Nature Reviews Microbiology contents December 2018 Volume 16 Number 12

TABLE OF CONTENTS December 2018 Volume 16, Issue 12 Research Highlights News & Analysis Progress Reviews Amendments & Corrections Advertisement CMI International Microbiome Meeting Dr. Rob Knight and the Center for Microbiome Innovation is pleased to host the 1st annual CMI International Microbiome Meeting (CIMM) on February 27-28, 2019 in San Diego, California. This event will feature an all-female speaker line up from around the globe and can be followed at #2019CIMM. REGISTER TODAY AS SPACE IS LIMITED.   Research Highlights Silencing Staphylococcus aureus with probiotics Ashley York p715 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0111-3 This study reports that the consumption of probiotic Bacillus bacteria abolishes Staphylococcus aureus gut colonization by interfering with S. aureus quorum-sensing. PDF The majority is uncultured Ursula Hofer pp716 - 717 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0097-x This study analysed the proportion of uncultured bacteria and archaea globally and found that the majority of environments are dominated by uncultured cells. PDF Time to split Andrea Du Toit pp716 - 717 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0108-y Two new studies provide insights into the assembly of the division machinery. PDF Shaping human evolution Andrea Du Toit p717 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0099-8 PDF Profilin(g) Asgard archaea Andrea Du Toit p717 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0100-6 PDF Diet and the mammary gland microbiome Andrea Du Toit p717 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0101-5 PDF Sharing with your community Andrea Du Toit pp718 - 719 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0113-1 This study reports that extracellular vesicles produced by Candida albicans biofilm cells have a crucial role in the production of the extracellular matrix and biofilm drug resistance. PDF EV-D68 steps up its neurotropism Ursula Hofer pp718 - 719 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0114-0 Recently emerged enteroviruses have been linked to acute paralysis, and a new study now shows that these viruses have developed neurotropism. PDF Plant probiotic supresses bacterial wilt Ashley York p719 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0104-2 PDF A useful by-product Ashley York p719 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0105-1 PDF An expanding fungal tree of life Ashley York p719 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0106-0 PDF Nature Reviews Microbiology EVENT SMi's 8th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology 21.01.19 London, UK More science events from News & Analysis Coming together during viral assembly    Christof Hepp & Nicole C. Robb p721 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0102-4 This month's Under the Lens discusses how super-resolution microscopy has been used to answer fundamental questions about the assembly mechanisms of enveloped viruses. 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!   Progress Microbial niches in marine oxygen minimum zones    Anthony D. Bertagnolli & Frank J. Stewart pp723 - 729 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0087-z Marine oxygen minimum zones are expanding globally as a result of rising temperatures. In this Progress article, Bertagnolli and Stewart describe the ecological and functional diversity of the microbial communities that inhabit these zones and their contribution to biogeochemical cycles. Full Text | PDF 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   Reviews The birth, evolution and death of metabolic gene clusters in fungi    Antonis Rokas, Jennifer H. Wisecaver & Abigail L. Lind pp731 - 744 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0075-3 In this Review, Rokas, Wisecaver and Lind discuss the diversity in the structure and content of fungal metabolic gene clusters, their population-level and species-level variation, the evolutionary mechanisms that underlie their formation, maintenance and decay, and their ecological and evolutionary impact on fungal populations. Full Text | PDF The oral microbiota: dynamic communities and host interactions    Richard J. Lamont, Hyun Koo & George Hajishengallis pp745 - 759 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0089-x The dynamic and polymicrobial oral microbiota is a direct precursor of diseases such as dental caries and periodontitis. In this Review, Lamont, Koo and Hajishengallis discuss the mechanisms by which oral microbial communities develop and become functionally specialized. They also examine the progression of polymicrobial communities towards pathogenicity. Full Text | PDF Collection: Microbiome Targeting mechanisms of tailed bacteriophages    Franklin L. Nobrega, Marnix Vlot, Patrick A. de Jonge, Lisa L. Dreesens, Hubertus J. E. Beaumont et al. pp760 - 773 | doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0070-8 Many phages use tails to attach to and penetrate the cell envelope of their bacterial hosts. In this Review, Brouns and colleagues explore recent structural and mechanistic insights into the interaction of phage tails with receptors on the bacterial surface. Full Text | PDF Amendments & Corrections Author Correction: Microbial niches in marine oxygen minimum zones    Anthony D. Bertagnolli & Frank J. 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