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: Eissler, Yoanna, Castillo-Reyes, Alonso, Dorador, Cristina, Cornejo-D'Ottone, Marcela, Celis-Plá, Paula S. M., Aguilar, Polette, Molina, Verónica
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology; Antarctic; Indian; Pacific; Two Ponds; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9434117/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.938066

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...