Large scale capsid-mediated mobilisation of bacterial genomic DNA in the gut microbiome
Tatiana Borodovich, Colin Buttimer, Jason S. Wilson, Pavol Bárdy, Muireann Smith, C.M. Hill, Ekaterina V. Khokhlova, Matthew Harte, Bianca Govi, Paul C. M. Fogg, Colin Hill, Andrey Nikolaevich Shkoporov
The paper uses nanopore sequencing to analyze capsid-packaged DNA in gut microbiomes, finding bacterial DNA encapsidation is widespread and associated with specific bacterial families.
Nature Communications · Jan 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology