October 28, 2018

Featured today: Social & population health science approaches towards human microbiome; sinus microbiome; gut microbiota-dietary phytoestrogen relationship in captive rhinos; halophytes- soil microbiome link in the river delta; microbial shift in bioreactor during methanogenesis; gut bacterium of fruit fly alters locomotory activity by one of its isomerases.

General microbiome

Review: Feather degradation by keratinolytic bacteria and biofertilizing potential for sustainable agricultural production – K. Tamreihao – Journal of Basic Microbiology

Social and population health science approaches to understand the human microbiome – Pamela Herd – Nature Human Behaviour

Human respiratory microbiome

The effect of maxillary sinus antrostomy size on the sinus microbiome – Alexander S. Kim BSE – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Human oral microbiome

Parvimonas micra stimulates expression of gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis in multi-species communities – Jessica Neilands – Anaerobe

Human gut microbiome

Microbiota stability in healthy individuals after single-dose lactulose challenge—A randomized controlled study – Sandra Y. Wotzka – PLoS One

Timing for the second fecal microbiota transplantation to maintain the long-term benefit from the first treatment for Crohn’s disease – Pan Li – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Stomach and Small Intestinal Microbiota in Fasted Healthy Humans – Anna Seekatz – bioRxiv

Prospective Study of Oral Microbiome and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Low‐income and African American Populations – Yaohua Yang – International Journal of Cancer

Distinct mucosal microbial communities in infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis correlate with age and antibiotic exposure – Joann Romano-Keeler – PLoS One

Animal experiments 

Effects of water decontamination methods and bedding material on the gut microbiota – Willie A. Bidot – PLoS One

The Oral Microbiota Is Modified by Systemic Diseases – DT Graves – Journal of Dental Research

Gut microbiome disruption altered the biotransformation and liver toxicity of arsenic in mice – Liang Chi – Archives of Toxicology

Salmonella shedding status of the sow affects the microbiota of their piglets at weaning – Guillaume Larrivière‐Gauthier – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Mixture of Two Lactobacillus plantarum Strains Modulates the Gut Microbiota Structure and Regulatory T Cell Response in Diet‐Induced Obese Mice – Jieun Lee – Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Animal microbiome 

Habitat-specific variation in gut microbial communities and pathogen prevalence in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris) – L Bosmans – PLoS One

Influence of midgut microbiota in Anopheles stephensi on Plasmodium berghei infections – Devaiah Monnanda Kalappa – Malaria Journal

Host blood meal source has a strong impact on gut microbiota of Aedes aegypti – Ephantus J Muturi – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Gut microbiota and phytoestrogen-associated infertility in southern white rhinoceros – Candace L Williams – bioRxiv

Phenotypic characterization and whole genome analysis of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria isolated from dogs in Germany – Tim Boehmer – PLoS One

Proteome and microbiota analysis reveals alterations of liver-gut axis under different stocking density of Peking ducks – Yuqin Wu – PLoS One

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Oxygen loss from seagrass roots coincides with colonisation of sulphide-oxidising cable bacteria and reduces sulphide stress – Belinda C. Martin – The ISME Journal

Coastal halophytes alter properties and microbial community structure of the saline soils in the Yellow River Delta, China – Changliang Jing – Applied Soil Ecology

Enumeration, Antagonism and Enzymatic Activities of Microorganisms Isolated from Railway Station Soil – Megha Sharma – bioRxiv

Bacterial survival strategies in an alkaline tailing site and the physiological mechanisms of dominant phylotypes as revealed by metagenomic analyses – Weimen Sun – Environmental Science & Technology

Water and extremophile microbiome 

Assessment of Anthropogenic Influence on Antarctic Mycobiota in Areas of Russian Polar Stations – I. Yu. Kirtsideli – Contemporary Problems of Ecology

Built environment 

Simulation of in situ oil reservoir conditions in a laboratory bioreactor testing for methanogenic conversion of crude oil and analysis of the microbial community – Dan Xu – International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

Phages and viruses

Bacteriophages shift the focus of the mammalian microbiota – Breck A. Duerkop – PLoS Pathogens

Virome Analysis Reveals No Association of Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies with an Active Viral Infection – Nora Franke – In Vivo

Bacteriophages dynamically modulate the gut microbiota and metabolome – Bryan B. Hsu – bioRxiv

Techniques

Rapid differentiation of Lactobacillus species via metabolic profiling – Kundi Yang – Journal of Microbiological Methods

Modelling the role of microbial p-cresol in colorectal genotoxicity – Eiman Abdulla Al Hinai – Gut Microbes

Microbes in the news

Gut microbes alter the walking activity of fruit flies – Nature

October 27, 2018

Have a good weekend!

Today, in this Digest we have a good amount of articles, including: a study showing the importance of the gut microbiota in the development of thrombosis; the effect of a probiotic on patients with coronary artery disease; a study about vaginal microbiota and menopause; a study gaining insights about the natural microbiota transmission;  associations between microbiota and exercise, and more!

 

Gut Microbiome

Microbial Transplantation With Human Gut Commensals Containing CutC Is Sufficient to Transmit Enhanced Platelet Reactivity and Thrombosis Potential – Sarah M. Skye  – Circulation Research. Comment about this paper in the Editorial: Microbiota-Derived Trimethylamine, The Missing Jigsaw Piece in Thrombosis? – Klytaimnistra Kiouptsi

Gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes: where we are and where to go? – Sapna Sharma – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

The gut microbiome of Mexican children affected by obesity – Otoniel Maya-Lucas – Anaerobe

Endurance exercise and gut microbiota: A review – Núria Mach – Journal of Sport and Health Science

Fecal microbiota transplantation confers beneficial metabolic effects of diet and exercise on diet-induced obese mice – Zi-Lun Lai – Scientific Reports

Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality – Chanavuth Kanitsoraphan – Current Nutrition Reports

A comprehensive analysis of the faecal microbiome and metabolome of Strongyloides stercoralis infected volunteers from a non-endemic area – Timothy P. Jenkins – Scientific Reports

Clostridioides difficile uses amino acids associated with gut microbial dysbiosis in a subset of patients with diarrhea – Eric J. Battaglioli – Science Translational Medicine

Opportunistic bacteria confer the ability to ferment prebiotic starch in the adult cystic fibrosis gut – Yanan Wang – Gut Microbes

Towards an Individualized Nutrition Treatment: Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome in the Interplay Between Diet and Obesity – Solveig A. Adalsteinsdottir – Current Obesity Reports

Increasing Dietary Fiber Intake Is Associated with a Distinct Esophageal Microbiome – Yael R. Nobel – Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice – Alessandro Tanca – mSphere

Modelling the role of microbial p-cresol in colorectal genotoxicity – Eiman Abdulla Al Hinai – Gut Microbes

Diet and Psychosis: A Scoping Review – M. Aucoin – Neuropsychobiology

Minireview: Inflammation and Gut-Brain Axis During Type 2 Diabetes: Focus on the Crosstalk Between Intestinal Immune Cells and Enteric Nervous System – Arnaud Bessac – Frontiers in Neuroscience

Effects of water decontamination methods and bedding material on the gut microbiota – Willie A. Bidot – PLOS One

Timing for the second fecal microbiota transplantation to maintain the long-term benefit from the first treatment for Crohn’s disease – Pan Li – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Gut microbiome disruption altered the biotransformation and liver toxicity of arsenic in mice – Liang Chi – Archives of Toxicology

 

Early Life Microbiome

Gut Microbiota in the First 2 Years of Life and the Association with Body Mass Index at Age 12 in a Norwegian Birth Cohort – Maggie A. Stanislawski – mBio

Differences in the fecal microbiota of neonates born at home or in the hospital – Joan L. Combellick – Scientific Reports

Distinct mucosal microbial communities in infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis correlate with age and antibiotic exposure – Joann Romano-Keeler – PLOS One

 

Oral, Nasal and Respiratory Tract Microbiome

Keystone Species in Pregnancy Gingivitis: A Snapshot of Oral Microbiome During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period – Preethi Balan – Frontiers in Microbiology

The Oral Microbiota Is Modified by Systemic Diseases – D.T. Graves – Journal of Dental Research

Prospective Study of Oral Microbiome and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Low-income and African American Populations – Yaohua Yang – International Journal of Cancer

Species-level bacterial community profiling of the healthy sinonasal microbiome using Pacific Biosciences sequencing of full-length 16S rRNA genes – Joshua P. Earl – Microbiome

The effect of maxillary sinus antrostomy size on the sinus microbiome – Alexander S. Kim – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Microbiome dataset from the upper respiratory tract of patients living with HIV, HIV/TB and TB from Myanmar – Kyaw Soe Htun – Data in Brief

Variations of the lung microbiome and immune response in mechanically ventilated surgical patients – Ryan M. Huebinger – PLOS One

Root Microbiota in Primary and Secondary Apical Periodontitis – Serge Bouillaguet – Frontiers in Microbiology

 

Reproductive / Urinary Tract Microbiome and Health

Association between the vaginal microbiota, menopause status, and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy – Rebecca M. Brotman – Menopause

Association of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease with Risk of Endometriosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study Involving 141,460 Individuals – Fei-Wu Tai – Journal of Clinical Medicine

 

Beneficial Microbes and Compounds

Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Supplementation Improves Vascular Endothelial Function and Reduces Inflammatory Biomarkers in Men With Stable Coronary Artery Disease – Mobin Malik – Circulation Research. About this article: The Microbiome and Endothelial Function – Jhansi L. Leslie 

Probiotics for gastrointestinal and liver diseases: an updated review of the published literature – Francis E. Dailey – Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders – Drug Targets

Review: Immunological Tolerance and Function: Associations Between Intestinal Bacteria, Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Phages – Luis Vitetta – Frontiers in Immunology

Protective Effect of Pediococcus pentosaceus LI05 Against Clostridium difficile Infection in a Mouse Model – Qiaomai Xu – Frontiers in Microbiology

Mixture of Two Lactobacillus plantarum Strains Modulates the Gut Microbiota Structure and Regulatory T Cell Response in Diet-Induced Obese Mice – Jieun Lee – Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

Microbiota stability in healthy individuals after single-dose lactulose challenge-A randomized controlled study – Sandra Y. Wotzka – PLOS One

Review: Interactions of Surface Exopolysaccharides From Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Within the Intestinal Environment – Nuria Castro-Bravo – Frontiers in Microbiology

Rapid differentiation of Lactobacillus species via metabolic profiling – Kundi Yang – Journal of Microbiological Methods

Combining probiotics and an angiotensin-II type 1 receptor blocker has beneficial effects on hepatic fibrogenesis in a rat model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis – Yasuhiko Sawada – Hepatology Research

Antidepressant Effects of Rosemary Extracts Associate With Anti-inflammatory Effect and Rebalance of Gut Microbiota – Ying Guo – Frontiers in Pharmacology

Association of dietary fibre intake and gut microbiota in adults – Daniel Lin – British Journal of Nutrition

Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on neurodevelopment in preterm very low birth weight infants: findings from a meta-analysis – Ravi Prakash Upadhyay – Pediatric Research

Potential of Maintaining a Healthy Vaginal Environment by Two Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Cocoa Fermentation – Ana Clara Correia Melgaço – BioMed Research International

Viability of microencapsulated Akkermansia muciniphila and Lactobacillus plantarum during freeze-drying, storage and in vitro simulated upper gastrointestinal tract passage – Martín Sebastián Marcial-Coba – Food & Function

Single probiotic supplement suppresses colitis-associated colorectal tumourigenesis by modulating inflammatory development and microbial homeostasis – Jingjing Rong – Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Exploring Effects of Chitosan Oligosaccharides on Mice Gut Microbiota in in vitro Fermentation and Animal Model – Chen Zhang – Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbiome Analysis of Biofilms of Silver Nanoparticle-Dispersed Silane-Based Coated Carbon Steel Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Technique – Akiko Ogawa – Antibiotics

Formation of silver nanoparticles by human gut microbiota – Naiyi Yin – Science of The Total Environment

 

Skin Microbiome

Effect of an Emollient on the Mycobiome of Atopic Dermatitis Patients – Jyotsna Chandra – Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

 

General Microbiome

Transmission modes of the mammalian gut microbiota – Andrew H. Moeller – Science

Ecologically informed microbial biomarkers and accurate classification of mixed and unmixed samples in an extensive cross-study of human body sites – Janko Tackmann – Microbiome

Repertoire of the gut microbiota from stomach to colon using culturomics and next-generation sequencing – Morgane Mailhe – BMC Microbiology

gcMeta: a Global Catalogue of Metagenomics platform to support the archiving, standardization and analysis of microbiome data – W. Shi – Nucleic Acid Research

Antibiotics and autoimmune and allergy diseases: Causative factor or treatment? – Anna Strzępa – International Immunopharmacology

Pearls: Bacteriophages shift the focus of the mammalian microbiota – Breck A. Duerkop – PLOS Pathogens

 

Environmental Microbiome

Bleaching-Associated Changes in the Microbiome of Large Benthic Foraminifera of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Martina Prazeres – Frontiers in Microbiology

October 24, 2018

General Microbiome

REVIEW:Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain? Obrenovich MEM. Microorganisms.

Oral microbiota dysbiosis and its association with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children.Chen B. International Immunopharmacology.

Airway microbiome is associated with respiratory functions and responses to ambient particulate matter exposure.Wang L. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Gut Microbiome

Association of serum bilirubin in newborns affected by jaundice with gut microbiota dysbiosis.Zhou S. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Author Correction: Individual variations in cardiovascular-disease-related protein levels are driven by genetics and gut microbiome. Zhernakova DV. Nature Genetics

Competitive lottery-based assembly of selected clades in the human gut microbiome.Verster AJ. Microbiome.

Vaginal Microbiome

Association of cervical microbial community with persistence, clearance and negativity of Human Papillomavirus in Korean women: a longitudinal study.Arokiyaraj S. Scientific Reports

Increased transferrin saturation is associated with subgingival microbiota dysbiosis and severe periodontitis in genetic haemochromatosis.Boyer E. Scientific Reports

Plant, Soil, and Water Microbiome

Regulation of coastal methane sinks by a structured gradient of microbial methane oxidizers.He Z. Environmental Pollution

Comamonadaceae OTU as a Remnant of an Ancient Microbial Community in Sulfidic Waters.Deja-Sikora E. Microbial Ecology

The chemodiversity of paddy soil dissolved organic matter correlates with microbial community at continental scales.Li HY. Microbiome

Potential methane production and molecular characterization of bacterial and archaeal communities in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland under cold and warm seasons. López D. The Science of the Total Environments

Biotechnological potential of plant growth-promoting bacteria from the roots and rhizospheres of endemic plants in ironstone vegetation in southeastern Brazil.Felestrino ÉB. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Temporal shifts in endophyte bacterial community composition of sessile oak (<i>Quercus petraea</i>) are linked to foliar nitrogen, stomatal length, and herbivory. Borruso L. Peer

Shifts in community composition and co-occurrence patterns of phyllosphere fungi inhabiting <i>Mussaenda shikokiana</i> along an elevation gradient.Qian X. PeerJ.

Techniques

Protocol for faecal microbiota transplantation in ulcerative colitis (FMTUC): a randomised feasibility study.Jitsumura M. BMJ Open

October 23, 2018

Here comes today’s Microbiome Digest featuring the recent articles on microbial methane oxidizers, sulfidic waters, PM exposure effect on airway microbiome, dysbiotic state of spring fever, diets targeting microbiome and be a cure, peri-implantitis, effect of age and inflammation on mice microbiome, diet effect on monkeys microbiome, fecal microbial transplant in UC patients, cervical microbiome, functional repertoire of ETEC and Bifidobacterium, bile duct inflammation causing microbes, role of probiotics. HAPPY READING.

EVENTS, JOBS, SCHOLARSHIPS:

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships – Study at UK University

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME:

Regulation of coastal methane sinks by a structured gradient of microbial methane oxidizers – He Z – Environ Pollut

Comamonadaceae OTU as a Remnant of an Ancient Microbial Community in Sulfidic Waters – Deja-Sikora E – Microb Ecol

HUMAN RESPIRATORY MICROBIOME:

Airway microbiome is associated with respiratory functions and responses to ambient particulate matter exposure – Wang L – Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

ORAL MICROBIOME:

Oral microbiota dysbiosis and its association with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children – Chen B – Int Immunopharmacol

The Severity of Human Peri-Implantitis Lesions Correlates with the Level of Submucosal Microbial Dysbiosis – Kröger A – J Clin Periodontol

Increased transferrin saturation is associated with subgingival microbiota dysbiosis and severe periodontitis in genetic haemochromatosis – Boyer E – Sci Rep

Effects of antimicrobial peptide GH12 on the cariogenic properties and composition of a cariogenic multispecies biofilm – Jiang W – Appl Environ Microbiol
GUT MICROBIOME:

Review: Natural polysaccharides exhibit anti-tumor activity by targeting gut microbiota – Liu L – Int J Biol Macromol

Polysaccharides from Laminaria japonica alleviated metabolic syndrome in BALB/c mice by normalizing the gut microbiota – Duan M – Int J Biol Macromol.

Gut microbiota translocation promotes autoimmune cholangitis – Ma HD – J Autoimmun

Competitive lottery-based assembly of selected clades in the human gut microbiome – Verster AJ- Microbiome

Mini-Review : Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain? – Obrenovich MEM – Microorganisms

REPRODUCTIVE MICROBIOME:

Association of cervical microbial community with persistence, clearance and negativity of Human Papillomavirus in Korean women: a longitudinal study – Arokiyaraj S –
Sci Rep

ANIMAL MODEL MICROBIOME:

Long-term intake of Lactobacillus paracasei KW3110 prevents age-related chronic inflammation and retinal cell loss in physiologically aged mice – Morita Y – Aging

Targeted Diet Modification Reduces Multiple Sclerosis-like Disease in Adult Marmoset Monkeys from an Outbred Colony – Kap YS – J Immuno

FUNCTIONAL REPERTOIRE INSIGHTS:

Cell surface polysaccharides of Bifidobacterium bifidum induce the generation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells – Verma R – Sci Immunol.

De-O-Acetylation of mucin-derived sialic acids by recombinant NanS-p esterases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain EDL933 – Feuerbaum S – Int J Med Microbiol.

PLANT MICROBIOME:

The chemodiversity of paddy soil dissolved organic matter correlates with microbial community at continental scales – Li HY- Microbiome

METHODS:

Protocol for faecal microbiota transplantation in ulcerative colitis (FMTUC): a randomised feasibility study – Jitsumura M – BMJ Open

PROBIOTICS:

Probiotics in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders – Liu Y – Nutrients

NON-MICROBIOME PICK:

Preprint: Segregational drift and the interplay between plasmid copy number and evolvability – Judith Ilhan- Biorxiv

October 22, 2018

Today’s digest features a novel fecal species [Prevotella rara sp. nov.], the virome in feces from healthy children from three Amerindian villages with minimal outside contact, a review of statistical challenges in the design and analysis of longitudinal microbiome studies, and more. Happy reading!

Gut microbiome

*Prevotella rara sp. nov., isolated from human faeces – Boris A. Efimov – International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Six-Week Endurance Exercise Alters Gut Metagenome That Is not Reflected in Systemic Metabolism in Over-weight Women – Eveliina Munukka – Frontiers in Microbiology

Association of serum bilirubin in newborns affected by jaundice with gut microbiota dysbiosis – Shaoming Zhou – The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Review: Gut-microbiota-on-a-chip: an enabling field for physiological research – Grissel Trujillo-de Santiago – MicroPhysiological Systems

Review: Microbiome and diabetes: Where are we now? – Natalia G. Vallianou – Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Oral microbiome

Review: Biology of Oral Streptococci – Jacqueline Abranches – Microbiology Spectrum

Animal and plant microbiome

Review: How Can We Define “Optimal Microbiota?”: A Comparative Review of Structure and Functions of Microbiota of Animals, Fish, and Plants in Agriculture – Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo – Frontiers in Nutrition

Water microbiome

Temperature-controlled thermophilic bacterial communities in hot springs of western Sichuan, China – Jie Tang – BMC Microbiology

In situ production of core and intact bacterial and archaeal tetraether lipids in groundwater – Su Ding – Organic Geochemistry

Phages and viruses

*Complex virome in feces from Amerindian children in isolated Amazonian villages – Juliana D. Siqueira – Nature Communications

Bioinformatics

*Preprint Review: Statistical Considerations in the Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Microbiome Studies – Justin D Silverman – bioRxiv

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General Microbiome

ESS: A Tool for Genome-Scale Quantification of Essentiality Score for Reaction/Genes in Constraint-Based Modeling.Zhang C. Frontiers in Physiology

Skin Microbiome

The emerging role of skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis and its clinical implication.Stalder JF. Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Oral Microbiome

Pleistocene dental calculus: Recovering information on Paleolithic food items, medicines, paleoenvironment and microbes.Hardy K. Environmental Anthropology

Gut Microbiome

Gut Microbial Product Predicts Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.Jadoon A. American Journal of Nephrology

Interrogating gut bacterial genomes for discovery of novel carbohydrate degrading enzymes.Luis AS. Current Opinions in Chemical Biology

Vitamin D and the gut microbiome: a systematic review of in vivo studies.Waterhouse M. European Journal of Nutrition

A Review: The Fate of Bacteriocins in the Human Gastro-Intestinal Tract: Do They Cross the Gut-Blood Barrier?Dicks LMT. Frontier in Microbiology

Precision identification of diverse bloodstream pathogens in the gut microbiome.Tamburini FB. Nature Medicine

Animal Microbiome

Rickettsia diversity in southern Africa: A small mammal perspective.Essbauer S. Tick and Tick-Borne Disease

Response of Gut Microbiota to Dietary Fiber and Metabolic Interaction With SCFAs in Piglets.Liu B. Frontier in Microbiology

Precise Fecal Microbiome of the Herbivorous Tibetan Antelope Inhabiting High-Altitude Alpine Plateau.Bai X. Frontier in Microbiology

Microbiome-assisted carrion preservation aids larval development in a burying beetle.Shukla SP. PNAS

The gut microbiome: Relationships with disease and opportunities for therapy.Durack J. Journal of Experimental Medicine

Water Microbiome

Functional genera, potential pathogens and predicted antibiotic resistance genes in 16 full-scale wastewater treatment plants treating different types of wastewater.Fan XY. Bioresource Technology

Fine-scale spatial homogenization of microbial habitats: a multivariate index of headwater wetland complex condition.Moon JB. Ecological Applications

Functional and taxonomic classification of a greenhouse water drain metagenome.López-Leal G. Standards in Genomic Sciences

Plant and Soil Microbiome

Changes in the soil microbial communities of alpine steppe at Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau under different degradation levels.Zhou H. Science of the Total Environment

Long-term succession in a coal seam microbiome during in situ biostimulation of coalbed-methane generation.Beckmann S. ISME Journal

October 14, 2018

General microbiome

16S rRNA Gene Analysis with QIIME2 – Michael Hall, Microbiome Analysis

Predicting the Functional Potential of the Microbiome from Marker Genes Using PICRUSt – Gavin M. Douglas, Microbiome Analysis

Single-Cell Genomics of Microbial Dark Matter – Christian Rinke, Microbiome Analysis

An ecosystem framework for understanding and treating disease – Michael E. Hochberg, Foundation for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health

Diet, Gut Microbes and Host Mate Choice – Philip T. Leftwich, BioEssays

Pregnancy and early life

Methods and Strategies to Examine the Human Breastmilk Microbiome – Lauren LeMay-Nedjelski, Microbiome Analysis

Multi-site human microbiome

Potential mechanisms linking gut microbiota and portal hypertension – Gyorgy Baffy, Liver International

Enlisting commensal microbes to resist antibiotic-resistant pathogens –  James W. Keith, Journal of Experimental Medicine

Human oral microbiome

Oral mucosa-on-a-chip to assess layer-specific responses to bacteria and dental materials – Christopher Rahimi, Biomicrofluidics

The effect of breastmilk and saliva combinations on the in vitro growth of oral pathogenic and commensal microorganisms – E. L. Sweeney, Scientific Reports

Human skin microbiome

A Natural History of Actinic Keratosis and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Microbiomes – David L. A. Wood, mBio

Human gut microbiome

The microbiome of Crohn’s disease aphthous ulcers – Claire L. O’Brien, Gut Pathogens

Gut microbiome can be restored without adverse events after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in teenagers – Takuji Gotoda, Helicobacter

Animal microbiome

Rethinking the Coral Microbiome: Simplicity Exists within a Diverse Microbial Biosphere – Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda, mBio

Host differentiation and compartmentalization of microbial communities in the azooxanthelate cupcorals Tubastrea coccinea and Rhizopsammia goesi in the Caribbean – Aschwin H. Engelen, Frontiers in Microbiology

Comparison of intestinal microbes in female and male Chinese concave‐eared frogs (Odorrana tormota) and effect of nematode infection on gut bacterial communities – Yilin Shu, Microbiology Open

Change in the intestinal bacterial community structure associated with environmental microorganisms during the growth of Eriocheir sinensis – Chenhe Wang, Microbiology Open

Protective role of the vulture facial skin and gut microbiomes aid adaptation to scavenging – Marie Lisandra Zepeda Mendoza, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Animal experiments 

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Beneficially Regulates Intestinal Mucosal Autophagy and Alleviates Gut Barrier Injury – Saisai Cheng, mSystems

Host genetics and the rumen microbiome jointly associate with methane emissions in dairy cows – Gareth Frank Difford, Plos Genetics

Inhibitory effects of dietary soy isoflavone and gut microbiota on contact hypersensitivity in mice – Takao Nagano, Food Chemistry

Lichen microbiome

Plasticity of a holobiont: desiccation induces fasting-like metabolism within the lichen microbiota – Tomislav Cernava, ISME

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Short-term effect of Eucalyptusplantations on soil microbial communities and soil-atmosphere methane and nitrous oxide exchange – Caroline A. Cuer, Scientific Reports

Microbial community structure and functional potential of lava-formed Gotjawal soils in Jeju, Korea – Jong-Shik Kim, Plos One

Diversity of fungi and bacteria in species-rich grasslands increases with plant diversity in shoots but not in roots and soil – Diana Navrátilová, FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with Silver linden (Tilia tomentosa) within and across urban areas – Maarten Van Geel, FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Influence of triazole pesticides on tillage soil microbial populations and metabolic changes – Praveen Satapute, Science of The Total Environment

Soil Nutrient Status and Microbial Communities as Influenced by Bio-Fuel Trees Plantation – Agnes Imoya P. O., Environment and Ecology

Various Phyllosphere and Soil Bacterial Communities of Natural Grasses and the Impact Factors in a Copper Tailings Dam – Tong Jia, Current Microbiology

Effects of wine-cap Strophariacultivation on soil nutrients and bacterial communities in forestlands of northern China – Sai Gong, PeerJ

Effect of pH and temperature on microbial community structure and carboxylic acid yield during the acidogenic digestion of duckweed – Ozgul Calicioglu, Biotechnology for Biofuels

Trichoderma harzianum T-22 and BOL-12QD inhibit lateral root development of Chenopodium quinoa in axenic co-culture – Oscar M. Rollano-Peñaloza, Cogent Biology

Water, wastewater, and extremophile microbiome

Microbial communities in the nepheloid layers and hypoxic zones of the Canary Current upwelling system – Stefan Thiele, Microbiology Open

The effects of litter quality and living plants on the home-field advantage of aquatic macrophyte decomposition in a eutrophic urban lake, China – Van Biak Luai, Science of The Total Environment

The microbiome and antibiotic resistance in integrated fishfarm water: Implications of environmental public health – Gary Klase, Science of The Total Environment

Changes in the drinking water microbiome: effects of water treatments along the flow of two drinking water treatment plants in a urbanized area, Milan (Italy) – Antonia Bruno, Frontiers in Microbiology

Organic particles: heterogeneous hubs for microbial interactions in aquatic ecosystems – Mina Bizic-Ionescu, Frontiers in Microbiology

Importance of denitrification driven by the relative abundances of microbial communities in coastal wetlands – Yan Zhang, Environmental Pollution

A nearly uniform distributional pattern of heterotrophic bacteria in the Mariana Trench interior – Jiwei Tian, Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Patterns of permissiveness towards broad host range plasmids in microbial communities across the urban water cycle in Europe – Arnaud Dechesne, Abstract from 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology

Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole by a bacterial consortium of Achromobacter denitrificans PR1 and Leucobacter sp. GP – Ana C. Reis, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Molecular and microbiological insights on the enrichment procedures for the isolation of petroleum degrading bacteria and fungi – Giulia Spini, Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Ecology of South Florida Surface Waters: Examining the Potential for Anthropogenic Influences – Chase P. Donnelly, HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Antarctic heterotrophic bacterium Hymenobacter nivis P3Tdisplays light‐enhanced growth and expresses putative photoactive proteins – Mia Terashima, Environmental Microbiology Reports

Microbial genomics

Comprehensive analysis of intra- and interpatient evolution of enterovirus D68 by whole-genome deep sequencing – Robert Dyrdak, bioRxiv

Leveraging single-cell genomics to expand the fungal tree of life – Steven R. Ahrendt, Nature Microbiology

Microbes in space

Transcriptomic responses of Serratia liquefaciens cells grown under simulated Martian conditions of low temperature, low pressure, and CO2-enriched anoxic atmosphere – Patricia Fajardo-Cavazos, Scientific Reports

Food microbiology

Metagenomic analysis and the functional profiles of traditional fermented pork fat ‘sa-um’ of Northeast India – Surajit De Mandal, AMB Express

Probiotics / prebiotics

Gut microbiome modulation during treatment of mucositis with the dairy bacterium Lactococcus lactis and recombinant strain secreting human antimicrobial PAP – Rodrigo Carvalho, Scientific Reports

In Vitro Fermentation of Selected Prebiotics and Their Effects on the Composition and Activity of the Adult Gut Microbiota – Sophie Fehlbaum, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Techniques

Assessing the ratio of Bacillus spores and vegetative cells by shotgun proteomics – Charlotte Mappa, Environmental Science and Pollution Research

 

October 11, 2018

The effects of chronic ethanol ingestion on the fruit fly microbiota, engineering the mosquito microbiota to produce an antiplasmodial effector, how temperature change affects an ecosystems biodiversity and function.

General microbiome

Changes in temperature alter the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning – Francisca C García – PNAS

Human respiratory microbiome

Respiratory Microbiota Predicts Clinical Disease Course of Acute Otorrhea in Children With Tympanostomy Tubes – Wing Ho Man – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Human oral microbiome

Carious status and supragingival plaque microbiota in hemodialysis patients – Qi Yue – PLOS ONE

Human gut microbiome

Review: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection – Raghavendra Paknikar – Surgical Infections

Review: Diet, gut microbiome and indoxyl sulphate in chronic kidney disease patients – Chih-Yu Yang – Nephrology

Animal experiments

Risks Related to High-Dosage Recombinant Antimicrobial Peptide Microcin J25 in Mice Model: Intestinal Microbiota, Intestinal Barrier Function and Immune Regulation – Haitao Yu – Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Microbial Changes and Host Response in F344 Rat Colon Depending on Sex and Age Following a High-Fat Diet – Sun Min Lee – Frontiers in Microbiology

Animal microbiome

Pre-print: Chronic ethanol ingestion impairs Drosophila melanogaster health in a microbiome-dependent manner – James Angus Chandler – bioRxiv

Blood meal-induced inhibition of vector-borne disease by transgenic microbiota – Jackie L Shane – Nature Communications

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Friends or foes in the rhizosphere: traits of fluorescent Pseudomonas that hinder Azospirillum brasilense growth and root colonization – Guillermo A Maroniche – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Water and extremophile microbiome

Seasonal variation of extracellular enzymatic activity in marine snow-associated microbial communities and their impact on the surrounding water – Ingrid Ivančić – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Food microbiology

Comparative evaluation of spoilage-related bacterial diversity and metabolite profiles in chilled beef stored under air and vacuum packaging – Ahmad Rois Mansur – Food Microbiology

Assessment of the non-lactic acid bacteria microbiota in fresh cucumbers and commercially fermented cucumber pickles brined with 6% NaCl – Ilenys M Pérez-Díaz – Food Microbiology

Bioinformatics

Bayesian Inference of Microbial Community Structure from Metagenomic Data Using BioMiCo – Katherine A Dunn – Microbiome Analysis (Book)

Metabolomics

Targeted Metabolic Profiling Indicates Apple Rootstock Genotype-Specific Differences in Primary and Secondary Metabolite Production and Validate Quantitative Contribution From Vegetative Growth – Rachel Leisso – Frontiers in Plant Science

Techniques

Analyzing Metabolic Pathways in Microbiomes – Mobolaji Adeolu – Microbiome Analysis (Book)

More microbes

Prevalence of Yersinia Species in the Ileum of Crohn’s Disease Patients and Controls – Guillaume Le Baut – Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

October 10, 2018

Microbiota conservation and diversity in butterfly species, air and waterborne microbiota of a pharmaceutical plant, the a study on the oral microbiota of rugby players.

General microbiome

Preserving microbial diversity – Maria G Dominguez Bello – Science

Pregnancy and early life

Evaluation of patient- versus provider-collected vaginal swabs for microbiome analysis during pregnancy – Kristine M Wylie – BMC Research Notes

Human skin microbiome

The microbiome of the “sterile” pustules in palmoplantar pustulosis – Kana Masuda-Kuroki – Experimental Dermatology

Human oral microbiome

Oral health and microbiota status in professional rugby players: A case-control study – Matthieu Minty – Journal of Dentistry

Oral Bacteriome Compositions Identified by 16S rRNA Metagenomics in a Randomly Selected “Healthy” Nigerian Male and Female Subjects – Kingsley C Anukam – International Journal of Research and Reports in Dentistry

Human gut microbiome

Review: The Gut-Brain Axis and the Microbiome: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications – Vadim Osadchiy – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Animal experiments

Replication Study: Intestinal inflammation targets cancer-inducing activity of the microbiota – Kathryn Eaton – eLIFE

Animal microbiome

Pre-print: Conserved microbiota among young Heliconius butterfly species – Bas van Schooten – PeerJ

Gastrointestinal Microbial Flora in Wild and Captive Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) – Senelwa Davis Lugano – American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Rhizosphere microbiome structure alters to enable wilt resistance in tomato – Min-Jung Kwak – Nature Biotechnology

Apple rootstocks of different nitrogen tolerance affect the rhizosphere bacterial community composition – Xiaofen Chai – Journal of Applied Microbiology

Effects of consecutive monoculture of sweet potato on soil bacterial community as determined by pyrosequencing – Huan Li – Journal of Basic Microbiology

Ectomycorrhizal fungi may not act as a barrier inhibiting host plant absorption of heavy metals – Yangze Tang – Chemosphere

Pre-print: Co-occurrence patterns of litter decomposing communities in mangroves indicate a robust community resistant to disturbances – Rodrigo G Taketani – PeerJ

Water and extremophile microbiome

Structure of Microbial Mats in the Mramornaya Bay (Crimea) Coastal Areas – NV Pimenov – Microbiology

Pangenomic comparison of globally distributed Poribacteria associated with sponge hosts and marine particles – Sheila Powell – The ISME Journal

High diversity of thermophilic cyanobacteria in Rupite hot spring identified by microscopy, cultivation, single-cell PCR and amplicon sequencing – Otakar Strunecky – Extremophiles

Built environment

Air and waterborne microbiome of a pharmaceutical plant provide insights on spatiotemporal variations and community resilience after disturbance – Filippo Pacchioni – BMC Microbiology

Food microbiology

Review: The Effect of Gluten-Free Diet on Health and the Gut Microbiota Cannot Be Extrapolated from One Population to Others – Jose F Garcia-Marzcorro – Nutrients

Phages and viruses

Characterization of dog serum virome from Northeastern Brazil – MN Weber – Virology

Bioinformatics

‘NetShift’: a methodology for understanding ‘driver microbes’ from healthy and disease microbiome datasets – Bhusan K Kuntal – The ISME Journal

Techniques

A Simple In Vitro Gut Model for Studying the Interaction between Escherichia coli and the Intestinal Commensal Microbiota in Cecal Mucus – Matthew E Mokszycki – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Science, career, and publishing

Inoculating science against potential pandemics and information hazards – Kevin M Esvelt – PLOS Pathogens

October 8, 2018

The Digest is back with a lot of plant and soil microbiome papers. Highlights include how nematodes may alter microbial communities to benefit the host, a review on host-microbe interactions affecting acne, and a common garden study on causal relationship between plant phenotype and its rhizosphere microbiome.

General microbiology

A Candida auris Outbreak and Its Control in an Intensive Care Setting – David W. Eyre et al. – New England Journal of Medicine

** Diplogastrellus nematodes are sexually transmitted mutualists that alter the bacterial and fungal communities of their beetle host – Cristina C. Ledón-Rettig et al. – PNAS

Cross-talk between MarR-like transcription factors coordinates the regulation of motility in uropathogenic Escherichia coli – Courtney L. Luterbach & Harry L.T. Mobley – Infection and Immunity

Antibiotic resistance

Environmental dimensions of antibiotic resistance: Assessment of basic science gaps – Kornelia Smalla et al. – FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Human skin microbiome

** Host-microbiome interactions and recent progress into understanding the biology of acne vulgaris – Alan M. O’Neill & Richard L. Gallo – Microbiome

Human oral microbiome

Molecular analysis of oral microflora in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome by using high-throughput sequencing – Zhifang Zhou et al. – PeerJ

Human repiratory microbiome

Genomics, Microbiomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia – Charitharth Vivek Lal et al. – Seminars in Perinatology

Human gut microbiome

Association of metformin administration with gut microbiome dysbiosis in healthy volunteers – Ilze Elbere et al. – PLoS One

Oral probiotic combination of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium alters the gastrointestinal microbiota during antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile infection – T. J. De Wolfe et al. – PLoS One

Review: Impact of the gut microbiota on chemical risk assessment – Tine Rask Licht & Martin Iain Bahl – Current Opinion in Toxicology

Alterations in gut bacterial and fungal microbiomes are associated with bacterial Keratitis, an inflammatory disease of the human eye – Rajagopalaboopathi Jayasudha et al. – Journal of Biosciences

The Microbiome and Radiation Induced-Bowel Injury: Evidence for Potential Mechanistic Role in Disease Pathogenesis – Tomoko Kumagai et al. – Nutrients

Impact of Agaricus bisporus Mushroom Consumption on Gut Health Markers in Healthy Adults – Julie Hess et al. – Nutrients

Animal experiments

Effect of probiotic treatment on the clinical course, intestinal microbiome, and toxigenic Clostridium perfringens in dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea – Anna-Lena Ziese et al. – PLoS One

Caloric restriction promotes functional changes involving short-chain fatty acid biosynthesis in the rat gut microbiota – Alessandro Tanca et al. – Scientific Reports

Animal microbiome

Evidence for Gut-Associated Serratia symbiotica in Wild Aphids and Ants Provides New Perspectives on the Evolution of Bacterial Mutualism in Insects – François Renoz et al. – Microbial Ecology

Plant, root and soil microbiome

Vertical stratification of bacteria and the chemical compounds in crude oil-contaminated soil layers of the semi-deserted Dzungharian Basin – Jiang-Ke Yang et al. – PLoS One

Dynamics of Changes in Microbiological Composition of Stored Sediments – Aleksandra Sałata et al. – Journal of Ecological Engineering

Review: Nano-scale undead drivers of microbial life, biogeochemical turnover and ecosystem functions – Yakov Kuzyakov & Kyle Mason-Jones – Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Response of microbial communities to different organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) contamination levels in contaminated soils – Yu Du et al. – Chemosphere

Changes in the soil microbial communities of alpine steppe at Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau under different degradation levels – Heng Zhou et al. – Science of The Total Environment

Responses of the endophytic bacterial communities of Juncus acutus to pollution with metals, emerging organic pollutants and to bioaugmentation with indigenous strains – Evdokia Syranidou et al. – Frontiers in Plant Science

Desert and steppe soils exhibit lower autotrophic microbial abundance but higher atmospheric CO2 fixation capacity than meadow soils – Kang Zhao et al. – Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Bacterial microbiota and metabolic character of traditional sour cream and butter in Buryatia, Russia – Jie Yu et al. – Frontiers in Microbiology

Interactions between soil properties, soil microbes and plants in remnant-grassland and old-field areas: a reciprocal transplant approach – Monique E. Smith et al. – Plant and Soil

Exploration of the Biosynthetic Potential of the Populus Microbiome – Patricia M. Blair et al. – mSystems

Soil microbial community structure in the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings exposed to elevated air temperature and cadmium-contaminated soils for 4  years – X. Jia et al. – Science of The Total Environment

** Plant Phenotypic Traits Eventually Shape Its Microbiota:A Common Garden Test – Yunshi Li et al. – Frontiers in Microbiology

Soil Type-Dependent Interactions of P-Solubilizing Microorganisms with Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers Mediate Plant Growth Promotion in Tomato – Isaac Kwadwo Mpanga et al. – Agronomy

Water and extremophile microbiome

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics – Lingzhan Miao et al. – Science of The Total Environment

Mature biofilm communities on synthetic polymers in seawater – Specific or general? – Inga V. Kirstein et al. – Marine Environmental Research

Phages and viruses

Virome definition in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with neurological complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – C. Pou et al. – Journal of Clinical Virology

Metagenomic sequencing from mosquitoes in China reveals a variety of insect and human viruses – Pengpeng Xiao et al. – Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Technology

Review: Practical considerations for sampling and data analysis in contemporary metagenomics-based environmental studies – Christopher Staley & Michael J. Sadowsky –

Bioinformatics

Postnovo: Post-Processing Enables Accurate and FDR-Controlled De Novo Peptide Sequencing – Samuel E. Miller et al. – Journal of Proteome Research