Plasmids in bacteria and extrachromosomal DNA in cancer both generate copy-number variation, alter gene expression and promote rapid adaptation. In this Perspective, Shaw and Henssen explore their sha...

Symbiotic bacteria can have exceedingly small genomes. This study finds that ancient bacterial symbionts of planthoppers have repeatedly evolved the smallest known genomes, losing most biosynthetic fu...

El Gobierno de la Región de Murcia y el Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios colaborarán para integrar la participación voluntaria del colectivo en situaciones de emergencias de protección civil ...

Abstract. The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB; https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org) provides a phylogenetically consistent and rank normalized genome-based taxonomy

Los cultivos de frutos secos, cada más extendidos a escala global, generan grandes cantidades de residuos que pueden ser aprovechados para desarrollar materiales sostenibles con múltiples aplicaciones

Scientific Reports - Comparative analysis of illumina and oxford nanopore sequencing platforms for 16S rRNA profiling of respiratory microbial communities

Accurate characterization of microbial communities and their functional traits, such as antibiotic resistance, is essential for evaluating water quality and associated public health risks. However, th...

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - Communities of plasmids as strategies for antimicrobial resistance gene survival in wastewater treatment plant effluent

Researchers dive into the pre-antibiotic history of bacterial plasmids to understand the spread of treatment-resistant infections worldwide.

Ancient genomic studies have extensively explored human-microbial interactions, yet research on non-human animals remains limited. In this study, we a…

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Nature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 21 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41576-025-00871-wIn this Review, Roux and Coclet outline current viromics approaches and discuss how they have contributed to our growing understanding of viral genomic diversity, focusing on uncultivated viruses of microorganisms.

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Extreme environmental conditions create stressors that can interact with genetic risk factors to influence health outcomes. In this Comment, the authors discuss their vision for a national programme i...

Plasmid sequence type is crucial for describing IncF plasmids due to their capacity to carry important antibiotic and virulence gene cargo and consequently due to their association with disease-causin...

On Jan 30, 2025, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced the launch of the metagenomics Surveillance Collaboration and Analysis Programme (mSCAPE)—the world’s first biosecurity surveillance sy...

La compañía busca comprador para sus activos, entre ellos las bases de datos con información genética de sus clientes

Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.

Resistance of Salmonella and E. coli in food, animals and humans. Explore data country by country.

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This report presents the main findings of the 2022–2023 harmonised antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitoring in Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from humans and food-produc...

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Abrupt changes to programmes including USAID inhibit global efforts to stop disease such as HIV, malaria and more, say researchers.