Intra-individual microbiome biogeography, a review on IgA responses to the microbiota, seasonal fluctuations in the gut microbiota of white-faced capuchin monkeys, and the microbial composition of fog.

Pregnancy and early life

Sex-specific associations of infants’ gut microbiome with arsenic exposure in a US population – Anne G Hoen – Scientific Reports

Multi-site human microbiome

Assessing and Interpreting the Within-Body Biogeography of Human Microbiome Diversity – Zhanshan Ma – Frontiers in Microbiology

Human vaginal microbiome

Review: Investigating the effect of an abnormal cervico‐vaginal and endometrial microbiome on assisted reproductive technologies: A systematic review – Timothy Bracewell-Milnes – American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Human gut microbiome

Review: IgA Responses to Microbiota – Jeffrey J Bunker – Immunity

Review: Comparing fecal microbiota transplantation to standard-of-care treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Muhammad Y Khan – European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Animal experiments

Dietary L-Tryptophan Modulates the Structural and Functional Composition of the Intestinal Microbiome in Weaned Piglets – Haiwei Liang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Animal microbiome

Seasonality of the gut microbiota of free-ranging white-faced capuchins in a tropical dry forest – Joseph D Orkin – The ISME Journal

The microbiota in the intestinal and respiratory tracts of naked mole-rats revealed by high-throughput sequencing – Wei Cong – BMC Microbiology

Differential effects of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors on fecal microbiota in adult horses – Canaan M Whitfield-Cargile – PLOS ONE

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Soil microbiomes with distinct assemblies through vertical soil profiles drive the cycling of multiple nutrients in reforested ecosystems – Shuo Jiao – Microbiome

Fungal Communities Along a Small-Scale Elevational Gradient in an Alpine Tundra Are Determined by Soil Carbon Nitrogen Ratios – Yingying Ni – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome

The biology of fog: results from coastal Maine and Namib Desert reveal common drivers of fog microbial composition – Sarah E Evans – Science of the Total Environment

Growth promotion and inhibition induced by interactions of groundwater bacteria – Patricia Geesink – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Microbial diversity along a gradient in peatlands treating mining-affected waters – Katharina Kujala – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Food microbiology

Volatile Flavor Components, Microbiota and Their Correlations in Different Sufu, a Chinese Fermented Soybean Food – Chunzhi Xiv – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Biogenic amines analysis and microbial contribution in traditional fermented food of Douchi – Lu Li – Scientific Reports

Changes in the microbial communities in vacuum-packaged smoked bacon during storage – Xinfu Li – Food Microbiology

Phages and viruses

MARVEL, a Tool for Prediction of Bacteriophage Sequences in Metagenomic Bins – Deyvid Amgarten – Frontiers in Genetics

Techniques

Comparative evaluation of a new magnetic bead-based DNA extraction method from fecal samples for downstream next-generation 16S rRNA gene sequencing – Kara D McGaughey – PLOS ONE