When it comes to the investigation of key ecosystems in the world, we often omit salt from the
ecological recipe. In fact, despite occupying almost half of the volume of inland waters and …

High-quality chromosome-scale haplotype sequences of diploid genomes, polyploid
genomes, and metagenomes provide important insights into genetic variation associated …

Historically, virus taxonomy has been limited to describing viruses that were readily
cultivated in the laboratory or emerging in natural biomes. Metagenomic analyses, single …

Geothermal springs house unicellular red algae in the class Cyanidiophyceae that dominate
the microbial biomass at these sites. Little is known about host-virus interactions in these …

Permanently frozen environments (glaciers, permafrost) are considered as natural reservoirs
of huge amounts of microorganisms, mostly dormant, including human pathogens. Due to …

Extremophiles and their products have been a major focus of research interest for over 40
years. Through this period, studies of these organisms have contributed hugely to many …

The Antarctic continent is widely considered to be one of the most hostile biological habitats
on Earth. Despite extreme environmental conditions, the ice-free areas of the continent …

The host spectrum of viruses is quite diverse, as they can sustainedly infect a few species to
several phyla. When confronted with a new host, a virus may even infect it and transmit …

The multiple ecological influences and potential microbial degradation of microplastics are
generally attributed to the microbial communities colonized on microplastics. Phages play …

Over the last decade, viral metagenomic studies have resulted in the discovery of thousands
of previously unknown viruses. These studies are likely to play a pivotal role in obtaining an …