Chapter 10: Understanding virus–bacteria–human tripartite interactions: strategies and challenges

Asha Yadav 1 , Pratik Balwant Shinde 1 , Shruti Ahlawat 2 , and Krishna Kant Sharma 1       1 Laboratory of Enzymology and Gut Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India      2 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram-Haryana, India

Abstract

Human gut is densely populated with the microbial species including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and virus, from the gut ecosystem. The hidden component of the gut microbiome is its viral part, gut virome, attributed as “biological dark matter.” Virome is the complete collection of viruses or virus-like particles ...

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