Viruses outnumber every other biological entity on Earth, and soil viruses are particularly
diverse compared to other habitats. However, we have limited understanding of soil viruses …

Historically neglected by microbial ecologists, soil viruses are now thought to be critical to
global biogeochemical cycles. However, our understanding of their global distribution …

Viruses are key members of Earth's microbiomes, shaping microbial community composition
and metabolism. Here, we describe recent advances in'soil viromics', that is, virus-focused …

Rapidly thawing permafrost harbors∼ 30 to 50% of global soil carbon, and the fate of this
carbon remains unknown. Microorganisms will play a central role in its fate, and their viruses …

Over the past couple decades, there has been intense exploration of the soil microbiome
using modern sequencing and bioinformatics approaches. These studies have revealed a …

Rapidly thawing permafrost harbors 30 to 50% of global soil carbon, and the fate of this
carbon remains unknown. Microorganisms will play a central role in its fate, and their viruses …

Soil microbes play pivotal roles in global carbon cycling; however, the fundamental
interactions between microbes and their infecting viruses remain unclear. This is …

The study of soil viruses, though not new, has languished relative to the study of marine
viruses. This is particularly due to challenges associated with separating virions from …

Viruses are now recognized as important players in microbial dynamics and biogeochemical
cycles in the oceans. Yet, compared with aquatic ecosystems, virus discovery in terrestrial …

As abundant members of microbial communities, viruses impact microbial mortality, carbon
and nutrient cycling, and food web dynamics. Although most of our information about viral …