Research on the human virome: where are we and what is next

Shimian Zou; Lis Caler; Sandra Colombini-Hatch; Simone Glynn; Pothur Srinivas

doi:10.1186/s40168-016-0177-y

Research on the human virome: where are we and what is next

Microbiome. 2016 Jun 24;4(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0177-y.

Authors

Shimian Zou¹, Lis Caler², Sandra Colombini-Hatch², Simone Glynn², Pothur Srinivas²

Affiliations

¹ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA. shimian.zou@nih.gov.
² National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA.

Abstract

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health convened a Working Group on the Microbiome in Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Hematologic Health and Diseases from June 25, 2014, to June 26, 2014. The Working Group's central goal was to define what major microbiome research areas warranted additional study in the context of heart, lung, and blood (HLB) diseases. The Working Group identified studies of the human virome a key priority.

Keywords: Blood; HIV; Heart; Lung; Microbiome; Virome.

Publication types

Congress

MeSH terms

Blood / virology*
Heart / virology*
Humans
Lung / virology*
Microbiota
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
United States