Advances in metagenomics analysis with the advent of next-generation sequencing have
extended our knowledge of microbial communities as compared to conventional techniques …

Mosquito transmitted viruses are responsible for an increasing burden of human disease.
Despite this, little is known about the diversity and ecology of viruses within individual …

The Cucurbitaceae (cucurbit) family consists of about 1,000 species in 95 genera, including
many economically important and popular fruit and vegetable crops. During the past several …

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria sha** microbial communities
and ecosystems. They have gained attention as potential agents against antibiotic …

Microbiomes are vast communities of microorganisms and viruses that populate all natural
ecosystems. Viruses have been considered to be the most variable component of …

The F-box protein Coronatine Insensitive (COI) is a receptor for the jasmonic acid signaling
pathway in plants. To investigate the functions of the 6 maize (Zea mays) COI proteins …

B cell depletion in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) markedly
prevents new MRI-detected lesions and disease activity, suggesting the hypothesis that …

Understanding the pathology of COVID-19 is a global research priority. Early evidence
suggests that the respiratory microbiome may be playing a role in disease progression, yet …

When humans assemble into face-to-face social networks, they create an extended social
environment that permits exposure to the microbiome of others, thereby sha** the …

T cell-B cell interaction is the key immune response to protect the host from severe viral
infection. However, how T cells support B cells to exert protective humoral immunity in …