It is generally assumed that viruses outnumber cells on Earth by at least tenfold. Virus-to-
microbe ratios (VMR) are largely based on counts of fluorescently labelled virus-like …

The algal-bacterial wastewater treatment process has been proven to be highly efficient in
removing nutrients and recovering nitrogen (N). However, the recovery of the valuable N …

The ADA clade of Nostocales cyanobacteria, a group that is prominent in current harmful
algal bloom events, now includes over 40 genome sequences with the recent addition of …

Viruses are abundant in the ocean and influence both the composition of marine
communities and biogeochemical cycles. Despite their high abundance, production rates of …

Bacteriophages substantially contribute to bacterial mortality in the ocean and play critical
roles in global biogeochemical processes. Alteromonas is a ubiquitous bacterial genus in …

Marine phytoplankton perform almost half of global photosynthesis, and their capacity for
carbon uptake is governed by the availability of scarce nutrients. Climate change and …

Marine phages have been applied to trace ground-and surface water flows. Yet, information
on their transport in soil and related particle intactness is limited. Here we compared the …

Bacteriophage auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) alter host metabolism by hijacking
reactions. Previous studies used functional annotations to infer AMG impacts, but how these …

Light-driven forcing of cellular growth processes in the upper mixed layer of the ocean fuels
primary and secondary production at the base of marine food webs. Motivated by high …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is enabled in part through the movement of DNA within two
broad groups of small (< 0.2 µm), diffusible nanoparticles: extracellular vesicles (EVs) and …