The effects of antimicrobials in household products on the maternal and infant microbiome, water quality of an urban stream network, and using adaptive evolution to improve lager yeast hybrids.
Pregnancy and early life
Household triclosan and triclocarban effects on the infant and maternal microbiome – Jessica V Ribado – EMBO Molecular Medicine
Water and extremophile microbiome
Microbial diversity and iron oxidation at Okuoku-hachikurou Onsen, a Japanese hot spring analog of Precambrian iron formations – L M Ward – Geobiology
Microbial communities and organic biomarkers in a Proterozoic-analog sinkhole – T L Hamilton – Geobiology
Built environment
Urban infrastructure influences dissolved organic matter quality and bacterial metabolism in an urban stream network – Clay P Arango – Freshwater Biology
Food microbiology
Pre-print: Enhanced wort fermentation with de novo lager hybrids adapted to high ethanol environments – Kristoffer Krogerus – bioRxiv
More microbes
Pre-print: Phosphate starvation induces replacement of phospholipids with the betaine lipid diacylglycerol-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans – Surabhi Naik – bioRxiv
Microbes in the news
Infections by C.diff bacteria are on the rise and can cause serious problems – Consumer Reports – The Washington Post
Engineered bacteria build microstructures on their own – Michael Torrice – Chemical & Engineering News
Gut fungi might be linked to obesity and inflammatory bowel disorders – Tina Hesman Saey – Science News
Rare bacteria in dead elephant sparks alarm – Siba Mohanty – The New Indian Express
Woman Contracts Rare Bacterial Infection on 12-Hour Flight – Rachael Rettner – Live Science
Microbial Drug Resistant Mutations Found via Novel Genome Screen – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
One More Small Piece of the Puzzle on the Role of Gut Micro-organisms in MS – Ana Belo Van Wijk – Multiple Sclerosis News Today
Microbes on the market
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