General microbiome

A Comparison of Homogenization vs. Enzymatic Lysis for Microbiome Profiling in Clinical Endoscopic Biopsy Tissue Samples – A Comparison of Homogenization vs. Enzymatic Lysis for Microbiome Profiling in Clinical Endoscopic Biopsy Tissue Samples – Chao Zhang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Review: Exploring the Human Microbiome: The Potential Future Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment – Muneer Ahmad Malla – Frontiers in Immunology

The microbiome and its relevance in complex wounds – Francesco Drago – European Journal of Dermatology

Commentary: A Link between the Gut and Bone: Bone Health Impacted by Changes in Gut Microbiota – Larry J.Suva – The American Journal of Pathology

Pregnancy and early life

Feeding intolerance alters the gut microbiota of preterm infants – Zhenya Yuan – PLOS ONE

Multi-site human microbiome

Review: A correlation between intestinal microbiota dysbiosis and osteoarthritis – Marta AnnaSzychlinska – Heliyon

Human respiratory microbiome

A survey of fungal microbiota in airways of healthy volunteer subjects from Puglia (Apulia), Italy – Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano – BMC Infectious Diseases

The Association Between Disease Severity and Microbiome in Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Darren Rom – The Laryngoscope

Review: Microbiota and asthma: Clinical implications – Konstantinos Katsoulis – Respiratory Medicine

Human oral microbiology

Metagenome sequencing-based strain-level and functional characterization of supragingival microbiome associated with dental caries in children – Nezar Noor Al-Hebshi – Journal of Oral Microbiology

Periodontal pathogens are a risk factor of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, independent of tobacco and alcohol and human papillomavirus – Ian Ganly – International Journal of Cancer

Human gut microbiome

Review: Role of diet and gut microbiota on colorectal cancer immunomodulation – Carolina Vieira De Almeida – World Journal of Gastroenterology

Review: Targeting obesity management through gut microbiota modulation by herbal products: A systematic review – Hanieh-SadatEjtahed – Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Identification of Specific Oral and Gut Pathogens in Full Thickness Colon of Colitis Patients: Implications for Colon Motility – Vasudevan Dinakaran – Frontiers in Microbiology

Animal experiments

Fecal microbiota changes associated with dehorning and castration stress primarily affects light-weight dairy calves – Raies A. Mir – PLOS ONE

Advanced Age Impairs Intestinal Antimicrobial Peptide Response and Worsens Fecal Microbiome Dysbiosis Following Burn Injury in Mice – Elizabeth G Wheatley – Shock

Effects of drought‐stressed temperate forage legumes on the degradation and the rumen microbial community in vitro – Susanne Riede – Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Improving Gut Microbial Dysbiosis in Mice Model – Guangtian Cao – Frontiers in Microbiology

Bacillus subtilis 29784 induces a shift in broiler gut microbiome toward butyrate-producing bacteria and improves intestinal histomorphology and animal performance – Vincent Jacquier – Poultry Science

Green Tea Polyphenols Modify the Gut Microbiome in db/db Mice as Co‐abundance Groups Correlating with the Blood Glucose Lowering Effect – Tingting Chen – Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Influence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in gut microbiota of streptozotocin‐induced diabetic mice – Anri Ohtsu – Oral diseases

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Nanopore Sequencing as a Surveillance Tool for Plant Pathogens in Plant and Insect Tissues – Aline Bronzato Badial – Plant Disease

Rhizosphere Microbiomes from Root Knot Nematode Non-infested Plants Suppress Nematode Infection – Dongmei Zhou – Microbial Ecology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Copper Affects Composition and Functioning of Microbial Communities in Marine Biofilms at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations – Natàlia Corcoll – Frontiers in Microbiology

Bark and Grape Microbiome of Vitis vinifera: Influence of Geographic Patterns and Agronomic Management on Bacterial Diversity – Nicola Vitulo – Frontiers in Microbiology

Bacterial diversity in typical abandoned multi-contaminated nonferrous metal(loid) tailings during natural attenuation – Jian-liLiu – Environmental Pollution

Long- and short-chain AHLs affect AOA and AOB microbial community composition and ammonia oxidation rate in activated sludge – Jie Gao – Journal of Environmental Sciences

Food microbiology

Dominance of wine Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains over S. kudriavzevii in industrial fermentation competitions is related to an acceleration of nutrient uptake and utilization – Javier Alonso‐del‐Real – Environmental Microbiology

Phages and viruses

Commentary : Going Viral: a Novel Role for Bacteriophage in Colorectal Cancer – Scott A. Handley – mBio