Virus Ecology and Disturbances: Impact of Environmental Disruption on the Viruses of Microorganisms

• Huvudskapare: Stephen Tobias Abedon (auth)
• Övriga skapare: Heather K. Allen (auth)
• Materialtyp: Elektronisk Bokavsnitt
• Språk: engelska
• Publicerad: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Serie: Frontiers Research Topics
• Ämnen: Microbiology (non-medical); metaviromes; environmental disturbance; phage ecology; bacteriophages; phage therapy; aquatic microbiology; evolution; microarrays
• Länkar: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Viruses infect numerous microorganisms including, predominantly, Bacteria (bacteriophages or phages) but also Archaea, Protists, and Fungi. They are the most abundant and ubiquitous biological entities on Earth and are important drivers of ecosystem functioning. Little is known, however, about the v...