Hot springs viruses at Yellowstone National Park have ancient origins and are adapted to thermophilic hosts
Abstract Geothermal springs house unicellular red algae in the class Cyanidiophyceae that dominate the microbial biomass at these sites. Little is known about host-virus interactions in these environments. We analyzed the virus community associated with red algal mats in three neighboring habitats (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-04-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05931-1 |