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Aquatic viral metagenomics: Lights and shadows.
Virus research - 15 Jul 2017
Rastrojo Alberto, Alcamí Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on Earth, exceeding bacteria in most of the ecosystems. Specially in oceans, viruses are thought to be the major planktonic predators shaping microorganism communities and controlling ocean biological capacity. Plankton lysis by viruses plays an important role in ocean nutrient and energy cycles. Viral metagenomics has emerged as a powerful tool to uncover viral...
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