Suggestions to read in today’s digest are: a review about microbiological methods applied in studies following the deepwater horizon oil spill by S.Zhang, a paper by W. Pootakham on dynamics of coral‐associated microbiomes during a thermal bleaching event and a paper by X. Jiang on a novel auxotrophic interaction among soil microbes. Enjoy!

Oral microbiome

Reduced salivary secretion contributes more to changes in the oral microbiome of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome than underlying disease – Taco A van der Meulen – Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Insights into the human oral microbiome – Digvijay Verma – Archives of Microbiology

Human gut microbiome

Plant sterols and human gut microbiota relationship: An in vitro colonic fermentation study – María Cuevas-Tena – Journal of Functional Foods

Fecal microbiome composition and stability in 4- to 8-year old children is associated with dietary patterns and nutrient intake  – Kirsten Berding – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Gut Microbiota Profiles in Treatment-naïve Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Hai-yin Jiang – Behavioural Brain Research

Vitamin D administration leads to a shift of the intestinal bacterial composition in Crohn’s Disease patients, but not in healthy controls – Holger Schäffler – Journal of Digestive Diseases

Review: The Impact of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases – Christina Parvinder Kaur – Journal of Digestive Diseases

Differential immune responses and microbiota profiles in children with autism spectrum disorders and co-morbid gastrointestinal symptoms – Destanie R. Rose – Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Methodology challenges in studying human gut microbiota – effects of collection, storage, DNA extraction and next generation sequencing technologies – Marina Panek – Scientific Reports

Microbial communities inhabiting the fairy ring of Floccularia luteovirens and isolation of potential mycorrhiza helper bacteria – Rui Xing – Journal of Basic Microbiology

Animal experiments 

Chitosan oligosaccharides improve the disturbance in glucose metabolism and reverse the dysbiosis of gut microbiota in diabetic mice – Junping Zheng – Carbohydrate Polymers

Comparative study of effects of assemblages AII and BIV of Giardia duodenalis on mucosa and microbiota of the small intestine in mice – Mariana Felgueira Pavanelli – Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Lifelong calorie restriction affects indicators of colonic health in aging C57Bl/6J mice – Dieuwertje E.G. Kok – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Effects of oxidative stress induced by high dosage of dietary iron ingested on intestinal damage and caecal microbiota in Chinese Yellow broilers – Z. Y. Gou – Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Animal microbiome 

Effects of short term lead exposure on gut microbiota and hepatic metabolism in adult zebrafish – Jizhou Xia – Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology

Effects of commercial dietary prebiotic and probiotic supplements on growth, innate immune responses, and intestinal microbiota and histology of Totoaba macdonaldi – Mayra L. González-Félix – Aquaculture

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Phage particles harboring antibiotic resistance genes in fresh-cut vegetables and agricultural soil – Olatz Larrañaga – Environment International

The fruit microbiome: A new frontier for postharvest biocontrol and postharvest biology – Samir Droby – Postharvest Biology and Technology

Earthworms differentially modify the microbiome of arable soils varying in residue management – Xin Gong – Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Subterranean infestation by Holotrichia parallela larvae is associated with changes in the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) rhizosphere microbiome – Li-Li Geng – Microbiological Research

Microbial communities inhabiting the fairy ring of Floccularia luteovirens and isolation of potential mycorrhiza helper bacteria – Rui Xing – Journal of Basic Microbiology

Mycobiota of maize seeds revealed by rDNA‐ITS sequence analysis of samples with varying storage times – Hui – Qin Xing – Microbiology Open

Multiscale patterns and drivers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the roots and root‐associated soil of a wild perennial herb – Pil U. Rasmussen – New Phytologist

Impact of spatial organization on a novel auxotrophic interaction among soil microbes – Xue Jiang – The ISME Journal

Water and extremophile microbiome 

Nutrient enrichment during shrimp cultivation alters bacterioplankton assemblies and destroys community stability – Wen Yang – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Specific enrichment of hyperthermophilic electroactive Archaea from deep-sea hydrothermal vent on electrically conductive support – Guillaume Pillot – Bioresource Technology

Changes in microbial communities during volatile fatty acid production from cyanobacterial biomass harvested from a cyanobacterial bloom in a river – Hyun Uk Cho – Chemosphere

Emerging contaminants and nutrients synergistically affect the spread of class 1 integron-integrase (intI1) and sul1 genes within stable streambed bacterial communities – Jèssica Subirats – Water Research

Assessing the origin of bacteria in tap water and distribution system in an unchlorinated drinking water system by SourceTracker using microbial community fingerprints – Gang Liu – Water Research

Large buoyant particles dominated by cyanobacterial colonies harbor distinct bacterial communities from small suspended particles and free‐living bacteria in the water column – Limei Shi – Microbiology Open

Dynamics of coral‐associated microbiomes during a thermal bleaching event – Wirulda Pootakham – Microbiology Open

Effects of bottom-water hypoxia on sediment bacterial community composition in a seasonally hypoxic enclosed bay (Omura Bay, West Kyushu, Japan) – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Review: A Retrospective Review of Microbiological Methods Applied in Studies Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – Shuangfei Zhang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Built environment

Sulfate-reducing mixed communities with the ability to generate bioelectricity and degrade textile diazo dye in microbial fuel cells – Waheed Miran – Journal of Hazardous Materials

Work scheme to isolate the different microorganisms found in hydrogen-producing reactors: A study of effectiveness by pyrosequencing analysis – Laura Fuentes  – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Effect of hydraulic retention time on microbial community structure in wastewater treatment electro-bioreactors – Nancy A. ElNaker – Microbiology Open

Food microbiology

Presence of Clostridium difficile in poultry and poultry meat in Egypt – Mostafa Y. Abdel-Glil – Anaerobe

Isolation and characterization of microorganisms and volatiles associated with Moroccan saffron during different processing treatments – Francesco Fancello – International Journal of Food Microbiology

Post-harvest processing decreases the richness of bacterial taxa in the phyllosphere of broccoli – Min-Soo Kim  – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Probiotics / prebiotics

Probiotic Lactobacillus casei Zhang (LCZ) alleviates respiratory, gastrointestinal & RBC abnormality via immuno-modulatory, anti-inflammatory & anti-oxidative actions – Yan-Yan Hor – Journal of Functional Foods

Complete genome sequence of Bifidobacterium choerinum FMB-1, a resistant starch-degrading bacterium – Dong-Hyun Jung – Journal of Biotechnology

Structural studies of the cell wall polysaccharide from Lactococcus lactis UC509.9 – Evgeny Vinogradov – Carbohydrate Research

Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-3689 reduces vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus persistence and promotes Bacteroidetes resilience in the gut following antibiotic challenge – Laureen Crouzet – Scientific Reports

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