Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments
Abstract Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral communities in seamount sediments in the western Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analyses and the protein-sharing netwo...
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| author | Meishun Yu Menghui Zhang Runying Zeng Ruolin Cheng Rui Zhang Yanping Hou Fangfang Kuang Xuejin Feng Xiyang Dong Yinfang Li Zongze Shao Min Jin |
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| description | Abstract Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral communities in seamount sediments in the western Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analyses and the protein-sharing network demonstrate extensive diversity and previously unknown viral clades. Inference of virus-host linkages uncovers extensive interactions between viruses and dominant prokaryote lineages, and suggests that viruses play significant roles in carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycling by compensating or augmenting host metabolisms. Moreover, temperate viruses are predicted to be prevalent in seamount sediments, which tend to carry auxiliary metabolic genes for host survivability. Intriguingly, the geographical features of seamounts likely compromise the connectivity of viral communities and thus contribute to the high divergence of viral genetic spaces and populations across seamounts. Altogether, these findings provides knowledge essential for understanding the biogeography and ecological roles of viruses in globally widespread seamounts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4abb518fb3a14ee9ae3e12dae2b309722024-04-21T11:24:40ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-04-0115111710.1038/s41467-024-47600-1Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sedimentsMeishun Yu0Menghui Zhang1Runying Zeng2Ruolin Cheng3Rui Zhang4Yanping Hou5Fangfang Kuang6Xuejin Feng7Xiyang Dong8Yinfang Li9Zongze Shao10Min Jin11State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesInstitute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen UniversityState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resource and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ResourcesAbstract Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral communities in seamount sediments in the western Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analyses and the protein-sharing network demonstrate extensive diversity and previously unknown viral clades. Inference of virus-host linkages uncovers extensive interactions between viruses and dominant prokaryote lineages, and suggests that viruses play significant roles in carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycling by compensating or augmenting host metabolisms. Moreover, temperate viruses are predicted to be prevalent in seamount sediments, which tend to carry auxiliary metabolic genes for host survivability. Intriguingly, the geographical features of seamounts likely compromise the connectivity of viral communities and thus contribute to the high divergence of viral genetic spaces and populations across seamounts. Altogether, these findings provides knowledge essential for understanding the biogeography and ecological roles of viruses in globally widespread seamounts.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47600-1 |
| spellingShingle | Meishun Yu Menghui Zhang Runying Zeng Ruolin Cheng Rui Zhang Yanping Hou Fangfang Kuang Xuejin Feng Xiyang Dong Yinfang Li Zongze Shao Min Jin Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments Nature Communications |
| title | Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments |
| title_full | Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments |
| title_fullStr | Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments |
| title_short | Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments |
| title_sort | diversity and potential host interactions of viruses inhabiting deep sea seamount sediments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47600-1 |
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