The number and diversity of viral sequences that are identified in metagenomic data far
exceeds that of experimentally characterized virus isolates. In a recent workshop, a panel of …

Two decades of metagenomic analyses have revealed that in many environments, small (∼
5 kb), single-stranded DNA phages of the family Microviridae dominate the virome. Although …

Background Viruses are central to microbial community structure in all environments. The
ability to generate large metagenomic assemblies of mixed microbial and viral sequences …

Viruses play an important role in the marine ecosystem. However, our comprehension of
viruses inhabiting the dark ocean, and in particular, under the Antarctic Ice Shelves, remains …

The Earth's biosphere is dominated by cold environments, and the cold biosphere is
dominated by microorganisms. Microorganisms in cold Southern Ocean waters are …

In this review we provide an overview of current challenges and advances in bacteriophage
research within the growing field of viromics. In particular, we discuss, from a human virome …

Viruses (including bacteriophages) are the most abundant biological entities on the planet.
As such, they are thought to have a major impact on all aspects of microbial community …

Genome Relationship Applied to Virus Taxonomy (GRAViTy) is a genetics-based tool that
computes sequence relatedness between viruses. Composite generalized Jaccard (CGJ) …

Sewage contains a mixed ecosystem of diverse sets of microorganisms, including human
pathogenic viruses. Little is known about how conventional as well as advanced treatments …

Microviruses encompass an astonishing array of small, single-stranded DNA phages that,
due to the surge in metagenomic surveys, are now known to be prevalent in most …