Virus-to-prokaryote ratio in the Salar de Huasco and different ecosystems of the Southern hemisphere and its relationship with physicochemical and biological parameters

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Eissler, Yoanna, Castillo-Reyes, Alonso, Dorador, Cristina, Cornejo-D'Ottone, Marcela, Celis-Plá, Paula S. M., Aguilar, Polette, Molina, Verónica
• Other Authors: Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology (medical); Microbiology; Antarctic; Indian; Pacific; Two Ponds; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.938066; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.938066/full

The virus-to-prokaryote ratio (VPR) has been used in many ecosystems to study the relationship between viruses and their hosts. While high VPR values indicate a high rate of prokaryotes' cell lysis, low values are interpreted as a decrease in or absence of viral activity. Salar de Huasco is a h...