Volume 100, Issue 7, July 2024
Minireview
Organizing a global list of cyanobacteria and algae from soil biocrusts evidenced great geographic and taxonomic gaps
Biocrusts perform important ecological services, but they are little known. We generated a database revealing geographic and taxonomic gaps that will help further research on this topic.
Perspectives
Clean your own house first: integrating sustainability into microbiology labs
Conversation on integrating sustainability in Microbiology labs to minimise environmental impact, aligning with the goal of addressing global environmental challenges through responsible research practices.
Long-distance movement dynamics shape host microbiome richness and turnover
To date we have lacked a framework for understanding microbiome–movement dynamics with regards to host dispersal, we use both ecological simulations and literature to develop this framework—providing a testable framework for future studies.
Research Articles
Genomic analysis of Salmonella bacteriophages revealed multiple endolysin ORFs and importance of ligand-binding site of receptor-binding protein
Bacteriophages isolated from various sources represent diverse genomes, multiple endolysin gene coding regions, and have surprising variation in host range linked to distinct ligand-binding sites of receptor-binding proteins.
Enrichment and characterization of human-associated mucin-degrading microbial consortia by sequential passage
Mucin-degrading microbial communities were developed from three healthy humans, each with unique bacterial taxa and metabolic outputs.
Pollen products collected from honey bee hives experiencing minor stress have altered fungal communities and reduced antimicrobial properties
This study investigates the fungal communities and antimicrobial properties of honey bee pollen products, revealing significant differences in composition and activity between samples taken from healthy hives and hives experiencing minor stress.
The microgeo: an R package rapidly displays the biogeography of soil microbial community traits on maps
An R package designed for reading geographical data, manipulating and visualizing geographical boundary data, downloading spatial datasets, calculating microbial traits and rendering them on a geographical map.
Gradient boosted regression as a tool to reveal key drivers of temporal dynamics in a synthetic yeast community
An interpretable machine learning model revealed which inoculation parameters are most important to consider for understanding and manipulating community succession in a synthetic wine yeast community.
Melipona stingless bees and honey microbiota reveal the diversity, composition, and modes of symbionts transmission
Stingless bees' associated microorganisms can differ from other social bees. We present the differences between the microbiota of Melipona bees and their honey, indicating their possible origin, transmission modes, and the putative environmentally acquired novel bee symbionts.
Response of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria to limitation and availability of organic carbon
Freshwater aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria may profit from photoheterotrophy under carbon-rich and poor conditions.
