Although viruses comprise the most abundant genetic material in the biosphere, to date only
several thousand virus species have been formally defined. Such a limited perspective on …

We know less about viruses than any other lifeform. Fortunately, metagenomics has led to a
massive expansion in the known diversity of the virosphere. Here, we discuss how …

It is hard to overemphasize the role that metagenomics has had on our recent understanding
of RNA virus diversity. Metagenomics in the 21st century has brought with it an explosion in …

Metagenomics is transforming the study of virus evolution, allowing the full assemblage of
virus genomes within a host sample to be determined rapidly and cheaply. The genomic …

Virus metagenomics is a young research filed but it has already transformed our
understanding of virus diversity and evolution, and illuminated at a new level the …

The advent of extremely high throughput DNA sequencing ensures that genomic data from
microbial organisms can be acquired in unprecedented quantities and with remarkable …

Environmental RNA viruses are ubiquitous and diverse, and probably have important
ecological and biogeochemical impacts. Understanding the global diversity of RNA viruses …

Viral metagenomics, or shotgun sequencing of purified viral particles, has revolutionized the
field of environmental virology by allowing the exploration of viral communities in a variety of …

Metagenomics, ie, the sequencing and analysis of genomic information extracted directly
from clinical or environmental samples, has become a fundamental tool to explore the viral …

Current knowledge of RNA virus biodiversity is both biased and fragmentary, reflecting a
focus on culturable or disease-causing agents. Here we profile the transcriptomes of over …