Articles from the section ‘Techniques’ are my suggested reads for today’s short digest!
General microbiome
Microbial interactions trigger the production of antibiotics – T Netzker – Current Opinion in Microbiology
Human nearly-sterile sites (blood, organs, brain)
Preprint: Transcriptome analysis in whole blood reveals increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia – LMO Loohuis – bioRxiv
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Effectiveness of bacterial inoculation in alleviation of salinity on water status, mineral content, gas exchange and photosynthetic parameters of Viburnum tinus L. plants – MJ Gómez-Bellot – Scientia Horticulturae
Review: Where are we going with genomics in plant pathogenic bacteria? – J Xu – Genomics
Water and extremophile microbiome
Preprint: Illuminating microbial metabolic activities in the dark deep ocean with metaproteomics – Z-X Xie – bioRxiv
Phages and viruses
Comparison of Staphylococcus Phage K with Close Phage Relatives Commonly Employed in Phage Therapeutics – J Ajuebor – Antibiotics
Techniques
Preprint: DivNet: Estimating diversity in networked communities – AD Willis – bioRxiv
A synthetic bacterial information transfer system functions in the mammalian gut – S Kim – bioRxiv
Microbes in the news
A population that pollutes itself into extinction – NY Times
Why veterinarians say you shouldn’t feed your dog raw meat – Western Mass News
Soil protists: a fertile frontier in biology research – OUP Blog
Global Microbiome Therapeutics Market 2018 | Major Companies, Industry Dynamics and Growth Factors 2025 – The Expert Consulting
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