9 November 2018

Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus in cystic fibrosis

"Many pathogens are considered in isolation rather than as part of communities. This review of the interactions of a bacterium and fungus in cystic fibrosis is an important addition to the literature."

Siouxsie Wiles, Handling Editor

7 November 2018

Microbiome differences between river-dwelling and cave-adapted populations of the fish Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853)

"The blind cavefish is a tremendous model system for the evolution of vision loss. This paper adds significantly to our understanding of this model system by characterizing the microbiome diversity associated with this transition from river to cave environment."

Keith Crandall, Handling Editor

16 October 2018

Analysis of adult damselfly fecal material aids in the estimation of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales contamination of the local environment

"This is a really neat study, looking at antibiotic-resistant bacteria in damselfly poo as a potential means of identifying what resistant-bacteria are present in the wider environment. I would love to see them extend the study to look at genomic analyses rather than being limited to what they could grow on selective agar."

Siouxsie Wiles, Handling Editor

10 October 2018

Production of exopolysaccharide by strains of Lactobacillus plantarum YO175 and OF101 isolated from traditional fermented cereal beverage

"This article is relevant to food science and technology."

Carlos Conte-Junior, Handling Editor

28 September 2018

Functions of Candida albicans cell wall glycosidases Dfg5p and Dcw1p in biofilm formation and HOG MAPK pathway

"Candida biofilm formation is a fascinating biological process and has medical implications."

Jürg Bähler, Handling Editor

28 September 2018

Cellular production of a counterfeit viral protein confers immunity to infection by a related virus

"The acquisition of viral genes by hosts to use as anti-viral proteins is interesting and this adds to our knowledge of such mechanisms."

Kate Bishop, Handling Editor

12 September 2018

Molecular typing and profiling of topoisomerase mutations causing resistance to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin in Elizabethkingia species

"Although Elizabethkingia may seem as a rather rare organism in terms fo human pathology, the study illustrates well the various mechanisms of resistance to a important fluoroquinolone and will be of interest to many investigators of antibacterial resistance and to clinicians using ciprofloxacin or other fluoroquinolones."

Paul Tulkens, Handling Editor

22 August 2018

Fine-scale differentiation between Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus group signatures in metagenome shotgun data

"Highlights the need for careful analyses of metagenomic data when looking at closely related bacteria, and proposes a way of dealing with this. Applicable to metagenomic studies across a range of ecological niches."

Lesley Hoyles, Handling Editor

10 August 2018

A meta-analysis reveals the environmental and host factors shaping the structure and function of the shrimp microbiota

"A very good effort on putting together and analysing shrimp gut microbiota."

Konstantinos Kormas, Handling Editor

10 August 2018

The effects of fermentation products of prebiotic fibres on gut barrier and immune functions in vitro

"I believe that prebiotics may have an important influence of immune response. More information are needed on intestinal barrier functions and this paper can be of support."

Maria Cristina Albertini, Handling Editor