Today’s microbiome digest featuring the milestones in the human microbiota research along with a very interesting stochastic model to explain microbiome composition in host organisms and a review focusing on the effect of antipsychotic medications on the microbiome and weight gain. Additionally, there are some interesting studies from animal microbiome/animal experiments section such as the role of rumen microbiota in altering average daily gain and feed efficiency and microbiome of deposit feeder Capitella teleta. Enjoy reading. 

General microbiome

Milestones in human microbiota research – Nature

Neutrality in the Metaorganism – Michael Sieber – PLOS Biology

Gut microbiome

Novel Inter‐omic Analysis Reveals Relationships Between Diverse Gut Microbiota and Host Immune Dysregulation in HLA‐B27‐Induced Experimental Spondyloarthritis – Tejpal Gill – Arthritis And Rheumatology

Review: The effects of antipsychotic medications on microbiome and weight gain in children and adolescents – Tali Bretler – BMC Medicine

Oral microbiome

Fretibacterium sp. human oral taxon 360 is a novel biomarker for periodontitis screening in the Japanese population – Thatawee Khemwong – PLOS ONE

Animal microbiome / Animal experiments

Effects of dietary supplementation with lysozyme on the structure and function of the cecal microbiota in broiler chickens – Yun Xia – PLOS ONE

Potential role of rumen microbiota in altering average daily gain and feed efficiency in meat goats fed simple and mixed pastures using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing – Byeng Ryel Min – Journal of Animal Science

Modulation of the gut microbiota by a galactooligosaccharide protects against heavy metal lead accumulation in mice – Qixiao Zhai – Food & Function

Modulating effects of polysaccharides from the fruits of Lycium barbarum on the immune response and gut microbiota in cyclophosphamide-treated mice – Yu Ding – Food & Function

Sinapine reduces non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by modulating the composition of the gut microbiota – Youdong Li – Food & Function

Glycated fish protein supplementation modulated gut microbiota composition and reduced inflammation but increased accumulation of advanced glycation end products in high-fat diet fed rats – Zhenjie Mao – Food & Function

The deposit feeder Capitella teleta has a unique and relatively complex microbiome likely supporting its ability to degrade pollutants – RebeccaHochstein – Science of The Total Environment

Microbiome news

Study Finds Link Between Gut Microbiome and Spread of Breast Cancer