Metagenomic sequencing techniques allows the study of microbiomes from all sorts of habitats, and using this to explore phages (bacteriophage genomes integrated into the circular bacterial chromosome) ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. A planning ...

Modern laboratory techniques for the detection of novel human viruses are greatly needed as physicians and epidemiologists increasingly deal with infectious diseases caused by new or previously ...

The landscape of metagenomics and microbiome research is evolving at breakneck speed. As sequencing technologies improve and the demand for high-resolution, bias-free microbial data grows, the ...

New research from UAB says the gut microbiome is involved in multiple pathways in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The findings, published in Nature Communications, show a wide imbalance ...

Payami’s study, “Metagenomics of Parkinson’s disease implicates the gut microbiome in multiple disease mechanisms," was recently published in Nature Communications. Payami and her team reported ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that threatens our ability to prevent and treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. To better monitor the emergence and spread of resistance, ...

Metagenomics is a revolutionary approach that allows scientists to examine the microbial composition of environmental or clinical samples. While this method enables them to characterize previously ...

Infectious lower respiratory diseases and diarrheal diseases are top causes of deaths worldwide, accounting for 4.1 million deaths in 2019. The current COVID-19 pandemic is yet another reminder about ...

The patient of Lauge Farnaes, MD, PhD, had already endured more than most other 8-year-olds have. A bone marrow transplant had cured his leukemia, but now the boy was back at Rady Children's Hospital ...