Covid-19

Respiratory disease in cats associated with human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK – Hosie et al. – bioRxiv

Human gut microbiome

The intestinal microbiome is a co-determinant of the postprandial plasma glucose response – Søndertoft et al. – PLOS ONE

Supplementation of a lacto-fermented rapeseed-seaweed blend promotes gut microbial- and gut immune-modulation in weaner piglets – Hui et al. – bioRxiv

Human vaginal microbiome

Changes of vaginal microbiota during cervical carcinogenesis in women with human papillomavirus infection – So et al. 2020 – PLOS ONE

Human fecal microbiome

Fecal microbiota transplantation in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Caldeira et al. – PLOS ONE

Pregnancy and early life

Meconium microbiome and its relation to neonatal growth and head circumference catch-up in preterm infants – Terrazzan et al. – PLOS ONE

Plant, root and soil microbiome

Augmented Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dye Effluents by Plant Endophytes: A Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Alternative – Goud et al. 2020 – Current Microbiology

Regional Differences in the Structure of Juglans nigra Phytobiome Reflect Geographical Differences in Thousand Cankers Disease Severity – Onufrak et al. – Phytobiomes

Using the Microbiome Amplification Preference Tool (MAPT) to Reveal Medicago sativa-Associated Eukaryotic Microbes – Moccia et al. – Phytobiomes

Temporal variation in soil bacterial communities can be confounded with spatial variation – Hermans et al. – FEMS Microbial Ecology

A multi-omics approach to solving problems in plant disease ecology – Crandall et al. 2020 – PLOS ONE

Impact of Water Stress on Microbial Community and Activity in Sandy and Loamy Soils – Siebielec et al. – Agronomy

Animal experiments

The microbiota of the surface, dermis and subcutaneous tissue of dog skin – Garcia-Fonticoba et al. – Animal Microbiome

Host and altitude factors affect rumen bacteria in cattle – Wu et al. – Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Environmental microbiology

Macroecological laws describe variation and diversity in microbial communities – Jacopo Grilli – Nature communications

Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-diversity of bacteria varies across habitats – Walters and Martiny – PLOS ONE

Linking microbial Sphagnum degradation and acetate mineralization in acidic peat bogs: from global insights to a genome-centric case study – James et al. – The ISME