Volume 93, Issue 11, November 2017
Research Articles
Ammonia oxidisers in a non-nitrifying Brazilian savanna soil
Despite the presence of ammonia oxidiser microbial communities, Brazilian savanna soils rarely nitrify which can be regarded as an ecological advantage to retain N in soil.
Community structure of rare methanogenic archaea: insight from a single functional group
Similar to bacteria, rarity is a conserved way of life also for methanogenic archaea.
Effects of host traits and land-use changes on the gut microbiota of the Namibian black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)
Host traits have a bigger impact than environmental factors on the gut microbiota of the generalist black-backed jackal.
Broad-range survey of vector-borne pathogens and tick host identification of Ixodes ricinus from Southern Czech Republic
Prevalence of multiple human and veterinary pathogens was estimated in host-seeking nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks, and their previous vertebrate host was determined.
High-throughput sequencing revealed novel Dehalococcoidia in dechlorinating microbial enrichments from PCB-contaminated marine sediments
Novel Dehalococcoidia found in dechlorinating microbial enrichments from PCB-contaminated marine sediments.
Co-existence of freshwater and marine T4-like myoviruses in a typical subtropical estuary
Diverse freshwater and marine, as well as novel, T4-like myoviruses were observed in a typical subtropical estuary (Jiulong River estuary, China).
Comparison of Thaumarchaeotal populations from four deep sea basins
Archaea are dominant in the water column in most deep marine basins; however, geographically distant, yet geochemically similar basins may house distinct ammonium-oxidizing Thaumarchaeaotal populations.
Tissue damage induced midgut stem cell proliferation and microbial dysbiosis in Spodoptera litura
Better understanding of host tissue–microbiota interaction during stress conditions will encourage development of new promising ways for managing gastrointestinal diseases in future.
A dysbiosis index to assess microbial changes in fecal samples of dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy
The aim was to develop a rapid PCR-based dysbiosis index to assess microbiota changes in dogs.
Co-occurrence of genes for aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of dichloroethane in organochlorine-contaminated groundwater
Analysis of biodegradation genes at a contaminated site leads to the surprising finding that genes coding for both aerobic and anaerobic degradation processes are co-located in groundwater samples.
Prebiotic potential of pectin and pectic oligosaccharides to promote anti-inflammatory commensal bacteria in the human colon
Eubacterium eligens is a key member of the healthy human colonic microbiota which grows well on pectin and promotes potent anti-inflammatory activity.
Biosurfactant from a marine bacterium disrupts biofilms of pathogenic bacteria in a tropical aquaculture system
Glycolipid biosurfactant derived from an epibiotic marine bacterium Staphylococcus lentus could be used as a biofilm disruptor to tackle infections in aquaculture farms and thereby to reduce usage of antibiotic.
Links between seawater flooding, soil ammonia oxidiser communities and their response to changes in salinity
Effects of flooding on AO were linked to salinity and pH, suggesting enrichment of AOA and AOB tolerant to seawater salt concentration and slightly alkaline pH in frequently flooded soil.
