Microviruses: A World Beyond phiX174

PC Kirchberger, H Ochman - Annual Review of Virology, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
Two decades of metagenomic analyses have revealed that in many environments, small (∼
5 kb), single-stranded DNA phages of the family Microviridae dominate the virome. Although …

Integrating viral metagenomics into an ecological framework

P Sommers, A Chatterjee, A Varsani… - Annual review of …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Viral metagenomics has expanded our knowledge of the ecology of uncultured viruses,
within both environmental (eg, terrestrial and aquatic) and host-associated (eg, plants and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent insights into aquatic viruses: Emerging and reemerging pathogens, molecular features, biological effects, and novel investigative approaches

QY Zhang, F Ke, L Gui, Z Zhao - Water Biology and Security, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses
is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross …

A framework for integrating microbial dispersal modes into soil ecosystem ecology

MJ Choudoir, KM DeAngelis - Iscience, 2022‏ - cell.com
Dispersal is a fundamental community assembly process that maintains soil microbial
biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales, yet the impact of dispersal on ecosystem …

Virus decay and community composition in virus-amended sterile soil under slurry and unsaturated conditions

Z Cheng, M Radosevich, J Zhuang - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil viruses are abundant and diverse. The available research suggests viruses play a
significant role in sha** the structure and function of soil microbial communities. Their …

Quantification methods for viruses and virus-like particles applied in biopharmaceutical production processes

K Lothert, F Eilts, MW Wolff - Expert review of vaccines, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Effective cell-based production processes of virus particles are the foundation
for the global availability of classical vaccines, gene therapeutic vectors, and viral oncolytic …

Bacteriophages in nature: Recent advances in research tools and diverse environmental and biotechnological applications

M Bisen, K Kharga, S Mehta, N Jabi… - Environmental Science and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Bacteriophages infect and replicate within bacteria and play a key role in the environment,
particularly in microbial ecosystems and bacterial population dynamics. The increasing …

Comparison of interferometric light microscopy with nanoparticle tracking analysis for the study of extracellular vesicles and bacteriophages

R Sausset, Z Krupova, E Guédon… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) and bacteriophages (phages) has been steadily
expanding over the past decades as many of their roles in medicine, biology, and …

Bacteriophage ecology of fermented foods: anything new under the sun?

T Paillet, E Dugat-Bony - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Food fermentations are driven by microbial communities.•Bacteriophages have
an impact on the dynamics of food microbial communities.•The precise roles of …

Viral communities in millipede guts: Insights into the diversity and potential role in modulating the microbiome

JE Nweze, JS Schweichhart… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Millipedes are important detritivores harbouring a diverse microbiome. Previous research
focused on bacterial and archaeal diversity, while the virome remained neglected. We …