Massive amounts of data from nucleic acid sequencing have changed our perspective about
diversity and dynamics of marine viral communities. Here, we summarize recent …

Blooms of the toxin-producing cyanobacterium Microcystis are increasing globally, leading
to the loss of ecosystem services, threats to human health, as well as the deaths of pets and …

Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CyanoHABs) commonly increase water column pH to
alkaline levels≥ 9.2, and to as high as 11. This elevated pH has been suggested to confer a …

Giant viruses are abundant in aquatic environments and ecologically important through the
metabolic reprogramming of their hosts. Less is known about giant viruses from soil even …

In this study, we analyzed the transcriptomes of RNA and DNA viruses from the oligotrophic
water of Lake Baikal and the effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) discharged …

The trace metal iron (Fe) controls the diversity and activity of phytoplankton across the
surface oceans, a paradigm established through decades of in situ and mesocosm …

There is growing interest in the use of metatranscriptomics to study virus community
dynamics. We used RNA samples collected from harmful brown tides caused by the …

Microcystis aeruginosa, as one of the major players in algal bloom, produces microcystins,
which are strongly hepatotoxic, endangering human health and damaging the ecological …

Phosphorus (P) availability frequently limits primary production in lakes, influences the
physiology of phytoplankton, shapes community structure, and can stimulate or constrain the …

Compared to free-living viruses (< 0.22 m) in the ocean, planktonic viruses in the “cellular
fraction”(0.22~ 3.0 μm) are now far less well understood, and the differences between them …