Today’s digest consists of opinion paper from European MyNewGut project, review article on gut microbiota dysbiosis, and meta-analysis to find association between antibiotic associated microbiota perturbation and childhood obesity. Also includes application of contraceptive rings and probiotic capsules to increase vaginal lactobacilli, and how preprint publishing could create confusion in public journalism!
General microbiome
Towards microbiome-informed dietary recommendations for promoting metabolic and mental health: Opinion papers of the MyNewGut project – Yolanda Sanz – Clinical Nutrition
Review: The gut microbiota: A new target in the management of alcohol dependence? – Sophie Leclercq – Alcohol
Review: Low diversity gut microbiota dysbiosis: drivers, functional implications and recovery – Michael Kriss – Current Opinion in Microbiology
Review: Environmental factors, gut microbiota, and colorectal cancer prevention – Mingyang Song – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Review: The association between antibiotic use in infancy and childhood overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis – SA Miller – Obesity Reviews
Multi-site human microbiome
Unique subgingival microbiota associated with periodontitis in cirrhosis patients – Anders Jensen – Scientific Reports
Human respiratory microbiome
A Metagenomic Comparison of Tracheal Aspirate and Mini-Bronchial Alveolar Lavage for Assessment of Respiratory Microbiota – Katrina Kalantar – bioRxiv
Human vaginal microbiome
Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women – Tania Crucitti – PlosOne
Comparative phase I randomized open-label pilot clinical trial of Gynophilus® (Lcr regenerans®) immediate release capsules versus slow release muco-adhesive tablets – Caroline Dausset – European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Human gut microbiome
Association Between Intestinal Microbiota Collected at Hospital Admission and Outcomes of Patients with Cirrhosis – Jasmohan S Bajaj – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Animal experiments
Butyrate regulates inflammatory cytokine expression without affecting oxidative respiration in primary astrocytes from spontaneously hypertensive rats – Tao Yang – Physiological Reports
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Quantitative stable isotope probing with H218O reveals that most bacterial taxa in soil synthesize new ribosomal RNA – Katerina Papp – The ISME Journal
Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil – Gylaine VT Tchakounte – Microbiological Research
Water and extremophile microbiome
Effects of mercury addition on microbial community composition and nitrate removal inside permeable reactive barriers – Kenly Hiller-Bittrolff – Environmental Pollution
Food microbiology
Food Chemicals Disrupt Human Gut Microbiota Activity And Impact Intestinal Homeostasis As Revealed By In Vitro Systems – Clemence Defois – Scientific Reports
Polyol-producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from sourdough and their application to reduce sugar in a quinoa-based milk substitute – Stephanie Jeske – International Journal of Food Microbiology
Probiotics / prebiotics
Probiotics in cystic fibrosis patients: A double blind crossover placebo controlled study: Pilot study from the ESPGHAN Working Group on Pancreas/CF – Stephanie Van Biervliet – Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Phages and viruses
Parvovirus Minute Virus of Mice Interacts with Sites of Cellular DNA Damage to Establish and Amplify its Lytic Infection – Kinjal Majumder – eLife
Techniques
Review: The evolving interface between synthetic biology and functional metagenomics – Eric Van der Helm – Nature Chemical Biology
Targeted analysis of microbial-generated phenolic acid metabolites derived from grape flavanols by gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry – Eileen Carry – Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
Science, publishing, and career
Preprints could promote confusion and distortion – Nature News
‘Science-adjacent’ conferences and why they matter – Nature News
Tulika’s non-microbiology picks
Metformin inhibits gluconeogenesis via a redox-dependent mechanism in vivo – Anila K Madiraju – Nature Medicine
