Research
Shotgun metagenomic sequencing is increasingly utilized as a tool to evaluate ecological-level dynamics of antimicrobial resistance and virulence, in conjunction with microbiome analysis. Interest in use of th...
Microbiome 2017 5:142
Published on: 17 October 2017
Research
Alcohol abuse has deleterious effects on human health by disrupting the functions of many organs and systems. Gut microbiota has been implicated in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related liver diseases, with its ...
Microbiome 2017 5:141
Published on: 17 October 2017
Short report
The bacterial tree of life has recently undergone significant expansion, chiefly from candidate phyla retrieved through genome-resolved metagenomics. Bypassing the need for genome availability, we present a sn...
Microbiome 2017 5:140
Published on: 17 October 2017
Research
The individual, together with its environment, has been reported as the main force driving composition and structure of skin microbiota in healthy dogs. Therefore, one of the major concerns when analyzing cani...
Microbiome 2017 5:139
Published on: 13 October 2017
Research
The limited understanding of microbial characteristics in moisture-damaged buildings impedes efforts to clarify which adverse health effects in the occupants are associated with the damage and to develop effec...
Microbiome 2017 5:138
Published on: 13 October 2017
Research
Metallo-β-lactamases are bacterial enzymes that provide resistance to carbapenems, the most potent class of antibiotics. These enzymes are commonly encoded on mobile genetic elements, which, together with thei...
Microbiome 2017 5:134
Published on: 12 October 2017
Correction
Microbiome 2017 5:137
Published on: 12 October 2017
The original article was published in Microbiome 2017 5:94
Correction
Microbiome 2017 5:136
Published on: 11 October 2017
The original article was published in Microbiome 2017 5:118
Research
Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that enhance the growth of certain microbes within the gut microbiota. Prebiotic consumption generates immune-modulatory effects that are traditionally thought to...
Microbiome 2017 5:135
Published on: 10 October 2017
Commentary
The public commonly associates microorganisms with pathogens. This suspicion of microorganisms is understandable, as historically microorganisms have killed more humans than any other agent while remaining lar...
Microbiome 2017 5:132
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research
Pathogenic and allergenic bacteria and fungi within the indoors can bring detrimental health effects on the occupants. We previously studied the bacterial communities found in households located throughout Hon...
Microbiome 2017 5:131
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research
Several biotic and abiotic factors have been reported to influence the proliferation of microbes, including Legionella pneumophila, in hot water premise plumbing systems, but their combined effects have not been ...
Microbiome 2017 5:130
Published on: 4 October 2017
Short report
Nearly a quarter of emerging infectious diseases identified in the last century are arthropod-borne. Although ticks and insects can carry pathogenic microorganisms, non-pathogenic microbes make up the majority...
Microbiome 2017 5:133
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research
The Mars500 project was conceived as the first full duration simulation of a crewed return flight to Mars. For 520 days, six crew members lived confined in a specifically designed spacecraft mock-up. The herei...
Microbiome 2017 5:129
Published on: 4 October 2017
Research
Microorganisms influence the chemical milieu of their environment, and chemical metabolites can affect ecological processes. In built environments, where people spend the majority of their time, very little is...
Microbiome 2017 5:128
Published on: 26 September 2017
Research
Numerous empirical studies suggest that hosts and microbes exert reciprocal selective effects on their ecological partners. Nonetheless, we still lack an explicit framework to model the dynamics of both hosts ...
Microbiome 2017 5:127
Published on: 25 September 2017
Research
Microbial communities in our built environments have great influence on human health and disease. A variety of built environments have been characterized using a metagenomics-based approach, including some hea...
Microbiome 2017 5:125
Published on: 22 September 2017
Research
Non-carbonated natural mineral waters contain microorganisms that regularly grow after bottling despite low concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Yet, the compositions of bottled water microbiota a...
Microbiome 2017 5:126
Published on: 22 September 2017
Erratum
Microbiome 2017 5:124
Published on: 21 September 2017
The original article was published in Microbiome 2017 5:61
Research
Diet-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the rumen have broad effects on the health and growth of ruminants. The microbe-G-protein-coupled receptor (GPR) and microbe-histone deacetylase (HDAC) axes migh...
Microbiome 2017 5:123
Published on: 19 September 2017
Research
Evergreen coniferous forests contain high stocks of organic matter. Significant carbon transformations occur in litter and soil of these ecosystems, making them important for the global carbon cycle. Due to se...
Microbiome 2017 5:122
Published on: 18 September 2017
Research
An approach utilizing the long-read capability of the Oxford Nanopore MinION to rapidly sequence bacterial ribosomal operons of complex natural communities was developed. Microbial fingerprinting employs domai...
Microbiome 2017 5:116
Published on: 15 September 2017
Research
Understanding the associations among corals, their photosynthetic zooxanthella symbionts (Symbiodinium), and coral-associated prokaryotic microbiomes is critical for predicting the fidelity and strength of coral ...
Microbiome 2017 5:120
Published on: 15 September 2017
Research
Urbanization is associated with an increased risk for a number of diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and cancer, which all also show associations with the microbiome. While microbial community composition ...
Microbiome 2017 5:121
Published on: 15 September 2017
Research
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal syndrome among women in their reproductive years. It is associated with an increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections and complications like...
Microbiome 2017 5:119
Published on: 13 September 2017
