Megataxonomy and global ecology of the virosphere

EV Koonin, JH Kuhn, VV Dolja, M Krupovic - The ISME Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nearly all organisms are hosts to multiple viruses that collectively appear to be the most
abundant biological entities in the biosphere. With recent advances in metagenomics and …

Scientists' call to action: Microbes, planetary health, and the Sustainable Development Goals

TW Crowther, R Rappuoli, C Corinaldesi, R Danovaro… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and protists, are essential to life
on Earth and the functioning of the biosphere. Here, we discuss the key roles of …

Metagenomic analysis reveals high diversity of gut viromes in yaks (Bos grunniens) from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

X Lu, G Gong, Q Zhang, S Yang, H Wu, M Zhao… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), renowned for its exceptional biological diversity,
is home to numerous endemic species. However, research on the virology of vulnerable …

A metagenomic catalogue of the ruminant gut archaeome

J Mi, X Jing, C Ma, F Shi, Z Cao, X Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
While the ruminant gut archaeome regulates the gut microbiota and hydrogen balance, it is
also a major producer of the greenhouse gas methane. However, ruminant gut archaeome …

A rumen virosphere with implications of contribution to fermentation and methane production, and endemism in cattle breeds and individuals

Y Sato, H Takebe, K Tominaga, J Yasuda… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Viruses have a potential to modify the ruminal digestion via infection and cell lysis of
prokaryotes, suggesting that viruses are related to animal performance and methane …

The potential use of bacteriophages as antibacterial agents against Klebsiella pneumoniae

O Gholizadeh, HEG Ghaleh, M Tat, R Ranjbar… - Virology Journal, 2024 - Springer
One of the most common bacteria that cause nosocomial infections is Klebsiella pneumonia
(K. pneumoniae), especially in patients who are very sick and admitted to the intensive care …

The multi-kingdom microbiome catalog of the chicken gastrointestinal tract

Y Wang, M Qu, Y Bi, WJ Liu, S Ma, B Wan, Y Hu… - Biosafety and …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Chicken is an important food animal worldwide and plays an important role in human life by
providing meat and eggs. Despite recent significant advances in gut microbiome studies, a …

ProkBERT family: genomic language models for microbiome applications

B Ligeti, I Szepesi-Nagy, B Bodnár… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background In the evolving landscape of microbiology and microbiome analysis, the
integration of machine learning is crucial for understanding complex microbial interactions …

Editing microbes to mitigate enteric methane emissions in livestock

FA Khan, A Ali, D Wu, C Huang, H Zulfiqar, M Ali… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Livestock production significantly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
particularly methane (CH4) emissions thereby influencing climate change. To address this …

Viruses contribute to microbial diversification in the rumen ecosystem and are associated with certain animal production traits

M Yan, Z Yu - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background The rumen microbiome enables ruminants to digest otherwise indigestible
feedstuffs, thereby facilitating the production of high-quality protein, albeit with suboptimal …