P. Munk

Time-series sewage metagenomics can separate the seasonal, human-derived and environmental microbial communities, holding promise for source-attributed surveillance

This study uses sewage metagenomics to distinguish seasonal, human-derived, and environmental microbial communities, offering potential for improved AMR surveillance.

Detection of specific uncultured bacteriophages by fluorescence in situ hybridisation in pig microbiome

The paper detects specific uncultured bacteriophages in pig microbiomes using modified phageFISH and PCR, revealing their life cycle stages and demonstrating the first in vivo detection of jumbophages without culturing.

Clades of huge phage from across Earth’s ecosystems

The paper identifies major clades of large phage genomes across diverse ecosystems and highlights their expanded genetic repertoires and potential functional roles.

Megaphage infect Prevotella and variants are widespread in gut microbiomes

The paper identifies large phage (Lak phage) in gut microbiomes that infect Prevotella and are widespread, especially in developing-world individuals.

Abundance and diversity of the fecal resistome in slaughter pigs and broilers in nine European countries

The paper quantifies and compares the resistomes of slaughter pigs and broilers across nine European countries, finding differences in AMR gene abundance and diversity linked to country-specific antimicrobial usage.