Over a century of bacteriophage research has uncovered a plethora of fundamental aspects
of their biology, ecology, and evolution. Furthermore, the introduction of community-level …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the enveloped RNA
virus SARS-CoV-2 primarily affects the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. SARS-CoV-2 …

Blood-sucking ticks are obligate parasites and vectors of a variety of human and animal
viruses. Some tick-borne viruses have been identified as pathogens of infectious diseases in …

Phages are the most abundant biological entities on the planet, and they play an important
role in controlling density, diversity, and network interactions among bacterial communities …

The advent of high-throughput sequencing technologies has not only revolutionized the field
of bioinformatics but has also heightened the demand for efficient taxonomic classification …

Mosquitoes can transmit several pathogenic viruses to humans, but their natural viral
community is also composed of a myriad of other viruses such as insect-specific viruses …

Viral metagenomics relies on high-throughput sequencing and on bioinformatic analyses to
access the genetic content and diversity of entire viral communities. No universally accepted …

Livestock plays a crucial role in ensuring food security and driving the global economy.
However, viral infections can have far-reaching consequences beyond economic …

The Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP)(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a
critically endangered freshwater cetacean, with about 1,249 individuals thought to be left in …

Recent advances in metavirome technology have provided new insights into viral diversity
and function. The bioinformatic process of metavirome study is generally divided into two (or …