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 …

While single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was once thought to be a relatively rare genomic
architecture for viruses, modern metagenomics sequencing has revealed circular ssDNA …

Diverse microbes release membrane-bound extracellular vesicles from their outer surfaces
into the surrounding environment. Vesicles are found in numerous habitats including the …

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

Numerous metagenomic studies have uncovered a remarkable diversity of circular
replication-associated protein (Rep)-encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA viruses, the …

Abstract Background The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classifies
viruses into families, genera and species and provides a regulated system for their …

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 …

Eukaryotic circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses were known only to infect plants
and vertebrates until the discovery of the isolated DNA mycovirus from the fungus Sclerotinia …

There is growing interest in characterizing the viromes of diverse mammalian species,
particularly in the context of disease emergence. However, little is known about virome …

Previous studies of coral viruses have employed either microscopy or metagenomics, but
few have attempted to comprehensively link the presence of a virus-like particle (VLP) to a …