Starting today’s digest with a couple of very interest studies on COVID-19 in Nature and Science. There’s also multiple interesting virome papers today.
COVID-19 & Vaccines
Selective and cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitopes in unexposed humans – Mateus et al. Science
The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals – Zeberg et al. Nature
Massive and rapid COVID-19 testing is feasible by extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR – Smyrlaki et al. Nature Communications.
General microbiome
Identification of new enterosynes using prebiotics: roles of bioactive lipids and mu-opioid receptor signalling in humans and mice – Abot et al. Gut
Assessing the Variation within the Oral Microbiome of Healthy Adults – Nearing et al. mSphere
Strain-Level Analysis of Bifidobacterium spp. from Gut Microbiomes of Adults with Differing Lactase Persistence Genotypes – Schmidt et al. mSystems
Description of a new member of the family Erysipelotrichaceae: Dakotella fusiforme gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from healthy human feces – Ghimire et al. PeerJ.
Gut microbiome
Distinct signatures of gut microbiome and metabolites associated with significant fibrosis in non-obese NAFLD – Lee et al. Nature Communications
Animal microbiome
Fecal microbiota in client-owned obese dogs changes after weight loss with a high-fiber-high-protein diet – Bermudez-Sanchez. PeerJ
Plant microbiome
Achieving similar root microbiota composition in neighbouring plants through airborne signalling – Kong et al. ISME
Phages and viruses
Human-Gut-DNA Virome Variations across Geography, Ethnicity, and Urbanization – Zuo et al. Cell Host & Microbe
Phage gene expression and host responses lead to infection-dependent costs of CRISPR immunity – Meaden et al. ISME
Interaction of bacterial metagenome and virome in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy – Bajaj et al. Gut
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