Category Archives: Food Microbiology

September 15, 2018

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Have a nice weekend! Today, we have several papers, covering different aspects of the microbiome! Some highlights (in bold): the role of microbiota in cancer immunotherapy success; interesting study about the lung microbiota and smoking; changes in gut microbiota in asthma patients, microbiota changes in high-salt feces; an interesting article about the potential effect of dogs in veteran rehabilitation; a review about periodontitis and the microbiome; a ecophylogenetic study about mammalian microbiome, and more!

 

Human and General Microbiome

Metagenomic Approaches for Understanding New Concepts in Microbial Science – Luana de Fátima Alves – International Journal of Genomics

Review: Epigenetic Mechanisms Link Maternal Diets and Gut Microbiome to Obesity in the Offspring – Yuanyuan Li – Frontiers in Genetics

Review: NLRP3 inflammasome in colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer – Agampodi Promoda Perera – Mammalian Genome

Oral Microbiome Shifts From Caries-Free to Caries-Affected Status in 3-Year-Old Chinese Children: A Longitudinal Study – He Xu – Frontiers in Microbiology

Review: Roles of intestinal microbiota in response to cancer immunotherapy – Jing Cong – European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Intestinal dysbiosis and hormonal neuroendocrine secretion in the fibromyalgic patient: Relationship and correlations – Giovanni Tomasello – Biomedical Papers

Macroecology to Unite All Life, Large and Small – Ashley Shade – Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Dichotomous development of the gut microbiome in preterm infants – Thao T. B. Ho – Microbiome

Smoking is associated with quantifiable differences in the human lung DNA virome and metabolome – Ann C. Gregory – Respiratory Research

A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in asthma in UK adults – Qi Wang – BMC Microbiology

The Cutaneous Microbiome and Wounds: New Molecular Targets to Promote Wound Healing – Taylor R. Johnson – International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Phthalate Exposure and Odds of Bacterial Vaginosis Among U.S. Reproductive-Aged Women, NHANES 2001-2004 – Ruth J.Geller – Reproductive Toxicology

Para-cresol production by Clostridium difficile affects microbial diversity and membrane integrity of Gram-negative bacteria – Ian J. Passmore – PLoS Pathogens

Salt in stools is associated with obesity, gut halophilic microbiota and Akkermansia muciniphila depletion in humans – E. H. Seck – International Journal of Obesity

The local microbiome after pediatric bladder augmentation: intestinal segments and the native urinary bladder host similar mucosal microbiota – Z.F. Kispal – Journal of Pediatric Urology

The Gut-Brain Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease and Omega-3. A Critical Overview of Clinical Trials – Francesca La Rosa – Nutrients

Associations between Flavonoid Intakes and Gut Microbiota in a Group of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis – Li Li – Nutrients

Review: Insights into the Human Virome Using CRISPR Spacers from Microbiomes – Claudio Hidalgo-Cantabrana – Viruses

Review: Probiotics in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer –  Robert Hendler – Medicines

Airway Microbiota Dynamics Uncover a Critical Window for Interplay of Pathogenic Bacteria and Allergy in Childhood Respiratory Disease – Shu Mei Teo – Cell Host and Microbe

Human skin volatiles: Passive sampling and GC × GC-ToFMS analysis as a tool to investigate the skin microbiome and interactions with anthropophilic mosquito disease vectors – Alexis P. Roodt – Journal of Chromatography B

Commentary: Regulating stool for microbiota transplantation – Pilar N. Ossorio – Gut Microbes

Associations between the gut microbiota and host responses to high altitude – J. Philip Karl – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Exploring service dogs for rehabilitation of veterans with PTSD: A microbiome perspective – Andrew J.,Billera Hoisington – Rehabilitation Psychology

Mucosal associated invariant T cells from human breast ducts mediate a Th17-skewed response to bacterially exposed breast carcinoma cells – Nicholas A. Zumwalde – Breast Cancer Research

Periodontitis and the microbiome: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Fabrizio Guerra – Minerva Stomatologica

Formal Comment: The microbiome and the human: A reply to Parke and colleagues – Tobias Rees – PLoS Biology

Microbiota-gut-brain research: a critical analysis – Katarzyna B. Hooks – Behavioral and Brain Sciences

 

Animal Microbiome

Ecophylogenetics Clarifies the Evolutionary Association between Mammals and Their Gut Microbiota – Christopher A. Gaulke – mBio

The Inhibitory Innate Immune Sensor NLRP12 Maintains a Threshold against Obesity by Regulating Gut Microbiota Homeostasis – Agnieszka D. Truax – Cell Host and Microbe

American ginseng microbial metabolites attenuate DSS-induced colitis and abdominal pain – Chong-Zhi Wang – International Immunopharmacology

Impact of violacein from Chromobacterium violaceum on the mammalian gut microbiome – Heidi Pauer – PLoS ONE

Bacterial community composition in the salivary glands of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) – Michele Souza Lima – PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Postnatal Administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 Ameliorates Perinatal Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic-Induced Reduction in Myelopoiesis and T cell Activation in Mouse Pups – Eva Fuglsang – Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Absorption of Codonopsis pilosula Saponins by Coexisting Polysaccharides Alleviates Gut Microbial Dysbiosis with Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Model Mice – Yaping Jing – BioMed Research International

Tributyrin Supplementation Protects Immune Responses and Vasculature and Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Proximal Colon of Mice Exposed to Chronic-Binge Ethanol Feeding – B. Glueck – Journal of Immunology Research

Fecal Hyodeoxycholic Acid Is Correlated With Tylosin-Induced Microbiome Changes in Growing Pigs – Michaela P. Trudeau – Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Yeast Probiotics Shape the Gut Microbiome and Improve the Health of Early-Weaned Piglets – Jinqiang Xu – Frontiers in Microbiology

Probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C-1 Improves Growth Performance, Stimulates GH/IGF-1, and Regulates the Gut Microbiota of Growth-Retarded Beef Calves – Renjia Du – Frontiers in Microbiology

The Microbiome of the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Range-Shifting Marine Herbivorous Fish – Jacquelyn Jones – Frontiers in Microbiology

Intestinal Microbiome-Metabolome Responses to Essential Oils in Piglets – Yuan Li – Frontiers in Microbiology

Review: Managing the Microbial Community of Marine Fish Larvae: A Holistic Perspective for Larviculture – Olav Vadstein – Frontiers in Microbiology

Functional modulation of caecal fermentation and microbiota in rat by feeding bean husk as a dietary fibre supplement – H. Myint – Beneficial Microbes

Effects of short-term fasting on in vivo rumen microbiota and in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics – Jong Nam Kim – Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Sciences

The effect of exposure to high altitude and low oxygen on intestinal microbial communities in mice – Wei Zhang – PLoS ONE

 

Food Microbiome

Lactic Acid Bacterium Population Dynamics in Artisan Sourdoughs Over One Year of Daily Propagations Is Mainly Driven by Flour Microbiota and Nutrients – Fabio Minervini – Frontiers in Microbiology

Effect of Pressure, Reconstituted RTE Meat Microbiota, and Antimicrobials on Survival and Post-pressure Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Ham – Januana S. Teixeira – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

Plant Microbiome

G3 PhyloChip Analysis Confirms the Promise of Plant-Based Culture Media for Unlocking the Composition and Diversity of the Maize Root Microbiome and for Recovering Unculturable Candidate Divisions/Phyla – Mohamed S. Sarhan – Microbes and Environments

Root exudates drive the soil-borne legacy of aboveground pathogen infection – Jun Yuan – Microbiome

Review: Mycorrhizal microbiomes – Mika T. Tarkka – Mycorrhiza

 

Bioinformatics

GePMI: A statistical model for personal intestinal microbiome identification – Zicheng Wang – npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Web of microbes (WoM): a curated microbial exometabolomics database for linking chemistry and microbes – Suzanne M. Kosina – BMC Microbiology

 

Other

Temporal variability and stability of the fecal microbiome: the Multiethnic Cohort Study – Benjamin C Fu – Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

A flavin-based extracellular electron transfer mechanism in diverse Gram-positive bacteria – Samuel H. Light – Nature

 

September 8, 2018

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Have a nice weekend! Today, in Microbiome Digest: an interesting study remarking the importance of personalization in the efficient use of probiotics, given their individualized impact in gut microbiota (Zmora et al., Cell); another interesting paper about the application of autologous FMT in patients in Post-Antibiotic use and a worsening effect of Probiotics (Suez et al., Cell). Today, we have also papers about the dysbiosis in coronary artery disease, a metagenome of the female reproductive tract, a trial about the role of antibiotics in IBS risk and more!

Human and General Microbiome

Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT – Jotham Suez – Cell

Personalized Gut Mucosal Colonization Resistance to Empiric Probiotics Is Associated with Unique Host and Microbiome Features – Niv Zmora – Cell

The metagenome of the female upper reproductive tract – Chen Chen – GigaScience

Dysbiosis signatures of gut microbiota in coronary artery disease – Qi Zhu – Physiological Genomics

Review: The immunomodulatory role of probiotics in allergy therapy – Jafar Hajavi – Journal of Cellular Physiology

Efficient isolation and observation of the most complex human commensal, Demodex spp. – B. M. Clanner-Engelshofen – Experimental and Applied Acarology

Research Highlight: Boost microbiota studies – Wenjie Sun – Nature Nanotechnology

Reliability of a participant-friendly fecal collection method for microbiome analyses: a step towards large sample size investigation – Joanna W. Szopinska – BMC Microbiology

Alterations and structural resilience of the gut microbiota under dietary fat perturbations – Cong Liu – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Antibiotics: a risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome in a population-based cohort – Laura Rindom Krogsgaard – Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Inter-relationship between diet, lifestyle habits, gut microflora, and the equol-producer phenotype: baseline findings from a placebo-controlled intervention trial – Remi Yoshikata – Menopause

Review: Effects of Sourdough on FODMAPs in Bread and Potential Outcomes on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Healthy Subjects – Leidiane A. A. Menezes – Frontiers in Microbiology

Alteration of the cutaneous microbiome in psoriasis and potential role in Th17 polarization – Hsin-Wen Chang – Microbiome

 

Animal Microbiome / Animal Experiments

Early-life exposure to gut microbiota from disease protected mice does not impact disease outcome in type 1 diabetes susceptible NOD mice – Jane A. Mullaney – Immunology and Cell Biology

Shifts in the Skin-Associated Microbiota of Hatchery-Reared Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis During Acclimation to the Wild – Andrea M. Tarnecki – Microbial Ecology

Habitat environments impacted the gut microbiome of long-distance migratory swan geese but central species conserved – Yueni Wu – Scientific Reports

Effects of mixed lactic acid bacteria on intestinal microbiota of mice infected with Staphylococcus aureus – Dayong Ren – BMC Microbiology

Green tea polyphenols modify gut-microbiota dependent metabolisms of energy, bile constituents and micronutrients in female Sprague-Dawley rats – Jun Zhou – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Time-restricted feeding causes irreversible metabolic disorders and gut microbiota shift in pediatric mice – Dandan Hu – Pediatric Research

Compositional and predicted functional analysis of the gut microbiota of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus) via high-throughput Illumina sequencing – Zongfu Hu – PeerJ

The Effect of Co-infection of Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacteria on the Progression of Campylobacter jejuni Infection in Mice – Gang Wang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Structural and Functional Alterations in the Microbial Community and Immunological Consequences in a Mouse Model of Antibiotic-Induced Dysbiosis – Ying Shi – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

Plant Microbiome

Endophytic Bacterial Community Structure and Function of Herbaceous Plants From Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated and Non-contaminated Sites – Rhea Lumactud – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

Environmental Microbiome

The effects of emerging environmental contaminants on Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from drinking water in planktonic and sessile states – Inês B.Gomes – Science of The Total Environment

Genetic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Microbiome in Soils With Long Term Impacts of Petroleum Hydrocarbons – Anna Gałązka – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

September 4, 2018

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Have a nice Tuesday! Today, in Microbiome Digest: reviews about the role of gut microbiota and neuroimmune interactions in multiple sclerosis, gut microbiome and transplantation and the publication of a guidelines for the use of fecal microbiota transplant for C. difficile infection, and more!

 

Human and General Microbiome

Review: Gut microbiota, cannabinoid system and neuroimmune interactions: New perspectives in multiple sclerosis – L. Mestre –  Biochemical Pharmacology

Recent advances in basic science: Small metabolites, possible big changes: a microbiota-centered view of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – Huikuan Chu – Gut

Review: Necrotizing enterocolitis: The intestinal microbiome, metabolome and inflammatory mediators – Josef Neu – Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Review: Challenges and Approaches in Microbiome Research: From Fundamental to Applied – Chrysi Sergaki – Frontiers in Plant Science

Editorials: The gut microbiome and transplantation: An amazon jungle – Shivank Madan – The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications: joint British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) guidelines – Benjamin H. Mullish – Journal of Hospital Infection

Transplanting the pulmonary virome: Dynamics of transient populations – Alicia B. Mitchell – The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Shifts in intestinal microbiota after duodenal exclusion favor glycemic control and weight loss: a randomized controlled trial – Ramon V. Cortez – Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Paired analysis of the microbiota between surface tissue swabs and biopsies from pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy – James Johnston – International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

The bacterial community and local lymphocyte response are markedly different in patients with recurrent tonsillitis compared to obstructive sleep apnoea – James Johnston  – International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Diet during Pregnancy and Infancy and the Infant Intestinal Microbiome – Jessica H. Savage – The Journal of Pediatrics

Study of Microbiomes in Aseptically Collected Samples of Human Breast Tissue Using Needle Biopsy and the Potential Role of in situ Tissue Microbiomes for Promoting Malignancy – Shen Meng – Frontiers in Oncology

Population-level analysis of Blastocystis subtype prevalence and variation in the human gut microbiota – Raul Y Tito – Gut

Low nadir CD4+ T-cell counts predict gut dysbiosis in HIV-1 infection – Yolanda Guillén – Mucosal Immunology

Detecting eukaryotic microbiota with single-cell sensitivity in human tissue – Susanne Lager – Microbiome

 

Animal Microbiome

Functional Gut Microbiota Remodeling Contributes to the Caloric Restriction-Induced Metabolic Improvements – Salvatore Fabbiano – Cell Metabolism

An intact microbiota is required for the gastrointestinal toxicity of the immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil – Kyle L. Flannigan – The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Intestinal Pathology and Gut Microbiota Alterations in a Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease – Feng Lai – Neurochemical Research

Environmental temperature alters the digestive performance and gut microbiota of a terrestrial amphibian – Samantha S. Fontaine – Journal of Experimental Biology

Probiotic product enhances susceptibility of mice to cryptosporidiosis – Bruno C. M. Oliveira – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Gut microbiome correlates with altered striatal dopamine receptor expression in a model of compulsive alcohol seeking – Kshitij S. Jadhav – Neuropharmacology

Composition of the teat canal and intramammary microbiota of dairy cows subjected to antimicrobial dry cow therapy and internal teat sealant – Hooman Derakhshani – Journal of Dairy Science

Bacteria and bacterial products: Foe and friends to Caenorhabditis elegans – Fazlurrahman Khan – Microbiological Research

Enterobacteriaceae are essential for the modulation of colitis severity by fungi – Bruno Sovran – Microbiome

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice – Yuanxiang Jin – Science of The Total Environment

Data Article: Data on changes to mucosal inflammation and the intestinal microbiota following dietary micronutrients in genetically susceptible hosts – J.F. Pierre – Data in Brief

 

Food Microbiome

A vegetable fermentation facility hosts distinct microbiomes reflecting the production environment – Jonah E. Einson – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Lifestyles of sourdough lactobacilli – Do they matter for microbial ecology and bread quality? – Michael G. Gänzle – International Journal of Food Microbiology

Cheese brines from Danish dairies reveal a complex microbiota comprising several halotolerant bacteria and yeasts – Martin Kragelund Haastrup – International Journal of Food Microbiology

 

Soil or Waste Microbiome

Functional biodiversity and plasticity of methanogenic biomass from a full-scale mesophilic anaerobic digester treating nitrogen-rich agricultural wastes – J.Ruiz-Sánchez – Science of The Total Environment

Distinct rhizosphere effect on active and total bacterial communities in paddy soils – Hu Li – Science of The Total Environment

Arsenic contamination influences microbial community structure and putative arsenic metabolism gene abundance in iron plaque on paddy rice root – Min Hu – Science of The Total Environment

Compost-bulking agents reduce the reservoir of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in manures by modifying bacterial microbiota – Jin Zhang – Science of The Total Environment

 

Beneficial Microbes and Compounds

Cross-feeding amongst probiotic bacterial strains on prebiotic inulin involving the extracellular exo-inulinase of Lactobacillus paracasei strain W20 – Markus C.L. Boger – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Identification of naringin metabolites mediated by human intestinal microbes with stable isotope-labeling method and UFLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS – Taobin Chen – Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

 

Bioinformatics

A two-stage hidden Markov model design for biomarker detection, with application to microbiome research – Yi-Hui Zhou – Statistics in Biosciences

 

September 1, 2018

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Have a nice weekend! Today, several reviews about different aspects of human genome (from Vitamin D to the Impact of Colonialism in the changes of health in Indigenous people). Today, we have also several studies about poultry microbiome and changes in food microbiota, in addition with interesting studies about microbiota drug metabolism.

 

General and Human Microbiome

Review: The hygiene hypothesis at a glance: early exposures, immune mechanism and novel therapies – Gabriel M.Alexandre-Silva – Acta Tropica

Review: Dietary vitamin D, vitamin D receptor, and microbiome – Jun Sun – Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Theory and Synthesis: Consequences of colonialism: A microbial perspective to contemporary Indigenous health – Emily Skelly – American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Review: Early-Life Exposures and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity – Véronique Gingras – Current Diabetes Reports

Review: Aspects of Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions in Infectious Diseases, Immunopathology, and Cancer – Veronica Lazar – Frontiers in Immunology

Review: Early Disruption of the Microbiome Leading to Decreased Antioxidant Capacity and Epigenetic Changes: Implications for the Rise in Autism – Rebecca S. Eshraghi – Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Review: Energy balance and gastrointestinal cancer: risk, interventions, outcomes and mechanisms – Cornelia M. Ulrich – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Review: Microbial Production of Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Conjugated Linolenic Acid Relies on a Multienzymatic System – Ana S. Salsinha – Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

News & Views: Gut microbiome, microbial metabolites and the development of NAFLD – Cyrielle Caussy – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Does Severity of Alzheimer’s Disease Contribute to Its Responsiveness to Modifying Gut Microbiota? A Double Blind Clinical Trial – Azadeh Agahi – Frontiers in Neurology

Evaluation of relationship between dental caries, diabetes mellitus and oral microbiota in diabetics – Bhagyashri Ramachandra Latti – Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Effects of Japanese diet in combination with exercise on visceral fat accumulation – Masaki Asano – Nutrition

Enteric Virome and Bacterial Microbiota in Children with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease – Melissa A. Fernandes – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Temporal instability of the post-surgical maxillary sinus microbiota – Ioannis Koutsourelakis – BMC Infectious Diseases

Influence of cigarette smoking on the human duodenal mucosa-associated microbiota – Erin R. Shanahan – Microbiome

 

Animal Microbiome

Review: A Review of Prebiotics Against Salmonella in Poultry: Current and Future Potential for Microbiome Research Applications – Andrew C. Micciche – Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Gut Microbiota and Relevant Metabolites Analysis in Alcohol Dependent Mice – Guanhao Wang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Gut microbiota mediates the anti-obesity effect of calorie restriction in mice – Shuo Wang – Scientific Reports

Effect of humic substances on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, methane emissions, and rumen microbiota in beef heifers – Stephanie A Terry – Journal of Animal Science

Effects of glucose oxidase on growth performance, gut function, and cecal microbiota of broiler chickens – Shengru Wu – Poultry Science

16S ribosomal RNA sequencing reveals a modulation of intestinal microbiome and immune response by dietary L-theanine supplementation in broiler chickens – Muhammad Saeed – Poultry Science

Microbial effects of livestock manure fertilization on freshwater aquaculture ponds rearing tilapia (Oreochromis shiranus) and North African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) – Jeremiah J. Minich – Microbiology Open

Effect of oat hulls as a free choice feeding on broiler performance, short chain fatty acids and microflora under a mild necrotic enteritis challenge – Sarbast K.Kheravii – Animal Nutrition

Application of Illumina-MiSeq high throughput sequencing and culture-dependent techniques for the identification of microbiota of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) treated by tea polyphenols – Shiliang Jia – Food Microbiology

 

Beneficial Microbes and Compounds

Rhubarb Peony Decoction Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota to Restoring Th17/Treg Balance – Shuang Luo – Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 alleviates intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury – Sabrina Duranti – PLoS One

Beneficial Effect of Virgin Coconut Oil on Alloxan-Induced Diabetes and Microbiota Composition in Rats – Sinisa Djurasevic – Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

 

Food Microbiome

Microbiota dynamics and volatilome profile during stink bean fermentation (Sataw-Dong) with Lactobacillus plantarum KJ03 as a starter culture – Krittanon Jampaphaeng – Food Microbiology

Microbial spoilage investigation of thawed common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) stored at 2 °C using next generation sequencing and volatilome analysis – F. F. Parlapani – Food Microbiology

Exploring core functional microbiota responsible for the production of volatile flavour during the traditional brewing of Wuyi Hong Qu glutinous rice wine – Zi-Rui Huang – Food Microbiology

Revealing the influence of microbiota on the quality of Pu-erh tea during fermentation process by shotgun metagenomic and metabolomic analysis – Zhongyuan Li – Food Microbiology

Influence of lactate and acetate removal on the microbiota of French fresh pork sausages – Agnès Bouju-Albert – Food Microbiology

 

Plant Microbiome

The future has roots in the past: the ideas and scientists that shaped mycorrhizal research – Paola Bonfante – New Phytology Trust

 

Experiments

Chemoselective Probe Harboring a Unique Bioorthogonal Cleavage Site for Investigation of Gut Microbiota Metabolism – Neeraj Garg – Angewandte Chemie  

An ex vivo fermentation screening platform to study drug metabolism by human gut microbiota – Evita van de Steeg – Drug Metabolism and Disposition

 

August 24, 2018

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Intra-individual microbiome biogeography, a review on IgA responses to the microbiota, seasonal fluctuations in the gut microbiota of white-faced capuchin monkeys, and the microbial composition of fog.

Pregnancy and early life

Sex-specific associations of infants’ gut microbiome with arsenic exposure in a US population – Anne G Hoen – Scientific Reports

Multi-site human microbiome

Assessing and Interpreting the Within-Body Biogeography of Human Microbiome Diversity – Zhanshan Ma – Frontiers in Microbiology

Human vaginal microbiome

Review: Investigating the effect of an abnormal cervico‐vaginal and endometrial microbiome on assisted reproductive technologies: A systematic review – Timothy Bracewell-Milnes – American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Human gut microbiome

Review: IgA Responses to Microbiota – Jeffrey J Bunker – Immunity

Review: Comparing fecal microbiota transplantation to standard-of-care treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Muhammad Y Khan – European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Animal experiments

Dietary L-Tryptophan Modulates the Structural and Functional Composition of the Intestinal Microbiome in Weaned Piglets – Haiwei Liang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Animal microbiome

Seasonality of the gut microbiota of free-ranging white-faced capuchins in a tropical dry forest – Joseph D Orkin – The ISME Journal

The microbiota in the intestinal and respiratory tracts of naked mole-rats revealed by high-throughput sequencing – Wei Cong – BMC Microbiology

Differential effects of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors on fecal microbiota in adult horses – Canaan M Whitfield-Cargile – PLOS ONE

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Soil microbiomes with distinct assemblies through vertical soil profiles drive the cycling of multiple nutrients in reforested ecosystems – Shuo Jiao – Microbiome

Fungal Communities Along a Small-Scale Elevational Gradient in an Alpine Tundra Are Determined by Soil Carbon Nitrogen Ratios – Yingying Ni – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome

The biology of fog: results from coastal Maine and Namib Desert reveal common drivers of fog microbial composition – Sarah E Evans – Science of the Total Environment

Growth promotion and inhibition induced by interactions of groundwater bacteria – Patricia Geesink – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Microbial diversity along a gradient in peatlands treating mining-affected waters – Katharina Kujala – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Food microbiology

Volatile Flavor Components, Microbiota and Their Correlations in Different Sufu, a Chinese Fermented Soybean Food – Chunzhi Xiv – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Biogenic amines analysis and microbial contribution in traditional fermented food of Douchi – Lu Li – Scientific Reports

Changes in the microbial communities in vacuum-packaged smoked bacon during storage – Xinfu Li – Food Microbiology

Phages and viruses

MARVEL, a Tool for Prediction of Bacteriophage Sequences in Metagenomic Bins – Deyvid Amgarten – Frontiers in Genetics

Techniques

Comparative evaluation of a new magnetic bead-based DNA extraction method from fecal samples for downstream next-generation 16S rRNA gene sequencing – Kara D McGaughey – PLOS ONE

August 22, 2018

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Today’s digest is a mix of exciting reviews and research articles. The research articles are about – association between (site-specific) microbiota changes and stunded chilhood growth, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and Ankylosing Spondylitis; new tools to analyze mother-infant phage transmission; and low cost platform to analyze gut microbiota and host biomarkers. Also includes statement from FDA on regulation of live microbiome-based products, and comparison of single versus multiple strain probiotics in intestinal dysbiosis.

General microbiome

Review: Microbiology of the built environment – Jack A Gilbert – Nature Reviews Microbiology

Considerations for Best Practices in Studies of Fiber or Other Dietary Components and the Intestinal Microbiome – David M Klurfeld – American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism

Review: Impact of the commensal microbiota in atherosclerosis and arterial thrombosis – Klytaimnistra Kiouptsi – British Journal of Pharmacology

Pregnancy and early life

Metagenomic analysis with strain-level resolution reveals fine-scale variation in the human pregnancy microbiome – Daniela SA Goltsman – bioRxiv

Human respiratory microbiome

Early Airway Microbial Metagenomic and Metabolomic Signatures are Associated with Development of Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia – Charitharth V Lal – American Journal of Physiology

Human gut microbiome

Stunted childhood growth is associated with decompartmentalization of the gastrointestinal tract and overgrowth of oropharyngeal taxa – Pascale Vonaesch – PNAS

Tracing mother-infant transmission of bacteriophages by means of a novel analytical tool for shotgun metagenomic datasets: METAnnotatorX – Christian Milani – Microbiome

Altered Bacteria-Fungi Inter-Kingdom Network in Gut of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients – Ming Li – bioRxiv

Animal experiments

Hyperactivated PI3Kd promotes self and commensal reactivity at the expense of optimal humoral immunity – Silvia Preite – Nature Immunology

The Potential Role of the Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4-Like Activity From the Gut Microbiota on the Host Health – Marta Olivares – Frontiers in Microbiology

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Effects of compost containing oxytetracycline on enzyme activities and microbial communities in maize rhizosphere soil – Lisha Zhen – Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Impact of soil salinity on the microbial structure of halophyte rhizosphere microbiome – Salma Mukhtar – World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Inter-Kingdom beach warfare: Microbial chemical communication activates natural chemical defences – Zeinab G Khalil – The ISME Journal

Biogeography and taxonomic overview of terrestrial hot spring thermophilic phages – Olivier Zablocki – Extremophiles

Food microbiology

How Fine Structural Differences of Xylooligosaccharides and Arabinoxylooligosaccharides Regulate Differential Growth of Bacteroides Species – Mihiri Mendis – Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Probiotics / prebiotics

Influence of monostrain and multistrain probiotics on immunity, intestinal ultrastructure and microbiota in experimental dysbiosis – E Ermolenko – Beneficial Microbes

Effect of probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum G9-1 on the relationship between gut microbiota profile and stress sensitivity in maternally separated rats – Hirokazu Fukui – Scientific Reports

Techniques

A low-cost paper-based synthetic biology platform for analyzing gut microbiota and host biomarkers – Melissa K Takahashi – Nature Communications

Microbes in the news

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on advancing the science and regulation of live microbiome-based products used to prevent, treat, or cure diseases in humans – Food and Drug Administration

Non-microbiology picks

Mechanisms regulating intestinal barrier integrity and its pathological implications – Chaithanya Chelakkot – Experimental and Molecular Medicine

 

August 20, 2018

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Happy Monday! Today’s Microbiome Digest is chock-full. You’ll find: a review of approaches towards predictive microbial ecology, insights into function gleaned from rumen metatranscriptomics, diet studies in hunter-gatherers and mice, characterization of the mosquito and termite microbiota, the wild side of plant microbiomes, fermentation for traditional liquors, and much more!

General microbiome
Systems biology approaches towards predictive microbial ecology – Anne E. Otwell – Environmental Microbiology

One Health Relationships Between Human, Animal, and Environmental Microbiomes: A Mini-Review – Pauline Trinh – Frontiers in Public Health

Tuning of human MAIT cell activation by commensal bacteria species and MR1-dependent T-cell presentation – Cihan Tastan – Mucosal Immunology

Holistic Assessment of Rumen Microbiome Dynamics through Quantitative Metatranscriptomics Reveals Multifunctional Redundancy during Key Steps of Anaerobic Feed Degradation – Andrea Söllinger – mSystems

Multi-site human microbiome
A prospective study to examine the association of the urinary and fecal microbiota with prostate cancer diagnosis after transrectal biopsy of the prostate using 16sRNA gene analysis – Shaheen Alanee – Prostate

Streptococcus and Prevotella are associated with the prognosis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma – Yanfang Liu – Journal of Medical Microbiology

Urinary symptoms are associated with certain urinary microbes in urogynecologic surgical patients – Cynthia S. Fok – International Urogynecology Journal

Human gut microbiome
Links between environment, diet, and the hunter-gatherer microbiome – Gabriela K. Fragiadakis – Gut Microbes

Klebsiella oxytoca expands in cancer cachexia and acts as a gut pathobiont contributing to intestinal dysfunction – Sarah A. Pötgens – Scientific Reports

Co-Administration of Probiotics with Prescribed Antibiotics for Preventing Clostridium difficile Diarrhea – Ahmed S. I. Hamed – Academic Emergency Medicine

Animal experiments
Effect of industrial trans-fatty acids-enriched diet on gut microbiota of C57BL/6 mice – Yueting Ge – European Journal of Nutrition

AIEC infection triggers modification of gut microbiota composition in genetically predisposed mice, contributing to intestinal inflammation – Alexis Bretin – Scientific Reports

Effect of probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum G9-1 on the relationship between gut microbiota profile and stress sensitivity in maternally separated rats – Hirokazu Fukui – Scientific Reports

Animal microbiome
Comparison of microbiomes of cold-water corals Primnoa pacifica and Primnoa resedaeformis, with possible link between microbiome composition and host genotype – Dawn B. Goldsmith – Scientific Reports

Neonatal gut and immune maturation is determined more by postnatal age than by post-conceptional age in moderately preterm pigs – Shuqiang Ren – American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Functional metagenomics reveals abundant polysaccharide-degrading gene clusters and cellobiose utilization pathways within gut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite –  Ning Liu – ISME Journal

Mosquito microbiota cluster by host sampling location – Ephantus J. Muturi – Parasites and Vectors

Plant, root, and soil microbiome|
The wild side of plant microbiomes – Juan E. Pérez-Jaramillo – Microbiome

Unraveling the Composition of the Root-Associated Bacterial Microbiota of Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia – Laura Pietrangelo – Frontiers in Microbiology

Vermicompost addition influences symbiotic fungi communities associated with leek cultivated in metal-rich soils – Antoine Pierart – Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Plant drought resistance is mediated by soil microbial community structure and soil-plant feedbacks in a savanna tree species – Nianxun Xi – Environmental and Experimental Botany

Metabolic specialization of denitrifiers in permeable sediments controls N2 O emissions – Hannah K. Marchant – Environmental Microbiology

Bacterial Biomarkers of Marcellus Shale Activity in Pennsylvania – Jeremy R. Chen See – Frontiers in Microbiology

Eighteen-Year Farming Management Moderately Shapes the Soil Microbial Community Structure but Promotes Habitat-Specific Taxa – Huaihai Chen – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome
Bacterial and archaeal profiling of hypersaline microbial mats and endoevaporites, under natural conditions and methanogenic microcosm experiments – José Q. García-Maldonado – Extremophiles

Subsurface landfill leachate contamination affects microbial metabolic potential and their expression in the Banisveld aquifer – Neslihan Taş – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Food microbiology
Robust Domination of Lactobacillus sakei in Microbiota During Traditional Japanese Sake Starter Yamahai-Moto Fermentation and the Accompanying Changes in Metabolites – Atsushi Tsuji – Current Microbiology

DaQu fermentation selects for heat resistant Enterobacteriaceae and bacilli – Zhiying Wang – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Exploitation of autochthonous Tuscan sourdough yeasts as potential starters – Michela Palla – International Journal of Food Microbiology

Techniques
Conventional culture methods with commercially available media unveil the presence of novel culturable bacteria – Tamaki Ito – Gut Microbes

August 9, 2018

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Horizontal gene transfer in microbiomes, metabolic study of the microbiota isolated from the camel rumen, a review on the bacteriophage virome in IBD.

General microbiome

Review: Monitoring plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer in microbiomes: recent advances and future perspectives – Rafael Pinilla-Redondo – Plasmid

Review: Learning from bacterial competition in the host to develop antimicrobials – Manuela Raffatellu – Nature Medicine

Pregnancy and early life

Early life colonization of the human gut: microbes matter everywhere – Katri Korpela – Current Opinion in Microbiology

Human respiratory microbiome

Determinants of the Nasal Microbiome: Pilot Study of Effects of Intranasal Medication Use – Vijay R Ramakrishnan – Allergy & Rhinology

Human skin microbiome

Sensitive scalp is associated with excessive sebum and perturbed microbiome – Li Ma – Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology

Animal experiments

Effects of host genetics and environmental conditions on fecal microbiota composition of pigs – Tereza Kubasova – PLOS ONE

Animal microbiome

A metagenomic analysis of the camel rumen’s microbiome identifies the major microbes responsible for lignocellulose degradation and fermentation – Javad Gharechahi – Biotechnology for Biofuels

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Nitrogen fixation in a landrace of maize is supported by a mucilage-associated diazotrophic microbiota – Allen Van Deynze – PLOS Biology

Brazilian Ironstone Plant Communities as Reservoirs of Culturable Bacteria With Diverse Biotechnological Potential – Washington L Caneschi – Frontiers in Microbiology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Coupling biogeochemical process rates and metagenomic blueprints of coastal bacterial assemblages in the context of environmental change – Trine Markussen – Environmental Microbiology

Pre-print: Resource diversity structures aquatic bacterial communities – Mario E Muscarella – bioRxiv

Pre-print: Modular assembly of polysaccharide-degrading microbial communities in the ocean – Tim N Enke – bioRxiv

Food microbiology

Review: Bakery yeasts, a new model for studies in ecology and evolution – Belen Carbonetto – Yeast

Inferences from inventories of microbes in ecological vineyard settings – Hans-Josef Schroers – International Journal of Environmental Quality

Phages and viruses

Review: Bacteriophage virome in IBD – Clemens Thoma – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Bioinformatics

Synthetic microbe communities provide internal reference standards for metagenome sequencing and analysis – Simon A Hardwick – Nature Communications

August 7, 2018

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Today’s Digest features a lot of soil and plant microbiome articles. Highlights include an opinion piece on hypothesis-driven microbiome research, a study on the spread of MCR-3 colistin resistance in China, and a consortium of bacteria to protect plants from pathogents.

General microbiology

** Are microbiome studies ready for hypothesis-driven research? – Anupriya Tripathi et al. – Current Opinion in Microbiology

Mitracarpus frigidus: A promising antifungal in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis – Lara M. Campos et al. – Industrial Crops and Products

Isolation, growth, enzyme assay and identification via 16S rRNA full sequencing of cellulolytic microbes from Nepal for biofuel production – Binayak Raj Pandey et al. – Renewable Energy

Review (Uncorrected Proof): From hairballs to hypotheses – biological insights from microbial networks – Lisa Röttjers & Karoline Faust – FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Review: Barriers and opportunities in bio-based production of hydrocarbons – Yongjin J. Zhou, Eduard J. Kerkhoven & Jens Nielsen – Nature Energy

Antibiotic resistance

** Spread of MCR-3 Colistin Resistance in China: An Epidemiological, Genomic and Mechanistic Study – Yongchang Xu et al. – EBioMedicine

Long-term organic fertilization increased antibiotic resistome in phyllosphere of maize – Qing-Lin Chen et al. – Science of The Total Environment

Carbapenem resistance in bacteria isolated from soil and water environments in Algeria – Katia DJENADI et al. – Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Human respiratory microbiome

Prospective study of timing and pattern of bacteria and viruses in the nasopharyngeal microbiome in a birth cohort – J.L.Mathew et al. – International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Human gut microbiome

Population changes of colon lumen microbiota in patients with chronic hepatitis C – A. Sydorchuk et al. – International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Multi-site human microbiome

Metagenomics of pigmented and cholesterol gallstones: the putative role of bacteria – S. H. Kose et al. – Scientific Reports

Food microbiology

Amplicon and shotgun metagenomic sequencing indicates that microbial ecosystems present in cheese brines reflect environmental inoculation during the cheese production process – Louise Vermote et al. – International Dairy Journal

Exploring core functional microbiota responsible for the production of volatile flavour during the traditional brewing of Wuyi Hong Qu glutinous rice wine – Zi-Rui Huang et al. – Food Microbiology

Review: Spoilage yeasts: What are the sources of contamination of foods and beverages? – A. Hernández et al. – International Journal of Food Microbiology

Animal experiments

Consumption of virgin coconut oil in Wistar rats increases saturated fatty acids in the liver and adipose tissue, as well as adipose tissue inflammation – Marianade Moura e Dias et al. – Journal of Functional Foods

Experimental microbial dysbiosis does not promote disease progression in SIV-infected macaques – Alexandra M. Ortiz et al. – Nature Medicine

Animal microbiome

Whole genome sequences to assess the link between antibiotic and metal resistance in three coastal marine bacteria isolated from the mummichog gastrointestinal tract – Nicole A. Lloyd, Sylvie Nazaret & TamarBarkay – Marine Pollution Bulletin

Inferences of gut bacterial diversity from next-generation sequencing of 16S rDNA in deep sea blind ray – Benthobatis moresbyi – Tina Kollannoor Johny et al. – Ecological Genetics and Genomics

Characterization of the fecal microbiota of healthy horses – Holly L. Stewart et al. – American Journal of Veterinary Research

Plant, root and soil microbiome

Comparative mangrove metagenome reveals global prevalence of heavy metals and antibiotic resistome across different ecosystems – Madangchanok Imchen et al. – Scientific Reports

Structural development and assembly patterns of the root-associated microbiomes during phytoremediation – Yanmei Chen et al. – Science of The Total Environment

A Method for Collecting Atmospheric Microbial Samples From Set Altitudes for Use With Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques to Characterize Communities – Allison M Spring et al. – Air, Soil and Water Research

Plant-microbe interactions drive denitrification rates, dissolved nitrogen removal, and the abundance of denitrification genes in stormwater control measures – Natalie R Morse et al. – Environmental Science & Technology

Short- and long-term warming alters soil microbial community and relates to soil traits – Hongying Yu et al. – Applied Soil Ecology

Environmental variables better explain changes in potential nitrification and denitrification activities than microbial properties in fertilized forest soils – Yuqian Tang et al. – Science of The Total Environment

Wheat rhizosphere harbors a less complex and more stable microbial co-occurrence pattern than bulk soil – Kunkun Fan et al. – Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Influence of biochars on the accessibility of organochlorine pesticides and microbial community in contaminated soils – Neelum Ali et al. – Science of The Total Environment

Structure and activity of soil microbial communities in three Mediterranean forests – Felicia Grosso et al. – Applied Soil Ecology

Species-associated differences in the below-ground microbiomes of wild and domesticated Setaria – Srinivasa R. Chaluvadi & Jeff Bennetzen – Frontiers in Plant Science

Review: Processes that determine the interplay of root exudation, methane emission and yield in rice agriculture – D. Maurer et al. – Plant Biology

** Nutrient-and Dose-Dependent Microbiome-Mediated Protection against a Plant Pathogen – Maureen Berg & Britt Koskella – Current Biology

Network Analyses Can Advance Above-Belowground Ecology – Kelly S.Ramirez et al. – Trends in Plant Science

Minireview: Microbial anaerobic Fe(II) oxidation – ecology, mechanisms and environmental implications – C Bryce et al. – Environmental Microbiology

Phages and viruses

No detectable effect of Wolbachia wMel on the prevalence and abundance of the RNA virome of Drosophila melanogaster – Mang Shi et al. – Proceedings B

Co-Infection Patterns in Individual Ixodes scapularis Ticks Reveal Associations between Viral, Eukaryotic and Bacterial Microorganisms – Shaun T. Cross et al. – Viruses

Investigation of recombination-intense viral groups and their genes in the Earth’s virome – Jan P. Meier-Kolthoff et al. – Scientific Reports

Microbes in the news

Endophytes: Study Shows GMO Corn Has No Impact On Good Bacteria – Science 2.0

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In today’s digest, look for probiotic trials for renal insufficiency and metabolic syndrome, experimental dysbiosis in SIV-infected primates, bacterial and fungal network analyses in soils, and recombination in the human virome. Plus, bacteria in the popular press, hints for scientists using Twitter, the first stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, and more!

Human gut microbiome
Antigenic mimicry of ubiquitin by the gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis: a potential link with autoimmune disease – Linda Stewart – Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Animal experiments
Experimental microbial dysbiosis does not promote disease progression in SIV-infected macaques – Alexandra M. Ortiz – Nature Medicine

Addition of dairy lipids and probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum in infant formula programs gut microbiota and entero-insular axis in adult minipigs – Marion Lemaire – Scientific Reports

Animal microbiome
Increased Numbers of Culturable Inhibitory Bacterial Taxa May Mitigate the Effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Australian Wet Tropics Frogs – Sara C. Bell – Frontiers in Microbiology

Characterization of the fecal microbiota of healthy horses – Holly L. Stewart – American Journal of Veterinary Research

Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Microbes follow Humboldt: temperature drives plant and soil microbial diversity patterns from the Amazon to the Andes – Andrew T. Nottingham – Ecology

Soil bacterial networks are less stable under drought than fungal networks – Franciska T. de Vries – Nature Communications

Contrasting distribution patterns between aquatic and terrestrial Phytophthora species along a climatic gradient are linked to functional traits – Miguel A. Redondo – The ISME Journal

Variations in microbial community and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) dissipation in different rhizospheric compartments between low- and high-DEHP accumulating cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.) – Xue-Xue Chen – Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Water and extremophile microbiome
Evaluation of performance and microbial community successional patterns in an integrated OCO reactor under ZnO nanoparticle stress – Zhenghui Liu – RSC Advances

Screening of quorum quenching activity of the bacteria isolated from dairy industry waste activated sludge – J. Kaur – International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Food Microbiology
Identification of Mesophilic Spore-formers in Whey Powder using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing – Aoife J. McHugh – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Probiotics/Prebiotics
An open-label, randomized, placebo-controlled study on the effectiveness of a novel probiotics administration protocol (ProbiotiCKD) in patients with mild renal insufficiency (stage 3a of CKD) – Mariadelina Simeoni – European Journal of Nutrition

Probiotic and synbiotic supplementation could improve metabolic syndrome in prediabetic adults: A randomized controlled trial – Nazila Kassaian – Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews

Phages and viruses
Investigation of recombination-intense viral groups and their genes in the Earth’s virome – Jan P. Meier-Kolthoff – Scientific Reports

Microbes in the news
Hong Kong Subway Study Shows How Quickly Bacteria Travel Across a City – Gizmodo

Bacteria hysteria
Please Don’t Give Up Your Pet Over The Fear Of Dog-Lick Bacteria – Huffington Post

Science, publishing, and career
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Isabelle Côté – Facets

Alyson’s non-microbiology picks
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