Nature Reviews Microbiology contents May 2018 Volume 16 Number 5 pp 257-328

 

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May 2018 Volume 16 Number 5
2016 2-year Impact Factor 26.819 Journal Metrics 2-year Median 18	In this issue Editorial Research Highlights News and Analysis Focus on: Microbial Biogeochemistry Reviews   Also this month  Featured article: The microbial nitrogen-cycling network Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Hannah K. Marchant & Boran Kartal
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Planet of the microorganisms p257 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.38 This Focus issue on biogeochemistry highlights the metabolic versatility in microbial communities and the significance of microbial contributions to the flow of elements in Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Full Text | PDF
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS   Top Environmental microbiology: Marine biogeochemical cycles in a changing world p259 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.40 Two new studies highlight the potential impact of climate change on microbial biogeochemical cycles. PDF Environmental microbiology: New diversity in the sulfur cycle p260 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.32 Two new studies explore the diverse microorganisms and their enzymes that contribute to the global sulfur cycle. PDF Marine microbiology: Carbon export into the deep ocean p260 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.37 Infection of E. huxleyi by coccolithoviruses facilitates downward vertical flux of both particulate organic and inorganic carbon, thus enhancing the efficiency of carbon export into the deep ocean. PDF IN THE NEWS Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria p260 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.39 PDF   IN BRIEF Environmental microbiology: Soil surface communities bite the dust | Microbiome: Viral hormones activate human insulin signalling | Archaeal physiology: Alien methanogens on Saturn's moon? PDF Nature Reviews Microbiology JOBS of the week Recruitment Announcement for School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine Postdoctoral Research Scientist - HIV vaccine design Simon Fraser University (SFU) Associate Professor / Professor in Biodiversity Genomics The University of Western Australia (UWA) Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh Department of Pediatrics Call for Application for Director Position at the "Academy of Immunology and Microbiology" of IBS IBS More Science jobs from Nature Reviews Microbiology EVENT SMi's 2nd annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast 07.06.18 San Diego, USA More science events from
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GENOME WATCH Breaking the code of antibiotic resistance Stephanie W. Lo, Narender Kumar & Nicole E. Wheeler p262 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.33 This month's Genome Watch highlights how a better understanding of genotype-phenotype correlation may lead to the design of new diagnostic tests for antimicrobial resistance in clinical settings. PDF
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Focus on: Microbial Biogeochemistry REVIEWS Top The microbial nitrogen-cycling network Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Hannah K. Marchant & Boran Kartal p263 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.9 Nitrogen-transforming microorganisms shape global biogeochemical nutrient cycles. In this Review, Kuypers, Marchant and Kartal explore the vast diversity of these microorganisms and their enzymes, highlighting novel pathways, and discuss how nitrogen-transforming microorganisms form complex nitrogen-cycling networks in different environments. Abstract | Full Text | PDF   Bacterial microcompartments Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Clement Aussignargues, Jan Zarzycki, Fei Cai & Markus Sutter p277 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.10 Bacterial microcompartments are self-assembling organelles that consist of an enzymatic core that is encapsulated by a selectively permeable protein shell. In this Review, Kerfeld and colleagues discuss recent insights into the structure, assembly, diversity and function of bacterial microcompartments. Abstract | Full Text | PDF   Rhizobia: from saprophytes to endosymbionts Philip Poole, Vinoy Ramachandran & Jason Terpolilli p291 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.171 Rhizobia can exist as both free-living soil microbiota and plant-associated endosymbionts, which form N2-fixing root nodules. In this Review, Poole, Ramachandran and Terpolilli explore the drastic lifestyle shift that underlies this transition and the associated plant-bacteria interactions. Abstract | Full Text | PDF   Hopanoid lipids: from membranes to plant-bacteria interactions Brittany J. Belin, Nicolas Busset, Eric Giraud, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo & Dianne K. Newman p304 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.173 Hopanoid lipids are structurally and functionally related to sterols, which are important building blocks of membranes. In this Review, Newman, Silipo and colleagues explore the diversity of bacterial hopanoids and their roles in stress adaptation and plant symbiosis. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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Pseudomonas syringae: what it takes to be a pathogen Xiu-Fang Xin, Brian Kvitko & Sheng Yang He p316 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.17 Pseudomonas syringae uses a multitude of virulence factors to infect plants. In this Review, Xin and colleagues highlight key virulence strategies — immune suppression and water soaking — that allow this bacterium to become a successful pathogen under the right environmental conditions. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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