RNA Viruses Linked to Eukaryotic Hosts in Thawed Permafrost

Permafrost is thawing at a rapid pace in the Arctic with largely unknown consequences on ecological processes that are fundamental to Arctic ecosystems. This is the first study to determine the composition of RNA viruses in thawed permafrost.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	mSystems
Main Authors:	Wu, Ruonan, Bottos, Eric M., Danna, Vincent G., Stegen, James C., Jansson, Janet K., Davison, Michelle R.
Other Authors:	Chu, Haiyan, DOE \| Biological and Environmental Research (BER) \| LDRD \| Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2022
Subjects:	Arctic permafrost
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00582-22 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msystems.00582-22

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Summary:	Permafrost is thawing at a rapid pace in the Arctic with largely unknown consequences on ecological processes that are fundamental to Arctic ecosystems. This is the first study to determine the composition of RNA viruses in thawed permafrost.