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ΦCrAss001 represents the most abundant bacteriophage family in the human gut and infects Bacteroides intestinalis
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2018.
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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 :
- Science
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- 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