Greetings from Western New York! This is my first post to Microbiome Digest and I hope it turns out well as I have been busy trying to learn the nuances of publishing on WordPress over the past few months. As a retired Ophthalmologist with a Laboratory Medicine background and research studies in Microbiology I have a distinct affinity for microbiome-related research as it pertains to dysbiosis and pathogenesis. I have included some interesting articles on the association of the microbiome in gallstone disease, gastric and esophageal cancers as well as in HPV cancers. There is also a brief news article pertaining to handwashing of significance in the COVID-19 world we are currently living in. Stay safe and enjoy!

COVID-19

Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): new challenges and new responsibilities in developing countries. FR Anjum, et al.- Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastics provide new microbial niches in aquatic environments. Y Yang, et al.- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

GENERAL MICROBIOME

Gallstone Disease and Microbiome. IN Grigor’eva, et al.- Microorganisms

PREGNANCY AND EARLY LIFE

Bacterial Peptidoglycans from Microbiota in Neurodevelopment and Behavior. A Gonzalez-Santana,et al.- Trends in Molecular Medicine

HUMAN SKIN MICROBIOME

News Article: You Need To Use Soap & Sanitizer — But You Also Need To Tend To Your Microbiome

HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME

Comparison of the gut microbiome composition among individuals with acute or long-standing spinal cord injury vs. able-bodied controls. J Li, W Van Der Pol, et al. – The Journal of Spinal Cord …

Influence of microbiota on immunity and immunotherapy for gastric and esophageal cancers. X Zhang, et al.- Gastroenterology Report

ANIMAL MICROBIOME

Exposure of CuO nanoparticles and their metal counterpart leads to change in the gut microbiota and resistome of collembolans. J Ding, et al.- Chemosphere

PLANT, ROOT AND SOIL MICROBIOME

Soil Bacterial Diversity and Potential Functions Are Regulated by Long-Term Conservation Tillage and Straw Mulching. C Liu, et al- Microorganisms

WATER AND EXTREMOPHILE MICROBIOME

Patterns of environmental variability influence coral‐associated bacterial and algal communities on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. L Speare, et al.- Molecular Ecology

PROBIOTICS / PREBIOTICS

Saccharomyces boulardii: What Makes It Tick as Successful Probiotic?. P Pais, et al. – Journal of Fungi

PHAGES AND VIRUSES

Expression and functional study of VpV262 Pol, a moderately halophilic DNA polymerase from the Vibrio parahaemolyticus phage VpV262. Y Gao, et al.- Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Microbiome factors in HPV-driven carcinogenesis and cancers. D Lin, et al.- Plos Pathogens

BIOINFORMATICS

Gut–Brain Axis and Neurodegeneration: State-of-the-Art of Meta-Omics Sciences for Microbiota Characterization. B Tilocca, et al.- Int. J. Mol. Sci