Genomics discovery of giant fungal viruses from subsurface oceanic crustal fluids

Abstract The oceanic igneous crust is a vast reservoir for microbial life, dominated by diverse and active bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Archaeal and bacterial viruses were previously detected in oceanic crustal fluids at the Juan de Fuca Ridge (JdFR). Here we report the discovery of two eukaryotic...

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Main Authors: Ananda S. Bhattacharjee, Frederik Schulz, Tanja Woyke, Beth N. Orcutt, Joaquín Martínez Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023-02-01
Series:ISME Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00210-8