DNA extraction and virome processing methods strongly influence recovered human gut viral community characteristics
Luke S. Hillary, Trina A. Knotts, Sean H. Adams, Mohamed R. Ali, Matthew R. Olm, Joanne Emerson
The paper compares DNA extraction and virome processing methods to show how they affect the characterization of human gut viral communities, finding that MDA significantly biases results.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology