The human virome: assembly, composition and host interactions

G Liang, FD Bushman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
The human body hosts vast microbial communities, termed the microbiome. Less well
known is the fact that the human body also hosts vast numbers of different viruses …

Clinical metagenomics

CY Chiu, SA Miller - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), the comprehensive analysis of
microbial and host genetic material (DNA and RNA) in samples from patients, is rapidly …

Host-viral infection maps reveal signatures of severe COVID-19 patients

P Bost, A Giladi, Y Liu, Y Bendjelal, G Xu, E David… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Viruses are a constant threat to global health as highlighted by the current COVID-19
pandemic. Currently, lack of data underlying how the human host interacts with viruses …

Expansion of bacteriophages is linked to aggravated intestinal inflammation and colitis

L Gogokhia, K Buhrke, R Bell, B Hoffman, DG Brown… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
Bacteriophages are the most abundant members of the microbiota and have the potential to
shape gut bacterial communities. Changes to bacteriophage composition are associated …

Laboratory validation of a clinical metagenomic sequencing assay for pathogen detection in cerebrospinal fluid

S Miller, SN Naccache, E Samayoa… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for pan-pathogen detection has been
successfully tested in proof-of-concept case studies in patients with acute illness of unknown …

Interactions between bacteriophage, bacteria, and the mammalian immune system

JD Van Belleghem, K Dąbrowska, M Vaneechoutte… - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
The human body is host to large numbers of bacteriophages (phages)–a diverse group of
bacterial viruses that infect bacteria. Phage were previously regarded as bystanders that …

[HTML][HTML] The healthy human blood microbiome: fact or fiction?

DJ Castillo, RF Rifkin, DA Cowan… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The blood that flows perpetually through our veins and arteries performs numerous functions
essential to our survival. Besides distributing oxygen, this vast circulatory system facilitates …

The biology and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma: current understanding and research priorities

PW Harms, KL Harms, PS Moore… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer associated with
advanced age and immunosuppression. Over the past decade, an association has been …

Bacteriophage transcytosis provides a mechanism to cross epithelial cell layers

S Nguyen, K Baker, BS Padman, R Patwa, RA Dunstan… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial viruses are among the most numerous biological entities within the human body.
These viruses are found within regions of the body that have conventionally been …

Genomic analyses from non-invasive prenatal testing reveal genetic associations, patterns of viral infections, and Chinese population history

S Liu, S Huang, F Chen, L Zhao, Y Yuan, SS Francis… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
We analyze whole-genome sequencing data from 141,431 Chinese women generated for
non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). We use these data to characterize the population …