title: Research on the human virome: where are we and what is next.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Shimian
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4331-2739
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA.
authors.forename: Lis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caler
authors.affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombini-Hatch
authors.affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.affiliation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6701, Rockledge Drive, Room 9144, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7950, USA.
authors.forename: Pothur
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srinivas
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D006321:Heart / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology*; D064307:Microbiota; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D014481:United States
keywords: Blood; HIV; Heart; Lung; Microbiome; Virome