Phages infecting Faecalibacterium prausnitzii belong to novel viral genera that help to decipher intestinal viromes

Phages infecting Faecalibacterium prausnitzii belong to novel viral genera that help to decipher intestinal viromes

Abstract Background Viral metagenomic studies have suggested a role for bacteriophages in intestinal dysbiosis associated with several human diseases. However, interpretation of viral metagenomic studies is limited by the lack of knowledge of phages infecting major human gut commensal bacteria, such...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey K. Cornuault, Marie-Agnès Petit, Mahendra Mariadassou, Leandro Benevides, Elisabeth Moncaut, Philippe Langella, Harry Sokol, Marianne De Paepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Bacteriophages
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Inflammatory bowel disease
Comparative genomics
Prophages
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0452-1

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