Recent insights on challenges encountered with phage therapy against gastrointestinal-associated infections by Reem A. Youssef, Masarra M. Sakr, Rania I. Shebl, Khaled M. Aboshanab

“…The complex interactions between phages and the gut microbiome present challenges in ensuring that phage therapy does not disrupt beneficial gut bacteria. …”
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Soil microbiomes: a promising strategy for boosting crop yield and advancing sustainable agriculture by Komal Pandey, Baljeet Singh Saharan

“…In contrast, soil microbiomes present a promising avenue for sustainable agriculture, offering the potential to increase crop yields, enhance nutrient use efficiency, bolster plant resistance to environmental stresses, and improve overall plant health. …”
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A Lactobacillus consortium provides insights into the sleep-exercise-microbiome nexus in proof of concept studies of elite athletes and in the general population by Tindaro Bongiovanni, Marina Santiago, Kinga Zielinska, Jonathan Scheiman, Carolina Barsa, Ralf Jäger, Daniela Pinto, Fabio Rinaldi, Giammaria Giuliani, Tullio Senatore, Aleksandar D. Kostic

“…Abstract Background The complex relationship among sleep, exercise, and the gut microbiome presents a unique opportunity to improve health and wellness. …”
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Recurrent Paediatric Abdominal Pain Associated with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli Attributable to Unscreened use of Empirical Antibiotics: A Cross-sectional Study by Monalisa Subudhi, Sudhanshu Kumar Das, M Padmasree, Uday Kiran Reddy

“…This imbalance between the host and the gut microbiome presents as abdominal discomfort. Aim: To investigate the response of normal gut flora E. coli to commonly used empirical antibiotics and its association with persistent cases of RAP in children. …”
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Bladder cancer microbiome and its association with chemoresponse by Rashida Ginwala, Laura Bukavina, Laura Bukavina, Mohit Sindhani, Erika Nachman, Erika Nachman, Suraj Peri, Jodie Franklin, John Drevik, Sarah Christianson, Daniel M. Geynisman, Alexander Kutikov, Philip H. Abbosh, Philip H. Abbosh

“…Despite the urinary microbiome being one of the most clinically significant microbiomes in human health, it is one of the least well-described.Methods and materialsTo begin to annotate the urinary microbiome present in bladder cancers, we analyzed human genome-filtered sequencing data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) from 116 tumors (duplicates from 22 tumors), 22 adjacent normal bladder tissues, and 99 blood samples to classify reads originating from known microbiota. …”
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