Active virus-host interactions at sub-freezing temperatures in Arctic peat soil

• Published in: Microbiome
• Main Authors: Trubl, Gareth, Kimbrel, Jeffrey A., Liquet-Gonzalez, Jose, Nuccio, Erin E., Weber, Peter K., Pett-Ridge, Jennifer, Jansson, Janet K., Waldrop, Mark P., Blazewicz, Steven J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Subjects: Research; Arctic; Bonanza; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8522061/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01154-2

BACKGROUND: Winter carbon loss in northern ecosystems is estimated to be greater than the average growing season carbon uptake and is primarily driven by microbial decomposers. Viruses modulate microbial carbon cycling via induced mortality and metabolic controls, but it is unknown whether viruses a...