Today’s digest includes a few studies of the interactions between microbes (and synergy in metabolism and other processes), a filling of human gut microbiology, and interesting insights into probiotics both in animals and humans. Also, check out my post later in the day reviewing microbiome related talks at BioData World West 2017 (late April)
Events and jobs
* Scientist – Microbiomics – ZymoResearch
PhD in microbiology – Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Microbiology Laboratory Technologist – Yukon Hospital Corporation – Whitehorse, YT
General microbiome
* Underlying mechanisms for syntrophic metabolism of essential enzyme cofactors in microbial communities – Margaret F Romine – The ISME Journal
* Identification of the potentiating mutations and synergistic epistasis that enabled the evolution of inter-species cooperation – Sarah M. Douglas – PLOS ONE
Pregnancy and early life
PrePrint – Gut dysbiosis following C-section instigates higher colonisation of toxigenic Clostridium perfringens in infants – Nagpal R – Benef Microbes
The influence of dietary immunomodulatory factors on development of food allergy in children – Sardecka I – Postepy Dermatol Alergol.
Human oral microbiome
The microbiome of site-specific dental plaque of children with different caries status – Richards VP – Infection and Immunity
Human gut microbiome
Healthy gut microbiota can resolve undernutrition – Emmanuel Hermann – HBSN
The Gut Microbiota and Autism Spectrum Disorders – Qinrui Li – Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
The ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic gastrointestinal microorganisms – an appraisal – Haque SZ – Dovepress
* Comparative Effectiveness of Faecal Microbiota Transplant by Route of Administration – Nathan D. Gundacker – The Journal of Hospital Infection
Fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a patient with concomitant inflammatory bowel disease – Gravito-Soares M – Rev Esp Enferm Dig
Alterations in intestinal microbiota relate to intestinal failure-associated liver disease and central line infections – Panliang Wang – Journal of Pediatric Surgery
* The Gastric Microbiome and Its Influence on Gastric Carcinogenesis: Current Knowledge and Ongoing Research – Chao Zhang – Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Insights into the role of the intestinal microbiota in colon cancer – Oke S – Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Gut microbiota changes as a risk factor for obesity – Kvit KB – Wiad Lek.
Animal experiments
* Drosophila melanogaster as a High-Throughput Model for Host–Microbiota Interactions – Mark Trinder – Frontiers in Microbiology
Dietary Chitosan Supplementation Increases Microbial Diversity and Attenuates the Severity of Citrobacter rodentium Infection in Mice – Guiping Guan – Mediators of Inflammation
Changes in the intestinal bacterial community, short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal development of preweaned Holstein calves. 2. Effects of gastrointestinal site and age – J.J. Castro – Journal of Dairy Science
The microbiome regulates amygdala-dependent fear recall – Hoban AE – Molecular Psychiatry
Animal microbiome
The malleable gut microbiome of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Diet-dependent shifts of bacterial community structures – Stéphanie Céline Michl – PLOS ONE
The influence of a probiotic supplementation on memory in quail suggests a role of gut microbiota on cognitive abilities in birds – Severine Parois – Behavioural Brain Research
Gut microbial communities of American pikas (Ochotona princeps): evidence for phylosymbiosis and adaptations to novel diets – Kevin D. Kohl – Journal of Animal Ecology
This Gut Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. Or Is It? Helminth-Microbiota Interactions in Veterinary Species – Peachey LE – Trends in Parasitology
Convergence of gut microbiotas in the adaptive radiations of African cichlid fishes – Baldo L – ISME
Plant, root, and soil microbiome
Divergent extremes but convergent recovery of bacterial and archaeal soil communities to an ongoing subterranean coal mine fire – Sang-Hoon Lee – The ISME Journal
Prokaryotic Communities at Different Depths between Soils with and without Tomato Bacterial Wilt but Pathogen-Present in a Single Greenhouse – Chol Gyu Lee – Microbes and Environments
Water and extremophile microbiome
Annual community patterns are driven by seasonal switching between closely related marine bacteria – Christopher S Ward – The ISME Journal
A bacterial community-based index to assess the ecological status of estuarine and coastal environments – Eva Aylagas – Marine Pollution Bulletin
The impact of wastewater treatment effluent on microbial biomasses and diversities in coastal sediment microcosms of Hangzhou Bay – Yile Tao – Marine Pollution Bulletin
The impact of long-term hydrocarbon exposure on the structure, activity, and biogeochemical functioning of microbial mats – Johanne Aubé – Marine Pollution Bulletin
Changes in microbial community during hydrogen and methane production in two-stage thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion process from biowaste – S. Zahedi – Waste Management
Comparative analysis of microbial diversity in two hot springs of Bakreshwar, West Bengal, India – Chaudhuri B – Genomics Data
Built environment (subways, indoor surfaces)
Characterizing bacterial communities in paper production-troublemakers revealed – Zumsteg A – MicrobiologyOpen
Probiotics / prebiotics
Dairy Propionibacteria: Versatile Probiotics – Rabah H – Microorganisms
Contribution of anthocyanin-rich foods in obesity control through gut microbiota interactions – Jamar G – BioFactors
Positive Effect of Probiotics on Constipation in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Six Randomized Controlled Trials – Huang R – Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Mechanisms of Action of Probiotics and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota on Gut Motility and Constipation – Dimidi E – Advances in Nutrition
Bioinformatics
PrePrint – MetaMeta: Integrating Metagenome Analysis Tools To Improve Taxonomic Profiling – Vitor C. Piro – bioRxiv
Using null models to infer microbial co-occurrence networks – Nora Connor – PLOS ONE
Techniques
Characterization of microbial mixtures by mass spectrometry – Sandrin TR – Mass Spectrometry Reviews
Microbes in the news
Cork scientists link gut bacteria to anxiety disorders
New tick bacteria in Australia being investigated as possible cause of Lyme disease-type illness
Optical nanofiber ‘hears’ bacteria swim, cancer cells move
Microbes on the market
* BiomX raises $24 million to boost bacteria based drugs
Ed’s non-microbiology picks
Breakthrough in delirium research ‘solves 2,500-year-old mystery’
Novel tissue-engineered islet transplant achieves insulin independence in type 1 diabetes – Bioengineering of an Intraabdominal Endocrine Pancreas -David A. Baidal – New England Journal of Medicine
High levels of exercise linked to nine years of less aging (at the cellular level)
Migratory birds bumped off schedule as climate change shifts spring
PrePrint – Using Social Network Analysis to Better Understand Compulsive Exercise Behavior among a Sample of Sorority Members – Megan S. Patterson – Human Kinetics
Edible insects could play key role in cutting harmful emissions – EurkAlert!
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