Today’s digest features a study on leaf-associated microbiomes of grafted tomato plants, study that reveals the chemical “fingerprint” and contribution of Parasutterella to host health, and Everything Hertz podcast with episode “Promiscuous expertise”. Happy reading/listening!

Gut microbiome

A new genomic blueprint of the human gut microbiota – Alexandre Almeida – Nature

Population structure of human gut bacteria in a diverse cohort from rural Tanzania and Botswana – Matthew E. B. Hansen – Genome Biology

Disturbance of trace element and gut microbiota profiles as indicators of autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study of Chinese children – Qixiao Zhai – Environmental Research

*Defining the role of Parasutterella, a previously uncharacterized member of the core gut microbiota – Tingting Ju – The ISME Journal

Extensive transmission of microbes along the gastrointestinal tract – Thomas Sebastian Benedikt Schmidt – eLife

Bacterial interspecies interactions modulate pH-mediated antibiotic tolerance in a model gut microbiota – Andres Aranda-Diaz – bioRxiv

Skin microbiome

Review: Microbiosis in pathogenesis and intervention of atopic dermatitis – Jianhua Dou – International Immunopharmacology

Plant/root/soil microbiome

*Leaf-associated microbiomes of grafted tomato plants – Hirokazu Toju – Scientific Reports

Fungal Biodiversity of the Most Common Types of Polish Soil in a Long-Term Microplot Experiment – Jarosław Grządziel and Anna Gałązka – Frontiers in Microbiology

Podcast

*Episode 77: Promiscuous expertise – Dan Quintana and James Heathers – Everything Hertz [A great episode about scientists who claim to be a public authority on topics outside their area of expertise!]