Predicting phage–host specificity

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Predicting phage–host specificity

2026-02-12

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Lorenzo Aureli *

Frederik Schulz

DOI：10.1038/s41579-026-01287-x

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Abstract

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This Genome Watch article explores how protein language models are transforming phage–host specificity prediction by capturing meaningful biological information from viral sequences, from individual proteins to entire genomes.

Keywords:

Bacteriophages

Machine learning

Life Sciences

general

Microbiology

Medical Microbiology

Parasitology

Infectious Diseases

Virology

Journal

Nature Reviews Microbiology

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103.3

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3.6K

Citations:

6.1W

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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1.5W

Papers: 1.1W

Citations: 6.1W

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