Microbiome general/other

A comprehensive repertoire of prokaryotic species identified in human beings – Perrine Hugon – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Linking the relevance of microbiota composition shifts with intestinal health disorders: a complex issue – Filip Boyen – Veterinary Journal

Effects of Long Term Antibiotic Therapy on Human Oral and Fecal Viromes – Shira R. Abeles – PLOS ONE

High-throughput sequencing of 16S rDNA amplicons characterizes bacterial composition in cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with purulent meningitis– Aicui Liu – Drug Des Devel Ther

Pregnancy and birth microbiome

Several abstracts in Placenta:

• Microbiota and the gut-placenta axis in non-human primates (PAPIO SPP.) – Natalia Schlabritz-Loutsevitch – Placenta
• Aging of intrauterine tissues in spontaneous preterm birth and preterm premature rupture of the membranes: A systematic review of the literature – J. Polettini
• The placental microbiome; microbial presence in nature’s transplant – Elise Pelzer
• Is diversification of the endometrial microbiome significant for reproductive success? – Elise Pelzer
• The microbial community of eutherian origin: Effects of maternal microbiota on the placental microbiome – Leanne Ragonesi

 

Human oral microbiome

Pyrosequencing analysis of apical microbiota of teeth with persistent apical periodontitis – Yifan Ping – Journal of Dental Sciences

Human gut microbiome

Structure and function of the healthy pre-adolescent pediatric gut microbiome – Emily B. Hollister – Microbiome

Are proton pump inhibitors affecting intestinal microbiota health? – S. Melgar – Gastroenterology

Microbiome models

Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Dietary Lipids Aggravates WAT Inflammation through TLR Signaling – Robert Caesar – Cell Metabolism

Contribution of neutral processes to the assembly of gut microbial communities in the zebrafish over host development – Adam R Burns – The ISME Journal

Animal microbiome

The microbial community structure of the cotton rat nose – Diego Chaves-Moreno – Environmental Microbiology Reports

Water / Extremophile microbiome

Freshwater ice as habitat: partitioning of phytoplankton and bacteria between ice and water in central European reservoirs – Robert M.L. McKay – Environmental Microbiology Reports

High protists diversity in the plankton of sulfurous lakes and lagoons examined by 18s rRNA gene sequence analyses – Xavier Triadó-Margarit – Environmental Microbiology Reports

Bioreactor microbiology

Housefly Larvae Vermicomposting Efficiently Attenuates Antibiotic Resistant Genes in Swine Manure Coupled with Distinct Bacterial Population Change – Hang Wang – Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Techniques

A method for simultaneous measurement of soil bacterial abundances and community composition via 16S rRNA gene sequencing – Wenke Smets – PeerJ PrePrints

Mock communities highlight the diversity of host-associated eukaryotes – Laura Wegener Parfrey – Molecular Ecology

Microbes in the news

Lab experiments question popular measure of ancient ocean temperatures – Hannah Hickey – University of Washington

Is your spacecraft contaminating the universe? – Jonathan Eisen – Microbe.net

Birmingham Zoo closes aviary after bacteria found in bird – Washington Times

Science, publishing, and career

EntryPoint! places students with disabilities on STEM tracks – Becky Ham – Science

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