Article
Prophages in the infant gut are largely induced, and may be functionally relevant to their hosts
2021-06-25
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entity on the planet, and are key components of any ecosystem they are present in. The gut virome is increasingly being implicated in disease states although these studies largely focus on lytic phages in adults. Here we identify prophages from a large infant cohort and investigate their potential functions. <h4>Results</h4> We identified 10645...
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- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Gut microbiota and health
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5f8b09f1-5c9c-56f2-a855-071bb1cbf133
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.06.25.449885