Large‐scale distribution of microbial and viral populations in the South Atlantic Ocean

Viruses are abundant, diverse and dynamic components of the marine environments and play a significant role in the ocean biogeochemical cycles. To assess potential variations in the relation between viruses and microbes in different geographic regions and depths, viral and microbial abundance and pr...

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Published in:Environmental Microbiology Reports
Main Authors: De Corte, Daniele, Sintes, Eva, Yokokawa, Taichi, Lekunberri, Itziar, Herndl, Gerhard J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Brief Reports
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959534/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26765966
https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12381
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Summary:Viruses are abundant, diverse and dynamic components of the marine environments and play a significant role in the ocean biogeochemical cycles. To assess potential variations in the relation between viruses and microbes in different geographic regions and depths, viral and microbial abundance and production were determined throughout the water column along a latitudinal transect in the South Atlantic Ocean. Path analysis was used to examine the relationships between several abiotic and biotic parameters and the different microbial and viral populations distinguished by flow cytometry.

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