Giant viral signatures on the Greenland ice sheet
Abstract Background Dark pigmented snow and glacier ice algae on glaciers and ice sheets contribute to accelerating melt. The biological controls on these algae, particularly the role of viruses, remain poorly understood. Giant viruses, classified under the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-05-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01796-y |