Improvements in the accuracy and availability of long-read sequencing mean that complete
bacterial genomes are now routinely reconstructed using hybrid (ie short-and long-reads) …

With recent advances in sequencing technologies, it is now possible to obtain near-perfect
complete bacterial chromosome assemblies cheaply and efficiently by combining a long …

Motivation Microbial communities have a profound impact on both human health and
various environments. Viruses infecting bacteria, known as bacteriophages or phages, play …

Metagenomics involves the study of genetic material obtained directly from communities of
microorganisms living in natural environments. The field of metagenomics has provided …

Image‐based machine learning tools are an ascendant 'big data'research avenue. Citizen
science platforms, like iNaturalist, and museum‐led initiatives provide researchers with an …

Background Modern sequencing technologies offer extraordinary opportunities for virus
discovery and virome analysis. Annotation of viral sequences from metagenomic data …

Bacteroides, the prominent bacteria in the human gut, play a crucial role in degrading
complex polysaccharides. Their abundance is influenced by phages belonging to the …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition of the sinonasal mucosa. Despite
being a common health issue, the exact cause of CRS is yet to be understood. However …

Genomes of organisms are constructed by assembling sequence reads from whole genome
sequencing. It is useful to determine sequence read-coverage of genome assemblies, for …

Chloroplasts are photosynthetic organelles in algal and plant cells that contain their own
genome. Chloroplast genomes are commonly used in evolutionary studies and taxonomic …