Associations between age and the human microbiota are robust and reproducible. The
microbial composition at several body sites can predict human chronological age relatively …

The human microbiome constitutes a complex multikingdom community that symbiotically
interacts with the host across multiple body sites. Host-microbiome interactions impact …

The human body hosts vast microbial communities, termed the microbiome. Less well
known is the fact that the human body also hosts vast numbers of different viruses …

The gut microbiome is shaped through infancy and impacts the maturation of the immune
system, thus protecting against chronic disease later in life. Phages, or viruses that infect …

Bacteriophages (phages) are often described as obligate predators of their bacterial hosts,
and phage predation is one of the leading forces controlling the density and distribution of …

Early-life human gut microbiome is a pivotal driver of gut homeostasis and infant health.
However, the viral component (known as “virome”) remains mostly unexplored. Here, we …

Early development of the gut ecosystem is crucial for lifelong health. While infant gut
bacterial communities have been studied extensively, the infant gut virome remains under …

Distinct gut microbiome ecology may be implicated in the prevention of aging-related
diseases as it influences systemic immune function and resistance to infections. Yet, the viral …

The gut microbiome profoundly affects human health and disease, and their infecting viruses
are likely as important, but often missed because of reference database limitations. Here, we …

Bacteriophages (or phages), which infect bacteria, have two distinct lifestyles: virulent and
temperate. Predicting the lifestyle of phages helps decipher their interactions with their …