Short digest today with many popular news articles, including an article on the bacteria found on the international space station!
Events and jobs
QC Supervisor, Microbiology – Organogenesis, Canton MA, USA
Assistant/Associate Professor of Microbiology – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC, New York, USA
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- Microbe physiology and metabolism
Metagenomics-guided analysis of microbial chemolithoautotrophic phosphite oxidation yields evidence of a seventh natural CO2 fixation pathway – Isreal Figueroa – PNAS
Preprint: RodZ promotes MreB polymer formation and curvature localization to determine the cylindrical uniformity of E. coli shape – Randy Morgenstein – bioRxiv
- Human respiratory microbiome
Preprint: Modelling the effects of bacterial cell state and spatial location on tuberculosis treatment: Insights from a hybrid multiscale cellular automaton model – Ruth Bowness -bioRxiv
- Human gut microbiome
The triune of intestinal microbiome, genetics and inflammatory status and its impact on lower gastrointestinal anastomosis healing – Jou Lee – The FEBS Journal
Review: Interindividual variability in gut microbiota and host response to dietary interventions – Genelle Healey – Nutrition Reviews
Quercetin metabolism by fecal microbiota from healthy elderly human subjects – Motoi Tamura – PLoS One
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- Animal experiments
Preservation of three-dimensional spatial structure in the gut microbiome – Yuko Hasegawa – PLoS One
- Animal microbiome
Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) within a pig herd – Anna Irene Vedel Sorensen – PLoS One
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- Microbes in the news
Bacteria found on International Space Station may be alien in origin, says cosmonaut – Andrew Griffin – Independent
Treatment of abnormal vaginal microbiota prior to embryo transfer may improve reproductive outcomes – Medical Life Sciences News
Changes in microbiome due to antibiotic exposure may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease – Medical Life Sciences News
Around 30 jobs created at University of Southampton for £26 million biofilm research project – Aaron Shaw – Daily Echo
Connection between Microbiome and Tissue Contractions Critical for Healthy Bowel Functions – Anamika P – The Global Health News
Scientists Use CRISPR to Turn E.Coli Bacteria into a Microscopic Tape Recorder – Kyree Leary – Futurism
Deep ocean bacteria discovered to play large role in carbon capture – Science Daily
A patient’s legacy: Researchers work to make phage therapy less of a long shot – Eric Boodman – STAT
- Microbes on the market
Biomillenia Leverages QIAGEN Bioinformatics in Microbiome-on-a-Chip Discovery of Unculturable Microbes – Business Wire
