Nature Reviews Microbiology contents September 2018 Volume 16 Number 9

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October 12-14, 2018 | Shanghai, China  REGISTER NOW >>   Advertisement New Therapeutic Strategies to Combat Antibacterial Resistance  October 23, 2018, NYC With Keynote Helen Boucher of Tufts University School of Medicine, this meeting will convene basic and translational researchers to discuss current challenges and emerging therapeutic strategies for antibacterial resistance, a global health threat. Abstract deadline August 23. Register.   Advertisement Nature Reviews Reader Survey At Nature Reviews we are continually looking for ways to ensure we meet our readers' needs. Your responses to this short survey will give us insight into how our content may be improved. Get started here.     Research Highlights   Permafrost thawing and carbon metabolism Andrea Du Toit p519 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0066-4 Three studies provide insights into the microbial lineages involved in carbon processing in thawing permafrost, the role of viruses in soil carbon cycling, and the pattern, extent and scientific implications of sampling bias in environmental field research across the Arctic. PDF   Feast and famine: the keys to gut engraftment Ursula Hofer p520 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0061-9 PDF   Provoking your enemies to kill each other Ursula Hofer p520 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0062-8 PDF   Defence countermeasures Andrea Du Toit p520 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0063-7 PDF   Candida tolerates and persists Ursula Hofer pp520 - 521 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0056-6 In this study, Berman and colleagues show that a subpopulation of C. albicans cells can tolerate antifungal drug treatment, which contributes to persistent infection. PDF   Delivery of the gut microbiome Ashley York pp520 - 521 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0059-3 Two studies characterize the transmission of the microbiome from mother to infant during the first months of life. PDF   Bearing the load Andrea Du Toit p521 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0067-3 PDF   Teamwork pays off Andrea Du Toit p521 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0068-2 PDF   Continued risk of Ebola virus outbreak Andrea Du Toit p521 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0069-1 PDF   Nature Reviews Microbiology JOBS of the week Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Scientist Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School 3 Doctoral Researcher Positions Kiel University & Lübeck University INRA is recruiting 41 experienced researchers in 2018 INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research - France) Assistant Professor of Autophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism Center University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center More Science jobs from Nature Reviews Microbiology EVENT Reservoir Microbiology Forum (RMF) 2018 31.10.18 London, UK More science events from Reviews   Multidrug efflux pumps: structure, function and regulation    Dijun Du, Xuan Wang-Kan, Arthur Neuberger, Hendrik W. van Veen, Klaas M. Pos et al. pp523 - 539 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0048-6 One factor contributing to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance is the capacity of bacteria to rapidly export drugs through the intrinsic activity of efflux pumps. This Review describes recent insights into the structure, function and regulation of efflux pumps. Full Text | PDF Collection: Antimicrobial resistance   Culturing the human microbiota and culturomics    Jean-Christophe Lagier, Grégory Dubourg, Matthieu Million, Frédéric Cadoret, Melhem Bilen et al. pp540 - 550 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0041-0 Culturomics was developed to culture and identify unknown bacteria that inhabit the human gut. In this Review, Raoult and colleagues discuss the development of culturomics and how it has extended our understanding of bacterial diversity, and highlight the potential implications for human health. Full Text | PDF Collection: Microbiome   Campylobacter jejuni: collective components promoting a successful enteric lifestyle    Peter M. Burnham & David R. Hendrixson pp551 - 565 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0037-9 In this Review, Burnham and Hendrixson explore the unique combination of determinants of Campylobacter jejuni biology that together establish commensalism in many animal hosts and promote diarrhoeal diarrheal disease in humans, including cellular shape and architecture, genotypic and phenotypic diversity, a multi-functional flagellum and metabolic requirements for growth. Full Text | PDF   Advertisement Do you have a career question? The Naturejobs podcast features one-on-one Q&As, panel discussions and other exclusive content to help scientists with their careers. Hosted on the Naturejobs blog, the podcast is also available on iTunes and Soundcloud.  Listen today!   Perspectives   Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning    Samiran Banerjee, Klaus Schlaeppi & Marcel G. A. van der Heijden pp567 - 576 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0024-1 In this Opinion article, Banerjee et al. explore the importance of microbial keystone taxa and keystone guilds in microbiome structure and functioning, describe challenges in the characterization and manipulation of such taxa, and propose a definition of keystone taxa in microbial ecology. Full Text | PDF Collection: Microbiome   Advertisement Searching for a new career? At Nature Research we frequently recruit talented individuals to join our editorial and publishing teams. If you have a PhD and a passion for science this may be the perfect career for you. Visit our research editorial and publishing careers website to discover more about what we do   Amendments & Corrections   Author Correction: Multidrug efflux pumps: structure, function and regulation    Dijun Du, Xuan Wang-Kan, Arthur Neuberger, Hendrik W. van Veen, Klaas M. Pos et al. p577 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0060-x Full Text | PDF   Advertisement Communications Biology: Open for Submissions Communications Biology is a new open access journal that publishes high-quality primary research articles, reviews and commentary representing significant advances and new insights to the field of biology. The journal is now open for submissions. Find out more >>   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. Find the latest scientific conferences, courses, meetings and symposia on natureevents.com. 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