Today’s digest includes great reviews on plant-microbe interactions and microbial individual-based ecology (μIBEd).  Lastly, a paper looking at approaches to understanding phage niches.

General Microbiome and Microbiology

Bacterial colonization and succession in a newly opened hospital. Lax S. Science Translational Medicine

Human gut microbiome

Review: Gut microbiota and host defense in critical illness. Jacobs MC. Correct Opinions in Critical Care

Microbiota-gut-brain axis and the central nervous system. Zhu X. Oncotarget

Distinctive microbiomes and metabolites linked with weight loss after gastric bypass, but not gastric banding. Ilhan ZE. ISME Journal

Gut Microbiota: Potential for a Unifying Hypothesis for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension. Qi Y. Circulation Research

Human microbiome and immune system

Cerebrovascular malformations: Microbiota promotes cerebral cavernous malformations. Ridler C. Nature Review Neurology

Microbiota in T-cell homeostasis and inflammatory diseases. Lee N. Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Microbiota modulation counteracts Alzheimer’s disease progression influencing neuronal proteolysis and gut hormones plasma levels. Bonfili L. Scientific Reports

Animal and insect microbiome

Abiotic and Biotic Factors Regulating Inter-Kingdom Engagement between Insects and Microbe Activity on Vertebrate Remains. Jordan HR. Insects

Microbiome modelling

Review: Advancing microbial sciences by individual-based modelling. Hellweger FL. Nature Reviews Microbiology

Plant, soil, and air microbiome

Ecological effects of soil properties and metal concentrations on the composition and diversity of microbial communities associated with land use patterns in an electronic waste recycling region. Wu W. Science of the Total Environment

Metatranscriptomic analysis of prokaryotic communities active in sulfur and arsenic cycling in Mono Lake, California, USA. Edwardson CF. ISME Journal

Review: Ancestral alliances: Plant mutualistic symbioses with fungi and bacteria. Martin FM. Science

Review: Dimensions of biodiversity in the Earth mycobiome.Peay GY. Nature Reviews Microbiology

Experimental soil warming shifts the fungal community composition at the alpine treeline. Solly EF. New Phytologist

Virology

Metagenomic Approaches to Assess Bacteriophages in Various Environmental Niches. Hayes S. Virus

Bacteriophage transfer during faecal microbiota transplantation in <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection is associated with treatment outcome. Zuo T. Gut Microbiota