The arms race between bacteria and their phage foes
Bacteria are under immense evolutionary pressure from their viral invaders—
bacteriophages. Bacteria have evolved numerous immune mechanisms, both innate and …
bacteriophages. Bacteria have evolved numerous immune mechanisms, both innate and …
Giant virus biology and diversity in the era of genome-resolved metagenomics
The discovery of giant viruses, with capsids as large as some bacteria, megabase-range
genomes and a variety of traits typically found only in cellular organisms, was one of the …
genomes and a variety of traits typically found only in cellular organisms, was one of the …
Viral community-wide auxiliary metabolic genes differ by lifestyles, habitats, and hosts
Background Viral-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) are important toolkits for
modulating their hosts' metabolisms and the microbial-driven biogeochemical cycles …
modulating their hosts' metabolisms and the microbial-driven biogeochemical cycles …
VIBRANT: automated recovery, annotation and curation of microbial viruses, and evaluation of viral community function from genomic sequences
Background Viruses are central to microbial community structure in all environments. The
ability to generate large metagenomic assemblies of mixed microbial and viral sequences …
ability to generate large metagenomic assemblies of mixed microbial and viral sequences …
Tara Oceans: towards global ocean ecosystems biology
A planetary-scale understanding of the ocean ecosystem, particularly in light of climate
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …
Phage puppet masters of the marine microbial realm
Viruses numerically dominate our oceans; however, we have only just begun to document
the diversity, host range and infection dynamics of marine viruses, as well as the subsequent …
the diversity, host range and infection dynamics of marine viruses, as well as the subsequent …
Giant virus diversity and host interactions through global metagenomics
Our current knowledge about nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) is largely
derived from viral isolates that are co-cultivated with protists and algae. Here we …
derived from viral isolates that are co-cultivated with protists and algae. Here we …
VirFinder: a novel k-mer based tool for identifying viral sequences from assembled metagenomic data
Background Identifying viral sequences in mixed metagenomes containing both viral and
host contigs is a critical first step in analyzing the viral component of samples. Current tools …
host contigs is a critical first step in analyzing the viral component of samples. Current tools …
Organochlorine contamination enriches virus-encoded metabolism and pesticide degradation associated auxiliary genes in soil microbiomes
Viruses significantly influence local and global biogeochemical cycles and help bacteria to
survive in different environments by encoding various auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) …
survive in different environments by encoding various auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) …
[HTML][HTML] The life cycle transitions of temperate phages: regulating factors and potential ecological implications
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Phages are viruses that infect bacteria. They affect various microbe-mediated processes that
drive biogeochemical cycling on a global scale. Their influence depends on whether the …
drive biogeochemical cycling on a global scale. Their influence depends on whether the …