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

• Главный автор: Stephen Tobias Abedon (auth)
• Другие авторы: Heather K. Allen (auth)
• Формат: Электронный ресурс Глава книги
• Язык: английский
• Опубликовано: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Серии: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предметы: Microbiology (non-medical); metaviromes; environmental disturbance; phage ecology; bacteriophages; phage therapy; aquatic microbiology; evolution; microarrays
• Online-ссылка: 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...