Our microbiota presents peculiarities and characteristics that may be altered by multiple
factors. The degree and consequences of these alterations depend on the nature, strength …

Over the past decade it has become clear that various aspects of host physiology,
metabolism, and immunity are intimately associated with the microbiome and its interactions …

The microbiota of the human gut is a complex and rich community where bacteria and their
viruses, the bacteriophages, are dominant. There are few studies on the phage community …

The human gut is colonised by a vast array of microbes that include bacteria, viruses, fungi,
and archaea. While interest in these microbial entities has largely focused on the bacterial …

Most bacteria have poorly characterized environmental reservoirs and unknown closely
related species. This hampers the study of bacterial evolutionary ecology because both the …

Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) is a noninvasive, epidemiological strategy for
assessing the spread of COVID-19 in communities. This strategy was based upon …

Unveiling virus-host interactions are relevant for understanding the biology and evolution of
microbes globally, but in particular, it has also a paramount impact on the manufacture of …

The sequence assembly of the human gut virome encounters several difficulties. A high
proportion of human and bacterial matches is detected in purified viral samples. Viral DNA …

Human milk oligosaccharides, proteins, such as lactoferrin, and bacteria represent just some
of the bioactive components of mother's breast milk (BM). Bacteriophages (viruses that infect …

The human gut is a complex environment that contains a diversity of microorganisms
commonly known as the microbiome. Numerous factors influence the composition of human …