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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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

" I would strongly recommend it for library purchase and the reading list of advanced
students in this field."—Microbiology Today, May 2009 Nearly a decade since its landmark …

At abundances routinely greater than 10 million particles per milliliter, viruses are the most
numerous biological entities1 in the oceans. To put the sheer abundance of marine viruses …

The phylum Nucleocytoviricota includes the largest and most complex viruses known. These
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …