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Long-read metagenomics reveals phage dynamics in the human gut microbiome - Nature Complex prophage integration dynamics, including low-level induction, cross-family host range and transposase-mediated mobilization, challenge existing paradigms and deepen our understanding of phage–...

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Discovering Broader Host Ranges and an IS-bound Prophage Class Through Long-Read Metagenomics Gut bacteriophages profoundly impact microbial ecology and human health, yet they are greatly understudied. Using deep, long-read bulk metagenomic sequencing, a technique that overcomes fundamental li...

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Replicative selfish genetic elements are driving rapid pathogenic adaptation of Enterococcus faecium www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03....