Viral dynamics and patterns of lysogeny in Antarctic saline lakes

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Laybourn-Parry, J, Marshall, WA, Madan, NJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2007
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Ace Lake; Antarctic; Pendant Lake; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0191-9; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/48996

Antarctic lakes are extreme ecosystems with microbially dominated food webs, in which viruses may be important in controlling community dynamics. A year long investigation of two Antarctic saline lakes (Ace and Pendant Lakes) revealed high concentrations of virus like particles (VLP) (0.20-1.26 108...