Nature Reviews Microbiology contents November 2015 Volume 13 Number 11 pp 659-736

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November 2015 Volume 13 Number 11
Impact Factor 23.574 *	In this issue Research Highlights News and Analysis Reviews Analysis Also this month  Featured article: Genetic code flexibility in microorganisms: novel mechanisms and impact on physiology Jiqiang Ling, Patrick O'Donoghue & Dieter Söll
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Top Microbiome: In transit p659 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3572 Dey et al. show that gut motility is affected by different combinations of microbiota and diet, and that turmeric affects intestinal transit, through a mechanism that involves bile acid secretion and Ret signalling. PDF Viral infection: Phages' box of tricks for CRISPR p660 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3571 A new study characterizes three anti-CRISPR proteins to provide the first mechanistic insights into phage evasion of CRISPR-Cas immunity. PDF Viral pathogenesis: HIV-1 Nef targets restriction factors p660 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3573 Two new studies show that the HIV-1 accessory protein Nef enhances virion infectivity by targeting the restriction factors SERINC3 and SERINC5. PDF IN BRIEF Microbiome: Early life dysbiosis increases asthma risk | Viral evolution: Waking a sleeping giant | Techniques & applications: Cpf1 makes for a CRISPR cut | Microbial ecology: Wired communities | Viral infection: An endogenous retrovirus contributes to ALS | Antimicrobials: Triple therapy for MRSA PDF Microbiology JOBS of the week Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biology, Specializing in Microbiology University of Dayton Faculty Position, Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of California - San Francisco More Science jobs from Microbiology EVENT 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology 20.01.16 London, UK More science events from
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GENOME WATCH True Blood: dengue virus evolution Rachael Wash & Carmen Diaz Soria p662 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3570 This month's Genome Watch highlights how deep sequencing has provided insights into dengue virus evolution under different selection pressures. PDF
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Filovirus pathogenesis and immune evasion: insights from Ebola virus and Marburg virus Ilhem Messaoudi, Gaya K. Amarasinghe & Christopher F. Basler p663 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3524 In this Review, Basler and colleagues describe the mechanisms of immune evasion used by filoviruses, with a focus on Ebola virus and Marburg virus, and discuss how these mechanisms are linked to pathogenesis and disease severity. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Microbial ecology of the cryosphere: sea ice and glacial habitats Antje Boetius, Alexandre M. Anesio, Jody W. Deming, Jill A. Mikucki & Josephine Z. Rapp p677 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3522 In this Review, Boetius et al. summarize our current knowledge of the microbial ecology of Earth's frozen realms, including sea ice and glacial habitats. They describe the diversity of niches, the composition of microbial communities at these sites and their biogeochemical activities. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Microbial ecology of Antarctic aquatic systems Ricardo Cavicchioli p691 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3549 Antarctica has an essential role in regulating Earth's climate and ocean ecosystem function, and Antarctica's biosphere is dominated by microorganisms. In this Review, Cavicchioli discusses the factors that shape the biogeography of Antarctic microorganisms and explores how 'omic' studies have begun to elucidate the mechanisms determining the composition and function of microbial communities in Antarctic aquatic systems. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Genetic code flexibility in microorganisms: novel mechanisms and impact on physiology Jiqiang Ling, Patrick O'Donoghue & Dieter Söll p707 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3568 In this article, Söll and colleagues review the mechanisms of genetic code flexibility — biased codon usage, codon reassignment, ambiguous decoding and recoding — and discuss how this flexibility affects microbial physiology. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
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An updated evolutionary classification of CRISPR-Cas systems Kira S. Makarova, Yuri I. Wolf, Omer S. Alkhnbashi, Fabrizio Costa, Shiraz A. Shah, Sita J. Saunders, Rodolphe Barrangou, Stan J. J. Brouns, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Daniel H. Haft, Philippe Horvath, Sylvain Moineau, Francisco J. M. Mojica, Rebecca M. Terns, Michael P. Terns, Malcolm F. White, Alexander F. Yakunin, Roger A. Garrett, John van der Oost, Rolf Backofen & Eugene V. Koonin p722 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3569 CRISPR-Cas systems provide bacteria and archaea with adaptive immunity to invading foreign DNA. In an Analysis article, Koonin and colleagues update a previous classification of these systems to incorporate the large volume of genomic data generated in recent years. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
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