Viruses are the most common biological agents in the sea, typically numbering ten billion
per litre. They probably infect all organisms, can undergo rapid decay and replenishment …

The discovery that viruses may be the most abundant organisms in natural waters,
surpassing the number of bacteria by an order of magnitude, has inspired a resurgence of …

Microbial viruses can control host abundances via density-dependent lytic predator–prey
dynamics. Less clear is how temperate viruses, which coexist and replicate with their host …

The finding that total viral abundance is higher than total prokaryotic abundance and that a
significant fraction of the prokaryotic community is infected with phages in aquatic systems …

Phages are viruses that infect bacteria. They affect various microbe-mediated processes that
drive biogeochemical cycling on a global scale. Their influence depends on whether the …

Over the past two decades, marine virology has progressed from a curiosity to an intensely
studied topic of critical importance to oceanography. At concentrations of approximately 10 …

In response to the emergence of pathogenic bacteria that cannot be treated with current
antibiotics, many researchers are revisiting the use of bacteriophages, or phages, to fight …

Abstract Marine viruses affect Bacteria, Archaea and eukaryotic organisms and are major
components of the marine food web. Most studies have focused on their role as predators …

Sea-surface warming, sea-ice melting and related freshening, changes in circulation and
mixing regimes, and ocean acidification induced by the present climate changes are …

Nearly 100 years ago, Felix d'Herelle, the codiscoverer of bacteriophages, used bacteria to
control insect pests and used phages against bacterial disease. His approaches reffected …