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ΦCrAss001 represents the most abundant bacteriophage family in the human gut and infects Bacteroides intestinalis

Authors :
Andrey N. Shkoporov
Ekaterina V. Khokhlova
C. Brian Fitzgerald
Stephen R. Stockdale
Lorraine A. Draper
R. Paul Ross
Colin Hill
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Bacteriophages of the crAssphage family have not yet been isolated, despite being highly abundant in the human gut. Here, Shkoporov et al. isolate in pure culture one of these viruses and show that it infects the human gut symbiont Bacteroides intestinalis.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0c3b39a13ea947209d25f806cb8f2953
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07225-7