Good morning from Western New York! Today’s publication features more interesting associations of the gut microbiome with disease states including Acute Gastritis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke. There are 2 other links involving gut dysbiosis playing roles in the development of COPD. Finally, albeit on a bit of a tangential line, I have included an interesting article from the Journal of Cosmology on The Seeding of Life In The Solar System. Enjoy reading and have a great day!

COVID-19

Utilizing microbiome approaches to assist source tracking, treatment and prevention of COVID-19: Review and Assessment -M Han, et al. – Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Severe COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and Kawasaki disease: immunological mechanisms, clinical manifestations and management – J Kabeerdoss, et al. – Rheumatology International

Preprint: Universally available herbal teas based on sage and perilla elicit potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro– Vu Thuy Khanh Le-Trilling, et al. – bioRxiv

ORAL MICROBIOME

Amoebae in Chronic, Polymicrobial Endodontic Infections Are Associated with Altered Microbial Communities of Increased Virulence – G Koller, et al. – Journal of Clinical Medicine

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biological approaches practised using genetically engineered microbes for a sustainable environment: A review – G Pant, et al. – Journal of Hazardous Materials

HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME

Autoimmune Gastritis and Gastric Microbiota – L Conti, et al. – Microorganisms

Preprint: Alterations and Association of Fecal Microbiota and Amino Acids in Parkinson’s Patients– Z Yan, et al. – Research Square

The Gut Ecosystem: A Critical Player in Stroke-RD Jiménez, C Benakis – NeuroMolecular Medicine

HUMAN RESPIRATORY MICROBIOME

News Article: Gut-lung axis: Intestinal microbiome and metabolite changes may be linked to COPD, reveals study – Firstpost

News Article:COPD: What role does the microbiome play? Medical News Today

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

Perfluorooctanoic acid-induced liver injury is potentially associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis– G Wang, et al. – Chemosphere

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

The Life Hidden Inside Caves: Ecological and Economic Importance of Bat Guano– S Sakoui, et al. – International Journal of Ecology

WATER AND EXTREMOPHILE MICROBIOME

Harnessing the Genetic Diversity and Metabolic Potential of Extremophilic Microorganisms through the Integration of Metagenomics and Single-Cell Genomics– D Goyal, et al. – Extremophilic Microbes and Metabolites-Diversity …

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Critical Review: Propensity of Premise Plumbing Pipe Materials to Enhance or Diminish Growth of Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens – AC Cullom, et al. – Pathogens

MICROBES IN SPACE

Seeding the Solar System with Life: Earth, Venus, Mars, Moon, Protoplanets – R Joseph, et al. – Journal of Cosmology

PHAGES AND VIRUSES

Autochthonous faecal viral transfer (FVT) impacts the murine microbiome after antibiotic perturbation– LA Draper, et al. – BMC Biology

TECHNIQUES

Review: Role of the CRISPR Technique in Decoding the Principles of Quorum Sensing – M Salaria, et al. – Quorum Sensing : Microbial Rules of Life