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 …

The function of cells in their native habitat often cannot be reliably predicted from genomic
data or from physiology studies of isolates. Traditional experimental approaches to study the …

Ability to directly sequence DNA from the environment permanently changed microbial
ecology. Here, we review the new insights to microbial life gleaned from the applications of …

The Arctic is currently warming at unprecedented rates because of global climate change,
resulting in thawing of large tracts of permafrost soil. A great challenge is understanding the …

The concentration of atmospheric methane (CH4) continues to increase with microbial
communities controlling soil–atmosphere fluxes. While there is substantial knowledge of the …

Viral metagenomics has expanded our knowledge of the ecology of uncultured viruses,
within both environmental (eg, terrestrial and aquatic) and host-associated (eg, plants and …

Marine viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the ocean and are considered as
major evolutionary drivers of microbial life [CA Suttle, Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 5, 801–812 …

To better understand the physiology and acclimation capability of the cell, one of the great
challenges of the future is to access the interior of a cell and unveil its chemical landscape …

Metagenomic studies have revolutionized our understanding of the metabolic potential of
uncultured microorganisms in various ecosystems. However, many of these genomic …

Viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the ocean and infect a wide range of
microbial life across bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. In this essay, we take a journey …