Moisture modulates soil reservoirs of active DNA and RNA viruses

Ruonan Wu; Michelle R. Davison; Yuqian Gao; Carrie D. Nicora; Jason E. Mcdermott; Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson; Kirsten S. Hofmockel; Janet K. Jansson

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02514-2

Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

Moisture modulates soil reservoirs of active DNA and RNA viruses

Ruonan Wu,
Michelle R. Davison,
Yuqian Gao,
Carrie D. Nicora,
Jason E. Mcdermott,
Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson,
Kirsten S. Hofmockel,
Janet K. Jansson

Affiliations

Ruonan Wu: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Michelle R. Davison: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yuqian Gao: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Carrie D. Nicora: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jason E. Mcdermott: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kirsten S. Hofmockel: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Janet K. Jansson: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02514-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Wu et al. use a multi-omics approach (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metaproteomics) to characterize soil viral responses to soil moisture. The results indicate that extreme shifts in soil moisture have dramatic impacts on the composition, activity and potential functions of both DNA and RNA soil viruses.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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