Metagenomic analyses of an uncultured viral community from human feces

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作者
Breitbart, M
Hewson, I
Felts, B
Mahaffy, JM
Nulton, J
Salamon, P
Rohwer, F
机构
[1] San Diego State Univ, Dept Biol, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[2] San Diego State Univ, Dept Math Sci, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[3] San Diego State Univ, Ctr Microbial Sci, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[4] Univ So Calif, Dept Biol, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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10.1128/JB.185.20.6220-6223.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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