Many interesting articles today: the geographical location of habitat has a stronger impact on the fecal microbiome of lemurs than sex, age, or species; the mechanism for pathobiont-dependent inflammatory bowel disease involves microbiota reactive T cells; highly active antiretroviral therapy can restore gut microbiome diversity in AIDS patients; host immunity can interact with skin microbiota composition as shown in two species of giant salamander; the development of the small intestine microbiome in silka deer; and the gut microbiome of preterm infants that are breastfed develops normally.
Events and jobs
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General microbiome
Can social partnerships influence the microbiome? Insights from ant farmers and their trophobiont mutualists – A. B. F. Ivens – Molecular Ecology
Pregnancy and early life
Maternal antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and hospitalization with infection in offspring: a population-based cohort study – Jessica Eden Miller – International Journal of Epidemiology
*Intestinal microbiota development and gestational age in preterm neonates – Katri Korpela – Scientific Reports
Human oral microbiome
Diversity analysis of subgingival microbial bacteria in peri-implantitis in Uygur population – Gao, Xiaowei MM – Medicine
Human vaginal microbiome
Commentary: The implausible “in vivo” role of hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial factor produced by vaginal microbiota – Gilda Tachedjian – Microbiome
Human gut microbiome
Microbiome–host systems interactions: Protective effects of propionate upon the blood–brain barrier – Lesley Hoyles – bioRxiv
*Alterations in the gut microbiota of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome – Youlian Zhou – Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Open-label pilot for treatment targeting gut dysbiosis in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: neuropsychological symptoms and sex comparisons – Amy Wallis – Microbiome
Review: Diet and microbiota linked in health and disease – T. Requena – Food And Function
Review: The role of gut microbiota and IL-23/IL-17 pathway in ankylosing spondylitis immunopathogenesis: New insights and updates – Farhad Babaie – Immunology Letters
Dissertation: Interaction of Cocoa Powder with Intestinal Microbiota – Zuyin Li – Louisiana State University
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Animal experiments
*c-MAF-dependent regulatory T cells mediate immunological tolerance to a gut pathobiont – Mo Xu – Nature
Dysregulated bile acid synthesis and dysbiosis are implicated in Western diet–induced systemic inflammation, microglial activation, and reduced neuroplasticity – Prasant Kumar Jena – The FASEB Journal
High-fat diet stimulates the gut pathogenic microbiota and maintains hepatic injury in antibiotic-treated rats – Sooad Al-Daihan – Cellular and Molecular Biology
Review: Searching for the gut microbial contributing factors to social behavior in rodent models – Brittany D. Needham – Developmental Neurobiology
Metatranscriptome Sequencing Reveals Insights into the Gene Expression and Functional Potential of Rumen Wall Bacteria – Evelyne Mann – Frontiers in Microbiology
Animal microbiome
*Occupancy strongly influences faecal microbial composition of wild lemurs – Alexander Umanets – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
*Influence of immunogenetics, sex, and body condition on the cutaneous microbial communities of two giant salamanders – Obed Hernández-Gómez – Molecular Ecology
Transient influence of blood meal and natural environment on blacklegged tick bacterial communities – Christine P. Zolnik – Tick and Tick-borne Diseases
The Development of Microbiota and Metabolome in Small Intestine of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) from Birth to Weaning – Zhipeng Li – Frontiers in Microbiology
Exploring coral microbiome assemblages in the South China Sea – Lin Cai – Scientific Reports
Biogeographic Differences in the Microbiome and Pathobiome of the Coral Cladocora caespitosa in the Western Mediterranean Sea – Esther Rubio-Portillo – Frontiers in Microbiology
Survival and growth of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in free-living amoebae (FLA) and bacterial virulence properties – Elodie Denet – PLOSone
Gut Microbiota Mediate Insecticide Resistance in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) – Xiaofeng Xia – Frontiers in Microbiology
Effects of predation stress and food ration on perch gut microbiota – Yinghua Zha – Microbiome
Longitudinal Effects of Supplemental Forage on the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Microbiota and Inter- and Intra-Colony Variability – Jason A. Rothman – Microbial Ecology
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Spatial scale affects the relative role of stochasticity versus determinism in soil bacterial communities in wheat fields across the North China Plain – Yu Shi – Microbiome
Soil incubation studies with Cry1Ac protein indicate no adverse effect of Bt crops on soil microbial communities – Li Zhaolei – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
The influence of cattle grazing on methane fluxes and engaged microbial communities in alpine forest soils – Mira Mutschlechner – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Diversity and metabolic potential of the microbiota associated with a soil arthropod – Simon Bahrndorff – Scientific Reports
Soil pH rather than nutrients drive changes in microbial community following long-term fertilization in acidic Ultisols of southern China – Jia Liu – Journal of Soils and Sediments
Halotolerant microbial consortia able to degrade highly recalcitrant plant biomass substrate – Larisa Cortes-Tolalpa – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Commentary: Putting concerns for caution into perspective: microbial plant protection products are safe to use in agriculture – Ben Lugtenberg – Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
Review: Does genotypic and species diversity of mycorrhizal plants and fungi affect ecosystem function? – Christina Hazard – New Phytologist
Review: Putting concerns for caution into perspective: microbial plant protection products are safe to use in agriculture – Ben Lugtenberg – Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
Water and extremophile microbiome
Ultra-rare marine microbes contribute to key sulfur related ecosystem functions – Dimitri Kalenitchenko – Molecular Ecology
Review: The microbial contribution to reactive oxygen species dynamics in marine ecosystems – Erik R. Zinser – Environmental Microbiology Reports
Application of metagenome analysis to characterize the molecular diversity and saxitoxin-producing potentials of a cyanobacterial community: a case study in the North Han River, Korea – Keon Hee Kim – Applied Biological Chemistry
Built environment
Airborne microbial communities in the atmospheric environment of urban hospitals in China – Xin-Lei Gao – Journal of Hazardous Materials
Food microbiology
Effects of chitosan oligosaccharides on microbiota composition of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) determined by culture-dependent and independent methods during chilled storage – Shiliang Jia – International Journal of Food Microbiology
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Probiotics / prebiotics
Lactobacillus plantarum AN1 cells increase caecal L. reuteri in an ICR mouse model of dextran sodium sulphate-induced inflammatory bowel disease – Yasushi Yokota – International Immunopharmacology
Lactobacillus salivarius LA307 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus LA305 attenuate skin inflammation in mice – S. Holowacz – Beneficial Microbes
Bifidobacteria and its rice fermented products on diet induced obese mice: analysis of physical status, serum profile and gene expressions – M. Ray – Beneficial Microbes
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Affects Microbiota and Suppresses Autophagy in the Intestines of Pigs Challenged with Salmonella Infantis – Wei Zhang – Frontiers in Microbiology
Probiotic Use in Equine Gastrointestinal Disease – Angelika Schoster – Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice
Review: The Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Disease – Martin H. Floch – Gastroenterology Clinics
Effects of Bentonite Bgp35b-p on the Gut Microbiota of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet – Eun-Sook Lee – Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Feeding the developing brain: Juvenile rats fed diet rich in prebiotics and bioactive milk fractions exhibit reduced anxiety-related behavior and modified gene expression in emotion circuits – Agnieszka Mika – Neuroscience Letters
Biotechnology
Effects of voltage on sulfadiazine degradation and the response of sul genes and microbial communities in biofilm-electrode reactors – Xiao-Li Yang – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Waste and Pollution
Biodegradation of n-alkanes on oil–seawater interfaces at different temperatures and microbial communities associated with the degradation – Synnøve Lofthus – Biodegradation
Techniques
The application of rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC) for studying dynamics of the bacterial community and metabolome in rumen fluid and the effects of a challenge with Clostridium perfringens – Stefanie U. Wetzels – PLOSone
More bang for the buck? Can arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities be characterized adequately alongside other fungi using general fungal primers? – Ylva Lekberg – New Phytologist
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Microbes in the news
These Bacteria Digest Toxic Metals And Poop Out Tiny Gold Nuggets – Signe Dean – Science Alert
The discovery of a third form of flagella-mediated motility in symbiotic bacteria – Phys.org
Phage or foe? – In light of new evidence, we have to reassess the role of bacteriophages in microbial communities: are they always the enemy? – Lucía Fernández – npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
The effect of gut bacteria on bone health cannot be generalized – Randi Lundberg – Taconic
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Bacteria In Your Vagina
A microbiome doesn’t just exist in your gut – Sarah DiGiulio – Huffington Post
Understanding Microbial Communities Living On Amphibian Skin – Sofia Prado-Irwin – Science Trends
In the battle against cancer, microbes could be the answer – Nicola Davison – Wired