Monitoring the emergence and re-emergence of viral diseases with the goal of containing
the spread of viral agents requires both adequate preparedness and quick response …

In this Analysis we use published 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences to compare the
bacterial assemblages that are associated with humans and other mammals, metazoa and …

Next-generation sequencing techniques, and PhyloChip, have made simultaneous
phylogenetic analyses of hundreds of microbial communities possible. Insight into …

Over the past two decades, marine virology has progressed from a curiosity to an intensely
studied topic of critical importance to oceanography. At concentrations of approximately 10 …

This collection of laboratory protocols describes the steps to collect viruses from various
samples with the specific aim of generating viral metagenome sequence libraries (viromes) …

Abstract Marine viruses affect Bacteria, Archaea and eukaryotic organisms and are major
components of the marine food web. Most studies have focused on their role as predators …

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 …

The study of virus disease emergence, whether it can be predicted and how it might be
prevented, has become a major research topic in biomedicine. Here we show that efforts to …

The species composition and metabolic potential of microbial and viral communities are
predictable and stable for most ecosystems. This apparent stability contradicts theoretical …

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities and can control microbial communities, but
their identity in terrestrial and freshwater Antarctic ecosystems is unknown. The genetic …