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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: virus; South Scotia Ridge; viral community; diversity; Pgvv-like; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/v11020095

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...