Although there is now an extensive understanding of the diversity of microbial life on earth
through culture-independent metagenomic DNA sequence analyses, the isolation and …

Plant pathogenic microorganisms cause substantial yield losses in several economically
important crops, resulting in economic and social adversity. The spread of such plant …

De novo assembly of metagenome samples is a common approach to the study of microbial
communities. Current metagenome assemblers developed for short sequence reads or …

Metagenomic sequencing provides a culture-independent avenue to investigate the
complex microbial communities by constructing metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) …

Microbiomes occupy a range of niches and, in addition to having diverse compositions, they
have varied functional roles that have an impact on agriculture, environmental sciences, and …

Plasmids are mobile genetic elements that carry important accessory genes. Cataloging
plasmids is a fundamental step to elucidate their roles in promoting horizontal gene transfer …

Digital technologies increasingly mediate relations between humans and nonhumans in a
range of contexts including environmental governance, surveillance, and entertainment …

The success of sustainable agricultural practices has now become heavily dependent on the
interactions between crop plants and their associated microbiome. Continuous …

Repetitive DNA (repeats) poses significant challenges for accurate and efficient genome
assembly and sequence alignment. This is particularly true for metagenomic data, in which …

Gut microbiome research has increased dramatically in the last decade, including in renal
health and disease. The field is moving from experiments showing mere association to …