Plant and soil microbiome focus today: Rhizospheric microbial communities of the frankincense producing Boswellia sacra tree, Coffea arabica, and the damask rose, as well as plant species in the Puerto Rico tropical forest, the Mediterranean mountains, and extreme Arctic and Alpine climates.
Events and jobs
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Microbial Genomics – Brigham & Women’s Hospital – The Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center
Microbiology Sales Executive – Ireland
Microbiology Lab Technician – Catalent – Brussels, Belgium
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- General microbiome
Special Meeting Sections for the ASM Conference on Mechanisms of Interbacterial Cooperation and Competition – George A. O’Toole – Journal of Bacteriology
- Human oral microbiome
Nutrigenomics in periodontics – An overview – Singh Soundanya –
International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry
- Human gut microbiome
Review: Health and environmental applications of gut microbiome: a review – Soumya Chatterjee – The Journal of Society of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering
The Influence of Proton Pump Inhibitors on the Fecal Microbiome of Infants with Gastroesophageal Reflux—A Prospective Longitudinal Interventional Study – Christoph Castellani – Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Review: Host–Microbiota Mutualism in Metabolic Diseases – Salvatore Fabbiano – Frontiers in Endocrinology
Review: Interactions between Bacteria and Bile Salts in the Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Tracts – Verónica Urdaneta – Frontiers in Medicine
Review: Prebiotic–Probiotic Relationship: The Genetic Fundamentals of Polysaccharides Conversion by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Genera – Penka Petrova – Food Bioconversion
Impact of Dietary Resistant Starch on the Human Gut Microbiome, Metaproteome, and Metabolome – Tanja V. Maier – mBio
Review: Can the gastrointestinal microbiota be modulated by dietary fibre to treat obesity? – H. C. Davis – Irish Journal of Medical Science
Diet, Environments, and Gut Microbiota. A Preliminary Investigation in Children Living in Rural and Urban Burkina Faso and Italy – Carlotta De Filippo – Frontiers in Microbiology
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- Animal experiments
Study on alterations of physiological functions in aged constipation rats with fluid-deficiency based on metabonomic and microbiology analysis – Deliang Liu – Royal Society of Chemistry
- Animal microbiome
The Low-Diversity Fecal Microbiota of the Critically Endangered Kākāpō Is Robust to Anthropogenic Dietary and Geographic Influences – Elena K. Perry – Frontiers and Microbiology
Alternative growth promoters modulate broiler gut microbiome and enhance body weight gain – Serajus Salaheen – Frontiers in Microbiology
Microbial Communities in North American Ixodid Ticks of Veterinary and Medical Importance – Andrea S. Varela-Stokes – Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Assessing the impact of rumen microbial communities on methane emissions and production traits in Holstein cows in a tropical climate – Camila S. Cunha – Systematic and Applied Microbiology
- Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Root and rhizosphere bacterial phosphatase activity varies with tree species and soil phosphorus availability in Puerto Rico tropical forest – Kristine Grace Cabugao – Frontiers in Plant Science
Insights into Microalga and Bacteria Interactions of Selected Phycosphere Biofilms Using Metagenomic, Transcriptomic, and Proteomic Approaches – Ines Krohn-Molt – Frontiers in Microbiology
Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviates harmful effects of drought stress on damask rose – EslamAbdel-Salam – Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Strong Regionality and Dominance of Anaerobic Bacterial Taxa Characterize Diazotrophic Bacterial Communities of the Arcto-Alpine Plant Species Oxyria digyna and Saxifraga oppositifolia – Manoj Kumar – Frontiers in Microbiology
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in amelioration of salinity stress: a systems biology perspective – Gayathri Ilangumaran – Frontiers in Plant Science
Review: Mycorrhizosphere Interactions to Improve a Sustainable Production of Legumes – José-Miguel Barea – Microbes for Legume Improvement
Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of a Quercus pyrenaica Willd. Rhizospheric Microbiome in the Mediterranean Mountains – José F. Cobo-Díaz – Forests
Review: Response and interaction of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soybean rhizosphere – Ram Swaroop Meena – Plant Growth Regulation
Review: Feed Your Friends: Do Plant Exudates Shape the Root Microbiome? – Joelle Sasse – Trends in Plant Science
Microbial indicators for soil quality – Michael Schloter – Biology and Fertility of Soils
Interactions of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and soil factors in two leguminous plants – Xiao Xiao – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Soil water content during and after plant growth influence nutrient availability and microbial biomass – Ran Xue – Journal of soil science and plant nutrition
Isolation, screening and biochemical characterization of Phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria associated with Coffea arabica L – Befekadu Teshome – Advanced Journal of Biodiversity
Temporal variations of soil microbial community under compost addition in black soil of Northeast China – Wei Yang – Applied Soil Ecology
Differential seasonal effects of water addition and nitrogen fertilization on microbial biomass and diversity in a temperate desert – Gang Huang – Catena
Rhizospheric microbial communities associated with wild and cultivated frankincense producing Boswellia sacra tree – Abdul Latif Khan – PLOSone
Taxonomic structure and functional association of foxtail millet root microbiome – Tao Jin – GigaScience
- Biotechnology
Evaluation of gastrointestinal bacterial population for the production of holocellulose enzymes for biomass deconstruction – Dhaneshwaree Asem – PLOSone
Impact of treated wastewater for irrigation on soil microbial communities – A.M. Ibekwe – Science of the Total Environment
Advancing the design and delivery of CRISPR antimicrobials – Jennie R.Fagen – Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering
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- Phages and viruses
Pre-Print: Insights into viral community composition of the cnidarian model metaorganism Aiptasia using RNA-Seq data – Jan D Brüwer – PeerJ
How does parvovirus B19 DNA achieve lifelong persistence in human cells? – Gloria Bua – Future Virology
- Bioinformatics
Annotation: A Computational Solution for Streamlining Metabolomics Analysis – Xavier Domingo-Almenara – Analytical Chemistry
- Techniques
Review: Combined imaging and molecular techniques for evaluating microbial function and composition: A review – Christopher G. Weisener – Surface and Interface Analysis
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- Microbes in the news
Simple Bacteria Offer Clues to the Origins of Photosynthesis – Jordana Cepelewicz – Quanta Magazine
Bacteria Found in Women’s Upper Reproductive Tracts – Diana Kwon – The Scientist
New Research Shows Asymmetry in Bacteria Might Help Us Fight Antibiotic Resistance – Karla Lant – Futurism
Metal-eating bacteria could have left their “fingerprints” on Mars, proving it once hosted life – Matt Williams – Universe Today
How gut bacteria saved ‘dirty mice’ from death – Elizabeth Pennisi – Science
