Choice of synonymous codons depends on nucleotide/dinucleotide composition of the
genome (termed mutational pressure) and relative abundance of tRNAs in a cell (translational …

We analysed natural recombination in 79 Human enterovirus A strains representing 13
serotypes by sequencing of VP1, 2C and 3D genome regions. The half-life of a non-recombinant …

The power of most of the enterobacterial O antigen types to provide robust protection
against direct recognition of the cell surface by bacteriophage receptor-recognition proteins (RBP) …

The complete genomes of the new Erwinia amylovora bacteriophages Loshitsa2 and Micant
are 43,092 bp and 43,028 bp long, respectively, encode 51 putative proteins, and have two …

Understanding CRISPR-Cas systems—the adaptive defence mechanism that about half of
bacterial species and most of archaea use to neutralise viral attacks—is important for …

Aichi virus (AiV), a member of the genus Kobuvirus in the family Picornaviridae, causes
gastroenteritis in humans. It was noted that AiV differs from other picornaviruses in its unusually …

This study analysed phylogenetic evidence of recombination in sequences of hepatitis A
virus (HAV) available in international databases. Isolation of distinct recombinant HAV strains …

The viromes of the mammalian lower gut were shown to be heavily dominated by
bacteriophages; however, only for humans were the composition and intervariability of the …

Tailed bacteriophages constitute the bulk of the intestinal viromes of vertebrate animals.
However, the relationships between lytic and lysogenic lifestyles of phages in these ecosystems …

Bacteriophages are often considered as possible agents of biological control of unwanted
bacterial populations in medicine, agriculture and food industry. Although the virulent phages …