Events and jobs
Microbiome Center Networking Event – Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Penn State Agricultural College – October 3, 2017, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
General microbiome
Review: Old friends, microbes, and allergic diseases – N Shimojo – Allergology International
Human skin microbiome
Study of skin and nail Candida species as a normal flora based on age groups in healthy persons in Tehran-Iran – Z Rafat – Journal de Mycologie Médicale
Human gut microbiome
Variability in Eating Frequency is Associated with the Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota – E Banishay – Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Animal experiments
The gut-liver axis: impact of a mouse model of small-bowel bacterial overgrowth – Q Wang – Journal of Surgical Research
Metagenomic insights into the effects of oligosaccharides on the microbial composition of cecal contents in constipated mice – L Wang – Journal of Functional Foods
Effects of gut microbiota disturbance induced in early life on the expression of extrasynaptic GABA-A receptor α5 and δ subunits in the hippocampus of adult rat – L Liang – Brain Research Bulletin
A Subset of Polysaccharide Capsules in the Human Symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Promote Increased Competitive Fitness in the Mouse Gut – NT Porter – Cell and Host Microbe
Animal microbiome
Hype or Opportunity? Using Microbial Symbionts in Novel Strategies for Insect Pest Control – AK Arora – Journal of Insect Physiology
Nutritional immunology: Diversification and diet-dependent expression of antimicrobial peptides in the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens – H Vogel – Developmental & Comparative Immunology
The impact of antibiotics on the Intestinal microbiota needs to be re-defined in order to optimize the antibiotic usage – E Ruppé – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Pathogen invasion changes the intestinal microbiota composition and induces innate immune responses in the zebrafish intestine – HT Yang – Fish & Shellfish Immunology
Plant, root and soil microbiome
Experimental warming reduces the diversity and functional potential of the Sphagnum microbiome – AA Carrell – bioRxiv
Long-term industrial metal contamination unexpectedly shaped diversity and activity response of sediment microbiome – S Jacquiod – Journal of Hazardous Materials
Fate of potential indicator antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and bacterial community diversity in simulated manure-soil microcosms – M Wang – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Built environment
Bacterial community dynamics within an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating wastewater loaded with pharmaceuticals – CL Amorim – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Food microbiology
Analysis of the bacterial microbiome in the small octopus, Octopus variabilis, from South Korea to detect the potential risk of foodborne illness and to improve product management – JJ Lee – Food Research International
Review: Novel insights into the microbiology of fermented dairy foods – G Macori – Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Simulated gastrointestinal conditions increase adhesion ability of Lactobacillus paracasei strains isolated from kefir to Caco-2 cells and mucin – AA Bengoa – Food Research International
Chapter: Chapter 6 – Genetically Modified Microorganisms: Harmful or Helpful? – O Csutak – Genetically Engineered Foods
Techniques
Enhancement of subsoil denitrification using an electrode as an electron donor – S Qin – Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Organic amendment type and application frequency affect crop yields, soil fertility and microbiome composition – G Cesarano – Applied Soil Ecology
Next Generation Sequencing: Problems and opportunities for next generation studies of microbial communities in food and food industry – G Cardinali – Current Opinion in Food Science
An integrated electrolysis – electrospray – ionization antimicrobial platform using Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) for food safety applications – N Vaze – Food Control
Inactivation of microbiota from urban wastewater by single and sequential electrocoagulation and electro-Fenton treatments – E Anfruns-Estrada – Water Research
Microbes in the news
I’ve always wondered: Why don’t hippos get cholera? – The Conversation
Women’s bacteria thwarted attempt at anti-HIV vaginal gel – Ottawa Citizen
How to Use Your Second Brain: Microbiome Expert Laure Ysebrant on Strategic Eating, Building Immunity, and Fake Fibre. – Thrive Global
A New Drug Uses CRISPR to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria – Futurism
A TURNING OF PHAGE – Study Break
PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN BACTERIA: THE DR. CYRIL SHERER SAGA – The Jerusalem Post
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