Smacoviridae is a family of small (~ 2.5 Kb) CRESS-DNA (Circular Rep Encoding Single-
Stranded (ss) DNA) viruses. These viruses have been found in faeces, were thought to infect …

The human gut is a complex environment that contains a multitude of microorganisms that
are collectively termed the microbiome. Multiple factors have a role to play in driving the …

Background Elucidating the ecological and biological identity of extrachromosomal mobile
genetic elements (eMGEs), such as plasmids and bacteriophages, in the human gut remains …

The aim of this study was to gain further insight into the diversity of Escherichia coli phages
followed by enhanced work on taxonomic issues in that field. Therefore, we present the …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) constitute a bacterial
and archaeal adaptive immune system that protect against bacteriophage (phage). Analysis …

The gut microbiota is composed of bacteria, fungi and viruses. 1–3 While the presence and
composition of the bacteriome have been extensively studied in recent years, the 'dark …

Culture-independent metagenomic studies have revolutionized our understanding of the gut
microbiota. However, the lack of full genomes from cultured species is still a limitation for in …

Zoonotic coronaviruses represent an ongoing threat, yet the myriads of circulating animal
viruses complicate the identification of higher-risk isolates that threaten human health …

Diarrhea remains one of the most common causes of deaths in children. A limited number of
studies have investigated the prevalence of enteric pathogens in Cameroon, and as in many …

Although the evolution of tailed bacteriophages has increasingly been better understood
through comparisons of their DNA sequences, the functional consequences of this evolution …