Viruses are the most abundant and the most diverse life form. In this meta-analysis we
estimate that there are 4.80× 1031 phages on Earth. Further, 97% of viruses are in soil and …

Bacteriophages are among the most abundant and diverse biological units in the biosphere.
They have contributed to our understanding of the central dogma of biology and have been …

Recent advances in environmental genomics have provided unprecedented opportunities
for the investigation of viruses in natural settings. Yet, our knowledge of viral biogeographic …

Background Viral metagenomics (viromics) is increasingly used to obtain uncultivated viral
genomes, evaluate community diversity, and assess ecological hypotheses. While viromic …

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 constitute the largest percentage of living biomass and serve as the
major driving force behind nutrient and energy cycles. While viruses only comprise a small …

Viruses modulate microbial communities and alter ecosystem functions. However, due to
cultivation bottlenecks, specific virus–host interaction dynamics remain cryptic. In this study …

Microbial communities living in the oceans are major drivers of global biogeochemical
cycles. With nutrients limited across vast swathes of the ocean, marine microbes eke out a …

Viruses (including bacteriophages) are the most abundant biological entities on the planet.
As such, they are thought to have a major impact on all aspects of microbial community …

Microbial communities are critical to ecosystem dynamics and biogeochemical cycling in the
open oceans. Viruses are essential elements of these communities, influencing the …