Long-read sequencing has recently transformed metagenomics, enhancing strain-level
pathogen characterization, enabling accurate and complete metagenome-assembled …

It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well‐
being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as …

Advances in high-throughput sequencing and 'omics technologies are revolutionizing
studies of naturally occurring microbial communities. Comprehensive investigations of …

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

The human genome has been referred to as the blueprint of human biology. In this review
we consider an essential but largely ignored overlay to that blueprint, the human …

Using non-conventional markers, DNA metabarcoding allows biodiversity assessment from
complex substrates. In this article, we present ecoPrimers, a software for identifying new …

Background Random community genomes (metagenomes) are now commonly used to
study microbes in different environments. Over the past few years, the major challenge …

Recent scientific discoveries that resulted from the application of next-generation DNA
sequencing technologies highlight the striking impact of these massively parallel platforms …

Monitoring the emergence and re-emergence of viral diseases with the goal of containing
the spread of viral agents requires both adequate preparedness and quick response …

Environmental microbiology is undergoing a dramatic revolution due to the increasing
accumulation of biological information and contextual environmental parameters. This will …