Short-chain sugars and lactose intolerance, NEC and bile salts, gut microbiome in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Brucella in frogs. And since this is a quiet time on the microbiome literature front, I also included some other interesting microbes in the news.
Pregnancy and early life
* Fecal Bile Salts and the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants – Christian V. Hulzebos – PLOS ONE
Human respiratory microbiome
Effects of Propidium Monoazide (PMA) Treatment on Mycobiome and Bacteriome Analysis of Cystic Fibrosis Airways during Exacerbation – Linh Do Ngoc Nguyen – PLOS ONE
Human gut microbiome
* Impact of short-chain galactooligosaccharides on the gut microbiome of lactose-intolerant individuals – M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril – PNAS
* Alterations in Gut Microbiome Composition and Barrier Function Are Associated with Reproductive and Metabolic Defects in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Pilot Study – Lisa Lindheim – PLOS ONE
Review: Modulation of alloimmune response by commensal gut microbiota and potential new avenues to influence the outcome of allogeneic transplantation by modification of the ‘gut culture’ – S. Kanangat – International Journal of Immunogenetics
Editorial: Gut Microbiota, Diet and Health. (We and our gut microbes) – Juan Carlos Espín – Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
Editorial: Hot Topics in 2017 – Gut Microbiota, Whole Grains and Health – Hans-Ulrich Humpf – Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
Microbiology of nearly sterile sites
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Microcolonies in Coronary Thrombi from Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction – Gorm Mørk Hansen – PLOS ONE
Animal microbiome
* The Change of a Medically Important Genus: Worldwide Occurrence of Genetically Diverse Novel Brucella Species in Exotic Frogs – Holger C. Scholz – PLOS ONE
Synbiotics for Broiler Chickens—In Vitro Design and Evaluation of the Influence on Host and Selected Microbiota Populations following In Ovo Delivery – Aleksandra Dunislawska – PLOS ONE
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Frontiers for research on the ecology of plant-pathogenic bacteria: fundamentals for sustainability. Challenges in Bacterial Molecular Plant Pathology – Cindy E. Morris – Molecular Plant Pathology
Water and extremophile microbiome
Microbial Diversity and Cyanobacterial Production in Dziani Dzaha Crater Lake, a Unique Tropical Thalassohaline Environment – Christophe Leboulanger – PLOS ONE
Food microbiology
Crystal Ball: Exciting strain-level resolution studies of the food microbiome – Danilo Ercolini – Microbial Biotechnology
Viruses / phages / bioinformatics / metagenomics
Metavisitor, a Suite of Galaxy Tools for Simple and Rapid Detection and Discovery of Viruses in Deep Sequence Data – Guillaume Carissimo – PLOS ONE
Microbial Ecology
Effects of Spatial Localization on Microbial Consortia Growth – Michael Venters – PLOS ONE
More microbiology / Microbes in the news
RelA Mutant Enterococcus faecium with Multiantibiotic Tolerance Arising in an Immunocompromised Host– Erin S. Honsa – mBio
- Press: Infant’s prolonged infection reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotics – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Inhibition of CRISPR-Cas9 with Bacteriophage Proteins – Benjamin J. Rauch – Cell
- Press: Off-Switch for CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing System Discovered. Anti-CRISPR Protein is First Shown to Inactivate the Cas9 Variant Used in Labs Worldwide – Nicholas Weller – UCSF
- Controlling CRISPR: Researchers May Have Found An “Off-Switch” for Gene-Editing – Futurism
- A Scientific Discovery That Makes Genetic Engineering Safer To Use – Kevin Murnane – Forbes
50 Years of Journal of Virology: Classic Spotlight, 1969 and 1970: Articles of Significant Interest Selected from the Journal of Virology Archives by the Editors – Journal of Virology
Research Highlight: Building a bacterial ribosome – Ashley York – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Sepsis and Hemocyte Loss in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Infected with Serratia marcescens Strain Sicaria – Nancy L. Burritt – PLOS ONE
- Bacteria carried by Varroa mites may be key to unlocking mystery of honey bee deaths – Genetic Literacy Project
- Professor, students identify bacterium that may kill honey bees – UW Stout
Switching of metabolic programs in response to light availability is an essential function of the cyanobacterial circadian clock – Anna M Puszynska – bioRxiv
Microbiomes Move Standard Plate Count One Step Forward – Gregory Siragusa – Food Safety Tech
Bisphenol-A Linked to Endocrine Disorders in Pets, Humans – CBS Local
Microbes on the market
Alimentary discoveries produce a gut reaction among investors – Companies aim to exploit one of the 21st century’s big advances – Clive Cookson – Financial Times
Marina Biotech Granted European Claims Covering Bacteria Mediated Gene Silencing – Market Wired
A Bright Future for Bacteria – Betsy Davis – Pharma Elsevier
Synthetic Biologics to Present at the Biotech Showcase™ 2017 Conference – PR Newswire
Bacteria Hysteria
The Bacteria We’ve Got to Beat: Nasty germs lurk on cell phones, doorknobs, ketchup bottles — here’s how to fight ’em this flu season – Carleen Wild – Lifezette
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