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: Yoanna Eissler, Alonso Castillo-Reyes, Cristina Dorador, Marcela Cornejo-D'Ottone, Paula S. M. Celis-Plá, Polette Aguilar, Verónica Molina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: virus; bacteria; prokaryote; relationships; aquatic ecosystems; VBR; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; Indian; Pacific; Two Ponds; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.938066; https://doaj.org/article/b07ba45b47964d79a23285c8b84af2ad

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...