Ecosystems are controlled by 'bottom-up'(resources) and 'top-down'(predation) forces. Viral
infection is now recognized as a ubiquitous top-down control of microbial growth across …

The investigation of the microbial populations of the human body, known as the microbiome,
has led to a revolutionary field of science, and understanding of its impacts on human …

Viruses influence biogeochemical cycles in oceans, freshwater, soil, and human gut through
infection and by modulating virocell metabolism through virus-encoded auxiliary metabolic …

Marine microorganisms are immensely diverse and play fundamental roles in global
geochemical cycling. Recent metagenome-assembled genome studies, with particular …

Background Peatlands are expected to experience sustained yet fluctuating higher
temperatures due to climate change, leading to increased microbial activity and greenhouse …

Soil is known to harbor viruses, but the majority are uncharacterized and their responses to
environmental changes are unknown. Here, we used a multi-omics approach …

The study of soil viruses, though not new, has languished relative to the study of marine
viruses. This is particularly due to challenges associated with separating virions from …

Small subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) amplicon sequencing can quantitatively and
comprehensively profile natural microbiomes, representing a critically important tool for …

Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) have substantial effects on the global ecology and
biogeochemical processes of marine microbes. However, the diversity and activity of OMZ …

Viral metagenomics has expanded our knowledge of the ecology of uncultured viruses,
within both environmental (eg, terrestrial and aquatic) and host-associated (eg, plants and …