Environmental drivers of viral community composition in Antarctic soils identified by viromics

• Main Authors: Adriaenssens, Evelien, Kramer, Rolf, Goethem, Marc Van, Thulani Makhalanyane, Hogg, Ian, Cowan, Don
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2017
• Subjects: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Plant Biology; 60506 Virology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Mackay; Mackay Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3831187.v1; https://figshare.com/collections/Environmental_drivers_of_viral_community_composition_in_Antarctic_soils_identified_by_viromics/3831187/1

Abstract Background The Antarctic continent is considered the coldest and driest place on earth with simple ecosystems, devoid of higher plants. Soils in the ice-free regions of Antarctica are known to harbor a wide range of microorganisms from primary producers to grazers, yet their ecology and par...