Jobs

Postdoctoral fellow in genomics of uncultured microbial parasites (SciLifeLab, Sweden) via Science Careers

Call for Assistant Professors and Professors (IST Austria, including for Life Sciences) via Science Careers

 

Human Microbiome

Characterization of cervico-vaginal microbiota in women developing persistent high-risk Human Papillomavirus infection – Monica Di Paola – Scientific Reports

Collection of non-meconium stool on fecal occult blood cards is an effective method for fecal microbiota studies in infants – Wendy S.W. Wong – Microbiome (BMC)

Influence of Pregnancy History on the Vaginal Microbiome of Pregnant Women in their First Trimester – Dimitrios Nasioudis – Scientific Reports

Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation – Esther Aarts – PLoS ONE

A cross-sectional comparative study of gut bacterial community of Indian and Finnish children – Shreyas V. Kumbhare – Scientific Reports

Dysbiosis contributes to chronic constipation development via regulation of serotonin transporter in the intestine – Hailong Cao – Scientific Reports

Review article: the human intestinal virome in health and disease – S. R. Carding – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Review: Organ-specific protection mediated by cooperation between vascular and epithelial barriers – Ilaria Spadoni – Nature Reviews Immunology

Review: Microbiota of chronic diabetic wounds: ecology, impact and potential for innovative healing strategies – Sonia Gonçalves Pereira – Frontiers in Microbiology

Animal Microbiome

Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota Composition between Captive and Wild Forest Musk Deer – Yimeng Li – Frontiers in Microbiology

High-fat diet increases pain behaviors in rats with or without obesity – Zongbin Song – Scientific Reports

Research Highlights: The microbiota maintains oxygen balance in the gut – Irene Vacca – Nature Reviews Microbiology

Studying the Differences of Bacterial Metabolome and Microbiome in the Colon between Landrace and Meihua Piglets – Zhuang Chen – Frontiers in Microbiology

Dietary heme induces gut dysbiosis, worsens colitis and potentiates the development of adenomas in mice – Marco Constante – Frontiers in Microbiology

Antibiotic-induced perturbations in microbial diversity during post-natal development alters amyloid pathology in an aged APPSWE/PS1ΔE9 murine model of Alzheimer’s disease – Myles R. Minter – Scientific Reports

Enrichment of beneficial bacteria in the skin microbiota of bats persisting with white-nose syndrome – Virginie Lemieux-Labonté – Microbiome (BMC)

 

Environmental and Soil Microbiome

Composted Cattle Manure Increases Microbial Activity and Soil Fertility More Than Composted Swine Manure in a Submerged Rice Paddy – Suvendu Das – Frontiers in Microbiology

Fermentative Bacteria Influence the Competition between Denitrifiers and DNRA Bacteria – Eveline M. van den Berg – Frontiers in Microbiology

Beneficial microbes

Lactobacillus casei BL23 produces microvesicles carrying proteins associated with its probiotic effect – Ana P. Domínguez Rubio – Frontiers in Microbiology

Probiotic mixture Golden Bifido prevents neonatal Escherichia coli K1 translocation via enhancing intestinal defense – Qing Zeng – Frontiers in Microbiology

Protective Effect of Akkermansia muciniphila against Immune-mediated Liver Injury in a Mouse Model – Wenrui Wu – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

Methods

Review: Analysing Microbial Community Composition through Amplicon Sequencing: From Sampling to Hypothesis Testing – Luisa W. Hugerth – Frontiers in Microbiology

Total rRNA-Seq analysis gives insight into bacterial, fungal, protozoal and archaeal communities in the rumen using an optimized RNA isolation method – Chijioke O. Elekwachi – Frontiers in Microbiology

Non-Microbiology picks

The contribution of Nintendo Wii Fit series in the field of health: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Julien Tripette – PeerJ