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| Title |
Transmission of viruses via our microbiomes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Microbiome, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-016-0212-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Melissa Ly, Marcus B. Jones, Shira R. Abeles, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez, Jonathan Gao, Ivan C. Chan, Chandrabali Ghose, David T. Pride |
| Abstract |
Bacteria inhabiting the human body have important roles in a number of physiological processes and are known to be shared amongst genetically-related individuals. Far less is known about viruses inhabiting the human body, but their ecology suggests they may be shared between close contacts. Here, we report the ecology of viruses in the guts and mouths of a cohort and demonstrate that substantial numbers of gut and oral viruses were shared amongst genetically unrelated, cohabitating individuals. Most of these viruses were bacteriophages, and each individual had distinct oral and gut viral ecology from their housemates despite the fact that some of their bacteriophages were shared. The distribution of bacteriophages over time within households indicated that they were frequently transmitted between the microbiomes of household contacts. Because bacteriophages may shape human oral and gut bacterial ecology, their transmission to household contacts suggests they could have substantial roles in shaping the microbiota within a household. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 20% |
| Spain | 5 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 23 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 66% |
| Scientists | 12 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 141 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 140 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 30 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 14% |
| Unknown | 30 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 30% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 7% |
| Engineering | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Unknown | 38 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 147. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 January 2023.
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#276,765
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#70
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