DiscoVir: an automated, web-based pipeline for viral metagenomics

DiscoVir is an automated pipeline for viral metagenomics available in National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)'s free web application for microbiome analysis, Nephele. DiscoVir makes viral discovery, taxonomic and functional annotation, host predictions, and diversity analyses of the virome easily accessible to researchers at all levels of expertise.

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Microbiology Resource Announcements
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2026-04-20
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https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00085-26
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Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
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Abstract

DiscoVir is an automated pipeline for viral metagenomics available in National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)'s free web application for microbiome analysis, Nephele. DiscoVir makes viral discovery, taxonomic and functional annotation, host predictions, and diversity analyses of the virome easily accessible to researchers at all levels of expertise.

Microbiology Resource AnnouncementsVol. 15(5)
National Institutes of Health (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 21%
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
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