A prevalent huge phage clade in human and animal gut microbiomes
Chen, L.; Camargo, A. P.; Qin, Y.; Koonin, E. V.; Wang, H.; Zou, Y.; Duan, Y.; Li, H.
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Huge phages are widespread in the biosphere, yet their prevalence and ecology in the human gut remain poorly characterized. Here, we report Jug (Jumbo gut) phages with genomes of 360-402 kilobase pairs that comprise [~]1.1% of the reads in human gut metagenomes, and are predicted to infect Bacteroides and/or Phocaeicola. Although three of the four major groups of Jug phages shared >90% genome-wide sequence identity, their large terminase subunits exhibited only 38- 57% identity, suggesting horizontal acquisition from other phages. Over 1,500 genomes of Jug phages were recovered from human and animal gut metagenomes, revealing their broad distribution, with largely shared gene content suggestive of frequent cross-animal-host transmission. Jug phages displayed high gene transcription activities, including the gene for a calcium-translocating P-type ATPase not detected previously in phages. These findings broaden our understanding of huge phages and highlight Jug phages as potential major players in gut microbiome ecology.
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