General microbiome
Modeling The Consequences Of Heterogeneity In Microbial Population Dynamics – Helena Herrmann – BioRxiv
Human respiratory microbiome
16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Reveals Site-Specific Signatures Of The Upper And Lower Airways Of Cystic Fibrosis Patients – Sarah K. Lucas – BioRxiv
Review: Airway microbial dysbiosis in asthmatic patients: A target for prevention and treatment? – Kian Fan Chung – The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Human skin microbiome
Toxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by commensal bacteria from human skin – Juliane Sowada – Archives of Toxicology
Human gut microbiome
Long-term use of antibiotics and risk of colorectal adenoma – Yin Cao – Gut
Changes in Composition of the Gut Bacterial Microbiome after Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in a Pediatric Heart Transplant Patient – Kyle L. Flannigan – Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Animal experiments
Iron Supplements Modulate Colon Microbiota Composition and Potentiate the Protective Effects of Probiotics in Dextran Sodium Sulfate-induced Colitis – Marco Constante – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Animal microbiome
Intestinal microbiota of healthy and unhealthy Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in a recirculating aquaculture system – Chun Wang – Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
Identification and modes of action of endogenous bacteria in taphonomy of embryos and larvae – Justin L. Eagan – Palaios
Microbial community compositions in the gastrointestinal tract of Chinese Mongolian sheep using Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed high microbial diversity – Yan Zeng – AMB Express
Skin microbiota differs drastically between co-occurring frogs and newts – Molly C. Bletz – The Royal Society Open Science
Amphibian skin microbiota exhibits temporal variation in community structure but stability of predicted Bd-inhibitory function – Molly C Bletz – ISME
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Characterization of a metagenome-derived protease from contaminated agricultural soil microorganisms and its random mutagenesis – Chengjian Jiang – Folia Microbiologica
Metagenomic analysis exploring taxonomic and functional diversity of soil microbial communities in Chilean vineyards and surrounding native forests – Luis E Castañeda – PeerJ
Initial nitrogen enrichment conditions determines variations in nitrogen substrate utilization by heterotrophic bacterial isolates – Suchismita Ghosh – BMC Microbiology
Sequential bioavailability of sedimentary organic matter to heterotrophic bacteria – Nagissa Mahmoudi – Environmental Microbiology
Seasonal and interannual dynamics of soil microbial biomass and available nitrogen in an alpine meadow in the eastern part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China – Bo Xu – Biogeosciences
Microbial Functional Capacity Is Preserved Within Engineered Soil Formulations Used In Mine Site Restoration – Deepak Kumaresan – Scientific Reports
Keystone microbial taxa regulate the invasion of a fungal pathogen in agro-ecosystems – P. Trivedi – Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Water and extremophile microbiome
Assessing biosynthetic potential of agricultural groundwater through metagenomic sequencing: A diverse anammox community dominates nitrate-rich groundwater – William B. Ludington – PLOS ONE
Hidden diversity revealed by genome-resolved metagenomics of iron-oxidizing microbial mats from Lō’ihi Seamount, Hawai’i – Heather Fullerton – ISME
Performance and microbial community analysis in a modified anaerobic inclining-baffled reactor treating recycled paper mill effluent – Haider M. Zwain – Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Microbial formation of labile organic carbon in Antarctic glacial environments – H. J. Smith – Nature Geoscience
Review: Cryospheric science: The power of glacial microbes – Elizabeth B. Kujawinski – Nature Geoscience
Taxonomic composition of Lake Baikal bacterioneuston communities – A. D. Galach’yants – Microbiology
Performance and microbial population dynamics during stable operation and reactivation after extended idle conditions in an aerobic granular sequencing batch reactor – Qiulai He – Bioresource Technology
Comparative metagenomics reveals insights into the deep-sea adaptation mechanism of the microorganisms in Iheya hydrothermal fields – Hai-liang Wang – Journal of Marine Systems
Built environment
Filthy lucre: A metagenomic pilot study of microbes found on circulating currency in New York City – Julia M. Maritz – PLOS ONE
Food microbiology
The Dynamic Microbiota Profile During Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Peeling by Solid-State Fermentation – Qisong Hu – Current Microbiology
Molecular investigation of bacterial communities during the manufacturing and ripening of semi-hard Iranian Liqvan cheese – M. Ramezani – Food Microbiology
Identification of microbial communities, with a focus on foodborne pathogens, during kimchi manufacturing process using culture-independent and -dependent analyses – Hae-Won Lee – LWT – Food Science and Technology
Probiotics / prebiotics
Impact of probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii on the gut microbiome composition in HIV-treated patients: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial – Judit Villar-García – PLOS ONE
Phages and viruses
Taxonomic variability and functional stability in microbial communities infected by phages – Stilianos Louca – Environmental Microbiology
Bioinformatics
EzMap: A Simple Pipeline for Reproducible Analysis of the Human Virome – Patrick Czeczko – Bioinformatics
Microbes in the news
You Should Appreciate Germs – Bill Gates
Microbes on the market
The expanding ecosystem of microbiome startups – Juliet Preston – MedCity News
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