Meta-analysis of a collection of gut microbiome studies, characterization of two dandelion viruses, evaluation of an inclusive Research Education Community for engaging undergraduates in scientific research.
General microbiome
Bacterial social interactions and the emergence of community-intrinsic properties – Jonas Stenløkke Madsen – Current Opinion in Microbiology
Pregnancy and early life
Pre-print: Hospitalized premature infants are colonized by related bacterial strains with distinct proteomic profiles – Christopher T Brown – bioRxiv
Human gut microbiome
Gut microbiota in early life and its influence on health and disease: A position paper by the Malaysian Working Group on Gastrointestinal Health – Yeong Yeh Lee – Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Animal experiments
Moving beyond microbiome-wide associations to causal microbe identification – Neeraj K Surana – Nature
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus causes increased condensed tannins concentrations in shoots but decreased in roots of Lotus japonicus L – Zakaria M Solaiman – Rhizosphere
Shifts in soil microbial community, soil enzymes and crop yield under peanut/maize intercropping with reduced nitrogen levels – Jun Chen – Applied Soil Ecology
Multifarious plant growth promotion by an entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium psalliotae – C M Senthil Kumar – Microbiological Research
Water and extremophile microbiome
Pre-print: Optogenetics reprogramming of planktonic cells for biofilm formation – Aiguo Xia – bioRxiv
Phages and viruses
Pre-print: Molecular Identification and Characterization of Two Rubber Dandelion Amalgaviruses – Humberto J Debat – bioRxiv
Internalization of a polysialic acid-binding Escherichia coli bacteriophage into eukaryotic neuroblastoma cells – Timo A Lehti – Nature Communications
Bioinformatics
Pre-print: Personalized modeling of the human gut microbiome reveals distinct bile acid deconjugation and biotransformation potential in healthy and IBD individuals – Almut Heinken – bioRxiv
Meta-analysis of gut microbiome studies identifies disease-specific and shared responses – Claire Duvallet – Nature Communications
Techniques
In vitro enteroid-derived three-dimensional tissue model of human small intestinal epithelium with innate immune responses – Ying Chen – PLOS ONE
More microbes
Galectin-3 impacts Cryptococcus neoformans infection through direct antifungal effects – Fausto Almeida – Nature Communications
Microbes in the news
Lemur study highlights role of diet in shaping gut microbiome – Erin Mckenney – Phys.Org
What Bacteria Can Tell Us About Human Evolution – Tara C Smith – Quanta Magazine
Duke launches new microbiome center, reflecting popularity of microbiome studies – Sean Cho – Duke Chronicle
Study shows first extensive and stable microbiome remodeling via B. infantis in infants – Weber Shandwick – EurekAlert
Air-eating bacteria found in Antarctica – Cosmos
The Microbes Making Themselves at Home on the Space Station – Marina Koren – The Atlantic
Microbes on the market
Breakthrough Evidence on Vomaris Bioelectric Technology’s Impact on Wound Biofilm Infection – PR Newswire
Precision Driven Health and Orion Health release Microbiome report – Voxy
Worldwide microbiome drugs market is likely to grow substantially by 2022 – Digital Journal
Science, career, and publishing
How to Keep Students in Science – Howard Hughes Medical Institute
An inclusive Research Education Community (iREC): Impact of the SEA-PHAGES program on research outcomes and student learning – David I Hanauer – PNAS
Pre-print: Assessing the Landscape of U.S. Postdoctoral Salaries – Rodoniki Athanasiadou – bioRxiv
Editorial: Great mentoring is key for the next generation of scientists – Nature
Amy’s non-microbiology picks
Organocalcium-mediated nucleophilic alkylation of benzene – Andrew S S Wilson – Science
