Optimizing methods for virome analysis based on studies of a synthetic viral community
Jiayi Duan, Andrew D. Marques, Matthew Hogenauer, Young Hwang, Yanjia Zhang, Aaron T. Timperman, Stephanie Higgins, Naomi G. Wilson, Elizabeth Aine Fitts, Haeun Karissa Lim, Kyle L. Bittinger, Ahmed M Moustafa, Ronald G. Collman, Frederic D. Bushman
This paper evaluates virome analysis methods using a synthetic viral community, finding that VLP enrichment improves read yields and longer sequencing cycles enhance genome assembly.
mSystems · Jun 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology