Viruses numerically dominate our oceans; however, we have only just begun to document
the diversity, host range and infection dynamics of marine viruses, as well as the subsequent …

Ecosystems are controlled by 'bottom-up'(resources) and 'top-down'(predation) forces. Viral
infection is now recognized as a ubiquitous top-down control of microbial growth across …

Viruses are abundant yet understudied members of soil environments that influence
terrestrial biogeochemical cycles. Here, we characterized the dsDNA viral diversity in …

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant
photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the …

Anaerobic methane oxidation exerts a key control on greenhouse gas emissions, yet factors
that modulate the activity of microorganisms performing this function remain poorly …

Phages are the most abundant organisms in the biosphere and they are a ubiquitous feature
of prokaryotic existence. A bacteriophage is a virus which infects a bacterium. Archaea are …

Viruses are by far the most abundant'lifeforms' in the oceans and are the reservoir of most of
the genetic diversity in the sea. The estimated 1030 viruses in the ocean, if stretched end to …

Horizontal transfer, gene loss, and duplication result in dynamic bacterial genomes shaped
by a complex mixture of different modes of evolution. Closely related strains can differ in the …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for marine phytoplankton and indeed all life forms.
Current data show that P availability is growth‐limiting in certain marine systems and can …

Phages, short for bacteriophages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria and are the
most abundant biological entities on earth found in every explored environment, from the …