Grazing on Marine Viruses and Its Biogeochemical Implications

ABSTRACT Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in the ocean and show great diversity in terms of size, host specificity, and infection cycle. Lytic viruses induce host cell lysis to release their progeny and thereby redirect nutrients from higher to lower trophic levels. Studies continue...

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Main Authors: Kyle M. J. Mayers, Constanze Kuhlisch, Jonelle T. R. Basso, Marius R. Saltvedt, Alison Buchan, Ruth-Anne Sandaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01921-21