Long-read metagenomics using PromethION uncovers oral bacteriophages and their interaction with host bacteria

oleh: Koji Yahara, Masato Suzuki, Aki Hirabayashi, Wataru Suda, Masahira Hattori, Yutaka Suzuki, Yusuke Okazaki

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01

Deskripsi

Here, the authors profile the oral phageome of 4 healthy individuals via longread shotgun metagenomics using PromethION, a recently developed highthroughput nanopore sequencer, and uncover potential new candidate phages with enhanced scaffolding and their interaction with host bacteria.