Metagenomic Characterization of the Viral Community of the South Scotia Ridge

• Published in: Viruses
• Main Authors: Qingwei Yang, Chen Gao, Yong Jiang, Min Wang, Xinhao Zhou, Hongbing Shao, Zheng Gong, Andrew McMinn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: virus; South Scotia Ridge; viral community; diversity; Pgvv-like; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Pacific; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v11020095; https://doaj.org/article/c056e82d68c54215861f1d5e40d29933

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities in aquatic ecosystems and harbor an enormous amount of genetic diversity. Whereas their influence on marine ecosystems is widely acknowledged, current information about their diversity remains limited. We conducted a viral metagenomic analysis of wat...