Planetary-scale metagenomic search reveals new patterns of CRISPR targeting
Simon Roux, Uri Neri, Brian Bushnell, Brayon J. Fremin, Nikhil A. George, Uri Gophna, Laura A. Hug, Antônio Pedro Camargo, Dongying Wu, Natalia Ivanova, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh
The paper analyzes CRISPR spacers from metagenomic data to reveal patterns of CRISPR targeting across Earth's biomes, identifying selection pressures and non-host phage interactions.
Nature Microbiology · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology