Today’s digest features armpits, helminths and fish probiotics.
Skin microbiome papers
- Artificial sweat composition to grow and sustain a mixed human axillary microbiome – Chris Callewaert (in: Journal of Microbiological Methods)
Gut microbiome papers
Helminth Colonization Is Associated with Increased Diversity of the Gut Microbiota – Soo Ching Lee (in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases)- Reinforcement of the Intestinal Mucus Layer Protects against Clostridium difficile Intestinal Injury in vitro – Lawrence N. Diebel (in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Pregnancy and birth microbiome papers
Fetal Exposure to Maternal Inflammation Does Not Affect Postnatal Development of Genetically-Driven Ileitis and Colitis – Jana Hemmerling (in: PLOS ONE)- The intergenerational transmission of inequality: Maternal disadvantage and health at birth – Anna Aizer, Janet Currie (in: Science)
- An Epidemic of Preterm Births (in: Worcester Magazine)
Animal microbiome papers
The effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide on mucosal parameters, intestinal microbiota and morphology and growth performance of Caspian white fish (Rutilus frisii kutum) fry – Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar (in: Fish & Shellfish Immunology)
General microbiome papers
Microbe–microbe interactions determine oomycete and fungal host colonization – Eric Kemen (in: Current Opinion in Plant Biology)- The Stomach Bacteria That Could Prolong Your Life (in: Huffington Post)
- Mayor of Microbe City: managing a healthy microbiome – Jop de Vrieze (in: New Scientist)
Dengue papers
Community Knowledge, Health Beliefs, Practices and Experiences Related to Dengue Fever and Its Association with IgG Seropositivity – Li Ping Wong (in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Arsenic metabolism papers
- Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Microbiota in Induced Sputum – Allison G. White (in: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health)
Science, Ethics and Misconduct
- A lonely crusade – Jennifer Couzin-Frankel (in: Science)
- “Undemocracy”: inequalities in science – Yu Xie (in: Science)
Dr. Bik’s Picks
Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution – Kieren J. Mitchell (in: Science)
- For Mice And Men, Dose Doth Make The Poison (in: Science 2.0)
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