Active virus-host interactions at sub-freezing temperatures in Arctic peat soil

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Trubl, Gareth, Kimbrel, Jeffrey A., Liquet-Gonzalez, Jose, Nuccio, Erin E., Weber, Peter K., Pett-Ridge, Jennifer, Jansson, Janet K., Waldrop, Mark P., Blazewicz, Steven J.
• Other Authors: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Office of Science, National Science Foundation, Pacific Northwest Research Station
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology (medical); Microbiology; Arctic; Bonanza; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01154-2; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40168-021-01154-2.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-021-01154-2/fulltext.html

Abstract Background Winter carbon loss in northern ecosystems is estimated to be greater than the average growing season carbon uptake and is primarily driven by microbial decomposers. Viruses modulate microbial carbon cycling via induced mortality and metabolic controls, but it is unknown whether v...