crAssphage
CrAssphage is a bacteriophage commonly found in human fecal samples. The circular viral genome is around 97 kbp in size and contains 80 predicted open reading frames. The virus is predicted to infect bacteria of the genus Bacteroides. It is claimed to be present in about half of the human population.[1] The virus was named after the crAss (cross-assembly)[2] software used to find the viral genome.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bas E. Dutilh, Noriko Cassman, Katelyn McNair, Savannah E. Sanchez, Genivaldo G. Z. Silva, Lance Boling, Jeremy J. Barr, Daan R. Speth, Victor Seguritan, Ramy K. Aziz, Ben Felts, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, John L. Mokili, Robert A. Edwards (2014). "A highly abundant bacteriophage discovered in the unknown sequences of human faecal metagenomes". Nature Communications 5: 4498. doi:10.1038/ncomms5498. PMID 25058116. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Cross-Assembly of Metagenomes
External links
- Newly-found gut virus 'abundant in humans' - BBC News
- Why Has This Really Common Virus Only Just Been Discovered? - National Geographic
- Novel Virus Discovered in Half the World's Population - SDSU
- Globe-Trotting Virus Hides Inside People's Gut Bacteria - NPR
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