Quite a number of biofilms based reviews for today’s digest. Local adaptation in natural microbial communities. Bacterial community varies along the natural water balance gradient in the Tibetan Plateau.
Events and jobs
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General microbiome
Culturomics: A New Kid on the Block of OMICS to Enable Personalized Medicine – ME Kambouris – Omics
Introduction: microbial local adaptation: insights from natural populations, genomics and experimental evolution – T Giraud – Molecular Ecology
*Review: Central venous catheters and biofilms: where do we stand in 2017? – M Gominet – APMIS
Human oral microbiome
*Review: Dental biofilm infections – an update – T Larsen – APMIS
*Review: Microbiological diagnosis of device-related biofilm infections – Y Xu – APMIS
*Review: Biofilms in orthopedic infections: a review of laboratory methods – AC Dibartola – APMIS
Human vaginal microbiome
Vaginal lactic acid elicits an anti-inflammatory response from human cervicovaginal epithelial cells and inhibits production of pro-inflammatory mediators associated with HIV acquisition – AC Hearps – Mucosal Immunology
*Review: Chronic urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord lesions – biofilm infection with need for long-term antibiotic treatment – N Tofte – APMIS
Human gut microbiome
Curcuminoid Demethylation as an Alternative Metabolism by Human Intestinal Microbiota – S Burapan – Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Inflammasomes and intestinal inflammation – N Zmora – Mucosal Immunology
Gut Microbial Diversity in Antibiotic-Naive Children After Systemic Antibiotic Exposure: A Randomized Controlled Trial – T Doan – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Animal microbiome
Fish oil, lard and soybean oil differentially shape gut microbiota of middle-aged rats – He Li – Scientific Reports
Co-diversification of gastrointestinal microbiota and phylogeny in passerines is not explained by ecological divergence – L Kropáčková – Molecular Ecology
Plant, root and soil microbiome
Responses of denitrifying bacterial communities to short-term waterlogging of soils – Y Wang – Scientific Reports
Distinct Soil Microbial Communities in habitats of differing soil water balance on the Tibetan Plateau – Y Li – Scientific Reports
Convergence and contrast in the community structure of Bacteria, Fungi and Archaea along a tropical elevation-climate gradient – KG Peay – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Continuous production of indole-3-acetic acid by immobilized cells of Arthrobacter agilis – M Ozdal – 3 Biotech
*Review: Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: Present status and future prospects – K Velmourougane – Journal of Basic Microbiology
Water and extremophile
Temporal abundance and activity trends of vinyl chloride (VC)-degrading bacteria in a dilute VC plume at Naval Air Station Oceana – Y Liang – Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
Spatial variation in bacterial community in natural wetland-river-sea ecosystems – H Zhang – Journal of Basic Microbiology
Bioremediation Management Reduces Mass Discharge at a Chlorinated DNAPL Site – BR Baldwin – Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
Techniques
Enhancing Multiplex Genome Editing by Natural Transformation (MuGENT) via inactivation of ssDNA exonucleases – TN Dalia – bioRxiv
An Efficient Moments-Based Inference Method for Within-Host Bacterial Infection Dynamics – D Price – bioRxiv
More microbes
Dominant bacterial phyla in caves and their predicted functional roles in C and N cycle – S Mandal De – BMC Microbiology
Microbiome yarns: microbiomology of winter rosy face – K Timmis – Microbial Biotechnology
*Review: In vitro studies evaluating the effects of biofilms on wound-healing cells: a review – KR Kirker – APMIS
Vector competence and innate immune responses to dengue virus infection in selected laboratory and field-collected Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti) – IM Serrato – Medical and Veterinary Entomology
*Review: Antibiotic treatment of biofilm infections – O Ciofu – APMIS
Microenvironmental characteristics and physiology of biofilms in chronic infections of CF patients are strongly affected by the host immune response – PØ. Jensen – APMIS
Microbes in news
To see the unseen: ‘Microbiomes’ show explores the common ground between arts, science – M McINALLY – Gazette-Times
Unprotected sex may disrupt the microbiome in vagina – J Hamzelou – New Scientist
Sol-gel-based stainless steel surface reduces fouling and biofilm formation during milk pasteurization – J Cornall- Dairy Reporter
Gut Microbes Contribute to Age-Associated Inflammation in Mice – A Olena – The Scientist
Microbiome Plus+ Gastrointestinal: New Probiotic Supplement Proven to Increase Vitamin D Levels While Lowering Cholesterol – Military News – Miltech
OPINION: How probiotics research is taking us to the next level of understanding – M Cunningham – Food Navigator
New synthetic peptide promotes wound healing – T Sandle – Digital Journal
Air Pollution Might Make Dangerous Bacteria Harder to Kill – V Greenwood – The Atlantic
Researchers studying how to disrupt bacteria to better treat infections – Phys.org
Bacteria with a bias – K Zehr – UNM HSC Newsbeat
Glowing bacteria could help in landmine cleanup efforts – D Quick – New Atlas
Trump budget plan could sink Shore beaches bacteria reports – R Zimmer – Asbury Park Press
How genetically-altered E.coli strain can kill dangerous bone-eating superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa – B Crouch – The Advertiser
Study on lactic acid bacteria from kimchi sheds light on treatment of atopic dermatitis – The Korea Herald
This strain of probiotic bacteria treats and protects against anxiety, stress and inflammation – St. Joseph’s Healthcare
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