The number and diversity of viral sequences that are identified in metagenomic data far
exceeds that of experimentally characterized virus isolates. In a recent workshop, a panel of …

Coral reefs occur in nutrient-poor shallow waters, constitute biodiversity and productivity
hotspots, and are threatened by anthropogenic disturbance. This Review provides an …

Sewage contains a mixed ecosystem of diverse sets of microorganisms, including human
pathogenic viruses. Little is known about how conventional as well as advanced treatments …

Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) phages are profoundly different from tailed phages in many
aspects including the nature and size of their genome, virion size and morphology, mutation …

Viral ecology is a rapidly progressing area of research, as molecular methods have
improved significantly for targeted research on specific populations and whole communities …

In this study, next generation sequencing was used to explore the virome in 20L up to
10,000 L water from different purification steps at two Swedish drinking water treatment …

Antarctic cryoconite holes, or small melt-holes in the surfaces of glaciers, create habitable
oases for isolated microbial communities with tightly linked microbial population structures …

Phages (viruses that infect bacteria) play important roles in the gut ecosystem through
infection of bacterial hosts, yet the gut virome remains poorly characterized. Mammalian gut …

Abstract The South Island robin (Petroica australis) is a small passerine bird endemic to
New Zealand (Aotearoa). Although its population has declined recently and it is considered …

Abstract The San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado provide subalpine habitat for a suite
of mammalian species including Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), moose (Alces alces) and …