Virus metagenomics is a young research filed but it has already transformed our
understanding of virus diversity and evolution, and illuminated at a new level the …

Although viruses comprise the most abundant genetic material in the biosphere, to date only
several thousand virus species have been formally defined. Such a limited perspective on …

Whereas DNA viruses are known to be abundant, diverse, and commonly key ecosystem
players, RNA viruses are insufficiently studied outside disease settings. In this study, we …

Microbes drive most ecosystems and are modulated by viruses that impact their lifespan,
gene flow, and metabolic outputs. However, ecosystem-level impacts of viral community …

DNA viruses are increasingly recognized as influencing marine microbes and microbe-
mediated biogeochemical cycling. However, little is known about global marine RNA virus …

RNA viruses in aquatic environments remain poorly studied. Here, we analysed the RNA
virome from approximately 10 l water from Yangshan Deep-Water Harbour near the Yangtze …

Viruses are linked to a multitude of human illnesses and can disseminate widely in
urbanized environments causing global adverse impacts on communities and healthcare …

Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing (mNGS) allows the evaluation of complex
microbial communities, avoiding isolation and cultivation of each microbial species, and …

Establishing virus–host relationships has historically relied on culture-dependent
approaches. Here we report on the use of marine metatranscriptomics to probe virus–host …

Transcriptomics has the potential to discover new RNA virus genomes by sequencing total
intracellular RNA pools. In this study, we have searched publicly available transcriptomes for …