[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the microbial studies through computational approaches: how far have we reached?

R Kumar, G Yadav, M Kuddus, GM Ashraf… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The metagenomics approach accelerated the study of genetic information from uncultured
microbes and complex microbial communities. In silico research also facilitated an …

[PDF][PDF] Safety by design: Biosafety and biosecurity in the age of synthetic genomics

SA Hoffmann, J Diggans, D Densmore, J Dai, T Knight… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Technologies to profoundly engineer biology are becoming increasingly affordable,
powerful, and accessible to a widening group of actors. While offering tremendous potential …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic leachate exposure drives antibiotic resistance and virulence in marine bacterial communities

EJ Vlaanderen, TM Ghaly, LR Moore, A Focardi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is a serious global problem, with more than 12 million tonnes of plastic
waste entering the oceans every year. Plastic debris can have considerable impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] Improved understanding of biorisk for research involving microbial modification using annotated sequences of concern

GD Godbold, FC Hewitt, AD Kappell… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Regulation of research on microbes that cause disease in humans has historically been
focused on taxonomic lists of 'bad bugs'. However, given our increased knowledge of these …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond Biosecurity by Taxonomic Lists: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities

P Millett, T Alexanian, KR Brink, SR Carter… - Health …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Taxonomic lists—that is, lists that give a set of species (eg, Yersinia pestis) or broader
taxonomic groups (eg, SARS-related coronavirus) to be regulated—are a common tool used …

Deep learning-based real-time detection of novel pathogens during sequencing

JM Bartoszewicz, U Genske… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Novel pathogens evolve quickly and may emerge rapidly, causing dangerous outbreaks or
even global pandemics. Next-generation sequencing is the state of the art in open-view …

[HTML][HTML] KOMB: K-core based de novo characterization of copy number variation in microbiomes

A Balaji, N Sapoval, C Seto, RAL Elworth, Y Fu… - Computational and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Characterizing metagenomes via kmer-based, database-dependent taxonomic classification
has yielded key insights into underlying microbiome dynamics. However, novel approaches …

Exploring the role of mobile genetic elements in shaping plant–bacterial interactions for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health

V Rajabal, TM Ghaly, E Egidi, M Ke… - Plants, People …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Plants and bacteria interact in complex ways that are crucial to
the health and productivity of native vegetation and croplands. While the range of …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid metatranscriptomes among patients with COVID-19 disease

M Jochum, MD Lee, K Curry, V Zaksas, E Vitalis… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
To better understand the potential relationship between COVID-19 disease and
hologenome microbial community dynamics and functional profiles, we conducted a …

Leveraging Large Language Models for Predicting Microbial Virulence from Protein Structure and Sequence

F Quintana, T Treangen, L Kavraki - Proceedings of the 14th ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In the aftermath of COVID-19, screening for pathogens has never been a more relevant
problem. However, computational screening for pathogens is challenging due to a variety of …