General Microbiome
Correcting for batch effects in case-control microbiome studies – Sean Gibbons – BioRxiv
Richer gut microbiota with distinct metabolic profile in HIV infected Elite Controllers – – Jan Vesterbacka – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Advantages of phylogenetic distance based constrained ordination analyses for the examination of microbial communities – V. Shankar – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Influence of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on the temporal variation of pneumococcal carriage and the nasal microbiota in healthy infants: a longitudinal analysis of a case–control study – Moana Mika – Microbiome (BMC)
Design and validation of a DNA-microarray for phylogenetic analysis of bacterial communities in different oral samples and dental implants – Carola Parolin – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Research Highlight: The innate immune receptor NLRP12 maintains intestinal homeostasis by regulating microbiome diversity – Jenny Moi-Fong Lau and Yvonne Dombrowski – Cellular & Molecular Immunology
Human Milk Microbial Community Structure Is Relatively Stable and Related to Variations in Macronutrient and Micronutrient Intakes in Healthy Lactating Women – Janet E Williams – The Journal of Nutrition
The Brain-Gut Axis Contributes to Neuroprogression in Stress-Related Disorders – Rea K. – Neuroprogression in Psychiatric Disorders
A nutritional approach for managing irritable bowel syndrome – Natalie Bhesania – Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Microbiota, metabolome, and immune alterations in obese mice fed a high fat diet containing type 2 resistant starch – Javad Barouei – Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
Diet Versus Phylogeny: a Comparison of Gut Microbiota in Captive Colobine Monkey Species – Vanessa L. Hale – Microbial ecology
Effects of oral florfenicol and azithromycin on gut microbiota and adipogenesis in mice – Rui Li – PlosOne
Probiotics
Review (Provisionally accepted): Bacillus as potential probiotics: status, concerns and future perspectives – Fouad M. F. Elshaghabee – Frontiers in Microbiology
Non-antibiotic Isotretinoin Treatment Differentially Controls Propionibacterium acnes on Skin of Acne Patients – Angela E. Ryan-Kewley – Frontiers in Microbiology
Effect of probiotics on the meat flavour and gut microbiota of chicken – Yan Wang – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Pathogens
Minireview: Insight Into the Origin and Evolution of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus Pandemic Strain – Romilio T. Espejo – Frontiers in Microbiology
Nitrate Sensing and Metabolism Inhibit Biofilm Formation in the Opportunistic Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei by Reducing the Intracellular Concentration of c-di-GMP – Mihnea R. Mangalea – Frontiers in Microbiology
Trehalose Polyphleates, External Cell Wall Lipids in Mycobacterium abscessus, Are Associated with the Formation of Clumps with Cording Morphology, Which Have Been Associated with Virulence – Marta Llorens-Fons – Frontiers in Microbiology
The resident pathobiont Staphylococcus xylosus in Nfkbiz-deficient skin accelerates spontaneous skin inflammation – Yeji Kim – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Inactivation Mechanism of Escherichia coli Induced by Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water – Zhangying Ye – Scientific Reports (Nature)
Targeting the permeability barrier and peptidoglycan recycling pathways to disarm Pseudomonas aeruginosa against the innate immune system – Gabriel Torrens – PlosOne
Environmental Microbiology
Modified Lipid Extraction Methods for Deep Subsurface Shale – Rawlings N. Akondi – Frontiers in Microbiology
The Cyanobacteria-Dominated Sponge Dactylospongia elegans in the South China Sea: Prokaryotic Community and Metagenomic Insights – Zhao-Ming Gao – Frontiers in Microbiology
Towards a highly efficient diversity census of the prokaryotic biosphere: a group testing approach – Bar Shalem – BioRxiv
Protocol: Rhizosphere Sampling Protocols for Microbiome (16S/18S/ITS rRNA) Library Preparation and Enrichment for the Isolation of Drought Tolerance-Promoting Microbes – Venkatachalam Lakshmanan – Methods in molecular biology
Endophytic fungal communities of Polygonum acuminatum and Aeschynomene fluminensis are influenced by soil mercury contamination – William Pietro-Souza – PlosOne