Viruses numerically dominate our oceans; however, we have only just begun to document
the diversity, host range and infection dynamics of marine viruses, as well as the subsequent …

Metagenomics has changed the face of virus discovery by enabling the accurate
identification of viral genome sequences without requiring isolation of the viruses. As a …

Since 2005, advances in next‐generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized
biological science. The analysis of environmental DNA through the use of specific gene …

Many disciplines, from human genetics and oncology to plant breeding, microbiology and
virology, commonly face the challenge of analyzing rapidly increasing numbers of genomes …

Background Antibiotic resistance developed by bacteria is a significant threat to global
health. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) spread across different bacterial populations …

Background Likelihood-based phylogenetic inference is generally considered to be the most
reliable classification method for unknown sequences. However, traditional likelihood-based …

In marine environments, virus-mediated lysis of host cells leads to the release of cellular
carbon and nutrients and is hypothesized to be a major driver of carbon recycling on a …

Over the past two decades, marine virology has progressed from a curiosity to an intensely
studied topic of critical importance to oceanography. At concentrations of approximately 10 …

Bacteria and their viruses (phage) are fundamental drivers of many ecosystem processes
including global biogeochemistry and horizontal gene transfer. While databases and …

Highlights•Phages encode and express host-derived auxiliary metabolic genes
(AMGs).•AMGs encompass myriad metabolic (Class I) and peripheral (Class II) host …