XU Bu
School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, China;Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Archaea Geo-Omics, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, ChinaZOU Xuerong
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Archaea Geo-Omics, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, ChinaZHU Yuanqing
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Archaea Geo-Omics, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China;Shanghai Sheshan National Geophysical Observatory, Shanghai 200062, ChinaFAN Lu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Archaea Geo-Omics, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China;Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, Guangdong, ChinaZHANG Chuanlun
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Archaea Geo-Omics, Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China;Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, Guangdong, China;Shanghai Sheshan National Geophysical Observatory, Shanghai 200062, ChinaViruses are the most abundant biological entities on Earth. They play an important role in biogeochemical cycles and the evolution of life by regulating host community structure, causing mortality, and mediating genetic exchange. In recent years, the development of metagenomics has enabled the global-scale study of environmental viruses. A large number of novel viral genomes have been uncovered, and the roles and contributions of viruses in ecological processes and biogeochemical cycles have been recognized. The important role of viruses in ecosystem is mainly dependent on the infecting host. However, host prediction of environmental viruses has lagged far behind the studies of environmental viral genomics. This review aims to provide the latest knowledge of the main approaches for virus-host prediction, their pros and cons, and application, to reveal the importance of host prediction in the ecological research and bioengineering of viruses, and to present an outlook on the future development of host prediction approaches.
XU Bu, ZOU Xuerong, ZHU Yuanqing, FAN Lu, ZHANG Chuanlun. Advances in host prediction approaches for environmental phages. [J]. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2022, 62(12): 4663-4683
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