Events and jobs
Microbiology Adjunct Instructor – Diablo Valley College
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Pregnancy and early life
Review: Maternal Microbiota, Prepregnancy Weight, and Mode of Delivery
Intergenerational Transmission of Risk for Childhood Overweight and Obesity – Giulia Paolella – JAMA Pediatrics
Human ear, nose and throat microbiome
*A microbiome case-control study of recurrent acute otitis media identified potentially protective bacterial genera – Rachael Lappan – BMC Microbiology
The Tracheal Microbiota in Patients with a Tracheostomy Before, During, and After an Acute Respiratory Infection – Pérez-Losada, Marcos – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Human oral microbiome
Shift of microbial composition of peri-implantitis-associated oral biofilm as revealed by 16S rRNA gene cloning – Ali Al-Ahmad – Journal of Medical Microbiology
Human vaginal microbiome
Short- and long-term influence of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena®) on vaginal microbiota and Candida – Gilbert Gerard Ghislain Donders – Journal of Medical Microbiology
Human gut microbiome
Transitional and temporal changes in the mucosal and submucosal intestinal microbiota in advanced Crohn’s disease of the terminal ileum – Rodrick J. Chiodini – Journal of Medical Microbiology
Gut microbiota trajectory in early life may predict development of celiac disease – Marta Olivares – BMC Microbiome
A comparison of the microbial community structure between inflamed and non-inflamed sites in patients with ulcerative colitis – Atsushi Hirano – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
The Impact of NOD2 Variants on Fecal Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease and Controls Without Gastrointestinal Disease – Nicholas A Kennedy – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Animal experiments
Regulation of vitamin D metabolism following disruption of the microbiota using broad spectrum antibiotics – Stephanie A. Bora – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Soluble dietary fiber improves energy homeostasis in obese mice by remodeling the gut microbiota – Haiyuan Wang – Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Ameliorate Memory and Learning Deficits and oxidative stress in Aβ (1-42) Injected Rats – Somayeh Athari Nik Azm – Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
*Chronic helminth infection perturbs the gut-brain axis, promotes neuropathology and alters behaviour – Paul R Giacomin – The Journal of Infectious Diseases
*Endometriosis induces gut microbiota alterations in mice – Ming Yuan – Human Reproduction
*Strain differences in the susceptibility to the gut–brain axis and neurobehavioural alterations induced by maternal immune activation in mice – Morais, Livia H – Behavioural Pharmacology
Specific synbiotics in early life protect against diet-induced obesity in adult mice
Mona Mischke – Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling Revealed High Proportions of Odorant Binding and Antimicrobial Defense Proteins in Olfactory Tissues of the House Mouse – Barbora Kuntová – Frontiers in Genetics
Lactobacillus accelerates ISCs regeneration to protect the integrity of intestinal mucosa through activation of STAT3 signaling pathway induced by LPLs secretion of IL-22 – Qihang Hou – Cell Death and Differentiation
Animal microbiome
Review: Gut barrier function: Effects of (antibiotic) growth promoters on key barrier components and associations with growth performance – Leon J Broom – Poultry Science
Fecal microbiota transplantation in puppies with canine parvovirus infection – Giorgio Q. Pereira – Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Water and extremophile microbiome
Phylogeny and bioactivity of epiphytic Gram-positive bacteria isolated from three co-occurring antarctic macroalgae – Pamela Alvarado – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Resistome
The antibiotic resistome and microbiota landscape of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in Germany – Robert Häsler – BMC Microbiome
Transferable vancomycin resistance in clade B commensal-type Enterococcus faecium – François Lebreton – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Bioinformatics
Deciphering the trophic interaction between Akkermansia muciniphila and the butyrogenic gut commensal Anaerostipes caccae using a metatranscriptomic approach – Loo Wee Chia – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Biotechnology
*A 3D intestinal tissue model supports Clostridioides difficile germination, colonization, toxin production and epithelial damage – Lamyaa Shaban – Anaerobe
Design of synthetic bacterial communities for predictable plant phenotypes – Sur Herrera Paredes – PLOS Biology
Harnessing a Methane-Fueled, Sediment-Free Mixed Microbial Community for Utilization of Distributed Sources of Natural Gas – Jeffrey J. Marlow – Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Dissertation: Microbial Communities Involved in Carbon Monoxide and Syngas Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals – Sofia Victoria Esquivel Elizondo – Arizona State University
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Microbes in the news
This Vibrant Bacteria Could Be Used to “Grow” Paint – Meilan Solly – Smithsonian
Bacteria-eaters to prevent food poisoning? Phages eliminate Yersinia from food – Science Daily
A ‘Grueling and Grotesque’ Biohacking Experiment – Kate McLean – The Atlantic