Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are crucial for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria
and facilitate their rapid evolution and adaptation. MGEs include plasmids, integrative and …

Identifying and characterizing mobile genetic elements in sequencing data is essential for
understanding their diversity, ecology, biotechnological applications and impact on public …

Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn), a bacterium present in the human oral cavity and rarely
found in the lower gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals, is enriched in human …

Abstract PHASTEST (PHAge Search Tool with Enhanced Sequence Translation) is the
successor to the PHAST and PHASTER prophage finding web servers. PHASTEST is …

Background Viruses are a significant player in many biosphere and human ecosystems, but
most signals remain “hidden” in metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence datasets due to …

Our previous studies have shown that high alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (HiAlc
Kpn) in the intestinal microbiome could be one of the causes of non-alcoholic fatty liver …

Bacteria and archaea are frequently attacked by viruses and other mobile genetic elements
and rely on dedicated antiviral defense systems, such as restriction endonucleases and …

Diet-microbe interactions play an important role in modulating the early-life microbiota, with
Bifidobacterium strains and species dominating the gut of breast-fed infants. Here, we …

Abstract PHASTER (PHAge Search Tool–Enhanced Release) is a significant upgrade to the
popular PHAST web server for the rapid identification and annotation of prophage …