SUMMARY Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1), members of the large
Parvoviridae family, are human pathogens responsible for a variety of diseases. For B19V in …

Recent advances of rotavirus (RV) basic and applied research are reviewed. They consist of
determination of the RV particle structure and functions of structural proteins, classification …

Abstract Studies have demonstrated that~ 60%–80% of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs)
in humans originated from wild life. Bats are natural reservoirs of a large variety of viruses …

The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques for the identification of
viruses present in urban sewage has not been fully explored. This is partially due to a lack of …

Pathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection is associated with enteropathy,
which likely contributes to AIDS progression. To identify candidate etiologies for AIDS …

Highlights•Pathogen discovery is critically important to infectious diseases and public
health.•Nearly all new outbreaks are caused by the emergence of novel viruses.•Genomic …

Much attention has been focused on the role of the bacterial microbiome in human health,
but the virome is understudied. Although previously investigated in individuals with …

Background The role of the human microbiome in health and disease is an emerging and
important area of research; however, there is a concern that African populations are under …

The study of the intestinal microbiome is an evolving field of research that includes
comprehensive analysis of the vast array of microbes–bacterial, archaeal, fungal, and viral …

Background Bioinformatics tools available for metagenomic sequencing analysis are
principally devoted to the identification of microorganisms populating an ecological niche …