Human oral microbiome
* Characterization and comparison of bacterial communities in benign vocal fold lesions – Alissa S Hanshew – Microbiome
Bacterial invasion and persistence: critical events in the pathogenesis of periodontitis? – S. Ji – Journal of Periodontal Research
Human skin microbiome
This took two years to publish, but here it is: Meeting report for the 1st skin microbiota workshop, Boulder, CO October 15-16 2012 – Jack A Gilbert – Standards in Genomic Sciences
Human respiratory microbiome
Assessment of Airway Microbiota and Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis Using Multiple Sampling Methods – Edith T. Zemanick – Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Human gut microbiome
* Stability of Gut Enterotypes in Korean Monozygotic Twins and Their Association with Biomarkers and Diet – Mi Young Lim – Scientific Reports
* Microbiota organization is a distinct feature of proximal colorectal cancers – Christine M. Dejea – PNAS USA
Review: Crosstalk between intestinal microbiota, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle as an early event in systemic low-grade inflammation and the development of obesity and diabetes – Christian Bleau – Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Pathophysiological responses from human gut microbiome – Anindya Roy Chowdhury, Utpal Bakshi – World Journal of Translational Medicine
Animal models of microbiome research
Microbiome-metabolome analysis reveals unhealthy alterations in the composition and metabolism of ruminal microbiota with increasing dietary grain in a goat model – Sheng-yong Mao – Environmental Microbiology
Animal microbiome
Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Astigmata) from various dried fruits differed in associated microorganisms – Jan Hubert – Journal of Applied Microbiology
Bacterial dynamics within the mucus, tissue and skeleton of the coral Porites lutea during different seasons – Jie Li – Scientific Reports
Investigation of biotechnological potential of sponge-associated bacteria collected in Brazilian coast – O.C.S. Santos – Letters in Applied Microbiology
Plant microbiome
* Removal of floral microbiota reduces floral terpene emissions – Josep Peñuelas – Scientific Reports
Contrasting diversity of epibiotic bacteria and surrounding bacterioplankton of a common submerged macrophyte, Potamogeton crispus, in freshwater lakes – Dan He – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Review: Sphagnum physiology in the context of changing climate: emergent influences of genomics, modelling and host–microbiome interactions on understanding ecosystem function – David J. Weston – Plant, Cell & Environment
Book: Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions – Springer
Soil and sediment microbiome
Anthropogenic land use shapes the composition and phylogenetic structure of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities – Mari Moora – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Halophyte plant colonization as a driver of the composition of bacterial communities in salt marshes chronically exposed to oil hydrocarbons – Vanessa Oliveira – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Changes in microbial communities in coastal sediments along natural CO2 gradients at a volcanic vent in Papua New Guinea – Felix F. Raulf – Environmental Microbiology
Nitrogen Cycling Processes and Microbial Community Composition in Bed Sediments in the Yukon River at Pilot Station – Deborah A. Repert – Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Soil bacterial and fungal communities respond differently to various isothiocyanates added for biofumigation – Ping Hu – Frontiers in Microbiology
Primary succession of soil enzyme activity and heterotrophic microbial communities along the chronosequence of Tianshan Mountains No. 1 Glacier, China – Jun Zeng – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Water microbiome
Off-site impacts of agricultural composting: role of terrestrially derived organic matter in structuring aquatic microbial communities and their metabolic potential – Thomas Pommier – FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Microbiome of the built environment
* Diversity of Bacterial Communities of Fitness Center Surfaces in a U.S. Metropolitan Area – Nabanita Mukherjee – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Food microbiology
Potentially probiotic acetic acid bacteria isolation and identification from traditional dairies microbiota – Babak Haghshenas – International Journal of Food Science & Technology
Metagenomics
Microbial community pattern detection in human body habitats via ensemble clustering framework – Peng Yang – BMC Systems Biology
Proteomics and metabolomics
Insights on the human microbiome and its xenobiotic metabolism: what is known about its effects on human physiology? – Tewes Tralau – Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
Proteomic tools to decipher microbial community structure and functioning – Florence Arsène-Ploetze – Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Systems-based approaches to unravel multi-species microbial community functioning – Florence Abram – Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Amplification and other techniques
* Multi-template polymerase chain reaction – Elena Kalle – Biomolecular Detection and Quantification
Microfluidic static droplet array for analyzing microbial communication on a population gradient – Heon-Ho Jeong – Lab Chip
More microbiology papers
* Gain-of-function experiments: time for a real debate – W. Paul Duprex (with David Relman) – Nature Reviews Microbiology
Ciprofloxacin mechanism: Emergence of antibiotic resistance from multinucleated bacterial filaments – Julia Bos – PNAS USA
Microbes in the news
The fragrance of flowers depends on the fungi and bacteria that coated – Beta Wired
The Human Microbiome: Getting Personal – Katy Califf – ASM Microbe
Science, publishing, career
Scientists Are Not That Smart – Chad Orzel – New York Magazine
io9 Science Survey: Tell Us About Working With Rodents in the Lab – Annalee Newitz – io9
Best Way for Professors to Get Good Student Evaluations? Be Male – Amanda Marcotte – Slate
Bik’s Picks
Unfortunately sold out, but really cute: DNA Molecule Plush – ThinkGeek
The birth of a dinosaur footprint: Subsurface 3D motion reconstruction and discrete element simulation reveal track ontogeny (with movies) – Peter L. Falkingham – PNAS USA
Billionaire’s New Science Institute Plans “Google Maps” View of Cells – Joshn Fischman – Scientific American
Expanded DNA alphabet wins Science award – Bradley J. Fikes – UT San Diego
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