Examining horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities
IL Brito - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Bacteria acquire novel DNA through horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a process that enables
an organism to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions, provides a competitive …
an organism to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions, provides a competitive …
Global overview and major challenges of host prediction methods for uncultivated phages
Highlights•Global phage diversity is now primarily explored through cultivation-independent
metagenomics.•Metagenome-derived phages are typically linked to their host (s) via in silico …
metagenomics.•Metagenome-derived phages are typically linked to their host (s) via in silico …
iPHoP: An integrated machine learning framework to maximize host prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria
The extraordinary diversity of viruses infecting bacteria and archaea is now primarily studied
through metagenomics. While metagenomes enable high-throughput exploration of the viral …
through metagenomics. While metagenomes enable high-throughput exploration of the viral …
Microbial ecology of oxygen minimum zones amidst ocean deoxygenation
AM Long, SK Jurgensen, AR Petchel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) have substantial effects on the global ecology and
biogeochemical processes of marine microbes. However, the diversity and activity of OMZ …
biogeochemical processes of marine microbes. However, the diversity and activity of OMZ …
[HTML][HTML] Emerging technologies in the study of the virome
SE Smith, W Huang, K Tiamani, M Unterer… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•New amplification methods reduce biases caused by whole genome
amplification•Biases caused by assembly can be avoided using long-read …
amplification•Biases caused by assembly can be avoided using long-read …
RNA-Seq Transcriptome Analysis Provides Candidate Genes for Resistance to Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus in Melon
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) emerged in the Mediterranean Basin in 2012
as the first DNA bipartite begomovirus (Geminiviridae family), causing severe yield and …
as the first DNA bipartite begomovirus (Geminiviridae family), causing severe yield and …
Viruses in marine invertebrate holobionts: Complex interactions between phages and bacterial symbionts
Marine invertebrates are ecologically and economically important and have formed
holobionts by evolving symbiotic relationships with cellular and acellular microorganisms …
holobionts by evolving symbiotic relationships with cellular and acellular microorganisms …
Host prediction for disease-associated gastrointestinal cressdnaviruses
CM Kinsella, M Deijs, C Becker, P Broekhuizen… - Virus …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metagenomic techniques have facilitated the discovery of thousands of viruses, yet because
samples are often highly biodiverse, fundamental data on the specific cellular hosts are …
samples are often highly biodiverse, fundamental data on the specific cellular hosts are …
iPHoP: an integrated machine-learning framework to maximize host prediction for metagenome-assembled virus genomes
The extraordinary diversity of viruses infecting bacteria and archaea is now primarily studied
through metagenomics. While metagenomes enable high-throughput exploration of the viral …
through metagenomics. While metagenomes enable high-throughput exploration of the viral …
Fishing for phages in metagenomes: what do we catch, what do we miss?
Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics have become the principal approaches for
discovery of novel bacteriophages and preliminary characterization of their ecology and …
discovery of novel bacteriophages and preliminary characterization of their ecology and …