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 …

Until recently, the evolutionary relationships between marine and freshwater microbes were
unclear, but the use of molecular phylogenies is beginning to shed light on this subject. An …

Cyanobacteria are the Earth's oldest oxygenic photoautotrophs and have had major impacts
on sha** its biosphere. Their long evolutionary history (∼ 3.5 by) has enabled them to …

Transitions between saline and fresh waters have been shown to be infrequent for
microorganisms. Based on host-specific interactions, the presence of specific clades among …

Viruses play important roles in biogeochemical nutrient cycles and act as genomic
reservoirs in marine and freshwater environments, the understanding of which brought …

Although toxic cyanobacterial blooms in western Lake Erie threaten drinking water supplies
and are promoted by nutrient loading, the precise nutrient regime that selects specific …

Viruses (including bacteriophages) are the most abundant biological entities on the planet.
As such, they are thought to have a major impact on all aspects of microbial community …

Cyanophages are highly abundant specific viruses that infect cyanobacterial cells. In recent
years, the cyanophages and cyanobacteria interactions drew attention to environmental …

Over the last two decades, viruses in aquatic systems have been observed to modify,
influence and control aquatic systems. Since the determination decades ago that viruses …

Cyanobacteria are a type of bloom-forming phytoplankton that cause environmental
problems in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms …