Bacteria acquire novel DNA through horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a process that enables
an organism to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions, provides a competitive …

Human body is inhabited by vast number of microorganisms which form a complex
ecological community and influence the human physiology, in the aspect of both health and …

Microbial communities might include distinct lineages of closely related organisms that
complicate metagenomic assembly and prevent the generation of complete metagenome …

Long-read sequencing technologies have substantially improved the assemblies of many
isolate bacterial genomes as compared to fragmented short-read assemblies. However …

The diverse rumen virome can modulate the rumen microbiome, but it remains largely
unexplored. Here, we mine 975 published rumen metagenomes for viral sequences, create …

Highlights•The human gut microbiome harbours antibiotic resistance genes ('the
resistome').•Antibiotic resistance genes can spread in the gut microbiome through horizontal …

Viruses that infect microbial hosts have traditionally been studied in laboratory settings with
a focus on either obligate lysis or persistent lysogeny. In the environment, these infection …

The gut microbiome harbors a 'silent reservoir'of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes that is
thought to contribute to the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens through horizontal …

Viruses are key members of Earth's microbiomes, sha** microbial community composition
and metabolism. Here, we describe recent advances in'soil viromics', that is, virus-focused …

Highlights•Microorganisms acquires antimicrobial resistance genes via horizontal gene
transfer.•Mobile genetic elements disseminate antimicrobial resistance genes in the food …