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 exist wherever life is found. They are a major cause of mortality, a driver of global
geochemical cycles and a reservoir of the greatest genetic diversity on Earth. In the oceans …

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 …

Viruses are the most abundant and the most diverse life form. In this meta-analysis we
estimate that there are 4.80× 1031 phages on Earth. Further, 97% of viruses are in soil and …

There are an estimated 10 31 viruses on Earth, most of which are phages that infect
bacteria. Metagenomic analyses have shown that environmental viral communities are …

Viruses, most of which infect microorganisms, are the most abundant biological entities on
the planet. Identifying and measuring the community dynamics of viruses in the environment …

Viruses can influence the genetic diversity of prokaryotes in various ways. They can affect
the community composition of prokaryotes by 'killing the winner'and kee** in check …

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 …

Phytoplankton population dynamics are the result of imbalances between reproduction and
losses. Losses include grazing, sinking, and natural mortality. As the importance of microbes …

The species composition and metabolic potential of microbial and viral communities are
predictable and stable for most ecosystems. This apparent stability contradicts theoretical …