General microbiome
Rapid colonization of artificial endolithic uninhabited habitats – Charles S. Cockell, International Journal of Astrobiology
A bacterial pioneer produces cellulase complexes that persist through community succession – Sebastian Kolinko, Nature Microbiology
Endoglucanase and Xylanase Production by Chryseobacterium Species Isolated from Decaying Biomass – Asisipho Nkohla, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
Human gut microbiome
Extended screening costs associated with selecting donors for fecal microbiota transplantation for treatment of metabolic syndrome-associated diseases – Laura J Craven, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Fecal microbiota signatures of adult patients with different types of short bowel syndrome – Yuhua Huang, Gastroenterology
Association Between Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth by Glucose Breath Test and Coronary Artery Disease – Andre Fialho, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Fungi in Gastrointestinal Tracts of Human and Mice: from Community to Functions – Jiayan Li, Microbial Ecology
Animal experiments
Transcriptomics-driven lipidomics (TDL) identifies the microbiome-regulated targets of ileal lipid metabolism – Anirikh Chakrabarti, npj Systems Biology and Applications
Vitamin A deficiency in mice alters host and gut microbial metabolism leading to altered energy homeostasis – Yuan Tian, The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Subtle Microbiome Manipulation Using Probiotics Reduces Antibiotic-Associated Mortality in Fish – Victor Schmidt, mSystems
Effect of partially replacing a barley-based concentrate with flaxseed-based products on the rumen bacterial population of lactating Holstein dairy cows – E. Castillo-Lopez, Journal of Applied Microbiology
How gut transcriptional function of Drosophila melanogaster varies with the presence and composition of the gut microbiota – Alyssa Bost, Molecular Ecology
Gut microbiomes and reproductive isolation in Drosophila – Philip T. Leftwich, PNAS
Composition, diversity and function of intestinal microbiota in pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) at different culture stages – Shenzheng Zeng, PeerJ
Animal microbiome
FVD: The fish-associated virus database – Yaxin Chen, Infection, Genetics and Evolution
Bats host diverse parvoviruses as possible origin of mammalian dependoparvoviruses and source for bat–swine interspecies transmission – Susanna K. P. Lau, Journal of General Virology
Forest canopy, water level, and biopesticide interact to determine oviposition habitat selection in Aedes albopictus – Christopher A. Binckley, Journal of Vector Ecology
Ecological characterization of Aedes aegyptilarval habitats (Diptera: Culicidae) in artificial water containers in Girardot, Colombia – Diana C. Garcia-Sánchez, Journal of Vector Ecology
Microbiota associated with tubes of Escarpia sp. from cold seeps in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean constitutes a community distinct from that of surrounding marine sediment and water – Renata Medina-Silva, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Changes in the soil bacterial community along a pedogenic gradient – Manuel Sánchez-Marañón, Scientific Reports
Rhizosphere activity and atmospheric methane concentrations drive variations of methane fluxes in a temperate forest soil – Jens-Arne Subke, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
The Impact of the Diurnal Cycle on the Microbial Transcriptome in the Rhizosphere of Barley – Divyashri Baraniya, Microbial Ecology
The temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition is constrained by microbial access to substrates – Gabriel Y.K. Moinet, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Application of Aspergillus aculeatus to rice roots reduces Cd concentration in grain – Yan Xie, Plant and Soil
Screening Bacillus species as biological control agents of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici on wheat – Lirong Yang, Biological Control
Soil geochemical factors regulate Cd accumulation by metal hyperaccumulating Noccaea caerulescens (J. Presl & C. Presl) F.K. Mey in field-contaminated soils – Carla E. Rosenfeld, Science of The Total Environment
Antibiotics in the Soil: Sources, Environmental Issues, and Bioremediation – Umesh B. Jagtap, Antibiotics and Antibiotics Resistance Genes in Soils
Water and extremophile microbiome
Microaerophilic alkane degradation in Pseudomonas extremaustralis: a transcriptomic and physiological approach – Paula M. Tribelli, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Potential Role of Halophile in Crude Glycerol Based Biorefinery – Noopur Singh, Biorefining of Biomass to Biofuels
Structural basis of antifreeze activity of a bacterial multi-domain antifreeze protein – Chen Wang, PLOS one
Imaging of Cellular Oxidoreductase Activity Suggests Mixotrophic Metabolisms in Thiomargarita spp. – Jake V. Bailey, mBio
Carbohydrate active enzyme domains from extreme thermophiles: components of a modular toolbox for lignocellulose degradation – Jonathan Botha, Extremophiles
Prospects of Solvent Tolerance in Butanol Fermenting Bacteria – Shuvashish Behera, Biorefining of Biomass to Biofuels
Association between degradation of pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting compounds and microbial communities along a treated wastewater effluent gradient in Lake Mead – Susanna M. Blunt, Science of the Total Environment
Effect of TiO2 and CeO2 nanoparticles on the metabolic activity of surficial sediment microbial communities based on oxygen microelectrodes and high-throughput sequencing – Lingzhan Miao, Water Research
Performance and microbial communities in a combined bioelectrochemical and sulfur autotrophic denitrification system at low temperature – Dan Chen, Chemosphere
Ongoing biodegradation of Deepwater Horizon oil in beach sands: Insights from tracing petroleum carbon into microbial biomass – Joel T. Bostic, Marine Pollution Bulletin
Antibiotic degradation and microbial community structures during acidification and methanogenesis of swine manure containing chlortetracycline or oxytetracycline – Fubin Yin, Bioresource Technology
Metagenomics profiling for assessing microbial diversity in both active and closed landfills – Mohamad Yusof Zainun, Science of The Total Environment
Development of a microbial community-based index of biotic integrity (MC-IBI) for the assessment of ecological status of rivers in the Taihu Basin, China – Lihua Niu, Ecological Indicators
Microbial community response to silver nanoparticles and Ag+in nitrifying activated sludge revealed by ion semiconductor sequencing – Carley A. Gwin, Science of The Total Environment
Anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and food waste; effects on digestate biosafety, dewaterability, and microbial community dynamics – C. Dennehy, Waste Management
Evaluating the impacts of triclosan on wastewater treatment performance during startup and acclimation – R. M. Holzem, Water Science and Technology
Nitrifier Gene Abundance and Diversity in Sediments Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage – Bhargavi Ramanathan, Frontiers in Microbiology
Live Faecalibacterium prausnitzii induces greater TLR2 and TLR2/6 activation than the dead bacterium in an apical anaerobic co-culture system – Eva Maier, Cellular Microbiology
Food microbiome
A mathematical model to predict early quality attributes in hake during storage at low temperature – C. Vilas, Journal of Food Engineering
Chemical, Physiochemical, and Microstructural Properties, and Probiotic Survivability of Fermented Goat Milk Using Polymerized Whey Protein and Starter Culture Kefir Mild 01 – Hao Wang, Food Microbiology & Safety
Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives – EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS), European Food Safety Authority
Opportunities and hurdles of edible insects for food and feed – D. Dobermann, Nutrition Bulletin
Re-evaluation of alginic acid and its sodium, potassium, ammonium and calcium salts (E 400–E 404) as food additives – EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS), European Food Safety Authority
The SALAMANDER project: SALivAry bioMarkers of mediterraneAN Diet associated with long-tERm protection against type 2 diabetes – G. B. Proctor, Nutrition Bulletin
Polyphenols and health: Interactions between fibre, plant polyphenols and the gut microbiota – C. A. Edwards, Nutrition Bulletin
Techniques
Optimization of Culture Conditions for the Production of Halophilic Protease by Newly Isolated Bacillus sonorensis – S. Sankaralingam, American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Science