surface-associated microbial communities and their photosynthetic efficiency under diffuse and collimated light-M Lichtenberg-bioRxiv

Anaerobic Dechlorination of Tetrachlorobisphenol A in River Sediment and Associated Changes in Bacterial Communities-J Zhang-Water, Air & Soil Pollution

Microbial community changes in methanogenic granules during the transition from mesophilic to thermophilic conditions.-X Zhu-Applied Microbial Biotechnology

The Influence of Time and Plant Species on the Composition of the Decomposing Bacterial Community in a Stream Ecosystem.-AS Wymore-Microbial Ecology

Temporal and Spatial Variations of Bacterial and Faunal Communities Associated with Deep-Sea Wood Falls-Petra Pop Ristova-PLoS ONE

Probiotics/Prebiotics

Toward a Personalized Approach in Prebiotics Research-M Dey-Nutrients

Phages and Viruses

Novel Temperate Phages of Salmonella enterica subsp. salamae and subsp. diarizonae and Their Activity against Pathogenic S. enterica subsp. enterica Isolates-Lenka Mikalova-PLoS ONE

Seasonal Dynamics and Metagenomic Characterization of Marine Viruses in Goseong Bay, Korea-Jinik Hwang-PLoS ONE

Bioinformatics

Meneco, a Topology-Based Gap-Filling Tool Applicable to Degraded Genome-Wide Metabolic Networks-S Prigent-PLoS Computational Biology

P-310 Yi Characterizing Gut Metagenome Variation with Host Contamination Using Nanopore Sequencing-J Wang-Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

MetaTopics: an integration tool to analyze microbial community profile by topic model-J Yan-BMC Genomics

Discovery of C-Glycosylpyranonaphthoquinones in Streptomyces sp. MBT76 by a Combined NMR-Based Metabolomics and Bioinformatics Workflow-C Wu-Journal of Natural Products

Next-generation sequencing approaches for improvement of lactic acid bacteria-fermented plant-based beverages-Jordyn Bergsveinson-AIMS Microbiology

Microbes in the News

Seres plots path back from phase 2 microbiome blowup-FierceBiotech

 

Which foods can improve your gut bacteria?-BBC News

 

Branding BIOHM, The Tesla Of Probiotics-Forbes

 

For A Healthier Mind, Trust Your Gut-GOOD Magazine

 

Fecal Transplants May Improve Autism By Targeting Gut Bacteria-Huffington Post

 

Are prebiotics or probiotics effective against dermatitis?-EurekAlert

 

Dynamic duo could quickly identify deadly bacteria in hospitals-New Atlas
Bacteria in estuaries have genes for antibiotic resistance-Phys.Org