Michael J. Morowitz

The paper introduces MODIFI, a tool for detecting DNA modifications in metagenomes, and identifies ECE-host linkages in environmental and human samples.

The paper identifies megaplasmids in Enterobacteriaceae species, showing they are self-transmissible, encode drug resistance, and may enhance bacterial competitiveness.

The paper investigates phage succession in infants over three years, finding that 9% of early phage colonizers persist, with maternal transmission and stop codon reassignment playing key roles.

The paper confirms that phages in the human gut microbiome use an alternative genetic code where TAG stop codon is read as glutamine.

This study investigates how gestational age affects the functional potential and species richness of the gut microbiome in premature infants using genome-resolved metagenomics.