Ecogenomics and Adaptation Strategies of Southern Ocean Viral Communities

• Published in: mSystems
• Main Authors: Alarcón-Schumacher, Tomás, Guajardo-Leiva, Sergio, Martinez-Garcia, Manuel, Díez, Beatriz
• Other Authors: Bernstein, Hans C., Agencia nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo de Chile, Spanish ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
• Subjects: Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00396-21; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msystems.00396-21

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.