Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect and replicate within bacterial hosts,
playing a significant role in regulating microbial populations and ecosystem dynamics …

Giant viruses (GVs) are key players in ecosystem functioning, biogeochemistry, and
eukaryotic genome evolution. GV diversity and abundance in aquatic systems can exceed …

Background Dark pigmented snow and glacier ice algae on glaciers and ice sheets
contribute to accelerating melt. The biological controls on these algae, particularly the role of …

Polar regions tend to support simple food webs, which are vulnerable to phage-induced
gene transfer or microbial death. To further investigate phage-host interactions in polar …

Arctic climate change is leading to sea-ice attrition in the Last Ice Area along the northern
coast of Canada and Greenland, but less attention has been given to the associated land …

Bacteriophages, commonly referred to as phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are
among the most numerous microorganisms on the planet. They occur throughout nature …

Oil reservoirs, being one of the most significant subsurface repositories of energy and
carbon, have long hosted diverse microorganisms affecting energy production and carbon …