Many interesting articles today: Probiotics can inhibit human colonic smooth muscle contraction in vitro in a dose dependent manner, arsenic exposure early in life alters the gut microbiome and can increase E.coli resistance genes, oral administration of two probiotics in mice has specific effects on gene expression in the small intestine, a detailed investigation of the impacts of T. congolense infection in the tsetse fly, and multiple articles on plant and rhizosphere microbiome volatiles.
Events and jobs
Visiting Professor (Part Time) Microbiology – Chamberlain College of Nursing, Jacksonville, FL Campus
Seminar: The “Bedside to Bench and Back Again” Paradigm in Gut Microbiome Research – Gary D. Wu – University of Chicago
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General microbiome
Review: Hygiene Hypothesis in Asthma Development: Is Hygiene to Blame? – Erik van Tilburg Bernardes – Archives of Medical Research
Human respiratory microbiome
Composition and variation of respiratory microbiota in healthy military personnel – Jun Hang – PLOS One
Human oral microbiome
Periodontitis is associated with significant hepatic fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – William Alazawi – PLOS One
Human gut microbiome
Hypoxia and inactivity related physiological changes precede or take place in absence of significant rearrangements in bacterial community structure: The PlanHab randomized trial pilot study – Robert Šket – PLOS One
*Arsenic exposure and intestinal microbiota in children from Sirajdikhan, Bangladesh – Xiaoxi Dong – PLOS One
Editorial overview: Gastrointestinal: New frontiers in therapeutics for GI diseases and disorders — from microRNAs to novel pharmaceutics, to low FODMAP diets and microbiome – Fievos L Christofi – Current Opinion in Pharmacology
*Inhibition effect of Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophilus and Enterococcus faecalis and their related products on human colonic smooth muscle in vitro – Jing Gong – PLOS One
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Animal experiments
*The distinct effects of orally administered Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis C59 on gene expression in the murine small intestine – Chise Suzuki – PLOS One
The Impact of Long-Term Intake of Phenolic Compounds-Rich Grape Pomace on Rat Gut Microbiota – Stéphanie Chacar – Journal of Food Science
Preprint: High-dimensional microbiome interactions shape host fitness – Alison L Gould – bioRxiv
Animal microbiome
Comparison of the intestinal mucosal microbiota in dogs siagnosed with idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease and dogs with food-responsive diarrhea before and after treatment – K. Kalenyak – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
*Molecular characterization of tsetse’s proboscis and its response to Trypanosoma congolense infection – Erick O. Awuoche – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Preprint: Who is the host of the host-associated microbiome? Colony-level dynamics overshadow individual-level characteristics in the fur microbiome of a social mammal, the Egyptian fruit-bat – oren kolodny – BioRxiv
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Pontibacter brevis sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Tamarix ramosissima – Ghenijan Osman – International Journal of Systemic and Evolutionary Microbiology
*Volatiles in the Rhizosphere: Bioprospecting for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security – Shyamalina Haldar – In: Volatiles and Food Security. Springer
*Characterization of Bacterial Volatiles and Their Impact on Plant Health Under Abiotic Stress – In: Volatiles and Food Security. Springer
Dissertation: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mediate interactions between abiotic and biotic stresses in cool- and warm-season grasses – Richard Coy – Auburn University
Endophytic Microorganisms: Promising Candidate as Biofertilizer – Manish Kumar – In: Microorganisms for Green Revolution. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 6. Springer
*Bacterial Volatiles in Promotion of Plant Under Biotic Stress –
*Microbial Volatiles in Defense – Monika – In: Volatiles and Food Security. Springer
*Microbial Volatiles and Plant Defense – Kalaivani K. Nadarajah – In: Volatiles and Food Security. Springer
Wonders of Microbes in Agriculture for Productivity and Sustainability – Rajababu V. Vyas – In: Microorganisms for Green Revolution. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 6. Springer
Water and extremophile microbiome
Review: Marine microbiology: Illuminating the importance of nitrite oxidation – Ursual Hofer – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Robustness of a model microbial community emerges from population structure among single cells of a clonal population – Anne W. Thompson – Environmental Microbiology
Resource availability modulates biodiversity-invasion relationships by altering competitive interactions – Tianjie Yang – Environmental Microbiology
Resistome
Action mechanism of naphthofuranquinones against fluconazole-resistant Candida tropicalis strains evidenced by proteomic analysis: The role of increased endogenous ROS – João Batista de Andrade Neto – Microbial Pathogenesis
Evolution of virulence in Enterococcus faecium, a hospital-adapted opportunistic pathogen – Wei Gao – Current Opinion in Microbiology
Surveillance of antibiotic resistance among common Clostridium difficile ribotypes in Hong Kong – Viola C. Y. Chow – Scientific Reports
Food microbiology
Preprint: Copy number variation in fungi and its implications for wine yeast genetic diversity and adaptation – Jacob Steenwyk – bioRxiv
More Microbes
Draft genome sequence of Actinotignum schaalii DSM 15541T: Genetic insights into the lifestyle, cell fitness and virulence – Atteyet F. Yassin – PLOS one
PsrA controls the synthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quinolone signal via repression of the FadE homolog, PA0506 – Greg Wells – PLOS one
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Phages and viruses
Dissertation: Uncovering the Biological Features of Unknown Viruses Using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequence Data – Daniel Joseph Nasko – University of Delaware
Bioinformatics
MPA Portable: a Stand-alone Software Package for Analyzing Metaproteome Samples on the Go – Thilo Muth – Analytical Chemistry
Dissertation: Revealing Microbial Responses to Environmental Dynamics: Developing Methods for Analysis and Visualization of Complex Sequence Datasets – Matthew Kellom – Arizona State University
Preprint: Rarefaction, alpha diversity, and statistics – Amy Willis – bioRxiv
Biotechnology
Review: Electron transport phenomena of electroactive bacteria in microbial fuel cells: a review of Proteus hauseri – I-Son Ng – Bioresources and Bioprocessing
Dissertation: From Biofuels to Natural Products: Microbial Metabolic Engineering for Chemical Production – Nicole E Nozzi -University of California, Davis
Waste and Pollution
Assessment of a novel anti-biofouling microorganism (Bacillus sp. T5) for control of membrane biofouling and its effect on bacterial community structure in membrane bioreactors – Bahar Yavuztürk Gül – Water Science and Technology
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Microbes in the news
New Data: 2 Million Puerto Ricans Risk Water Contamination – Mekela Panditharatne – NRDC
Bacteria development marks new era in cellular design – Phys.org
Feeding Overcrowded Bacteria Increases Antibiotic Susceptibility – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
A Bacterial Role In High Blood Pressure – The Microbiome Speaks – Chuck Dinerstein – American Council on Science and Health
New Microbiome Analysis Tool Resolves Individual Species, Strains – Rachel Lutz – MD Magazine
How honey bee gut bacteria help to digest their pollen-rich diet – EurekaAlert
Microbes on the market
Bio-Rad Inks Supply and Distribution Agreement for Microbiome MDx – genomeweb
Dannon, as a part of DanoneWave Public Benefit Corporation, Announces $50K in Grants for Graduate Studies – Markets Insider
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