Events and jobs
Director of the Microbiome Research Laboratory – UT Southwestern
DOCTORAL STUDENT OR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki – Application deadline: Nov 5, 2017
General microbiome
Proteinivorax hydrogeniformans sp. nov., an anaerobic, haloalkaliphilic bacterium fermenting proteinaceous compounds with high hydrogen production – Y Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Biochemical Features of Beneficial Microbes: Foundations for Therapeutic Microbiology. – MA Engevik – Microbiology Spectrum
Pregnancy and early life
Immunological tolerance, pregnancy and pre-eclampsia: the roles of semen microbes and the father – LC Kenny – bioRxiv
Human respiratory microbiome
Long-term effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum bacterial and viral loads in COPD. – M Contoli – The European Respiratory Journal
Human gut microbiome
Bifidobacteria and the infant gut: an example of co-evolution and natural selection. – F Turroni – Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Inflammatory bactericidal lectin RegIIIβ: Friend or Foe for the host? – T Miki – Gut Microbes
Review: Host-microbiota interplay in mediating immune disorders. – KM Felix – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Review: Probiotics for the prevention of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. – H Nakamura – Pediatric Surgery International
Animal experiments
Can intestinal microbiota be associated with non-intestinal cancers? – C Jacqueline – Scientific Reports
Gnotobiotics: getting a grip on the microbiome boom – S Mallapaty – Lab Animal
Nanoparticle curcumin ameliorates experimental colitis via modulation of gut microbiota and induction of regulatory T cells. – M Ohno – PLoS One
Animal microbiome
Comparative analysis of microbial communities associated with bacteriomes, reproductive organs and eggs of the cicada Subpsaltria yangi. – D Wang – Archives of Microbiology
Antibiotic pretreatment minimizes dietary effects on reconstructure of rumen fluid and mucosal microbiota in goats. – H Shen – Microbiology Open
Elucidating the microbial community associated with the protein preference of sludge degrading worms – S de Valk – Environmental Technology
Plant, root and soil microbiome
Mycorrhizal fungi show regular community compositions in natural ecosystems. – E Verbruggen – The ISME Journal
Differential contribution of plant-beneficial functions from Pseudomonas kilonensis F113 to root system architecture alterations in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays – J Vacheron – Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Nutrient limitation of soil microbial activity during the earliest stages of ecosystem development. – SC Castle – Oecologica
Water microbiome and extremophile
Bacteria alone establish the chemical basis of the wood-fall chemosynthetic ecosystem in the deep-sea. – D Kalenitchenko – The ISME Journal
Importance of free-living and particle-associated bacteria for the growth of the harmful dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum: evidence in culture stages – BS Park – Marine and Freshwater Research
Metagenomic Sequencing of Microbial Communities from Brackish Water of Pangong Lake of the Northwest Indian Himalayas. – R Rathour – Genome Announcements
Built environment
Managing the excessive proliferation of glycogen accumulating organisms in industrial activated sludge by nitrogen supplementation: A FISH-NanoSIMS approach – CA Onetto – Systematic and Applied Microbiology
Phages and viruses
Virome and Inflammasomes, a Finely Tuned Balance with Important Consequences for the Host Health. – G Freer – Current Medicinal Chemistry
Techniques
Preparing for the crewed Mars journey: microbiota dynamics in the confined Mars500 habitat during simulated Mars flight and landing – P Schwendner – Microbiome
Microbes in the news
Puppies Linked To Bacterial Infection Outbreak Across 12 States – Forbes
“Good” Gut Bacteria Linked to Melanoma Immunotherapy Response – GEN
Episode Review: VICE’s ‘Post-Truth News and Microbiome’ – The Hoya
Second grade handwashing experiment leads to big decrease in bacteria, illness – EurekAlert
Validating microbiome claims:Including the latest DNA techniques-Formulation Summit – Cosmetics Design Europe
Macromolecules: Weapons in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance – American Veterinarian
Scientists are trying to figure out how to keep bacteria from running rampant on space missions – Popular Science
Bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance through soil – Phys.org