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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Main Authors: Felipe H. Coutinho, Cynthia B. Silveira, Marta Sebastián, Pablo Sánchez, Carlos M. Duarte, Dolors Vaqué, Josep M. Gasol, Silvia G. Acinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01547-5