Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses
is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross …

Protists encompass a vast widely distributed group of organisms, surpassing the diversity
observed in metazoans. Their diverse ecological niches and life forms are intriguing …

Habitats with intermittent flooding, such as paddy soils, are crucial reservoirs in the global
carbon pool; however, the effect of phage–host interactions on the biogeochemical cycling …

Marine phytoplankton account for approximately half of global primary productivity, making
their fate an important driver of the marine carbon cycle. Viruses are thought to recycle more …

Algal blooms are hotspots of primary production in the ocean, forming the basis of the
marine food web and fueling the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool. Viruses are key …

Being integral primary producers in diverse ecosystems, microalgal genomes could be
mined for ecological insights, but representative genome sequences are lacking for many …

Marine viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the ocean and are considered as
major evolutionary drivers of microbial life [CA Suttle, Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 5, 801–812 …

Sinking particles and particle-associated microbes influence global biogeochemistry
through particulate matter export from the surface to the deep ocean. Despite ongoing …

Viruses belonging to the Nucleocytoviricota phylum are globally distributed and include
members with notably large genomes and complex functional repertoires. Recent studies …

The discovery of giant viruses infecting eukaryotes from diverse ecosystems has
revolutionized our understanding of the evolution of viruses and their impact on protist …