Water and extremophile microbiome
Size fractionated phytoplankton biomass and net metabolism along a tropical estuarine gradient – Sara Soria-Píriz – Limnology and Oceanography
Tropical mangrove swamp metagenome reveals unusual abundance of ecologically important microbes – Zahidah Ismail – Current Science
Techniques
HirBin: high-resolution identification of differentially abundant functions in metagenomes – Tobias Österlund – BMC Genomics
Microbes in the news
Using elements of viruses, antibodies to fight resistant bacteria – Chris Dall – CIDRAP News
Lower Hutt officials investigate bacteria in water – Newshub
Stowaway Bacteria Could Be Even More Contagious in Space Than We Thought – Peter Dockrill – Science Alert