Today’s digest is packed with exciting research on links between gut microbiome and bone generation/development, also an interesting approach to fecal metabolome sampling

Gut Microbiome

Gut Microbiome and Bone.Ibáñez L. Joint Bone Spine

The protective effect of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium as the gut microbiota members against chronic urticaria.Rezazadeh A. International Immonopharmacology

Exposure to the gut microbiota drives distinct methylome and transcriptome changes in intestinal epithelial cells during postnatal development.Pan WH. Genome Medicine

Fecal Microbiome

Restoration of short chain fatty acid and bile acid metabolism following fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.Seekatz AM. Anaerobe

Clostridium difficile stool shedding in infants hospitalized in two neonatal intensive care units is lower than previous point prevalence estimates using molecular diagnostic methods.Hines AG. BMC Pediatrics

Plant, Soil, and Water Microbiome

Metataxonomy and functionality of wood-tar degrading microbial consortia.Brusetti L. Journal of Hazardous Materials

In situ microbiota distinguished primary anthropogenic stressor in freshwater sediments.Xie Y. Environmental Pollution

Biogas production and microbial community properties during anaerobic digestion of corn stover at different temperatures.Liu C. Bioresource Technology

Cadmium exposure and <i>Sedum alfredii</i> planting interactions shape the bacterial community in rhizosphere of the hyperaccumulator plant. Hou D. Applied Environmental Microbiology

Animal Experiments and Microbiome

The effect of resistant starch (RS) on the bovine rumen microflora and isolation of RS-degrading bacteria. Jung DH. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Comparative biogeography of the gut microbiome between Jinhua and Landrace pigs.Xiao Y. Scientific Reports

Changes in the Rumen Epithelial Microbiota and Host Gene Expression of Cattle in Response to Alterations in Dietary Carbohydrate Composition.Petri RM. Applied Environmental Microbiology

Preprint

Mercury methylating microbial communities of boreal forest soils

Jingying Xu. bioRxiv

Techniques

Rat Fecal Metabolomics-Based Analysis.Deda O. Methods in Molecular Biology: Metabolic Profiling

Correction

Correction: <i>’Microbes in sport’ -The potential role of the gut microbiota in athlete health and performance</i>.British Journal of Sports Medicine