This new article type for Microbiome should describe libraries of shotgun metagenome, metatranscriptome or marker gene (e.g. 16S rDNA) sequence data from clinical, host-associated, or environmental samples. Other community-scale omics data may be considered through a pre-submission inquiry to the Editorial Office.

The announcement should describe the scientific motivation for the collection of the data, the origin of the sample, the experimental design, the scale of the data set and sequencing technology, and any unique features of the data or samples.

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Jacques Ravel

Jacques Ravel is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Associate Director for Genomics at the Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. In both his professional positions, Dr Ravel uses genomic tools to gain insights into the evolution of microbial pathogens. His research program is focused on applying modern genomics technologies and ecological principles to characterize the role and dynamics of the microbial communities inhabiting the human body in health and disease and better define the interactions between the host, the microbes and the environment that drive these ecological systems.

Eric Wommack

Eric Wommack is a Professor of Environmental Microbiology in the Departments of Plant & Soil Sciences, Biological Sciences, and the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. For most of his career Dr. Wommack has focused on research questions surrounding the role of viruses in microbial communities. He was among the first scientists to explore the ecology of viruses within soils using direct procedures that do not require isolation and cultivation of microorganisms, and has conducted research expeditions at deep sea hydrothermal vents at depths of up to two miles.