Metagenomic studies are illuminating the diverse array of microbiomes that exist from the ocean floor to our gastrointestinal tracts. Understanding these microbial communities is essential to understanding modern health and the environment; however, outdated lab techniques are laborious, costly, and fail to create a complete picture of the microbiome. This article, posted by Ivan Liachko, describes how advancements in biotechnology are facilitating exciting discoveries with recent tools developed to capture phage and other mobile genetic element dynamics within microbiome samples.
Continue reading to discover how ProxiPhage, a recent addition to the ProxiMeta platform, is helping scientists answer questions relating to microbiome composition dynamics, prophage prevalence, frequency of transient infections, spread of antibiotic resistance, and more.
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