A review on how the human microbiome has changed from that of primates, plus articles on biofilm formation in soils, and the influence of microbiomes on bone and psychological health are just a few of the articles highlighted in todays Biks Picks!
Analysis of stability to cheaters in models of antibiotic degrading microbial communities – András Szilágyi – Journal of Theoretical Biology
Human vaginal microbiome
Vaginal ecosystem modeling of growth patterns of anaerobic bacteria in microaerophilic conditions – Audrie A. Medina-Colorado – Anaerobe
Human gut microbiome
Opinion: The shrinking human gut microbiome – Andrew H Moeller – Current Opinion in Microbiology
Review: Osteomicrobiology: The influence of gut microbiota on bone in health and disease – Rheinallt M. Jones – Bone
The Role of the Microbiome in Bipolar Disorder-A New Model – Robert Yolken – Biological Psychiatry
Gut Microbiome and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants: A Preliminary Study Focusing on the Amygdala – Andrew Salzwedel – Biological Psychiatry
Gut Microbiota Distributions Predict Mood Disorder Symptoms and Mediate Dietary Interactions – Brittany Mason – Biological Psychiatry
Antimicrobial resistance in the Bacteroides fragilis group in faecal samples from patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics – Kia Cirkeline Møller Hansen – Anaerobe
Animal experiments
Impact of faecal microbiota transplantation on mouse digestive colonization with two extensively resistant bacteria – Rafael Mahieu – Journal of Infection
Changes of cecal microflora in chickens following Eimeria tenella challenge and regulating effect of coated sodium butyrate – Zuoyong Zhou – Experimental Parasitology
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Preprint: Bacterial Biofilm Formation On Soil Fungi: A Widespread Ability Under Controls – Cora Miquel Guennoc – BioRxiv
Laboratory persistence in soil of thiacloprid, pendimethalin and fenarimol incubated with treated wastewater and dissolved organic matter solutions. Contribution of soil biota – José Antonio Rodríguez-Liébana – Chemosphere
Food microbiology
Effect of different marinating conditions on the evolution of spoilage microbiota and metabolomic profile of chicken breast fillets – Anastasia E. Lytou – Food Microbiology
Probiotics / prebiotics
A combination of the probiotic and prebiotic product can prevent the germination of Clostridium difficile spores and infection – M. Rätsep – Anaerobe
Gut microbiota-mediated pharmacokinetics of ginseng saponins – Dong-Hyun Kim – Journal of Ginseng Research
Microbes in the news
Rumblings of Parkinson’s: Gut Microbiome Shifts in Early Stage of Disease – ALZFORUM
Yersinia pestis, the plague bacteria, can survive inside Acanthamoeba for protection -OutBreakNewsToday
