Enumerating soil biodiversity
MA Anthony, SF Bender… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Soil is an immense habitat for diverse organisms across the tree of life, but just how many
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …
Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry
Soil microorganisms shape global element cycles in life and death. Living soil
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …
microorganisms are a major engine of terrestrial biogeochemistry, driving the turnover of soil …
Interactions between bacterial and phage communities in natural environments
We commonly acknowledge that bacterial viruses (phages) shape the composition and
evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in ecosystem …
evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in ecosystem …
VirSorter2: a multi-classifier, expert-guided approach to detect diverse DNA and RNA viruses
Background Viruses are a significant player in many biosphere and human ecosystems, but
most signals remain “hidden” in metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence datasets due to …
most signals remain “hidden” in metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence datasets due to …
DRAM for distilling microbial metabolism to automate the curation of microbiome function
M Shaffer, MA Borton, BB McGivern… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microbial and viral communities transform the chemistry of Earth's ecosystems, yet the
specific reactions catalyzed by these biological engines are hard to decode due to the …
specific reactions catalyzed by these biological engines are hard to decode due to the …
[HTML][HTML] Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages
High-throughput RNA sequencing offers broad opportunities to explore the Earth RNA
virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered> 2.5 million RNA virus contigs …
virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered> 2.5 million RNA virus contigs …
Phage diversity, genomics and phylogeny
Recent advances in viral metagenomics have enabled the rapid discovery of an
unprecedented catalogue of phages in numerous environments, from the human gut to the …
unprecedented catalogue of phages in numerous environments, from the human gut to the …
[HTML][HTML] Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change
In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth.
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …
Interrogating the viral dark matter of the rumen ecosystem with a global virome database
The diverse rumen virome can modulate the rumen microbiome, but it remains largely
unexplored. Here, we mine 975 published rumen metagenomes for viral sequences, create …
unexplored. Here, we mine 975 published rumen metagenomes for viral sequences, create …
Viral community-wide auxiliary metabolic genes differ by lifestyles, habitats, and hosts
Background Viral-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) are important toolkits for
modulating their hosts' metabolisms and the microbial-driven biogeochemical cycles …
modulating their hosts' metabolisms and the microbial-driven biogeochemical cycles …