Today we have many interesting articles, Marangoni A. evaluates antifungal properties of Spirulina platensis against Candida species; J. de Gunzburg reports on gut microbiome protection from antibiotics; E. Uhlig writes about removal of Escherichia coli from “ready‐to‐eat” salads .. while in my personal non microbiological pics you can read the study from A.Carter about women’s visibility in academic seminars. Apparently women ask fewer questions than men. Enjoy your winter read.
Events and jobs
Microbiology Professor, College of the Sequoias, San Jose
Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBL,Hinxton, United Kingdom
General microbiome
Review: Multidrug resistant (or antimicrobial-resistant) pathogens – alternatives to new antibiotics? – Anne-Sophie Brunel – Swiss Medical Weekly
Petri dish versus Winogradsky column: a longue durée perspective on purity and diversity in microbiology, 1880s-1980s – Grote M – History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Pregnancy and early life
32-week premature rupture of membranes caused by oropharyngeal microbiota – Alberto Hidalgo-Chicharro – Microbiology Society
Bacteriological and Immunological Profiling of Meconium and Fecal Samples from Preterm Infants: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study – Marta Gómez – Nutrients
Human respiratory microbiome
IL-17 and TNF-α Are Key Mediators of Moraxella catarrhalis Triggered Exacerbation of Allergic Airway Inflammation – Safa Alnahas – Frontiers in Immunology
Oral microbiome
Gingivitis and plaque prevention using three commercially available dentifrices: A comparative clinical and microbiological randomized control parallel study – Ramprasad Reddy – International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
Human vaginal microbiome
In vitro activity of Spirulina platensis water extract against different Candida species isolated from vulvo-vaginal candidiasis cases – Antonella Marangoni – PLOS One
Characterization of a New Ezakiella Isolated From the Human Vagina: Genome Sequence and Description of Ezakiella Massiliensis Sp. Nov – K Diop – Current Microbiology
Newly Isolated Lactobacilli Strains From Algerian Human Vaginal Microbiota: Lactobacillus Fermentum Strains Relevant Probiotic’s Candidates – Liza Ouarabi – Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
Human nearly-sterile sites
A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer microbiota and host gene expression – Kevin J. Thompson – PLOS One
Human gut microbiome
Aging Gut Microbiota at the Cross-Road between Nutrition, Physical Frailty, and Sarcopenia: Is There a Gut–Muscle Axis? – Andrea Ticinesi – Nutrients
Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Cancer Progression: Novel Insights from Gut Microbiota? – Benedicte F. Jordan – Current Pathobiology Reports
Protection of the human gut microbiome from antibiotics – Jean de Gunzburg – The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Gut microbiota and colorectal cancer: insights into pathogenesis for novel therapeutic strategies – Yongbo Kang – Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
Genomic Analysis of a Pathogenic Bacterium, Paeniclostridium sordellii CBA7122 Containing the Highest Number of rRNA Operons, Isolated from a Human Stool Sample – Joon Yong Kim – Frontiers in Pharmacology
Cellular senescence in gastrointestinal diseases: from pathogenesis to therapeutics – Frey N – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology
Gut Symbiont Bacteroides fragilis Secretes a Eukaryotic-Like Ubiquitin Protein That Mediates Intraspecies Antagonism – Chatzidaki-Livanis M – mBio
Reduction in Gut Microbial Diversity as a Mechanism of Action of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition – Kaakoush NO – The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Cancer Progression: Novel Insights from Gut Microbiota? – Jordan BF – Current Pathobiology Reports
Review: A review of metabolic potential of human gut microbiome in human nutrition – Yadav M – Archives of Microbiology
Animal experiments
Colonization with Escherichia coli EC 25 protects neonatal rats from necrotizing enterocolitis – Debi M. Thomas – PLOS One
Animal microbiome
Bamboo Specialists From Two Mammalian Orders (Primates, Carnivora) Share a High Number of Low-Abundance Gut Microbe – EA McKenney – Microbial Ecology
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Organic Amendments in a Long-Term Field Trial-Consequences for the Bulk Soil Bacterial Community as Revealed by Network Analysis – CAO Schmid – Microbial Ecology
Distinctive Soil Archaeal Communities in Different Variants of Tropical Equatorial Forest – D Kerfahi – Microbial Ecology
Water and extremophile microbiome
Comparative Analyses of Methanogenic and Methanotrophic Communities Between Two Different Water Regimes in Controlled Wetlands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China – Hongpeng Cui – Current Microbiology
Built environment
Microbial Insight into a Pilot-Scale Enhanced Two-Stage High-Solid Anaerobic Digestion System Treating Waste Activated Sludge – Jing Wu – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Food microbiology
Effects of household washing on bacterial load and removal of Escherichia coli from lettuce and “ready-to-eat” salads – Elisabeth Uhlig – Food Science & Nutrition
Organic food and the impact on human health – Hurtado-Barroso S – Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Probiotics / prebiotics
Probiotics Ingestion Does Not Directly Affect Thyroid Hormonal Parameters in Hypothyroid Patients on Levothyroxine Treatment – Giorgia Spaggiari – Frontiers in Endocronology
Characterization of probiotic potential of Bacillus species isolated from a traditional brine pickle – Ragul K – Journal of Food Science and Technology
Bioinformatics
Microbiome Datasets Are Compositional: And This Is Not Optional – Gregory B. Gloor – Frontiers in Microbiology
A meta-proteomics approach to study the interspecies interactions affecting microbial biofilm development in a model community – Herschend J – Scientific Reports
A 16S rRNA gene sequencing and analysis protocol for the Illumina MiniSeq platform – Monica Pichler – bioRxiv
Techniques
Exploration of Microbial Communities Using the Thermo Scientific Varioskan LUX Multimode Reader and the Invitrogen EVOS FL Cell Imaging System – Anna Hiltunen – BioTechniques
Application of hierarchical oligonucleotide primer extension (HOPE) to assess relative abundances of ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria – Giantommaso Scarascia – BMC Microbiology
Microbes in the news
Microorganisms on your scalp, ears and elbows can be turned into music
Microbes on the market
With $1M in funding, Phase Genomics looks to crack genetic codes and discover unknown bacteria
Tina’s non microbiological pics
Women’s visibility in academic seminars: women ask fewer questions than men
