"Metagenome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A collective genome representative of the many organisms, primarily microorganisms, existing in a community.
| Descriptor ID |
D054892
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metagenome" by people in Profiles.
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Identifying viral infections through metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing of undiagnosed respiratory fevers in Madagascar (2014-2019). BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Jun 06; 26(1).
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Artificial intelligence-driven donor-recipient gut microbiome matching for optimized fecal microbiota transplantation. Cell Rep. 2026 May 26; 45(5):117301.
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Identification of antimicrobial peptides from ancient gut microbiomes. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 14; 17(1):1788.
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A high-resolution diel survey of surface ocean metagenomes, metatranscriptomes, and transfer RNA transcripts. Sci Data. 2025 12 04; 12(1):1913.
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Phylogenetic and functional diversity among Drosophila-associated metagenome-assembled genomes. mSystems. 2025 Jul 22; 10(7):e0002725.
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Evolutionary history and association with seaweeds shape the genomes and metabolisms of marine bacteria. mSphere. 2025 Jun 25; 10(6):e0099624.
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Microbes with higher metabolic independence are enriched in human gut microbiomes under stress. Elife. 2025 May 16; 12.
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Comprehensive profiling of genomic invertons in defined gut microbial community reveals associations with intestinal colonization and surface adhesion. Microbiome. 2025 03 10; 13(1):71.
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A metagenome-assembled genome inventory for children reveals early-life gut bacteriome and virome dynamics. Cell Host Microbe. 2024 12 11; 32(12):2212-2230.e8.
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Viral diversity and co-evolutionary dynamics across the ant phylogeny. Mol Ecol. 2024 10; 33(19):e17519.