Events and jobs
Two open pre-doctoral research fellow positions – Click here and here for details- Bioinformatics Research Group – Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology in Kraków, Poland
R & D Scientist – Fluid-Screen, Inc. (FSI) – Cambridge, MA
Animal microbiome
An immune-related gene expression atlas of the shrimp digestive system in response to two major pathogens brings insights into the involvement of hemocytes in gut immunity – NK Ahila – Microbial Pathogenesis
Do host-associated gut microbiota mediate the effect of an herbicide on disease risk in frogs? – SA Knutie – Journal of Animal Ecology
Plant, root and soil microbiome
Review: Pesticidal prospectives of chitinolytic bacteria in agricultural pest management – ARNS Subbanna – Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Impact of the Fenton-like treatment on the microbial community of a diesel-contaminated soil – F Polli – Chemosphere
Influence of resistance breeding in common bean on rhizosphere microbiome composition and function. – LW Mendes – The ISME Journal
Phages and viruses
Relevance of host cell surface glycan structure for cell specificity of influenza A virus – M Kastner – bioRxiv
Techniques
Single-cell transcriptional dynamics of flavivirus infection – F Zanini – bioRxiv
Slow digestible colored rice flour as wall material for microencapsulation: Its impacts on gut bacterial population and metabolic activities – I Wattananapakasem – Food Research International
Microbes in the news
MBL Imaging Technology Reveals Organization of Gut Bacteria – Capecod.com
The secret germ warfare tests conducted off Devonport – The Herald
5 Good reasons to wash your hands as often as possible – South Coast Herald
Frank A. Bures: Hair growth after fecal transplants – Winona Daily News
THE BEAUTY OF BIO: DOES PROBIOTIC SKINCARE WORK? – The Times
Bacteria offer protection against breast cancer? – The Times of India
Viruses discovered a century ago may be our best defense against a threat that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050 – Business Insiders
