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

• Автор: Stephen Tobias Abedon (auth)
• Інші автори: Heather K. Allen (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Серія: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предмети: Microbiology (non-medical); metaviromes; environmental disturbance; phage ecology; bacteriophages; phage therapy; aquatic microbiology; evolution; microarrays
• Онлайн доступ: 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...