Metagenomic Analyses of an Uncultured Viral Community from Human Feces

Mya Breitbart, Ian Hewson, Ben Felts, Joseph Mahaffy, James Nulton, Peter Salamon, Forest Rohwer

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Abstract

<p> <p id="x-x-p-1"> Here we present the first metagenomic analyses of an uncultured viral community from human feces, using partial shotgun sequencing. Most of the sequences were unrelated to anything previously reported. The recognizable viruses were mostly siphophages, and the community contained an estimated 1,200 viral genotypes. </p></p>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume185
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2003

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  • Life Sciences

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