Microbiome Research
High spatial and temporal variations of microbial community along the southern catfish gastrointestinal tract: insights into dynamic food digestion – Zhimin Zhang – Frontiers in Microbiology
Host ecology rather than host phylogeny drives amphibian skin microbial community structure in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar – Molly C. Bletz – Frontiers in Microbiology
A pilot study demonstrating the altered gut microbiota functionality in stable adults with Cystic Fibrosis – F. Fouhy – Scientific Reports
Research Highlight: Baby bugs can’t stop the thugs… – Yvonne Bordon – Nature Reviews Immunology
Chondroitin sulfate disaccharides modified the structure and function of the murine gut microbiome under healthy and stressed conditions – Fang Liu – Scientific Reports
Nasopharyngeal microbiome in premature infants and stability during rhinovirus infection – Geovanny F Perez – Journal of Investigative Medicine
Microbiomarkers in inflammatory bowel diseases: caveats come with caviar – Felix Sommer – Gut (BMJ)
Kynurenines: Tryptophan’s metabolites in exercise, inflammation, and mental health – Igor Cervenka – Science
Probiotics, Prebiotics and bioactive compounds
Protection mechanism of Clostridium butyricum against Salmonella enteritidis infection in broilers – Xiaonan Zhao – Frontiers in Microbiology
Isolation of human intestinal bacteria capable of producing the bioactive metabolite isourolithin A from ellagic acid – Maria V. Selma – Frontiers in Microbiology
Anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects of synthetic acetic acid vinegar and Nipa vinegar on high-fat-diet-induced obese mice – Boon Kee Beh – Scientific Reports
Antimicrobial activities of widely consumed herbal teas, alone or in combination with antibiotics: an in vitro study – Mayram Hacioglu – PeerJ
Food microbiology
Primary souring: a novel bacteria-free method for sour beer production – Kara Osburn – BioRxiv
Bioinformatics
PhaMers identifies novel bacteriophage sequences from thermophilic hot springs – Jonathan Deaton -BioRxiv
PinAPL-Py: A comprehensive web-application for the analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 screens – Philipp N. Spahn – BioRxiv
Pathogens
PyroTyping, a novel pyrosequencing-based assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping – B. Molina-Moya – Scientific Reports
Vibrio cholerae genomic diversity within and between patients – Inès Levade – BioRxiv
Experimental evolution and genome data analysis of Candida albicans reveals cryptic bacteria in single yeast colonies – Danielle C. F. Bruno – BioRxiv
Comments and Opinion: The theory of disappearing microbiota and the epidemics of chronic diseases – Martin J. Blaser – Nature Reviews Immunology
Bactericidal and anti-biofilm effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide in models of intracellular and biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis -Nor Fadhilah Kamaruzzaman – Frontiers in Microbiology
Clinicians should assess the benefits and risks of using bezlotoxumab for reducing the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection – Habiba Hassouna – Evidence based Medicine
Whole RNA-sequencing and transcriptome assembly of Candida albicans and Candida africana under chlamydospore-inducing conditions – Domenico Giosa – Genome Biology and Evolution
Soil/Environmental Microbiome
The rhizosphere bacterial microbiota of Vitis vinifera cv. Pinot Noir in an integrated pest management vineyard – Giorgia Novello – Frontiers in Microbiology
Microbial Community Structure and the Persistence of Cyanobacterial Populations in Salt Crusts of the Hyperarid Atacama Desert from Genome-Resolved Metagenomics – Kari M. Finstad – Frontiers in Microbiology
Long term fertilization structures Bacterial and Archaeal communities along soil depth gradient in a paddy soil – Yunfu Gu – Frontiers in Microbiology
Drought and host selection influence bacterial community dynamics in the grass root microbiome – Dan Naylor – The ISME Journal
Other (Non-microbiology picks)
Comparative genomics of the tardigrades Hypsibius dujardini and Ramazzottius varieornatus – Yuki Yoshida – Plos Biology
