We commonly acknowledge that bacterial viruses (phages) shape the composition and
evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in ecosystem …

The stability of gut microbiota is essential for the host's health. Parabacteroides spp., core
members of the human gut microbiota, have an average abundance of 1.27% in humans of …

Bacteriophage (phage) taxonomy has been in flux since its inception over four decades ago.
Genome sequencing has put pressure on the classification system and recent years have …

Parabacteroides distasonis is the type strain for the genus Parabacteroides, a group of gram-
negative anaerobic bacteria that commonly colonize the gastrointestinal tract of numerous …

This article is a summary of the activities of the ICTV's Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses
Subcommittee for the years 2018 and 2019. Highlights include the creation of a new order …

Two decades of metagenomic analyses have revealed that in many environments, small (∼
5 kb), single-stranded DNA phages of the family Microviridae dominate the virome. Although …

Background Viruses strongly influence microbial population dynamics and ecosystem
functions. However, our ability to quantitatively evaluate those viral impacts is limited to the …

Microviruses encompass an astonishing array of small, single-stranded DNA phages that,
due to the surge in metagenomic surveys, are now known to be prevalent in most …

Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic
biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral …

Phage therapy consists of applying bacteriophages, whose natural function is to kill specific
bacteria. Bacteriophages are safe, evolve together with their host, and are environmentally …