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RNA viruses in the sea.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Mar 2009
Lang Andrew S, Rise Matthew L, Culley Alexander I, Steward Grieg F
Abstract excerpt
Viruses are ubiquitous in the sea and appear to outnumber all other forms of marine life by at least an order of magnitude. Through selective infection, viruses influence nutrient cycling, community structure, and evolution in the ocean. Over the past 20 years we have learned a great deal about the diversity and ecology of the viruses that constitute the marine virioplankton, but until recently the emphasis has...
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