Soil viruses are highly abundant and have important roles in the regulation of host dynamics
and soil ecology. Climate change is resulting in unprecedented changes to soil ecosystems …

We commonly acknowledge that bacterial viruses (phages) shape the composition and
evolution of bacterial communities in nature and therefore have important roles in ecosystem …

Distinct gut microbiome ecology may be implicated in the prevention of aging-related
diseases as it influences systemic immune function and resistance to infections. Yet, the viral …

The diverse rumen virome can modulate the rumen microbiome, but it remains largely
unexplored. Here, we mine 975 published rumen metagenomes for viral sequences, create …

Bacteriophages (phages) play a vital role in ecosystem functions by influencing the
composition, genetic exchange, metabolism, and environmental adaptation of microbial …

While decomposition of organic matter by bacteria plays a major role in nutrient cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems, the significance of viruses remains poorly understood. Here we …

Phosphorus (P) limitation of ecosystem processes is widespread in terrestrial habitats. While
a few auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) in bacteriophages from aquatic habitats are …

Seamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic
biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral …

Highlights•Phages are abundant within ecosystems, but their role is often understated.•
Ecological success models can help explain observed phage–bacteria …

Viruses are often studied using metagenome-assembled sequences, but genome
incompleteness hampers comprehensive and accurate analyses. Contig Overlap Based Re …