Today’s digest is full of exciting microbiome reviews and new techniques for analysing microbiome datasets.

General Microbiome

Complete genome sequence of Bifidobacterium choerinum FMB-1, a resistant starch-degrading bacterium.Jung DH. Journal of Biotechnology

Gut Microbiome

REVIEW: Nutritional Modulation of Innate Immunity: The Fat-Bile-Gut Connection.Chevre R. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Plant, Soil, and Water Microbiome

Microbial composition, potential functional roles and genetic novelty in gypsum-rich and hypersaline soils of Monegros and Gallocanta (Spain). Menéndez-Serra M.Science of the Total Environment

Combined polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and 1,3-propanediol production from crude glycerol: Selective conversion of volatile fatty acids into PHA by mixed microbial consortia.Burniol-Figols A. Water Research

Quantification of Agrobacterium vitis from Grapevine Nursery Stock and Vineyard Soil using Droplet Digital PCR.Voegel TM. Plant Disease

Below-ground-above-ground Plant-microbial Interactions: Focusing on Soybean, Rhizobacteria and Mycorrhizal Fungi. Igiehon NO. The Open Microbiology Journal

Animal Experiments and Microbiome

Effects of exogenous microbial inoculum on the structure and dynamics of bacterial communities in swine carcass composting. Yang X. Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Tick Microbiome Characterization by Next-Generation 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing.Couper L. Journal of Visualized Experiments

Effects of dietary lysozyme levels on growth performance, intestinal morphology, immunity response and microbiota community of growing pigs. Zou L. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

REVIEW: A Review of the Effect of Management Practices on <i>Campylobacter</i> Prevalence in Poultry Farms.Sibanda N. Frontiers in Microbiology.

Metabolic Syndrome During Perinatal Period in Sows and the Link With Gut Microbiota and Metabolites. Cheng C. Frontiers in Microbiology

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Ameliorates Experimentally Induced Colitis in Mice by Upregulating AhR. Wei YL. Frontiers in Microbiology

Prebiotics and Probiotics

Probiotic <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> Promotes Intestinal Barrier Function by Strengthening the Epithelium and Modulating Gut Microbiota. Wang J. Frontiers in Microbiology

Uterine Microbiome

Commentary: Uterine Microbiota: Residents, Tourists, or Invaders?Altmäe S. Frontier in Immunology.

Technique

Preservation of microbial DNA in marine sediments: Insights from extracellular DNA pools. Torti A. Environmental Microbiology

REVIEW: Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Analysis of Microbiome. Xia Y. Genes and Diseases

A Zero-inflated Beta-binomial Model for Microbiome Data Analysis.Hu T. Stat