Bacteriophage in polar inland waters
Bacteriophages are found wherever microbial life is present and play a significant role in aquatic ecosystems. They mediate microbial abundance, production, respiration, diversity, genetic transfer, nutrient cycling and particle size distribution. Most studies of bacteriophage ecology have been unde...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:52304 2023-05-15T13:40:51+02:00 Bacteriophage in polar inland waters Sawstrom, C Lisle, J Anesio, AM Priscu, JC Laybourn-Parry, J 2008 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-007-0134-6 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18188502 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/52304 en eng Springer Japan http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00792-007-0134-6 Sawstrom, C and Lisle, J and Anesio, AM and Priscu, JC and Laybourn-Parry, J, Bacteriophage in polar inland waters, Extremophiles, 12, (2) pp. 167-175. ISSN 1431-0651 (2008) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18188502 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/52304 Biological Sciences Microbiology Microbial Ecology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-007-0134-6 2019-12-13T21:26:03Z Bacteriophages are found wherever microbial life is present and play a significant role in aquatic ecosystems. They mediate microbial abundance, production, respiration, diversity, genetic transfer, nutrient cycling and particle size distribution. Most studies of bacteriophage ecology have been undertaken at temperate latitudes. Data on bacteriophages in polar inland waters are scant but the indications are that they play an active and dynamic role in these microbially dominated polar ecosystems. This review summarises what is presently known about polar inland bacteriophages, ranging from subglacial Antarctic lakes to glacial ecosystems in the Arctic. The review examines interactions between bacteriophages and their hosts and the abiotic and biotic variables that influence these interactions in polar inland waters. In addition, we consider the proportion of the bacteria in Arctic and Antarctic lake and glacial waters that are lysogenic and visibly infected with viruses. We assess the relevance of bacteriophages in the microbial loop in the extreme environments of Antarctic and Arctic inland waters with an emphasis on carbon cycling. 2007 Springer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Arctic Antarctic Extremophiles 12 2 167 175 |
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Bacteriophages are found wherever microbial life is present and play a significant role in aquatic ecosystems. They mediate microbial abundance, production, respiration, diversity, genetic transfer, nutrient cycling and particle size distribution. Most studies of bacteriophage ecology have been undertaken at temperate latitudes. Data on bacteriophages in polar inland waters are scant but the indications are that they play an active and dynamic role in these microbially dominated polar ecosystems. This review summarises what is presently known about polar inland bacteriophages, ranging from subglacial Antarctic lakes to glacial ecosystems in the Arctic. The review examines interactions between bacteriophages and their hosts and the abiotic and biotic variables that influence these interactions in polar inland waters. In addition, we consider the proportion of the bacteria in Arctic and Antarctic lake and glacial waters that are lysogenic and visibly infected with viruses. We assess the relevance of bacteriophages in the microbial loop in the extreme environments of Antarctic and Arctic inland waters with an emphasis on carbon cycling. 2007 Springer. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00792-007-0134-6 Sawstrom, C and Lisle, J and Anesio, AM and Priscu, JC and Laybourn-Parry, J, Bacteriophage in polar inland waters, Extremophiles, 12, (2) pp. 167-175. ISSN 1431-0651 (2008) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18188502 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/52304 |
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