Ecogenomics and Adaptation Strategies of Southern Ocean Viral Communities

Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher; Sergio Guajardo-Leiva; Manuel Martinez-Garcia; Beatriz Díez

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00396-21

mSystems (Aug 2021)

Ecogenomics and Adaptation Strategies of Southern Ocean Viral Communities

Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher,
Sergio Guajardo-Leiva,
Manuel Martinez-Garcia,
Beatriz Díez

Affiliations

Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher: ORCiD; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Sergio Guajardo-Leiva: ORCiD; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Manuel Martinez-Garcia: Department of Physiology, Genetics, and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
Beatriz Díez: ORCiD; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00396-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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Viruses are the most abundant biologic entities in marine systems and strongly influence the microbial community composition and diversity. However, little is known about viral communities’ adaptation and diversification in the ocean.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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