This Friday enjoy reading about the global topsoil microbiome, human pharyngeal microbiota profiles and microbial biomarkers associated with chronic kidney disease. There’s an interesting podcast [Mapping microbes on the metro]! Happy weekend!

Human gut microbiome

Neonatal selection by Toll-like receptor 5 influences long-term gut microbiota composition – Marcus Fulde – Nature

*Altered gut microbiota and microbial biomarkers associated with chronic kidney disease – Hengzhong Lun – Microbiologyopen.

Review: Rebuilding the Gut Microbiota Ecosystem – Antonella Gagliardi – Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health

Human respiratory microbiome

*Human pharyngeal microbiota in age-related macular degeneration – Eliza Xin Pei Ho – PLoS One

Plant, root and soil microbiome

*Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome – Mohammad Bahra – Nature

Mini review: Root colonization: imperative mechanism for efficient plant protection and growth – Swati Sachdev and Rana Pratap Singh – MOJ Ecology & Environmental Sciences

Review: From Microscopy to Genomic Approach in Soil Biodiversity Assessment – Lucia Popescu and Zhi-Ping Cao – Curr. Issues Mol. Biol.

Review: You Are What You Can Find to Eat: Bacterial Metabolism in the Rhizosphere – Nicola Holden – Curr. Issues Mol. Biol.

Podcast

*Gut bacteria vs the immune system; Mapping microbes on the metro – Adam Levy and Benjamin Thompson – Nature Podcast

Microbes in the news

Checkpoint for gut microbes after birth – Andrew J. Macpherson and Stephanie C. Ganal-Vonarburg – Nature News and Views