The human virome: assembly, composition and host interactions
The human body hosts vast microbial communities, termed the microbiome. Less well
known is the fact that the human body also hosts vast numbers of different viruses …
known is the fact that the human body also hosts vast numbers of different viruses …
Soil viral diversity, ecology and climate change
Soil viruses are highly abundant and have important roles in the regulation of host dynamics
and soil ecology. Climate change is resulting in unprecedented changes to soil ecosystems …
and soil ecology. Climate change is resulting in unprecedented changes to soil ecosystems …
Identification of mobile genetic elements with geNomad
Identifying and characterizing mobile genetic elements in sequencing data is essential for
understanding their diversity, ecology, biotechnological applications and impact on public …
understanding their diversity, ecology, biotechnological applications and impact on public …
IMG/VR v4: an expanded database of uncultivated virus genomes within a framework of extensive functional, taxonomic, and ecological metadata
Viruses are widely recognized as critical members of all microbiomes. Metagenomics
enables large-scale exploration of the global virosphere, progressively revealing the …
enables large-scale exploration of the global virosphere, progressively revealing the …
VirSorter2: a multi-classifier, expert-guided approach to detect diverse DNA and RNA viruses
Background Viruses are a significant player in many biosphere and human ecosystems, but
most signals remain “hidden” in metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence datasets due to …
most signals remain “hidden” in metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence datasets due to …
CheckV assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes
Millions of new viral sequences have been identified from metagenomes, but the quality and
completeness of these sequences vary considerably. Here we present CheckV, an …
completeness of these sequences vary considerably. Here we present CheckV, an …
[HTML][HTML] Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages
High-throughput RNA sequencing offers broad opportunities to explore the Earth RNA
virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered> 2.5 million RNA virus contigs …
virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered> 2.5 million RNA virus contigs …
IMG/VR v3: an integrated ecological and evolutionary framework for interrogating genomes of uncultivated viruses
Viruses are integral components of all ecosystems and microbiomes on Earth. Through
pervasive infections of their cellular hosts, viruses can reshape microbial community …
pervasive infections of their cellular hosts, viruses can reshape microbial community …
Systematic evaluation of horizontal gene transfer between eukaryotes and viruses
Gene exchange between viruses and their hosts acts as a key facilitator of horizontal gene
transfer and is hypothesized to be a major driver of evolutionary change. Our understanding …
transfer and is hypothesized to be a major driver of evolutionary change. Our understanding …
A deep siamese neural network improves metagenome-assembled genomes in microbiome datasets across different environments
Metagenomic binning is the step in building metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs)
when sequences predicted to originate from the same genome are automatically grouped …
when sequences predicted to originate from the same genome are automatically grouped …