Water mass age structures the auxiliary metabolic gene content of free-living and particle-attached deep ocean viral communities
Abstract Background Viruses play important roles in the ocean’s biogeochemical cycles. Yet, deep ocean viruses are one of the most under-explored fractions of the global biosphere. Little is known about the environmental factors that control the composition and functioning of their communities or ho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01547-5 |