Gut Inflammation and Immunity: What Is the Role of the Human Gut Virome?

• Main Authors: Alfredo Focà (Author), Maria Carla Liberto (Author), Angela Quirino (Author), Nadia Marascio (Author), Emilia Zicca (Author), Grazia Pavia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The human virome comprises viruses that infect host cells, virus-derived elements in our chromosomes, and viruses that infect other organisms, including bacteriophages and plant viruses. The development of high-throughput sequencing techniques has shown that the human gut microbiome is a complex com...